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  1. Comment on Blocking of unverified apps on Android starts in Brazil and other three countries in ~tech

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    I am in the minority that thinks this is a good idea and execution, I guess.

    I am in the minority that thinks this is a good idea and execution, I guess.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Become worthless (to tech companies) in ~tech

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    Me neither. I read that list as suggestions, so it's ok to skip some items.

    Me neither. I read that list as suggestions, so it's ok to skip some items.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on Become worthless (to tech companies) in ~tech

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    I had one or two experiences like that in… what?… seven years using different email addresses. For me, didn't worth the trouble.

    I had one or two experiences like that in… what?… seven years using different email addresses.

    For me, didn't worth the trouble.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Become worthless (to tech companies) in ~tech

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    That's shady behavior of Aol. Anyway, if you set 2FA up, you have a contract with yourself to keep those backup codes safe and readily available in case things go wrong. Privacy is a constant...

    My old aol email literally told me I have to pay them to unlock my account,

    That's shady behavior of Aol.

    Anyway, if you set 2FA up, you have a contract with yourself to keep those backup codes safe and readily available in case things go wrong. Privacy is a constant trade-off between security and convenience. By reducing convenience, you need to be more cautions with security.

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Become worthless (to tech companies) in ~tech

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    I download YouTube videos using yt-dlp to watch them on the TV via Jellyfin and follow my favorite channels using RSS. You can go further!

    So, Google does get some information from me. I doubt I can cut it back much more.

    I download YouTube videos using yt-dlp to watch them on the TV via Jellyfin and follow my favorite channels using RSS. You can go further!

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Become worthless (to tech companies) in ~tech

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    Yes, I also gave up on this many years ago, mainly because I've never caught a company misusing the unique email address I used to register. What I still do is generating masked emails (using...

    Yes, I also gave up on this many years ago, mainly because I've never caught a company misusing the unique email address I used to register.

    What I still do is generating masked emails (using iCloud's Hide My Email) when signing up in weird websites. iCloud management is clunky, but it makes trivial to know what masked email belongs to what domain/app/service. I deleted a few in the past to turn off unwanted email messages.

    8 votes

  9. Comment on A24, Sony and The New York Times circle Letterboxd as bidding starts at $300 million in ~movies

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    That's why I prefer to log the movies I watch in a spreadsheet.

    That's why I prefer to log the movies I watch in a spreadsheet.

    3 votes

  10. Comment on Gadgetbridge: A FOSS alternative to your fitness watch’s app in ~tech

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    Author here! Don’t get me wrong, I’d use Gadgetbridge as it’s right now. I don’t mind all the things missing; just wrote about them to pass a full picture. The stuff I care the most about, this...

    Author here! Don’t get me wrong, I’d use Gadgetbridge as it’s right now. I don’t mind all the things missing; just wrote about them to pass a full picture. The stuff I care the most about, this app delivers.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech

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    Nobody argues against that. The issue is running Android apps in a laptop. I mean, see what they (didn't) do with Android tablets to get a picture to where this one will land…

    There are many useful Android apps.

    Nobody argues against that. The issue is running Android apps in a laptop. I mean, see what they (didn't) do with Android tablets to get a picture to where this one will land…

    7 votes

  12. Comment on Googlebook revealed and ready for pre-order in ~tech

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    Rarely (iPhone + MacBook). What I do use are other stuff of Apple's Continuity, such as Universal Clipboard and Safari's Cloud Tabs (this one might be from iCloud, though). Can we say that...

    Rarely (iPhone + MacBook). What I do use are other stuff of Apple's Continuity, such as Universal Clipboard and Safari's Cloud Tabs (this one might be from iCloud, though).

    Can we say that switching tasks between phone and laptop is overrated? Also, you'd be much better with Linux (a proper desktop OS) + Android using KDE Connect.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Gadgetbridge: A FOSS alternative to your fitness watch’s app in ~tech

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    Oh, that's awesome! I wasn't aware.

    Oh, that's awesome! I wasn't aware.

  14. Comment on Gadgetbridge: A FOSS alternative to your fitness watch’s app in ~tech

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    At least there's a way to use a fitness watch/band without its app phoning home all the time. I tested Gadgetbridge with a Huawei Band 11 and it was surprisingly good!

    At least there's a way to use a fitness watch/band without its app phoning home all the time. I tested Gadgetbridge with a Huawei Band 11 and it was surprisingly good!

    1 vote

  16. Comment on I'm not sure disinfo campaigns on X still work in ~tech

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    Unfortunately many of them are delusional on this regard…

    Unfortunately many of them are delusional on this regard…

  17. Comment on I'm not sure disinfo campaigns on X still work in ~tech

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    I can't understand journalists that remain on X. The system is explicitly designed to promote voices that are opposed to the values they (supposedly) represent.

    And if you were to remove the first link in that chain, if there were no journalists on there at all, I genuinely do think that entire ecosystem would completely break down. Or at the very least disappear inside its own filter bubble. Something to consider.

    I can't understand journalists that remain on X. The system is explicitly designed to promote voices that are opposed to the values they (supposedly) represent.

    22 votes

  19. Comment on Billing for web hosting in ~comp

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    If you're only providing hosting, then fine, don't charging for it is fine. However, if you're responsible for keeping the site up, things change. If Cloudflare passes through a outage, will your...

    If you're only providing hosting, then fine, don't charging for it is fine. However, if you're responsible for keeping the site up, things change. If Cloudflare passes through a outage, will your customer call for you? If something (anything) goes terrible wrong, will you restore the site from a backup? If any change were to be made, will you do that?

    People don't pay for hosting, they pay to have peace of mind and be sure their website will be working as expected. Static sites are relatively simple to maintain, but they still require some maintenance. What I'd do if I were you: charge less than USD 10, but charge annually. (It's a bit ridiculous to charge, like, USD 2 every month.) And write a contract, if you haven't yet. A contract is pretty standard business practice and will save you from potential headaches down the line.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Billing for web hosting in ~comp

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    Or host the files on Cloudflare R2 (their S3-compatible service). It's free up to 10 GB.

    Or host the files on Cloudflare R2 (their S3-compatible service). It's free up to 10 GB.

    2 votes