“Awful”: Roku autoplaying ads loading before the home screen - Ars Technica #enshittification
Reports of Roku customers seeing video ads automatically play before they could view the OS’ home screen started appearing online this week. A Reddit user, for example, posted yesterday: “I just turned on my Roku and got an ... ad for a movie, before I got to the regular Roku home screen.”
#Roku confirms it, doesn't say if it will be a regular feature
Roku’s representative said that Roku’s business “has and will always require continuous testing and innovation across design, navigation, content, and our first-rate advertising products"
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“Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen
Users are unimpressed, eager to toss devices if test sticks.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
When I posted about #Roku autoplaying ads on the home screen It had not started for me yet. I just had my first autoplaying ad.
I literally hit the home button to take it off screensaver so I could open #Jellyfin on #Viv and an #ad for Mona movie played with the audio.
This #enshittification has pissed me off to my core. I have been a Roku owner since it was branded the Netflix Player. Matter of fact I still have that first ever device somewhere in a box in the garage.
This is out of bounds
If you want to leave comments at Roku, here is a thread that is going on about it to comment at or at least give "Kudos": community.roku.com/t5/Features…
Video Ads Autoplaying on Homescreen
Just turned on my TV to see a video open on the home screen and play some trailer? I hope this was a fluke. I trashed all of my Amazon boxes years ago because of this garbage. If it keeps up, my Rokus will be next.Roku Community
'Everyday, ordinary' things drive Nobel Prize-winning author's new novel 'Theft'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5135654/theft-abdulrazak-gurnah-book-review?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Abivia Penknife, a small template engine inspired by Blade. Requires PHP 8.4. Because everyone needs Yet Another Template Engine, right? Well I did, and I'm sharing it. This tiny little thing clocks in under 300 LOC and has no dependencies.
#php #foss #templating
GitHub - abivia/penknife: A small template engine inspired by Blade.
A small template engine inspired by Blade. Contribute to abivia/penknife development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Police arrest Istanbul mayor over alleged corruption and terror links
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Paywall Free: archive.today/F3TOe
Some of Google's coolest AI features don't work on the 9a.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/mea…
Meager 8GB of RAM forces Pixel 9a to run “extra extra small” Gemini AI
Some of Google’s coolest AI features don’t work on the 9a.Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica)
It's the perfect plate to serve my specialty, seal avocado rolls.
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I've been playing around with #reticulumnetwork lately and the more I look at it, the more it feels like the Right Way to do this shit.
It's a network protocol that's distributed, infrastructure-agnostic, always encrypted, with self-sovereign portable identities and no source data for packets.
It doesn't assume IP networking first - that's just another interface for it. It'll push traffic through TCP/IP, UDP, I2P, LoRa, packet radio, serial connections - Reticulum doesn't care. The spec even claims a minimum bitrate of 5bps, so theoretically you could send packets over telegraph if your keying is fast enough.
There's a few basic tools available using it, like a remote shell, a messaging protocol, and a spec for pages similar to Gemtext. There's even firmware for building rNodes, which are kind of like Meshtastic nodes but for Reticulum.
As a professional and hobbyist computer toucher, this is the kind of get-back-to-basics approach that I find wildly inspiring.
Trump praises 'good call' with President Zelensky, says 'we are very much on track'
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war
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Trump praises 'good call' with Zelenskyy, says 'we are very much on track'
In a post on the Truth Social platform, Trump said the call lasted for around an hour and aimed to align Ukraine and Russia in terms of their requests and needs.Gavin Blackburn (Euronews.com)
Bernie Sanders and AOC to headline five resistance rallies in three days
Will they tell their supporters what to do next?www.headsupnews.org
#Oxford #CitizensAssembly votes for “a car-free city centre”
oxfordclarion.uk/citizens-asse… #transport
Citizens’ Assembly votes for “a car-free city centre”
An assembly of Oxfordshire citizens has overwhelmingly supported making the city centre car-free and turning some existing roads over to buses, cyclists and Blue Badge holders.Oxford Clarion
'AI Valley' author worries there's 'so much power in the hands of few people'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5332234/ai-valley-book-gary-rivlin-trump-tech-regulation?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Brightness recommendations for satellite operators: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.…
(Will they listen? Probably not. Worth a shot though, I guess.)
