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‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Will Take Place On A Holiday Weekend, Producer Reveals in c/Television@lemm.ee

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Makes sense, there's lots that they can do with it

summer time, tensions are heated
heatstroke, food related illness, fireworks injuries
conflicts around culture and patriotism/nationalism

r/privacy mod breaks "no self-promotion rule" in self-pinned comment in c/yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago

I always preferred PrivacyGuides. Looking forward to the activitypub integration with their other community

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New Jellyfin Server/Web release: 10.10.7 (forum.jellyfin.org)

submitted 12 hours ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/19146681

Jellyfin Server 10.10.7

Important Notes

Configurations behind a reverse proxy that did not explicitly configure trusted proxies will not work after this release. This was never a supported configuration, so please ensure you correct your configuration before upgrading. See the updated docs here for more information.

Security

Fix validation of API parameters to FFmpeg [GHSA-2c3c-r7gp-q32m], by @Shadowghost

Fix trusting forward headers if none are configured [GHSA-qcmf-gmhm-rfv9], by @JPVenson

Note: GHSAs will be published seven (7) days after this release.

General Changes

Fix regression where "Search for missing metadata" not handling cast having multiple roles [PR #13720], by @Lampan-git

Clone fallback audio tags instead of use ATL.Track.set [PR #13694], by @gnattu

Backport 10.11 API enum changes [PR #13835], by @nielsvanvelzen

Support more rating formats [PR #13639], by @IDisposable

Fix stackoverflow in MediaSourceCount [PR #12907], by @JPVenson

Upgrade LrcParser to 2025.228.1 [PR #13659], by @congerh

Include Role and SortOrder in MergePeople to fix "Search for missing metadata" [PR #13618], by @Lampan-git

Delete children from cache on parent delete [PR #13601], by @Bond-009

Fix overwrite of PremierDate with a year-only value [PR #13598], by @IDisposable

Wait for ffmpeg to exit on Windows before we try deleting the concat file [PR #13593], by @Bond-009

Fix 4K filtering when grouping movies into collections [PR #13594], by @theguymadmax

Remove empty ParentIndexNumber workaround [PR #13611], by @Shadowghost

Update dependency z440.atl.core to 6.20.0 [PR #13845], by @Shadowghost

Jellyfin Web 10.10.7

General Changes

Fix parsing minor version of Tizen [PR #6661], by @dmitrylyzo

Fix re-focusing on pause button when displaying OSD [PR #6510], by @dmitrylyzo

Fix skip button not displaying correctly with OSD [PR #6583], by @rlauuzo

Fix catalog plugin page not setting page title [PR #6570], by @nielsvanvelzen

Why haven't we ever landed a Rover on Mercury? Are there plans too? in c/askscience@lemmy.world

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 12 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Mercury's surface temperatures are both extremely hot and cold. Because the planet is so close to the Sun, day temperatures can reach highs of 800°F (430°C). Without an atmosphere to retain that heat at night, temperatures can dip as low as -290°F (-180°C).

I think this is the big reason. It's also close to the sun, which makes it difficult to land something on it. There's likely not as much value in doing it just yet, while we can gather data about its composition through other methods. Eventually we might do it, and I imagine it'll be for resources of some kind

https://www.space.com/41664-mercury-lander-mission-study-proposal.html

I found this article just now but have read it all yet. Seems relevant

Mercury has been devoid of spacecraft companions since NASA's Messenger mission ended in 2015, and while the next mission bound for the innermost planet launches later this year, it won't arrive until 2025.

On the last point, here is that new mission and the updated timeline

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo

On 15 May 2024, ESA reported that a "glitch" prevented the spacecraft's thrusters from operating at full power during a scheduled manoeuvre on 26 April.[9] On 2 September, ESA reported that to compensate for the reduced available thrust, a revised trajectory had been developed that would add 11 months to the cruise, delaying the expected arrival date from 5 December 2025 to November 2026

Post on /r/RedditAlternatives finds it suspicious that people suggest Lemmy a lot as a Reddit alternative in c/fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 36 points 1 day ago (11 children)

In their defense, for someone who has never heard of Lemmy/the fediverse, it's reasonable for them to be cautious. So many other platforms are VC funded, do guerilla marketing, have hidden agendas, etc. It's especially bad on Reddit with all the AI astroturfing now.

