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I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer to use.

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Note: I'm moderating a handful of communities in more of a caretaker role. If you want to take one on, send me a message and I'll share more info :)

  • Waterfox to integrate Brave adblock engine, with search ads enabled by default

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  • The blocker runs in the main browser process rather than as a web extension, which means it isn't subject to the limitations that extension based blockers like uBlock Origin face.

    Waterfox is a fork of Firefox though, why would it face the limitations that chrome has?

  • Patrick

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  • PieFed gets /r/random, like reddit used to have

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  • It will redirect you to a random community, so it wouldn't make much sense to subscribe to it. The apps will likely add a button or menu somewhere for you to use it

  • EU Commission bans top officials from using Signal groups

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  • *for internal communication

    The EU Commission is cracking down harder on digital espionage. It has instructed its highest-ranking officials to immediately dissolve a central Signal group for internal communication. According to Politico, department heads and their deputies are primarily affected by this measure. The order stems from fears that the chat group may have become the target of targeted cyberattacks.

    I assume it is to prevent this mess

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_government_group_chat_leaks

  • [META] Fuck ads: I recommend adding a rule to ban watermarked comics here

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  • Music don't contain watermarks that ruin the experience in the work itself.

    They do, and I find it a lot more obnoxious than a label in the borders on an image

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Producer_tag

    It's available in text attribution/ metadata base.

    When I download a song, the file comes with the metadata. When I download an image, the creator information is not there. When images are shared, it's very often the image alone and not a link to the page with the image.

    Also artists have been leaving a signature on their art for as long as we've had art. All people are asking is that you share the art as it was created instead of modifying each piece before you share it. By doing that, you're deciding for other people what is best.

    This honestly feels like a good opportunity for you to make a separate community and post your edits there so that the people who prefer that format can subscribe to it.

  • Catodon joining the Threadiverse

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  • The benefit is that the other microblogging platforms might also implement or improve threadiverse support if this goes well. We could get more activity and users from the people who are only on a microblogging platform

  • Self hosted book service

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  • GitHub - damontecres/Wholphin: An OSS Android TV client for Jellyfin

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  • Nice, I had no idea

    I tried out Fladder, Moonfin, and Wholphin

    • Fladder does load, but it crashes on certain pages for me. My guess is that my hardware isn't powerful enough to handle something that it's trying to do
    • Moonfin and Wholfin are both beautiful with an intuitive UI. Between the two, I liked Wholfin the best. It has a preview when customizing the home page, which is very helpful compared to the back and forth guess and test with the other ones. I also prefer it's UI and default settings over the others

    I replaced Findroid with Wholphin on ours

  • GitHub - damontecres/Wholphin: An OSS Android TV client for Jellyfin

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  • Neat, are there any other clients for Android TV aside from the official one?

    Fladder was working on it, but last I tried it was still too unstable to use

  • Enough Arms

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  • It might be the thesis, but it definitely raises discussions on why some protests work and others don't. It's true that a one and done protest is easy to ignore. That doesn't mean all protests are ineffective.

    Historically, protests were effective when they were the signal that people were unhappy, and that if something didn't change, people would take further action.

    So I'm order for protests to be more effective:

    • they need better organization and consolidation instead of being distributed
    • they need a clear set of actionable demands, so that protestors know when they need to ratchet up to the next level of escalation
    • they need to have agreed upon levels of escalation that will be followed by those attending the protest. That could include general strikes, focussed boycotts, focussed civil disobedience, etc.

    Simplifying it down to "🔫 or nothing" is just as silly as the octopus protest, in that people need to find the right set of actions for each situation.

    As for the US specifically, I don't see what an immediate armed revolution would accomplish.

  • Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp

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  • I agree, rather I was surprised that threads grew big enough for people to be trying to migrate away from it.

    In my area / friend circles, I don't know anyone that continued to use Threads after the initial launch. However, there are people using Mastodon, Bluesky, and Twitter

  • Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp

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  • The tooltip explanation for the handles should help, since that's a very common point of confusion.

  • Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp

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  • especially for more mainstream users looking for an alternative to X or Threads.

    That many people use Facebook Threads? That sounds like saying "especially for more mainstream users looking for an alternative to Reddit or New Digg."

