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- Comment on Chick-fil-A is reportedly launching a streaming service for some reason 2 months ago:
The CEO is oftentimes a company policymaker; I think it would be foolish to ignore that fact.
I’ve been boycotting C-f-a for at least 15 years now; and I don’t let my friends or suggest that my family eat there either; except as an emergency uber last resort. The gas station burritos would be suggested first.
- Comment on Troubleshooting Post (Having issues with login) 3 months ago:
Have you tried staying logged in on a separate unmodified browser? Sometimes my extensions have weird side effects
This is not the issue; and this test was already performed well in advance of the posting of this post. I am aware of every plugin I use and have a general idea about how it interacts with my browsing…not to mention several other browsers I can spin up with varying levels and degrees of plugins and protections to troubleshoot the issue.
Currently I am on Firefox 129.0; and have tested the following and observed the same behaviors:
- Librewolf
- Ungoogled Chromium
- Edge
- Comment on Troubleshooting Post (Having issues with login) 3 months ago:
@jonah@lemmy.one Could you look into this issue?
I seem to be getting randomly ‘logged out’ across reloads of the main page or post loads arbitrarily, refreshing the page again instead then recognizes I’m still logged in.
- Comment on Troubleshooting Post (Having issues with login) 3 months ago:
It would appear that I cannot remain logged in for long. It keeps automatically logging me out.
- Submitted 3 months ago to meta@lemmy.one | 5 comments
- Comment on Are there any legal issues with pulling out of an interview? 3 months ago:
No. There’s no issue legally.
You might take a hit to your reputation with that company; but if they already were presenting enough red flags for you to back out of an interview; I wouldn’t consider that to be a problem.
If you cancel an interview it’s not a big deal. No money changed hands. No agreement was ever reached. Their emotional feelings are irrelevant; the whole point was to help both sides decide if you could work with the other.
- Comment on Why are people downvoting the MediaBiasFactChecker not? 3 months ago:
I use an instance that does not Display or parse downvotes or permit them locally.
So I don’t see the phenomenon. I don’t care about downvotes. I only see the upvotes; which are a far better indicator to me as to how useful a post I made is. If someone posts trash or extremist things; I block them. If they try to argue in bad faith or with far too extremist of a viewpoint, I block them.
The bot doesn’t always get the most upvotes but it does have it’s uses. As someone who has used the Ground News app in the past; I have a sense of their rating scale and I do find that it helps classify things; although you should always use your own discretion and not just blindly trust the bot.
But most people who downvote this bot, do so for completely wrong reasons. Usually they’re upset because they disagree with the assessment of the bot, or do not understand it’s scale. Maybe they don’t like their viewpoint’s position being laid bare for all to see.
Maybe that should be explained more; and there’s posts on Ground News’ website that EXPLAINS how their rating system works. Perhaps the bot should link them.
- Comment on Why do people complain about multiple streaming platforms existing? 3 months ago:
The issue with too many streaming services is largely the same as not enough streaming services
An average person will have a wide variety of favorite shows. Let’s say there’s 25 of them. For this example; Access to each of these 25 shows are non-negotiable to you and you feel you MUST have access to them.
If Service A and Service B is the only options; they both get to set the price. So to get access to a “complete” collection of content that you want you’re paying both of them $50 each. It’s most likely that half will be available only on A and the other half on B.
Now imagine that there are 10 different services. Each service is owned by one of the big ten networks that makes your 25 favorite shows. We will call them by their number from 1 to 10. Now each of your 25 shows have 10 places they could be.
On average; each network is likely to have 2.5 shows you like. Maybe a few have made some sweet deals with others; but no one place will have even 7.5 of your favorite shows…because these deals are costly and nobody wants to make less money per view.
Now each service; because they’re struggling to compete with each other will settle on a price of $10 each. But you still end up being forced to subscribe to all ten of them because no single provider has everything you want and no combination of less than all of them can provide complete access to all that you want to watch
- Comment on NYT's new TOS binds you to forced arbitration; opt out within 30 days 6 months ago:
This kind of nonsense is why I bypass the NYT’s paywall, and any other paywall. If I wanted to ever subscribe; this ensures that I will want to subscribe far less intensely than I would have ever naturally done. Probably this ensures the urge to subscribe will be non-existant; and my urge to ‘become a Giant Tool and just crawl their site daily with my paywall bypass’ is increasing at a pace that might alarm some people.
