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SomeGadgetGuy

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That cranky tech nerd you watched that one time...

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SomeGadgetGuy, to windows
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It just clicked in my brain. What I haven't been able to articulate about why I'm so anxious about Recall. I'm sure others have already gotten to where I am.

It's worse than "a system that tracks everything you do" and stores that info in a basic database that could be easily compromised.
It's worse than a nanny surveillance tool for companies to spy on their employees.

It's inescapable.

It doesn't matter if I make a dozen "how to disable recall" tutorials. The second YOUR data shows up on someone ELSE'S screen, it's in THEIR recall database.

It won't matter if you're a master expert specialist. You can't account for EVERY other computer you've ever interacted with. If a family member looks up an old email with your personal data in it, your data is now at risk.

If THEIR system is compromised YOUR data is at risk.

I just went from "vague feeling of unease" to "actively writing templates to canvas elected officials, regulators, and attorneys general."

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@mountdiscovery completely unhinged and un-containable.

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@gunstick @droidboy yup. Stored in the user App data folder.

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@claudius @piko ditto how Facebook builds "accounts" for people who don't use Facebook based on other people's interactions.

Only now with EVERYTHING you see and do on a Windows computer.

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@chainq I KNEW other folks had to have beaten me to this realization.
I'm writing out some templates to contact elected officials, regulators, and attorneys.
I feel this one is worth making a little noise about.

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@Roadwarrior29 now you just have to make sure NO data you care about ever shows up on screen on a recall enabled computer, and if it does, that system is never compromised.
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SomeGadgetGuy,
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@afreytes LOL naw I needed that 😄

SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
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Give us a share and come join the chat! The show is LIVE! https://www.twitch.tv/somegadgetguy

Samsung is facing a labor strike for the first time ever. Apple is union busting. The FCC cancelled its affordable internet program. AI is all the rage with investors, but no one is using it.

Android trackers are FINALLY here! And, we should chat announcements at Computex!

Let's get our tech week started right!

tvaziri, to random
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This is a new one. “Atlas" (2024) promotional material.

This is a new one. The same greenscreen-draped set, thirteen seconds later becomes a grayscreen-draped set.

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SomeGadgetGuy,
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@tvaziri
Oh thank goodness! I was so worried about all that awful CG.
But since it's a grey background and not a green background, it must not have been CG'ed.
Whew.

SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
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Early Access on Patreon: Android Location Trackers are FINALLY shipping!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pebblebee-and-105412292

I ordered these LITERALLY a YEAR AGO to the day, and they JUST ARRIVED!
Apple stalled the Google location tracker network for as long as they could, but now we FINALLY have some competition for AirTags!

SomeGadgetGuy,
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The saddest part though, was reading this little apology note in the Chipolo box.
These trackers have been ready to go, but just sitting in warehouses for months.
Consumers wont know that Apple is the reason they got delayed, and will blame the manufacturers and Google.

"Ugh, Why Android doesn't JUST WORK???"

These manufacturers likely can't criticize Apple if they still want to sell Apple compatible accessories...

schizanon, to POV
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#pov you're upgrading your network to #wifi7 and 2.5G #ethernet

#tplink #hardware #pluggable #usb #pcie #m2 #wifi #pci #multigig

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SomeGadgetGuy,
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@schizanon it's such a fun upgrade. Even silly things like backing up devices to my NAS. It's so fast...

elleybird, to retrocomputing
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The first ever non Valve game on Steam is still available today for $0.99.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1002/Rag_Doll_Kung_Fu/

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@elleybird

Spongebob Squidward GIF

mjg59, to random
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Just got handed yhis

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@mjg59
Maybe not something I'd be flashing around like it's "dope" or "bad".
Hackers penetrate and ravage delicate private and publicly owned computer systems, infecting them with viruses and stealing sensitive materials for their own ends.
These people are terrorists.

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@cobra @chloe @mjg59

🥄
"Hack The Planet"
'Hackers' (1995)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Scene:

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SomeGadgetGuy,
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@Foxboron @chloe @cobra @mjg59
I keep forgetting to be careful with "yes anding" jokes on the internet from my teenage years...

Playing along means getting the reference...

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@CKMalavasic @cobra @chloe @mjg59
It's my favorite gag in the movie, how the FBI guy just keeps repeating the same canned speech about those EVIL hackers. I love it.

SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
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Apple is partnering with OpenAI to improve Apple's lagging AI strategy, but we still don't know what the deal looks like.
https://somegadgetguy.com/b/45u

Is Apple paying OpenAI? Is OpenAI paying Apple?

This is a tough partnership for Apple, as the optics on AI in general run counter to the marketing Apple has poured into "privacy".

Shareholders must be REALLY excited though...

TheBreadmonkey, to random
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I've just read the amazing post by Musk that if a former president can be criminally convicted of...... loads of crimes..... then so can YOU!

Sorry everyone. We all have to stop doing loads of crimes now. Trump has spoiled it for the rest of us. He crimed too hard. His only crime?...... crime.

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@TheBreadmonkey
Ugh. So stupid. We used to do SO many more crimes before the WOKE police started acting up...

SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
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OnePlus 12 Camera Conclusion! https://somegadgetguy.com/b/45r

The exciting thing about tech, we're seeing a race to get better camera tech into lower and lower priced phones. OnePlus is battling well against iPhone Pros and Galaxy Ultras, but at SIGNIFICANTLY lower prices!

SomeGadgetGuy, to random
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Wow. The jury came back fast. Guilty on all counts.
I wonder what the fallout from this will be?
https://people.com/donald-trump-guilty-verdict-criminal-trial-8652510

SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
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A whole slate of new laptops are coming, and of course, manufacturers are trying to impress us with THINNESS! What about test driving a machine at the complete OPPOSITE of the thinness spectrum? https://somegadgetguy.com/b/45T

It's so rad to do a sponsored video like this, and the first thing they ask is "Can you blast our laptop with a hose?"

It's big, thicc, and chunky, but there are SO MANY things on this Getac I wish I had on "regular" thin laptops...

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@RealGene
LOL yeah!
Dang man. That's a gadget name I've not heard in a LONG while...

SomeGadgetGuy, to random
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There's just something so on brand about seeing a boomer waddle into a circle K, climbing out of a Ford station wagon, with a black "American" Flag decal on a back window, flying USA and Trump flags, parked horizontally across a handicapped space, AND the loading area for a wheel chair.

Like, you just KNOW who THAT guy is...

SomeGadgetGuy,
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@zorrobandito hmmm... I dunno... He's pretty subtle...

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