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Comment on Disney reportedly keen on buying Fortnite developer Epic Games in ~games
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Comment on Everything we just learned about the new Stargate series in ~tv
trim (edited )Link ParentI got a torrent of some upscaled versions. They're really good, was looking for the best I could find as there's no actual remasters or better official versions.I got a torrent of some upscaled versions. They're really good, was looking for the best I could find as there's no actual remasters or better official versions.
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Comment on Everything we just learned about the new Stargate series in ~tv
trim Link ParentFunnily enough, I'm doing a run through all of Voyager right now, and planning on an end to end Stargate re-watch afterwards. Looking forward to all of it. I am struck by how much I enjoy Voyager...Funnily enough, I'm doing a run through all of Voyager right now, and planning on an end to end Stargate re-watch afterwards. Looking forward to all of it. I am struck by how much I enjoy Voyager after a diet of more recent so-called Star Trek. Proper stories being told. Character development and everything. Imagine that.
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Comment on Britain mandates heat pumps and solar panels in new homes from 2028 in ~enviro
trim Link ParentSorry I was befuddled by the topic being about the UK :-/Sorry I was befuddled by the topic being about the UK :-/
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Comment on Britain mandates heat pumps and solar panels in new homes from 2028 in ~enviro
trim Link ParentWhy do you even need heating when it's 27 degrees ?Why do you even need heating when it's 27 degrees ?
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Comment on Mumford & Sons: NPR Tiny Desk (2026) in ~music
trim (edited )LinkSorry, couldn't resist, I know it's 11 years old now, but still... https://youtu.be/lJNYxpEAh68 I do like the Mumford style. Pop folk works well for me.Sorry, couldn't resist, I know it's 11 years old now, but still...
I do like the Mumford style. Pop folk works well for me.
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Comment on Thinking of getting Proton and using it as my day-to-day email, but I have concerns in ~tech
trim (edited )LinkI use Runbox. I did used to use Proton but their encryption necessitates using their own client software or the ridiculously unreliable (at the time, for me) desktop bridge software. I also wanted...I use Runbox. I did used to use Proton but their encryption necessitates using their own client software or the ridiculously unreliable (at the time, for me) desktop bridge software.
I also wanted to get rid of google, and I did, but for me, the technical cost of Proton Mail was just too high. So I went with Runbox email, and my own domain. For me this was the right mix of privacy and usability. There's always a trade off somewhere.
It did take a long time for me to get all accounts migrated to new emails (email as login identity can get in the bin, frankly). And I was never quite sure I got them all so the old gmail is still there, collecting spam.
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Comment on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' to end with Season 2 in ~tv
trim Link ParentMust admit I was uncommonly excited for a new The Orville. I have trepidation that they end up ruining it though. Hopefully not.Must admit I was uncommonly excited for a new The Orville. I have trepidation that they end up ruining it though. Hopefully not.
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Comment on Factory farming is a blight in ~enviro
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Comment on Factory farming is a blight in ~enviro
trim Link ParentWhat do you mean by that? I've been vegan 30 years, I hardly mention it online because I'm worried I'll get drawn into discussions that will get me banned, especially in a forum like this. Am I...Whether it's right or not, the term alienates anyone who associates it with a whole lifestyle and identity.
What do you mean by that? I've been vegan 30 years, I hardly mention it online because I'm worried I'll get drawn into discussions that will get me banned, especially in a forum like this.
Am I alienated now, would you suggest? Or do people just get triggered?
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Comment on Ageless Linux emerges to protest OS-level age verification laws in ~tech
trim Link ParentIt is where it is required. Most sites that require age verification do so by requiring your biometrics or government ID.Nor is the "default position" uploading biometrics places.
It is where it is required. Most sites that require age verification do so by requiring your biometrics or government ID.
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Comment on Ageless Linux emerges to protest OS-level age verification laws in ~tech
trim Link ParentHaving the OS report a pass/fail signal to a querying app or site is much better than uploading your biometrics and government IDs to eleventybillion different sites. So long as that OS doesn't...Having the OS report a pass/fail signal to a querying app or site is much better than uploading your biometrics and government IDs to eleventybillion different sites.
So long as that OS doesn't then also snitch on what sites you've been visiting to some other third party, keep a log of them or otherwise do anything nefarious with the data. Ideally it wouldn't keep it at all.
