Using A Videocard As A Computer Enclosure
Using A Videocard As A Computer Enclosure
In the olden days of the 1990s and early 2000s, PCs were big and videocards were small-ish add-in boards that blended in with other ISA, PCI and AGP cards. These days, however, videocards are big a…Hackaday
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is anyone else getting this warning from gmail? (reposted from reddit because ereaders have lost enough with pocket shutdown lately 🥲)
Does this look like gmail is cracking down on piracy? Extra funny this is just them sending it to their kindle.
Also, Anna's Archive linked me to a site for getting around this for Kindle but I forget + bookmarked on my laptop. Will edit this if I find it
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This has been a thing for years now. While I am sure it might annoy some pirates, it's likely aimed at easily executed malware.
I deal with spam filtering on a daily basis and about 90% of it originates from Gmail. Most of that is just fishing/fraud. It would really suck if my users could easily detonate malware attachments, so this Gmail policy is a good thing for me.
What you can probably do is create an encrypted archive and selecting the checkbox that hides filenames. It's what I usually do in that type of case.
It should prevent gmail from knowing what is in the archive.
Does it link to the Google policy that they say that it violates? Are you certain the archive is clean and doesn't actually contain an executable malware?
If you're not sure, you could upload the book to VirusTotal and have it scanned.
Apple’s most sweeping software redesign disappoints mainland Chinese consumers
Apple’s most sweeping software redesign disappoints mainland Chinese consumers
The hashtag ‘iOS26 Ugly’ was microblogging app Weibo’s top-trending topic on Tuesday, as thousands of netizens expressed their discontent.Hannah Wang (South China Morning Post)
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I think there was some sort of color support prior to System 7.
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System 6 includes QuickerGraf (originally QuickerDraw), system software used to accelerate the drawing of color images on the Macintosh II.
Hmm. Apparently System 4 had color support, which is earlier than I expected.
reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comm…
...it wasn't until two years later in 1987 that Apple introduced color with the release of the System 4 & the Macintosh II.
Here's a photo of a IIcx with a color display:
I just checked the Apple website and it doesn’t really look any different to me.
I can see there are changes, but I don’t even know if the average user will really notice it.
Yeah, I used to be a typical Apple fanboy circa 2010, always watching the WWDC like I’m going to church.
Keeping up with Apple over the past several years has been very hit or miss, and watching it yesterday just kind of pissed me off.
Apple: adds blur effects, rounded elements, and color themeing
Homo Sapians: "Wow, another groundbreaking idea from Apple!"
I understand why someone else might like it, but it makes it hard to find what I'm looking for and some of the icon designs are bland and uninspired.
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The whole update being design focused is kinda disappointing. But the Liquid Glass UI does look kinda intriguing. I'm glad to get back a little of the old Skeuomorphism of old.
Though I don't have any Apple stuff at the moment
The platform saw more than 20,000 mainland netizens express their discontent over the new design.
Halt everything!! 20k people saying things on the internet!!
Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design
Apple previewed a new software design, crafted with Liquid Glass, that makes apps and system experiences more expressive and delightful.Apple
Why does bitdefender let me download Brave so easily but not Librewold?
So i downloaded Brave on windows 10 a few months ago and i remember that it was pretty easy without any hiccups but last week when i tried to download librewolf a message poped up saying that it may be harmful for your computer even tho i downloaded it from the official source
Is it just me or is microsoft getting more and more desperate to collect our data?
*Edit: Sorry it wasn't bitdefender it was something like Antimalware service executable or something like that which i think is a microsoft product
don't use Brave.
Yes its a decent piece of software made by some properly smart industry experts but I have zero faith in them on a personal trust level. The CEO (despite his amazing resume and past accomplishments) is an arsehole, a bigot, a crypto-scammer and a science denier.
The Mystery and The Drama of Ferdinando Scianna’s Staircases
The Mystery and The Drama of Ferdinando Scianna’s Staircases
Writer Darran Anderson investigates the meaning of an unexplored recurring motifLaura Havlin (Magnum Photos)
Feds Reportedly Sent a Predator Drone to Spy on LA Protesters
Feds Reportedly Sent a Predator Drone to Spy on LA Protesters
The government is busting out the big guns to surveil protesters, according to trackers.Lucas Ropek (Gizmodo)
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During the plandemic, my once-proud Texas school district shut down athletics, thus RUINING countless children's opportunities to get TBIs. Even worse, they used the money to feed every student in every school FOR FREE AND SET UP FUCKING FAMILY FOOD PANTRIES!!! These goddamn fascists went TOO FAR and even brainwashed me into volunteering!
Valedictorian? More like valedictator!!!1!ONE!1
(In case y'all don't know @SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world, if he's got a genuinely bad take, it's 98% safe to assume the "/s" is implied)
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I mean... Isn't the LAPD under him...?
Should the LAPD not be backing the protestors if the LAPD report to the local authorities?
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Isn’t the LAPD under him
No—I think the only regular law enforcement under the governor are the highway patrol and state park rangers.
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He was sucking up to MAGA and literally had Steve Bannon on his podcast.
Don't trust him he's an opportunist.
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Sometimes I have to remind myself that a politician pretending to care and doing everything based on optics can still further the progressive agenda. Progress is still progress I guess.
He just better not win the DNC nomination…
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He said something about unfairness in sports due to players that have transitioned being a concern that was worth looking into
Thus, many vocal trans rights advocates have blacklisted him
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Documents reveal why Adrian Orr suddenly quit as Reserve Bank Governor
The Reserve Bank has revealed a dispute over funding was behind Adrian Orr's abrupt resignation as governor.A raft of documents - released by the central bank under the Official Information Act - reveal an "impasse" as Orr argued Finance Minister Nicola Willis was not providing enough funding for the next five years.
In an accompanying statement, an RBNZ spokesperson said it became clear in late February that the board - chaired by Neil Quigley - was willing to agree to a "considerably" smaller sum that Orr thought was needed.
"This caused distress to Mr Orr and the impasse risked damaging necessary working relationships, and led to Mr Orr's personal decision that he had achieved all he could as Governor of the Reserve Bank and could not continue in that role with sufficiently less funding than he thought was viable for the organisation."
Both sides engaged lawyers to negotiate an exit agreement, resulting in an immediate departure and "special leave".
On 5 March, the Reserve Bank revealed Orr's sudden resignation, with three years still to run in his five-year term. At the time, Quigley said it was for "personal reasons" but would not be drawn on any details
Documents reveal why Adrian Orr suddenly quit as Reserve Bank Governor
The Reserve Bank Governor resigned in March after seven years of service.RNZ News (RNZ)
[Republican] Senator’s ‘Send In the Troops’ Op-Ed in The Times Draws Online Ire
Senator Cotton is basically calling for mass murder of Americans:
The solution now is the same as I said then: an overwhelming show of force to end the riots.
Times Opinion Editor Defends Publishing Tom Cotton's ‘Send In the Troops’ Op-Ed
Staff members at the newspaper, including a Pulitzer winner, denounced an opinion essay by Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, calling for a military response to protests.Marc Tracy (The New York Times)
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Toronto housing market just crossed a historic milestone amid market collapse
Toronto housing market just crossed a historic milestone amid market collapse
To anyone at all involved in Toronto's housing market, the only stat more alarming than the unanticipated crash in home sales across the region over …Becky Robertson (blogTO)
"localhost tracking" by Meta could cost them 32 billion
Meta pauses mobile port tracking tech on Android after researchers cry foul
: Zuckercorp and Yandex used localhost loophole to tie browser data to app users, say boffinsThomas Claburn (The Register)
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Palantir Exposed: The New Deep State [27:27 | JUN 10 2025 | Glenn Greenwald]
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/31160697
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- Main Topic: The video discusses Palantir Technologies and its increasing role in centralizing and managing US government data, raising concerns about privacy and potential abuse of power.
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- An executive order in 2025 aimed to eliminate information silos within the government, centralizing data access.
