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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearCM
    cmgvd3lw
    2d ago 100%

    This is a misconception. The chequered blue and white is part of a Bavarian flag, but due to some legal issues they had to straighten it.

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  • "Initials" by "Florian Körner", licensed under "CC0 1.0". / Remix of the original. - Created with dicebear.comInitialsFlorian Körnerhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearCM
    cmgvd3lw
    4d ago 100%

    I thought it was a very good movie, sure it doesn't match the original one, but only a very few do.

    This felt like an homage to the first one in many ways. There were some questionable decisions from the characters sure. But I felt, the movie was saved by the main character and her helplessness. Ripley was a badass for sure. She is still IMO the best female character in a SciFi movie, but seeing a normal person attempting to survive when all her friends was getting killed left right and centre was good (had a Predator vibe to it).

    Also this movie added a ton of lore. The mutating power of Prometheus Fire, Alien-Human Hybrid and speaking of that scene, it was really well executed, just when I thought the movie was going to end, nope. Like when the Alien-Ripley fight in the Pod.

    Overall I felt really satisfied with the film and its better than most of the sequels getting released these days. Also two good films in the Alien-Predator franchise back to back [Prey (2022)]?

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  • Was browsing on the GrapheneOS website and came across a new thing called WebUSB, which is essentially a JS API through which GrapheneOS web installer worked. This got me wondering, if website could read what's plugged into my computer like my phone or disks, isn't that a huge risk to privacy? I don't know how this works (haven't used it) so I would like to know about its privacy. AFAIK Firefox doesn't allow this API, so that's a relief (I use librefox), but what about other browsers? I am getting a bit paranoid. [Also, are there other APIs like these; which are a privacy nightmare that websites could use?]

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    I began using invidious after every piped instances refused to play videos lately. But what I read from their [docs](https://docs.invidious.io/faq/#q-what-data-is-shared-with-youtube) is that my IP might get exposed to google servers while loading videos from invidious. I use rethink DNS app and in that I can see all the domains that are getting called by my browser. I tested about five instances and none are calling googlevideo domain as mentioned in the doc. Are they proxying my requests by default or am I missing something? No, I don't have the option proxy video turned on. I use yewtu.be as my main invidious instance.

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    Couple of months prior, I read an article on Mozilla, where they did a research on automakers and found none comply to good privacy measures. I am planning to buy a used car. I want to know how the data is collected and transmitted. The car comes with a connected app though I am not planning to use it. It also has apple car play and android auto. Should I use those? The article states some manufacturers even records sexual activities. How are they transmitting these informations? Through connected phones? My use is fairly basic, I want to use the Bluetooth audio system in the car for listening to music on my phone. I use maps on my phone. What about car servicing? Can they access stored information?

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    With the recent WWDC apple made some bold claims about privacy when it comes to so called Apple Intelligence. This makes me wonder if they did something to what Microsoft did with Recall feature, would people be less concerned and to an extend praise their effort? Do you trust apple with their claims?

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    [(*timestamp-link*) iPad Pro M4 Hands on - Why I just bought it.](https://piped.adminforge.de/watch?v=S9cmoZFJTD4&t=689) Review from a top YT reviewer, [Mrwhosetheboss](https://piped.adminforge.de/channel/UCMiJRAwDNSNzuYeN2uWa0pA). How do you guys feel about it?

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    Applications like EndeavorOS Welcome, Tor browser won't show their actual icons on the taskbar after Gnome 46 update. I have observed that applications launched by invoking the binary through terminal using ./ behaves this way. (Not sure about the EOS Welcome) Is there any fix to this? OS: EndeavourOS Linux x86_64. DE: GNOME 46.1. Icons: Papirus [GTK2/3]. [Edit: This is not a freshly installed system. Icons were working fine till Gnome 45.]

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    Looking at the Mozilla logo, we could see a URI hiding (or not) in there. Like `mysql://`. ![1000024068](https://discuss.tchncs.de/pictrs/image/604ff758-5850-41df-b593-b004eab0d6b7.jpeg) They should make it into a protocol like mysql here and incorporate 'a' in there then do something with it.

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    Basically the question. I use work profile (created with [shelter](https://f-droid.org/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/)). The stock android launcher supports this personal/work separation. But I want to know whether nothing phone launcher support this feature. I know you can install a third party launcher like lawnchair for this. But with these 3rd party launchers the gesture support is really bad.

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    Does cloud providers share the IP addresses and the alloted users to these big corps and defect the whole purpose of a privacy frontend? Are there any service (FOSS) that could randomise my servers IP? Might be a noob question but I want to start self hosting.

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    https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ Anyone using it?

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    Preferably a docker image, but given the instructions, I could build an image. Any suggestions on the best practises are also welcome. Like the type of server (VM/Swarm/K8s) etc.

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    There might be some simple explanation but i cannot figure it out.

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    In the current spectrum, how much should one spend to get the best value? I know everyone has a different taste and budget. But analysing the current trend of smartphone culture could give a bit of insight into spending wisely.

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    Apple, Samsung, Google etc. all have their own ecosystems and gadgets like Phone, Earbuds, Watches, Tablets, Laptops work better with each other or at least they are saying so. Do you make your purchasing decisions based on the above mentioned ecosystem preference or otherwise.

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    I am eating too much junk and processed food while watching movies and youtube videos. I want to stop as it affects my health. Any suggestions.

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    With no graphics card specific compilation to the ffmpeg, which among intel or AMD is better for executing ``` ffmpeg -i input -c:v libx265 -crf 26 -preset fast -c:a aac -b:a 128k output.mp4 ``` Would tight integration between amd cpu + gpu help in this case? Fyi. Currently i am using intel with cpu only mode for this and its pretty slow.

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    The mail service has to be affordable (around 10 euros per year). Tuta was an option but their plans are somewhat overpriced for me. Anyone using their (Tuta) free plan? How is it?

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    Like hosted a website or a server for your personal needs, or taken a smartphone given to you for work or something like that.

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