shreddy_scientist

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[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Soo, OP's account is currently ~30 minutes old. Not sure if it's just me, but that makes me somewhat hesitant to join and I just wanted to highlight it for everyone.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Cookies do not directly communicate your IP address, they're just bits of data about your visit. Logging out of LinkedIn and closing your browser should clear them, unless they're persistent cookies.

Using a VPN to create a new Spotify account maskes your actual IP address. Meaning spotify wont know your home IP address. But, if Spotify uses cookies from your previous sessions or if you log in with the same credentials, it may still serve targeted ads based on your previous activity.

So while cookies don't transmit your IP address, they still influence the ads you see based on your browsing history and/or account information. For enhanced privacy, it's usually recommended to set cookies to be wiped when you close the browser. I have a handful of sites I like to keep cookies for, but everything else is gone after each session.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Limiting the impact corporations have on the environment via legislation is one highly effective way. But I'm just a person from the 89% of the population with this stance. So asking me isn't all that useful. Asking at the demonstrations in a manner which takes account of each response is a much more logical way to help figure this out. Additionally, there's definitely organizations who've done a lot of work here and have plans drawn up on these matters.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If all 89% of us took part in demonstrations, that'd be a great start. Those pushing back would eventually break from the pressure.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I use a Iron Fox on mobile with uBlock, so I don't get pop-ups, but thanks for the heads up. Does your mobile browser have reader mode? If so, enabling it as the site loads is a great workaround for this.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

John Steinbeck's story is a trip. He wrote about the "underbelly of society" according to the political leaders of the city he was from (Salinas, Ca) in his early/mid career. So much so, they kicked him out of town. After he blew up for his work, they felt shame for giving him the boot. There's now a big museum dedicated to him in downtown Salinas, The National Steinbeck Center. What this proves is capitalist only care about you if they can make a buck off ya, otherwise, get lost!

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Right! I've also always been blown away knowing their DNA is circular. Probably since they don't have a nucleus, but not totally sure.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ya, RPM Fusion is handled by a 3rd party I'm pretty sure. But I was thinking more along the lines of what software is available though.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'd have to think RPM Fusion is comparable to the AUR, no? I've never used Arch btw, but I do know Fedora pretty well.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The fact she see's this as a marketing opportunity is repulsive. Truly makes me loath those with power in the US government. Even Arizona seeing as this lady believes this BS would be well received there.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

C'est la vie, especially these days. All you can do is come to terms with knowing we each have an expiration date and just live it up until that inevitable day.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago

For anyone new to the Linux world, I can't recommend Learn Linux TV enough. He has a video walking through this exact process, here's an Invidious and YouTube link for it.

As far as dual booting goes, issues can arise after updates. I recall this happening a few months back due to a Windows update. So just be aware of this possibly happening down the road. I need Windows for work at times too, but I strictly use a VM. I've hated Microsoft since Windows 8, their amount of user tracking is bonkers and a big part of why I just use a VM. This is just food for thought though.

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