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  • It’s almost certainly related to AWS.

    Get a dynamic DNS from afraid.org, they’re great. That’ll make it so you can always find your home network without needing to write down your IP address (especially frustrating if it changes).

    Then run a VPN server, like OpenVPN, on a computer that is always on and redirect the VPN connection port from your router to the VPN server. If you don’t know how to get into your router’s admin console, LEARN HOW! This is critical to maintaining home network security even if you aren’t running servers.

    It’s not easy, but it’s way, WAY more robust than depending on a 3rd party to keep your info (except for afraid.org and they practically NEVER go down).







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    7 days ago

    Look up a cleaning solution called ‘RetroBright’. It’s designed to remove the yellowing from the ABS housings of old electronics. I’m pretty sure the recipe for it is available free online, or you can order pre-mixed bottles of it. You have to be a little careful with it because it’s mostly hydrogen peroxide, but I hear it works great.


  • I think that one is real. The audio has that buzz which initially made me suspicious, but the video seems clean. Natural, subtle movements that affect his whole body, no stilted speech patterns, and the way he rambles about Beverly Hills is something an AI typically wouldn’t produce. The camera moves slightly, and you can see it jump slightly between cuts as well.



  • There’s a few indicators. First, as others mentioned, there’s the smoke. Then there’s the way he moves; if you watch all of him at once instead of focusing on details, you’ll notice that he tends to start or stop moving all at once, or limbs move without it impacting the rest of him.

    Audio is easier; sometimes there’s a weird buzzy quality to his voice that is fairly distinctive when you notice it. Most voice cloning AIs have that. The occasionally stilted speech patterns are masked by the foreign accent unfortunately.