c0w's recent activity
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Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes
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Comment on Is Apple's "walled garden" as bad as it was when the first few iPhones came out? in ~tech
c0w Link Parenti mean, "many", is quite a big stretch. They themself claim hundreds, that's nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands of desktop extensions which exist. On firefox android...There is Orion-browser, downloadable simply from the app store that supports many chrome and firefox addons
i mean, "many", is quite a big stretch. They themself claim hundreds, that's nothing compared to the hundreds of thousands of desktop extensions which exist. On firefox android (nightly)/fennec/mull, you're able to install any desktop addon to exist.
On top of that orion mention's:
We’re limited in the scope of APIs we can support
Almost all of the addons/extensions i tried straight up didn't work, or were very jank to use with most features not working. I don't blame orion for this, there's only so much they can do, i blame apple for making it extremely hard if not impossible to get certain features working.
(I believe currently 7) apps
- If you use an app like altstore, which makes it simple, that takes up a slot, so 2. If you don't use altstore, then its just a PITA to auto-renew apps.
Hopefully the EU regulation will help in this latter case.
i think i recall reading somewhere that they were only going to apply to those laws, for phones in the eu, and continue like normal for the rest of the world.
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Comment on Instagram’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is available now in ~tech
c0w Link ParentWell, why not just defederate from meta, for your specific account only? Both mastodon and afaik also kbin offer client side defederation. Why do you want your instance to do it for everyone?Well, why not just defederate from meta, for your specific account only? Both mastodon and afaik also kbin offer client side defederation. Why do you want your instance to do it for everyone?
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Comment on Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter in ~tech
c0w (edited )Link ParentEven if meta decides to remove posts, it should still show up on other instances afaikAll the posts you make on Threads will be hosted on Facebook's servers, who will at the end of the day decide what to do with them
Even if meta decides to remove posts, it should still show up on other instances afaik
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Comment on Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter in ~tech
c0w Link ParentI get that the high load could be an issue, but i honestly don't see any other disadvantages to it, outside of just advantages. A company as large as meta, bringing that many users and the wider...I get why server admins are defederating en masse as they don't know what the implications or the load will be like
I get that the high load could be an issue, but i honestly don't see any other disadvantages to it, outside of just advantages. A company as large as meta, bringing that many users and the wider range of content to the fediverse, would be a great thing for the fediverse.
Besides, why not just let the user de-federate client side from meta, and let them decide, rather than having the instance owner make that decision for them? This is entirely possible in mastodon. By blocking it server side, it's directly going against the "no censorship/freedom" goals of the fediverse.
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Comment on Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter in ~tech
c0w Link Parenti wouldn't really use bluesky to be honest, it doesn't use activitypub unlike threads, so even though its "federated", it's not of much use outside of communicating with other bluesky instances....i wouldn't really use bluesky to be honest, it doesn't use activitypub unlike threads, so even though its "federated", it's not of much use outside of communicating with other bluesky instances.
Threads would already be able to communicate with the dozens or so of activitypub services as mastodon, lemmy, kbin, peertube, pixelfed etc are all built on activitypub, yet bluesky for the sake of "account portability" decided to reinvent the wheel and as a result won't be compatible with those services.
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Comment on Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter in ~tech
c0w Link ParentBut its not. It's decentralised due to the fact that it supports activitypub. So you can continue to use other fediverse services to communicate with meta users, without even needing to touch the...and go to yet another centralized social network
But its not. It's decentralised due to the fact that it supports activitypub. So you can continue to use other fediverse services to communicate with meta users, without even needing to touch the meta app. You can use lemmy, mastodon, kbin etc to do so.
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Comment on Meta is launching Threads, an app to rival Twitter in ~tech
c0w (edited )Link ParentBut here's great thing: due to the fact that it'll support activitypub, you don't need to use meta's privacy invasive/apps instances in order to communicate with people on meta. You can use the...The "Data Linked to You" section on the appstore listing is terrifying:
But here's great thing: due to the fact that it'll support activitypub, you don't need to use meta's privacy invasive/apps instances in order to communicate with people on meta. You can use the privacy respecting mastodon, lemmy, kbin, etc instance of choice, whilst benefiting from the massive increase in number of fediverse users/content.
This is the best feature meta's brought to date.
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Comment on Boost for Lemmy has been listed in Play Store in ~tech
c0w Link ParentIf you don't trust an app, you simply shouldn't install it. Oauth doesn't fix this issue, rather than logging credentials they can instead display a phishing page with a genuine looking Oauth...Unless something has changed very recently, Lemmy does not implement OAuth, so you'll have to provide your credentials directly in the app, with all the risks that involves
If you don't trust an app, you simply shouldn't install it. Oauth doesn't fix this issue, rather than logging credentials they can instead display a phishing page with a genuine looking Oauth screen that logs credentials when you login.
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Comment on What are the benefits of using Linux for the less computer competent? in ~comp
c0w Link Parenti disagree, exactly the same statement is valid for windows, if anything its significantly worse. On linux, many solutions exist to limit the range of permissions an application has, and what its...You run everything as the same user, so there is zero security boundary between, say, your documents/family images/browser data, and any random application you happen to run.
i disagree, exactly the same statement is valid for windows, if anything its significantly worse. On linux, many solutions exist to limit the range of permissions an application has, and what its able to do. SElinux, apparmor, bubblewrap, flatpak, firejail, etc.
