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  2. Comment on Chinese-flagged cargo ship Yi Peng 3 crossed both submarine cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times matching when they broke in ~society

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    Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Finland and Germany on the severed undersea cable in the Baltic Sea

    Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Finland and Germany on the severed undersea cable in the Baltic Sea

    We are deeply concerned about the severed undersea cable connecting Finland and Germany in the Baltic Sea. The fact that such an incident immediately raises suspicions of intentional damage speaks volumes about the volatility of our times. A thorough investigation is underway. Our European security is not only under threat from Russia‘s war of aggression against Ukraine, but also from hybrid warfare by malicious actors. Safeguarding our shared critical infrastructure is vital to our security and the resilience of our societies.

    13 votes

  3. Comment on Chinese-flagged cargo ship Yi Peng 3 crossed both submarine cables C-Lion 1 and BSC at times matching when they broke in ~society

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    Source: X A well explained walk through of the events by gCaptain

    The Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 has been chased, intercepted, and boarded by Danish Navy vessel Y311 Søløven after the Chinese vessel destroyed 2 undersea telecom cables linking Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania.

    Source: X

    A well explained walk through of the events by gCaptain

    14 votes

  5. Comment on China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say in ~enviro

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    This is bogus. It doesn't reflect the development very well, better standard is per capita indexes. where India is still performing very poor. some part of India is as poorer as some African...

    India is now the world’s fifth largest economy by some measures but is still entitled to receive climate finance.

    This is bogus. It doesn't reflect the development very well, better standard is per capita indexes. where India is still performing very poor. some part of India is as poorer as some African countries. Only reason India is a fifth largest economy is because of its size.

    On the other hand China is well above and beyond these.

    9 votes

  6. Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech

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    It is only good If it is given to non profit or Chrome is setup as new Brand, covering Chromebooks and other related softwares.

    It is only good If it is given to non profit or Chrome is setup as new Brand, covering Chromebooks and other related softwares.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on United States Department of Justice will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly in ~tech

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    I don't know what makes you say that. It is not some life lesson, it is business. When they have power they'll exploit like the other before them. Not having stake in smartphone business doesn't...

    MS might behave better as they were already hit once before for their browser monopoly.

    I don't know what makes you say that. It is not some life lesson, it is business. When they have power they'll exploit like the other before them.

    Not having stake in smartphone business doesn't justify anything. Maybe they'll just use it as a tool to introduce themselves to smartphone user, in a more prominent way.

    14 votes

  8. Comment on Maybe Bluesky has "won" in ~tech

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    I agree with your points then I also consider threads. On paper it is also federated, but no one is signing up for threads for that reason. In november only they added around 15M new users. I...

    I agree with your points then I also consider threads. On paper it is also federated, but no one is signing up for threads for that reason. In november only they added around 15M new users.

    I think normal people are more motivated by interaction and impression then how the tech is implemented.

    edit: and the consistent experience, that you mentioned, Mostodon really failed at this.

    8 votes

  9. Comment on Maybe Bluesky has "won" in ~tech

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    Very well written piece imo. I don't think masses really care about federation and ad. Even if bsky down the path introduces ad, people will throw some tantrum but they won't leave as long as...

    Very well written piece imo.

    I don't think masses really care about federation and ad. Even if bsky down the path introduces ad, people will throw some tantrum but they won't leave as long as sanity of the place is maintained. X became too much for normal people to bear.

    bsky developers and management have a lot to prove. It will be interesting to see how they maintain and manage their finance.

    14 votes

  10. Comment on I am looking for 100% ad-free apps for older adults with dementia. Things like jigsaw puzzles, coloring and the like. Paid is fine. in ~life

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    I'm asking this out of curiosity, why haven't you set a local firewall for them?

    I'm asking this out of curiosity, why haven't you set a local firewall for them?

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Tips for increasing online privacy (without going insane)? in ~tech

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    Fdroid uses its own signing key, introducing another party in your trust system. It also is not following native installer and Android15 detects it as side loading, which leads to restriction of...

    What's wrong with F-Droid from a security perspective? Maybe the single-point-of-failure build system?

    Fdroid uses its own signing key, introducing another party in your trust system. It also is not following native installer and Android15 detects it as side loading, which leads to restriction of many permission for the installed app. Most of the apps on Fdroid can be directly sourced from github and Obtanium makes it very easy. Read more here

    Of course creepy companies are not to be trusted. I kind of took it for granted in my comment because hardened Chromium from Graphene is much better, Although from plain security, not privacy, up-to-date Chromium still beats Firefox on Android.

