bigkahuna1986

joined 1 year ago

Coming on Lemmy and complaining because there are too many Linux users is like going in to a brothel and complaining that there are too many hookers in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Careful it can also progress into Stage 4 BSD.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago

There was a whole scene in Star Trek 4 with the same premise and I think that released in 86.

A new method to circumvent Windows 11's 'annoying' system requirements just came out in c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 33 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Anything to not install Linux right?

Russian Oligarch Found Dead in Moscow after Falling Out of Window in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 weeks ago

Nonsense, our oligarchs are One of the Good Ones™

Bankruptcy Took Down the Redbox Machine. If Only Someone Could Take Them Away. in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago

That's how you get a Redbox smashed into a million pieces all over your parking lot.

*nix doesn't make sense in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 month ago

We're talking about Unix so being as pedantic as possible is actually required.

How do decide what language you speak living on a countries border. in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

Speaking both seems like a great choice.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

AITA for beating my wife to death because she burnt my steak?

NTA, cooking a steak is basic knowledge and you told her not to burn it

Reddit, probably.

Unauthenticated RCE vs all GNU/Linux systems to be fully disclosed in 2 weeks with no working fix yet in c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Unauthenticed RCE vs all GNU/Linux systems

So this would probably be SSH related right? Otherwise what would all Linux systems have in common?

Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

flash the bike with an aftermarket software.

Not a phrase I'd ever thought I'd hear.

Convo about piracy with my friend in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You pirate to preserve media.

I pirate because I like pissing off billion dollar conglomerates.

We are not the same.

17-Year-old Student Exposes Germany's 'Secret' Pirate Site Blocklist * TorrentFreak in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 89 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This ‘secrecy’ is not an oversight but a feature that’s codified in the agreement between rightsholders and Internet providers.

Well this setup seems perfectly secure and not at all susceptible to malicious actors.

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Phone and messages replacement (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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Hi all,

Currently trying to DeGoogle my phone. I'm down to the last few apps. I want to replace the Phone and Messages apps.

I tried the Fossify versions from FDroid but was met with mixed problems. The first is the phone app. The Fossify version doesn't have Spam call warnings like the Google version. The Fossify version also doesn't have a voicemail button, not really a deal breaker but nice to have.

Second was a bigger problem though, the messages app. At first it seemed to work, but couldn't send pictures after a short time. I usually send picture links anyway so not the worst but kind of annoying. After a while I would start getting delays in receiving standard SMS messages and finally wasn't able to send any messages at all. I switched back to Google messages and everything worked flawlessly immediately. Also I turned off RCS in Google messages prior to switching.

If any of you could recommend a good SMS/Phone app i would appreciate it.

QKSMS is unmaintained as are a lot of other SMS apps in the stores.
I've got a Pixel 7 with the stock OS, but will be moving to LineageOS soon.
I use Signal when I can, but I have clients that I can't simply request they use a whole separate app just for me.
Using T-Mobile