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  1. Comment on Common Side Effects | Official trailer in ~tv

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    If you liked Scavengers Reign on HBO you may like this too. Animator(Art style) is same.

    If you liked Scavengers Reign on HBO you may like this too. Animator(Art style) is same.

    2 votes

  3. Comment on Someone made a dataset of one million Bluesky posts for 'machine learning research' in ~tech

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    Many user of bluesky were under false pretense that bsky is saviour of their data and it'll save them from AI. bsky was always clear that the data is publicly available and they themselve won't...

    Many user of bluesky were under false pretense that bsky is saviour of their data and it'll save them from AI. bsky was always clear that the data is publicly available and they themselve won't use it for AI but somehow bsky users got it wrong and now they're disappointed. To rebel they made a moderation list targeting all of the hugging face employee & users and started blocking them on bluesky.

    27 votes

  5. Comment on Mozilla begs courts to allow Google search deal for Firefox to continue in ~tech

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    For some reason published date showing is wrong in the post. Correct published date: 2024-11-26

    For some reason published date showing is wrong in the post.

    Correct published date: 2024-11-26

    10 votes

  8. 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

  9. 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

  11. 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.

    10 votes

  12. 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

  13. 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.

    16 votes

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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.

    6 votes

  19. 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

  20. 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