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So I asked: "Are you either are unaware of these facts, or don't believe them to be a concern?", and your answer is the latter?
It doesn't surprise me at all that many (49.9% of voters, not even most) people are misinformed and treat politics like sports. Good luck to you these next four years.
No matter how you cut it, the country has re-elected an insurrectionist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack
Trump was impeached specifically for inciting the riot, including by his fellow republicans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_trial_of_Donald_Trump
And he continues to deny the results of the 2020 election to this day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_reactions_to_Donald_Trump's_claims_of_2020_election_fraud
@DannilTrifonov Are you either are unaware of these facts, or don't believe them to be a concern? Kamala, by contrast, is the sitting VP of the strongest US economy (post-covid) of all time. It is true that for a time, during the Biden administration, we have had higher inflation, but so has the entire world (again, due to covid).
On 2021-2023 worldwide inflation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–2023_inflation_surge
To me, the best case scenario for Trump in 2024-2028 is that he will do the same things he did in 2016-2020: He’ll cut taxes for the wealthy, and undermine our international agreements with foreign partners (Making them less reliant on the USA as a whole, reducing our role as a global leader).
One of the worst case scenarios would be another pandemic, and the continued erosion of our health systems and constitutional process (such as, the peaceful transfer of power).
I'm not concerned at all about the price of gas, as it is already heavily subsidized. The prices are so affordable because of taxes in the first place. You can't just magically lower taxes and also get cheaper commodities. I also believe that we should be investing more in EVs, not gas, due to the realities of climate change. But I'd love to disagree and argue over that instead of having to argue over the definition of constitutional treason and stuff.
let's go on record: whatever most people decide we should do in this thread, is what we'll do to such accounts
Okay! I'm going to add a bunch of known ad domains to be blocked on 45.55.112.11 (bdns US). I'll post here again when I do this, and I'd appreciate it if others could try it out and report back before I roll it out onto 45.55.142.122 (sbru) and 46.101.65.164 (bdns UK).
Here is a list of different unconventional Internet-enabled consoles and devices, and known ways and resources to browse the Internet on them.
Last updated: Jan 16, 2024
Nintendo DS - Nintendo DS & DSi Browser
Nintendo Wii - Internet Channel
Nintendo 3DS - Internet Browser
Nintendo Wii U - Wii U Internet Browser
Nintendo Switch - Switchbru DNS, BrowseDNS, Homebrew: BrowseNX, Goldleaf
The interesting trend for Nintendo is web browsing used to be seen as a pay-for feature, then became an included app, then got hidden.
PSP - Internet Browser
Vita - Internet Browser
PS3 - Internet Browser
PS4 - Internet Browser
PS5 - Google.com Trick, BrowseDNS, User Guide Method
Given Sony's history of just having normal browsers accessible, a bit upsetting they decided to follow in Nintendo's footsteps in this area.
Apple Watch - Google.com iCloud Shortcut, Captive Portal Workaround
The Apple Watch has a hidden browser as well, actually using it is a little annoying, but accessing it is very easy. It's very useful if your phone is dead and you have the Cellular model!
Bike - BrowseDNS (UK)
Similarly to other Android-based devices, BrowseDNS UK will pop up the captive browser. It allows basic browsing, but video playback doesn't seem to work.
Kindle - Experimental Web Browser
This browser works great, but due to the eInk display it's not so easy on the eyes. Or maybe it's too easy on the eyes?
Android TV - Download browsers from Play Store
Wear OS - Download browsers from Play Store
Having multiple browser choices on TV and watches is cool!
Xbox 360 - Internet Explorer
Xbox One - Microsoft Edge
Xbox Series - Microsoft Edge
Google, and Microsoft both make and advertise their browsers, so maybe it's not surprising that most of their devices have them easily accessible.
Also to add: The reason that the page needs to be interacted with a few times to submit feedback is because the Cloudflare verification check looks at actions like cursor movements to determine if your device is a bot or not.
So by submitting this data they should be able to see "oh, these kinds of controller movements with this user agent are legitimate users" and update their check accordingly.
Similar to Krita, but in the browser: https://www.photopea.com
Haven't tried it on Switch yet, but probably using it with the timeout and no file saving would be too frustrating.
Discross is a service to access Discord on devices that don't support the official clients, such as the Switch or PS5. In order for it to work, a bot needs to first be added to whichever Discord servers that it will work with.
URL: https://discross.rc24.xyz
When you create an account, it asks you for a "Verification code". This code is what links your Discord server list to your username.
You can get this code by typing ^connect in a Discord server that has the Discross bot added to it already. For example, in the BrowseDNS Discord: https://discord.gg/Mv85Pjexfb
Direct messages are not supported, but if you make your own Discord server and add the bot, you could use it with a small group of people.
In short, to set up:
^connect in a server that has the Discross bot added (Needs a phone or PC)Also! If you do that, please leave some feedback on your experience. We can pass this along to the Discross developers directly.