    Completely agree on using GoogleFi over traditional ISPs. I am planning on switching.

    4 votes

  12. Comment on Tips for increasing online privacy (without going insane)? in ~tech

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    The only main difference between Apple and Google is Apple doesn't sell any data to third party vendor currently. Otherwise all of the tracking and manipulation is same. Apple's privacy promise is...

    The only main difference between Apple and Google is Apple doesn't sell any data to third party vendor currently. Otherwise all of the tracking and manipulation is same. Apple's privacy promise is marketing and it's working.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Tips for increasing online privacy (without going insane)? in ~tech

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    Device: Pixel 8 or above. OS: GrapheneOS (there is no competitor) GooglePhotos: Ente Photo Authenticator: Aegis Or Ente Auth Internet Traffic Management: Rethink File Manager: Mixplorer Password...

    Device: Pixel 8 or above.
    OS: GrapheneOS (there is no competitor)
    GooglePhotos: Ente Photo
    Authenticator: Aegis Or Ente Auth
    Internet Traffic Management: Rethink
    File Manager: Mixplorer
    Password Manager: Bitwarden
    App store: Accrescent/Obtanium (Fdroid is not recommended for security)
    Mail: ProtonMail, Tuta Mail, Infomaniac (Also use Aliases)
    Cloud storage: Filen.io (or use whatever but encrypt before uploading before uploading)
    ReadLater: Wallabag(self hostable)(RIP Omnivore)
    Notes App: Notesnook/Obsidian/logseQ
    Gallery: Fossify Gallery
    Message App: QUIK SMS
    Music App: RiMusic/Innertube/Spotube
    Rss Reader: Feeder
    Birthday Reminder: Birday
    Smartwatch/Earbud Manager: GadgetBridge
    ExpenseManager: MyExpenses
    VPN: ProtonVPN/Mullvad
    Browser: Chromium based are better from Firefox from security perspective Read here
    WeatherApp: Breezy Weather
    Maps: Organic Maps
    Messaging: Signal.org(<3)/Molly
    HackerNews: Harmonic

    Come Hangout here: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/

    Please ask If you have any specific question, I'll be happy to help to the best of my capability and remember this is a process.

    edit: Keyboard: FlorisBoard/Heliboard

    edit2: read this post on OpSec

    8 votes

  14. Comment on America defeats America in ~society

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    Is there a wiki on how to tag better? If not someone should write a post about it. I love organising stuff and maybe I'll learn something here :)

    Is there a wiki on how to tag better? If not someone should write a post about it. I love organising stuff and maybe I'll learn something here :)

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Several Russian developers lose kernel maintainership status in ~comp

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    Well Linus' comment didn't help. Slowly it'll grow to all Russians.

    Well Linus' comment didn't help. Slowly it'll grow to all Russians.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv

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    The Penguin on HBO. It is so good. It reminds you of Sopranos on multiple occasion. Gotham city looks very gotham-y. Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti are just fabulous in their character. For the...

    The Penguin on HBO.

    It is so good. It reminds you of Sopranos on multiple occasion. Gotham city looks very gotham-y.

    Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti are just fabulous in their character. For the first first episode I couldn't stop thinking about her role in HIMYM but that changed in second episode. you can't even recognize who is playing penguin.

    It deserves your time.

    8 votes

  17. Comment on New largest prime number found! 2¹³⁶²⁷⁹⁸⁴¹-1. See all 41,024,320 digits. in ~science

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    Yeah!! I was so happy to see it here. Couldn't contain my excitement.

    Cool to see numbers on tildes. Cool to see a new mersenne prime!

    Yeah!! I was so happy to see it here. Couldn't contain my excitement.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on US study discovers toothbrushes and showerheads covered in viruses new to science in ~health

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    You have become one, one biome.

    You have become one, one biome.

    15 votes

  19. Comment on Seven ways to love better in ~life

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    Wow! Thanks for sharing, I would have missed this. This made me tear up too.

    Wow! Thanks for sharing, I would have missed this.

    Chris Huntington, in his essay, “Learning to Measure Time in Love and Loss,” writes about a having a similar routine with his son, with the twist that every night they also share their best and worst moments of the day. One night, preoccupied with his litany of worries, Chris realizes something is missing, and says, “We forgot to do best and worst moments. What was your best moment of the day?”

    “This is, Daddy,” his son says, nudging his chin into his father’s shoulder. “This is.”

    Tears sprung from my eyes the first time I read that line, and I never forgot its lesson: Be in the moment.

    This made me tear up too.

    4 votes