Please be aware when you’re on Tor that you’re not invincible. There are many ways things can go wrong, this article highlights a few key ones and gives you some solutions:...
Brendan went on in 2015 to become the founder and CEO of Brave Browser, which is promoted as a privacy browser by hiding and confusing your JavaScript fingerprints.
Altering links to add affiliate tags, selling data… privacy my ass.
The project is called “Lacros” which Google says stands for “Linux And ChRome OS.” This will split ChromeOS’s Linux OS from the Chrome browser, allowing Google to update each one independently....
A quotation circulates on the Internet, attributed to me, but it wasn’t written by me.
Here’s the text that is circulating. Most of it was copied from statements I have made, but the part italicized here is not from me. It makes points that are mistaken or confused.
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux,” and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use.
Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
The main error is that Linux is not strictly speaking part of the GNU system—whose kernel is GNU Hurd. The version with Linux, we call “GNU/Linux.” It is OK to call it “GNU” when you want to be really short, but it is better to call it “GNU/Linux” so as to give Torvalds some credit.
We don’t use the term “corelibs,” and I am not sure what that would mean, but GNU is much more than the specific packages we developed for it. I set out in 1983 to develop an operating system, calling it GNU, and that job required developing whichever important packages we could not find elsewhere.
Waaay early on when cryptocurrencies were regarded as being possible alternative currencies it may have made sense, but now as they appear to have become more like extremely questionable investment products/securities, I’m left confused why anyone still has donation links for them alongside alternatives that provide, y’know,...
It is if at least two people say it is. Rocks with holes in them were money once, but nobody today would agree it is so today it isn’t. If at least two people agree that something is money then it is by definition regardless of what a Wall Street sociopath says.
It’s not really a big deal, but I am currently writing this using a linux kernel I compiled from source, which certainly feels like an accomplishment. The Arch Wiki has made the process fairly easy to follow. I just took the stock Arch Linux configuration without changes for now....
The only app I can’t live without. Except for gboard, all of my applications are Foss. There is no competition for gboard’s swipe typing, not to mention its many capabilities like as searching for gifs, stickers, being able to paste copied images, translating, and so on. I’d like to know how I can use gboard while...
Searching has brought up pcapdroid (it’s on fdroid) as a way to watch network traffic from apps via local vpn. I only just installed it myself though so you know as much as I do at this point.
I recently purchased a Mac Studio to replace my ancient Trashcan Mac (work in post audio, it’s a Pro Tools world, so no Linux options unfortunately)....
The backdoor, known for years by vendors that sold the technology but not necessarily by customers, exists in an encryption algorithm baked into radios sold for commercial use in critical infrastructure.
I have no idea what it’s in, what it was sold as, whether it’s widespread or not. I don’t know what the company or companies are or were named. The tl;dr you reference has no useful information.
Blame the carrier then, mine is unlocked direct from Samsung and doesn’t have Facebook or anything like that. Once it hooked in to a carrier for the first time it installed the carrier apps but any and all are removable and don’t come back after.
Unless you’re defining bloat as anything but AOSP in which case I don’t want to talk to you.
I have a few videos I ripped from CDs that I’m loading onto a personal plex server, but all of them use the type of subtitles that will force the video to transcode....
In that case I can answer, though it might not be what you’re looking for. When I need a srt for something I do a web search for the title and where it came from, one of a couple sites show up in the results and then it’s just a matter of matching what you have with what you’re needing.
I’m being vague and not linking anything on purpose but it’s enough to go off of. It’s not automatic but it works for my purpose.
About 8 months ago I got pretty tired of seeing billionaire spam online. I could not bear to read about yet another rich guy who launched themselves (or their $200,000 car) into outer space 🚀 . I did not care about their expert opinion on the latest meme coin back then. I do not care about their expert opinion on the dangers...
