4mo ago

contempt of rule

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It's not the real name for the crime, obviously. But, it's true that section 1201 of the DMCA makes it illegal to bypass "access controls", which are so loosely defined that just about anything qualifies. As a result, any device with "access controls" gets to define how you're allowed to interact with it, and if you interact with it in the wrong way, even if you own it, you're committing a felony.
- When people ask a farmer how they've managed to keep their tractor running for 50 years
  "The secret ingredient is crime"
- Well then, I guess I'm here to do crime.
- It’s Cory Doctorow’s pet name for it. Like most terms he comes up with, it’s almost too brutally honest to say in polite company.
- I need to uno reverse this bitch by suing them for their tv violating the access controls of my house's wifi
  
  Male sure there's a EULA up somewhere first.

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s comment in his famous letter from Birmingham Jail: "One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."
I will follow Dr. King and jailbreak my TV.

Anyone have a good guide on how to jailbreak my "smart" TV to install Linux in order to run adblock on my TV
- Step 1. Never connect it to the Internet. Step 2. Connect Linux machine. Step 3. Profit.
  
  Some cheaper brands, which are subsidized via ads, actively search for unsecured networks. Disabling the Wi-Fi as completely as possible might be worth the time, if you have such a model.
  
  I do this. It's the best. You can buy used HP or Dell mini workstations on eBay for super cheap.
  Full Linux, full ad blocking, full access to every streaming service instead of just whoever makes an app for your particular TV.
  And with the enshittification of smart TVs injecting ads everywhere they can, keeping it disconnected is the only way to fly. Modern tech is like Skynet, you can't let it connect or it's the end of the world.
  
  https://kbin.melroy.org/m/technology@lemmy.world/t/480211
- I just use stremio with torrentio and real debrid and I watch whatever I want ad free.
  
  Yeah I’ve been looking for a good torrent streaming guide also

What if my business model is jailbreaking tvs?
- If(businessModelProfit>10000000){ PayBusinessExpense } Else { Go-to jail }

I do wonder why people buy smart TVs instead of getting regular displays together with a Linux PC.
- I feel like it’s becoming increasingly harder and harder to find TVs without smart crap built in.
- When you find a 70" QD-OLED panel without SmArT electronics attached, let me know.
  
  I've been half assed looking for a new tv for like 5 years now, I haven't seen a larger TV for sale that want smart in that time.
  
  How much more would you pay for this kind of tv?
  Could be a good business
  
  It's 5" smaller but:
  https://www.lg.com/us/business/digital-signage/lg-65ep5g
  I think I saw a 98" one tho too if you want bigger.
  Samsung might have some options as well
- Because it's virtually impossible to buy a non-smart TV these days.
- I went to buy a new TV and they were all smart tvs. I just never gave it my network info so it can't connect to the internet and ive never had issues.
- Regular displays of TV size are usually harder to find and more expensive than the smartcrap.
- Different job. TV has less pixel density and is bigger, because you usually sit farther away.
- Say I do that.
  Streaming can be done through the browser. Which frontend would I use to access the regular TV channels?
  
  Sorry, streaming from a browser on a Linux PC is limited to 540x860 due to an inability to establish an HDCP chain. Have you tried using the TV's native Netflix app instead?
  
  In france there's an ISP,Free, that just gives you a .m3u playlist that you can use whenever you want. Maybe there such an ISP where you live..?
- Because I like to take advantage of subsidized pricing and I have yet to encounter a brand that's been able to break through my pfSense box's adblocking coupled with bimonthly reviews of traffic logs from suspect devices

I have nothing but contempt for this business model.

"You've tried the best, now try the rest!"

What's a good solution for a remote control and "TV like" interface for browsing accessing things? I really just want a good YouTube and jellyfin interface with a normal remote.
- Plasma Big screen:
  https://plasma-bigscreen.org/
  
  I tried for hours to get this working and could not. Steam big picture can actually be used as a launcher if you use boilr to import flatpaks. Might be worth it to try steamOS as an HTPC.

🎶 it's not the best chooooooice... It's spacers choice!🎶

At least the Electronic Frontier Foundation will keep fighting for our rights. I support them :)

don't you mean a gnu system?

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