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noodlejetski

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technology hipster.
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noodlejetski, to foss
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okay, it's a slow part of my 24 h shift, so it's finally time to make a thread about the #FOSS apps that I use on my phone, most of them obtainable through @fdroidorg . I've trawled through its repositories many times over years, and managed to find a bunch of great software fitting my needs, so hopefully someone finds this useful as well.

noodlejetski, (edited )
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Audire - https://github.com/alexmercerind/audire

a music recognition app. uses AUDD and Shazam database, and works great. there's no ads, no distractions, no subscription pushes. when you launch the app, you're greeted with a big mic button encouraging you to press it, and upon recognition will show a simple page with links to Spotify and Youtube. completely replaced Shazam and SoundHound for me.

jwz, (edited ) to random
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Before they will let me publish a new release of XScreenSaver on the "Play" [sic] store, Google, the most rapacious privacy violator ever, insists that a screensaver have a privacy policy.

This is where you come in!

I'd like this policy to be a series of bullet points: "Unlike Google, XScreenSaver will not [Thing.] An endless, concise catalog of their sins.

I need both your snark AND a link supporting your snark. It's critical for the joke to land. Include both.

GO!!

https://jwz.org/b/ykUc

noodlejetski,
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@jwz and a paywallless link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/21/23315513/google-photos-csam-scanning-account-deletion-investigation

noodlejetski,
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@jwz unlike Google, XScreenSaver won't deny you access to your entire digital life and report you to police for taking and sending a doctor a picture of your child's medical condition https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html

rysiek, (edited ) to infosec
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Lukewarm take:

When I see general* "security advice" that mentions "do not use public WiFi" or "use a VPN", I am immediately suspicious about all other advice offered.

Yes, a decade ago that was a consideration, because most sites were not using HTTPS. Credentials were flying cleartext on the wire.

Today, almost all sites use HTTPS. Doesn't mean the risk is zero, but it's way lower.

*) "general" meaning "without a very specific threat model in mind", meant for general public, etc.

noodlejetski,
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@rysiek on the other hand, not security related - many ISPs in Poland offer a discount (and actually show the discounted price as the main one, with some additional fine print) if you consent to having your traffic analysed for marketing. the WiFi in my apartment is provided by the company owning the building, and I'm willing to bet they agreed to every offer by the ISP. I'd probably rather have them analyze my interests in connecting to Mullvad servers than how often I order food online...

stfn, to random
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It just hit me: how do creationists explain the existence of dogs? Especially the fact that there are different breeds of dogs.

noodlejetski,
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@stfn buk tak chciał

noodlejetski, to queer
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!!! IMPORTANT UPDATE !!!

#Pride #Wroclaw

noodlejetski,
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you learn something new every year
#wrocław #Pride

noodlejetski,
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also I know Pride isn't a competition, but I think I've found absolute winners. they call themselves Rainbow Seniors (Tęczowe Seniorki)

gamingonlinux, to godot
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Fight the devs of Fishards*, if you win - it goes open source! Lose and it's deleted from Steam https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/fight-the-devs-of-fishards-if-you-win-it-goes-open-source-lose-and-its-deleted-from-steam/

*In the game, obviously

noodlejetski,
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@gamingonlinux sure sure, in the game, totally

noodlejetski, to random Polish
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po raz pierwszy życiu u fryzjera byłem raczony small talkiem. bardzo ambiwalentne uczucia, bo z jednej strony small talk i rozmowa z innym człowiekiem, fujka, a z drugiej strony pani tak ślicznie delikatnie zaciągała po ukraińsku, omg

noodlejetski, to wroclaw Polish
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#wroclaw #Pride

noodlejetski, to random Polish
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na wczorajszym Marszu Równości we Wrocławiu szli ludzie z tęczowym bannerem reprezentując Pyszne.pl, więc - pomijając dyskusję o pinkwashingu - jest niezerowa szansa że homofoby zbulwersują się, zbojkotują, i zdechną z głodu

noodlejetski, to random
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it doesn't look like it's her own tool, but it's still delicious nonetheless

a tweet by Kate Barker-Mawjee: "Massive congratulations to the amazing Jenny Watson x" followed by Watson's picture
quote tweet of the previous tweet, showing a screenshot from some online tool that claims to use AI to detect gender. someone used Watson's photo from the previous post, and the tool detected it as "97.61% confident: Man"

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