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  • Gemini will now automatically summarize your emails unless you opt out

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  • This is the route I took, and at 10 dollars per year or so to maintain a domain, this is a very cheap way to remove some of the hold big tech has over our lives.

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  • Show us the evidence of this claim about "Proton owner". And yes, Tuta is great, I agree on that.

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  • Hey, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm sick of one clueless idiot posting something and then a whole crowd of brainless followers jumping on the bandwagon just to smear someone's name (like what's happening with Proton and Andy Chen, for example).

    Honestly, I couldn't care less if Andy was Trump’s biggest fan. Proton's track record on privacy is rock solid. I spent two years digging into Tuta, Proton, disroot, and a bunch of others until I finally settled on Proton for my family—and I've never looked back. My wife, who used to throw money at Google like it was cash to burn, finally got an email service she could actually trust. That's what matters here.

    Now, I get it—Proton’s not perfect, and yeah, they're a business with their own quirks and maybe some shady stuff waiting to surface. But we need to stop blindly following one crappy post without doing our own homework.

    And sure, I hate a lot about Trump (not to mention Musk, who I honestly think is even worse), but let's be real: the alternative of having Kamala Harris at the helm could’ve been a total nightmare. When I imagine her running the world's most powerful economy and military, I'm picturing a hot mess that would plunge everyone into chaos. You think you’re safe from one disastrous trainwreck, only to replace it with an even bigger one!

    Trump is pure asshole material, and you could probably say that about 90% of his cabinet and most Republicans too. So yeah, if you just skim the last bit, you might think I'm a Trump supporter. But if you read the whole thing, you’ll see I'm simply saying that, given the choices, staying on this crazy rollercoaster was the lesser of two evils. We need to weigh the bigger picture rather than jump on every outrage train without doing any actual research.

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  • Ex-Google fan boy here. Been riding the fuck Google wagon for about 7 years now, no regrets, and certain I'm missing out on absolutely nothing. Moving away from all these self-serving BS "tech giants" is the smartest and healthiest move anyone can do.

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  • Alright, let's tear this idea apart in plain, no-BS language. The whole "we gotta invest in AI to keep up with other nations" argument is like saying you need the flashiest new phone just because your neighbor got one—even if your old phone still works perfectly fine. Sure, some countries are all-in on AI like it's the latest craze, but that doesn't mean we have to jump on the bandwagon and mess up our lives.

    The whole "end of skilled labor" hype is really just a cover-up. People have been doing amazing work with their hands and brains for ages—long before AI even existed. And let’s talk downsides: more people losing jobs, a privacy mess, and decisions being made by glitchy algorithms that might not give a damn about real-life problems. We didn't need AI to build everything we have today. We've been doing just fine without handing over our lives to a bunch of computer code.

    So, if you're buying into the "we need AI to keep up with the cool kids on the global stage" nonsense, you're ignoring the fact that the smart move might just be hanging on to good old human skill. Instead of racing into an AI-fueled chaos, maybe we should just keep doing what we do best—using our brains and common sense.

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  • Well, let's break it down with a little humor and a nod to the inevitable AI email overlords!

    Sure, the article points out that the premium Google Workspace users get a special treatment—like being offered champagne instead of soda—but if you're part of the 90% rolling with regular Gmail, you're still enjoying your familiar, free soda pop (for now). However, don't get too comfortable: whether you're sipping premium champagne or pop, Google's AI is always lurking in the background, ready to "swallow" your emails and extract insights like a digital detective. In other words, even if you're not part of the fancy club, your emails are still part of the grand data buffet.

    So while the article might claim it's all rainbows and free soda for most, the truth is that Google is perfecting their AI trick regardless of your account type. It's like distinguishing between first-class and economy on a flight—different levels of service, but everyone's still on the same plane, and the in-flight entertainment (that is, AI data crunching) is serving up free snacks to all!

  • Plex now want to SELL your personal data

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  • He's probably referring to just Chromecast without the Google TV module. Jellyfin works great for me as well on the Chromecast w/GTV

  • What is your breaking point?

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  • This is just the most recent example on how fucking so-called "investors" (who are no more than glorified and rich leaches) completely enshitify something that was lived by its users and clients.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD-rLIz9XUo

    This goes to show that most people will just adapt to ever-more-expensive shit services and products instead of fighting against them at the cost of some convenience.

  • ISPs seem designed to funnel people to capitalist cloud services

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  • Didn't dig in too far into the options, but those prices are crazy low. Thanks for pointing us there.

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    A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation

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  • There it is.

  • T-Mobile secretly records iPhone screens and claims it's being helpful.

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  • Prove it. Yeet your previous comment without throwing it out.

  • xAI to pay Telegram $300M to integrate Grok into the chat app | TechCrunch

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  • Telegram with Grok.

  • T-Mobile secretly records iPhone screens and claims it's being helpful.

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  • Threw yourself under the bus there, didn't you? 🤣

  • Google Play’s latest security change may break many Android apps for some power users. The Play Integrity API uses hardware-backed signals that are trickier for rooted devices and custom ROMs to pass.

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  • The guys over at GrapheneOS removedslap Google regularly, and I love it.

  • Google Play’s latest security change may break many Android apps for some power users. The Play Integrity API uses hardware-backed signals that are trickier for rooted devices and custom ROMs to pass.

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  • There's always a chance any app, even from fdroid, will require play services, but that's still highly unlikely. You should be fine with fdroid alone, yes.

  • Your help needed: PhD research on why people choose to self-host

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  • Awesome. I'm very curious about your findings. Looking forward to it.

  • Your help needed: PhD research on why people choose to self-host

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  • That's a good idea, and maybe even Henry from Techlore.

  • Your help needed: PhD research on why people choose to self-host

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  • Done. Are you going to be sharing the results here? That would be cool.

  • By Default, Signal Doesn't Recall

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  • What distro are you using? And what is the problem(s) you're having?

    I ask because there's a bunch of really smart I dividuals with extensive experience in Linux (not me, sorry) and from my experience, most people here love to help others troubleshoot Linux (along other OSs).