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deong
Jun 13, 2001

I'll see you in heck!

Sir Lemming posted:

I don't know, but if there is such a scenario, it will be Samsung for sure.

Wasn't a huge ddos caused by smart TVs already?
Not that I trust McAfee to be the fix, but I think the need is already shown itself?

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bull3964
Nov 18, 2000

DO YOU HEAR THAT? THAT'S THE SOUND OF ME PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK.


Well, Samsung TVs ARE running Tizen

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/04/samsungs-tizen-is-riddled-with-security-flaws-amateurishly-written/

I feel like we've cracked Samsung's business model. Make horribly insecurity products and get a anti-malware company to pay them for cross promotion.

sleepwalkers
Dec 7, 2008


Peachfart posted:

Under what scenario could a TV need anti virus software?
Like, it just looks absurd typing it out.

I dunno, there's a bunch of fun stuff the NSA has done with Samsung TVs.

ClassActionFursuit
Mar 15, 2006

I don't doubt TVs can get malware but there's no way antivirus software on it would ever catch it.

Syrinxx
Mar 28, 2002

Death is whimsical today

IOwnCalculus posted:

Like anyone in here owns a non Samsung fridge.
I have an LG fridge. Expecting it to start bootlooping soon

chocolateTHUNDER
Jul 19, 2008

GIVE ME ALL YOUR FREE AGENTS

ALL OF THEM

Syrinxx posted:

I have an LG fridge. Expecting it to start bootlooping soon

Gonna suck when it kernel panics and makes all the food in your fridge go bad.

Ola
Jul 19, 2004

A fridge is so last century. I rooted a Juicero to accept spent juice cartridges reloaded with soylent.

edit: oh god it got ransomwared

bull3964
Nov 18, 2000

DO YOU HEAR THAT? THAT'S THE SOUND OF ME PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK.


If an LG fridge freezes, can we really say it's malfunctioning or just working exceedingly well?

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Syrinxx posted:

I have an LG fridge. Expecting it to start bootlooping soon

On my LG washer, that's the spin cycle.

syscall girl
Nov 7, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
Fun Shoe

chocolateTHUNDER posted:

Gonna suck when it kernel panics and makes all the food in your fridge go bad.

Try to root it and you get Mongolian Potato Famine error

Lord Lambeth
Dec 7, 2011


I picked up a pixel today but I neglected to pick up a case or anything because I thought it might be better to get that online. Anyone have any recommendations?

spiky butthole
May 5, 2014
The caseology parallax is pretty nice and about £10 on amazon. I'm using the blue one and the mouldings make is really nice to hold.

incogneato
Jun 4, 2007

Zoom! Swish! Bang!

Lord Lambeth posted:

I picked up a pixel today but I neglected to pick up a case or anything because I thought it might be better to get that online. Anyone have any recommendations?

I have no idea how it stacks up against other cases, but this one has served me fine:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQDNLRS/

The same case exists for Pixel and Pixel XL. Be sure you get the correct one.

lowcrabdiet
Jun 28, 2004
I'm not Steve Nash.
College Slice
I have the above Diztronic case in matte gray for my Pixel and it works great. There's some dings on the case after 6 months of use, but it's better that the case absorbs the damage than the phone itself. Also, I like the Diztronic since it seems to be about the thinnest case you can get and it's not a rubbery/sticky feel.

I also have the Yootech glass screen protector and it protected my screen when I dropped it onto concrete. It doesn't cover the entire front face and there's a 1mm uncovered border all the way around the edges but it doesn't bother me. Especially since there's a raised lip on the Diztronic case anyway. I've been looking up the XDA forums every now and then to see if there's a full-coverage glass protector but it doesn't seem like any company can get coverage on the curved edges of the Pixel.

lowcrabdiet fucked around with this message at 18:40 on May 12, 2017

Aeka 2.0
Nov 16, 2000

:ohdear: Have you seen my apex seals? I seem to have lost them.




Dinosaur Gum

bull3964 posted:

If an LG fridge freezes, can we really say it's malfunctioning or just working exceedingly well?

Oh man, I'm stealing this to be Facebook Funny Man.

