Futurama

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[–] Futurama 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Most cable modem router combos have the ability to turn off the router part and just act as a modem in Bridge mode. If that's an option, you can get your own router to handle local traffic, including dhcp (and thus dns) for all your local devices.

Obviously, this goes against your request not to get your own router, but I thought I'd mention it in case you thought you would have to buy your own modem as well (which you are also free to do, assuming your isp supports customer-owned modems). The modem part can stay the same while having a separate router not controlled by the isp.

If your particular unit doesn't allow that, you can usually still locally override dns settings, though this is more for computers and phones than it is some smart home devices. iPhone and Android phones will let you specify dns ip addresses when you set up a wifi connection. Just edit the wifi config and change to a static ip. You can usually safely use the ip address given to you from dhcp, so make a note of your device ip address before changing it to static, and just use the same values. Then you can manually set the dns ip address.

[–] Futurama 3 points 1 year ago

I always surround my passwords with tags.

[–] Futurama 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

KeePass with inputstick. It's a device that plugs into a USB A port, and your phone talks to it via Bluetooth. It emulates a keyboard (and mouse if you want), and there's a KeePass plugin for KeePass2Android.

You open one of your password entries, click the username, and it types the username on your computer via inputstick. Ditto for passwords and totp or other fields.

You can also use inputstick to just remotely control your computer, albeit locally only and without a monitor connection. I've used it to control my raspberry pi or android TV, aside from password entry.

With this, you can have your password database be completely offline and your computer have no lasting knowledge of your passwords. Of course, a keylogger would still get the passwords that are "typed".

I've had one of these $40 devices for a few years. I don't use it too often, as I tend to synchronize my KeePass database on all of them, but it does come in handy. I wish the developer of the hardware made a usb-c one, but it works with usb-c to usb-a dongles.

[–] Futurama 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have play protect disabled. It gets annoying that it randomly asks to re-enable every so often, so I created a Tasker automation to dismiss that popup of it detects it. Doesn't always work, but it's better than nothing. Super annoying that you can't tell Google to stop asking already and no, I don't want play protect.

I'm testing out grapheneos on another phone, which has all the Google stuff stripped out or sandboxed, so I don't have to worry about it there.

So no, play protect hasn't removed my KDE connect app, but it hasn't been given the opportunity to try.

[–] Futurama 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In one row in the top image, there are only two people, but three hands raised. The skin tone and attire of this arm doesn't match with either of the two people in that row with their hand raised. I'm guessing this was an oversight of the original meme creator for this template.

I noticed this when someone posted this meme a while back, so I thought I'd try my hand at making my own somewhat meta meme.

[–] Futurama 9 points 1 year ago

We're back, baby!

[–] Futurama 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Now, under the words "Contact Position", there's a round, green button that says "Push to Close".

Push it.

[–] Futurama 7 points 1 year ago

My wife has an iPhone, but I have an old iPad hooked to her account. I can see where all the air tags are, and locate them or activate the noise function. For traveling, there's no real benefit to having an iPhone vs an iPad.

The main bonus that the newer IPhones have is the ability to locate them like a homing device. If you're within 30 feet, it will actually tell you which direction and how far away it is. Like a compass, it points you towards the air tag, letting you get to within a foot or so to find it. For locating a lost item at home, it's much easier to use the iPhone.

But for gps tracking, the basic Bluetooth check in network with apple devices gives you the location of all the devices, within a few meters or so.

[–] Futurama 3 points 1 year ago

It was only a drone strike. It's not like it was a wave or anything.

[–] Futurama 2 points 1 year ago

Eh, it varies from person to person.

[–] Futurama 5 points 1 year ago

I want to try this, too. Make it more possessive, though. The 15th of 2023's August. Really add to the confusion.

[–] Futurama 11 points 1 year ago

As usual, there's an xkcd for that. Along with a more detailed explanation.

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