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Broken 2FA even on 0.19.0 (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de to c/tchncs@discuss.tchncs.de
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When the server upgraded to 0.19.0 and everyone's 2FA was reset, I again setup my 2FA. It accepted my code and 2FA was enabled. I tried to login again but it said multiple times that the code generated by the app was invalid. I try to disable this multi factor authentication but even that won't work since it asks for the TOTP code which it marks as invalid. How is a TOTP code generated by Lemmy's link and accepted by it's servers to validate 2FA in the first place be invalid?

I am effectively now logged out from this account of mine because I can't sign into a new session and if I logout of this session, then boom, this account of mine is as good as dead.

Apps that shouldn't be Subscriptions in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
[–] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lol, I was actually browsing Mobilism yesterday and came across a modded version of this app, I think. I didn't install it though. I wonder if I should that a try.

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[–] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 9 months ago

This has to be one of the lamest attempts at getting folks to subscribe. I couldn't have imagined that watch faces could also be subscription based in the first place.

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[–] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Apparently it used to be one time payment for Pocketcasts back in the day. They then switched to subscription model. The old users were grandfathered in into the new version, so from today's point of view, they got a steal deal.

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Apps that shouldn't be Subscriptions (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

What is the most useless app that you have seen being given as a subscription?

For me, I tried a 'minimalist' launcher app for Android that had a 7 day trial or something and they had a yearly subscription based model for it. I was aghast. I would literally expect the app to blow my mind and do everything one can assume to go that way. In a world, where Nova Launcher (Yes, I know it has been acquired by Branch folks but it still is a sturdy one) or Niagara exist plus many alternatives including minimalist ones on F Droid, the dev must be releasing revolutionary stuff to factor in a subscription service.

Second, is a controversial choice, since it's free tier is quite good and people like it so much. But, Pocketcasts. I checked it's yearly price the other day, and boy, in my country, I can subscribe to Google Play Pass, YouTube Premium and Spotify and still have money left before I hit the ceiling what Pocketcasts is asking for paid upgrade.

Also, what are your views on one time purchase vs subscriptions? Personally, I find it much easier to purchase, if it's good enough even if it was piratable, something if it is a one time purchase rather than repetitive.

Lemmy.ml `v0.19` upgrade issues and downtime. in c/announcements@lemmy.ml
[–] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago

The 2FA on Lemmy was broken in the sense that if you turned it on, it didn't test you to enter the correct token and then properly activate itself. Thus, it led to many people being locked out of their accounts(unless they were logged in somewhere else as well, in which case they could turn off 2FA). This led to the announcement that 2FA will be reset for users so that incorrectly logged out users can get their access back.

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[–] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What is the bigoted part about them? Sorry, my country only has a handful of American chains(looks at shitty pizza from Dominoes) and I don't think this one has launched here yet.

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[–] kirk782@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

I actually tried Edge on Linux when it was in preview stage(because MS Teams wasn't fully compatible with Firefox, all features didn't work) and it started as a rather okayish fork of Chromium with features like vertical tabs integrated. Then it only got worse as additional features were piped in from top. It became bloated and a cursory glance at it's right click menu just gives it all(which isn't customizable in Edge but can be done in Firefox via userChrome.css file).

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Piracy even when I can get it legally (discuss.tchncs.de)
 

This is my small rant against the 'features' that big streaming services provided vis a vis the convenience of pirating the same thing.

I have a mobile data connection only where the carrier offers me free data for six hours post midnight. I can queue torrents on my phone(Yes, I torrent mainly on phone via Flud for Android) for downloading at night; then transfer the downloaded files to my laptop much later for viewing on a slightly larger screen. I couldn't have done the same with say, Amazon Prime Video. Even if I could get these streaming services to queue at certain time, due to DRM restrictions, the content would only remain playable on phone.

I know, my use case, is very unique and niche since most folks probably already have access to fast broadband networks. But Atleast, piracy, hasn't let go of my hand even for such use cases. I appreciate it.

Also, I am not sure Amazon Prime Video even goes above 720p on Firefox for Linux due to Widevine certification thing; the last time I tried I was running into issues, hence, I stopped bothering with it.