Say there are 100 doors, you choose one, then 98 are knocked out randomly (likely including the prize) - Now each of the 2 doors has the same chance of winning, so there is no reason to change
But starting with 100 doors and a knowledgeable Monty Hall, once you’ve chosen a door, the only reason Monty Hall leaves your door alone is because you chose it, whether it is the 1/100 winner, or one of the 99/100 losers
Either you chose the right door the first time (1/100 chance) or the other door has the prize behind it - those are the only options - the other door literally represents the 99/100 other doors in a single choice
Hey lemmos, and lemmettes. Just got off jury duty for a 3 day civil trial. First time juror, had a BLAST despite my expectations, really enjoyable to see a functioning justice system in person, and I also met cute gal also early 20s who was on the jury....
Classic anxiety (not trying to diagnose you, but I’ve been there)
Do you meditate? This is by far the biggest contributor to being able to get out of my own head. It helps me appreciate the difference between how I feel (including the physical reactions to stress) and what is really happening
1(a) These are not the best tools to find communities. I believe sub.rehab is curated rather than being a full Lemmy community search tool (i.e. good for finding the few official migrations)
To find communities, I would use lemmyverse.net
For example, you can use this search to find Android communities
If you set your instance using the home icon, any links will open on your instance so you can subscribe to them correctly
It shows similar subscribers counts etc to your first two searches, because it is an independent tool, while searching from your instance (lemmy.world) will only show what that instance can see i.e. communities and subscribers from federated instances
1(b) Each of these are different communities, with different content, moderation, and members. Sometimes there will be duplicate content and cross-posting. If you think they are so similar that the duplication is annoying, just pick one, otherwise subscribe to both
I understand that the way cross-posting is presented is being worked on for future Lemmy releases, but honestly duplication is not that bad at the moment except during large news events
2 Where are you getting links to Lemmy content that you are trying to open? Once you have subscribed to communities of interest, you may come across links to other communities in that content. There are bots that often ‘correct’ instance naming in Lemmy content to use the ! notation, so as long as you don’t block them you’ll get clickable links
Otherwise, yes it is currently the case that /c formatted links will need to be changed to your instance or ! formatted - I’m not aware of an extension to do so, but I presume some of the apps and front-ends will do this for you
F-Droid used to build and sign the APK for each app they distribute using keys owned by F-Droid
That meant you had to trust F-Droid to distribute the app as per the source, and hope that the source hadn’t been compromised (as the developer wasn’t signing anything)
Now when a new app is added to the repo, they build an APK from source and compare it with an APK distributed by the developer
If they match exactly (and if there is no reason to think the developer key has been compromised) then F-Droid will instead distribute APKs signed with the developer key, and verify that the same key was used for each update
If the same key was used, F-Droid doesn’t need to build the APK themselves but can distribute the update as-is
The advantages then are that F-Droid is acting as an additional layer of security and assurance to the developer signing the APK, and updates can be distributed faster as F-Droid doesn’t have to build them
Yes, that video is primarily complaining about F-Droid self-signing, and that it creates: a requirement to trust them; a single point of failure for security; and slows updates
The trade off is that developers must maintain their key, if they lose it the user must uninstall and reinstall the app, as Android will not trust an update signed with a different key
No need to click, it complains about exactly what has now been changed. In essence you are always trusting the dev, why add other parties to that chain
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(Not OP) Thanks but that particular article is AI generated garbage (or just thesaurus generated plagiarism) - you can tell when they replace technical terms like ‘judgement’ or ‘decision’ with synonyms like ‘choice’
While the Cato Institute are some sort of libertarian think-tank, at least this is a real human-written article, and it links back to some better sources:
Every time someone says experienced users should use a more difficult to use distribution I die a little inside - I happily use Mint, have done for years, why make my life more difficult?
I use Firefox on desktop and Mull (fork) on Android. I have zero problems with Firefox. I don’t really use YT and don’t mind going to the website when I do so can’t comment on embedded videos
I have used the Voyager PWA and it will hang after being in the background so you have to reopen, but not sure if this is a Firefox issue
Only using basic extensions like UBlock Origin on Android, lots of extensions on desktop (and literally hundreds of tabs open)
But… I haven’t had any feedback on whether this is effective from the perspective of getting rid of Google entirely
I will say that it makes the phone feel really light and fast, literally every app in the app drawer is one you put there yourself. My battery life is usually better too
The UAD should be pretty safe (and I think it’s a bit conservative in what it recommends) but make sure you take care with the packages you remove yourself
Your employer does not care about you. You are not important or irreplaceable
Take your time and energy and put it into your life, not their business
I have had coworkers die (not work related) and by the time you hear about it (like the next day) they have already worked out who will get the work done so the machine doesn’t have to stop
I've definitely seen The Prestige (2006) the most in my adult life, it was my taste-barometer when showing a new friend or date when I was in my 20s....
I’m not talking about an extra 10-15sec, but easily 2-3 full minutes (I’ve sat here with a timer checking) to load pages, sometimes not loading them at all. Particularly with login pages, but even just homepages....
As an example, Infinity for Reddit is likely no longer viable due to the Reddit API changes. This version of Talkback has not been updated since 2013 while this version says it is deprecated. The only viable one at the moment is this one since it has the most recent update.
