• @DigitalWanderer
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    661 year ago

    wait isnt the firestick like a chromecast? how does one even hack with that???

    • @ech0
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      321 year ago

      Its a computer. That’s all a hacker needs.

    • @[email protected]
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      291 year ago

      Firestick’s are just re-skinned android, which itself is a linux distro very basically. It’s not extremely difficult to get a working terminal that can install languages and packages like a normal linux distro. I think they even have OOTB support for keyboards/mice. That said, it’s a lot funnier to picture them sitting there with the remote like it’s super smash.

    • @Ado
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      251 year ago

      You can connect bluetooth devices to it and run a browser, command prompt, etc. I’m thinking he used that type of stuff through the firestick.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        Even supports keyboard and mouse. Itd be annoying as hell to use, but be usable

        (termux would give you like a full linux experience even)

    • @[email protected]
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      161 year ago

      It is nothing more than an internet connected terminal. Once you’re logged in to a server, the firestick is only sending/receiving small chunks of text.