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ArcaneSlime

@ ArcaneSlime @lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Migrating here (or maybe keeping both) from @ArcaneSlime@lemmy.ml

Will put an eternal curse on your enemies for a Cinemageddon invite.

  • Is there a secure video chat that does not require a phone number?

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  • Well that was nice of google to help lol. Good luck, I hope you can get them to switch!

  • Is there a secure video chat that does not require a phone number?

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  • I was able to get two people on Delta so far, it seems easy enough for normal people to use, so there may be hope yet!

  • You don't need Linux to run free and open source software

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  • I used plenty of open source software before I switched, sometimes, VLC is just the best program in it's class. Also makes the jump easier when you already mostly use FOSS, and makes the windows user want to switch more. Baby steps can be good for sure.

  • Is there a secure video chat that does not require a phone number?

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  • I can't speak for them, but personally I've been moving away from matrix entirely for a few reasons.

    Element was always a buggy mess on my phone, and a shitty electron app on my laptop.

    It was too difficult for normals and while I disagree, they wouldn't use it. What's a chat app without contacts after all?

    While element was bugging and I was awaiting an update, I found out that the Matrix [.] org foundation was started as a project at Amdocs, then when it was defunded the lead of the project created the foundation. Amdocs is fucking sketchy, they're associated with mossad and have infiltrated the US telcom networks. Now look, I'm not saying they backdoored matrix, but they did do the other thing and backdooring a chat app would be right in line with their entire schtick, and I'm just too fucking paranoid for that, straight up. It also leaks metadata like piss to any server that federates with yours so if mossad is working with the matrix org, they get all of it just by your server federating with the largest, "official" server. To some degree, metadata seems inescapable, but almost anyone is better than mossad.

    They also have a bit of a CP problem in their public rooms so stay out of those, but don't worry due to that problem they removed searching for public rooms so you have to know the addr to join, so they make it hard to stumble into them, but also now you can't search for public rooms which is a hinderance if you did want to join, say, the rasberry pi room, despite the risk of cp being posted.

    BUT they don't require phone numbers!

    So for now I'm trying out Delta Chat, seems alright so far. No video calling though.

    But yeah maybe that whole Amdocs connection to the "official server" is what they were referencing, but if not I'd like to know their reason!

  • Wilbur!

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  • That's right everyone, glue is made out of Horse Cum.

  • All I want for Questmas

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  • Yes but also there was no seven fingered man, Westley wanted his true love.

  • And The History Channel showed documentaries that weren't about aliens.

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  • In my day TLC was Tender Loving Care, then it was T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli warning about the dangers of chasing waterfalls.

  • Removed

    I have never once considered this, or seen it written or heard it said.

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  • The '50s-'80s mind you where until 1968 you didn't have to get a background check, until 1986 you could get a fully automatic machine gun.

    In 1967 any kid who could get enough money could get a fully automatic tommy gun delivered to his door paid for in cash with no ID check or anything. And they still had way less mass shootings.

    Personally I think it's the wealth inequality and general hopelessness combined with a 24hr ragebait cycle between news and social media, and a sprinkle of "too many cameras to serial kill now, guess spree killing it is" on top, but what do I know.

  • What's a time you stuck to your principles despite it being inconvenient to you?

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  • Well they shouldn't try and sell me on their privacy invasive bullshit if they don't want to hear about my privacy respecting bullshit. They start it, you think I want to hear it any more than they do?

  • What's a time you stuck to your principles despite it being inconvenient to you?

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  • Digital privacy can often be a bitch. But I just turn every "why don't you just use X" as a chance to proselytize for people to take back what privacy they can.

  • Retro Messenger (Is there anything else a messenger could need?)

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  • Honestly (can't speak for OP, but) I've been moving away from matrix recently.