- Comment on Securing Bluetooth Headphones 10 months ago:
You didn’t read the OP. Wired Is Not Possible
Furthermore I own a similar model, the 550BTs. The “Tune” line does not support USB Audio at the 5xx range of models
Additionally you must not chain adaptors as it will sound terrible and you will get the lowest quality output.
My 550BTs have included a 2.5mm -> 3.5mm jack cable and it has a 2.5mm Jack on it for wired audio output. An official Apple Lightning to 3.5mm jack dongle will work but the OP would rather not use cables…Therefore a Bluetooth model is probably needed.
I strongly recommend the 550BTs, and the 660NCs as well
- Comment on yubikey and USB 11 months ago:
You should be safe if you are the only one with access to that computer.
If you are sharing the computer with another human being; please Unplug your Yubikey and take it with you when you are not using the computer and it is likely that another human being could be using the computer. Just to be safe; Do Not Leave Your Yubikey Plugged In If Another Person Is Using It…unless you’re authorizing them to access something.
Your Yubikey can’t tell who clicked it’s button as it is NOT a Fingerprint Reader.
- Comment on anonymous fb? 1 year ago:
#No!
With anything owned by Meta; you will be required to verify your identity.
- Comment on How do yall go about meeting new people while still maintaining a decent level of privacy? 1 year ago:
PS: It’s quite bizarre to answer directly to someone to discredit, but without giving the opportunity to refute…
It’s called not being a toxic reply guy. You should try it.
- Comment on How do yall go about meeting new people while still maintaining a decent level of privacy? 1 year ago:
I’m going to quote another comment but not ping them; I don’t want to argue with them; but instead provide counterpoints for the OP to consider.
Most people aren’t going to install Signal just to talk to you because it does not fit their use case.
This is false. While it does take more effort; it can be achieved. I can compose an SMS with an install link for the appropriate app-store and in-person assist you and tell you my ID on my privacy respecting apps of choice. Bluetooth transfers and QR codes also work too; so we can exchange other contact details as well.
I’m also gen z and from the US, I go to university, and most people who I know use Whatsapp or Discord to communicate.
Telegram is far superior to Whatsapp and close to Discord in features. Your generation is capable of using it; I see Gen Z on there all the time. Signal closely mimics iMessage in features; and it’s available on both Android and iOS.
Bonus for the privacy-conscious; It has better privacy and cryptography. MProto isn’t the most respected but it’s sufficient for most day-to-day conversations.
- Comment on If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off. 1 year ago:
This is blatantly false. There are plenty of jobs out there who will hire you and not do something shitty like installing boss-ware on a computer.
If you allow or enable these employers to get away with it; you’re part of the problem. 99.5% of jobs do not require boss-ware to get done properly; and if your immediate bosses or supervisors had no problems with you before…consider it a large red flag. If you’re joining a company and they mention this; consider it a large red flag.
- Comment on If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off. 1 year ago:
This is blatantly false. Name and fucking shame each variety of software. These cockroaches can’t stand the light of public attention;. The more people who know how to spot and identify malicious and suspicious boss-ware behavior, the better. It protects the user to know that the software exists; as they can better be prepared to combat and deter abuses of this software by unprofessional and shitty bosses.
No; it isn’t going to be foolproof. That’s not the intent here. The intent is for everyone to be able to name, shame, and identify when software that their employer is deploying is going to be behaving in a manner that blatantly violates their rights to privacy in a non-constructive way that threatens them.
- Comment on If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off. 1 year ago:
Any company that does this to it’s employees is dooming itself to failure anyways. A complete lack of trust makes for a very hostile working environment; and it will generally drive employees away anyways.
- Comment on If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off. 1 year ago:
As an aside; there are USB devices which can act like keyboards and mice; some of which are very clever and intricate. You can use them to your advantage while using work-issued equipment; but keep in mind you’ll need to program it on your personal PC.
You can definitely get creative with some of them and have them simulate the typing and clicking of a lot of different things at random intervals.
- Comment on If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off. 1 year ago:
If you care about privacy; you ***tell your employer clearly that you do not tolerate “Boss-ware” or other spyware on your personal devices.
