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Amazon introduced ads into their line of smart displays. Luckily, hackers have found a way to liberate a few of them.

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[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Doesn't have to obey you if it's in the trash...

[–] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What kind of animal are you? They belong in the e-waste bin not the landfill. Please dispose of corpo trash in the proper receptacles

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All good, I was just joshing around with you lol

No no, you're right. And my name is Jeff.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why throw away perfectly good hardware when you can root it?

Don't have to throw it away if I never buy it. I'm all for rooting but fuck Amazon thoroughly.

"Alexa is now my bitch" would've been a much more fun headline, even if not entirely accurate.