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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@grok Yeah, I was glad the person set it up in their garage and had some good fan to pull fresh air in reduce condensation to a minimum.

  • I did insist on that because I didn't like suffocating in super-cold nitrogen and carbon dioxide...

Granted I didn't have anything better to do that Saturday and I just thought that I'm getting tasked building them some custom #WindowsXP-DVD with like nLite but include all his favorite Software as well so after a few hours of backing up a machine, building a custom Windows and then letting that install unattended I'd merely setup the restore of.his.files and be off the races.

  • My reaction when I saw the parts in the Garage was like: "You w8t m8? The fuq you did not!" and they were like: "I thought you were a Level 1337 pro. Don't ask, just plug together that shit!

And it just worked, even tho it waa eery looking at a huge watercooler/dispenser bottle being used as a reservoir, half full with dry ice subliminating and the other half being 1-Propanol just sloshing in it like it's just huge crushed Ice chunks and water.

  • Yeah that guy had more money than sense spending €25k back then for some shit that not even #LinusTechTips does.

But yeah later on he moved away and I bought a #NeoGeo #MVS from him about 8 years ago.

Multi Purr Puss :verified:

The #LinusTechTips guy paying oodles for an artificial temporary "lithp" (lisp) is one of the funniest things, this week. 😅 #WANshow

While our #EU #German socialised #HealthInsurance won't carry repairing my worn-out front teeth, that sometimes get infected and make me feel my pulsing heart beats.

I'm a #Millennial on a pension/social benefits kinda budget, btw - basically, poor people.

Also, my "luxury bone guy" / #Dentist seems to have abandoned the cheap amalgam filling procedures! 😠

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Kevin Karhan :verified:

Seriously, if I was #LinusSebastian of #LinusTechTips I'd literally choose to #donate the cost of a #TeamViewer #subscription to #FLOSS #RemoteDesktop projects like #Dayon instead and sue TeamViewer into upholding their contract or a full refund with interest as if it was a loan because clearly they chose violate that contract on their own terms and initiative!

youtube.com/watch?v=RT1t1JlZug

And yes, Dayon! is awesome and I can fully recommend this as an alternative to TeamViewer, #AnyDesk, etc.

retgal.github.io/Dayon/

  • For any system that needs Remote Access as unattended I'd recommend to setup a #VPN or at least a Reverse-#SSH connection anyway so one can launch something like Dayon! by just sending a single command and have #RemoteDesktop access on-demand.

So yeah, TeamViewer literally shot themselves in the foot here by deciding to shaft paying customers who were able and willing to pay the absurd prices you asked for for a one-time license.

  • Also whilst TeamViewer does OFC maintain some infrastructure, most what they do is basically run a "rendrevous"-Server to allow two endpoints behind NATs to connect to each other and exchange details to make UPnP-style hole-punching work.

That's traffic in the single-digit megabytes per year and client, as there's not much between as clients pinging their server and basically boing some simple handshakes.

  • And as Linus said it's not his problem if they gotta have to keep systems up and running in perpetuity. They offered that deal and now they have to suffer through it! By paying the obligations are on to TeamViewer to make it work and continue to make it work!

Also if I'm on a #LAN why would I want to use TeamViewer and not any #VNC (or god forbid #RDP) server? THE WHOLE POINT OF USING TeamViewer, AnyDesk, etc. IS TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT NATs, FIREWALLS AND IP-ADDRESSES AND JUST GET CONNECTED FFS!!!

  • Personally I use #Remmina and Dayon, but that's because Remmina is comfortable even for SSH and can do that as well as RDP & VNC and Dayon is just the simple option I can walktrough people that need #TechSupport #remote|ly for a quick hands-on...

Definitely my recommendation because it also allows for any use-cases and doesn't nag one to "buy a license!"

  • So please someone please let #Linus know about Dayon so he can do a "TeamViewer alternatives" video...
YouTubeIf Buying Isn’t Ownership Then Piracy Isn’t Theft - WAN Show June 20, 2025By Linus Tech Tips
#LTT#WANshow#Enshittification
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

Interestingly, #YouTube claims that showing content on how to #download or even #watch #videos hosted on their site as "#HarmfulContent"...

  • And I'm not talking about 'bypassing paywalls' or 'circumventing age restrictions' but merely saying that '#YoutubeDLP got an #update' or 'a new #Invidious release came out.'

So not even encouraging "#crimes" like #piracy. (Which OFC they don't want to see on their platform!)

Seriously, WTF!?

youtube.com/watch?v=ftJ6eGll8HU

YouTubeYouTube Considers This Software "Harmful or Dangerous"By Mental Outlaw
#Enshittification#Google#Alphabet
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