When I first set up my server this year it was a VERY easy decision between this and jellyfin. Why would I ever go with the corporate, closed source option?
Probably a tad overkill honestly but it works amazingly well, and turns every potential upgrade into an approval process so nothing will update when you don't want it to.
Their usage is basically just the same old machine learning that's existed for ages, long before the genAI bubble started. They really should avoid the buzzword for accuracy's sake but it's far removed from all the LLM generative dogshit.
I started using the same one after this weirdo started trying (and failing) to doxx me for like 3 months. A bit pricy but they definitely work. Tried looking myself up a couple months in and I couldn't find shit.
It definitely feels a bit uncomfortable giving them all the information they need to do the job though I'll admit. It makes sense, but I can definitely see why people would question if they're legit. I think I researched for hours before going with it just to make sure it was real.
Though spam calls have definitely been a nuisance again this past month or so.
Adobe software, autoCAD, and anticheat are the top 3 reasons I usually hear. While there are alternatives for the first two, people who need these specific tools professionally don't really have the choice.
Anticheat for gaming is a big one too. Personally I didn't even consider switching until I finally quit Destiny 2 for good. If the main game someone plays just doesn't work, they're not gonna switch.
It was on the Lemmy.world selfhosted sub but I'd rather not link it as it's likely still open because the OP wasn't listening to anyone and there's probably some awful shit on there now.
Any service or tool with obvious genAI in its branding or the developer's profile is an instant "no" from me. Linkwarden is a big one. Any advertisement post clearly written by an LLM I'll avoid like the plague. If you're willing to use hallucinations based on theft that use unbelievable amounts of water and energy, then I'm flat out not going to trust that your software has any value.
Also seen a handful of random tools with "Proudly made in the USA" or some garbage on the readme, and sure enough the developer always follows all of today's big fascists on social media. Shocker.
I've got 2 sitting around, never use it but it's a neat gimmick and I know a lot of folks still swear by this thing. I love how all 3 of these new things are just major upgrades to hardware from like 2016ish
I've always been concerned about it but never got around to making big changes until recently. Deleted my Facebook ten years ago but held on to IG so that says a lot about my priorities at the time. Tried a Linux dual boot but went back to Windows because Linux gaming support was almost non-existent (granted I did routinely run the Shut Up 10 tool at least).
Ten years later, I buckled down and changed everything I could. I haven't cut everything out (i.e. still on Google Fi because of costs and coverage, still on discord because no one wants to go anywhere else). But now I've been running GrapheneOS for a year, run CachyOS on both my desktop and steam deck, moved from gmail to tuta, set up an entire home server to get away from google services and media streaming platforms, etc etc. This whole year has been the bulk of it for sure.
Honestly the biggest inspiration for finally getting it done was seeing all the tech oligarchs at the nazi inauguration last year, and knowing sooner or later they're gonna start coming for communists too. Is all this gonna be enough to save my ass if they do? Probably not, but better now than never.
This one's wild to me lmao. Like yeah I get how it's not everyone's taste but the game was getting 10/10's across the board, and of course discussions are gonna die down 2 months after it launches when most people who picked it up at launch finished it by October.
I legitimately feel like ER is one of FromSoft's weakest titles. It doesn't come close to the DS trilogy for me, and unironically I feel like Nightreign is a better game in the same vein, as the faster paced sandbox works far better for the fast, clusterfuck bosses ER is known for.
Oh this looks promising. TS + Gluetun does tend to be super slow, so routing just the outbound traffic through the chained VPN is excellent. I'll give this a try this weekend.
Really depends on the instance. Most lemmy.world subs are cesspools. Hexbear and the like tend to be much better overall.