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Not only are they Chromium based and thus IMO shouldn't be included if vanilla Chromium is in the list, but they also have their weird crypto stuff and the CEO has A LOT of problematic views.
I'm not really fond of including it due to the founders homophobic past.
The argument of not including it because it's Chromium falls short in my opinion as DuckDuckGo and Privacy Browser are included, which on Android use System WebView (likely Chrome WebView). WebView is a lot less secure then a Chromium based browser.
I believe Firefox based browsers are also less secure on Android due to not having Per-Site Process Isolation.
Brave is a valid option because it is one of the few (or only) open source chromium browsers that has a built in ad/content-blocker, uses proper anti-fingerprinting protections, has extra privacy features, and benefits from the chromium security. I underastand the concerns regarding the crypto crap, but those can be turned off. That being said it is a valid option, especially for newbies.
Here's some changes It'd suggest: - Add @organicmaps to the gmaps alternatives. it's by far the easiest osm based maps app - Add @ente auth for google auth alternatives. it's much more feature rich and it's foss - add @kagihq to the search engines. They're privacy respecting * one small note is that they do utilize google as one of it's search indexes that it uses, so you'd still be giving google some money technically (had to mention it)
Why are you recommending Authy, a very shitty service, but not Organic Maps and Obtainium for .apk updates?
For browsers there is Mulch and Mull from DivestOS, which are forks of Chromium and Firefox respectively or Brave. Either of which would be much better than Fennec, Privacy Browser, or Firefox from a privacy or security perspective.
Because most web developers don't seem to build websites with Firefox users in mind, there are a good number of websites that function poorly in Firefox.
So, for the users seeking an alternative that don't want to use Firefox, I'd say include an open source Chromium-based browser. There are none that are convenient, except Brave and Chromium itself. But Chromium would be defeating the purpose.
Unfortunately, the majority of people care more about convenience than anything else.
@adam_wysokinski /e/OS is an extraordinarily insecure operating system massively rolling back security even more than LineageOS already does. It completely destroys the security model and is always at least a year behind on providing full privacy/security patches. CalyxOS is problematic for security, LineageOS is far more problematic but /e/OS is an extreme form of that comparable to you recommending people use Windows 8 because it's not from Google.
Some recommendations: - Add ente auth from @ente instead of Authy. - Add proton pass from @protonprivacy to the password manager section. - Add mullvad browser from @mullvadnet to the browser section. - Also add @brave too since even if it is based on chromium it is still better than using chrome. - Add divestos.org/ to the alternative os section.
What’s wrong with Chromium? Browsers based on it use a robust sandbox and enhanced security measures. According to @GrapheneOS recommendations, we should "avoid Gecko-based browsers like Firefox as they're currently much more vulnerable to exploitation and inherently add a huge amount of attack surface". grapheneos.org/usage#web-brows…
Your current list includes 5 web browsers where 3 of them completely lack even a content sandbox due to being based on Firefox for Android and the other 2 are based on Chromium. DuckDuckGo and Privacy Browser are WebView-based browsers using the system WebView implementation, which is provided by the OS with a Chromium-based browser engine. On Android operating systems including the Google apps and services, DuckDuckGo and Privacy Browser are directly using Google Chrome itself.
Don't get me wrong, your intentions are probably good, but inherently as a privacy project - and direct competitive to some alternative services which you will not be able to list while being great choices - you will not be an objective source for these recommendations. A lot of these services are either outdated, or there are much better alternatives for them, many of which are completely missing.
If you have one of the newer 2023 Furbies and live in the states, I advise you to do breathing techniques with it every few hours to help you feel calm, should you be experiencing anxiety. Even if most else about the new ones kinda suck, at least the meditation exercises are nice. Also, definitely listen to the song about Furby wanting to be president of the Moon over and over again, because there's something very amusing about a tiny creature leading an entire planet.
What can the new ones do? Do they still speak their own language half the time? I never owned one myself but have always been curious. How accessible are they?
