beretguy

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by beretguy 2y ago
Translation: “Google will use your phone calls to train their AI”. When iPhone will become unbearable I’ll have to start learning how to install GraphineOS and LineageOS and whatever else is out there. Or switch to kaios entirely.
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by beretguy 2y ago
> "Russia has repeatedly assured the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting that these activities are for scientific purposes." The exact opposite is true then. They want to claim that land and those resources for themselves bec
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by beretguy 2y ago
We have Linux to choose from. Imaging we didn’t have that option.
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by beretguy 2y ago
Yeah, but I don’t think we had Google trying to lock internet behind a DRM at the time.
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by beretguy 2y ago
https://archive.ph/UdX0d/again?url=https://www.foreignaffair...
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by beretguy 2y ago
Kind of like this? https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=I4bbzm3uQ5Y
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by beretguy 2y ago
Yes, I understand.
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by beretguy 2y ago
Title reminded me of VCPR. https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=N8pbnjvypQ0
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by beretguy 2y ago
Will they require people to provide IDs on Twitter and Reddit?
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by beretguy 2y ago
I think a small fee subscription can be very attractive. Less than $5 a month. I already pay $5/month for better search experience. Sometimes Kagi finds things neither DDG nor Brave can.
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by beretguy 2y ago
I’d rather they make Firefox subscription based. I’d rather pay $5 a month and have no ads or tracking of any kind. They can even run a separate fork of Firefox or something for this purpose. If Firefox goes down Google will lock internet b
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by beretguy 2y ago
I love containers when developing! Especially when working with or testing authentication related stuff. No need to open private tabs all the time.
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by beretguy 2y ago
Just search for “arc browser”. https://arc.net/
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by beretguy 2y ago
Why? It’s based on chromium anyways. Might as well use Vivaldi instead.
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by beretguy 2y ago
> I seriously might as well just use Chromium Before you leave please give LibreWolf a shot. It’s a modified Firefox with “spying/tracking/etc” disabled. https://librewolf.net/
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by beretguy 2y ago
I tried looking for these phones on eBay - it’s a bit challenging to find unlocked refurbished phone that would work in my region from a trusted seller. Sometimes you have to take the leap of faith with a purchase and hope it works. It’s a
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by beretguy 2y ago
Then keep a dedicated smartphone for bank purposes only. I already do that with iPhones in usa. I have se 1 Gen as a cellphone on a cheap $7 plan, and a se2 Gen as a pda of sorts on a “unlimited” plan. There are multiple benefits to it. Lik
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by beretguy 2y ago
Or just use a laptop.
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by beretguy 2y ago
Yeah, look for a bank that does not require you to have a smartphone.
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by beretguy 2y ago
Does anyone know what is the cheapest (refurbished) smartphone this OS can run on?
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by beretguy 2y ago
I approve Google search getting worse. I keep waiting for a day when non tech savvy users will not be able to find anything useful on Google and start to search for alternatives.
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by beretguy 2y ago
It’s about protein folding, not about some foldable home.
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by beretguy 2y ago
Oh no… I hope we will be able to disable it… Or use DNS blockers to block whatever servers it’s accessing.
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by beretguy 2y ago
I hope Chromium/Brave/Vivaldi/etc will be removing all AI stuff.
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by beretguy 2y ago
For those on ios - check out “Structured”. It’s a nice mix of both. https://apps.apple.com/app/id1499198946
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by beretguy 2y ago
Did you hear about a russian pilot who defected to Ukraine and then was killed in Spain? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/world/europe/russian-pilo... If russia wants to find and kill you they wil
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by beretguy 2y ago
> Remember also that who you are (or even just the fact that you are) is in a very large part due to them. I’ve got a PTSD when it comes to being in a relationship and struggling to make my own family because my parents cheated on one an
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by beretguy 2y ago
> Proton told advocacy outfit Restore Privacy it was well aware of the case, but its hands were tied under Swiss laws against terrorism. "Proton has minimal user information, as illustrated by the fact that in this case data obtain
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by beretguy 2y ago
Got it, I can’t use it then.
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by beretguy 2y ago
No, I have things to do.

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