    • Element is buggy as hell on my phone and a shitty electron app on my laptop. The other apps mostly lack feature parity.
    • It's difficult for normals to use and thus difficult for me to convert and retain my contacts (and trying has likely hurt my chances at getting them to adopt another now that they've all fallen back to SMS).
    • Parts of it like reactions aren't encrypted and it leaks metadata hardcore
    • I found out that the Matrix [.] org foundation was started by a former Amdocs employee (in fact it started as an Amdocs project before they stopped funding it and the matrix foundation was created) which raises HUGE red flags for me. Amdocs is affiliated with mossad. Even if Matrix isn't their proximity to Amdocs who definitely is is too close for comfort.
    • Lastly I understand that things in the privacy space are often exploited by bad actors and don't directly blame Matrix for this, but the CP problem on matrix makes the public rooms basically unusable and thus removes them from the equation. First of all because of this they removed the ability to find rooms through search, which "good" but it also kneecaps innocent use of the rooms, and secondly I just don't want to see that shit so even if I know the room addr I don't want to join it anymore unless I need specific tech support from an official room listed on some project's website, and then I'm in and out. Plus now I have friends asking what kind of CP app did I make them install and asking if they'll get sent to prison for seeing that shit in the raspberry pi room, and you and I both know they won't but also I don't want to put them in that position in the first place.

    I've fallen back to xmpp for now, but I've been trying out Delta Chat as of the last few days and I'm liking it, I think I could get the normals on it with the easy onboarding, and the "no public groups" thing might be a feature not a bug.

    I really really wanted to like matrix but it boils down to A) even if I do a chat app is useless without my people on it and B) with the Amdocs connection I'm too paranoid to trust it and C) even if I can just avoid the public rooms and thus CP, the fact that someone I know like my mom or cousin could conceivably stumble upon it there isn't a selling point at the very least.

  • 3D Printing’s Biggest Scam Is Even Worse Than We Thought! (PLA-CF)

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  • Doing "Bob's" work, thanks!

  • Welcome to Germany

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  • Read to the tune of "five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes."

  • "YOU VOTED FOR THIS": Ford Shuts Down Kentucky EV Battery Operations, Fires 1,600 Workers Right Before Christmas as Trump Rolls Back Emissions Rules

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  • No u.

  • "YOU VOTED FOR THIS": Ford Shuts Down Kentucky EV Battery Operations, Fires 1,600 Workers Right Before Christmas as Trump Rolls Back Emissions Rules

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  • Nice, well that is good to know indeed. Hell maybe I can work with that if I can find one that isn't invasive to privacy and all. For now I'm sticking to OBD2 if possible haha.

  • "YOU VOTED FOR THIS": Ford Shuts Down Kentucky EV Battery Operations, Fires 1,600 Workers Right Before Christmas as Trump Rolls Back Emissions Rules

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  • Really? That's pretty damn fast, I'm impressed. Is that all brands or just some? If that's like a "just tesla" thing I'm right out, not buying a car that has spy cameras and can be bricked remotely, and that's before the politics even come into play lol, and that applies to new ice vehicles too.

    30min is definitely more doable. Still inconvenient but not like hours inconvenient.

  • "YOU VOTED FOR THIS": Ford Shuts Down Kentucky EV Battery Operations, Fires 1,600 Workers Right Before Christmas as Trump Rolls Back Emissions Rules

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  • I didn't, the fact that you think people who can afford that stuff are the enemy is your own problem to solve, I even congratulated you on it.

    But I'm also informing you (apparently) that not everyone is in the same situation and able to do the same thing. Quite a lot of people in fact. For those people "just do it bro" doesn't really work, you don't have to take that fact personally.

  • "YOU VOTED FOR THIS": Ford Shuts Down Kentucky EV Battery Operations, Fires 1,600 Workers Right Before Christmas as Trump Rolls Back Emissions Rules

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  • It's not ad hominem, your argument is "people don't sleep outside their house, the house they own, where they can install a charger for their car."

    From this we can conclude you are privileged enough to afford a new(ish, at least) car, own a house, and you're a homebody who by your own admission doesn't often sleep outside of said house at a friend's, girlfriend's, relative's, or hotel, thus privileged and a homebody.

    Would it be nice if every house had at least two or three car chargers so everyone could charge their cars at the same time and we could all go electric? Sure. Can everyone I know afford to buy a car, a house, and install the chargers? No. Am I going to install one at my house, one at my mom's for when I visit, and one at my girlfriend's apartment? Also no.

  • "YOU VOTED FOR THIS": Ford Shuts Down Kentucky EV Battery Operations, Fires 1,600 Workers Right Before Christmas as Trump Rolls Back Emissions Rules

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  • Rare for you, not necessarily rare for everyone.

    What's more, I have a townhouse with an HOA I hate, not even sure I'm allowed to install a charger out front of my house. And before that when I was renting apartments what am I supposed to run an extension cord from my bedroom down to the parking lot?

    Not everyone has the privileged homebody life you may, happy for you though.