- Palantir is heavily involved in building databases for government agencies, including immigration enforcement (Doge project), the IRS, CDC and Homeland Security.
- The speaker draws parallels to the Patriot Act and post-9/11 surveillance expansions, arguing that justifications for data collection often lead to broader applications beyond the initial stated purpose.
- Concerns are raised about the lack of oversight and potential for misuse of centralized data by Palantir, a private company.
- The video highlights the historical context of Palantir's founding, linking it to the "Total Information Awareness" initiative and figures like John Poindexter.
- The speaker emphasizes the irony of a private company now holding the kind of data that caused public outcry when the NSA was revealed to be collecting it.
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- The Trump administration's motto: "Everyone is converting to Palantir."
- Palantir's involvement in managing sensitive data across multiple federal agencies, including health and financial information.
- The connection between Palantir's founders and the "Total Information Awareness" program.
- The comparison of Palantir's current role to the NSA's controversial data collection practices revealed by Edward Snowden.
- The video ends with a call for more attention to Palantir's activities and its potential impact on civil liberties.
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Snowden exposed Palantir?
You Americans really need some heroes. Snowden might have done some good, but as soon as things got hot he folded like a cheap lawn chair and openly supported russian genocidal imperialism.
I hope Snowden and his family (his wife and kid) meet the same fate as they wish for Ukrainians in internment camps in the occupied territories.
We've crossed it a long time ago.
Out of the ~1.6 million russian men who took part/are taking part (dead, wounded, currently fighting) in the full scale invasion of Ukraine, how many were children in 2014 when the invasion started?
While adults russians are clearly responsible, when are you fighting the russians you cannot put your head in the sand and wish away the fact that there is a ~65% chance a russian child will grow up as an open supporter of genocidal imperialism and another 20% chance (for a total 85%) that they will be supporters of imperialism but perhaps not open supporters of genocidal aims.
P.S. Just an FYI, standard critiques about polling numbers are not relevant here, as these numbers exclude preference falsification (i.e. someone being afraid to state their true view), the "nominal" results are even higher.
Ukraine, like many other countries, is being used as a pawn for the Western regime's agenda.
It seems like Western pro-war people are okay with continuing this war until the last Ukrainian is kidnapped and sent to the front lines so that the oligarchs can gain more natural resources and military contracts.
Propaganda really works on most Western people; Russiagate and Russiophobia are still seen as serious issues...
Even after we learned (Snowden leaks) that our governments lie to us so they can maximize their for-profit forever wars in the Middle East, now they are attempting to antagonize Iran and China.
You can fuck right off with your "pawn for the West", you tankie cockroach.
I live in Ukraine (I am originally from Donbas no less). Let's hope you end up in the Izolyatsia camp in occupied Donetsk oblast. You're word salad about "Ukraine being a pawn" isn't going to help you there. They are not going to care that you helped spread russian propaganda.
You don't speak Ukrainian, you've never lived in Ukraine and you have no clue what you are talking about.
Nice try, but that won't work with me.
Again with the desperate gatekeeping.
I will state again:
Ah, you also like to use Douglas Murray’s desperate attempts at gatekeeping what people can and can’t talk about.I have not been to Palestine, nor do I speak Arabic, but I fully support the Palestinian people, and I know what my country is doing is fully supporting a genocide.
I don’t need to visit a certain country or speak any language to be able to see what is really going on.
More forever wars where the working class is sent to die while the oligarchs sit back and take all the important resources.
I am not trying to convince you. Why did you even think I am trying to change your mind, isn't it clear from my tone that this is not the case?
I am just showing everyone how of full of shit you are.
I see him as a comedian with populist opinions and rants.
Feel free to post critical videos on the JD community; all are welcome.
Don't forget to have higher standards for politicians than for comedians.
The politicians (lackeys of oligarchs) are the ones with real power and influence to change our society for better or mostly for the worst.
All is well, peace.
What does this have to do with anything I said?
There are millions of people who fight freedoms all around the world and don't back down when the going gets tough.
Snowden immediately started supporting russian genocidal imperialism. Look at his posts pre full scale invasion in Jan and Feb 2022. Complete alignment with russian propaganda about how they are not going to invade.
Hope Snowden and his family (wife and child) get to experience what they wish for Ukrainians in russian internment camps in the occupied territories.
How did Snowden openly supported Russian genocidal imperialism?
Snowden is often criticizing Russian government and has shown no signs of working for them. Him being in Russia is because he is hunted by USA. If anything russia is supporting snowden
Snowden messaging is directly aligned with russian security services and their key propaganda narratives.
Look at his messaging before the full scale invasion; until the invasion he was distributing russian propaganda about how "the invasion is not happening" and some world salad about NATO and BATO.
He routinely promotes messaging supportive of russian imprialism and spreads known falsehoods.
Snowden does not critize the russian government. Don't lie.
What messaging, what are you talking about? He has been laying low for years. His latest interview was Jan31 and the only relevant thing is him denying working for Russia
Do you have any articles to back up "folding like an lawn chair","routinely promoting messaging supportive of Russian imperialism","spreading falsehoods"
Here is how you do it: Here is an article about Snowden criticizing Russian government. buzzfeednews.com/article/sheer…
So show us his "messaging" that is" directly aligned with russian security services and their key propaganda narratives". If he is promoting Russian propaganda you can find at least tweet that applies, right?
Is Edward Snowden Trying To Get Vladimir Putin's Attention?
In a series of tweets this week, Edward Snowden leveled unprecedented criticism of a Russian surveillance bill, calling it a "Big Brother Law."Sheera Frenkel (BuzzFeed)
I gave you a specific example. Do a search for his tweets before Feb 24 2022 regarding Ukraine. Note how he was parroting russian official channel claims that the full scale invasion is not happening and ridiculing US security services (that correctly predicted that it is happening). Now do a search for official russian statements on this issue for this period.
You can do the searching yourself or feel free to assume that I am lying in order to discredit your little angel.
Secondly do lookup on who he promotes and what kind of things they say about Ukraine. This includes individuals claiming that everyone in Ukraine are Nazis and that Russia invasion was justified by security concerns. Both messages are openly promoted but the russians.
I stand corrected, there is an example of him criticizing the russian government. Then again, this almost from 10 years ago.
I gave you examples from the last few years.
You didn't give me a specific example, you made me look it up. And when I looked it up I found a tweet with a wrong prediction that he said was wrong 10 days later.
Insulting me is not gonna change my opinion or anyone who reads this. Backing up your claims with something more than "look it up" maybe will.
No shit, he said he was wrong after the full scale invasion began. It would be very strange for him to claim that "the invasion" is not happening after russia invaded.
Before that he was openly parroting russian narratives about how US intel was incorrect and how the invasion wasn't happening.
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Many times. Want me to say it again? "Russia should not invade Ukraine."The reason I don't say it more is because it's a non-statement: everybody agrees with it, even Russians. The only people who think slogans solve the problem are people who don't understand the conflict.
Lying about russian attitudes. 85% (with adjustments for preference falsification) of russians support the annexation of Crimea; the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine.
15 Feb 2022
I want to see an end to the conflict in Ukraine, and frankly, I think all reasonable people share that position. The question nobody seems to want to contend with is whether amplifying official claims made without evidence are reducing hostilities, or are in fact provoking them.
3 Feb 2022
TIME paints here a very different picture of the Ukraine crisis, reporting that it is a drive to censor and criminalize the domestic political opposition—a drive encouraged by the White House—that has brought some to believe war is the only option.
He even uses the russian term "Ukraine crisis" and blames Ukrainians for russian aggression (ironic considering how "open" politics are in russia).
He routinely promotes Glenn Greenwald (who said all Ukrainians are Nazis) and David Sachs, both of whom are openly supportive of russian genocidal imperialism.
I highly doubt you'll change your opinion on Snowden. Generally speaking, it would be difficult for Snowden fanboys to admit that their hero isn't the paragon of virtue that they claim he is.