If they give a shit; they will then be forced to issue one that the company owns and manages. If they don’t give a shit; you walk away. Lots of companies will hire you without that crap. Don’t believe people who gaslight you by saying “But every company uses it!” or anything sounding remotely like it.
On a company-issued machine; you tell your employer clearly that you do not tolerate “Boss-ware” that will be used to track or manage your time. Walk away; if they refuse to keep your machine clean of it or attempt to raise any concern that you’re not at your PC every damned moment of your core hours. You have a right to live your life. As long as your immediate bosses and supervisors are happy with the quality and quantity of the work you submit, you’ve done your job. If they are unhappy with the quality or quantity of your work then, they can respectfully schedule a meeting with you to discuss it. The way an actual adult should be treated, and, would be treated in an actual office that observes all standard rules of professionalism. With respect.
TL;DR: Do not accept the implementation of Boss-ware as if the decision was made with any respect for you. If they implement it; you leave as fast as possible. Take any friends that you can with you too, if you can.
- Comment on Consideration to Defederate Hexbear 1 year ago:
I will also place my support for defederation of Hexbear.
Our rule #4 clearly states: (emphasis mine)
No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users.
Every one of you hexbear users AND users of remote instances who are here harrassing and arguing with OP about their views is doing just that. Dogpiling.
In a meta thread that hasn’t much place. Instead of trying to discredit the user proposing the defederation; maybe try proving you folks can play by our rules. Yes; Jonah does permit a variety of viewpoints. If you can stay within our ruleset.
as always I leave it up to you to review their behavior(s) @jonah and decide if defederation is an appropriate action. But the action of the several hexbear users who have replied before this comment have not inspired my faith in them.
- Comment on Is a personal domain address useful for email? 1 year ago:
No; it is clear that you are in fact wrong.
- Comment on Is a personal domain address useful for email? 1 year ago:
These are intended to be pros and cons.
The wording is intentional; and the processes can in fact be hard if you are not well studied in doing these things.
- Comment on Is a personal domain address useful for email? 1 year ago:
Privacy Does Not Equal Anonymity.
Yes; having anonymity does confer some level of privacy, but it is not the only means of having privacy.
Now let’s peek at the advantages:
- You own the domain.
- You can host your own mail exchange (MX), configure it the way you want and host it anywhere that will permit you to send and receive emails. Point the DNS record(s) at whatever MX server(s), that allow it, that you want. Personally I use Tutanota for my inbox and SimpleLogin for my junk aliases…
- You have control over where your mail gets routed. By DNS records; you can do a lot of things and point your emails in directions that avoid restrictive networks or unwanted relays as well as securing that route too; ensuring that no one can quietly redirect your mail elsewhere. I use Njalla for my domain.
- You have control over who hosts your inbox. This allows you to swiftly change mailbox or hosting providers without losing your long used email addresses.
- You aren’t sharing a domain with many users; which usually means fewer issues with email deliverability due to spam and abuse. Once your domain gains a positive reputation as a small-time email provider; most email services Will accept sent emails even if junk filters do not. Your recipients have an easy way to whitelist your entire domain.
- Your email will receive less spam overall.
Some disadvantages may include:
- Your domain will be aggressively filtered as junk by most Aggressively Configured Junk Filters.
- Your emails may be occasionally rejected by certain email providers with aggressive anti-junk configurations and applications deciding who they will receive from at the MX level.
- Your emails may be easy to snoop on at the network level; as they will have an identifiable domain on the envelope and will be primarily routed to a specific host. This is problematic if you or your mailbox provider don’t force remote mail servers to use TLS encryption.
- Your domain may be abused or spoofed for spam if you do not configure your DNS and MX settings correctly. (Use DKIM so remote servers can tell if another server is spoofing your domain)
- You will be 100% responsible for all mail that is sent; or appears to be sent by your domain name. This includes all spam that spoofs your domain name; therefore you must USE DKIM to mitigate it.
- You must properly configure everything. If you misconfigure it; the remote servers will notice that and REJECT all of your emails that are sent out.
- You may need to maintain your own MX (mail server) and host that if you choose to do so. This comes with additional performance and administration burdens. Double them if you allow anyone else to use your domain as an email address; because you are now responsible for their conduct as well.