[–] 62 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Obviously most of people in comments didn't read the article, so here is TLDR:

A shady Israeli company was found to be spreading scary zero-click spyware through targeted ads. Despite being banned from Google ad platform, they seem to simply change business entity from time to time and keep doing what they do. One of such attacks was targeted to people using StarLink, including in countries that restrict StarLink use. Attacks through targeted ads, not StarLink itself. Targeted ads are bad, StarLink users are target audience.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Can someone explain me how it helps people? The article references another article on the same site to cite a study that found that Instacart was using ai to charge people "who can afford it" more (up to 20%) for the same items. The article talks about this as a huge win during affordability crisis, SNAP program cuts, and how it will help people who "just trying to put food on their table".

    Well, I think most of people who try to save money on groceries are not using Instacart. The go to the store, where price gauging is much more complicated. So this bill would affect purchases made by people who aren't usually counting every penny at the register.

    And what will the companies do? Will they just keep prices low for everyone now? Or they will just increase it for everyone to keep the overall margin level? Something tells me it's going to be latter...

    I don't know, probably Im missing something, but I just don't see why this is celebrated this much. At the very least it just looks... weak and PR heavy. At worst, it will increase costs for everyone.

    Maybe, highlighting the problem of corporate surveillance is a good thing that comes from it.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Big retailers may have options for local pickup. Amazon has delivery boxes, local pickup from store is available in bestbuy, home depot, Microcenter... I think you can pick up Walmart purchases in stores too (not sure about this one). But unless there is a delivery box they may ask for ID.

    Or, a USPS PO box, as others suggested. You can rent one in person, pay cash, but they will require your personal information anyway. But that allows you to break the direct tracking - seller will not know your address, and in general they don't need to know your real name. I receive packages on fake names via po box no problem. The problem can happen if USPS will lose your package. I guess returns or warranty calls may become more complicated...

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Does this version have unlockable bootloader? I have Onn 4k I think from 2023, and used ADB to debloat, change launcher, but it still has Google play and bunch of Google cap I can't disable/delete

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  • Help! What is wrong? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
     

    Hi! Looking for some advice here from friendly local experts.

    I've printed this with Elegoo Neptune 3 Pro, 0.4 nozzle, Elegoo PETG filament, no enclosure. Using PrusaSlicer.

    This print is basically all walls - the hex grid is thin. It's 2mm thick and each segment is 1.5mm wide. I set 3 layers for walls in slicer. It was printed vertically, just as seen on picture.

    The solid part of the print (back wall) came out just fine, but the hex grid part came... dirty. On the picture, there are a few hex segments that just broke off during the print at the base of vertical segments. And the rest of them have small loops of filament that stick outside of the intended surface, to the sides.

    My suspicion is the print temperature is too low. I'm printing at 230, which is the low end of 230-260 range of the filament. But in my previous tests I noticed stringing that starts around 240, so I did a few other prints that were just fine at 230, and I made it my default temp for this spool.

    Or is it just too fine detail for my printer with PETG? Or something else that I am missing?

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