KICK BAMA KICK
Mar 2, 2009

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/05/google-hopes-to-fix-android-updates-no-really-with-project-treble/

quote:

Ahead of Google I/O, Google has just dropped a bombshell of a blog post that promises, for real this time, that it is finally doing something about Android's update problems. "Project Treble" is a plan to modularize the Android OS, separating the OS framework code from "vendor specific" hardware code. In theory, this change would allow for a new Android update to be flashed on a device without any involvement from the silicon vendor. Google calls it "the biggest change to the low-level system architecture of Android to date," and it's already live on the Google Pixel's Android O Developer Preview.

CLAM DOWN
Feb 13, 2007





*cums furiously*

dont be mean to me
May 2, 2007

I'm interplanetary, bitch
Let's go to Mars



Which will stop fly-by-night companies from selling devices with a version of Android three releases out of date how, exactly?

sourdough
Apr 30, 2012

dont be mean to me posted:

Which will stop fly-by-night companies from selling devices with a version of Android three releases out of date how, exactly?

quote:

separating the OS framework code from "vendor specific" hardware code

Buy Chinese poo poo phone, flash hardware-agnostic update (I guess as long as the hardware isn't complete unknown poo poo tier?)

Best case scenario, anyway

dont be mean to me
May 2, 2007

I'm interplanetary, bitch
Let's go to Mars


Maybe three releases from now, when compartmentalization actually is three releases old.

If they don't fall behind further because they want to use old parts with old version drivers and what is this effort thing people keep talking about.

Pharmaskittle
Dec 17, 2007

arf arf put the money in the fuckin bag

Yo I have a galaxy s8+ and am loving the phone itself, but this otterbox defender/alpha glass combo is not inspiring confidence. My first screen protector cracked for no discernable reason and they helpfully sent me a new one at shipping cost, but I'm worried it's just gonna happen again. I work for a cell provider and sell/apply a few screen protectors a day, so I know it wasn't user error. I hate to miss out on my company discount by buying a brand we don't carry, but if anyone can recommend a more reliable (very protective) case solution, I'll absolutely give it a shot.

comper
Jun 22, 2006
My mom says I'm cool.

Pharmaskittle posted:

Yo I have a galaxy s8+ and am loving the phone itself, but this otterbox defender/alpha glass combo is not inspiring confidence. My first screen protector cracked for no discernable reason and they helpfully sent me a new one at shipping cost, but I'm worried it's just gonna happen again. I work for a cell provider and sell/apply a few screen protectors a day, so I know it wasn't user error. I hate to miss out on my company discount by buying a brand we don't carry, but if anyone can recommend a more reliable (very protective) case solution, I'll absolutely give it a shot.

Why would you buy the prettiest yet most fragile phone on the market if you're just going to slap it in such a bulky case? The way the phone is designed makes it a nightmare for anyone who wants a phone that can take a drop without issues, even in the most protective of cases. It's also a nightmare for anyone who wants to use a screen protector due to the curved edges and the protectors are causing a lot of false touch issues for other S8 users who insist on using one.

CLAM DOWN
Feb 13, 2007




Yeah, should have gotten the S7 Active

Taffer
Oct 15, 2010


Should have not gotten a Samsung

azurite
Jul 25, 2010

Strange, isn't it?!


Pharmaskittle posted:

Yo I have a galaxy s8+ and am loving the phone itself, but this otterbox defender/alpha glass combo is not inspiring confidence. My first screen protector cracked for no discernable reason and they helpfully sent me a new one at shipping cost, but I'm worried it's just gonna happen again. I work for a cell provider and sell/apply a few screen protectors a day, so I know it wasn't user error. I hate to miss out on my company discount by buying a brand we don't carry, but if anyone can recommend a more reliable (very protective) case solution, I'll absolutely give it a shot.

Try Spigen maybe?

Rap Game Goku
Apr 2, 2008

Word to your moms, I came to drop spirit bombs


SinineSiil posted:

There is no drop-down list.



I even tried long-pressing.

There's not an option under billing cycle? Under that it lets me set the day the usage resets each month.

Sininu
Jan 8, 2014

Wacky Delly posted:

There's not an option under billing cycle? Under that it lets me set the day the usage resets each month.
I'm happy with default first day of each month. I just wanted to see how much data I used last month.

PerrineClostermann
Dec 15, 2012

by FactsAreUseless

Peachfart posted:

Under what scenario could a TV need anti virus software?
Like, it just looks absurd typing it out.

Smart TVs.

Wayne Knight
May 11, 2006


They don't seem too smart to me.

Ola
Jul 19, 2004

RZA Encryption posted:

They don't seem too smart to me.