@jpellis2008 thankfully not as much furbish, and the new ones have about 600+ phrases in total they say. They re-introduced manual voice recognition similar to the 2005 Furbies but far better, went back to non-LCD eyes, and the new ones can tell fun facts, sing about 8 songs and do meditation / stretch exercises. Oh, but the catch is that the ears light up now and can change color, so a great way to freak out sighted people around. :)
Wild ass day in the Tor node operator world. Got an email from my VPS, forwarding a complaint from WatchDog CyberSecurity saying that my box was scanning SSH ports!
> Oh no, oh no, I knew I should have set up fail2ban, oh god why was I so lackadaisical!
So I remote in to the machine: no unusual network activity, no unusual processes, users, logins, command history, no sign that anything is doing anything I didn't tell it to do.
So what's up? Turns out there's been a widespread campaign where some actor is spoofing IPs to make it look like systems running Tor are scanning port 22: forum.torproject.org/t/tor-rel…
Operators from all over are saying they're getting nastygrams from their VPS providers because WatchDog is fingering their source IPs (which are being spoofed and NOT part of a global portscanning botnet).
It would be hard to explain to Verizon I run Tor relays since they technically don't allow servers. I hope I'm not forced onto AT&T Internet Air as my particular co-op rental unit won't let met get Spectrum even when other units can, not that I wante…
I'm thankful to colleagues who get that the US is going through a weird high anxiety time and thus canceled or moved meetings to subsequent days. We have a super global culture, and it's really nice to see coworkers act decent, respectful towards each other. Stuff like that just makes my day shine. To distract myself from all of it, I plan to drop off about 30 pounds (13.6KG) of broken and nonworking electronics to Best Buy for recycling. Get a haircut. Need stuff to do outside the house a bit.
@Tamasg I didn't get it super. IDK but maybe they did it after seeing the troubles. I just ordered as normal. I might call in though and see if they'll give me credit for all the trouble.
I've been looking at @Seirdy's /meta/ page and it was so cool I was inspired to follow suite.
In fact, I realized I love reading about people talking about their personal sites themselves and wished more people do it, so I made a post about it which lists some other examples I've found:
Hi my friends. I have a new gift for you. I wanted to update the Star Trek soundpack for Mona so here it is, version 2! Enjoy. 1drv.ms/f/s!AlLCVRViUqvZhbZhd9…
To add terms that you don't want to see today to filter from your timelines
Also, if you're posting about the thing that's happening today, add a content warning to your post by clicking the button that looks like a warning triangle with an exclamation mark
Counterintuitively, adding an accurate and descriptive CW on Fedi tends to INCREASE the possible reach of your post, because some won't boost un-CW'd politics
“Sure, tools don’t write accessible PDFs, and readers don’t have the functionality to output the added information, that is almost never there, in an accessible way. But the format itself is accessible!”
The mind, it hurts. If people have no access to the information, it’s not accessible.
This was pretty much the topic of a presentation I gave at a PDF Association conference many years ago when PDF/UA was being finalised and folks were banging on about how it was such an accessible format. Nothing has really changed.
The update fixes a couple small bugs around media processing and filter expiration, and adds media-image-size-hint and media-video-size-hint values to the config file.
Please read the release notes carefully when updating to this version.
Thanks for reading, and have a nice day! Or not, it's up to you; whatever you prefer!
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You may be feeling a bit anxious about today (understatement). I'm here to help take your mind off the happenings. I'll be sharing some of my creations and art today as a distraction.
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You know that the world (well, US) is really falling apart when even cannabis dispenseries are cashing in on the election day with various specials to increase sales. Wow. First it was the ads from companies like Zip Recruiter and others that were done in the style of a political ad, now this, soon election season will be tied to a comercial financial insentive even more.
Meta's nuclear power plans were foiled by bees — yes, bees "...A rare species of bee was found on land where the company was planning to put a nuclear-powered artificial intelligence data center, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told employees during an all-hands meeting that the rare bees would further complicate a deal with an existing nuclear power plant to build the data center." yahoo.com/tech/metas-nuclear-p…
You can register to vote on Election Day in the following states: AK, CA, CO, CT, HI, ID, IL, IA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MT, NV, NH, NM, RI, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY, + Washington, D.C.
