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The problem with propaganda is that it generally only really works when there is a kernel of truth for it to be based on. Therefore you cannot simply completely dismiss something because it's propaganda. And in this case it's sort of whataboutism anyways.

China is easily as bad with misinformation and propaganda. Yet I wouldn't dismiss everything they say out of hand just because of that. The problem with capitalists like China is that since the state has its fingers in all pies. It's hard to prove that the state wasn't involved in actions like this. Maybe it was the company doing this on its own. Maybe it wasn't. Either way is still a bad look that China shouldn't allow.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 hours ago (1 child)

    Its possible the client on your PC could be profiling your traffic and reporting back. That would likely end up badly for the parent company. But things like that aren't unheard of and part of the reason I'm building my own router again. (See the ongoing GN LG coverage) Those sort of devices can spy on, and report back about other traffic on the network. If your smart devices are connected via Ethernet then they can likely see and read everything on your network that is unencrypted.

    But a management console isn't traffic snooping. Yes, you do have to trust the client to use it. They aren't routing your traffic through them though. If they're found to be spying it will be huge news turning them into a parriah in the IT and open source communities.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

    Tail scale should act as a mediator basically initializing the connection between two remote sessions. Then stepping away, letting go two remote sessions handle everything else. If every customer's traffic had to go through them as a central server, it would be a central bottleneck and a massive operating cost for them. This is why free Vpns are never worth it. You are always the product on them, and they are always heavily mining your data.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    I'm not sure where AMD started allowing PCI and USB VM hardware pass through. But Intel 7xxx and up allow for it. Which really opens up what you can do. I have a tiny HP business unit with a 7th gen i5, 8GB RAM, and 256GB nvme sans psu. I picked up for 60 bucks on eBay plus shipping and taxes. PSU was about 16 dollars.

    Proxmox as a hypervisor, patching my zwave and ZigBee USB dongle through to HA. HA running on 2 core and 4GB. I passed the rest of the CPU, RAM, SSD, mouse, keyboard and display off to Haiku. For a nice graphical local admin console. I could easily split off more from haiku and get a 3rd setup running under proxmox. As haiku doesn't necessarily need more than half a GB of RAM and 20 to 30 GB of disk space and 1 core really.

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    Somehow I missed this one last week, but it's definitely worth a listen. This being quite possibly my favorite album of theirs. All the others are excellent. But this is the first one where they have done a good chunk of it in their native language iIRC, which automatically gets a win from me.

    Definitely worth a listen if you like post Danzig misfits.

    https://theother.hamburgrecords.com/the-other-other-dimensions-cd-digipak-zipper-bundle.html

    Killer Klowns From Outer Space, by Creature Feature Releases Music General (creaturefeature.bandcamp.com)
     

    Curtis has officially released his Halloween treack! Whos up for some killer klowns?


    Killer Klowns From Outer Space by Creature Feature, released 26 October 2026

    P.T. Barnum said it so long ago
    There's one born every minute that you know
    Some make us laugh some make us cry
    These klowns are only gonna make you die
    Everybody's running when the circus comes into their town
    Everybody's gunning for the likes of the killer klowns
    From outer space
    Killer klowns
    From outer space
    Chuckle!
    The ringmaster shouts Let the show begin
    Send in the klowns then let them do you in
    See a rubber nose on a painted face
    Bringing genocide to the human race
    It's time to take a ride on the nightmare merry-go-round
    You'll be dead on arrival from the likes of the killer klowns
    From outer space
    Killer klowns
    From outer space
    There's cotton candy in their hands Says a polka-dotted man with a stalk of jacaranda
    They're all diabolical bozos
    Chuckle!
    Oh look around, what do you see
    Tell me what's become of humanity
    From California shores to New York Times Square
    Barnum and Bailey everywhere
    If you've ever wondered why the population's going down
    Blame it on the plunder from the likes of the killer klowns
    From outer space
    Killer klowns
    From outer space
    Killer klowns
    Killer klowns

     

    I am the Dark by Amulet, released 16 October 2026

    1. I am the Dark

    Amulet's goth rock/synth blend returns with "I am the Dark," delivering an anthemic, driving bass line in the spirit of The Sisters of Mercy, commanding female vocals and infectious guitar hooks. Produced by Christopher Hall (Stabbing Westward) and released on Distortion Productions, the track bridges classic darkwave and industrial rock. The lyrics explore depression and fear personified through a haunting vampiric character.

     

    I am the Dark by Amulet, released 16 October 2026

    1. I am the Dark

    Amulet's goth rock/synth blend returns with "I am the Dark," delivering an anthemic, driving bass line in the spirit of The Sisters of Mercy, commanding female vocals and infectious guitar hooks. Produced by Christopher Hall (Stabbing Westward) and released on Distortion Productions, the track bridges classic darkwave and industrial rock. The lyrics explore depression and fear personified through a haunting vampiric character.

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