PerrineClostermann
Dec 15, 2012

by FactsAreUseless

RZA Encryption posted:

They don't seem too smart to me.

Never said it was a good idea.

Keep your panel dumb and use a smart plugin like a Chromecast. Every other month there's some new bullshit with smart TVs and it's all married to the panel

fartzone_42069
Oct 11, 2009

In Chrome when I type the letter "x" it suggests xhamster and xvideos. Obviously, disabling search suggestions is a simple solution. But I like when it suggests my usual (non-porn) sites. I've long pressed to remove xhamster and xvideos. However, the urls to specific videos from removed sites still show up.

I don't want to delete my browser hx because I like to have my history backed up (so I can find a porn I liked without it getting mixed up in my bookmarks).

Any idea how to make it so when I remove xhamster, it'll also remove xhamster/grandmas_first_anal_pov and whatnot.

S7, 7.0. Don't act like you don't look at porn on your phone now!!

Solid Poopsnake
Mar 27, 2010

by Nyc_Tattoo
Nap Ghost

fartzone_42069 posted:

In Chrome when I type the letter "x" it suggests xhamster and xvideos. Obviously, disabling search suggestions is a simple solution. But I like when it suggests my usual (non-porn) sites. I've long pressed to remove xhamster and xvideos. However, the urls to specific videos from removed sites still show up.

I don't want to delete my browser hx because I like to have my history backed up (so I can find a porn I liked without it getting mixed up in my bookmarks).

Any idea how to make it so when I remove xhamster, it'll also remove xhamster/grandmas_first_anal_pov and whatnot.

S7, 7.0. Don't act like you don't look at porn on your phone now!!

Use one browser for porn and one browser for not-porn.

CLAM DOWN
Feb 13, 2007




fartzone_42069 posted:

In Chrome when I type the letter "x" it suggests xhamster and xvideos. Obviously, disabling search suggestions is a simple solution. But I like when it suggests my usual (non-porn) sites. I've long pressed to remove xhamster and xvideos. However, the urls to specific videos from removed sites still show up.

I don't want to delete my browser hx because I like to have my history backed up (so I can find a porn I liked without it getting mixed up in my bookmarks).

Any idea how to make it so when I remove xhamster, it'll also remove xhamster/grandmas_first_anal_pov and whatnot.

S7, 7.0. Don't act like you don't look at porn on your phone now!!

Lol

Rap Game Goku
Apr 2, 2008

Word to your moms, I came to drop spirit bombs


Solid Poopsnake posted:

Use one browser for porn and one browser for not-porn.

I usually just use incognito mode and remove the suggestions from SwiftKey when they show up.

Heliosicle
May 16, 2013

Arigato, Racists.
So my pixel arrived, really nice and fast.

However it's already rebooted randomly a couple of times, so now I'm a bit worried it's going to die on me, I did install and set up a ton of stuff though, so hopefully it'll settle down, otherwise :rip:

Lord Lambeth
Dec 7, 2011


I like my pixel but boy is that speaker a dumb decision

Wrist Watch
Apr 19, 2011

What?

It looks like Moto may not have given up on the Moto X line after all! :woop:

http://phandroid.com/2017/05/12/moto-x-2017-video-leak/

I've been thinking about replacing my MXP lately, but if they actually release another Moto X I may spring for that instead of the Pixel or Pixel 2 or whatever. I'm fully aware it probably won't be as good in the long run but I really like the little improvements the Pure adds to Android.

ClassActionFursuit
Mar 15, 2006

fartzone_42069 posted:

In Chrome when I type the letter "x" it suggests xhamster and xvideos. Obviously, disabling search suggestions is a simple solution. But I like when it suggests my usual (non-porn) sites. I've long pressed to remove xhamster and xvideos. However, the urls to specific videos from removed sites still show up.

I don't want to delete my browser hx because I like to have my history backed up (so I can find a porn I liked without it getting mixed up in my bookmarks).

Any idea how to make it so when I remove xhamster, it'll also remove xhamster/grandmas_first_anal_pov and whatnot.

S7, 7.0. Don't act like you don't look at porn on your phone now!!

This can't be real.

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UncleButts
Sep 25, 2003

pure of heart
dumb of ass
I bought a Fire HD 8, on sale, for $70

It's mounted on an articulating arm.

It's my porn tablet. Get on my level.

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