Piracy advice
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 1mo ago 100%

    Yep, my govt only cares about porn, manga, hentai, online gambling sites, reddit and duckduckgo.

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  • Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and how to avoid it
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 2mo ago 100%

    Other alternatives that work on Linux as well as Windows (I haven't tried it on windows)

    https://github.com/bol-van/zapret

    I use GoodbyeDPI and Zapret with dnscrypt-proxy, it works perfectly

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  • Microsoft’s controversial Windows Recall feature is coming back in October
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 2mo ago 66%

    M$ is like a boyfriend - you tell him "No, don't touch me there!"

    and an hour later his hands are wandering the same direction again..

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  • Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 2mo ago 94%

    That's M$ intention, to hide some settings from users and lose control of Windows.

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  • If "AI" doesn't attract customers why are companies hyping it so hard? Are they just dumb or is there another factor?
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 2mo ago 75%

    They want to create some hype and look cool by using AI chatbots. And most normies don't care about privacy and the dangers of AI in the future, they only care about "wow I can use AI for bla.. bla.."

    But they have no idea, that one day AI could take over their jobs.. and rich people like Sam Altman are getting richer, and he only pays you with UBI money some pieces of computing

    https://x.com/tsarnick/status/1789107043825262706

    Also, AI companies aim for government contracts and medium / big corpos.

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  • What are your favorite privacy-focused alternatives to standard apps?
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 2mo ago 100%
    • Tachiyomi (manga / webtoon reader)
    • Molly (Signal fork)
    • Mull browser
    • Cromite (to replace chrome based browsers)
    • KeePassDX
    • Aegis Authenticator
    • K-9 Mail
    • Newpipe
    • Photok (image / photo safe on your device)
    • QUIK SMS
    • VLC
    • Unit Converter
    • Currencies
    • RethinkDNS
    • AuroraStore
    • F-Droid
    • Binary Eye (barcode scanner)
    • FlorisBoard / HeliBoard
    • Obtainium
    • KDE Connect
    • LocalSend
    • OSMand
    • NeoBackup
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  • Google removed Organic Maps from the Play Store
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 2mo ago 100%

    That's one of the reasons why we need to breaking up google. They use gapps and play store to control the android ecosystem.

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  • Indonesia bans search engine DuckDuckGo on gambling, pornography concerns
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 3mo ago 100%

    As I stated in other reply

    This is just some of BS public stunts, they are trying to hide and create misinformation to deceive people. The mastermind of the online gambling issue here, is one of their cronies. A businessman, this guy being protected by top military brass and former general including a new elected president.

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  • Indonesia bans search engine DuckDuckGo on gambling, pornography concerns
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 3mo ago 100%

    My guess? This is just PR from their politicians to say "they are saving the country" or whatever bullshit without actually doing anything useful

    This is just some of BS public stunts, they are trying to hide and create misinformation to deceive people. The mastermind of the online gambling issue here, is one of their cronies. A businessman, this guy being protected by top military brass and former general including a new elected president.

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  • Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 26/6/2024
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 100%

    I'm curious, can we have something like automation in LibreOffice? I mean like in VBA, where I can pull data and export excel charts.

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  • Aotearoa Weekly Kōrero 26/6/2024
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 100%

    It's been a month since I started journey with Linux Mint as my daily driver. I enjoy tinkering with things like PulseEffects (trying to create similar sound effects as in Windows). Also tried to customize Conky, but I think I need to learn Lua.

    I also found out that my setup without a swap file / partition. I guess it because I use btrfs for the root partition, so the Mint installer replaced swap with some tmpfs folders. I only realized after I got stuck in OOM. 😂😂

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  • Pity, really.
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 100%

    Just like me, I also grew up with Windows XP and still playing Master of Orion on Linux today.

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  • linux
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    I'm Not a Programmer, but Here’s Why Linux Is My Daily Driver
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 80%

    As a M$ Windows user for years, I can tell you there's little to no incentive in Linux development. That's why M$ Windows is so much better than Linux, they give incentives / rebates to hardware manufacturers if they can sell pre-installed Windows PCs/Laptops. So they are willing to build device drivers to support Windows.

    I don't get it why you have to blame Samba devs? SMB protocol was built by M$. It's not easy to build something like Samba, at least they need to analyze how the SMB protocol works. If you want a better compatibility for sharing data with SMB you should use M$ Windows.

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  • How can I quickly "unclog" firefox when it runs out of memory (with 1000/2000 tabs)
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 100%

    If you need offline version of the sites you can save them with SingleFileZ

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  • How can I quickly "unclog" firefox when it runs out of memory (with 1000/2000 tabs)
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 100%

    because today's computer are so incredibly weak they can't handle a few megabytes of text anymore.

    I mean, sites today are more richer compared to earlier 2000s. We have css, more complex js scripts, embedded fonts, embedded videos etc. I'm sure you understand that it takes more than a few megabytes of RAM.

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  • Adobe's Employees Are Just As Upset at the Company As Its Users: Report
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 98%

    Adobe is an evil company that will do whatever it takes to F its users,” one employee wrote, echoing sentiments

    Microsoft : first time?

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  • Edward Snowden releases new message: "You have been warned"
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 100%

    I guess someone here said that Snowden is behind the times and his comments are not relevant? And try to downplaying something bigger that Snowden might suggest.

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  • How can I easily and conveniently transfer files wirelessly between my linux computer and android phone?
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 100%

    KDE Connect or LocalSend, you can even use tethering from Android without a wireless router.

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  • upgrade windows home to windows pro
  • throws_lemy throws_lemy 4mo ago 100%

    Just use KDEConnect or LocalSend, it's not safe to use RDP to share files.

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