I just received a call from an indian microsoft technician. He informed me that my PC is sending a ton of error messages to microsoft. Most likely it has been hacked, and he would help me by remoting in and fixing the problem for me. I just wonder… Is it my PopOs or my Manjaro PC that sends all this info to microsoft?
Windows as a software package would have never been affordable to individuals or local-level orgs in countries like India and Bangladesh (especially in the 2000’s) that are now powerhouses of IT. Same for many SE Asian, Eastern European, African and LatinoAmerican countries as well....
It doesn’t make you anonymous. Torrent protocol wasn’t designed with anonymity in mind and there are a million ways you’re going to leak your actual IP address....
The only way I see to fix this issue is to use a different search engine which doesn’t rely on google or bing. I only know of one which is brave but please let me know if there are any others.
The reason I say this is because it will increase competition and is better for users.
Disney is raking its customers over the coals with a 75% price hike for their annual subscription (originally $80.) People wonder why piracy is on the rise.Multiple commenters are saying I’m off base about the 75% price increase. My payment less than a year ago was $79.99. Here’s the proof.
I have noticed that I interact a lot more in Lemmy than I ever did in any social media. Let it be Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter… I am used to be the lurker, but here for some reason things are different. Wonder if more people feel like I do.
You’re underestimating the number of people with money and lots of time in their hand. There are people who dont have to do 9-5 to pay rent or mortgage. They were born with fuck you money.
Just tired from putting up decorations (lemmy.world)
India blocks GitHub, after lobbying done by copyright trolls (torrentfreak.com)
Who cares if nobody can work, the important is that those illegal streams are blocked
Based KDE 🗿 (lemmy.ml)
Why? Are we not doing enough? (file.coffee)
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The world's largest single-site solar farm just came online (electrek.co)
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Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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My PC is hacked
I just received a call from an indian microsoft technician. He informed me that my PC is sending a ton of error messages to microsoft. Most likely it has been hacked, and he would help me by remoting in and fixing the problem for me. I just wonder… Is it my PopOs or my Manjaro PC that sends all this info to microsoft?
Linux holds more than 8% market share in India, and it's on the upward trend (sh.itjust.works)
How Google, Facebook and others use our most personal secrets against us (www.youtube.com)
‘People have no idea’: How smart devices spy on us and reveal information about our homes (english.elpais.com)
South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954 (lemmy.world)
Random thought: Windows is largely successful because of Piracy
Windows as a software package would have never been affordable to individuals or local-level orgs in countries like India and Bangladesh (especially in the 2000’s) that are now powerhouses of IT. Same for many SE Asian, Eastern European, African and LatinoAmerican countries as well....
What are some companies that deserve to be boycotted to death?
So far my list includes Comcast, EA, and Nestle. Tell me yours, and I’ll help out.
You have to work for food, kitten. (lemmings.world)
PSA: Don't torrent over TOR (tor.stackexchange.com)
It doesn’t make you anonymous. Torrent protocol wasn’t designed with anonymity in mind and there are a million ways you’re going to leak your actual IP address....
Do you know of any obscure useful websites?
SEO has essentially destroyed search engines, what are some very useful websites that you might not get given by Google?
Disney is gouging customers with a near doubling of subscription costs. (sh.itjust.works)
Disney is raking its customers over the coals with a 75% price hike for their annual subscription (originally $80.) People wonder why piracy is on the rise.Multiple commenters are saying I’m off base about the 75% price increase. My payment less than a year ago was $79.99. Here’s the proof.
Do you interact more in Lemmy?
I have noticed that I interact a lot more in Lemmy than I ever did in any social media. Let it be Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter… I am used to be the lurker, but here for some reason things are different. Wonder if more people feel like I do.
literally no clue (media.infosec.exchange)
Someone spent their time, money, and effort to write this in the sky (lemmy.world)
I love it
In South Korea, some stores carry "one a day" bananas which are packaged in order of ripeness (lemmy.world)
in Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent on (lemmy.world)
I assume “Other purposes” is govt kickbacks to mining and gas companies 😬