Once that's implemented though, the next logical step instead of self determined age, is to have the OS collect and process more robust identification data, so that it can do identity verification, as well as age verification.
I mean, we were fine with the first part right? That would only be a little more. And then, we could have ...
In an attempt to head off slippery slope arguments, I'd point out that the default position is /currently/ to upload government ID and biometrics. So arguing that that position is the mid game of OS level age attestation is not slippery, but rather based on evidence of current practice.
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Comment on I am a graphenOS user and am considering getting a secondary iPhone, but I need more perspectives on how to set it up in ~tech
trim LinkI dipped my toe in the iPhone water after using GrapheneOS for a long time. Now I have 2 iPhones, Macbook, Mac Mini, and ... yeah. I really wanted to have a phone I could live modern digital life...I dipped my toe in the iPhone water after using GrapheneOS for a long time.
Now I have 2 iPhones, Macbook, Mac Mini, and ... yeah.
I really wanted to have a phone I could live modern digital life with, like have my travel tickets stored in a wallet, be able to use my phone for contactless payments etc. and this was around the time when Graphene seemed like they were melting due to the continuous Pixel battery disasters (my last 2 Grapehene OS phones suffered from Google bad battery QA - not Graphene's fault clearly, but when you're forced to use that hardware...), then Google pulled their device drivers, project dramas etc. I didn't feel comfortable with its future.
That said, the motorola announcement is interesting. Will be watching that one.
To your requirement I'd say ... why? There doesn't seem any point in carrying a whole other device for a podcast app and you clearly don't trust or need Apple services.
You can't use the device much without an Apple ID. You say you don't want the app store, but unless you live in a territory where that's optional (I don't), then you might have difficulty installing that app. I don't /think/ Apple Podcasts came preinstalled on my iPhone, but I've had it a while and might have removed it.
Given your determination not to engage with the platform at all, I wouldn't bother. Find a suitable podcast app for GrapheneOS, I'd say, and sell the free iPhone.
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Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies
trim Link ParentI just drop mine into a spring holder that cost a few quid. I also tend to run mine from a PD power bank to avoid trailing cables.I just drop mine into a spring holder that cost a few quid. I also tend to run mine from a PD power bank to avoid trailing cables.
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Comment on “Reinforces the value of originality”: Fender secures legal ruling to protect the Stratocaster body design in ~hobbies
trim LinkThere are so many stratalikes in the few remaining guitar shops. And teles. The margins can’t be good enough to pay royalties so I guess they’ll just disappear :(There are so many stratalikes in the few remaining guitar shops. And teles. The margins can’t be good enough to pay royalties so I guess they’ll just disappear :(
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Comment on What is your top, unknown, non fiction recommendation ? in ~books
trim LinkThis I think for me: https://www.amazon.com/Fever-Malaria-Ruled-Humankind-Years/dp/0312573014 "The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years" -- Sonia ShahThis I think for me:
https://www.amazon.com/Fever-Malaria-Ruled-Humankind-Years/dp/0312573014
"The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years" -- Sonia Shah
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Comment on Best book you've ever read in ~books
trim LinkI tend not to re-read, too many books, too little time. if my having re-read anything is an indication, then Hitchikers Guide and Asmiov's The Complete Robot would be contenders. Series I've...I tend not to re-read, too many books, too little time.
if my having re-read anything is an indication, then Hitchikers Guide and Asmiov's The Complete Robot would be contenders.
Series I've really enjoyed are The Expanse (incredibly good) and all the Aeon 14 books. Aeon 14 really surprised me, it's incredibly large, and it kept me invested all the way through all of them.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
trim LinkHaving abandoned Vorkosigan for reasons I’ve already stated, I started on Bobiverse book one. It started really strongly. Loved the opening. About half way through now and I’m not so sure. There’s...Having abandoned Vorkosigan for reasons I’ve already stated, I started on Bobiverse book one.
It started really strongly. Loved the opening.
About half way through now and I’m not so sure. There’s a lack of charters despite (or perhaps because of) all the Bobs.
I’ll keep going to the end of book one though. Wish the second quarter was like the first though. Damn
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Comment on Discord: Getting global age assurance right: what we got wrong and what's changing in ~tech
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Comment on Motorola and GrapheneOS Foundation partnership announced in ~tech
trim Link ParentI'm not particularly inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.I'm not particularly inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.
It's Godot's time to shine!