I’m out of the loop. What is it for?

Lactose-free milk is a thing, in case you’ve never heard of it.

Oh boy, where do I even start? This comment is wrong in multiple ways. Let’s break it down:

1. “The way triangulation works is by essentially measuring distance.”

   • Nope. This describes trilateration, not triangulation.
   • Triangulation uses angles, while trilateration uses distances. GPS works via trilateration.

2. “1 satellite distance puts you anywhere in a radius (circle) of that satellite.”

   • Kind of, but missing a crucial detail:
     • A single satellite defines a sphere around itself (not just a circle—you exist in 3D space).

3. “2 Satellites puts you at 1 of 2 locations where those radiuses intersect.”

   • Wrong. Two satellite distance spheres intersect to form a circle, not just two points.

4. “3 satellites gives you a single location.”

   • Mostly right, but incomplete.
   • In theory, three satellites narrow it down to two possible points, but one is often out in space or somewhere unrealistic, so it can often be ruled out.
   • However, because your device lacks an atomic clock, it typically requires four satellites to synchronize time properly.

5. “That’s why it’s called triangulation. Tri = 3”

   • Nope. GPS does NOT use triangulation.
   • The “tri” in triangulation comes from angles, not the number of satellites. GPS uses trilateration, which is based on measuring distances, not angles.

Final Verdict

This comment is a trainwreck of incorrect terms and flawed explanations. If they meant “trilateration,” at least part of it would make sense, but calling it “triangulation” completely ruins their credibility.

So, in short? No, their comment is very incorrect. 🚨

They are literally cutting critical services to “cut out waste” while increasing the budget, likely lining their pockets. Look over here while we pick your pocket.

Yea. I have no idea if there is evidence of that or not. I never really studied Mars more than, “red planet.”

My completely unfounded theory is Mars’ iron core was puked out all over the ground and the water rusted it away. That turned her red and lost her magnetosphere.

Never used them before. Looks like more business oriented. How do they work out?

I guess that depends on the app. I know what you mean by it doesn’t mark the played episode as played, it’s like there’s no offline sync so it’s kind of half baked. I think that’s still wholly on the app side of things (aka the client), as I believe the server side functionality exists.

Remove all payment options for it and disable the renew. Piece of cake.

There are some Amazon Basics branded stuff. Is that not making? What about the books that they print on demand? Not defending, just curious what the definition of “makes” is.

If it came to that, the SD card would be confiscated and/or the camera smashed.

Which search engines would do that?

Both Android and iOS allow this. It depends on the user account settings in Jellyfin and a client that supports it.

Tailscale is a great option for this if your user count is low (1-3).

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Looks like they have a crinkly sunshade?

Then I’m not sure what point you were trying to make in the above conversation lol.

How is it air gapped and federated? Do you unairgap it periodically for a refresh then reairgap it? I’ve not heard of airgapped federated servers before and am intrigued. Is it purely for security purposes or also bandwidth savings? Are there other reasons one may want to run an air gapped instance?

Is it because video hosting is substantially more expensive than mostly text and some images (Lemmy and Mastodon) that it brings out that kind of behavior? As in they have more skin in the game so they try to protect it more? Any thoughts on the new Loops platform? Is it suffering from the same issues?