  • With Reddit flirting with requiring Age verification, the next Rexit might be around the corner, are we ready?

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  • I think it would be nice as an opt-in feature in the user settings

  • GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all

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  • Interestingly, mine was still enabled from the last time I must have toggled that setting.

    If they do screw around, they could just train on everything without asking anyone

  • GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all

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  • No problem :)

  • GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all

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  • Do you fall under the affected group? Maybe it's only listed for those who do

  • GitHub hits CTRL-Z, decides it will train its AI with user data after all

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  • Date

    As of April 24 you'll be feeding the Octocat unless you opt out

    Current scope

    The code locker’s revised policy applies to Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ customers, as of April 24. Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise users are exempt thanks to the terms of their contracts. Students and teachers who access Copilot will also be spared.

    To opt out (link edited by me to make it clickable)

    Those affected have the option to opt out in accordance with "established industry practices" – meaning according to US norms as opposed to European norms where opt-in is commonly required. To opt out, GitHub users should visit github.com/settings/copilot/features and disable "Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training" under the Privacy heading.

  • humiliating my little shit code

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  • I want this image to show up under failed compilations. Like this

    > Segmentation fault (core dumped)

    edit: I think that's a runtime error actually, instead

    fatal error: iostream: No such file

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    GameVault - "the self-hosted gaming platform for drm-free games"

    gamevau.lt
  • Science Memes @mander.xyz
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Can I offer you a tan egg?

  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    MasterDevX/Termux-Kali: Install Kali Linux on Android using Termux!

    github.com /MasterDevX/Termux-Kali
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    New Map Shows Community Broadband Networks Are Exploding In U.S.

    www.techdirt.com /2024/10/02/new-map-shows-community-broadband-networks-are-exploding-in-u-s/
  • Opensource @programming.dev
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    Krita 5.2.5 Released!

    krita.org /en/posts/2024/krita-5-2-5-released/
  • Programming @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Technology | 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey

    survey.stackoverflow.co /2024/technology
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Florisboard release 0.4, including 2 years (!!) worth of changes

    github.com /florisboard/florisboard/releases/tag/v0.4.0
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Release 3.0.0 · T8RIN/ImageToolbox

    github.com /T8RIN/ImageToolbox/releases/tag/3.0.0
  • Tech @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Smartphone-based microscope rapidly reconstructs 3D holograms

    phys.org /news/2024-09-smartphone-based-microscope-rapidly-reconstructs.html
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Release v0.6.9 · AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy

    github.com /AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/releases/tag/0.6.9
  • Tech @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Mushroom learns to crawl after being given robot body

    www.independent.co.uk /tech/robot-mushroom-biohybrid-robotics-cornell-b2606970.html
  • Opensource @programming.dev
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    Dolphin Progress Report: Release 2407 and 2409

    dolphin-emu.org /blog/2024/09/04/dolphin-progress-report-release-2407-2409/
  • Programming @programming.dev
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    PDF

    All I Need to Know About Pair Programming I Learned in Kindergarten (Fulghum 1988)

    collaboration.csc.ncsu.edu /laurie/Papers/Kindergarten.PDF
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Educational apps for children: What parents and educators should look for and ignore

    theconversation.com /educational-apps-for-children-what-parents-and-educators-should-look-for-and-ignore-231038
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Climate scientists flee Twitter [to Mastodon] as hostility surges

    www.france24.com /en/live-news/20230524-climate-scientists-flee-twitter-as-hostility-surges
  • aww @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    りんともなかの可愛いお尻🐨🐨　東山動植物園　コアラ | Rin and Monaka's cute butts🐨🐨 Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Garden Koala

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Release v0.8.0 · Plant-it

    github.com /MDeLuise/plant-it/releases/tag/0.8.0
  • Opensource @programming.dev
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    there's a new "zen" Firefox fork on the block focused on theming and has some features from Edge, all licensed under MPL

    www.zen-browser.app
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Release v1.4.0 for NativeAlpha (app to create a PWA like webview for apps)

    github.com /cylonid/NativeAlphaForAndroid/releases/tag/v1.4.0
  • Programming @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    CSS finally adds vertical centering in 2024

    build-your-own.org /blog/20240813_css_vertical_center/