On windows, sandboxing only applies for apps installed via the MS store, which most don't even use, and even then not all apps are guaranteed to be sandboxed. If you take the whatsapp desktop app for example, it has the following permissions:
Access all your files, peripheral devices, apps, programs and registry
You can't control most of the permissions for this app in Settings > Privacy.Does whatsapp need those permissions to function? Absolutely not.
The way most people are used to installing apps on windows is not by using the ms store either, or by using a package manager (even though options exist on windows for one), but rather opening their browser, searching for the app they want, and clicking on the top download link returned by their search engine. If they get a UAC prompt, they just click "Yes". I hope you can see how flawed that is.
This is also why the surge of malicious google ads was such a large issue to the extent that the fbi starting recommending adblocks as part of internet safety procedures..
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Comment on What password management solution do you use and why? in ~tech
c0w Link ParentThat'd be the main issue with it, you'd need to have the PW manager with you in order to log into accounts. But you shouldn't really log into accounts on devices that aren't yours anyways,...Question: how does it work if you need to access an account while not having your vault?
E.g., say you're traveling, your phone dies, and you can only use the hotel's business computers to check your email?That'd be the main issue with it, you'd need to have the PW manager with you in order to log into accounts. But you shouldn't really log into accounts on devices that aren't yours anyways, especially for accounts as sensitive as email, as if that's compromised, so are all your accounts due to password reset.
you're traveling on business with your work laptop, you can't install third-party stuff on it, but you still have your phone? I presume you can always look up the RNGd passes and key them in manually?
You can yeah, I'd recommend generating passphrases instead of passwords for accounts you think you're going to be manually typing like this often, as it'd be easier to type.
Also, what accounts/devices can't be secured this way? Will a password manager be able to save and enter WEP keys?
what about other applications like Steam?Sure, bitwarden's not just for passwords, you can store files/notes on it as well.
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Comment on What password management solution do you use and why? in ~tech
c0w Link ParentWhy not just use a password manager though? It'd be far more convenient than having to manually recall passwords and having to type them out each time, and password strength wouldn't be determined...Why not just use a password manager though? It'd be far more convenient than having to manually recall passwords and having to type them out each time, and password strength wouldn't be determined by the how good your memory is.
combined with something about the site/service
The issue here is that if multiple of your passwords get leaked, not only would an attacker have the original passphrase, but they can also figure out the method you're using when appending to that passphrase.
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Comment on Image hosts of choice? in ~tech
c0w Link ParentI saw someone send an envs.sh link on matrix actually a while back and that led me to discover it along with their matrix instance which i now switched to, blazing fast compared to the official...I saw someone send an envs.sh link on matrix actually a while back and that led me to discover it along with their matrix instance which i now switched to, blazing fast compared to the official matrix.org, and looks to be privacy respecting.
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Comment on Image hosts of choice? in ~tech
c0w Linki like to use https://envs.sh, its also useable from a terminal using curli like to use https://envs.sh, its also useable from a terminal using curl
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Comment on Brutal video shows Ukrainian commando unit blitzing Russian trench in ~news
c0w LinkThere was a post with this video trending on reddits homepage, saw people joking about it and making csgo references, crazy how desensitized people are nowadays. Regardless on your view, and...There was a post with this video trending on reddits homepage, saw people joking about it and making csgo references, crazy how desensitized people are nowadays. Regardless on your view, and whether you support russia or ukraine, these are people dying.
To think that many years of your life has gone to absolutely nothing within seconds, and i know people who aspire to work in the army as their profession in later life. Wtf? There is nothing heroic or patriotic about wasting your soul for any country, to put it harshly, your single life means nothing to these countries, and thinking otherwise is just ignorance. Even if it were otherwise, and you were remembered, whats the point when you're not alive to see it?
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Comment on Which theme are you defaulting to? I'm loving Atom One Dark. in ~tildes
c0w (edited )LinkI love the look of gruvbox dark, and other sepia themes like rosebox in general. Feels less "in my face", and is just easier for reading at night I also pair it with this userstyle:...I love the look of gruvbox dark, and other sepia themes like rosebox in general. Feels less "in my face", and is just easier for reading at night
I also pair it with this userstyle: https://userstyles.world/style/10370/rounded-tildes-vignesh which makes tildes look more modern in my opinion.
pic of theme: https://envs.sh/dh4.png
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Comment on Pour one out for HDDs because PC games are starting to require SSDs in ~games
c0w LinkI highly doubt this, I have an ssd, but i still install games on my hard drive, simply because I've found literally no difference aside from the initial loading time. And i've played a tonne of...I highly doubt this, I have an ssd, but i still install games on my hard drive, simply because I've found literally no difference aside from the initial loading time.
And i've played a tonne of the newer titles, many of which were open world games: cyberpunk, RDR2, watch dogs legion, etc. No difference.
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Comment on What is the oldest TV show you actually enjoy? in ~tv
c0w LinkIt's not really that old as it was made in 2000, but i've been watching a lot of curb your enthusiasm lately and have been enjoying it. Only just heard about the show recently.It's not really that old as it was made in 2000, but i've been watching a lot of curb your enthusiasm lately and have been enjoying it. Only just heard about the show recently.
I just pick a different username per account, allows me to contribute in discussions without having people stalk my profile across platforms.