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by commoner 5y ago
microG only works when signature spoofing is enabled for it, so if you have microG working, then that prerequisite should be met. (Edit: wrong, correction below) I haven't checked every Android distribution, but I can confirm that TTS
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by commoner 5y ago
The "Hey Google" detection in the Google app has a hard Play Services dependency. Unfortunately, I don't think a replacement for the wake word is possible without some kind of system-level implementation. microG might be able
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by commoner 5y ago
> I wonder if it is possible to use the Vosk model for general speech input (such as from my keyboard) in other apps or if I need to use something different. Not yet, but keep an eye on this project: https://github.com/al
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by commoner 5y ago
Speech Services by Google can download TTS voices with microG instead of Play Services. That might be the only alternative. eSpeak NG[1] is another FOSS TTS engine for Android, but the Android version is currently broken.[2] It should suppo
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by commoner 5y ago
The available commands are limited to the five actions described on the screen when you open Dicio, and the language you use has to match the app's grammar rules. If you phrased your query in a way that the app doesn't understand,
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by commoner 5y ago
Dicio uses the default text-to-speech engine on your Android device. Most Android devices are sold preloaded with Google's TTS engine.[1] A FOSS alternative that works offline is RHVoice.[2] To set your default TTS provider on Android,
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by commoner 5y ago
Newly added to F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.dicio.dicio_android/ To choose Dicio as your default digital assistant on Android (replacing Google Assistant), go to Settings > Apps & notif
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Dicio: Free and open source voice assistant for Android(github.com)
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by commoner 5y ago
> The handset that is most compatible with those forks is – quite ironically – Google’s very own Pixel. The rationale being that those devices have additional hardware features that make them more secure than other phones. The Google Pix
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by commoner 5y ago
Surprisingly, yes. The OsmAnd app developers created a program called OSM BTC that pays OSM contributors for their contributions in Bitcoin on a monthly basis, with the funds coming from 50% of the proceeds of the app's OsmAnd Live sub
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by commoner 5y ago
The difference between Mapillary and OSM is that Mapillary is a for-profit company, while OSM is an open dataset managed by a non-profit organization. The OSM Foundation can't sell its intellectual property rights to a for-profit compa
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by commoner 5y ago
TOTP does not require a phone number, and it's not vulnerable to SIM jacking.
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by commoner 5y ago
I agree 100%. I hope that Matrix will eventually succeed both WhatsApp and Telegram, since it is decentralized and fully free and open source on both the client and server sides.
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by commoner 5y ago
Using Discord excludes contributors who, for instance, don't want to provide their phone number to participate in the conversation when Discord demands it. There are other chat solutions that never demand as much personal information,
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by commoner 5y ago
The CEO and co-founder of Telegram made a statement on monetization last year:* https://t.me/durov/142 These parts highlight the strategy: > 4. All the features that are currently free will stay free. We will add so
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by commoner 5y ago
Most phone plans in the U.S. include unlimited SMS/MMS messages, including prepaid MVNO plans that are very affordable (with entry-level plans under $20/month). Pay-as-you-go plans are an exception, but they are becoming less cost
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by commoner 5y ago
Telegram's popularity depends on a vibrant ecosystem of third-party clients and bots that run on their API, and they wouldn't want to risk losing that. On the other hand, WhatsApp has prohibited third-party clients since 2015 and
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by commoner 5y ago
If a conversation exceeds 24 hours, WhatsApp charges the rate of another conversation for every additional 24 hours. > All conversations are measured in 24-hour increments, or "sessions", that start whenever the first message f
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by commoner 5y ago
A free and open source, ad-free alternative to SMS Forwarder is SMS Gate: - F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.smsgate/ - GitLab: https://gitlab.com/axet/android-sm
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by commoner 5y ago
> I'm not sure if this is a consequence of Pop_OS (my current Framework-friendly distro), the Intel CPU, the heat management system, or some combination of those The 11th-generation Intel CPU is definitely the weakest link. The high
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by commoner 5y ago
Yes, local mapping is always preferred over what OSM calls armchair/remote mapping.* Satellite imagery, Mapwith.ai, and other tools like KartaView/Mapillary street imagery are still helpful for mapping areas that you have personal
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by commoner 5y ago
Mapwith.ai works by tracing satellite imagery. No data is added into OSM until a person manually confirms that the road and building outlines match the satellite imagery, adjusting the outlines if necessary. While the Google Maps incident y
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by commoner 5y ago
Mapwith.ai is a great tool that lets the server draw the shapes of the buildings and roads, though you still have to fill out the data by hand. The tool is maintained by Facebook, but the front-end[1] is a FOSS fork of OSM's RapiD web
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by commoner 5y ago
Zoho Mail has a free email hosting plan for up to 5 users (web and mobile/desktop app only, with no IMAP, POP, or ActiveSync access), but its paid plan (with IMAP, etc.) actually costs $1/user/month billed annually, which is
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by commoner 5y ago
MarkText is free and open source (MIT License) while Obsidian is closed source, which is an important distinction for some users. Some of the other alternatives mentioned here, like Zettlr[1] and Dendron,[2] would be more suitable for users
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by commoner 5y ago
That's the perfect way to deal with this case. I've been using Qalculate! for quite some time, but never saw this dialog because I've apparently never entered an ambiguous expression before. Thanks for sharing this.
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by commoner 5y ago
I have to say, it's really disappointing to see similar models from the same brand act differently. Thanks for testing this out and shedding more light on this issue.
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by commoner 5y ago
A software license that prohibits use by individuals or groups (of any size) who do not pay a fee would violate section 5 of the Open Source Definition: > 5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups > The license must not discrimin
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by commoner 5y ago
On moral culpability, I agree with you. Whether the stone hits the victim or not, the perpetrator is just as morally culpable in either outcome. The perpetrator is equally "bad" for throwing the stone, even though the punishment v
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by commoner 5y ago
You're taking a deontological[1] view instead of a consequentialist[2] view. That's a valid viewpoint, but legal systems typically incorporate both views, and consider both intentions and outcomes. In your example, how much of a c

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