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Comment on Element One - All of Matrix, WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram in one place in ~tech
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Comment on Element One - All of Matrix, WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram in one place in ~tech
lionirdeadman Link ParentI've seen Beeper before but it's currently more expensive (twice as much) for what I want (just paid managed matrix hosting) and I trust more the Element brand to further Matrix and have my...I've seen Beeper before but it's currently more expensive (twice as much) for what I want (just paid managed matrix hosting) and I trust more the Element brand to further Matrix and have my interests at heart than Beeper. It may be that I just don't know Beeper enough but Element feels like safest provider at the moment to me.
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Element One - All of Matrix, WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram in one place
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
lionirdeadman Link ParentI have tried in the past this old version which is the last desktop version but I strictly only used it on my own website on my local network. I mostly did it for fun but afterwards I learned that...I also aspire to support older, simpler browser engines, and I have to say... how do you test with Opera Presto? Do you have an ancient copy of it running somewhere? Is that... safe? Where did you get it? How do you install it?
I have tried in the past this old version which is the last desktop version but I strictly only used it on my own website on my local network. I mostly did it for fun but afterwards I learned that phones running J2ME run a version of Presto in the cloud through this blog post so what I sometimes do is host my website with localtunnel for a short period to test it with Opera Mini Extreme Dating saving which uses that same path as those J2ME browsers.
I personally don't support older browsers, if they work, it is by accident. The full list of things I try to support is : Firefox, Chromium, Safari, GNOME Web, Opera Presto (for J2ME), IE12, EdgeHTML (used for UWP), NetSurf, dillo, w3m, links and lynx. IE is dying in 2022 iirc and it was not something I actively tried to make work.
Now, do they all work equally as well? Of course but they're usable.
I do want to make a blog post at some point to say how it all works and why it works and just show off for fun.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
lionirdeadman Link ParentBut those scripts don't only show ads, that's the issue. Facebook and Google will store the fact that you went on the website hence the website owner is selling the information "X person went to...But those scripts don't only show ads, that's the issue. Facebook and Google will store the fact that you went on the website hence the website owner is selling the information "X person went to read/see Y thing" to the ad company. In exchange for that information, Google and Facebook can provide 'better' advertising and pay the website.
It's also worth noting that a lot of these ad companies will buy information from data brokers about you and that advertisers can know a certain amount of information about you if you click on their advertising because they can do very niche targeting so that could be argued as selling information.
Of course, a lot of tracking is about analyzing human behaviour. I'm not sure I buy that they care performance considering how heavy those websites tend to be, or at least, they're doing a pretty poor job at it.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
lionirdeadman Link ParentI don't think most people count remembering settings as tracking although it could certainly be used for that. I think most people think of analytics and ad networks when thinking of tracking.I don't think most people count remembering settings as tracking although it could certainly be used for that. I think most people think of analytics and ad networks when thinking of tracking.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
lionirdeadman LinkPersonally I don't do this but I've avoided using Javascript unless absolutely necessary on my website for the sake of compatibility with browsers who disable it (usually for security) and...Personally I don't do this but I've avoided using Javascript unless absolutely necessary on my website for the sake of compatibility with browsers who disable it (usually for security) and text-based ones with no javascript engine (and frankly, I have no need for it).
That said, CSS tends to be thing kicking my butt the most because I use a lot of modern features but want to keep compatibility with things like Opera Presto and Netsurf because I'm an insane idealist.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~comp
lionirdeadman Link ParentWasn't the problem around DOM web compat rather than Javascript? AFAIK EdgeHTML and Chakra (the JS engine) were fairly performant. The problem was compatibility.Building a Javascript engine performant enough to run the modern Web is almost impossible. Microsoft gave up on maintaining their own browser engine. Javascript is a major contributor to Chrome's deeply problematic hegemony.
Wasn't the problem around DOM web compat rather than Javascript? AFAIK EdgeHTML and Chakra (the JS engine) were fairly performant. The problem was compatibility.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
lionirdeadman LinkI've wanted to make a website which aggregates RSS feeds from personal websites and you can essentially just full-text search through it or filter by tag. It doesn't sound very hard to make. This...I've wanted to make a website which aggregates RSS feeds from personal websites and you can essentially just full-text search through it or filter by tag. It doesn't sound very hard to make.