F-Droid has a setting that allows you to hide apps with anti-features. One of them is ‘source code no longer available’ but another for ‘source code not updated in 2+years’ would be great for this
This is a great short analysis, but I think the generic recommendations are a bit strange when tacked onto it
Firstly, who knows what to expect from the Twitter X changeover. If I had a blue subscription I wouldn’t not (!) expect to get an email about migrating considering the chaos so far
Then the email is verified as coming from Twitter, and sends you to the genuine Twitter API. No amount of 2FA or antivirus is going to save you here
Cool cool, definitely not criticising, and a great article to post
I think the weakness of the article was mentioning that the email passed the Security Policy Framework (i.e. appeared to legitimately be from x.com) without discussing why this is possible and who is responsible for it not happening
They even say in bold that ‘the primary responsibility less with the end user’, but in this case even careful users could easily be caught
This list is for people (like me) who want to degoogle but can’t or don’t want to buy a new phone that is supported by a custom ROM, can’t or don’t want to root the phone they have, and can’t or don’t want to use Android Debug Bridge. So this is about degoogling with built-in settings only....
I used Universal Android Debloater which uninstalls or freezes packages for the user, including many that you can’t see as installed apps (happy to hear from anyone who knows how effective this is)
This is my degoogle without root process:
full reset
set up the phone without connecting to the internet
enable Developer options and USB debugging
install basic apps (F-Droid, a keyboard, launcher, and file manager apks from F-Droid) over adb
run Universal Android Debloater
reboot to make sure it boots :)
use adb to list installed packages and remove as needed (I still had to remove some Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and Google packages, as well as plenty from the manufacturer)
reboot and test, then install apps as needed from F-Droid
Be careful when uninstalling, as some critical packages could soft brick your phone. If the phone boots you can reinstall a package over adb
I’m sure this is a stupid simple take, but could a nation like Norway avoid this (at least for a while) by selling oil in other currencies and maintaining their investments in other currencies?
London hospital cuts waiting lists with innovative system (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Relationship between money and happiness for adults in the USA (lemmygrad.ml)
Whats your such opinion (discuss.tchncs.de)
Regurgitator - I Sucked a Lot of Cock to Get Where I Am [1996] (invidious.io.lol)
Regurgitator are from Brisbane, Australia. Another track from their first album to go alongside an earlier post....
TIL: There is a community on Lemmy where people share Weird and Oddly Specific (music) Playlists (lemmy.world)
What movie do you see too young, that still scares you today?
Why cant I just shoot my shot?
Hey lemmos, and lemmettes. Just got off jury duty for a 3 day civil trial. First time juror, had a BLAST despite my expectations, really enjoyable to see a functioning justice system in person, and I also met cute gal also early 20s who was on the jury....
If a vehicle were traveling through space at/near the speed of light, then what would happen if it turned its headlights on?
‘Reddit can survive without search’: company reportedly threatens to block Google (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.ch/post/1794418
Would/do you reuse a ziploc bag? If so, how many times?
I just got done debloating my cheap phone (Unihertz Atom)...
57 system apps still enabled....
What UI design trend do you hate the most?
I personally hate rounded corners and shadows added everywhere. Makes most things look crappy and smudged.
New to lemmy with some teething problems
Hope this is a relevant sub Community to post this in....
If you could deliver a 1'*1'*1' box to hell what would you put in it?
Preferably the hell of the blood-soaked Bible
F-droid is working on locking down (f-droid.org)
I don't think Unity is playing anymore. (lemmy.ml)
You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick?
I’m picking “Colonel” needs to be respelled to match how it’s pronounced....
What Does Fabric Conditioner Do? And Should I Use It?
What Does Fabric Conditioner Do? And Should I Use It?...
I made a FOSS physical keyboard for my Fairphone 4 (feddit.de)
geteilt von: feddit.de/post/3048730...
San Francisco bakery sparks debate by refusing to serve armed police (www.independent.co.uk)
Business says it doesn’t serve anyone who is armed
UPDATE: I successfully dual booted Linux! and then I messed up...
Update from this post from the other day: What to know before Dual Booting Windows + Linux?...
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what are some good package source options?
I came to the idea to add more because infinity for lemmy/eternity points to a different source than the official f-droid sources
Firefox gang raise (lemmy.world)
How to Degoogle without customROM?
Hi, I want to degoogle a Samsung Tablet I got. There is no LineageOS built out for this recent tablet, so I can only try to degoogle the stock ROM....
What is the biggest lesson that employment has taught you? (lemmy.ml)
Which film have you seen the greatest number of times? (kbin.social)
I've definitely seen The Prestige (2006) the most in my adult life, it was my taste-barometer when showing a new friend or date when I was in my 20s....
Decor seen in a 19 million dollar Beverly Hills mansion - talk about tone deaf (lemmy.world)
Link to the listing...
Has anyone else found firefox absurdly slow on android?
I’m not talking about an extra 10-15sec, but easily 2-3 full minutes (I’ve sat here with a timer checking) to load pages, sometimes not loading them at all. Particularly with login pages, but even just homepages....
how do apps get removed from f-droid?
As an example, Infinity for Reddit is likely no longer viable due to the Reddit API changes. This version of Talkback has not been updated since 2013 while this version says it is deprecated. The only viable one at the moment is this one since it has the most recent update.
[Corp Blog] Twitter Blue to X Phishing Breakout – Gridinsoft Blogs (gridinsoft.com)
Summary...
Experiences with degoogling a "normal" Android phone
This list is for people (like me) who want to degoogle but can’t or don’t want to buy a new phone that is supported by a custom ROM, can’t or don’t want to root the phone they have, and can’t or don’t want to use Android Debug Bridge. So this is about degoogling with built-in settings only....
What are some of the 'best' Lemmy apps for Android?
(single quotes around best for subjectivity) I’m trying to get all of my Android using friends and family into the Fediverse....
The secret ingredient is caring about the people. (feddit.ch)
Yea, it's just little hobby (lemmy.world)
12 years ago. Wonder what Lemmy will look like in 12 years? (lemmy.world)