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tmpod Mod , 19 hours ago to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

No problem, glad to have more people know about it, it's very useful!

tmpod Mod , 22 hours ago to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

Unfortunately, no. I believe you can't really get this level of control without root access.

tmpod Mod , 1 day ago to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

Ah right, airplane mode makes a ton of difference. I also tend to have it enabled as much as I can, usually when I'm home (and thus reachable through VoIP services) or at work. And I (almsot) never turn it off, I just leave it in airplane mode. I limit the charge to 75/80%, with ACCA, so I get even less juice.

And I'm sorry, I also dislike big phones with huge screens and batteries, there's no real need for that. But I know that you can fit better batteries in smaller phones as well. My previous device was smaller than the Pixel 4a, but had a bigger battery, while having almost identical weight.
I wish manufacturers would make smaller phones, really. I'm very unsure what other device I will get after this one dies or gets broken...

tmpod Mod , 1 day ago to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

After my 6 year old Redmi 4X's screen touch decided to die, I got an opened-not-used Pixel 4a (in perfect condition) at the end of 2022, because it was one of the few small-ish phones that had good modding support (Pixel phones are ofc known to be very good to degoogle). I love it. Feels good, works well, has a great camera (got a GCam mod too), etc. Only downside is the smaller battery (3100 vs 4100 mAh), but honestly it isn't that big of a deal, I can just carry a powerbank on my backpack or, you know, use my phone less.

Back then, it was the perfect choice for me. Now, I don't know, haven't been keeping up with current models.

tmpod , 6 days ago to Matrix in Does anyone know if there are any plans for a web version of element x?

Yeah that's vodozemac, which is a Matrix crypto SDK written in Rust, and is part of the broader Rust SDK they are developing (which handles nesrly everything necessary for client development, even some opinionated UI stuff).

tmpod , 6 days ago to Matrix in Does anyone know if there are any plans for a web version of element x?

Like rorschah said, it's a Matrix client, with a focus on being super lightweight and embeddable, having its own SDK. I enjoy it, since all other clients (with exception of iamb ig) use up a lot of memory on my account. Unfortunately, development has been very slow lately, and the client is missing important features like edits, text formatting and so on.

tmpod , 6 days ago to Matrix in Does anyone know if there are any plans for a web version of element x?

I believe they will explore using the new matrix-rust-sdk in Element Web further down the line, but it isn't a priority afaik. I'd love them to continue development of Hydrogen tho :p

tmpod OP , 10 days ago to New Communities in The Boys — A place to discuss the great "superhero" drama show

That's the "Local link" I included in the post body.

tmpod Mod , 19 days ago to Privacy in Any good email service except tutamail and proton ?

I understand.
You could look into getting a domain either way, it really is pretty simple — you go to a registrar website (I like porkbun.com), choose your domain name and purchase it. To get the email stuff going, it's just a bit of copy pasting between their guide and the domain's control panel.

Like I said, this domain stuff is useful outside of Migadu and similar services, but for a more 0-config option, I think disroot is alright. You also have a mailbox.org and StartMail (from StartPage).

tmpod Mod , 19 days ago to Privacy in Any good email service except tutamail and proton ?

If you have your own domain, I recommend Migadu. They take care of all the boring parts of hosting email, while being cheap and very reliable. All you have to do is[1] follow their guude to setup some DNS records and double check everything is right. After that, you have a working email account with unlimited addresses, inboxes and a bunch more nice features.

[1]: Besides getting a domain name, which you should get anyway, since it gives you more control over your digital identity and makes it much easier to migrate providers in the future.

tmpod Mod , 23 days ago to Privacy in Using Discord in a private way?

Yeah I feel you. It's often hard to be fully alert of what you're sharing all the time. I have slip ups but it's usually fine, I'm only mega careful regarding things that could give away the city/town/village I live in, and where I work. If I ever really want to talk about it, I will use a different (often temporary) alias.

tmpod , 24 days ago to Fediverse in Reminiscing about the "Reddit migration"

Great comment, cheers!

tmpod Mod , 24 days ago to Privacy in Using Discord in a private way?

While this may be a good end goal, these comments are really more harmful than anything else. Removing your dependency on some proprietary service can be very far from trivial, or even doable, there is a wide-range of internal or external factors preventing you from ditching it.
For example, part of my work and a bunch of good online friends of mine use Discord, so I keep it around. If you do any social gaming as well, you'll also most likely find it hard to ditch the platform, as it's grown deep roots in the community.

Anyway, it's better to take small steps in the right direction than trying to make a U-turn and fail miserably.

tmpod Mod , 26 days ago to Privacy in Using Discord in a private way?

Interesting, my Discord profile is also very hardened, and while it prompts me for confirmation, it's always doable in a moment

tmpod Mod , 26 days ago to Privacy in Using Discord in a private way?

If you're on Tor, that's the very unfortunate reality atm. If you're on a VPN, you may try switching providers or servers inside the same provider. I can recommend Mullvad, which works very well, even if you get some CAPTCHAs.