They implemented it in a way that it only responds with a valid image and a 200 status code, when the referrer is adobe.com. It's probably somewhat sane given the insanity that is the host files hack.
Agreed, at worst this is just vaguely icky feeling; realistically this is a nothing burger.
To exploit this kind of thing you'd either need to have access to someone's computer to change the hosts file yourself, pointing to a different IP address, or somehow gain control of Adobe's IP address and point it to a different server. For the former, if you have local root permission, you already own the machine, why bother with this slow of an option. And the latter is already such a takeover that the involvement of this hosts file change is basically irrelevant.
100% this. If it was DIYable, its an order of magnitude cheaper.
I have leftover panels from an off grid install, and its extremely hard to get an approved permit for a small roof solar array + off the shelf AIO (Ecoflow/Anker)
True, but higher demand for heating in winter is not specific to Germany. In the end, Germany will likely need to import energy anyway - just as it does today. But this means this question may not be the most relevant.
If you dont like leaving your main video player, IINA on mac is scriptable, so I just use shortcut keys to send start/end indicators to a script which runs ffmpeg on the timestamps.
Im sure other video players like VLC support this, but I found VLC's apis very lacking.
"pretty obscure to configure every equipment I have at home"
HA actually makes configuring every piece of equipment and integrating them easy. If I have only 1 thing to control, then yeah, it's probably overkill.
I'd say the majority of people don't know how to install an OS on a device and having the ability to run Chrome on what is likely e-waste is a good thing.
I applaud the efforts of people/groups like MrChromeBox who figure out how to flash linux onto Chromebooks. There are great designs like the Samsung Galaxy book in red with Amoled display (thin metal body) unfortunately it only has 8GB of ram.
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