coyotino [he/him]
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coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this weekEnglish
1·4 days agoI posted this below in reply to a similar comment. If you don’t like the way the devs have handled the raising of concerns, then fine, that’s kind of a judgment call and I can’t tell you what you should feel comfortable with. In my limited experience with the Jellyfin devs (including reading through the responses on that thread you linked), I do not personally get the impression that they are downplaying or refusing to correct issues. To me, it seems more like they are prioritizing some issues over others, and the outstanding security issues seem pretty minor for most use cases.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this weekEnglish
2·4 days agoidk the full history, but Joshua’s comment here does not give me the impression of devs that are just deliberately ignoring security issues. It seems like they are simply balancing priorities, which is what all good devs should do. Personally I like that client compatibility is valued over everything else - I would be pissed if they broke the Fire TV client to fix a minor security hole on a niche Linux distro, because then one of my users would be SOL. And as Joshua says in that comment:
many other options are now open to us in a post-10.11 landscape now that we have a proper library database ready.
So it seems like now they are better set up to address the security issues without breaking compatibility.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this weekEnglish
3·4 days agoSo, I am not going to deny that those security issues exist, but it seems like they would only pop-up in niche situations, or only if someone already had access to your admin profile. Most people are using Jellyfin to share their media with themselves and their tech-illiterate friends in family. In that use case, the only people who even know my server URL are people I have shared that info with privately. Nobody is trying to hack my admin account.
Now, I am no infosec expert. Maybe there are folks that are trying to run larger operations, and for those people I can understand why these security issues may become concerning if you don’t have a tight handle on the circle of people that have access to your server. That said, it’s also a bit silly to expect a free, open source solution to meet your needs in that scenario, anyway. If you know and understand the issues that well, then maybe go join the dev team and patch the holes. That is the beauty of open source, anyone can jump in and fix it.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this weekEnglish
3·4 days agoSetting up a reverse proxy and dynamic domain is not one click
Maybe not for the server administrator, but for users, it’s mega easy. Download Jellyfin app on TV. Enter URL for server. Login like a normal streaming service. Done. As far as I know, Plex requires these same steps, so if Plex works for your 89 year old grandparents, Jellyfin would as well.
Jellyfin has also yet to resolve the unsecured api
In what way is the API insecure? What types of attacks are you concerned about?
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this weekEnglish
3·4 days agosuch as…?
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this weekEnglish
11·4 days agoUntil jellyfin can be 1 click accessed from anywhere securely over clear net it’s not a replacement.
It can be, speaking from extensive personal experience. I followed their Reverse Proxy guides, now my tech-illiterate friends access my server over https via a duckdns url.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this weekEnglish
41·4 days agois there some security incident you have in mind involving jellyfin?
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgOPto
Technology@beehaw.org•Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me"English
7·10 days agoIt’s kind of the last slice they have left for gaming. Windows remains the de facto platform for PC gaming. It’s not as big as the segments you are describing, but it’s critical to Xbox’s near future plans. If they lose that advantage in gaming (Linux gaming is on the rise), Xbox becomes just another third-party publisher in the games space.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Season TorrentsEnglish
51·10 days agoGotta get on a private tracker, bud. They are real quick on it.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgOPto
Technology@beehaw.org•Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash — "the fact that people are unimpressed ... is mindblowing to me"English
79·11 days agoHe says it like no one has seen the party trick yet. Like, yeah dude, we were all impressed with it in 2022. Then we learned that it’s all smoke and mirrors.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behaviorEnglish
3·12 days agomaybe it worked like that at one point. it’s clear that it no longer works that way, not when the “innovators” also control all the levers of the economy. Everything is a pump-and-dump scheme these days.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Technology@beehaw.org•How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behaviorEnglish
7·13 days agoFinally, an actually beneficial use case for AI. This is what this technology is good for, pattern predictions based on ridiculously large datasets. But noooo it’s new technology so everyone wants to use it to make themselves rich. I hate this world.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Microsoft has blocked Massgrave's KMS38 activation method for WindowsEnglish
28·16 days agoYou’re right, but still. Reduction of options is never good for the community.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgOPto
Technology@beehaw.org•[Popular Tech YouTube Channel "Gamers Nexus" was] Contacted by the US Secret Service | The AI Surveillance Center DystopiaEnglish
6·17 days agonot sure what beef you have with GN, but they’ve seemed pretty rock-solid reliable to me for years now. Just good, detailed benchmarking and high-quality journalism. Unlike many tech channels and blogs, they actually cite their sources thoroughly.
And for the record, the Kraken Z7 I bought 6 years ago and mounted vertically is still running quite strong, despite gamers nexus all but telling me I was an asshole for mounting it that way because it was going to die within 2 years and I’ll have only myself to blame.
Quick google is pulling up no parts called “Kraken Z7” so not exactly sure what you’re talking about. I think you’re referring to this AIO mounting video they did 5 years ago? Generally speaking, computer parts are subject to a binning process, which means not all parts are created equal. Just because your AIO has lasted 6 years with a suboptimal orientation doesn’t mean that every Kraken Z7 will last 6 years in that orientation. In that video, Steve uses a lot of qualifying language. In the chapter testing vertical orientation, he even specifically says “this one is more about noise than performance”. They also say that you could mount vertically with the tubes towards the bottom of the radiator, and that would solve most of the issues. They supplied tons of testing and evidence proving that their recommended orientations would work best. I’m not sure how you heard “this could shorten the life of your AIO” and took that as a personal attack, but sure. Take it out on GN i guess.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Amazon Fire TV will now block apps used for piracy, even if you sideloaded themEnglish
10·17 days agoWell if they drop Jellyfin, I know at least one friend that would rather drop their Fire TV than go without. Here’s hoping this backfires and just drops Amazon’s TV user base with no positive tradeoff for them.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgOPto
Technology@beehaw.org•[Popular Tech YouTube Channel "Gamers Nexus" was] Contacted by the US Secret Service | The AI Surveillance Center DystopiaEnglish
1201·19 days agoTL;DW: Gamers Nexus was contacted by the U.S. Secret Service because of their investigation into Nvidia’s slow corruption. In this vid, Steve and crew dive into how Nvidia has been getting into bed with Palantir, the Trump admin, and the global elite that are fueling the AI bubble. Nvidia went from almost no political contributions ever, to donating a massive amount to the Trump/Vance ticket. And GN brought RECEIPTS.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•How do I torrent safely in the US if I can't afford a VPN?English
2·23 days agoHmm I’m not sure about contributing. You’ve presented yourself as someone too broke to afford a VPN so I didn’t think you were buying CDs and ripping flacs. Sorry if I misunderstood your goals. I was more focused on the goal of obtaining files.
Edit: ps, not sure if you saw yet, but I pm’d you about another possible solution.
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Technology@beehaw.org•‘Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk’ – why investors are happy to pay him $1tnEnglish
14·23 days agoIf they haven’t divested yet, they have no morals and no common sense. Or they are betting on a more friendly future for Nazis. Either way, I think we need to stop caring what Tesla investors think. They’re all Nazi sympathizers at this point.
coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgto
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•How do I torrent safely in the US if I can't afford a VPN?English
3·23 days agoEither way, if ruins it for everyone else.
How does it ruin it for everyone else? One slow peer does not ruin the network.

















I’m what way? You can remote stream on Jellyfin for zero dollars.