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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I’m guessing those things run Linux. So you would just need a shell.

Though I’m guessing term of his house arrest didn’t allow him to have a keyboard. That part has me curious.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They run Android, so not really standard Linux, but yeah.

[–] zalgotext 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Install an Android app that lets you ssh into something, bingo bango, you have a full Linux terminal

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

It says he used cloud services so probably only needed a web browser

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

bingo bango

what's up with this phrase coming back into style?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

So either a remote control or voice control.

Anyway, kid has too much time on his hands, lol.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The article or maybe the comments said he accessed a cloud based Linux service using the FireStick and went to work from there.