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NanoRaptor, 15 days ago to random

The better cybertruck

johnleonard, 1 month ago to privacy

'TunnelVision' bug potentially allows snooping on all VPNs

Operating system features can be manipulated to divert traffic away from encrypted VPN tunnel

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4205875/tunnelvision-bug-potentially-allows-snooping-vpns

#vpn #vpns #tunnelvision #privacy #infosec #technews

jbjrkng, 1 month ago to hiking

I would love hiking / walking shoes that don't get wet, don't get holes in, and last more than a year. I treat mine well, clean them, spray them with the special spray to keep them water tight, and yet..

Does anyone have good recommendations?

#hiking #walking #rambling

retiolus, 2 months ago to MullvadVPN

Made a script that connects automatically my computer to #MullvadVPN when joining a new, unknown network.

If you disconnect from the network, it disconnects from #Mullvad VPN, and if you connect to a know/trusted network, it will ignore it and won't use the VPN.

https://codeberg.org/retiolus/scripts/src/branch/main/auto-mullvad/auto-mullvad.sh

jbjrkng, 3 months ago to dbz

Very sad about the news of Akira Toriyama's passing. Dragon Ball made up a large portion of my youth.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68444060

#dbz #dragonball

daniel, 3 months ago to Signal

Quick tip for updating #Signal to the latest version:

1. Open #AuroraStore (from fdroid)
2. Search for and click on Signal
3. Click on the 3-dots in the top right corner
4. Click on 'Manual Download'
5. Enter 139602 and 'check'
6. The latest version should now download and update!!

Source for the version number: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/940cee0f30d6a2873ae08c65bb821c34302ccf5d/app/build.gradle.kts#L28

1396 is the current version code
02 is arm64

#android #update #signalapp @signalapp

jbjrkng, 3 months ago to privacy

The sheer amount of Google "stuff" that floats around is just baffling. Any tool you need, they've got it. Quite an outrageous strategy to just attempt to obliterate any competition.

The point at which family members are saying "that app you gave me didn't do what I wanted, so I swapped to Google's" goes to reiterate their tentacle grip, widespread coverage and that they're such a juggernaut.

Just an opinion here really, more I see of them the more I want to avoid them.

#privacy #degoogle

jbjrkng, 3 months ago to random

What's everyone's experiences with #degoogled phones? Does #microg get a lot of use as an stepping stone, or just ripping the plaster work out?

I'm completely Google services free, but sometimes there is the odd app that refuses to open.

QubesOS, 3 months ago to random

Fedora 39 templates available; Fedora 38 approaching EOL

https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2024/02/13/fedora-39-templates-available-fedora-38-approaching-eol/

paul, 4 months ago to random

I had 30+ app store updates pending. A whopping 2 of them had release notes that weren't some form of “bug fixes and performance improvements”.

jbjrkng, 4 months ago to random

I spent a fair while trying to find an app that would show me basketball scores and results. Figures on a page. One app made me scroll into literal oblivion to reject trackers and "we value your privacy" mumbo jumbo. Why? Why must we be made to suffer?

jbjrkng, 5 months ago to random

How I wish I could watch a film and be able to hear dialogue.

jbjrkng, 9 months ago to random

Why are there no mass market alternatives for overtaking Chromebooks in the education space?

If there's one thing missed in the data collection and privacy space, surely it is the potential to avoid handing out such devices to school students?

jbjrkng, 9 months ago to random

I tried out Debian 12 on my secondary development laptop recently. Pleasantly surprised I have to admit. I've had this long running joke that Debian is stuck on kernel 2.4 since time began, but I actually got newer software than expected!

Honestly though, these days I don't care too much for fancy distributions. Give me Gnome 40 something, Flatpak and LTS. Then I'm a happy chappy.

jbjrkng, 9 months ago to random

Out in the forest behind our house in rural west Sweden.

#fungifriday

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jbjrkng, 10 months ago to random

I reinstalled my development laptop (Thinkpad t490) to run OpenBSD yesterday.

I've never used OpenBSD for any length of time, my impression thus far is pure amazement that I've never used it for any length of time.

Getting it all set up reminds me of why I started loving to tinker with Linux and different operating systems in general. If all the things I want to run (incl. working mic for meetings) work out, then I am certain I might stick around for a while.

jbjrkng, 2 months ago to hiring

Usually when applying for jobs I'd argue that not all requirements need to be completely satisfied. Take a punt at it! Except when a requirement is citizenship and residency in a location, applying when you obviously don't have it is just a waste of time for both sides. Reading job specifications are important.

#jobs #hiring

jbjrkng, 2 months ago to random

No, I don't want your app. Stop trying to force me when you are just wrapping a website in tracker-hell.

jbjrkng, 4 months ago to random

Dental Denial of Service. Whatever next?

jbjrkng, 3 months ago to random

I truly wonder who was behind the idea that a barrage of emails and notifications would be appreciated when signing into anything?

Yes, I intentionally signed into my 2FA Yubikey, random-password-manager-generated protected email account, you don't need to alert me that I've done so via every medium.