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- Comment on Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny 2 days ago:
Point in case. The moment I mentioned it, the down votes started pouring in.
Humanity has lost the capacity for critical thinking and civil communication.
- Comment on Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny 3 days ago:
It blows my mind how comments that don’t fit the narrative of the liberals get down voted to doom and canceled, by the same groups that want “equality”, but only if it’s their definition of equality.
I’m all for equality, which is why I can’t stand left-wingers or right-wingers. They’re all full of shit.
- Comment on Signal – an ethical replacement for WhatsApp 3 days ago:
Pepperidge farm remembers, and so do I. Lots of people I know use XMPP (Cheogram, Dino, etc).
- Comment on Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users 3 days ago:
These companies are really seeing how far they can get away with shit. It’s mind blowing.
- Comment on Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps 3 days ago:
Wao, did you not read what I said? No app store is inherently safer or more dangerous than any other. They all require some level of trust, plus trust in the devs of the apps available on each store.
About freedom, nobody is taking anything away from you, other than Apple. Again, if you want to remain in their ecosystem exclusively, nobody is going to force you to use alternative app stores. However, your argument does go entirely against choice, the same choice you claim I am soiling with my comments.
We do agree on 1 thing, when someone buys an Apple product, there’s a very good chance that they want that walled garden. Then there’s those that did not buy from Apple, but had no option other than an iPhone, some of those I can guarantee that they hate being controlled by the company that manufactured what is supposed to be theirs.
If you can’t do everything you want with what you bought and paid for, is it really yours?
I suggest that you look at the current status of technology in the world right now. You do not own your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Same with most Android devices and Windows computers. They force shit into the users, to the point that you will lose functionality if you were to disable most of what’s in the devices.
Sure, Android is a bit more flexible, but other than GrapheneOS, CalyxOS or LineageOS, it’s the same crap as iPhone, locking you to have apps forcibly, whether you like or use them or not. The only difference is that in Android you do have the ability to use other stores.
Enjoy your locked iPhone, and let those who want more choice just have the choice.
- Comment on Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps 3 days ago:
But this also happens in the official stores as well. While it does happen less in ios than in android, the fact remains that it happens in official stores ss much as I alternative stores, which makes this argument irrelevant at best.
- Comment on Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps 3 days ago:
Again, I can understand where you come from, but it’s been proven, time and again, that using apps from the main app store (ios or Android, doesn’t matter) is not inherently safer or more dangerous than getting apps from other stores. The problems are the apps not the stores. Additionally, I have yet to see any company, institution or organization publish apps exclusively in alternative app stores,which means that, as far as I’m aware, every app “needed” will be in the platforms own store, which means that nobody has to get an alternative app store if they don’t want to.
These facts render your arguments to block giving owners of devices options completely invalid.
Yes, if you feel safer with the platforms’ default stores, you’re free to remain there and avoid anything else, as this is your device, and therefore your choice. But these arguments you bring take away CHOICE for absolutely no good reason.
- Comment on Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps 4 days ago:
You are missing the point. If you want to remain in the Apple infrastructure exclusively, nobody is forcing you not to. Those who want options will have them. So enjoy your walled garden all you want, and let each user decide if they want to keep being tools or not.
- Comment on Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps 4 days ago:
I have 2 numbers with them, no regrets. So far the service has been flawless (except where I have spotty data services or crappy wifi). Absolutely worth it.
- Comment on WhatsApp is officially getting ads 1 week ago:
I’ve been off of WhatsApp for about 7 years. My only communication options with everyone else are phone calls or Signal, and for those that will not use at least signal, we’ll, you can always call me.
I have arcane chat, but only 1 friend of mine from church uses it with me.
- Comment on YouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos - Dexerto 1 week ago:
Absolutely. And they update pretty quickly when YouTube breaks something.
- Comment on Do you trust Xi with your 'private' browsing data? Apple and Google app stores still offer China-based VPNs. 1 week ago:
How are the Chinese data hoarders providing g your information to the government any worse than the US ones doing the same? VPNs are only a small part of the full arsenal needed for obfuscating your identity, and the nationality of any of them is irrelevant, as pretty much all governments are gathering data from them.
I don’t trust Chinese VPNs, and I don’t trust American VPNs, or Russian, or Israeli. I feel somewhat safer with. Mullvad or Proton VPNs, and even then, they are worthless of you’re relying only on VPNs.
- Comment on The current system of online advertising has been ruled illegal 1 week ago:
Delirium Tremens at -12 Celsius 😍
- Comment on News outlets in crisis mode as Google-led AI search push crushes website traffic 1 week ago:
Glad this is happening. These are the same news outlets that provide Google with your information and pay Google for ads.
They can all bust for all I care.
- Comment on Google Restricts Android Sideloading—What It Means for User Autonomy and the Future of Mobile Freedom – Purism 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird) 2 weeks ago:
And that’s fine. I agree. Becoming consumist hoarders is what got us to where we’re at. Or rather, what allowed companies and institutions to take us here.