I've seen a bit of that in the Canadian reddit comms, where new users are initially concerned that they're joining another american tech startup's platform. Once they learn how the network works, how the software is open source, and (specific to lemmy.ca) that the site is managed by a non-profit and the servers are in Vancouver, they're more excited about it :)

How to use facebook without an account? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes it's hard to tell what they're looking at, but I imagine the less info they can collect from your device the better?

I usually lookup 'alternative frontends' and then find a list like this on github type sites. They go out of date often

https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends?tab=readme-ov-file#facebook

How to use facebook without an account? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

With the proxy websites, it's more of an alternative frontend where you still need an account on the platform.

What might be happening is

your device or IP address is flagged from your previous attempts
they've connected it to your real name / shadow profile somehow

So if you really need to use it and there's no alternative, you could do one of

make the real account, ideally from a privacy friendly browser, and give the absolute minimum info you can. Name and email, no profile image, privacy settings to max
make an account on a new device / wifi network, and have it be believable for the kind of person joining Facebook for the first time. I haven't tried this myself but I've heard it mentioned before

Whether you made an account or not, you can keep an eye out for alternatives. Over here there are a few alternatives, and one of them (Karrot) has been growing in popularity

https://betakit.com/south-koreas-neighbourhood-buy-and-sell-app-karrot-hits-one-million-canadian-users-builds-toronto-engineering-hub/

It might enshitify at some point, but it's been nice so far

Trump fires Trump [satire] in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Thanks :)

Where do you get your source of tech news that aren't the same BS about Apple, Facebook, Nintendo, Google, phones? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

The community !tech@programming.dev could also use some love

Trump fires Trump [satire] in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It looks like there are a number of reports on this post. If you could edit a tag into the title, such as [satire], that would probably make everyone happy

When I block an instance, does it also block comments of users of those instances on other instances? in c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

When an instance is defederated, that happens at the server level. That content doesn't get loaded onto your Lemmy instance to begin with, and so you wouldn't see anything. From memory the comment count would be lower on a post on your instance compared to the foreign one

When I block an instance, does it also block comments of users of those instances on other instances? in c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

That might be your language settings. Go into your main Lemmy settings and make sure that 'Undetermined' is selected

This post has more info: https://lemmy.ca/post/40160496

Boost doesn't display references properly in c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Did you happen to change the link? I don't notice the issue

It might also help to take screenshots of what you're seeing

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John Oliver faces defamation lawsuit from US healthcare medical director (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 days ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/Television@lemm.ee

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Oliver cited an interview with Facenda and his mother and primary caregiver, Joann, on the difficulties faced by people with disabilities as the state shifted to for-profit “managed care organizations”, leaving Facenda spending hours in dirty diapers.

Oliver played audio from Morley’s testimony at a 2017 administrative hearing, that aired as such: “People have bowel movements every day where they don’t completely clean themselves, and we don’t fuss over [them] too much. People are allowed to be dirty … You know, I would allow him to be a little dirty for a couple of days.”

Oliver said of the snippet: “Look, I’ll be honest, when I first heard that, I thought that has to be taken out of context. There is no way a doctor, a licensed physician, would testify in a hearing that he thinks it’s okay if people have shit on them for days. So, we got the full hearing, and I’m not going to play it for you, I’m just going to tell you: he said it, he meant it, and it made me want to punch a hole in the wall.

“If I absolutely had to put it into words, I guess I’d say fuck that doctor with a rusty canoe, I hope he gets tetanus of the balls,” he continued. “And if he has a problem with my language there, I’d say I’m allowed to be dirty. People are allowed to be a little dirty sometimes, apparently that’s doctors fucking orders.”

Oliver also added that legally, he was required to say that AmeriHealth Caritas restored the patient’s services, but called it a “disgrace” that it was disrupted in the first place.