I agree, but don't forget how MSM and the duopoly treat whistleblowers, as well as the Russiagate smears.
Propaganda works; that is why so much money is involved in politics and media.
Any thoughts on Whitney Web?
From what I know, she seems to be a great investigative journalist who has spoken about the surveillance state, Palantir, Peter Thiel, Jeffrey Epstein, and what industries have ties to organized crime.
Here is her archived website:
1. Homepage: archive.ph/wip/BdzIu | unlimitedhangout.com/
2. Authors: archive.is/oVpM5 | unlimitedhangout.com/content-b…
3. Palantir: archive.ph/1CBxh | unlimitedhangout.com/?s=Palant…
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Whitney Webb has been a professional writer, researcher and journalist since 2016. She has written for several websites and, from 2017 to 2020, was a staff writer and senior investigative reporter for Mint Press News. She currently writes for The Last American Vagabond and hosts an independent podcast called Unlimited Hangout.Whitney has made numerous radio, television and video appearances, appearing on left-leaning programs like The Real News Network, Media Roots and The Zero Hour as well as right-leaning programs like The Tom Woods Show and The QTR podcast. Her work aims to highlight under-reported issues and find common ground between people of different political persuasions regarding corruption, government overreach, the lack of accountability for militaries and intelligence agencies and the military-industrial complex.
She is currently writing a book on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal based on her viral investigative series and has contributed to a soon-to-be available book on the Coronavirus Epidemic authored by former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Whitney lives in Chile with her 2 year old daughter and her dogs, Worf and Sisko.^[[1] archive.ph/CFF74 | https://unlimitedhangout.com/about-me/]
Fuck Glenn Greenwald. He is a russian shill and supports russian genocidal imperialism.
I hope one day he meets the same fate as "Donbas cowboy", Russell Bentley:
Bentley’s wife, Lyudmila, then claimed that Russian soldiers from a tank battalion abducted him.According to the Investigative Committee, Vansyatsky, Agaltsev, and Iordanov tortured Bentley on April 8, and he died shortly afterward.
Vansyatsky and Agaltsev are suspected of blowing up a car with Bentley’s body in it and ordering Bazhin to get rid of what was left of his remains.
Russian Soldiers Charged With Involvement In American's Death
Russell Bentley, a Texas man who as the "Donbas Cowboy" gained notoriety for joining Russian-backed forces in eastern Ukraine, was tortured before being killed in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Russian authorities said.Current Time (RFE/RL)
I understand why the highly emotional response; we all have our subject that is dear to us. Mine is the Palestine genocide that is funded and fully supported by my country, the United States.
Fuck Glenn Greenwald. He is a russian shill and supports russian genocidal
I would implore you to stop only consuming Western pro-war propaganda and check out people like Professor Jeffrey Sachs.
He outlines, in simple terms, the events that led to the war between Ukraine and Russia, as well as the Western push to also antagonize Iran and China.
Self-built echo chambers and self-censorship are not healthy, nor do they help our society; we must always be critical of our governments and the politicians (paid-off lackeys of the owner class, oligarchs).
Sashs and Greenwald are russian shills and support russian gencidal imperialism.
Neither of them speak Ukrainian or russian (and have never lived in Ukraine or russia) and are merely reciting russian propaganda narratives (at times directly sourced from russian security services).
There is a beautiful irony in you chimping out about "echo chambers" and self-censorship when you can't even read Ukrainian or russian.
If you could read russian, you would find that their doctrinal government writings on propaganda approaches (from the 90s no less) specifically cite idiots like you (it's something along the lines of the "useful idiot" term, albeit the texts go into more detailed descriptions) and shills like Sachs as a core area for foreign propaganda distribution.
Ah, you also like to use Douglas Murray's desperate attempts at gatekeeping what people can and can't talk about.
I have not been to Palestine, nor do I speak Arabic, but I fully support the Palestinian people, and I know what my country is doing is fully supporting a genocide.
I don't need to visit a certain country or speak any language to be able to see what is really going on.
More forever wars where the working class is sent to die while the oligarchs sit back and take all the important resources.
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- Word:, Palestine, Palestinian
Wonderful irony that you can't even get the term Palestinian right (the individual initially said Pakistani).
You are so concerned about the plight of the Palestinians, that you can't even state their nationality correctly. 🤣
I have to say, thank you for the entertainment!
There is a reason russian propaganda manuals explicitly cite individuals like you as a perfect vehicle for propaganda and undermining foreign countries.
You don't know jack shit about the Ukrainian or russian working class and about Ukrainian/russian oligarchs.
Can you name one Ukrainian oligarch without a web search? Russian ones should be easier, but I bet you would struggle to name three.
Having misspellings and typos is your concern...
Weird, but you do you.
FYI: You also edited your comment, but you did not mention the edit...
Also, being exposed to only Western propaganda is not the honor you seem to believe it is.
We can all come to certain conclusions without needing (your preferred boogeyman) making us a puppet, bot, or brainwashed.
Just check out the Uhuru movement:
[Legal Implications and First Amendment Rights] Uhuru Three FREED! [13:35 | DEC 18 24 | Sabby Sabs] lemmy.world/post/23366029
Nick Cruse and Chairman Omali From Uhuru Speak! Free Leonard Peltier! [31:27 | SEP 17 2024 | RBN] lemmy.world/post/19893659
I did edit it, but I didn't mistake Ukrainian for Uruguayan. I merely added some more content; how you can't cite a single Ukrainian or russian oligarch.
Confusing Pakistani and Palestinians is not a typo.
You clearly don't care about the Palestinians and are merely using them for your aesthetic purposes (extremely common among fake leftist Americans).
I am done here.
I am done here.
Thanks for the small chat!
We all get emotional; it is understandable. I hope we can unite on other topics.
Like fixing the systematic economic problem our societies face, that would be great.
All is well, Peace.
I would also like to say, fuck Glenn Greenwald.
And here is a better source on why fuck Palantir: Behind The Bastards
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It seems the divide and conquer strategy still works really well.
Glenn Greenwald is not a perfect person, but we cannot deny his great work as a journalist, his work with Snowden, and his continued integrity with his show, System Update.
Is the problem with him political tribalism, maybe due to him not supporting your preferred party (duopoly, blue or red team), or the distractions from the oligarchy (culture wars and identity politics, instead of focusing on addressing our society's systematic economic issues)?
I think he is worth uniting with.
“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” – Frederick Douglass
Anyway, thanks for the link. I have heard of them, but I am not familiar.
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Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy [01:11:59 | OCT 30 2025 | Behind the Bastards]
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The video, "Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy," explores the early life and formative experiences of Peter Thiel, aiming to understand the origins of his controversial political views and actions.
Key Points:
- Peter Thiel's Background: The hosts discuss Thiel's upbringing, including his birth in Germany, his family's move to Cleveland due to his father's work in the oil and gas industry, and a subsequent move to Namibia (Southwest Africa) where his father worked at a uranium mine during the apartheid era.
- Family Influences: The video touches on the differing accounts of Thiel's parents' political leanings (Republican vs. Christian conservatives) and the impact of a specific childhood conversation about death.
- Early Personality and Interests: Thiel is portrayed as an intelligent but somewhat isolated child who excelled academically, enjoyed chess, and was deeply immersed in fantasy literature like "The Lord of the Rings" and Dungeons and Dragons.
- Libertarianism and Anti-Communism: The video highlights Thiel's development of libertarian and anti-communist views, influenced by Ayn Rand and the political climate of Silicon Valley.
- Experiences with Bullying: The hosts discuss how Thiel was bullied as a child, which may have contributed to his misanthropic views.
- Emphasis on Education: The video emphasizes the pressure Thiel felt to succeed academically and attend a prestigious university.
Highlights:
- The discussion of Thiel's father's involvement with a uranium mine in Namibia during apartheid, drawing a parallel between Thiel's childhood and a "supervillain origin story."
