InvaderDJ

InvaderDJ , 10 days ago to Technology in Microsoft really wants Local accounts gone after it erases its guide on how to create them

It also feels like their insistence is doing nothing but hurting them. The average consumer who doesn't know the difference between a local account and a Microsoft account won't know or care about MS doing this.

But the users who do have a preference and do want a local account are just going to be irritated at it and give them bad press. They'll eventually figure out how to make a local account anyway and it may be the push they need to migrate off of Windows.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Mildly Infuriating in What is Reddit doing

Did you get a browser error when trying this? It might be because you left the www in the URL. I had to remove that and replace it with old, and it works. The rest of the link structure is the same on both old and new reddit. I even tried it from a VPN just to be sure it wasn't seeing my logged in cookies, and in a private browsing window where RES isn't allowed to run. Worked fine.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Mildly Infuriating in What is Reddit doing

Private Internet Access works for me. Just tested logged out in an incognito mode tab.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Mildly Infuriating in What is Reddit doing

Interesting. I'll have to test it when I get home. I'm always signed in and I use RES so could be some other factors causing it to not be a problem for me.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Mildly Infuriating in What is Reddit doing

Old Reddit works for me, but I am logged into an account.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Mildly Infuriating in What is Reddit doing

That is basically what they did. There are a decent amount of third party apps around that work. I personally use Narwhal.

The further we get from the whole third party app debacle, the more I think this was just a way to kill the most popular apps. The ones that people said made reddit worth using. The ones that got shouted out in Apple keynotes.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Mildly Infuriating in What is Reddit doing

Old Reddit works for me. Does it just not work in general for you, or does it not work when not logged into an account?

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Technology in Bitwarden has launched a new authenticator app

Someone answered this for me. It's just that it's open source. If that matters to you, there you go.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Technology in Bitwarden has launched a new authenticator app

Ah, gotcha. Makes sense.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to Technology in Bitwarden has launched a new authenticator app

Is there anything about Aegis that makes it better than Authy? Just looking at the page for Aegis, I'm not seeing a lot of difference. And it being Android only limits it.

InvaderDJ , 1 month ago to 196 in we fell for the corporate propoganda rule

Did people call RCS open source? I'm not a huge follower of the standard, but I don't think I ever heard that said. In fact, I've heard people complain about not just the proprietary encryption but lack of E2E and carrier/Google control.

Its only advantages are that it is better than SMS and supported by the carriers, Google and Apple sometime this year.

It's a shitty standard but given how shitty SMS is, I'm willing to hold my nose and jump in.

InvaderDJ , 2 months ago to Technology in Reddit embracing all out enshittification

That's a principled stance.

InvaderDJ , 2 months ago to Memes in its true tho

You need good software to make the most out of good hardware, but I think our definition of good is different. For software, as long as the software doesn't get in the way of launching the app you want, most normies will consider that good. It doesn't matter that Android is bloated and inefficient if the user can tap the Instagram or Facebook icon and have that open up without user perceptible delay.

The average person is remarkably able to put up with shit. Look at the experience on smart TVs for example. The vast majority of people are fine with the absolutely shitty experience as long as they can open up Netflix.

InvaderDJ , 2 months ago to Memes in its true tho

Use what you like. Just like Windows, macOS and Linux for the vast majority of people, all these OSes are, are platforms to display apps and webpages. They all have sanded off most of the rough edges meaning that unless you have specific niche needs/wants, you'll just use what is familar and be happy.

Life is too short to have deep feelings about an OS.

InvaderDJ , 2 months ago to Memes in its true tho

Yeah, I can't imagine what about Graphene would make that big of a difference. Smart phones and slabs of glass with apps on them. There's very little that truly impacts the experience after you get past specs.