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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that you can force Windows 10 to open your default browser instead of MS Edge with MSEdgeRedirect⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I keep running into this same deadend in my attempts to maintain decent digital hygiene. I'm always in the need to do more research before trying, but there's no way to pretend I've gone through every code line and audit either. Ultimately I'm always left with whatever solutions are most suggested--recurring suggestions becomes my true filter/litmus test but I know this itself is soon to become it's own non-solution.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that you can force Windows 10 to open your default browser instead of MS Edge with MSEdgeRedirect⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Why doesn't anything like this exist for windows 11?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  bmarked, arigatto!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The situation does seem quite desperate. I'd like to heed your call. Please advise on most critical systems I should have ready right now today please. I know have a lot of work to do and must stay efficient

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Wow, that point about the public instances was quite unknown to me at the time and explains a lot of my initial frustrations for sure. I've been looking into getting started self-hosting but am unsure what kinds of important but also safe tools I should start with as a newbie. I need a guide or ranking resource of some sort. Maybe I just lurk c/self-host bunches for now tho

  I have great admiration for those that maintain public instances, but it sounds like I need to again try to get the self-hosting ball rolling if I aim to truly further the privacy-preserving cause

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I've had issues with rimgo/libredirect before, is there a good faq or resource that will help me learn how to use it more effectively? (I know it was user-error cuz I'm pretty stupid)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I've not heard of this, but I like it a lot--merci!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice, much appreciated

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Very cool. I'd love to hear your experience/criticisms if possible

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Imgur's Community Is In Full Revolt Against Its Owner⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Was hoping to find a few good alternatives in this commentsland

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ChatGPT offered bomb recipes and hacking tips during safety tests⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wonder if this was indicative of a pass or fail🤔

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vivaldi takes a stand: keep browsing human⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A position on AI says next to nothing about one's stance on humanity, right?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Vivaldi takes a stand: keep browsing human⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  LibreWolf for Liiife
  (ironfox is cool imho tho)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Major password managers can leak logins in clickjacking attacks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Nice, good looking out😎

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Major password managers can leak logins in clickjacking attacks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I have pretty unserious threat model, so hopefully bw team is trustworthy enough to believe in their upcoming fix.

  Many thanks Leo!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Major password managers can leak logins in clickjacking attacks⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I'm an idiot using bw, do we have much confidence in any means of avoiding this yet or no?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cisco layoffs after record revenue report⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a trend that is showing less than zero signs of decelerating.

  I desperately need insight/advice on how to reconcile these tragedies with any hope of a worthwhile career. How am I to believe in hopes of things like job security when articles like this are beyond normal?

  I sincerely wish to know how we expect to advise our children to pursue seriously needed careers or ambitions of any value when the new rule of our era is to reward career-seekers with endless layoffs to maintain a dwindling, starving work force so as to keep running the profit maximizing machine of the ruling few.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google launches dedicated Password Manager app for Android⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I'm curious to see how this will compare with Bitwarden in terms of security and just general pros/cons

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  🔥

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Swollen battery⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Great PSA
  The warning signs can be tough to discern, but also remember battery events usually lead to chemical fires that may need to be stomped out rather than watered down.