- The anecdote about Thiel's intense reaction to losing a chess match, even a scrimmage, suggesting a deep-seated need to win.
- The characterization of Thiel as a "wizard" figure by his peers, someone who was admired but also seen as fundamentally separate and unknowable.
- The mention of Thiel's later-in-life interest in anti-aging research and technologies.
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I thought Glenn worked for Theil, is this video one of his slimy tricks? He said only elites fear Trump. That Bannon was a socialist. Even pretended to care about Palestinians, who are now being erased from existence.
Those just seem like smears from the duopoly (oligarch lackeys) loving apologetics (celebrity worshipper).
I wont watch the video. I have heard all I need to from that man.
The whole post and reason for it is about the video...
Weird people on forums hahaha.
I guess your reason for commenting on the post about a Glenn video is just to show how much you disagree with the way he thinks instead of your way of thinking.
All is well, thanks for commenting your disdain, peace.
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- Words, apoliticals to apologetics (celebrity worshipper)
I was curious about this and it turns out it is true. Greenwald is employed by Rumble (in a prominent position) which seems to be a video platform for pro-oligarch and pro-crime Americans.
Rumble is funded by Peter Theil and JD Vance.
He really is a lowest common denominator shill.
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This is some degenerate propaganda.
Turns out Greenwald works for Peter Theil (via Rumble).
It is likely Greenwald is likely to trying to have his cake and eat it. Extract money from both sets of marks.
You do know what being on a platform is?
YouTube is another platform where deals are made with creators.
Nice try with your propaganda, though.
Peace.
I don't agree with the way they think; it must be a boogeyman (bots, puppets, troll).
Self-built echo chambers and self-censorship are not healthy; we must be willing to continue learning from those that don't think like we do.
Peace.
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TLDW to TLDR…
A generated summary is included in the body.
I can't help you more than that; I thought I made it easy enough to know what the video is a bit about.
Random thought I was reminded of:
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink
AI Victim Impact Statements Are Here, and They Are Just as Disastrous as You’d Expect
AI Victim Impact Statements Are Here, and They Are Just as Disastrous as You’d Expect | Balls and Strikes
Victim impact statements already lead to harsher sentences for criminal defendants. The use of AI will only make things worse.Balls & Strikes (Balls and Strikes)
Declaring Metapendence – Alternative Social Media Options
Last week, I made the decision to leave all Meta services, including Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. That doesn’t mean I’m leaving social media, just the corporate owned services. I already left Twitter thanks to it becoming a home for fascists, including its owner. Fortunately, there are plenty of options out there, starting with the Fediverse.
As Italian filmmaker and photographer Elena Rossini describes in her video Introducing the Fediverse, the Fediverse features a number of services, including microblogging, photo sharing, reading tracking, and even video hosting (which is how Rossini published this video, in fact). Unlike corporate social media services, which are closed off from one another, Fediverse accounts can “talk” to one another. For example, I can follow a Pixelfed photo sharing account from my Mastodon microblogging account. This allows me to see their posts in my feed and interact with them, which they will see in their feed. Also unlike corporate social media, Fediverse services are decentralized similar to email, with multiple servers across the Internet hosting various services. My Mastodon account, for example, is on a server hosted by the This Week in Tech podcast network (twit.social).
videos.elenarossini.com/videos…
You can find all of my social media accounts, including my Fediverse accounts, by checking my Social Media Links page. Feel free to view and follow me so we can stay in touch.
📺 Introducing the Fediverse: a New Era of Social Media
A 4 minute video that aims to introduce the Fediverse to people not familiar with itElena Rossini
AMD supercomputers take gold and silver in latest Top500 as Chinese HPC remains shrouded in secrecy
AMD supercomputers take gold and silver in latest Top500 as Chinese HPC remains shrouded in secrecy
China stays mum regarding the performance of its latest supercomputing installations.Anton Shilov (Tom's Hardware)
Ghosting and ‘breadcrumbing’: the psychological impact of our bad behaviour on dating apps
Ghosting and ‘breadcrumbing’: the psychological impact of our bad behaviour on dating apps
When an online match lies or disappears, it can leave us feeling confused and hopeless.The Conversation
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A prototype Porsche Cayenne EV just crushed every gas SUV ever in a race
A prototype Porsche Cayenne EV just crushed every gas SUV ever in a race
Porsche brought its upcoming Cayenne EV to the British Hillclimb Championship and smashed the SUV course record by over 4 seconds.Jameson Dow (Electrek)
GM Says 'Next-Gen Affordable EV' Will Be Made In Kansas
GM Says 'Next-Gen Affordable EV' Will Be Made In Kansas
The automaker said it plans to invest $4 billion over the next two years to beef up its domestic manufacturing capacity.Tim Levin (InsideEVs)
EV prices dipped in May – and Tesla Model Y led the slide
EV prices dipped in May – and Tesla Model Y led the slide
EV prices dipped in May as incentives surged and Tesla’s price cuts led the way, especially for the Model Y, the best-selling EV in the US.Michelle Lewis (Electrek)
Vinfast EV Taxis Now in Manila — Exclusive Updates
Vinfast EV Taxis Now in Manila — Exclusive Updates - CleanTechnica
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was thoroughly updated on Tuesday, June 10, 2024, at 10:53 am EST (10:53 pm Philippine time) after CleanTechnica attended the official launch of the Green GSM taxis.Raymond Tribdino (CleanTechnica)
“Dubai Chocolate” is Regime Propaganda
The viral pistachio-filled candy bar is everywhere—but there’s nothing sweet about the United Arab Emirates and its human rights record.
Minicab-favourite VW Touran due comeback as radical EV
Minicab-favourite VW Touran due comeback as radical EV
Smaller sibling to ID Buzz could drawn on retro concepts such as the 2011 Bulli and 2016 Budd-eGreg Kable (Autocar)
[Live updates ]Tracking North African "Soumoud" convoy on its journey to Gaza
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[Live updates ]Tracking North African "Soumoud" convoy on its journey to Gaza
Gaza-bound aid convoy crosses into Libya from Tunisia
Tunisians gather ahead of the departure of a land convoy named “Steadfastness” to break the siege on Gaza (Credit: AFP)Roya News
How far-right ideas in Canada are working their way into mainstream politics
How far-right ideas in Canada are working their way into mainstream politics
Recent developments in the Canadian far-right movements raise concerns about the political implications as the far right moves mainstream.The Conversation
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Do you talk to AI when you’re feeling down? Here’s where chatbots get their therapy advice
Do you talk to AI when you’re feeling down? Here’s where chatbots get their therapy advice
Generative AI models are like auto-complete on steroids. Bots learned to converse by reading text scraped from internet sites – and they’re not always accurate.The Conversation
[Live updates ]Tracking North African "Soumoud" convoy on its journey to Gaza
Gaza-bound aid convoy crosses into Libya from Tunisia
Tunisians gather ahead of the departure of a land convoy named “Steadfastness” to break the siege on Gaza (Credit: AFP)Roya News
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“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
"Meta devised an ingenious system (“localhost tracking”) that bypassed Android’s sandbox protections to identify you while browsing on your mobile phone — even if you used a VPN, the browser’s incognito mode, and refused or deleted cookies in every session."
“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
You just can't finish off Zuckerberg.Jorge García Herrero (Zero Party Data)
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32 billion still is nothing for these scumbags
JAIL MARC ZUCKERBERG ALREADY. That is still what we do with criminals, is it not?
Its reliant on running a normie phone and OS, and running the native FB, instagram, or other apps in the Meta constellation. These apps create persistent services that internally backchannel sensitive browser data back to them via internal ports. All browser traffic on devices running these apps should be considered compromised.
The solution is to run Graphene or other de-googled OS and avoid Meta apps like the plague.
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The solution is to have stronger privacy laws.
