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waratchess , 2 months ago to Technology in X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks

They were being called 8 buck schmucks.

waratchess , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to Technology in Adding TV to bedroom without using mainstream smart device

Get an n100 mini PC, I bought one with 12 GB of ram and a 512 GB SSD for about $170.

waratchess , 3 months ago to Free and Open Source Software in Does anyone know of a FOSS version of this (android keyboard with hexagonal keys?)

For me Gborad's best feature is the speech to text function, I find it to be very accurate. Since I've started using it, I barely type anything at all.

waratchess , 3 months ago to Technology in SIM swappers hijacking phone numbers in eSIM attacks

From what I understand, the attackers steal your number by gaining access to your phone carrier account.

They can gain access to your account either by finding your info in a data breach, or by phishing the account details from you.

That's why they say that you need to setup a strong password with 2FA for your phone carrier account to protect yourself from this kind of attack.

waratchess , 3 months ago to Privacy in Act now to stop WordPress and Tumblr selling your content to AI firms

They could set up their own fully federated Lemmy instance and scrape themselves.

waratchess , 4 months ago to Privacy in Act now to stop WordPress and Tumblr selling your content to AI firms

They don't need a deal with Lemmy.

It's an open platform, they can just scrape all the data.

waratchess , 4 months ago to Technology in Google confirms Gmail is “here to stay” amid speculation over plans to scrap the email service

Also the shitstorm it would cause, when you can't access an account that you used Gmail to sign up.

waratchess , 5 months ago to Privacy in The Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend?

The OG

waratchess , 5 months ago to Technology in For those who lurk on Reddit - my read-only, ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is better than ever now

Awesome, thanks!

That makes searching reddit usable again.

waratchess , 5 months ago to Technology in For those who lurk on Reddit - my read-only, ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is better than ever now

Awesome!

Quick question, is it possible to open a reddit link in RDX?

For example a reddit link from Google search results.

waratchess , 5 months ago to Privacy in The Boost android client for Lemmy is displaying these dark pattern ads pretending to be system notifications. What security/privacy conscious Lemmy clients do you recommend?

Voyager

It's a FOSS privacy respecting Lemmy client.

It's available on Android and IOS

You can also try it as a PWA: https://vger.app

waratchess , 5 months ago to Technology in For those who lurk on Reddit - my read-only, ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is better than ever now

Awesome!

Is it possible to collapse comments?

Edit: figured it out, double tap to collapse comments.

waratchess , 8 months ago to Technology in Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level

Level 1

Base pay: 3.50

Bonus: chicken nuggets default to chicken strips on approval.