Apple TV and iOS YouTube ads are not blocked by Pi-hole, so I researched this and discovered a flaw in Protobuf that allows me to restrict YouTube ads.
    • sky@leminal.spaceEnglish
      22·
      1 year ago

      Too bad most other streaming boxes suck ass and are full of ads. Begging Android TV manufacturers to use a decent SoC for once.

        • rtstragedy [fae/faer, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          I bought the high end nvidia shield last year and just out of warranty both the bluetooth and wifi chips died. It’s basically a brick now and I am probably never going to buy another. Even more stupid as I have an old tube-shield that is still running just fine from like 2018. I ended up installing https://libreelec.tv/ on an old pi 4 I had lying around. HDR, multi-language subtitles, using existing TV remote over HDMI-CEC, all work. That being said, I only use it for Jellyfin.

          I hope anyone use using a shield does not have the same experience I did.

          • quirzle@kbin.social
            3·
            1 year ago

            Did you try a warranty claim? Nvidia is pretty well-reputed for being flexible about that sort of thing. The warranty is 2 years in some countries, so it’s not like a huge leap that they’d honor it for one bought last year.

      • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
        202·
        1 year ago

        You mean feed the investors of the company that makes tons of money by exploiting users private life? Or the one that runs false political propaganda in unskippable ads? (No idea about US elections, this is a much smaller country that I know).

        Thanks but no.

          • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
            71·
            1 year ago

            If you’re not ignorant then you too know that’s not how it works. There’s too much content on youtube that you can’t find anywhere else, and entertainment is only a small part of it.

            Or when I next complain about schools forcing kids to use google classroom, will you come and say that I should put my children to expensive private schools that don’t do it (yet)?

      • Morgikan@lemm.eeEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        Suggesting a non-piracy option or providing links to non-piracy options is a violation of the community rules and guidelines.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    “block YouTube ads using a flaw in the Google Protocol Buffer”… until google fixes it, that is.

    Still, super cool finding!