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Will A.I. make our brains lazy? We took a look at the latest research and found some troubling signals in c/science@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Our? I don't use that shit!

A First-Of-Its-Kind Soda Is Coming to Shelves—and Our Jaws Are on the Floor in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I am sure Ed Sheeran would be supportive of whatever Kraft do.

Guitar Center Open For Legends Contest: Ed Sheeran in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know if I could. There is strong arguments on both sides and I don't want to lean to either side.

Void Linux maintainer orphans 100+ packages over AI policy dispute in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Sorry, but what does AI achieve that static code analysis tools don't? Apart from maybe ridiculous environmental impact?

'Don't Let Your Husband Play GTA 6' — Angry Spouses Are Threatening to Break Up With Their Partners If They Play GTA 6 in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Sounds like Rockstar paid tiktokers to push hype lines.

Lonely men who are likely the demographic being offered less loneliness when in reality. It's just a dumb game with hookers that was once about cars.

Researchers examined 1.6 million ICE arrests from 2015 to 2026, looking at the location and method of each arrest and whether the person arrested had a criminal conviction in c/science@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Bobby, this kid would be really pissed if they could read (graphs).

Researchers examined 1.6 million ICE arrests from 2015 to 2026, looking at the location and method of each arrest and whether the person arrested had a criminal conviction in c/science@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's just dumb.

Blur your house in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm not from the US so care little for the constitution. What is in the constitution and what is right are two different things.

Germany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinks in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But juice resembles fruit more than sweetened drinks... So clearly better then.

Germany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinks in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

You mean the price a smoothie drops? No. Does that or sweetener drinks give people more money in their wallet? No.

Germany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinks in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"A plausible explanation as to why fruit juices may lead to different health effects from those of sugar-sweetened beverages is that fruit juices are a source of various bioactive compounds, such as vitamins (vitamin C, folate, etc.), minerals (mostly potassium), and antioxidants [73], while sugar-sweetened beverages generally have none. Antioxidants were shown to decrease oxidative stress [91], which plays an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, including atherosclerosis, diabetes, and dyslipidemia [92]."

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/5/1006

Please don't spout opinions not based in fact.

There is more to fruit juice than just sugar.

Germany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinks in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes it is, and it's solved not by soft drinks but making healthy food more accessible even to the most financially streched families. Shit food is always cheaper than healthy food. Yet they'll push to the corporations preferred and most profitable artificial sweeteners.

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Fossify Contacts and Fossify SMS Messenger (Fossify is a fork of Simple Mobile Tools) are now available, joining Fossify's existing suite of Gallery, File Manager, Phone, and Calendar apps. (search.f-droid.org)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11253421

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11253225

Fossify Contacts (fork of Simple Contacts) and Fossify SMS Messenger (fork of Simple SMS Messenger) have been released on F-Droid.

Other Fossify apps available for download on F-Droid:

(ICYMI, Simple Mobile Tools suite was acquired by an adware company and their apps on the Google Play Store now contain trackers and unnecessary permissions. This report from Exodus shows that the old version of Simple Gallery had 0 trackers and 10 permissions, whereas the app, after sale, contains 9 trackers and 21 permissions!)

About Fossify: Fossify is all about community-backed, open-source, and ad-free mobile apps. A fork of the SimpleMobileTools, which is no longer maintained, and we’re here to continue the legacy, bringing simple and private tech to everyone.

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In case you missed it: Fossify (A fork of Simple Mobile Tools) (lemmy.ml)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10796117

Fossify Gallery (fork of Simple Gallery), Fossify File Manager (fork of Simple File Manager) and Fossify Calendar (fork of Simple Calendar) are now available for download on F-Droid.

(Simple Mobile Tools suite was acquired by an Israeli adware company)

About Fossify: Fossify is all about community-backed, open-source, and ad-free mobile apps. A fork of the SimpleMobileTools, which is no longer maintained, and we're here to continue the legacy, bringing simple and private tech to everyone.

Some folks recommended SimpleMobileTools such as calendar. After it was sold off, a fork was created by one of their contributors, and it's released on F-droid now.

Wanted to give this update in case folk were curious.

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UK porn watchers could have faces scanned (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Looks like UK is going the same way as a few states. Spare a thought for us. So messed up this increasing surveillance state.

