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Just reminding the fine folk of Mastodon that I publish The Sizzle - a daily email newsletter that covers tech news with an Aussie take.

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Here's a sample of yesterday's issue.

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now that's a movie review

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Incident update | Chargefox
https://www.chargefox.com/news/incident-update

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lol as if the old footscray hospital site isn't going to be a 100m apartment tower - how do you think the government could afford to build the new hospital???

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/if-you-build-it-we-will-swim-footscray-residents-would-dig-a-new-lake-20230503-p5d5dq.html

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this is cool

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Anyone know of online services that are using passkeys as an authentication method? I’ve use eBay and there’s Google/Apple/Microsoft - who else is using passkeys?

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saw this on Facebook, immediately purchasing

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Issue 2007 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

Today's headlines:

  • Kayo will finally stream 4K sports in 2024

  • AdBlock browser plugin bug causing YouTube to go slow, not YouTube's fault, use uBlock Origin instead

  • Copilot Pro now available for an extra $33/m for Microsoft 365 subscribers

  • Audio Hijack will soon not require a tedious install process

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Issue 2021 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

Today's headlines:

  • TVs sold in Australia will need to come preloaded with iView, SBS On Demand, 7plus, 9Now and 10 Play

  • Gmail's strict email server policies are in effect now

  • Apple Vision Pro hot takes and random info from around the internet

  • Indulge me in this rant about lack of free access to Australian Standards

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Love* how Facebook just sends out random notifications to read Pauline Hanson’s nonsense. Good and normal.

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sell your car or sell your apartment - problem solved

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Going through some feedback from existing Sizzle subscribers on Ozbargain when I ran a promo there last year.

If these cheapskates like it, you will absolutely love it too - https://thesizzle.com.au

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Issue 2091 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

Today's headlines:

  • OpenAI's "superalignment" team disbanded, signs lifetime non-disparagement agreement on way out

  • Microsoft's CO2 emissions & water use see big increases thanks to AI rush

  • iOS 17.5 has a bug that un-deletes random iCloud photos

  • New LPCAMM2 form factor makes RAM thin & user replaceable

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Issue 2092 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

Today's headlines:

  • Microsoft launches "Copilot+ PCs", further pushing AI as a core Windows feature

  • OpenAI used Scarlett Johansson's voice for GPT-4o despite Scarlett rejecting the offer twice

  • Telstra to sack 2,800 staff, mostly from its Enterprise division

  • Beware of the sharks circling your favourite browser extensions

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  • Cheap Edifier speakers, Sony camera cashback, Tesla Model 3/Model Y, Google Pixel Watch, Coles Mobile SIM

If you aren't a subscriber, you missed out on today's issue - don't make that mistake again! Visit https://thesizzle.com.au to sign up for Australia's best tech email newsletter.

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anyone making this argument is 100% missing the point of why apple's ad sucked - it wasn't about the physical items getting destroyed, it was the metaphor of the world's biggest company compressing all the creative, human, cherished things into a boring, soulless computer that it controls and owns and makes all the money on

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If you're a Melbourne/VIC Sizzle subscriber, please log in to the forum and vote on this topic :)

https://forum.thesizzle.com.au/t/sizzle-show-tell-lunch-dinner-weekend/1912

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also eSIMs are a mistake for your primary phone number - making your phone number beholden to an app?? bad idea, good for burner/travel numbers though

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passkeys fall into the same trap as eSIMs - yes in theory they're good but the companies involved make it more painful than it needs to be

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saw a sticker on the back of a CD that had the price on it - this came out in 1997, making the $28 back then equivalent to over $56 now! no way I'd pay $56 for an album in 2024

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@corduroy oof, good thing i don't mess with vinyl

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@ibk even cheaper if you just get it off streaming services! basically giving it away

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Issue 2105 of The Sizzle just left my mail server!

Today's headlines:

  • China gets rocks from dark side of Moon, Boeing's Starliner makes it to the ISS, SpaceX launches & lands big rocket

  • Apple confirms a minimum 5 years of updates for iOS devices - is that it?

  • Adobe changes Photoshop terms of use to give them permission to do anything they want with anything you make

  • Next week's Chrome update will neuter ad blocking extensions

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  • Cheap Moto G84 phone, Apple Watches, BeyerDynamic headphones, DJI Mini 4 Pro drone, Apple TV, Boost Mobile SIM, refurb iPhone 15 and 15 Pro, Xbox controller, Steam Deck OLED, Roblox gift cards, AirPods Pro, Dell 27" monitor, refurb Dell micro PC

If you aren't a subscriber, you missed out on today's issue - don't make that mistake again! Visit https://thesizzle.com.au to sign up for Australia's best tech email newsletter.

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ahh TikTok where else on the internet would I be able to watch live karaoke from a Ballarat pub

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Home theatre needs some new speakers and acoustic treatment - lots of harsh surfaces and the speakers are old, not suitable and basic in the first place. Might buy a calibration mic, take some measurements with REW, buy new speakers then do some more measurements and figure out how to flatten out the frequencies and get close to the Harman +6db low frequency target curve

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fuck these copy controlled CDs - impossible to get an accurate rip out of them it seems :(

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@jamesh were you able to verify it with AccurateRip?

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