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Passerby6497

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  • AMD pulls a bait-and-switch on Linux users with Vivado licensing changes

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  • What part is FUD? FTA:

    Starting with the 2026.1 release, AMD is switching to a tiered licensing model. The free Basic tier covers entry-level devices but is restricted to Windows only. Linux support does not show up until the "Core" tier, which costs somewhere between $1,200-$1,800 per year.

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    When pushed for a real answer, Anatoli pointed unhappy users toward Vivado 2025.2, suggesting they simply stick with it if they did not want to pay. He did mention that 2025.2 loses official support once Vivado 2026.3 ships, but that detail was buried in a thread reply, leaving users with little more than a dead-end recommendation.

    They're removing the free product they offered for Linux and are sticking it behind a $100+/mo license, and the alternative option for not paying is using unsupported software and being left with any security problems unless you pay an ongoing license.

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • Thanks for the heads up on authy, I'll keep that in mind for when I swap!

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • Yeah, it's a bit confusingly worded. A couple paragraphs down it starts to show how the behavior isn't consistent

    We verified on a Razr (2026) running an older Smart Feed v2.03.0056 that this does not happen. Our Razr Fold, with app version 2.03.0070, has started showing this behavior, so it’s the latest update that’s to blame for hijacking the user’s intent. We couldn’t replicate this on a Moto G Stylus (2026) running the same app version, though. Sideloading the app, for reasons unclear, doesn’t seem to trigger this behavior, as manually installing the updated version on the aforementioned Razr (2026) didn’t show the same behavior.

    Just the fact that the same version installed other ways didn't have the same behavior makes an app compromise conclusion hard to support. But you're entirely right that this could be secondary app caused, potentially the update mechanism on the phone was compromised, which might explain why side loading didn't have the same behavior.

  • Whats the dumbest thing youve ever heard?

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  • Also "both sides are the same, so I'm not voting"!

  • Whats the dumbest thing youve ever heard?

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  • And their inevitable fuck you of "I couldn't understand you, please call back and try again" before they end the call

  • Whats the dumbest thing youve ever heard?

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  • "Call volume is higher than normal"

    The fuck it is. If anytime I call is 'higher than normal', change what your "normal" baseline is or stop lying to me.

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • Whether or not they are behind the affiliate link or there's some kind of MIM/malware or similar attack remains to be seen. Unfortunately we live in a time where app repos are being compromised left and right so with the limited information in the article this was my view of the situation.

    I understand what you're saying, I'm saying the information we have doesn't fit the behavior you're equating this to.

    Given they only had the issue when accessing it via the moto app drawer app on a limited number of phones and didn't see it when side loading or loading the app from another store, that is evidence against an app compromise and is closer to the behavior seen in local compromises. Were this an app level compromise as you're suggesting, the behavior wouldn't disappear on different devices or when side loaded.

    I could easily be wrong, I just don't see the behavior I'd expect to see for a wide ranging own like a repo takeover.

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • I thought it didn't let me, but this may just be PEBKAC...

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • If "the call is coming from inside the house", why is it so specific/not very reproducible across the same app version and different methods of installing/accessing the app?

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • How awful was moving your data? I've been wanting to switch, but my big hesitation is all my 2fa apps cuz I really don't want to have to reach out to all my clients to redo those...

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • I said this in another comment, but the same app version being loaded on multiple phones and it doesn't affect all of them, or side loading the app, or launching from a home screen all can bypass the issue, so it sounds more like malware than corporate fuckery.

  • Motorola phones are hijacking your Amazon app [Video]

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  • That sounds more like a phone got hit with malware than it necessarily being Motorola doing it. The same version of the app on multiple systems or side loading the suspicious version didn't trigger the behavior, so I'm doubtful the app itself is to blame.

  • Deutsche Welle(DW) to close roughly half of its X accounts by 2026 end due to budget cuts, rising platform costs(verification, analytics, moderation) and editorial concerns including disinformation an

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  • They were honest, it's about budget, not any stance on disinformation/hate speech. Here's the lede from the linked article:

    DW will close around half of its accounts on the social media platform X as part of its current budget reductions. The decision is linked to savings requirements and broader adjustments to DW’s digital offerings.

    There's a reason they only put the financials amon there, because that's the part they care about. The awful shit that twitter supports is just a paint job they're throwing on because it no longer makes financial sense to be as active on the Nazi site, which is why it comes after 3 paragraphs discussing the financial aspect.

  • Deutsche Welle(DW) to close roughly half of its X accounts by 2026 end due to budget cuts, rising platform costs(verification, analytics, moderation) and editorial concerns including disinformation an

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  • Yeah, the budget being the reason they're leaving doesn't make this a good thing, even tho they're starting to get off the platform. If they're only getting rid of half, there's still a bunch of accounts using Herr Musk's hate platform.

    I used to think that it's so wild that German media is hanging out at the Nazi site, but after seeing Germany's reaction to the genocide and siding with the genociders, I don't know why I'm surprised.

  • Those with 100% remote jobs that travel abroad, how did you find the job and what advice can you give?

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  • Almost nobody is 100% remote.

    Hi, my name is 'almost nobody', and funny enough, that's the name of every coworker in my company.

    I can honestly say I have never even seen my company's office. At best like half of a few offices and most of a conference room a couple of times.

  • How would you expose Jellyfin securely without a vpn?

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  • Plugin is arrived

    *Archived, arrived just means it is here

  • Clarence Thomas Could Be Charged With Felony Tax Fraud in Virginia on Monday

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  • Watch thomas sue, let it get all the way to the SCROTUS and Thomas doesn't recuse himself.

  • Meme Checkpoint

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  • Can someone explain me what mental therapy should be like?

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  • Holy fuck that's a color guard of red flags.

    I'd see about interviewing different therapists before you settle on one. When I got mine last year, I had a 15 minute consult with a few therapists before I picked mine, and it was basically a zoom call where I said what I wanted to get out of therapy, and they told me how they do therapy and what was expected of me. Thankfully none of them came off like that, cuz any medical professional that doesn't want to be questioned is likely a quack or a fraud.