nickb333

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Turned my shitty Intel Atom 32-bit laptop with just 1GB of RAM into a useful lightweight workstation in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Debian is good for this. Enjoy it while there is still 32-bit support though. Edit- do you have any swap configured?

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Smart TVs Are Watching You | Feisty Duck (www.feistyduck.com)
 

The researchers have discovered that automatic content recognition (ACR) tracking is active most of the time, even when TVs are used as “dumb” HDMI devices. In other words, the TV manufacturers are monitoring your private moments as well. There’s apparently no monitoring of streaming content in the UK, but there is in the US.

The only good news is that these TVs can seemingly be configured to disable ACR, provided the owners know this activity is taking place and are able to find the right settings. (I recently looked at the configuration of our TVs again, and understanding the various settings was far from easy.)

What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

I did check that out and their web page. It says

When it's needed for the website to work properly, it will automatically accept the cookie policy for you (sometimes it will accept all and sometimes only necessary cookie categories, depending on what's easier to do)

So maybe I'll test it alongside Ublock.

What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

I'm going to take this one away, create a new FF profile and configure. That way I can compare results with my original profile.

What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

selectively, I hope.

Google removed Organic Maps from the Play Store in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

There is Easylist Ads (currently enabled) and EasyList/uBO – Cookie Notices (disabled) should I enable this?

What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's something I should research more then.

As far as laws go, I'm in the UK and AFIAK privacy laws are still the same as before we left the EU. Other countries such as the US seem to have less strict laws (apart from the CCPA) which means a lot of US news sites I visit will geoblock me as they don't want to comply with EU standards.

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What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? (fedia.io)
 

I have been using Firefox with Ublock Origin as my main browser for a long while. Usually when I get a privacy prompt, I reject cookies, or maybe some sites that are more difficult take me a to a panel that wants me to switch off loads of individual trackers.

How does Ublock handle the cookies? Obviously some are required for site functionality, such as being logged in here, but if I accept cookies (or can't reject them) then presumably they are still accepted? Or does it accept the essential ones and delete third-party trackers?

Google removed Organic Maps from the Play Store in c/openstreetmap@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago

Likewise, new android user and it's far easier than OSM in my Vivaldi browser.

basic UI programming in linux in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 4 points 3 months ago

I class myself as having similar experience to your friend having used Power Basic and Turbo Pascal mainly under DOS. I was able to use tkinter to produce some simple gui front-ends to produce dialogue boxes, process data and feed it to GnuPlot.

The Best way to switch to Linux is to NOT in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago

Is it people that want to switch away from Windows or switch to Linux?

In my case it was the former, having spent a lot of time on FreeBSD so in 2007 I bought a Macbook Pro running OSX 10.3. This gave me most of what I wanted and when I needed something Windows (XP) specific I installed a VM running under Parallels, then Virtual Box. I was able to run most of the open source software at that time such as Open Office, Firefox, Thunderbird in preference to the Apple supplied apps.

The Best way to switch to Linux is to NOT in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I hate it when someone sends me a PDF form and tells me I can complete it using Acrobat (or whatever it's called this week). Last one I successfully completed with the Firefox PDF ed.

The surveilled society: Who is watching you and how in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I watched the movie "Enemy of the State" the other day. It was released in 1998, but it was a true prediction of the future.

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