Need some music to distract you from that certain eight-letter word that starts with e and ends with n? Beat Fusion has a total of 185 tracks in automation, covering many different styles and vibes. beats.seediffusion.cc
I was in the train just now with a group of young women studying to be apothecary assistants. They were confused about their exam on calculating medicine doses. What did they use to inform themselves about the right calculations? ChatGPT. 🤐
Forget about AGI. *This* is how AI is gonna kill you: in small, stupid, absurd ways.
Having a phone number that starts with a swing state area code is quite possibly the worst, and I don’t recommend it. I wrapped up the day yesterday with 14 political calls and seven texts, and this morning, before 6:30 AM even rolled around I had three texts waiting for me when I woke up. I guess this strategy works because campaigns keep doing it, But good Lord. In other news, everyone go out and vote if you haven’t already. Preferably not for Hitler. If you’re not in the US, enjoy the show.
ha, having mine in Toledo still (419) would explain it all then. Ohio somehow still considers me registered too even though I've left there now over 6 years ago, ugh. Totally get it, sometimes it would turn into political calls every hour or two. Can't wait for it to all end TBH
#PSA: if you have a small business that ships items, consider not using Uline: the owner uses the company's profits to fund right wing anti-democratic causes.
Uline is a purposely political company aligned with extreme right-wing ideology. Despite their politics, millions of small businesses and artists still use ULINE completely unaware of what their dollars are supporting. This needs to end now.
#PSA: remember never to sign up for a new Patreon through the Apple app store--starting November 1, 2024, Apple will take a bite out of every Patreon subscription done through their app store.
Go to the website using a browser, so that more money goes to the person you are supporting (Patreon is already taking a large bite of that pie as it is)
@tardis Nonsense, there's no such thing as unhealthy obsession with that show. With the exception of one companion, one incarnation, and most of the super cheesed-up specials
Meh, I just. Don't see him as one but, yeah. Just the concept I have in my head. also the Doctor helps with broken hearts, and was very helpful years ago. I don't remember most stuff I listened to, but that's why I am re-listening now. and I am re-watching. But I have no one to watch the series with and laugh with, so it can get a bit boring to be me and myself, and more of me and myself.
has anyone here been successful at installing & configuring #Stardewvalley via #steam with #Jaws2025? I'd love to play it but can't figure out how to access my steam account at the moment. Do I enter my email or username? Also, it seems to default to Chinese, but I speak English & can't find a way to change the language setting. Any tips or advice?
Yeah, I have it on my Windows. What I'd advice is, get NVDA, and a translate addon, then change the language. If that does not work, then you have to deal with the registry monster. It wants you to enter your steam username. For example, mine is SuperDragon0719 and then password. I also think usernames are case-sensitive. You might want to find some articles or guides on how you should fix the language screw up that Steam likes doing. I will try to look for some, and get back to you on that, but still working, so I am not much help at the moment. I can also help with mods installation, but instructions are fairly simple. Downloading them is the deal that makes it complicated.
PSA your subscription dollars to Spotify go directly to supporting the convicted criminal that is running for President to turn the US into a fascist state.
The best time to cancel it was when signed in that fascism promoter. The second best time is now.
I am that much of a loser I recently stayed up to watch the clock on my phone go from 01:59 to 01:00. Bit of an anti climax really but at least I've experienced it.
ich suche weiterhin nach aufträgen für mich, ich bin #freelancer für native #iOS apps und sofort verfügbar. wenn ihr da was wisst, denkt an mich und sagt gerne bescheid. mein angebot ist simpel: ordentliches handwerk. kein bullshit (ki ist mitgemeint).
Seit 2016 habe ich an mehr als zwanzig nativen iOS-Apps mitgewirkt. Zum einen war ich an der Entwicklung innovativer Enterprise-Lösungen für Konzerne beteiligt, die Geschäftsprozesse optimieren.
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@bagder #curl (#libcurl, specifically) is used in Seat Leon (probably a VW-group thing); together with *a lot* of other #opensource (see the scrollbar).