Work in progress, a very sloshy #OilPainting technique, tackled mostly with putting the darks in first. It's going to end up a bit Rembrandt-esque, lots of dark shadows around the key features.
The subject is the fifteenth century tomb of Rahere, the twelfth century founder of the Priory of St Bartholomew the Great, and of St Barts Hospital.
#painting #Rahere #MedievealMoversAndShakers #StBarts
I’m too sleep deprived to tackle the diodes today but I’ve soldered on the key switch sockets. The footprints allow either direct soldering of the key switches or socket mounting. Using sockets allows you to swap to different switches. It also saves a tonne of money when building prototypes 😂
#amstradcpc #mechanicalkeyboard
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Help Mohammed's family bear the heavy burdens of life in Gaza
We write to you with hearts filled with sorrow and despair. I am Mohammed, writing on behalf of my family from our tent, where we shiver in the bitter cold of winter after our home was destroyed during this genocide in Gaza.Chuffed
Mentre Elon Musk continua a distruggere quotidianamente il marchio #Tesla, una nuova campagna pubblicitaria di "Led By Donkeys" con sede nel #RegnoUnito cerca di convincere le persone a non acquistarne.
Tremendi🤣🤣👇
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Ditching Tesla
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UKLed By Donkeys is 100% ...YouTube
Israeli military launches a new ground offensive in Gaza
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5333629/israel-military-gaza-ground-troops?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Stand Down, Elon Musk
A court ruling rips the billionaire head of DOGE for his unauthorized actions, but can only go so far to rescue a doomed agency.open.substack.com
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FunHouse Radio
Novelty Records, Parodies, Weird Covers, Outsider Music, Oddities, Mashups, Comedy, Nonsense & Cringe.FunHouse Radio
Digital Preservation in a Time of Disorder
A grant proposal that we have submitted at Knowledge Commons to build an independent and dedicated, not-for-profit, politically and geographically distributed, digital preservation system
@kfitz.info
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Have you ever considered throwing a birthday party for one of your books?
I have a few months of planning available.
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@3DirkJS I was hoping for some loss of traction diagrams and some traction control advice. Not much for hte latter- according to this book, "As of this writing, traction control is beginning to be offered as a production option on higher-priced cars."
So it does show its age. But the definitions are all legit and the advice it does have makes sense and prepares me to read some more modern papers, relevant to my actual problem.
Use the browser and web developer tools as an artistic and performative medium with @joanachicau in this Creative Code Club workshop special Web Choreographies: browser glitches and web remixes! 🌀
📅 Wednesday 19 March
⏰ 7pm — 9pm
📌 The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1AL
What happens if we think of algorithms as choreographies and interfaces as stages? In this workshop, we will look at web environments through the lenses of choreography. We will use the web browser as a performative medium to interact in real-time with online environments and their content. 🌌
No need to book!
Here are all the ways people are disappearing from government websites
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5317567/federal-websites-lgbtq-diversity-erased?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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United Nations Secretariat Building, NYC, 2021.
All the pixels, none of the diplomatic immunity, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51…
United Nations Secretariat Building, NYC
15 August 2021 The 39 story UN Secretariat building, at 43rd Street and 1st Avenue, is an iconic example of modernist "International Style" architecture and NYC's first major skyscraper built in the genre.Flickr
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Marina By Warmics
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#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart #dndart
The image depicts a fantasy character with elf-like features, including pointed ears. The character has short, light blonde hair with a side parting, and a subtle sheen that suggests a metallic or magical quality. The character's eyes are a light blue, and they have a neutral expression. The character is wearing a deep red dress with gold accents, featuring a low neckline and intricate gold designs that resemble vines or tendrils, wrapping around the neck and shoulders. The dress has short, sheer sleeves. The background is dark, with a gradient from dark green to black, enhancing the character's features. The overall style of the image is digital art, with a focus on realism and fantasy elements.