If everyone followed your solution then Graphene will become the normie os and Facebook will start targeting it. Choosing an esoteric system for yourself is a good way for a free people to protect their privacy, but it won't scale.
When we write our new constitution we need to include privacy as a right.
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The solution is to have stronger privacy laws.
Many people have the power to make certain privacy attacks impossible right now. I consider making that change better for those people than adding a law which can't stop the behavior, but just adds a negative incentive.
I wouldn't wait around for the law to prosecute MITM attacks, I would use end to end encryption.
Choosing an esoteric system for yourself is a good way for a free people to protect their privacy, but it won't scale.
If this is referencing using a barely-used system as a privacy or security protection, then I would regard that as bad protection.
Everyone using GrapheneOS would be a net security upgrade. All the protections in place wouldn't just fade away now that Facebook wants to spy on that OS. They're still in place; Facebook's job is still harder than it otherwise would be.
The problem is that GrapheneOS is only available for Pixel devices.
I really wish they would support other manufacturers, because I don't really trust Google to make decent hardware (and to be frank, I don't trust them with anything at all).
Its not exactly Graphene but it works on 8+ old devices of various manifacturers
I am very keen to get a Fairphone with e/os next time I switch devices.
Does it work well with Android Auto? I can't drive much without a map and my music playlist.
did not test that but here is a page how to "google" the "de-googled" os for supporting that
doc.e.foundation/support-topic…
because of that lineage could be a better option
About Fairphone: there is an alternative (Shiftphone) that is more expensive but with the main plus points of having a higher storage option and the mainboard is replaceable, they also have somewhere a cheap (~200€) phone that should work if you really just need a phone
(i mention that as an option, because having choice is always better even if it ends up being the first thing that gets choosen)
grapheneOS isn't security through obscurity, they make efforts to harden the phone's privacy. You're right that, if it was mainstream, Meta would target it directly though.
The solution is to remove the profit motive from acquiring, selling, and monetizing our data. Laws alone don't stop big corps from doing things.
While this is true, it's worth clarifying that GrapheneOS in particular is able to run apps sandboxed, so they can't communicate with eachother as they can on a stock OS.
Having said that, no one should expect that their right to privacy is given (or fought for), unless they take it first. Yes, laws and all, but user education is the bigger issue.
Users were onboarded onto the Internet before they had an understanding of the differences between cyberspace and meatspace, and how that could affect them. Placing the blame (and solutions) solely on third-parties is a dangerous mistake.
No, it is Meta and these companies fault, but I focus on things I can actually control. Just spewing the party line default Lemmy opinion of "capitalism is the problem, blah" doesn't do anything to solve the problem.
Educating people so they understand how the surveillance works, and explaining that there are alternatives, actually gets us closer to a solution.
The solution is to ~~run Graphene or other de-googled OS and~~ avoid Meta ~~apps~~ like the plague.
FTFY
Doesn't matter what OS you use.
You can Block WebRTC via uBlock.
From my understanding, this, along with setting Meta on fire, may mitigate the issue.
I think this would warrant to get all websites using the facebook pixel on safe browsing lists and AV databases as infected with malware.
Maybe then the pressure on meta would be big enough to stop this shit, if all websites stopped to not use that anymore.
Btw, does anyone know if the localhost tracking is implemented in Whatsapp as well, or just FB and Instagram?
I would bet a ton of money on WhatsApp being a spy machine in a way people don’t know yet. Their bullshit of end to end encryption and privacy while being a free app is undoubtedly some ruse to squeeze data out of people. There isn’t a fucking doubt in my mind.
Facebook is owning and operating a free and private messaging service? To what end? Yeah, nah. Not fuckin buying it.
My guess is that in some form they track contacts and link clicks. I genuinely don't think they're reading messages, but I think they do know eg that Bob is someone that likes to send people links and that there are 5 people that always open those links. So they may have directed model of linked topics between people.
Even if this isn't true though, owning WhatsApp probably gives Meta a lot of culture impact in a similar way to Google and Gmail. The fact that they could create their Meta AI model and put it in front of like a billion people overnight won't be lost on shareholders.
You’re not affected if (and only if)You always used the Brave browser or the DuckDuckGo search engine on mobile
I found that odd, but reading the more technical write up (linked in the article) it seems Brave blocks localhost communication.
The Chrome proposal references a single use case. I've never seen a website that sets up my local devices, but is this a new thing?
Why did localhost not get blocked earlier? This seems like a huge hole browsers have ignored for years.
Also the DuckDuckGo exception doesn't make sense to me. Does DuckDuckGo have Facebook trackers on it to begin with? Whatever site DuckDuckGo sends you to, if they have the trackers, you'll get tracked.
GitHub - explainers-by-googlers/local-network-access: A proposal to restrict sites from accessing a users' local network without permission
A proposal to restrict sites from accessing a users' local network without permission - explainers-by-googlers/local-network-accessGitHub
I completely forgot that existed! Double checking the technical article they do correctly label it as a browser in their testing matrix/grid.
I just got confused by the clear "Brave browser" call out. When I hear DuckDuckGo I definitely don't think browser.
Good catch!
universitanza spaccoficeranza, la mia mente non è immacolata
Ho realizzato che, tutte queste volte nelle ultime settimane in cui ho dovuto ahimè recarmi all’università di mattina (per ora poche; ed è sia un bene che un male, dati i miei assoluti motivi) per via degli esamini e le cose sconvenienti, succede qualcosa di molto buffo. Per l’ora che torno a casa, è quasi […]
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universitanza spaccoficeranza, la mia mente non è immacolata
Ho realizzato che, tutte queste volte nelle ultime settimane in cui ho dovuto ahimè recarmi all’università di mattina (per ora poche; ed è sia un bene che un male, dati i miei assoluti motivi) per via degli esamini e le cose sconvenienti, succede qualcosa di molto buffo. Per l’ora che torno a casa, è quasi come se non fossi mai dovuta uscire per niente di casa a confrontarmi con le palle; semplicemente, la differenza è che in quel caso, anziché dormire fino alle 11, ho dovuto svegliarmi prima e fare l’avanti e indietro… però poi il mio popò di rotting da sveglia prima di pranzo riesco a farmelo. E quindi, anche se certamente rompo lo slancio del sonno tosto, almeno non piango. 🤯Nonostante questo, però, devo confessare e riconfermare che le vibe non sono buone. Oh, io non pretendo che siano addirittura immacolate, ma quantomeno buone; manco quello mi è concesso. Non lo so, più passa il tempo e più andando all’università mi sento praticamente fuori posto. Vorrei a questo proposito magari dire “da non credere“, ma in realtà è abbastanza credibile… visto da un lato che OK, il periodo degli esami non è mai gioioso — pur ipoteticamente tralasciando le questioni di studio, perché l’atmosfera è comunque sempre definita da una strana mistura di ambienti praticamente fantasma ma un’aria pur sempre affollata e pesante; e ringraziamo il cielo che quantomeno d’estate c’è il bel tempo, che evita che l’umore cada addirittura fino a sotto i piedi — e dall’altro, più passa il tempo e meno riesco a fare e mantenere amicizie, quindi ops (ma non è colpa mia se sono finita all’unica facoltà di informatica al mondo senza frequentanti tecnoschizofrenici, e se io sono la persona instabilmente evanescente che sono). ☠️
Comunque, per quanto le vibe non erano e mai saranno immacolate, perlomeno il drip lo è stato stavolta… È capitato il nero super stile セーラームーン, che un pochino rende il prospetto di questo dei miei impegni meno pesante, in quanto mi ricorda che anche per me la vera sfida è da ritrovarsi in qualche misura nella magia e nel salvare il mondo ormai insalvabile… eccetto che no, perché quella sarebbe in realtà la mia missione divertente, mentre il resto che devo fare non può far altro che indurmi il sonnolino. Un outfit che sarebbe forse meglio usare all’orale questo eh, in quanto probabilmente capace di fare grande colpo col potere delle stelle, però pazienza, mi accontento averlo usarlo allo scritto più facile di tutto il corso. 👍
Smartphones now dominate global web traffic, latest data shows
Smartphones now dominate global web traffic, latest data shows
There have now been eight consecutive quarters of growth. Smartphones are ruling in terms of global web traffic, with a new report today revealing that 64%...Vlad (GSMArena)
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Arizona Democratic Party Moves to Stop Billionaires From Buying Primaries
Arizona Democratic Party Moves to Stop Billionaires From Buying Primaries
"Congratulations to the Arizona Democrats for getting the ball rolling on this enormously important issue," said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Other states should follow suit."jake-johnson (Common Dreams)
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"But both parties are the same", they say. "There's no point to voting or supporting Democrats because they will never try to change the status quo."
