pixely

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[–] pixely 40 points 2 hours ago

We’re mindlessly bashing Apple here, we don’t need your sensible reasoning!

[–] pixely 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are these genuinely being hand rolled in an enterprise environment? Unless it’s completely impossible to automate then I can’t be sympathetic to companies that are just doing it wrong.

[–] pixely 20 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Who is buying SSL certs for $300? Is this an enterprise thing? I’m using free certs on AWS. LetsEncrypt is also fine for self-hosting.

[–] pixely 1 points 1 month ago

I have no issue with the stealth part given that it can only recognise audio which is already publicly available. If you don’t want people to know what you’re listening to, just don’t play it loudly in public.

This project also wouldn’t be possible if people were aware of it (it would just be gamed and certainly removed).

[–] pixely 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

200 USD is eye watering? Sure you can get a better newer complete machine for less, but that’s more a case of used thinkpads being cheap rather than this being expensive IMO. Seems like a deal to me, given that you’re paying for parts (mobo + cpu, which also need sourcing), BGA soldering and shipping.

[–] pixely 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My AirPod Pros have also worked perfectly on my Linux PCs - just as solid as connecting to an Apple device.

[–] pixely 3 points 3 months ago

Exactly this. When you procure custom hardware, you’re paying (a lot) for the vendor to ensure that each unit meets the specifications you provide. If you validate off the shelf hardware like this, there is no guarantee that another batch of the same sku will also meet your requirements. Imagine training on these controllers then a certain batch of them has wildly different sensitivity.

[–] pixely 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the correction. I was definitely out of date, what I said was only true during the USB 3 era.

So this is an optional part of the USB 4 spec, but from what I can tell this is required for PCs shipping with Windows 11 and USB 4 ports. Yes, this seems like more manufactured confusion courtesy of USB IF.

[–] pixely 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

That’s a ThunderBolt port :)

[–] pixely 3 points 4 months ago

That’s fair!

[–] pixely 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sure, I use a ThunderBolt dock at home, but being docked 100% of the time is probably not normal.

[–] pixely 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The article says it’s a stock photo that has been edited with AI.

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