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in reply to Tuta • • •Not only are they Chromium based and thus IMO shouldn't be included if vanilla Chromium is in the list, but they also have their weird crypto stuff and the CEO has A LOT of problematic views.
So that's a solid NO.
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in reply to Tuta • • •Stop using Brave Browser - by Corbin Davenport
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in reply to Tuta • • •It’s run by a homophobe. You decide.
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Opposing gay marriage cost Brendan Eich his job at Mozilla
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in reply to Tuta • • •I'm not really fond of including it due to the founders homophobic past.
The argument of not including it because it's Chromium falls short in my opinion as DuckDuckGo and Privacy Browser are included, which on Android use System WebView (likely Chrome WebView). WebView is a lot less secure then a Chromium based browser.
I believe Firefox based browsers are also less secure on Android due to not having Per-Site Process Isolation.
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in reply to Tuta • • •I also miss #mullvadbrowser and #firefox_focus. #invidious in the meantime is unfortunately almost useless. I miss #standardnotes #Threema, #magicearth, #KeepassDX, #strongbox.
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in reply to Tuta • • •- Add @organicmaps to the gmaps alternatives. it's by far the easiest osm based maps app
- Add @ente auth for google auth alternatives. it's much more feature rich and it's foss
- add @kagihq to the search engines. They're privacy respecting * one small note is that they do utilize google as one of it's search indexes that it uses, so you'd still be giving google some money technically (had to mention it)
Tuta
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in reply to Tuta • • •Why are you recommending Authy, a very shitty service, but not Organic Maps and Obtainium for .apk updates?
For browsers there is Mulch and Mull from DivestOS, which are forks of Chromium and Firefox respectively or Brave. Either of which would be much better than Fennec, Privacy Browser, or Firefox from a privacy or security perspective.
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in reply to Tuta • • •Falta protonmail obviously grr
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in reply to Tuta • • •If its google alternatives, you shouldn't include Brave or Chromium. Hopefully we can add Ladybird to that list in a few years. 🤞
Maybe add Freetube as an alternative Youtube client ?
Tuta
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in reply to Tuta • • •Because most web developers don't seem to build websites with Firefox users in mind, there are a good number of websites that function poorly in Firefox.
So, for the users seeking an alternative that don't want to use Firefox, I'd say include an open source Chromium-based browser. There are none that are convenient, except Brave and Chromium itself. But Chromium would be defeating the purpose.
Unfortunately, the majority of people care more about convenience than anything else.
Don't Let Me Fall
in reply to Tuta • • •As far as the rest of this list is concerned. It's needed an update for a while now.
Play Store:
Aurora Store + Obtainium
Docs:
NextCloud + LibreOffice
GDrive:
NextCloud + pCloud + Filen Sync + Icedrive + Proton
Instant Messenger:
Matrix - FluffyChat, Element, Element X
Map:
Organic Maps
Password:
KeepassDX + OneKeePass
Authenticator:
KeePass clients can be used as authenticators.
YouTube:
FreeTube + Odysee (toxic though)
AND remove Vimeo
Web search:
Brave search + Startpage
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in reply to Tuta • • •- Add ente auth from @ente instead of Authy.
- Add proton pass from @protonprivacy to the password manager section.
- Add mullvad browser from @mullvadnet to the browser section.
- Also add @brave too since even if it is based on chromium it is still better than using chrome.
- Add divestos.org/ to the alternative os section.
Home - DivestOS Mobile
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in reply to Tuta • • •grapheneos.org/usage#web-brows…
GrapheneOS usage guide
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in reply to Tuta • • •By the way, Vivaldi should totally be suggested.
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in reply to Tuta • • •ticklemyIP
in reply to Tuta • • •Are these recommendations really the best idea?
Don't get me wrong, your intentions are probably good, but inherently as a privacy project - and direct competitive to some alternative services which you will not be able to list while being great choices - you will not be an objective source for these recommendations. A lot of these services are either outdated, or there are much better alternatives for them, many of which are completely missing.
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