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Chrome not proceeding with Web Integrity API deemed by many to be DRM (9to5google.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/5707453

The Chrome team says they're not going to pursue Web Integrity but...

it is piloting a new Android WebView Media Integrity API that’s “narrowly scoped, and only targets WebViews embedded in apps.”

They say its because the team "heard your feedback." I'm sure that's true, and I can wildly speculate that all the current anti-trust attention was a factor too.

Many said we couldn't stop it. We, like many, applied pressure, and they backed the fuck off.

We have no room for complacency now though. Google cannot be allowed to dictate web standards. Firefox needs to eat into that Chromium market share. Never forgive. Never forget.

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Looking for Moderators (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi, all.

We've grown considerably since rebuilding the sub (see https://lemmy.ml/post/2262830). Active monthly users 150 -> 380. 3.5k -> 5.42k subs. It seems to be growing organically now, and the higher we go, the more people will stumble across it. There is always a need to get away from Google, and hopefully our community can help people with this.

If you'd like to join us to help moderate so we have folk in place as we need them, that would be awesome.

If you are interested. Please send a message about why you think you'd be good for the role, and also an example post/comment in this community previously.

Thanks,

CrypticCoffee

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Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web (arstechnica.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2437896

also on r/privacy

Apologies for multiple posts today. I hadn't planned on doing so. I stumbled across this and it communicates effectively what this is. As many are confused by this, it could be a reasonable bit of information.

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Mozilla opposes Web Integrity API proposal (github.com)
 

Mozilla's position on WEI is pretty solid.

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Google is already pushing WEI(DRM Webpage) into Chromium (github.com)
 

Oh boy, it's happening. Google is flexing it's muscles and abusing it's market position. It has never been a better way to convince and support family and friends in moving across to Firefox, a fast and privacy supporting browser.

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Google engineers want to introduce DRMs for web pages, making ad-blocking near-impossible in the browser (github.com)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/25574

And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is... interesting to say the least.

It does seem that using Chrome (or Chrome based browsers) is just going to going to perpetuate this. Firefox has never been more important IMHO.

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Software recommendations discussion (lemmy.ml)
 

Discuss software recommendations. I locked it as I don't want it to be messy and hard to consume. Feel free to say anything here regarding that thread.

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Software Recommendations (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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Here I will pin a list of recommendations for software. Getting started can be daunting, and it'd be great to pull that information together here for newcomers so they can take practical steps to degoogle their lives.

Disclaimer: These are recommendations by regulars here and on privacy forums. Use at own risk. We cannot due diligence on these, so if people do have issue with items in the list, please create a post and raise your concerns.

Recommendations

Browser -

  • Firefox (Strongly recommend in light of WEI and Google's plan that could potentially restrict access to websites)
  • Librewolf
  • Brave (Not recommended, due to Google's WEI changes. Using chromium is a bad idea. I left this in case you really must)

Search

  • Duck Duck Go
  • Brave

Email

  • Proton mail
  • Tutanota

Cloud storage

  • Proton mail

Productivity Suite (Alternative to google docs)

  • Libre office (Maybe not cloud based)
  • Only office (for MS doc compatibility)

Degoogled Android phones

Phone OS - https://lemm.ee/post/663113

  • GrapheneOS

  • LineageOS (wihh or without MicroG)

  • /e/OS

Android app store -

  • F-droid

Messaging

  • Signal

  • Element (Matrix)

Maps - https://lemmy.ml/post/2211048

  • Organic Maps

  • OsmAnd+

SMS - https://lemmy.ml/post/2256135

Organisation

Task lists - https://lemmy.ml/post/2249613

Calendar - https://lemm.ee/post/704703

Discussion

These items are ones either recommended multiple times or seem to have some form of consensus on them being good and privacy focussed. I will link discussion topics so people can see the logic and reasoning behind recommendation. If you are not happy with anything here, please discuss here: https://lemmy.ml/post/2262409

If you would like another item in this, please create a post discussion and we can pull it in and link to it.

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Managing task lists on GrapheneOS (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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Does anyone know a good FOSS app for managing task lists or notes where you can use checkboxes to mark off what is completed and what isn't?

Thanks.

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