The key is to organize at the local level. Get into politics and either change your state's party from within, or failing that, challenge them from another party like the DSA, which has made strides across the US.
No Bitch. Dats A Whole New X. Wtf Is You Talkin About | Know Your Meme
No Bitch. Dats A Whole New X. Wtf Is You Talkin About also known as Twitter The Only Place Where X refers to a viral tweet by X (formerly Twitter) user @BrKnow Your Meme
New F-Droid Community
LemDro.id is the instance for all things Android within the threadiverse (Lemmy, Mbin, PieFed and now even NodeBB) and so it's only right that F-Droid finds itself a host on Lemdroid.
The amazing team over at Lemdroid were gracious enough to host the F-Droid community. This opens F-Droid discussions to users whose home instance block ML and more users having easier access to content is never a bad thing.
So if you'd like to subscribe to a community dedicated to open source apps via a Google Play Store alternative, please check out !fdroid@lemdro.id
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Hegseth Lays Out a Case for Troop Deployments in 'Any Jurisdiction in the Country'
Hegseth Lays Out a Case for Troop Deployments in 'Any Jurisdiction in the Country'
"The standoff on the streets of Los Angeles," warned critics, "shows how truly eager Trump and his administration are to turn America's vast warmaking powers inward on the president's domestic foes."jake-johnson (Common Dreams)
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Well, back to sleep I guess
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National Guard, Marine deployment in Los Angeles costs $134 million: Pentagon
Well good thing the U.S. economy is rock solid at the moment, and we have excess money to burn.
Otherwise we might start seeing bipartisan anger at a president and administration who have spent $134 million dollars to force a state government to do what the federal government says, while undoing previous federal orders regarding civil rights bc they were an unjust burden to states and a waste of the American tax payer dollar.
National Guard, Marine deployment in Los Angeles costs $134 million: Pentagon
Pentagon officials said the cost of deploying thousands of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles is $134 million., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
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Where you been?
This is how the military works. How you think they can set a trillion dollars on fire every year just to maintain parity with Russia and China? By being WILDLY overcharged for fuckin' everything that's how. The US Military is the worlds biggest money laundering operation.
Back in 80's an older relative in the military was going to be charged $400 for a missing screwdriver unless he found it. So he went down to a local hardware store and found the screwdriver for $4.
I'm sure the numbers were embellished, but I don't imagine by much.
So DOGE's cuts saved just ~~over $150 million~~ (apparently I can't read), and we've already burned through most of those saving mobilizing the national guard to tear gas people foolish enough to claim Trump isn't king? Fantastic. I am so tired of all this "winning."
Edit: I misread some stuff but the essence of the absurdity I am directing my anger at remains the same. Fuck fascism.
Packaging sostenibile, moda insostenibile: un sistema corotto in una scatola verde
Il packaging sostenibile è la nuova frontiera per i brand di lusso. Un recente report di Bain & Company in collaborazione con Fedrigoni evidenzia come la sostenibilità stia diventando un vero vantaggio competitivo nel packaging di alta gamma.
I numeri sembrano promettenti:
• +30% di packaging sostenibile entro 3 anni
• Materiali avanzati a base carta
• Riduzione volumi imballaggi
La verità scomoda
Il packaging è solo il 5% dell'impatto ambientale del fashion (Ellen MacArthur).
La vera domanda è: queste aziende sono pronte ad affrontare l’elefante nella stanza? Nel caso qualcuno non l’avesse ancora notato, l’elefante è la sovrapproduzione.
La scatola sarà pure verde — ma il contenuto resta il vero problema.
Tu cosa ne pensi?
È greenwashing o vedi speranze concrete?
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Sustainable packaging, unsustainable fashion. Bain & Company’s report exposes fashion’s latest eco-effort—does it go far enough?suite123
Most used encrypted messenger besides Signal, Whatsapp, iMessage, and RCS?
What encrypted messenger do you use most that isn't Zucking Meta's Whatsapp and Signal?
Edit Also, besides iMessage and RCS. Sorry thanks
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Me? XMPP.
Most used? Depends in what circles. Telegram is popular in some. SimpleX and Session in others. XMPP in free software circles. Matrix in others.
Matrix is the only one I actually use other than the rest.
There is also XMPP, SimpleX, Threema, Briar, cwtch, Tox, and Delta Chat.
I use Conversations, a feature rich XMPP client for select stuff.
PSA Help others escape WhatsApp using Watomatic auto reply (and how to write it)
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🤖 Automated Reply 💬 I reply faster on example.org ⁉️ WhatsApp is anti-libre software. We do NOT control it. It withholds a libre software license text file, like GPL.
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Deleting the only way to reach someone online breaks your influence.example.org
A link and only one link, so (1) they see it's an app, not some random word or typo, (2) they can download it without searching, and (3) they don't have multiple choice–they don't need to do any thinking or research. Remove everything stopping them.anti-libre software.
Never say privacy, they've heard it all before (from you, no doubt). Say something different.We do NOT control it.
Make it simple and direct. Think of the most retarded person you know and break it down in a way they would understand. Think about every angle it could be misunderstood.It withholds
Libre software is normal, default. Anti-libre software is cringe, weird, dangerous. Act like it. Also, humans care less about getting and more about losing stuff.libre software license text file
Show them what to check for, for themselves, easily, obvious. Later, show them how to spread these ideas. Then, show them how to show others how to spread these ideas, make more of you.GPL
A keyword for them to web search for more, with better results than more complex terms like AGPL or misleading terms like 'open source'.Don't waste a word.
Lastly, make yourself someone everyone wants to talk to.
I have tried them all, I just use XMPP through Cheogram (mobile) and Movim (desktop in browser) now. I have had success getting my contacts to switch since I never bugged them about any other messengers before. Plus I am willing to follow through with ultimatums of abandonment and they are well aware of that.
If you have any actually normal friends (no offense) you're going to have to use the regular phone network. XMPP has the best phone network gateway, I've bought like five Soprani.ca numbers. No it doesn't encrypt the regular phone network.
Delta/Arcane Chat is cool but due to everyone basically being an admin-level user in the chat, I strictly use it as a home base for real homies. I mainly use it to run one gajillion bots, check my emails, run Mastodon/Misskey fork accounts in one location, and send stuff/WebXDC apps to myself.
You can't seriously replace the social media monopolies or the phone network yet. I even run some Telegrams (don't make fun of me) and control them with the Delta Chat bot. People just need to get used to "backing up" their social graph with secure options, and not just saying whatever pops into their head outside them
I may not know much about software development & programming itself however, I feel like I did my part here.
+1 for Linux folks.
Combat Windows “Recall” Feature With DRM · Issue #2380 · element-hq/element-desktop
Your use case What would you like to do? Given the privacy & security concerns regarding the Windows Recall feature it may be in Elements best interest to mark Element as a DRM enabled application ...GitHub
Reflections: The ecosystem is moving
At Open Whisper Systems, we’ve been developing open source “consumer-facing” software for the past four years. We want to share some of the things we’ve learned while doing it. As a software developer, I envy writers, musicians, and filmmakers.Signal Messenger
- Requires a phone number
- Depends on Big Tech's servers
- Got founded by the US government
- Seems to absolutely love Big Tech because they hide the APK download page quite well[1]
- It's centralized
I use my own Snikket server to communicate with people using OMEMO (Signal Protocol). No phone number requirements, no centralized server, no Big Tech, just you and the people you write with, with your privacy fully intact. Just like in the good old days (as it should be to this days, greedy f*****s).
