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I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones, which I have been using since 2022. Today, I was sitting on the bus when some random person connected to them and started playing Free Bird.

It was a bit funny, but I don't want this to become a regular thing. Is there a way of locking the headphones to certain Bluetooth addresses? Or a way of making it not show up automatically on phones (similar to a hidden WiFi network)?

The headphones in question are the JBL Tune 510, which have a USB-C port. However, I don't know if this can be used to flash firmware.

If there's already a comment telling me to "just use wired" or something, please don't tell me again. It's the best solution, but my phone doesn't have a headphone jack (fuck you, Apple).

Thanks!

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Why Colombia sees legalising drugs as the way forward. Here's what's being proposed (theconversation.com)

submitted 11 months ago by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Teams apparently can't call when using Firefox by hellfire103 in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 74 points 11 months ago

Try changing your user agent to a Chrome one (e.g. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/120.0.0.0 Safari/537.36). Works a treat!

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University go brrrr (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 11 months ago by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/memes@sopuli.xyz

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32-bit distro suggestions for 2007 MacBook (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I have a MacBook (specifically a MacBook2,1 A1181) from 2007. I am currently dual-booting Mac OS X 10.6 and crunchbang++ 12 on it, but I feel that there could be something better. Here are the specs:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 (2) @ 2.167 GHz
Architecture: x86_64-v1 (but with 32-bit BIOS, so 64-bit Linux won't work)
Microarchitecture: Merom
GPU: Intel GMA 950
RAM: 3 GB
Disk: 140 GB HDD

This is not supposed to be a daily driver by any stretch. I have newer and more powerful machines than this, but I would still like to have something on it that means I can use it if need be.

As well as crunchbang++, I have also run Debian, Devuan, SparkyLinux, GNU Guix, Puppy Linux, Slackware, and Haiku in the past. I have tried to install several flavours of BSD, but it was too difficult to get dual-booting to work properly.

Despite the CPU being 64-bit, the distro MUST be 32-bit. This is because of the MacBook's BIOS, which prevents 64-bit bootloaders from working.

Not that it matters, as I can do this after installation, but I would be looking to run something like Enlightenment, Trinity, or spectrwm. I tried going CLI-only with Guix, but it wasn't the best experience.

Feel free to also recommend software that will run on a potato like this.

Thanks!

EDIT: Two users have told me how to get 64-bit Linux running on this machine. Debian apparently ships with 32-bit GRUB on the ISO, and there's a CLI tool to patch ISOs to make them work.

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[i3] Gotta love Catppuccin! (files.catbox.moe)

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OS: FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE
Theming: Catppuccin Mocha (Mauve)
Icons: Obsidian Purple
Wallpaper: [LINK]

Browser: Hardened Firefox
Shell: Zsh
Terminal: Alacritty

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UCAS won't let me enter the full title of my EPQ (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 11 months ago by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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Looks like I'll be distrohopping again! (sopuli.xyz)

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Your PC will thank you... by hellfire103 in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 43 points 1 year ago

Tech support has been my status since I was 12. Honestly, I enjoy being able to explain stuff like this.

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Your PC will thank you... (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

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Updating on my Grandma's WiFi is an exercise in extreme patience (0x0.st)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

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These speeds would have been considered pitiful in 1994, never mind 2024.

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Happy New Year (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

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*Permanently Deleted* by hellfire103 in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 56 points 1 year ago

I really hate these guys. The exam board is petty, the content is hard, and they do bullshit like this.

Firefox FTW! by hellfire103 in c/foss@beehaw.org

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 123 points 1 year ago

Actually, I have. It gives me better tracking protection than vanilla Safari, it allows me to use SearXNG, and it means I can set a custom homepage. Also, for some reason, Safari has no private mode on my phone.

Not to mention that Mozilla is working on a Gecko-based version of the browser, as Apple is being forced by the EU to allow sideloading, third-party app stores, and third-party browser engines.

In Reversal Because of A.I., Office Jobs Are Now More at Risk by hellfire103 in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 45 points 1 year ago

In an ideal world, this would be a good thing. Machines doing the work so humans can relax; but I doubt this is even possible in the world we live in.

Google are so shit by hellfire103 in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 111 points 1 year ago

MORE!!!

This is the last stand. by hellfire103 in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Services I Use:

LibreX (search engine)
CloudTube (YouTube proxy)
PeerTube (federated YouTube alternative)
Tutanota (mail & calendar)
Organic Maps (maps app based around OpenStreetMap)
Cryptee (encrypted notes)
Matrix (chat)
LibreOffice + Collabora Office (office suite)
Kiwix (offline Wikipedia & other wikis)
NetNewsWire (RSS reader, for news)

Arms of the Fediverse I Use Regularly:

Mastodon
Pixelfed
Lemmy
PeerTube
WordPress

Dormant Arms of the Fediverse:

Friendica
Kbin
Funkwhale
WriteFreely

I have installed Linux on all four of my laptops, and I'm hoping to migrate from my iPhone to a Pixel with DivestOS as soon as I move out of my parents' house (I'm currently 17), or sooner if possible.

I have also swapped many web apps for desktop apps, and my music collection has been based around CDs and DRM-free files since it started in 2016. In addition, I still use DVDs, VHS tapes, and (to a lesser extent) good old-fashioned Torrents for my films and TV shows.

If the internet becomes altogether too bad, there's always Gemini. Making web apps is trickier, but entirely feasible.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)

https://gemini.circumlunar.space/

I think there was also a federated social media site on Gemini, which could interact with Mastodon, but I can't find it.

Google's Web DRM is Worse than I Thought... by hellfire103 in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 59 points 1 year ago

Here it is on PeerTube, since we're on the Fediverse and probably wanting to avoid Google.

https://spectra.video/w/2SRf76FVKRfLuaaSMvbJR7