[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

FireStick is somewhat hackable. You can sideload Android apps onto it. For example, I got Apple Music running on it https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/06/yes-you-can-run-apple-music-natively-on-your-android-firestick/

You don't have to subscribe to Amazon Prime to use the other TV services. You can also install Kodi if you want to play back local media.

The FireStick will use USB power - so you can use your TV's USB ports rather than a separate plug. It also has an Ethernet adapter - I think only the more expensive Apple devices use Ethernet.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

What's the higher likelihood:

  • You forget your special ending
  • Hackers find one of your plain text passwords which is p4ssw0rdGOOGLE AND crack your password vault AND see that the password isn't there AND determine what your secret scheme is AND think you're worth spending the effort on?
[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

The campaign website belongs to the person - or political party - running it. They aren't official government websites, so they aren't eligible to be automatically archived at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/

[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

I think you've answered your own question - be less meticulous. Oh, and memorise less.

A good programmer knows where their knowledge boundaries are. For example, if you're working in JavaScript, you probably don't need to know bit-shifting.

A good programmer doesn't know every feature; they know where to go to find that information. They know how to read the manual of an unfamiliar feature.

The most important thing you can do is do practical work. Build a website. Try new things. Look up how to implement something and then do it yourself. Find a project that interests you - like building your own website - that'll stave off the fatigue.

You don't need to memorise how to implement a linked-list - you need experience in building.

Good luck.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

All Spice Girls all the time.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

It depends what you mean by bloat and apps. Is the calculator bloat? What about the phone dialer? In Android, even the keyboard is a separate app.

Even Lineage has "bloat" - do you need a SIM ToolKit app? Perhaps if your provider still uses USSD for network operations.

If you want something slimmed down to the minimum, you'll have to build it yourself. Because no one else knows what you need.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Truffle infused olive oil - if you're feeling decadent.

Honey - if you want to be sticky.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Got a link? I can't find it.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, it should work fine. I usually charge my devices with whichever plug is nearest.

[-] edent@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

I think the phrase you're looking "necessary but not sufficient".

Proprietary code could contain something which is bad for privacy or security - but you'd never be able to tell. Hence OSS is a necessity.

Open Source code can still track you, sell your data, be insecure etc. So openness is not sufficient.

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