Because I don’t want to. I was somewhat involved in Gecko development, used Phoenix before it became Firefox, even compiled it on BeOS once or twice, I didn’t like the direction it took when it broke compatibility with SeaMonkey and it hasn’t gotten better from what I’ve seen. Is that enough answer?
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How you can be deanonymized through Tor (monero.town)
Please be aware when you’re on Tor that you’re not invincible. There are many ways things can go wrong, this article highlights a few key ones and gives you some solutions:...
Chrome extension maker tells of pressure to sell out (www.theregister.com)
Anyone with sizable audience in this surveillance economy is invited to stuff their add-ons with tracking and ads
The Joker's super power is his mental illness
ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting more Linux-y (arstechnica.com)
The project is called “Lacros” which Google says stands for “Linux And ChRome OS.” This will split ChromeOS’s Linux OS from the Chrome browser, allowing Google to update each one independently....
All women pictured are A.I. generated (files.catbox.moe)
Android phones can now tell you if there’s an AirTag following you (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/795697...
Why do some activities have different minimum ages?
For instance: age of sexual consent, age for legally drinking alcohol, age for driving, age for voting, age for participating in pornography...
Why do some independent creators/small projects still have crypto donation links?
Waaay early on when cryptocurrencies were regarded as being possible alternative currencies it may have made sense, but now as they appear to have become more like extremely questionable investment products/securities, I’m left confused why anyone still has donation links for them alongside alternatives that provide, y’know,...
Stack Overflow Just Announced Their Own AI OverflowAI (stackoverflow.blog)
whats so good about arch compared to linux mint?
new to this linux stuff sorry
I Compiled the Linux Kernel myself for the first time
It’s not really a big deal, but I am currently writing this using a linux kernel I compiled from source, which certainly feels like an accomplishment. The Arch Wiki has made the process fairly easy to follow. I just took the stock Arch Linux configuration without changes for now....
Elon Musk takes over @x Twitter account without paying owner (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Privacy with Google's Gboard (lemm.ee)
The only app I can’t live without. Except for gboard, all of my applications are Foss. There is no competition for gboard’s swipe typing, not to mention its many capabilities like as searching for gifs, stickers, being able to paste copied images, translating, and so on. I’d like to know how I can use gboard while...
need recommendation for monochrome printer
i need some help buying a monochrome laser printer with scanning that supports linux, plug and play is a nice thing to have....
Linux for 2013 Trashcan Mac?
I recently purchased a Mac Studio to replace my ancient Trashcan Mac (work in post audio, it’s a Pro Tools world, so no Linux options unfortunately)....
One more nail in the reddit coffin (lemmy.one)
Till the Ubuntu nation attacked (lemmy.world)
EndlessOS for my partner (www.endlessos.org)
Tonight I am about to install endless os for my non technical partner. Do you think that is a good idea? Would you do the same?
Code Kept Secret for Years Reveals Its Flaw—a Backdoor (archive.is)
The backdoor, known for years by vendors that sold the technology but not necessarily by customers, exists in an encryption algorithm baked into radios sold for commercial use in critical infrastructure.
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How does everyone feel about Samsung phones?
Hold on tight, we are almost back…...
Where do you guys get .srt subtitle files?
I have a few videos I ripped from CDs that I’m loading onto a personal plex server, but all of them use the type of subtitles that will force the video to transcode....
Let's just check our favorite archive of banned subreddits. (old.reddit.com)
"X.com now points to https://twitter.com/"
https://i.imgur.com/blYSnyR.jpg...
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"Block The Rich" is like an ad-blocker, but for obscenely wealthy people with overinflated egos. (lemm.ee)
About 8 months ago I got pretty tired of seeing billionaire spam online. I could not bear to read about yet another rich guy who launched themselves (or their $200,000 car) into outer space 🚀 . I did not care about their expert opinion on the latest meme coin back then. I do not care about their expert opinion on the dangers...
Is there a way I can force my garage open from the outside? (kbin.social)
I locked myself out of my detached garage. The remote to open it no longer works....