Cambria @Cambria@fosstodon.org

Hey, we've made a community on Lemmy, the open source federated alternative to Reddit: https://lemmy.ml/c/linuxgaming

This browser extension shows what the Internet would look like without Big Tech
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297686/browser-extension-blocks-sites-using-google-facebook-microsoft-amazon

Ironic

K-9 Mail is looking for funding https://k9mail.app/2021/02/14/K-9-Mail-is-looking-for-funding.html

#k9mail #funding

For those of you using #vscode / #vscodium and have disabled telemetry:
- Do you trust that code doesn't send any other info to #MSFT?
- Have you validated this with packet capturing/reviewing telemetry.log?
- Is it worth the effort of setting up vscodium as an alternate?

I'm exploring vscode/codium as an alternate to emacs, and I'm reasonably reassured by https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/telemetry, however, it IS #microsoft

I guess I'll use vscode for a while and review telemetry.log 1/2

One very imperfect privacy rule-of-thumb is privacy policy (PP) length. When PPs get long, it's often because a lot of data is being handled, or because the organization in question has a lot of lawyers.

To paint with an overly broad brush, software vendors fall into one two categories:

Smol PP gang: vendors with short privacy policies because their software is simple and doesn't handle a lot of private data.
Big PP gang: vendors with long privacy policies because they're made by big orgs and/or collect lots of data.

Smol PP gang represent! Please code with smol PP energy.

Why Is Tim Hortons So Popular?

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8l-G7oGLK4)

If you're considering Amazon's Ring, please beware multiple privacy & security concerns, including:
• Growing surveillance partnership w/police forces
• Third party trackers on its app
• Data breaches & hackers infiltrating user homes via Ring camera

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/23/amazon-ring-camera-hack-lawsuit-threats

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/DuckDuckGo/status/1350092126248456194

#introductions Hi there! 👋

I decided to join after half a year contemplating switching to FOSS and GNU/Linux - the whole whatsapp controversy finally pushed me!

I'm a complete Linux/GNU newbie and I hope that I can learn the inner workings of it all. - If you have any recommendations for learning resources please let me know! - Right now i'm using Linux Journey and YouTube videos

I am using Pop_OS! - I love it - but hope to move to Arch once I get the fundamentals down 👍

See ya! 😁

Alligators don’t even alligate.

#disappointed

If you're looking for an alternative to Amazon-owned GoodReads, The StoryGraph just officially launched

https://www.thestorygraph.com/

Are there any mesh WiFi systems that actually work worth a crap in Bridge Mode

I've tried the Netgear Orbi and the AmpliFi HD and both leave a lot to be desired. Thinking about a LinkSys Velop next.

Suggestions welcome. 🙂

#question #blog

Does anyone have any interesting blogs that deal with command line programs and low powered machines? I used to love follow the blog of K. Mandla, which I did for years, but it's no longer there, and I miss it so.

https://kmandla.wordpress.com/software/

Going live on twitch to continue a playthrough of Earthbound. Come say hi. https://twitch.tv/thelogrus1

I just wrote a short gushing review of #bspwm really enjoying it, I'm so bad at consistently writing in my blog, I just don't write very well, but well, there is only one way to get better ;)

https://wordsmith.social/sotolf/falling-in-love-with-bspwm