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What small tiny app have you found that not many people know about by bl4kers in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This apps seems to be poorly rated. What has your experience been?

There seems to be little information online about the organization who runs it, Exchange Initiative. They have an inactive Facebook account and an abandoned website. I don't see myself using this without having more assurance on its efficacy and privacy policies

‘Time is now’ to step up efforts for Ukraine peace, says Germany’s Scholz by bl4kers in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 months ago

I listened to an interview recently, I believe on BBC, where the interviewee said the biggest issue with peace talks is that the international community isn't able to trust Putin to keep his word on whatever is agreed upon. I hadn't considered that, but it makes a lot of sense and I'm not sure how that could change

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Proton Drive warning: don't reinstall (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by bl4kers@lemmy.ml to c/protonprivacy@lemmy.world

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A few months ago I installed Proton Drive on my new PC. It started having issues so I sent it back in for repair. I uninstalled Proton Drive then deleted my files for privacy.

Last week I installed Proton Drive again. To my surprise, it scrambled all of my files locally and remote. All my root folders were deleted and my root is now filled with "Delete conflict" files and folders.

I reported this to Proton immediately. After giving them my logs and details support told me...

This is expected: "Proton Drive is designed to synchronize ALL changes, even after long periods of not syncing"
No rollback is possible: "Please note that we are unable to revert this behavior. You will have to restore the files manually"
They plan to address this: "Regardless, we will absolutely be making improvements to avoid such problems in the future."

For me I have about 100 files to address, which is manageable, but for others I'm sure this would be a showstopper. The delete conflicts don't have version history either, so I have to figure out how to weave everything back together.

Who the hell is MrBeast? by bl4kers in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 months ago

I tried watching a video of his once because I was genuinely interested in the subject. There were so many jump cuts it was unwatchable. Now I know all YouTube videos for kids are like that

FTC Issues Orders to Eight Companies Seeking Information on Surveillance Pricing by bl4kers in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 months ago

Honestly if you want real financial privacy, the best thing to use is {insert cryptocurrency that I'm heavily financially invested in}

Dev rejects CVE severity, makes his GitHub repo read-only by bl4kers in c/technology@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 24 points 4 months ago

Disputing a CVE is no straightforward task either, as a GitHub security team member explained. It requires a project maintainer to chase the CVE Numbering Authorities (CNA) that had originally issued the CVE.

CNAs have conventionally comprised NIST's NVD and MITRE. Over the past few years, technology companies and security vendors joined the list and are also able to issue CVEs at will.

These seems like an issue worth addressing. If it's too easy to report and too difficult to dispute, I could see the CVE ecosystem be weaponized and turned into a political tool.

don't ever change you're perfect by bl4kers in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 37 points 4 months ago

Flagging things like that usually leads to their removal

College Students Say Tesla Is Canceling Summer Internships by bl4kers in c/technology@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 21 points 6 months ago

Software updates have, more than once, changed my settings for things like autopilot without warning, and I've only discovered it when driving and turning autopilot on.

I feel like this point can't be overstated enough. When I need to go somewhere, I shouldn't need to reorient myself because the car receives software updates all the time. A device that's constantly changing is inherently unreliable, even if technically it's improving over time.

TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US by bl4kers in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 16 points 6 months ago

I'm not sure what specifically you're referring to, but algorithms are, generally speaking, code. You can purchase a company and their code.

GitHub - mendel5/alternative-front-ends: Overview of alternative open source front-ends for popular internet platforms (e.g. YouTube, Twitter, etc.) by bl4kers in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 16 points 9 months ago

Libredirect can redirect to other front-ends automatically for you.

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Ticket to Ride shutting down servers, replacing game with no DLC or progression transfer (steamcommunity.com)

submitted 1 year ago by bl4kers@lemmy.ml to c/linustechtips@lemmy.ml

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Another game that will be lost to time :/

No rest for the virtuous by bl4kers in c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago

I'm about to post out a new FOSS project I've been working on for a while, so this is making me a bit nervous

*Permanently Deleted* by bl4kers in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

That sounds cool. Does Jellyfin handle the downloading or is that something else?

Anon gives back by bl4kers in c/greentext@lemmy.ml

[-] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Would explain the block listing as well

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Seeking advice on app locking with physical device unlocking (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by bl4kers@lemmy.ml to c/android@lemmy.ml

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Hi, I'm wanting to set up app locking on my Pixel 4a with only a physical device to unlock them. Preferably something keychain-able.

Here are some options I've looked into and considering:

Bluetooth device with...
- separate Android profile + Smart Lock
- AppLock - Fingerprint app
  - this is the only app of this type I found that supports Bluetooth
NFC tag with...
- some app locker app, though I haven't been able to find one that supports NFC
- Tasker (related how-to)

Here are some options I've looked into and not considering:

USB-C security key
- would prefer a wireless option to not wear out the phone's port
Unpluq
- I don't like subscriptions
Smart Lock doesn't support NFC anymore (request to bring it back)

Notes:

I actually have an old Google Bluetooth Titan Security Key, but it doesn't seem to work with Smart Lock. It doesn't let me add it as a trusted device despite being successfully paired. I think it might operate on Bluetooth Low Energy.
Seems like NFC might be better than Bluetooth for my purposes since I wouldn't have to worry about battery life.
I don't know what Bluetooth device might work best for this purpose. I believe products like Tile also work on Bluetooth Low Energy.
Any recommendations on NFC tags? Seems like Etsy might be good to get something somewhat customizable and better looking than the blank chips I've seen listed online.

Happy to hear anything you have to share on this topic!