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markstos

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  • Why systemd is a problem for embedded Linux

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  • Author complains systemd using 0.3% of memory is too much.

    Systemd uses more memory than predecessors while current embedded systems often have more memory than predecessors.

    Still, I upvoted the post because options and diversity in the Linux ecosystem are healthy.

  • WhatsApp is making a massive change to the way it saves your contacts

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  • WhatsApp is a Meta business unit, yes.

    And it has its own rules and policies for what is shared with other Meta business units.

    Google has spell out the same. Just because you provide data like location to one Google service doesn’t automatically mean every other Google service can access it.

    And they can’t just change their internal data policies however they like as some of this is governed by legal regulations.

    Here’s a a story about how Google is not allowed to share data across business units without user consent, at least in the EU.

    https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/12/24036312/google-digital-markets-act-services-user-data-opt-out

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  • I love that a Twitter founder founded Bluesky and the logo went from the outline of a white bird on a blue background to the outline of a white butterfly on a similar shade of blue background.

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  • It’s reasonable not to trust them, but they could get in serious legal trouble if they are claiming the data is encrypted and they can’t access when in fact they can.

    WhatsApp has a different business model. There are a lot of businesses on the platform and businesses are charged to do business messaging with users.

    In some parts of the world WhatsApp has become a somewhat essential part of life so plenty of businesses what to participate and access the users there.

    How Meta got into that position involved zero-rating— a practice where they work with ISPs to make sure there are no data fees to access WhatsApp.

    While free seems good, the practice allowed WhatsApp to quickly dominate, crowd out competitors and make itself essential.

    https://www.humanrightspulse.com/mastercontentblog/is-zero-rating-a-threat-to-human-rights

    “What makes a zero-rating practice, like that of WhatsApp in Brazil, particularly threatening to human rights is when it is the only economically viable option for internet access in a society. In Brazil, as an internet connection can swallow up to 15% of the household income, users rely on these practises. As Professor Belli points out that economically, no other opportunity exists to assess the information being presented.”

  • WhatsApp is making a massive change to the way it saves your contacts

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  • No. The Signal app offers similar functionality to WhatsApp core features and is open.

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  • Where is the evidence of Meta mining WhatsApp metadata?

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  • Meta acquired WhatsApp and somehow hasn’t messed it up yet. WhatsApp has always been fairly good with privacy and doesn’t share much with other Meta apps as far as I’m aware.

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  • They cannot see phone numbers of contacts, no.

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  • Is this deshittification?

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  • They already are.

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    Donald Trump Edges Past Kamala Harris in Major Forecast For First Time

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  • This post is reporting the results of a poll. How is that trolling? Poll results you don’t like are trolling?

    Also not sure why you’d think reporting Trump-favorable poll result sways sentiment here in his direction.

    This news can be motivational for those favoring other candidates to volunteer, engage more.

    One of the issues eight years ago was that the polls underestimated Trump so Dems weren’t as motivated to get out the vote against Trump. Let’s not repeat that mistake.

  • Donald Trump Gains in Three Swing States He's Looking to Flip: New Polls

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  • He is polling within the margin of error.

  • Donald Trump Gains in Three Swing States He's Looking to Flip: New Polls

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  • You have no evidence of this. Pollsters may have their own political slant but candidates of both parties want to know the accurate numbers of where their candidate stands.

    Some of the NYT polls have looked more favorable for Trump than other pollsters as well.

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  • Diabetes Breakthrough: New Treatment Eliminates Insulin for 86% of Patients

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  • What kind of hosting service will allow this?

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  • Have you tried doing CAD work on a phone or iPad over a Remote Desktop connection?

    Seems unpleasant enough to drive someone to buy a proper laptop to travel with.

  • What kind of hosting service will allow this?

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  • If you don’t have a proper computer, how will you access this remote server to do your CAD work?