pika

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[–] pika@feddit.nl 2 points 15 hours ago

Yeah. I switched to an IoT version of Windows 10 that's going to get security updates until 2032. (I have a Windows machine I still use for a certain piece of proprietary software.)

[–] pika@feddit.nl 2 points 4 days ago

Fair enough. Thanks for the info. 👍

[–] pika@feddit.nl 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

But you have to submit evidence of age to some site, right? So where does that evidence (your ID) get sent to or stored? Once it's sent, are you sure it's not stored? Is the token unique or traceable to you?

I honestly don't know, and when I don't know, I have to assume it's not staying private.

[–] pika@feddit.nl 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Set off fireworks?

Yes. Preferably directly at the vehicles. The big boomy ones so they really take notice. 🙃

[–] pika@feddit.nl 1 points 4 days ago

Omg i completely forgot this existed

[–] pika@feddit.nl 3 points 4 days ago
[–] pika@feddit.nl 3 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Is the system opaque? Does someone else hold the private encryption keys? Could unencrypted data leak from the company and expose users?

If any of those answers are "yes", then assume it's already compromised by a government and unsafe.

[–] pika@feddit.nl 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] pika@feddit.nl 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The company is Qardio. The device is the QardioArm.

This exact thing happened to me yesterday. I woke up, tried to use the blood pressure monitor for the first time in months, and was signed out of my account in the app with no way to log back in because the server is now offline. I went to reddit and tried their suggestions, but nothing worked.

I looked for an open-source app that might be able to interface with the QardioArm, but no luck. It's just junk now. I can't even access my blood pressure history in the app. I knew this was a risk when I bought it, and I did get around 4 good years out of the product, but what a damn waste.

Make this illegal already.

[–] pika@feddit.nl 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Do you mean 24 minutes instead of hours?

I don't have a whole day to spare 🙂

[–] pika@feddit.nl 1 points 1 week ago

Personally, I use my PS5 for 3D games that look pretty and need the most power, so I play most games on Quality mode, like FFVII Remake and Rebirth, even if it drops the FPS to 30.

30fps feels cinematic to me, which I often prefer in story-driven RPGs.

[–] pika@feddit.nl 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

LGBTQ+ partners in polyamorous relationships are slowly winning legal recognition and rights

Yeah, up until 2025 started.

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