Discross is open source, and the source code is available here if you would rather self-host it.
This site simulates Windows XP, and runs great on console browsers!!
I've started working on a basic web browser that will run on the WiiU, Switch, and other consoles! It's built using the same libraries as the Homebrew App Store. The project page is here: https://github.com/vgmoose/broccolini
Here's a screenshot of it on the Wikipedia home page:
There's still a lot left to do, but I'll keep working on it, and will share project updates here from time to time. My first goal is supporting homebrew consoles, although it's possible that it could end up on an official store (eg the eShop or PSStore).
If you have a modded WiiU or Switch, you can download the latest nightly build here, and feel free to open an issue on Github if you encounter bugs or missing functionality: https://nightly.link/vgmoose/broccolini/workflows/main/main
Here's the full list of the Reputation Levels:
2 - Novice
10 - Apprentice
20 - Beginner
30 - Learner
50 - Trainee
75 - Junior Member
100 - Contributor
150 - Regular
200 - Senior Member
250 - Expert
300 - Veteran
350 - 
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400 - Master
450 - Guru
500 - Savant
550 - Prodigy
600 - Sage
700 - Grand Sage
800 - Virtuoso
1000 - Legend
1500 - Supremo
2000 - VIP
3000 - Godlike
When visiting this site on the switch, there are now some quick links underneath the Google and URL bars:
I'm hoping this is more convenient, although I'd like to have the BrowseDNS landing page be improved even further, instead of just taking you to the forum.
Also let me know if there's other links that I should put here!
This past week the site has been having large periods of downtime and lag. I'm going to be trying some server fixes today and tomorrow to address these problems.
Known Issues:
Sorry for the inconvenience!
If you plug in a USB keyboard, either via usbc or through the dock USB ports, it Just Works! Makes using the browser a lot easier, and combined with the dock + controller makes for a decent computer-like experience.
Unfortunately a mouse doesn't seem to do anything.
Step 0: Upload videos on a phone or computer on drive.google.com, or get someone to share them with your Gmail account.
On your Switch: (Without the DNS enabled)
Preview at the top of the menu.It's a lot of steps, especially the first time, but it fully works and requires no homebrew, and will allow you to watch as many Google Drive videos as your account can hold.
Keep in mind this is all using the Share applet from Album, not the DNS. In this applet you can only visit: Google, Twitter, and Facebook, but video works (unlike on the DNS).
It's true, I haven't actually used any of the more drawing focused features, just as a Photoshop replacement. For tablet drawing I usually use Procreate on an old iPad with a stylus.
yeah, the Switch has a few security features, including their browser not supporting JIT compilation, which is how a lot of web exploits work. It's also running webkit, which is the same underlying browser that most phones and computers use.
Also, Nintendo also has on their end a kill-switch: if they find out something in the browser is exploitable, they can force disable it until the next system update. In homebrew circles, this message is called the super nag (displays when trying to launch the browser):
In the past, this has been used to prevent PegaSwitch from working. It should also be noted though that even when this happened, there wasn't a virus that was maliciously targeting Switch web users, only homebrew users using it to hack their devices.
here's what PegaSwitch looks like when it activates (only works on older Switch firmwares):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBVjrjoZO8w
Factory resetting is unlikely to help as it's a networking problem, not an issue with the Switch itself, so please don't be concerned. Check out the article I linked from Nintendo and try the troubleshooting steps for error code 2809-1028.
To reassure you, there is no known browser virus targeting the Switch in the last several years, and changing DNS settings is a supported and normal feature of many Internet-enabled devices. The Switch also has many security features to ensure that the software it runs will not be modified, and the browser itself receives modern security updates.
I suggest you set your DNS to 8.8.8.8 or try another Internet access hotspot so you can confirm to yourself that it isn't an issue with the Switch. If it's truly a networking glitch, it will probably resolve itself as time continues (the Nintendo article mentions this too).
To clarify one more time: The browser popping up is not an exploit or a hack, and is instead is an intended use case for logging into hotel and airplane wifi networks. The only difference is our DNS server redirects you to Google instead of an internal captive portal.
As for accessing Google on Switch, using a DNS override (like browsedns or switchbru dns) is the only option at this time. If that's now not working, make sure that the redirect is enabled at the lanechange URLs I provided. We want Nintendo to add a browser in the future though! Then we would not need to rely on networking configs to access the Internet.
There are some more troubleshooting steps you can do with a computer, outlined on our FAQ: https://faq.fortheusers.org/#troubleshooting-1 But in general, if it is an issue with your ISP (Internet Service Provider), you would either have to wait, or contact them. I have helped a user in the past check with their ISP and confirm that the ISP's DNS was improperly caching the browser, and they were able to issue a reset remotely.
You might also have luck changing your DNS settings directly on your router: https://www.avast.com/c-how-to-change-router-dns-settings If you'd like to talk through this more specifically with your model router, we can chat over DM.
