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by kbit 6y ago
In this case, the app itself is in fact open source. The problem is that it relies on a non-free Google/Apple service for detecting contacts. However, I agree: Even such a dependency should strictly be avoided by government apps. This
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by kbit 6y ago
A "bourgeois pastoral fantasy"? Can you expand on that? Shouldn't engineers who design social media algorithms have some basic knowledge of social dynamics and psychology?
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by kbit 6y ago
You seem to be thinking of gender studies? I don't know much about that, especially in the US. It may be right to criticize that field and its methodology. Social science, however, also includes fields like psychology, history and law,
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by kbit 6y ago
I'd like to add that, when building an atom bomb, you are well aware of what you're doing - why you're still doing it is an entirely different topic (an interesting one which, in fact, falls right into the social sciences). S
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by kbit 6y ago
> not in small part thanks to social science. I'm genuinely curious what you are referring to here?
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by kbit 6y ago
I agree that the market economy is the underlying problem of it all. However, I wouldn't completely dismiss computer scientists' lack of knowledge in social science as part of the reason. I'm hopeful enough to think that, kno
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by kbit 6y ago
Digital platforms? They haven't, that's the point. Outside of that... I would say it's pretty clear that society benefits from research in law, psychology or history, for example.
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by kbit 6y ago
I agree that the unfortunate title of the publication makes this unclear, but that's pretty consistent with what the article says: > Despite the title of this essay, I'm not actually advocating for the institutionalized transfe
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by kbit 6y ago
Don't you think connecting the field more closely with computer science would help it mature, though? Both sides could benefit from this: Both get methods, challenges and insight from each other. It might bring both a bit closer down t
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by kbit 6y ago
Don't you think that, even from a strictly scientific perspective, more exchange of knowledge between computer science and social sciences would be good? Isn't it a shame that, for example, social media platforms don't benefi
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by kbit 6y ago
I think that's not in opposition to what the article says. The main point is that computer science largely dismisses social sciences, hitting realizations and creating problems which social scientists have long considered and solved. T
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Computing belongs within the social sciences(cacm.acm.org)
23 points by kbit 6y ago|61 comments
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by kbit 7y ago
The Fairphone seems to offer the option to buy it with an open Android OS and no Google apps preinstalled. It also has the added benefit of trying not to kill people in its production process.
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by kbit 7y ago
The app NewPipe and its web version https://invidio.us/ were recommended in the comments here. They allow you to use YouTube quite well without an account and without the official website/app. However, I imagine throug
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by kbit 7y ago
Absolutely, microG is a great project, especially when you need to use proprietary apps which rely on Google APIs. However, with the goal of also generally moving towards free software on my smartphone, I personally only needed the UnifiedN
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by kbit 7y ago
It's true that Google plays a big role in Android development, but that doesn't mean there's something inherently wrong with Android. It's a good operating system, it's free and open source, and its huge ecosystem a
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by kbit 7y ago
Are you referring to a specific recommendation? I'll gladly change or remove it if I included something with worse privacy or security unknowingly. Overall though, Linus' law ("given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow&quot
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by kbit 7y ago
Omni Notes is the best Google Keep replacement I've found yet. You're right though, it's surprising how hard it is to find a note taking app that's just simple and intuitive.
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by kbit 7y ago
Yeah, ads are a terrible and unsustainable business model anyways. I think it's much better (both for the creator and for the business and community in general) to support YouTubers you like through something like Patreon.
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by kbit 7y ago
SkyTube is another free YouTube client which works really well. One feature I am very fond of (not sure if NewPipe has that as well?) is 'subscribing' to channels through a local database, without a YouTube account.
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by kbit 7y ago
I was surprised as well, I do believe that default GPS should work regardless. However, I tried 3 different spots and could not get a single location after minutes of trying. I'm not an Android developer, but could it be that applicati
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by kbit 7y ago
Sorry! I just set up my blog and only tested it on my phone, where it worked well. I can see why fonts could be small, the default stylesheet is using absolute values. Should've checked that before... Will fix as soon as possible! Edit
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by kbit 7y ago
OsmAnd includes Mapillary, a crowdsourced Google Street View alternative! The idea is that over time, a collaborative database will become even more extensive than the one of a single company can ever be (just like OSM). For me, in Vienna,
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Freeing My Phone from Google(hexaquo.at)
189 points by kbit 7y ago|140 comments