themurphy

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The Epic Games Store is launching its iOS and Android versions later this year in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's because there's more to the DMA than the 3rd party app stores. It also means that Google/Apple are not allowed to charge their 30% if an app developer uses their own payment platform.

Today a company like Spotify has to pay 30% of its subscription models to Google/Apple, it it's bought through the app - same with Epic if the launched an app store for its games.

This is very predatory and monopolistic behavior, and that's why it's not illegal to do in the EU anymore. And Google opposed this because it was their biggest cash cow on Android.

The Epic Games Store is launching its iOS and Android versions later this year in c/android@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

That's because there's more to the DMA than the 3rd party app stores. It also means that Google/Apple are not allowed to charge their 30% if an app developer uses their own payment platform.

Today a company like Spotify has to pay 30% of its subscription models to Google/Apple, it it's bought through the app - same with Epic if the launched an app store for its games.

This is very predatory and monopolistic behavior, and that's why it's not illegal to do in the EU anymore. And Google opposed this because it was their biggest cash cow on Android.

The Epic Games Store is launching its iOS and Android versions later this year in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The title needs to say it's only for the EU. 3rd party app stores for iOS are not coming to the rest of the world.

And for android you'd probably be able to get the APK, but I'm not sure how the in-app purchases will work outside of EU.

Besides tech/social media, what do you think you may have some atypical standards regarding? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Save is also going away for most thinks, so I think you're actually a little ahead of our time with that.

Nvidia unveils Blackwell B200, the “world’s most powerful chip” designed for AI in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

AI's really just getting started, isn't it.

Mercedes is trialing humanoid robots for ‘low skill, repetitive’ tasks in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I believe we in Norway and Denmark identify ourselves much more as socialists than Sweden.

Mercedes is trialing humanoid robots for ‘low skill, repetitive’ tasks in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This guy just drawed out socialism and it sounds amazing. Still, people are afraid of it even though the most well off countries in the world are socialistic countries (northern Europe)

Mercedes is trialing humanoid robots for ‘low skill, repetitive’ tasks in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Why won't anyone think of the poor shareholders!!!

UK starts early trials of World's first pothole preventing robot in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

It's a fair guess, but my guess is the opposite. Prevention is far cheaper than repairing.

And technological advances almost always comes out on top in terms of costs in the long run.

And this is saving money for the government, not some CEO.

UK starts early trials of World's first pothole preventing robot in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

This guy acting like US invented cars and have divine knowledge from this experience.

Dude, Europe got 10x better public transport and are far less car dependent than the US.

Our cities are too old to be build with cars in mind.

Microsoft is once again injecting pop-up ads into Google Chrome on Windows in a bid to get people to switch to Bing in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Haven't seen this in the EU. Anyone knows if this is prevented here?

Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more in c/workreform@lemmy.world
[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They will leave.

They have left countries all together because of this.

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[Question] RaspPi5 with Pi-Hole, Tailscale and Traefik (lemmy.world)
 

Hi all,

I just got a Raspberry Pi 5 and I'm about to do my first setup, but it's a jungle to understand everything as a 'noob'.

My plan is to install the following:

  • Pi-hole
  • Tailscale
  • Traefik

I want to achieve DNS ad blocking and access to all my services on my laptop and phone.

Would these services achieve this? Do they work together? And am I missing something to make it work?

Sorry if this is plain stupid to ask, but I can't seem to find anything where all 3 is used together.

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I have a DVD collection I want on my Jellyfin library. What software should I use for compressing these DVD files to sizes matching what you find at sea? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by themurphy@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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EDIT: Thank you so much everyone! There's so much help for me here, and I'll recommend anyone with similar question as me to read the comments

Basically title.

I have the DVDs and I have the hardware to burn them to my PC.

But the file size is too much. What software would be ideal to get the best quality with the lowest file size?

I'm going for file sizes per movie at around 2-3gb max.

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What's your favorite thing the EU did in 2023? (lemmy.world)
 

For me it's the Batteries Regulations.

It includes things like:

  • Replaceable batteries that is "easy for consumers to remove/replace" in devices like smartphones, tablets and cameras by 2027.

  • Recycling "of critical raw materials such as cobalt, lithium and nickel" in batteries will be prioritised and developed further by 2025.

Let me hear yours. It can be anything, and also regulations from the past which came into effect in 2023.

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PSA: If you're tired of political posts in Technology, block user L4s (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by themurphy@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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First of all, L4s (sorry misspelled in titel) is not a real user, so no harm done here.

It's an automatic bot xposting from reddit, making this community just as bad as r/technology, which kind frankly only revolves around politics and social media platforms.

I've had the user blocked 2 weeks now, and this community is muuuuch more enjoyable and is actually about technology now.

Just wanted to share a positive experience.

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What are some great use cases for a Raspberry Pi 4, if I buy the 5 to replace it? (lemmy.world)
 

Alot of us who have a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 might upgrade to the Raspberry Pi 5.

Doing so would leave us with 2 Pi's. What are some great use cases for the older Pi, that would no longer be the main machine?

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Users of PiHole/AdGuard/Blocky, what blocklists are you using? (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by themurphy@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
24 comments fedilink
 

EDIT: Thanks so much guys! This was really helpful, and I didn't imagine so many would help out!

Hey guys,

I've used PiHole for over a year now, and I really like it. I use it with WireGuard, so I always have my DNS blocker with me.

But I've wondered if I even have some good lists? I used some standard lists from a reddit thread when I set up my PiHole, and I've never looked at it since.

So what blocklists do you use? Something you can recommend?

Also, if you use Blocky or AdGuard, do you find it better than PiHole?

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