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by commoner 4y ago
> The Federal Reserve System is not "owned" by anyone. The Federal Reserve was created in 1913 by the Federal Reserve Act to serve as the nation's central bank. The Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., is an agency of t
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Pine64 August update: RISC and reward(pine64.org)
27 points by commoner 4y ago|4 comments
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by commoner 4y ago
Great song and great music video, too: - Eminem - Stan (Long Version) ft. Dido: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY
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by commoner 4y ago
Mozilla's silence on expanded add-on support for Firefox for Android is incomprehensible. Their lack of communication in response to user feedback is eroding what remains of their user base. - GitHub issue: https://github.co
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Crunchyroll Blocks Privacy-Focused Email Tutanota Because “Hackers Use It”(news.itsfoss.com)
35 points by commoner 4y ago|13 comments
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by commoner 4y ago
PDF.js does support decrypting password-protected documents on its own: https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/issues/7967
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by commoner 4y ago
> It's not that the software might not be good, or might not help them, but "it should just be free". The problem is not that the software is unfree (i.e. the software costs money), the problem is that the software is unfr
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by commoner 4y ago
It takes a bit of work, but you can replace the default Android TV launcher with an ad-free launcher, such as the free and open source FLauncher: - Instructions for changing the default launcher on Android TV: https://www.reddit.
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by commoner 4y ago
If you want to assign proxy rules without using containers, the Proxy SwitchyOmega add-on is also available for Firefox: - Proxy SwitchyOmega: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/switchyomega/
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by commoner 4y ago
If you use Firefox profiles regularly, you might enjoy the Profile Switcher for Firefox add-on, which provides a Chrome-like interface for loading and managing profiles in Firefox: - Add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US&
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by commoner 4y ago
Did you implement all of these suggestions for Xiaomi devices? https://dontkillmyapp.com/xiaomi I'm not using a stock OS, so keeping background processes active is not a problem on my device.
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by commoner 4y ago
The closest thing I can find is BlueHydra, which was last updated in August 2019: - BlueHydra: https://github.com/pwnieexpress/blue_hydra - Ars Technica article: https://arstechnica.com/information-tech
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by commoner 4y ago
AirGuard is still detecting AirTags and iPhones for me, and it automatically scans in the background without needing manual activation. A previous version of AirGuard had a bug that interfered with detection, but that issue was fixed in ver
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by commoner 4y ago
Apple's Tracker Detect app for Android does not automatically scan for AirTags. Users must open the app and manually initiate each scan, then wait at least 10 minutes after detecting an AirTag before causing it to emit a noise. A much
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by commoner 4y ago
Which PinePower model are you using? In my experience, the Pinecil works flawlessly with the 65W PinePower and the recommended heat-resistant red silicone USB-C cable.
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by commoner 4y ago
> Being accessible has nothing to do with being popular. I didn't say that. Something that is accessible is "easy to find or reach": https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/learner-engli...
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by commoner 4y ago
It depends on how the developer chooses to implement the notifications and on how the app is distributed. The Play Store distribution of Signal uses Firebase Cloud Messaging (via Google Play Services or microG) and falls back to WebSockets
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by commoner 4y ago
Seriously? Here's the transcript straight from PBS, the distributor of the documentary: https://www.pbs.org/nerds/part3.html
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by commoner 4y ago
Unfortunately, the current situation is quite different. MediaTek does not release kernel sources to the public, while Qualcomm does. https://www.xda-developers.com/mediatek-source-code-release-... Device manufacturers are
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by commoner 4y ago
LineageOS currently supports 179 models, so it's not a copy of the LineageOS device list.[1][2] These projects support different selections of devices. There are devices that are supported by /e/ and not by LineageOS, and vic
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by commoner 4y ago
In recent years, Samsung phones sold in the U.S. generally have bootloaders that cannot be unlocked, so it's not possible to flash other OSes onto them.[1] The Samsung devices that can be bootloader-unlocked tend not to be mod-friendly
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USB Gadget Tool: Convert your Android phone to any USB device you like(github.com)
4 points by commoner 4y ago|0 comments
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by commoner 4y ago
How are you using Google services on LineageOS now? Do you have microG preinstalled (LineageOS for microG)[1], did you install GApps, or are you not using Google services at all? /e/ has microG installed, just like LineageOS for m
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by commoner 4y ago
The "Android Keyboard (AOSP)"[1] in /e/ is a fork of the LineageOS keyboard.[2] Neither of these keyboards have network access. This is different from the keyboards that are preloaded on some Android phones, such as Gboa
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by commoner 4y ago
From /e/'s website: > Our mission: make technology that respects user privacy accessible to everyone. https://e.foundation/about-e/ I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that /e&#x
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by commoner 4y ago
In case anyone missed it in TFA, here is /e/'s whitepaper on how they substitute and proxy Google services: https://e.foundation/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/e-state-of-d... (PDF) There&#x27
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by commoner 4y ago
I'd expect the installer to support more devices over time, since /e/ officially supports 269 devices: https://support.e.foundation/devices It's promising that more and more alternative Android distribut
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by commoner 4y ago
Uber and WhatsApp work well on /e/ and other Android distributions with microG. For microG compatibility, Plexus rates Uber 3 out of 4 (good), and WhatsApp 4 out of 4 (perfect). - Plexus: https://plexus.techlore.tech&#x
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by commoner 4y ago
I don't think Android Auto works without Google Play Services at this time. Here's the feature request for Android Auto support on microG: https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/897
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by commoner 4y ago
A lot of websites (including TFA) are calling it "/e/ OS", which seems to work fine for searches.

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