[1]: signal.org/download > Android redirects you to Google Play Store. signal.org/download/android > Download for Android redirects you to Google Play Store. signal.org/install redirects you to Google Play Store. You'll search "forever" to find the "download APK file" link until you give up and using a search engine: "signal apk".
Not until then you'll find signal.org/android/apk. And when you visit that page, a link to Google Play Store is listed on top, and below it, in the "danger zone", you'll find the APK download button. Yes, exactly, the Signal team wants you to be on the "safe zone" by downloading the app through Google Play Store.
"focus on privacy" my ass. Close to forcing someone to use Big Tech shitty stuff is NOT focus on privacy.
Sorry, rant is over. Now breakfast time.
how's the chat history with snikket? I had issues with prosody, namely multiple devices coming and going and maintaining the same chat history between all of them, as well when there's a disconnect (device gone forever, new device connects)
just skimmed their confusing web site, it's free for selfhosting, right?
The chat history is there until you change client/device and got a new set of keys. New encryption keys can't decrypt messages and files sent with a previous keys.
Snikket is FOSS, so yes, it's free when self-hosting 😀
If you login to your account on your Snikket server on all the devices you have at home, and you remain logged in for all the time you use your Snikket server, everything will be synced over all these devices.
Let me explain it further. You login to your Snikket server on 3 devices (desktop, laptop, and smartphone) and you use only these 3 with no re-installing the operating system and not factory resetting the smartphone, you will keep getting the history on these 3 devices - synced.
But you decide to try out a new XMPP client, let say monocles chat. Since that client is new for your account, that client will get its own encryption key. Because of this, monocles chat can not read anything you and the contacts you have communicated with. This also applies when you re-installing the OS or do a factory reset.
End-to-end encryption 101.
Let say this would not be the case and monocles chat do see the history of all of your chats, that data must remain on the server and can be decrypted by the new client with maybe a master encryption key of some sort. This is not end-to-end encryption 101. That would be a security breach.
However, letting you export the chat history from the other clients and importing the chat history to monocles chat, that would be much better. Because then it is you who decides if you want to keep the chat history or not. You will be in control over your own data. This is a feature I miss in XMPP clients.
appreciate the effort, but kinda went overboard with the deets 😀 I run several prosody XMPP servers so I'm familiar with the underlying tech. what you describe should be feasible with it as well, but there are constant issues with devices not being able to access history, so I was wondering if things were better on your end.
so, based on this, I'll spin up a snikker docker and try it out for a coupla weeks, see what's what. many thanks.
edit: turns out this snikket thing is conversations (standard XMPP client) and prosody (XMPP server) with different branding.
XMPP is the universal standard when it comes to chat servers. WhatsApp is using it, just to name 1 example.
Conversations is a client for XMPP servers.
aside from the dogshit UX and the uber reliance on Evilcorp's infra, having more than two devices (I know, shocker in this day and age!), the arduous migration process to a new device, the limited chat history (I think it's 40ish days) and many more.
same way Telegram adamantly refuses to implement E2EE, and not only that, it actively prevents 3rd party devs (a number of clients are FOSS) from implementing it on their own.
both PJ Harvey and durov respond the same way when asked about any of them things - smokescreens, FUD, whataboutisms, etc.
any of them things woulda been acceptable in 2015, here's a PoC looking for funding, limited devs and resources; remember TextSecure and RedPhone? nowadays, they are nothing short of malicious.
Concersations.im. It's my backup because it supports OMEMO and OpenPGP.
Besides that, Element (Matrix). I use it for its public rooms.
I see how the website gives that impression, which I assume is an attempt to push non-technical users toward an install method that does not lead to support requests and helps fund the project.
The site also mentions that you can build it from source for free, so it's not technically claiming that it's only available from the Play store. If you follow that link, you'll see that availability on F-Droid is prominently displayed on the README.
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Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
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Telegram is indistinguishable from an FSB honeypot
cross-posted from: szmer.info/post/7875329
Investigation by investigative journalism outlet IStories (EN version by OCCRP) shows that Telegram uses a single, FSB-linked company as their infrastructure provider globally.Telegram's MTProto protocol also requires a cleartext identifier to be prepended to all client-server messages.
Combined, these two choices by Telegram make it into a surveillance tool.
I am quoted in the IStories story. I also did packet captures, and I dive into the nitty-gritty technical details on my blog.
Packet captures and MTProto deobfuscation library I wrote linked therein so that others can retrace my steps and check my work.
Telegram is indistinguishable from an FSB honeypot
Investigation by investigative journalism outlet IStories (EN version by OCCRP) shows that Telegram uses a single, FSB-linked company as their infrastructure provider globally.Telegram's MTProto protocol also requires a cleartext identifier to be prepended to all client-server messages.
Combined, these two choices by Telegram make it into a surveillance tool.
I am quoted in the IStories story. I also did packet captures, and I dive into the nitty-gritty technical details on my blog.
Packet captures and MTProto deobfuscation library I wrote linked therein so that others can retrace my steps and check my work.
Как «Телеграм» связан с ФСБ
За инфраструктуру мессенджера отвечают те, кто обслуживает секретные комплексы российских спецслужб, используемые для слежки за гражданамиistories.media
NOAM OFF 2025: Il 12 e 13 giugno due Giorni di Cinema e Talk alla Biblioteca Comunale Manfrediana di Faenza (Ra)
Faenza si prepara ad accogliere l'edizione 2025 di NOAM OFF, lo spin-off primaverile del NOAM Faenza Film Festival, dedicato al cinema nordamericano. L'evento si terrà giovedì 12 e venerdì 13 giugno nella suggestiva cornice della Biblioteca Comunale Manfrediana, trasformata per l'occasione in un punto di incontro per appassionati di cinema e cultura.
Il tema di questa edizione, "Sub Astra. Cinema sotto le stelle", celebra l'incanto delle arene estive e il fascino delle proiezioni all'aperto. L'inaugurazione, giovedì 12 giugno alle 18:30, darà spazio all'area Bar & Food, permettendo ai partecipanti di godersi un aperitivo tra le mura storiche della biblioteca. Alle 20:00 si aprirà il primo NOAM Talk con Faso, bassista degli Elio e Le Storie Tese e commentatore di baseball per DAZN. Con il suo stile ironico, Faso approfondirà il mondo del baseball insieme al musicista e giocatore Luca Pasotti. A seguire, alle 21:15, la proiezione in anteprima assoluta del film "Eephus" del regista statunitense Carson Lund, introdotto dal giornalista Giulio Sangiorgio, direttore della rivista FilmTv.
La seconda serata, venerdì 13 giugno, prenderà il via ancora una volta alle 18:30 con l'apertura dell'area Bar & Food. Alle 20:00 sarà il turno del secondo NOAM Talk con Marco Manetti, della celebre coppia di registi Manetti Bros, che discuterà di cinema fuori dagli schemi insieme al moderatore Francesco Bentini. Alle 21:15 sarà proiettato "Dìdi", film del regista taiwanese-americano Sean Wang, introdotto dalla content creator Juliet Vampire. La serata si concluderà con il NOAM Party, un dj set che animerà la Biblioteca Comunale, sottolineando il valore storico e culturale del luogo.
NOAM OFF è finanziato nell'ambito del progetto GECO-FA e patrocinato dall’Unione della Romagna Faentina. Gli organizzatori, Andrea Valmori e Gian Marco Magnani, sottolineano come l'iniziativa voglia esplorare nuove modalità di fruizione del cinema e valorizzare la Biblioteca Comunale Manfrediana come spazio culturale attivo e partecipato.