The lawsuit argues that context cut from the show changes the meaning of Morley’s words, which they quote as thus: “In certain cases, yes, with the patient with significant comorbidities, you would want to have someone wiping them and getting the feces off. But like I said, people have bowel movements every day where they don’t completely clean themselves and we don’t fuss over too much. People are allowed to be dirty. It’s when the dirty and the feces and the urine interfere with, you know, medical safety, like in someone who has concomitant comorbidities that you worry, but not in this specific case. I would allow him to be a little dirty for a couple days.”

I don't see how the full quote meaningfully changes the meaning of the words

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@chad@mstdn.ca "This morning, I'm excited to announce that I've accepted Rogers Media's purchase offer to acquire the instance." (mstdn.ca)

submitted 4 days ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Full post, see the last line

Hey, #mstdnca folks, some news to share.

We're in our 4th birthday month!

As many know, we've been working toward non-profit status. Despite hurdles, we've been fighting to get there.

This morning, I'm excited to announce that I've accepted Rogers Media's purchase offer to acquire the instance.

I'm excited to see where we go from here and hope all are excited too!

UPDATE: April Fools!! 🤪

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Voting is complete, here are the winning songs that we submitted to Lemmyvision 2025! (lemmy.ca)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Thank you to everyone that nominated songs, discussed the options, and voted in the survey! Sometime in the future, we will post a detailed breakdown on all the songs and how people voted.

If you want to listen to the winning songs, you can find them below:

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As a note for transparency, two songs tied for first place in the English category. However, when looking at the individual survey results, at least one of the submissions seemed to be a duplicate. If we took that into account when calculating the results, we got a clear winner for the English category and no change in the relative scores for the French category.

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lemmy.ca's submission to the English category: Give in to you, by Rezz, Virtual Riot, One True God (www.youtube.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/lemmyvision@jlai.lu

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Voting thread: https://lemmy.ca/post/41364770

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lemmy.ca's submission to the French category: Fake Friends, by Billie du Page (www.youtube.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/lemmyvision@jlai.lu

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Voting thread: https://lemmy.ca/post/41364770

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lemmy.ca's submission for the Inuktitut category: Quviasukkuvit (If It Makes You Happy), by Elisapie (ᐃᓕᓴᐱ) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/lemmyvision@jlai.lu

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Voting thread: https://lemmy.ca/post/41364770

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Anthropic can now track the bizarre inner workings of a large language model (www.technologyreview.com)

submitted 1 week ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/programming@programming.dev

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Proposed new rules for c/Canada during the election season, looking for feedback (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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Elections Canada has released this resource with some common bits of false or misleading content about elections on social media: https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=dis&document=index&lang=e

We plan on pinning this resource, and we are proposing the following rules:

Posts or comments with inaccurate or misleading information from this list will be removed, and users are encouraged to report them
Repeatedly posting such content will result in a ban from the community until April 28 (at a minimum)

So far we haven't noticed any serious issues, but we want to get ahead of anything that might come up

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[Discussion] What would it take to selfhost some of the backend that Tesla's connect to? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I saw this article earlier:

Tesla 'going bankrupt' is endpoint of protests, says local organizer

In the spirit of right to repair, self-hosting, giving a second life to old devices, and limiting data collection by car companies:

What are some considerations?
Are there any projects worth keeping an eye on?

An example that came to mind was Valetudo, which is a cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operation. Some robot vacuums are easy to install this on, and others require more invasive modifications.

What I've found so far:

FreedomEV, a project that was presented at FOSSDEM 2019 but doesn't have recent activity
TeslaMate, which is a popular and active selfhosted data logger for Teslas, but not necessarily a replacement for the software

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Technical details on how Signal stickers work (from 4 years ago, by the SignalStickers dev) (github.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/signal@lemmy.ml

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Zen Browser v1.10.1b - Passkey support for MacOS, and a media player controller that's fully integrated with Picture-in-Picture mode (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/opensource@programming.dev

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I haven't played around with it yet, but it looks neat

This small but mighty update includes some exciting new features and improvements to Zen, such as passkey support for MacOS, and a media player controller that's fully integrated with Picture-in-Picture mode.

The link from the button: https://zen-browser.app/release-notes/#1.10.1b