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Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' is an American epic — and well worth the wait
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5332088/the-antidote-review-karen-russell?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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This from @nini and @aral — and without any nods and winks! All cars have some fire risk, all EVs burn extra hot if they catch fire, but Teslas seem to be •uniquely• prone to catastrophic failure.
1/ #TeslaTakedown
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@aral@mastodon.ar.al They keep saying "attacks" but I don't see any attacking, just cars failing spectacularly. If you saw anything, no you didn't, that car had a fault.OldBytes Space - Mastodon
@sophieschmieg @paul_ipv6
Yup. Lots of “we can ride this out,” “we can be the ones who win favor,” “leopards won’t eat •my• face,” “it’s just unhinged leftists,” “it will evaporate,” “smart people behind the scenes have a plan,” etc.
One of our best hopes now is making that confidence crumble •before• there’s nothing left anyone can do about it.
@paul_ipv6 there is some movement happening, though, my very boring liberal father in law went from "why are you so worried, it's just four years" to "I'm not sure you should travel internationally, do you have lawyers on call, I'm very worried" within 2 months. And I'm pretty sure lots of people are going through that right now, and gracefully accepting them into the fold will be key for any left alliance to succeed in stopping fascism.
That being said, "business leaders" are very different from "boring liberal"
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Israel beginnt Bodenoffensive im Gazastreifen
Kurz nach der Wiederaufnahme von Luftangriffen, hat die israelische Armee jetzt mit einem Bodeneinsatz im Gazastreifen begonnen. Das Rote Kreuz schlägt angesichts hoher Opferzahlen Alarm.
➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/is…
#Israel #Nahost #Gaza #Bodenoffensive
Israel beginnt Bodenoffensive im Gazastreifen
Kurz nach der Wiederaufnahme von Luftangriffen, hat die israelische Armee jetzt auch mit einem Bodeneinsatz im Gazastreifen begonnen. Das Rote Kreuz schlägt angesichts hoher Opferzahlen Alarm.tagesschau.de
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Thou Must Live, Die, And Know [LV87 MSQ CUTSCENE]
. SPOILERS FOR ENDWALKER LV 87 MSQ ABOUND! My new favorite cutscene in the game!VENAT YOU GLORIOUS MADLADY!Venat sunders the world and becomes Hydaelyn whi...YouTube
Look, is everyone who drives a Tesla a fascist?
No.
(They’re more than likely neoliberal and probably more ashamed than anything else right now.)
Similarly, is everyone who drives a Cybertruck a fascist?
You bet your sweet ass, they are.
#tesla #fascism #ElonMusk #cybertruck mastodon.social/@mattotcha/114…
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Violent Attacks On Teslas Surge Amid Musk's Controversial Role In Trump White House https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tesla-vandalism-spike_n_67daa557e4b0e3967487c74dMastodon
🚀 GNOME 48 is here!
After months of hard work from contributors worldwide, this release brings exciting updates and improvements. 🎉
🔎 Check out what’s new in #GNOME48 in the release notes: release.gnome.org/48
GNOME Release Notes
Discover what's new in GNOME, the distraction-free computing platform.GNOME Release Notes
So good. The first time I have watched someone from the fediverse on YouTube talk about why Bluesky is problematic. He references @cwebber's blog. Niccolò can be found here @niccolove
Ever heard of "Federation-Washing"?
You can find all of these videos as written articles, plus some extra content, at https://thelibre.newsYou can the channel grow by donating to the following ...YouTube
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Report shows LA Deputies illegally accessing confidential databases thousands of times
Records submitted to the California Department of Justice show deputies accessed the information while performing background checks.Joey Scott (LA Public Press)
Commission sends preliminary findings to Alphabet under the Digital Markets Act
Today, the European Commission sent two sets of preliminary findings to Alphabet for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), regarding two services for which it has been designated as aEuropean Commission - European Commission
Got carried away making an elaborate page on a specific item in the basic first-aid kit for Rabbit Waves: Triangular Bandages.
This is one of many illustrations populating the page ^_^
rabbitwaves.ca/site/triangular…
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