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by yaky 3y ago
Signal, WhatsApp, Matrix, XMPP all support E2EE. You can even host your own server for Matrix and XMPP. In my experience, much more difficult problem is convincing people to install one of those to communicate with you. Network effects and
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by yaky 3y ago
From my own perspective, many of open-source, useful, and interesting tech has European roots. Starting with Linux and Torvalds (from Helsinki), to Conversations.im XMPP client (by Daniel Gultsch, German), Matrix.org Foundation (based in th
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by yaky 3y ago
Having just re-read Ursula LeGuin’s Left Hand of Darkness, it seems that the guess culture from the arricle would apply to shifgrethor, a “game” of social status, where a lot is said by omission, and giving advice is viewed as an ultimate i
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by yaky 3y ago
I used SimpleX Chat (and hosted my own server) for a while last year, when it was going through some growing pains such as image transfers and group chats. Overall, it left a good impression. I liked the concept, IMO the accountlessness mak
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by yaky 3y ago
Instead of Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, or some “custom OS”, all I want is a standard video input that will be displayed on a screen. To make this even better, route the touch input of the screen back to the device, in some simple way (for
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by yaky 3y ago
AFAIK OverDrive has quite a bit of vertical integration - they provide the app for end-users, the hosting for books and audiobooks, and a marketplace platform for libraries to purchase publishers' offerings (which probably involved man
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by yaky 3y ago
I don't doubt they have good customer service - that's a way to grow and retain customers (in context of the article). However, the prices you are seeing are probably similar to internet/cable provider situation - there are t
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by yaky 3y ago
Just first-hand experience. I haven’t used Libby for years, but I do recall it had multiple counter-intuitive “features”, such as theme and language not having a selector (relying on the OS), and that to enable email notifications, you firs
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by yaky 3y ago
I worked at OverDrive. The stark contrast between the sugary-sweet facade of “helping the libraries and readers” and the ridiculous amounts of money the company makes from these same libraries is quite depressing. Much of their profits com
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by yaky 3y ago
Most developers see and work with crap code because good code runs well and rarely needs to be touched. At least that’s what I tell myself.
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by yaky 3y ago
I have been working remotely for a US corporation (sector-specific hardware and software) for over a year. Although they have a physical office, and I also live in the US, there have been no mentions of visiting the office or any other get-
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by yaky 3y ago
AFAIK you can use SyncThing-like utilities, like Möbius Sync, on iOS, but not for photos, because… iOS does not consider a photo a file. Which is baffling (probably for some security reason), so I have to stick with a USB cord and ifuse + h
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by yaky 3y ago
Triangulation from guesses #3 and #4 gave me the general area, but then picture #5 shows what feature to look for on the map. Got 0.5 miles.
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by yaky 3y ago
This is how it worked out for me using smart TVs: Few of my relatives (users #2 and #3) use my Netflix account, so I was expecting that occasional (every 10-20 days) login into their account on the TV at my house would be sufficient to sati
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by yaky 3y ago
Google Chat on Windows as well. Even if it is “installed as an app”, it does not act like one, and always opens links in Chrome. I understand that the “app” in this case is a Chrome wrapper, but it at least should respect system defaults.
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by yaky 3y ago
I haven’t followed VR much, but this sounds like Firefox Reality: https://mzl.la/3QgLyBL
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by yaky 3y ago
On F-Droid, there is Etar, a calendar app, and Offline Calendar, which is pretty much a script that creates local calendars not tied to Google or any other service. Worked pretty well for me a few years ago on LineageOS+microG. Etar: https
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by yaky 3y ago
Microsoft attempted Continuum [1] with some of their Windows Phones. And as of now, PinePhone and Librem5 support USB-C dock with HDMI output. [1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/Continuum
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by yaky 3y ago
As an immigrant to the US myself, it took me close to 10 years to “Americanize” and get adjusted to the US cultures and norms. And this was while I was living in a diverse city. Expecting to adjust to a new country in 18 months in a small
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by yaky 3y ago
About time. XEP-0308 Last Message Correction for XMPP/Jabber (which is what WhatsApp uses as its protocol IIRC) was moved from experimental to draft… 10 years ago, 2013-04-08. Many modern XMPP clients have supported it for a while. ht
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by yaky 3y ago
Reminds me of ZeroPhone project from 2017: https://www.xda-developers.com/project-zerophone-news/ , but now using a full-size Pi and a touchscreen. With the current availability and prices of Raspberry Pis, you might be
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by yaky 3y ago
Before I knew any German (or much about WWII), I always thought they yelled “Gestapo!”, introducing themselves
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by yaky 4y ago
Agreed. After trying out Matrix, SimpleX Chat, and XMPP for everyday use with my spouse, XMPP has been the most reliable and has instant message delivery.
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by yaky 4y ago
I get what you’re saying, but who is saving time here? If I spend one minute to have ChatGPT write a message to someone else (a real person), that someone else has to spend more time reading my email than I spent writing it. This adds a s
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by yaky 4y ago
I am currently reading it. It’s not as dense technically as this article, but does a great job of showing progress from the original two games, Pong and Combat, to more technically complex and innovative ones like Adventure, Yar’s Revenge a
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by yaky 4y ago
Transliteration rules exist, but they change. Me and my sibling have a different latin last name due to this. As an interesting side effect, you can tell Ukrainians by the way their names are transliterated - it’s Iurii (not Yuri), Olha (no
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by yaky 4y ago
My former coworker called it “making your own ball and chain”, and he is a prime example of this as well. He was very good as SAP and ABAP development, so most SAP work would get assigned to him because he can have it done faster than anyon
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by yaky 4y ago
Not a specific device, but usage. In early-mid 2000s in Ukraine, most (if not all) cell phone services were prepaid, and special SMS or codes allowed you to send some amount of money from your account to someone else. Since not many people
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by yaky 4y ago
I read somewhere that Strugatskys were once asked whether Inhabited Island was a satire of the Soviet Union, to which they responded with something like “it was not supposed to be the Soviet Union or any country specifically, but because we
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by yaky 4y ago
I originally read Roadside Picnic as a teen, which, at the time, impressed me as an exciting sci-fi adventure. When I re-read it as a young adult, i saw it as a rather depressing tale asking the questions of sacrifice and duty. My other fav

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