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by commoner 4y ago
There are people who prefer using iOS or Apple hardware but do not want Apple's anticompetitive App Store restrictions imposed on the Apple devices they own. Those are the people whose user choice is being suppressed, and those are the
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The page you linked to clearly states that "open source means that sources are available to the end-use, that's all" is a misunderstanding: > However, the obvious meaning for the expression “open source software” is “You c
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Gridfinity is source-available, not open source. The commonly accepted definition of open source includes the freedom to redistribute without discrimination against certain types of use.
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Aurora Droid was great, but it hasn't been updated since March 2021. I prefer Neo Store: - Neo Store (GitHub): https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store - Neo Store (F-Droid): https://f-droid.org&#x2
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It's a good thing that the "histrionic" privacy advocates succcessfully pressured Apple to back down from introducing a vulnerability in the product before releasing this feature.
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Some countries with authoritarian governments used the euphemism "vocational education and training centers" to describe the Xinjiang concentration camps. They did not deny the existence of the concentration/"re-educatio
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There is no country that denies the existence of the concentration/"re-education" camps in Xinjiang. I'm going to trust Anar Sabit's first-hand experiences in the Xinjiang concentration camps over the claims of an H
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fedi.directory is a good one: https://fedi.directory It's run by the owner of the FediFollows account (@FediFollows@social.growyourown.services), which posts a recommendation every day: https://social.growyourown
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> China does not have concentration camps. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_internment_camps https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/04/12/surviving-the-... > its the ex
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This open letter targets locked-down hardware such as iPhones and game consoles. Users should have the right to install anything they want on their hardware, but restrictions imposed by some manufacturers make installing software not approv
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The Kia EV6 was introduced in 2021 (model year 2022), so your criticism of this particular model is not backed up by any data. Historically, Kia and Tesla have similar reliability, while Nissan beats both. https://www.consumerrep
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Then we can look at the reliability of this year's models. The 2022 Kia EV6 has a reliability rating of Excellent (5/5). The 2022 Tesla Models 3, S, X, and Y have reliability ratings of Very Good (4/5), Good (3/5), N&#x2
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Consumer Reports recommends the 2023 Kia EV6 with an overall score of 91, a road test score of 90, a predicted reliability rating of Excellent (5/5), and a predicted consumer satisfaction rating of Excellent (5/5).[1] The top-rate
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European Parliament declares Russia a terrorism sponsor, then its site goes down(arstechnica.com)
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> When they tried to encrypt photos end-to-end There is no evidence that iCloud was going to implement end-to-end encryption. This was a rumor that was spread by people who defended Apple's plan to implement on-device CSAM scanning.
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Rahul Kumar Patel (whyorean) is the developer of Aurora Store ( https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore ), a FOSS client for the Play Store. Aurora Store is one of the most convenient ways to download apps from the Play
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Former anti-abortion leader alleges another Supreme Court breach(nytimes.com)
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‘Positively dystopian’: Florida judge blocks anti-woke law for colleges(politico.com)
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The 20-Year Boondoggle(theverge.com)
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> But these systems are not used in real-time. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are already being used in real time to detect stolen vehicles and vehicles associated with crime. > Law enforcement agencies will often pre-load a
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DivestOS also develops a collection of useful FOSS apps that can be installed on any Android device. These apps are available on F-Droid. Highlights include: - Mull ( https://gitlab.com/divested-mobile/mull-fenix ), a pr
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Microsoft links Russia’s military to cyberattacks in Poland and Ukraine(arstechnica.com)
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Krita ( https://krita.org ) is a Linux-compatible alternative to GIMP, Affinity Photo, and Photoshop. Linux-compatible alternatives to Darktable and Lightroom include digiKam ( https://www.digikam.org ) and RawTherapee (
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I appreciate the source code release, but there needs to be a software license in the repo to allow users to discern whether the code is free and open source, or just source-available. Without a license, the code is only source-available be
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A better example is Chase's promotion with Apple this year, which involves Chase credit card holders being able to redeem Ultimate Rewards points at a higher rate of up to 1.5 cents/point on Apple products compared to the standard
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I used to have an Amazon Seller account on the Individual plan, which has no monthly fees: https://sell.amazon.com/pricing#selling-plans Prior to Amazon's brand restrictions, Amazon Marketplace was a popular place for
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Many people sell unwanted gifts and purchases that are not eligible for free return on marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay unopened. It's easy to sign up as an Amazon Marketplace seller, since there is an Individual plan with no month
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Fedora 38 Looking at a Phosh Image for Mobile Devices(phoronix.com)
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Late edit: "While it is no longer possible to host a Mastodon instance" should be "While it is no longer possible to host a Mastodon instance that interoperates with Gab".
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> As far as I remember the details, Gab forked Mastodon, after being effectively frozen out of the fediverse by all the other instances and indexes. Gab, after its backend switch, has always been a fork of Mastodon instead of a stock imp

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