- Comment on public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird) 3 weeks ago:
Lol, I was thinking the same thing. “plug it in, OK, done”. No drivers and none of that shit.
- Comment on public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird) 3 weeks ago:
Agreed. However, more users (personal, institutional or business) equals more devs focused on the OS.
- Comment on Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out 3 weeks ago:
Where are you? From your comment, I’m sure you live in my house 🤣
- Comment on Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out 3 weeks ago:
Totally doable, but also risky and convoluted as hell.
- Comment on Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out 3 weeks ago:
This is the route I took, and at 10 dollars per year or so to maintain a domain, this is a very cheap way to remove some of the hold big tech has over our lives.
- Comment on Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out 3 weeks ago:
Show us the evidence of this claim about “Proton owner”. And yes, Tuta is great, I agree on that.
- Comment on Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out 3 weeks ago:
Thank you for posting this. I’m so tired of 1 imbecile writing something and a flock of single-minded quacks just following the narrative to soil anyone’s reputation (like this case with Proton, for example).
I honestly could not give less fucks if Andy was Trump’s lover, Proton still has a bulletproof tested and confirmed record in terms of privacy. It took me 2 years to finally finish fully researching Tuta, Proton, disroot and others to end up choosing Proton for my family, and I have no regrets, specially since the UX was the only one my wife would accept to agree to finally remove Google entirely from her life (she was fucking paying for Google 1,imagine that) and it’s been a great experience (so far).
I’m not saying that Proton services are any type of silver bullet, and under no circumstances should we forget that they are a corporation, and thus, there’s certainly some hidden shit we probably won’t like about them if they came to light, but we all need to stop following 1 post without doing our own research before we decide if we agree or not.
What’s more, while I hate a lot of shit about Trump’s train of thought (and don’t get me started on Musk, whom I see as way worse that Trump), I honestly believe that the only alternative to this presidential term, Harris, would have been a way worse outcome for the US. I may be wrong, but every time I pictured that woman running the most powerful economy and military in the world, all I could see was total anarchy, and that serves no good purpose for anyone in the US or the rest of the world, it would be chaos.
Trump is the definition of an asshole, and so is probably 90% of his cabinet and the rest of the Republicans. Does what I said in my last paragraph make me a Trump supporter? Yes, it does, if you didn’t read the rest.
- Comment on Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out 3 weeks ago:
Ex-Google fan boy here. Been riding the fuck Google wagon for about 7 years now, no regrets, and certain I’m missing out on absolutely nothing. Moving away from all these self-serving BS “tech giants” is the smartest and healthiest move anyone can do.
- Comment on Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out 3 weeks ago:
Alright, let’s tear this idea apart in plain, no-BS language. The whole “we gotta invest in AI to keep up with other nations” argument is like saying you need the flashiest new phone just because your neighbor got one—even if your old phone still works perfectly fine. Sure, some countries are all-in on AI like it’s the latest craze, but that doesn’t mean we have to jump on the bandwagon and mess up our lives.
The whole “end of skilled labor” hype is really just a cover-up. People have been doing amazing work with their hands and brains for ages—long before AI even existed. And let’s talk downsides: more people losing jobs, a privacy mess, and decisions being made by glitchy algorithms that might not give a damn about real-life problems. We didn’t need AI to build everything we have today. We’ve been doing just fine without handing over our lives to a bunch of computer code.
So, if you’re buying into the “we need AI to keep up with the cool kids on the global stage” nonsense, you’re ignoring the fact that the smart move might just be hanging on to good old human skill. Instead of racing into an AI-fueled chaos, maybe we should just keep doing what we do best—using our brains and common sense.
- Comment on Gemini will now automatically summarize your long emails unless you opt out 3 weeks ago:
Well, let’s break it down with a little humor and a nod to the inevitable AI email overlords!
Sure, the article points out that the premium Google Workspace users get a special treatment—like being offered champagne instead of soda—but if you’re part of the 90% rolling with regular Gmail, you’re still enjoying your familiar, free soda pop (for now). However, don’t get too comfortable: whether you’re sipping premium champagne or pop, Google’s AI is always lurking in the background, ready to “swallow” your emails and extract insights like a digital detective. In other words, even if you’re not part of the fancy club, your emails are still part of the grand data buffet.
So while the article might claim it’s all rainbows and free soda for most, the truth is that Google is perfecting their AI trick regardless of your account type. It’s like distinguishing between first-class and economy on a flight—different levels of service, but everyone’s still on the same plane, and the in-flight entertainment (that is, AI data crunching) is serving up free snacks to all!
- Comment on Plex now will SELL your personal data 3 weeks ago:
He’s probably referring to just Chromecast without the Google TV module. Jellyfin works great for me as well on the Chromecast w/GTV
- Comment on ISPs seem designed to funnel people to capitalist cloud services 3 weeks ago:
Didn’t dig in too far into the options, but those prices are crazy low. Thanks for pointing us there.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
There it is.
- Comment on T-Mobile secretly records iPhone screens and claims it's being helpful. 3 weeks ago:
Prove it.
