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by krono 5y ago
Yeah I'm sure it was a genuine installation. See this: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=99040
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by krono 5y ago
Neutral FYI: VLC on OSX had unremovable sponsored radio/podcasts in its sidebar last time I used it
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by krono 5y ago
Those details should definitely have been a part of the blog post!
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by krono 5y ago
There's already a "compare" selector on the current/old releases page that lets you do just that with two clicks.
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by krono 5y ago
In summary: Henceforth releasenotes will consist of mostly automated dependency bumps and the same commit messages that you can also see in the commit history.
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by krono 5y ago
This is so off-topic, but no one ever believes me when I'm complaining about a wall adapter across the room driving me mad. Glad to know I'm really not imagining things hah!
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by krono 5y ago
So many other parts had to be done in a specific manner or left out entirely to get committee consensus, yet this was written into the spec even though Apple has opposed it from the beginning. The validity of Apple's reasoning makes it
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by krono 5y ago
It doesn't drive you mad with a needlessly complex syntax/API for one. Also no browser vendors that flat out refuse to implement parts of the spec (Apple [0]), or block proposals unless implemented in a highly specific way (all, h
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by krono 5y ago
And for the whole story: > In particular Rich and Textual, but also pyfilesystem and lomond > In addition to working on Rich and Textual, [...] contribute to open source in other ways. [...] code reviews to open source projects
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by krono 5y ago
They have most definitely done this, I have seen it myself on Android. I'll see if I can find some more sources on this later.
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by krono 5y ago
The custom ads for crypto rewards (which they've not been paying out) is probably the least concerning thing in that list. The URL modification was silently enabled by default, and the tracker whitelist and marketing headers are not co
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by krono 5y ago
Anonymous metrics, just the basics to help us keep track of service availability. Oh and a unique device identifier along with some information about your hardware and OS. Well... and your IP and connection times of course. Don't worry
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by krono 5y ago
Brave is just crypto adware, they even went so far as to automatically append crypto exchange referral codes to urls [0] Funded by Palantir Technologies by the way [1] Their ad rewards system analyses and modifies the original webcontent, r
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by krono 5y ago
These guidelines are great but none mitigate the disruptiveness and other negative impacts of today's hostile web. It's not like I'm looking away from my monitor every 5 seconds and then completely forget where I am or what I
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by krono 5y ago
The blind often have an exceptionally developed sense of hearing. Don't you think they'd much rather just have the ability to see? These strengths do exist, but are completely wiped off the table and then some by the unimaginable
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by krono 5y ago
For us people blessed with ADHD, ad blockers have become just as essential as ramps are for wheelchair users. I'm dead serious, getting anything done on the web with ads is a complete disaster. Their continued existence and unhindered
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by krono 5y ago
> false idea of there being light at the end of the tunnel What I meant to say was light at the end of the tunnel if only they keep behaving or using as they are. Can no longer edit my comment unfortunately.
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by krono 5y ago
That was meant as sarcasm ;)
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by krono 5y ago
There's a reason people become addicts. They must feel there's something to be gained or kept. This week I'm going to get my shit together, these will be my last cans of RedBull and my last all-nighter. New bottle.
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by krono 5y ago
Yes it's not uncommon for addicts to have a generally positive disposition towards their addiction [0]. It would actually be difficult to avoid this in an engineered platform. I'm sure FB is doing their best, though. [0] https:&#
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by krono 5y ago
Only just now noticed I've worked with Andrey on several issues in other projects he's involved with (there are many). For what it's worth, these dealings left me with a very solid impression of his person, one that his curre
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by krono 5y ago
He does seem very aggressive in his attempts to get this into as many popular packages (and/or onto as many machines) as he can in the shortest amount of time. According to the original project's author, he even silently removed l
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by krono 5y ago
FYI Access to device sensor data is enabled by default on Chrome and Edge.
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by krono 5y ago
Thanks, that's a very interesting resource. I browsed around for about 5 minutes and apparently saved 153.74g. A Dutch person's average yearly emissions mount to about 9 metric tonnes. Very.. very roughly that's 15% of my hou
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by krono 5y ago
None of the websites or posts on this topic that I've come across contain any numbers. Would it really make a difference for the average project? Honest question.
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by krono 5y ago
Alternatively you could use some automation platform (e.g. IFTTT, Zappier) to sync an RSS account with a natively supported Pocket account. Seems rather trivial to accomplish in whichever way you want: https://zapier.com&#x2
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by krono 5y ago
They should really update the "Mission and strategy" chapter on their Wikipedia page [1]. In particular the part about "Protecting Consumers & Public Safety" seems horribly outdated! I will have to look up how this w
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by krono 5y ago
Blocking of messages/emails and blanket email server/domain/extension blacklisting is the same as a postal service not delivering mail to or from a particular entity/street/town. Doing so silently and without a vali
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by krono 5y ago
This is like your kids' daycare being taken over by the local pastor who, not long ago, was caught in the act with minors under his care (and since promised to do better - with nothing much to show for it).
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by krono 5y ago
A few days after my previous comment it began to dawn on me that the brighter tone might actually carry a deeper connection to the Matrix 3's ending. Nothing is what it seems, but - potentially - on a level way beyond (or perhaps above

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