NOAM OFF 2025: Il 12 e 13 giugno due Giorni di Cinema e Talk alla Biblioteca Comunale Manfrediana di Faenza (Ra) - ViaggieMiraggi
Faenza si prepara ad accogliere l’edizione 2025 di NOAM OFF, lo spin-off primaverile del NOAM Faenza Film Festival, dedicato al cinema nordamericano.Redazione (ViaggieMiraggi)
“Samsara – Il ciclo delle idee” a Carmagnola (To) dal 20 al 22 giugno 2025
Il programma di “Samsara – Il ciclo delle idee” vuole valorizzare le eccellenze del Piemonte che sono prima di tutto eccellenze al servizio della nostra nazione.
Tra passato, presente e futuro. Storie di grandi piemontesi, da Augusto Del Noce fino ad Amedeo Guillet passando per Adriano Olivetti e Annibale Radicati di Cocconato. E grandi ospiti che oggi rappresentano il Piemonte: dalla fondazione Garuzzo, al monastero di Bose, il circolo dei lettori di Torino, il politecnico, il CCR la Venaria Reale e non solo.
È un cammino che si pone come strumento di riscatto sociale e di partecipazione civica, rappresentato proprio dal confronto e dalla collaborazione intergenerazionale. Attraverso il sapere, la cultura e la riflessione da venerdì 20 a domenica 22 giugno 2025 a Carmagnola (TO) su iniziativa del Comune, con il sostegno dell’Assessorato alle politiche sociali della Regione Piemonte e con la direzione artistica del giornalista Sebastiano Caputo, il progetto raggiungerà il suo apice, dopo mesi di attività sul territorio che hanno visto il coinvolgimento di associazioni, enti del terzo settore e giovani.
Diversi saranno gli ospiti che rappresentano le istituzioni artistiche, sociali, spirituali, industriali e culturali del territorio.
"Samsara - Il ciclo delle idee" a Carmagnola (To) dal 20 al 22 giugno 2025 - ViaggieMiraggi
“Samsara – Il ciclo delle idee”: a Carmagnola la cultura diventa motore di riscatto sociale Dal 20 al 22 giugno 2025 la città piemontese ospita una rassegna culturale che unisce memoria, innovazione e partecipazione civica. Dal 20 al 22 giugno...Redazione (ViaggieMiraggi)
Report: Trump Administration Ignored Advice When Installing Starlink at the White House
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Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Try to Woo Back Elon Musk
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With some prominent Democrats and liberal pundits arguing for the party to try to win Elon Musk back to its side, you have to ask: Is American politics simply a matter of who can best kiss the ass of narcissistic reactionary billionaires?
Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Try to Woo Back Elon Musk
With some prominent Democrats and liberal pundits arguing for the party to try to win Elon Musk back to its side, you have to ask: Is American politics simply a matter of who can best kiss the ass of narcissistic reactionary billionaires?
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This illustrates the issue of having only 2 political parties. You used to have left and right. Then the right extended all the way to batshit crazy nazi while losing touch with the centre-right, and it collapsed to keep only t̂he nazis. Meanwhile the "left" extended to centre then all the way to the economic right.
Now you have a nazi party and an everything else party, and people ask the last to "get their shit together", as if socialists would sort out their differences with neo-liberals and conservatives over a quick diner and build a common ground plan.
That just can't work.
It also accentuates the need for ranked choice voting or something similar. You need to give a people a way to say what they want to say with nuance and power. If everyone says they wish they could vote for someone else but need to vote strategically then parties never need to be good and can just thump on about defeating the evil party.
Yes, I’m from Canada and vote NDP, how did you know?
To bad. Money talks. Huge advantage. Take what we can get. It's immoral to make terrible strategic choices when the consequences of losing is letting Nazi 2.0 take power.
Just make the deal where he has to fund a small Navy to send aid to Palestine.
let's work with the Hitler salute guy who explicitly donated a bunch of money to buy access and spent months using that access to cripple the government for decades to come.
So the solution to defeat Nazi 2.0 is to cater to Nazi 2.1?
That's crazy I didn't know that. But I think of funding. I think of funding grifters like heritage foundation, TPUSA, people's careers like Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, Tim Pool whoever amplifies.
There's not much on the left. Unless it's a former Republican who is now anti Trump.
useful tool
Why? Based on what, exactly?
The guy is an absolute drug addicted idiot with no skills or empathy anywhere. He got lucky multiple times leading him to where he is today, but he's always been a lying sack of shit who only is a multi billionaire because of luck and a loooooot of lying.
What, exactly, would make that a useful tool for anything?
The whole bifurcated party thing cuts both ways though. The vast majority of the even slightly progressive people are sick and tired of the Democrats handholding with the Republicans only narrowly being the least appetizing item on the menu. There's nobody standing for the people. Everybody's standing for the oligarchs. I'm not saying I would vote Republican ever, But we've got to be able to do something relatively better than whatever this is we're doing now.
The Republicans would split on fiscal versus "morals". Immorally progressive fiscally conservative party to rapillase the publicans might draw a number of the wealthy Democrats with it.
There are other countries out there that do a better job. And it's quite clear now that our Constitution does not have the teeth It was designed to have.
Made me think of Woo Back Wednesday
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From the DNC’s perspective: yes, yes it is.
It would be far better for the Pelosis, Fettermans and Newsoms to have photo-ops with a 8647-cap-wearing Musk and talk about tax cuts and deregulation and shiny crypto AI sci-fi futures, and to keep rolling in cash from billionaires expecting to see their good fortune continue, than to be forced to heed the views of the AOCs and alienate their sponsors. This way, at least the gravy train keeps rolling.
Is American politics simply a matter of who can best kiss the ass of narcissistic reactionary billionaires?
Always has been.
Radeon Software For Linux Dropping AMD's Proprietary OpenGL/Vulkan Drivers
Radeon Software For Linux Dropping AMD's Proprietary OpenGL/Vulkan Drivers
With how well the open-source and upstream AMD Radeon Linux graphics driver stack is these days between the mainline Linux kernel and Mesa, the Radeon Software for Linux packaged driver releases are not usually notable these days on Phoronix..www.phoronix.com
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Spyware maker cuts ties with Italy after government refused audit into hack of journalist’s phone
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In a shocking first, Paragon has cut off ties with the Italian government after a special government committee essentially investigated themselves and concluded that no government spyware was used in the hacking of an Italian journalist. This comes after the same body refused to allow the spyware company to independently verify this conclusion.
The spyware manufacturer Paragon said Monday that it has ended its contract with Italy because a special government committee investigating alleged abuses there declined to let the company independently verify that Italian authorities did not hack into the phone of a well-known journalist."The company offered both the Italian government and parliament a way to determine whether its system had been used against the journalist," Paragon said in a statement issued to the Israeli publication Haaretz. Because Italian authorities “chose not to proceed with this solution, Paragon terminated its contracts in Italy,” the company said.
Last Wednesday, the Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic (COPASIR) approved its report, which acknowledged that Italian foreign and domestic intelligence services used Paragon’s spyware product, Graphite, to target phones belonging to civil society activists.
The committee found no evidence the surveillance technology was used against journalist Francesco Cancellato, the report said. Cancellato — known for an investigative report documenting ties between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and young Italian fascists — is among about 90 WhatsApp users who Meta notified about spyware targeting in January.
COPASIR said it searched the intelligence agencies’ databases for Cancellato’s number and did not find it. The report also said there is no evidence that Italian officials asked for permission to spy on Cancellato.
A spyware manufacturer has never before publicly acknowledged terminating a contract with a government client due to abuse.
Spyware maker cuts ties with Italy after government refused audit into hack of journalist’s phone
Israel-based spyware maker Paragon and Italy's government had a falling out over the company's offer to help investigate what happened on journalist Francesco Cancellato's phone.Suzanne Smalley (The Record)
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