Bright_Machine

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by Bright_Machine 3y ago
Computing world will be a darker place without him. I wish HN crowd and tech enthusiasts stop worshiping latest Apple and Google products and teach others to use free software.
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by Bright_Machine 3y ago
Only GNOME supports clipboard sharing with guests, because GNOME unifies X11 and Wayland clipboards in the compositor. None of the other Wayland DEs are supporting it since it requires special handling in their respective compositors.
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by Bright_Machine 3y ago
No awards for Mozilla? EFF should really award Mozilla for keeping up with web standards using their own browser engine instead of just being Chromium copycat.
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French govt. says users of uBlock Origin, Signal etc. are potential terrorists(laquadrature.net)
923 points by Bright_Machine 3y ago|508 comments
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Web fingerprinting is worse than I thought(bitestring.com)
620 points by Bright_Machine 4y ago|510 comments
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by Bright_Machine 4y ago
I understand your decision. But still switching from one proprietary OS to another does not help in long run. There's no guarantee that Apple will not become another adtech company. Linux seems to be the long term fix for all of us.
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by Bright_Machine 4y ago
Why not give up on Windows and switch to any of popular Linux distros?
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by Bright_Machine 4y ago
I'm following the same workflow. I use a Linux host and then a Linux guest with OpenGL acceleration on virt-manager. I do all my development and browsing inside the VM. I do not trust any of the npm packages or PIP packages. Any person
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India drafts rules to prevent installing apps that are not from App/Play Store(egovstandards.gov.in)
5 points by Bright_Machine 4y ago|1 comments
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by Bright_Machine 4y ago
Indian government want to increase security by preventing "sideloading" of the apps in smartphones. Which really means, "You cannot run a program on your own device bought with your own money without getting it signed by Appl
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by Bright_Machine 4y ago
The title is correct but linked article is incorrect. Here is the link to the correct article http://egovstandards.gov.in/comments-on-mobile-security-guid... The title is right according to the proposed rules. Indian govern
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Linux Foundation's new podcast requires DRM(podcast.linuxfoundation.org)
4 points by Bright_Machine 4y ago|4 comments
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by Bright_Machine 4y ago
I thought I was the only crazy person who hated Mac OS. Finder is the worst file manager I've ever used. Mac's notification UX is a fucking mess. Not to mention users cannot uninstall pre-installed bloatwares. User account to down
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How much time do you spend on your phone each day?
3 points by Bright_Machine 4y ago|6 comments
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How Chrome treats your privacy explained with simple comics(contrachrome.com)
2 points by Bright_Machine 4y ago|1 comments
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Why to care about privacy after years of sharing data(blog.thenewoil.org)
257 points by Bright_Machine 5y ago|83 comments
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Google bans yet another small business(dkzlv.com)
64 points by Bright_Machine 5y ago|30 comments