PopOfAfrica

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PopOfAfrica,

The only closed source software I use is my bank app lol.

I recommend you do the same to avoid your data being used against you.

PopOfAfrica,

How do they when I only use Foss apps with no tracking and pay for Kagi instead of Google?

I’m sorry you sold your identity to them, but not everyone has.

PopOfAfrica,

Aoled theme is a godsend

PopOfAfrica,

I would rather not normalize closed source software. Might as well just go back to Reddit.

PopOfAfrica,

Sadly, we just have to believe this Dev, because it is not open source.

PopOfAfrica,

Closed source enthusiasts sure seem to.

PopOfAfrica,

I should clarify. I don’t want to normalize it… In the FOSS sphere (Lemmy).

But also you really shouldn’t flout how frequently your data is pillaged and sold out. Its an embarrassing look.

I for one use exclusively FOSS software outside of my banking app.

PopOfAfrica,

Morals have nothing to do with it. Im, quite plainly, saying that is is pretty stupid to put your data into closed source apps.

Only ignorant people do that.

The only reason I use my bank app is because its literally required to exist in America. If it were up to me, it wouldn’t be.

PopOfAfrica,

Most of the world is by definition ignorant of data privacy.

Absolutely.

It doesn’t take a genius to understand it, just someone who is not ignorant.

But, by all means, continue to give your data to whoever you want to.

PopOfAfrica, (edited )

I absolutely judge people who don’t care about online privacy

The only people who don’t care are entirely tech illiterate and make no effort to understand why its an issue.

PopOfAfrica,

The backspace bug where it removed the previous spacing between words really bothered me.

PopOfAfrica,

Right, but sync isn’t even free in that regard. It serves you ads, tracks you, and is closed source. I’d happily financially contribute to it if it were actually FOSS

PopOfAfrica,

What’s wild, is the stuff we really need (food and water) are self sustainable. Our resources or limited, but replenishing. Of course we instead base out society off one of the few nonrenewable resources (fossil fuels).

Do people just not use the YouTube subscription feed?

I consistently hear people on YouTube complain that the subscribe button doesn’t do anything for viewers, now that channel notifications are controlled by the bell. But it does do something: it puts the videos from that channel in your subscription feed, which is readily accessible on all versions of YouTube. So why do people...

PopOfAfrica,

I use an RSS feed. I never miss a video and it always keeps my backlog in tact for me to comb through later.

PopOfAfrica,

I use Feedbin. It can be self hosted or paid for at $5 month. It runs embeds for sites that aren’t RSS friendly. For YouTube, I prefer to run unlock origin and sponsorblock as Firefox extensions.

It’s completely changed how I use the internet, having everything in one place.

PopOfAfrica,

I am subbed to a channel that has some series that I don’t like. feedbin let’s me filter those out of my feed via title keywords. Its a godsend

PopOfAfrica,

Feedbin is my favorite. It even has a progressive web app. Can be self hosted or paid for $5/month

PopOfAfrica,

What does a show casting have to do with the judicial system?

PopOfAfrica,

I think Justin Roiland was by far the weakest comic and writer on the team.

PopOfAfrica,

In a court of law yes. A show casting is not a court of law. Its a court of public opinion.

PopOfAfrica,

Smart people are more risk adverse. It seems like the only way to become mega wealthy is to haphazardly gamble. We only hear about the successes due to survivorship bias.

They really are just lucky bastards.

PopOfAfrica,

My KDE on Pop OS still won’t boot to desktop with Wayland :(

PopOfAfrica,

Unfortunately yes :(

PopOfAfrica,

Well, I guess your anecdotal evidence is as good as mine, because nobody in my design circle will touch the damn thing. Meanwhile Blender is the standard for 3d designers I know.

PopOfAfrica,

Buddy, I breath open source.

Linux on every rig, third parry clients for every service. K9 mail, graphene OS, Linux.

Every damn app and program outside of my banking is open source. I love open source. Gimp just simply sucks ass. Its why Gimp offends me so much. Its the one weak spot in my entire open source life.

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