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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (5 children)

What's OAN? Never heard of that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Ah right, that could be. No expert on commercial systems tbh.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I didn't read into the specifics of the IR LED they are using, but assuming it's somewhere in the 850-900nm wavelength with sufficient power, they should be blocking you out if the CCTV is recording infrared images.

There's a video here that explains the principle. I've highlighted the key part, but feel free to check out the whole thing to understand the idea: https://youtu.be/fywvB4Unjv4?t=240

Thing is, if the camera records in the regular, visible spectrum only, it will see you just the way you are. Most cameras automatically switch to IR mode when the environmental light strength drops below a certain threshold, so you'd be "invisible" at night, but clear as day during, well, daytime.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Some apps offer a keyword filter.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not sure that's officially been diagnosed, but he sure acts like it.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago

I don't like either, but the left one at least scales better for various applications across platforms and media.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

They aren't useless at all, just not in the sense you expect. Those icons are hosted on the respective website and therefore serve as a giant tracking pixel. Better block them altogether.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Every time I'm in the US I'm confused as hell why they call burger patties hamburger and the fully assembled dish as well.

And don't get me started on appetizer somehow meaning main course.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago

Why bother posting this blog that doesn't explain a thing and just links on to the original source at the bottom for the actual explanation?

https://fxrant.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-movie-mistake-mystery-from-revenge.html

TL;DR: It was a stunt coordinator that didn't get greenscreened properly.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

You could use LibreWolf on Linux, it's a Firefox fork that removes all DRM, telemetry and other privacy-disrespecting crap from the og Firefox. All native addons/plugins are fully supported.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Got the occasional mouse, but I usually only notice after my cats got to them first.

Or they hunt them outside and bring the corpse back, really couldn't tell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

My kindle hasn't been online since 2012. Just buy DRM free books or pirate them, and then transfer via cable. None of the firmware upgrades introduced anything useful.

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