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by fsflover 2mo ago
> uBlock Origin Lite still seems to block almost all ads https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305464
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by fsflover 2mo ago
It will be "largely fine" until the ad networks start using the methods not blocked by the Lite version. You may not even notice that they start tracking you efficiently. See https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock&
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by fsflover 2mo ago
> Who decides what makes an algorithm engagement maximizing We can look at the intention of the developers? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24579498
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by fsflover 2mo ago
So you've got nothing to worry about except things like this: https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qsb-116-multiple-xen-issues-xsa...
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by fsflover 2mo ago
So you might like Qubes OS, which isolates all apps into hardware-assisted VMs. You will still have all the access from the AdminVM, but arbitrary processes won't.
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by fsflover 2mo ago
What about running it in a virtual machine?
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Until they decide that ads can give some profit on top of your payment. See: youtube [0], Windows, Apple [1]. [0] https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/416547/youtub... [1] https://news.yc
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See also: What if we made advertising illegal? (simone.org) 1975 points by smnrg on April 5, 2025 | 1409 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43595269
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by fsflover 2mo ago
Facebook is intentionally designed to be as addictive as possible. It's not "a habit more than an addiction", https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24579498
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There are quite a few good write-ups about it already, for example: https://forums.puri.sm/t/nine-months-librem-5-as-my-only-pho... https://forums.puri.sm/t/librem-5-phone-review/21085 Concer
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It's time to consider Qubes OS, for security through compartmentalization.
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For the record, my device does not reboot often, unless I do it manually for updates.
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> the need to disable JS to render some modern sites You hatred towards Librem 5 spread all over HN prevents you from correctly reading my statements. The correct statement is "I disable JS for more security and for unreasonably JS-
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So it doesn't provably fit description "phones home anyway".
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This is too rare and too little.
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I'm glad I now have a personal HN hater coming to every comment of mine with a snark or (far-fetched) dismissal. Makes me feel important (not really, just funny).
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Purism is probably too small to create a rugged phone for extreme weather. I never used RCS, and it looks like it's not supported even on the original OS, https://docs.puri.sm/Hardware/Librem_5/Cellular_Networ
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> The capabilities were wild back then and I can only imagine all the undocumented capabilities now. I hope this can be eventually reverse-engineered. Pinephone's modem has some progress. My daily driver, Librem 5, is as close to s
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by fsflover 2mo ago
> I don't trust anything on a cell phone at all. Would you trust a phone running GNU/Linux with no proprietary drivers?
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Apple's Software Quality Crisis (eliseomartelli.it) 1196 points by ajdude on March 3, 2025 | 1213 comments https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43243075
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by fsflover 2mo ago
But will the earn more money by offering a better weather app?
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If you had Debian, the update would go with no problems.
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49225082
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Can't Chinese government exchange the data with your government whenever they need it?
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And in other cases, it's extremely bad for the consumers. See: enshittification due the lack of good regulations, https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/
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But not equally.
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I hate when such (great) articles end with "we have a lot to do". Please give at least a couple of examples of a constructive action. "Write to your government", "Support this NGO". Do not loose the moment of a
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> processors phone home anyway at a level beneath the OS Links?
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This is not a practical way for installing apps though.
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Because the Free Software Foundation Europe ( https://fsfe.org ) that fights for this has a too low support of people. Please support them if you care about it.

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