This is inspired by this post.
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Comment on All Good Things… (Leaving Mozilla) in ~comp
lionirdeadman Link ParentFrom my own personal testing of my website, I can somewhat agree but I still think that neither of them really exist exist independently of their OSs so I still see them as equally problematic...From my own personal testing of my website, I can somewhat agree but I still think that neither of them really exist exist independently of their OSs so I still see them as equally problematic personally. Here's two recent examples of the behaviour being similar vs different.
I tried putting a class on a br tag. Probably very illegal and bad and well, this is old but WebKit and Chromium just didn't apply the styles while Firefox did.
Although, the way they handle
.currentSrcis different. WebKit does it on DOM load while Chromium does it when the element is loaded. Firefox seems to have odd behaviour, I'm not entirely sure if it's a bug. This is entirely fixed if I just listen for loading though. -
Comment on The fall of Minecraft's 2b2t in ~games
lionirdeadman LinkThis is an absolutely insane exploit. I'd love to have the data gathered, that sounds so interesting to see the world evolve overtime. I kinda wish I had something to accomplish the same on my own...This is an absolutely insane exploit. I'd love to have the data gathered, that sounds so interesting to see the world evolve overtime. I kinda wish I had something to accomplish the same on my own worlds or worlds I host.
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The fall of Minecraft's 2b2t
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Comment on Steam Deck - Valve's Switch-style portable gaming PC, starting at $399 USD and shipping in December 2021 in ~games
lionirdeadman Link ParentThey won't use system libraries for Proton though, they'll use pressure-vessel as they've been doing for the past few months.While Proton is great, it's far from "done" - Valve is going to be doing major development over the course of the Steam Deck's life and having up-to-date packages (which is difficult to do with Debian) is a necessity
They won't use system libraries for Proton though, they'll use pressure-vessel as they've been doing for the past few months.
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Comment on Authenticated brand logos in Gmail will roll out over the coming weeks in ~tech
lionirdeadman LinkI think BIMI is pretty interesting however I'm not sure about the need for VMC for it be shown in email clients. I feel that VMC should probably be used to represent "official" rather than showing...I think BIMI is pretty interesting however I'm not sure about the need for VMC for it be shown in email clients. I feel that VMC should probably be used to represent "official" rather than showing it at all.
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Authenticated brand logos in Gmail will roll out over the coming weeks
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Comment on The day I almost decided to hold the press to account in ~tech
lionirdeadman LinkI think it was a pretty interesting perspective and generally reflects what I've thought about news media's business model being contradictory to their reporting.I think it was a pretty interesting perspective and generally reflects what I've thought about news media's business model being contradictory to their reporting.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
lionirdeadman Link ParentI mean, even Tildes has that type of statement saying that Deimos will share information to comply with legal processes. I guess Tildes might make more sense because of direct messages which could...I mean, even Tildes has that type of statement saying that Deimos will share information to comply with legal processes. I guess Tildes might make more sense because of direct messages which could include writing contracts (even if it's a terrible place to do it).
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
lionirdeadman Link ParentI think it's legal boilerplate simply to state that they will share information they have if they're complied by law enforcement. Even Tildes' Privacy Policy includes something similar :I think it's legal boilerplate simply to state that they will share information they have if they're complied by law enforcement.
Even Tildes' Privacy Policy includes something similar :
Your information is not willingly shared with third parties, but we may disclose your information if we believe it is necessary to comply with a valid legal process or to prevent imminent harm (such as suicide).
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How many robots does it take to run a grocery store?
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Comment on New ad-free search subscription service: Neeva in ~tech
lionirdeadman Link ParentMy first thought was that this is used for their Microsoft integration. It would fall under this bullet point : In the end, I'm not sure.This search engine's privacy policy says they share your information with third party service providers such as Microsoft, and does not include language that says they ensure that those third party service providers do anything to protect your information.
My first thought was that this is used for their Microsoft integration.
It would fall under this bullet point :
Vendors to support the provision of the Services
Microsoft is one such provider where we may share limited personal information in order to make the Services available.
In the end, I'm not sure.
Yeah, I know Beeper uses Matrix and you can also self-host technically through an ansible recipe but it feels to me like Beeper will be more focused on their product rather than improving things in the Matrix community (which is important to me).