I am really struggling to replace facebook messenger / whatsapp for a few casual conversations. My friends and I are all wanting to move away. We are not heavy users of this but need it to work. I think the requirements are:...
Hi, I have an AI backend ready to go, so I’m looking for an Android app that will be the implementation of the Android voice assistant and be able to convert my speech to text and send that text via HTTP request to a specific URL (my backend). Then read the response text, convert it to speech and say it....
This black box covers the content of my actual ticket describing my problem I am facing. I’m not stupid enough to send them a black picture and waste their time
Yes, I understand that setting up a Raspberry Pi with LineageOS and other apps can be a challenge for many people. Protecting your online privacy definitely requires effort, especially when using different services. But even small steps, such as using alternative apps, can make a difference in increasing privacy. Even if you can’t implement all the privacy suggestions, you can choose a few that are most important to you.
This is a long-term war that requires technical knowledge from us. Big Tech corporations take advantage of our lack of knowledge. Information is power, and power is money. That’s the point.
If your aunt doesn’t care, screw it. Take care of yourself.
The post is about saying “No, I do not want to be fingerprinted”, not “Here are my faked attributes that change every time I visit you”. What’s the point of sending a DNT header if companies don’t care and just do what they do?
My sister is 23 and still dresses up and goes out knocking doors for candy… and I find it weird but I let her do her. It got me thinking, at what age do you think someone should stop Trick r Treating at? Just curious.
alt textA brown Lego brick with a cap to the left, pointing to a board in center of frame with a picture of a foot with two “strike zones” in red, with several green helmeted Lego bricks to the right paying careful attention....
That’s what I did 🙃 Unfortunately, some devices do not work at all without a connection to the manufacturer’s cloud, this also needs to be taken into account.
I have flashed all the bulbs and ceiling lights in my house and they work locally on FOSS firmware now 😉 It is not a big deal. I have very poor soldering skills, and I did this anyway.
I am currently expanding my Homelab setup, and want to buy a 10TB drive, for media storage. It’s a Seagate Ironwolf disk, so perfect for the job. But, it’s second hand. It was originally bought in 2019, but stopped being used after 2022. Only used for static storage, it’s been booted less than 50 times. I can get it for...
cross platform chat alternative to facebook messenger?
I am really struggling to replace facebook messenger / whatsapp for a few casual conversations. My friends and I are all wanting to move away. We are not heavy users of this but need it to work. I think the requirements are:...
Voice Assistant HTTP gate
Hi, I have an AI backend ready to go, so I’m looking for an Android app that will be the implementation of the Android voice assistant and be able to convert my speech to text and send that text via HTTP request to a specific URL (my backend). Then read the response text, convert it to speech and say it....
Epic Games rule (no response to support ticket for 34 days) (lemmy.world)
Skin rule (lemmy.world)
Waiting (lemmy.world)
Pony approved distro (derpicdn.net)
Probably used by postal service.
What are some good open source file manager with sftp support for android?
Matrix 1.9 just came out! (matrix.org)
18+ Be aware of... boomerangs (lemmy.world)
Best alternative to Chromecast?
No apple TV please. Needs to support some kind of casting, and the addition of whatever googles casting is would be nice (for an oculus)
Matrix 1.9 to be released this week!
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/8808885...
Matrix 1.9 to be released this week!
In a recent Matrix blog post dated November 24, they wrote:...
I deleted my google accounts today
It took a few months preparation but I deleted all my google accounts today, and it feels good.
Using a VPN to California or Colorado to increase privacy
An interesting tidbit from Mozilla’s latest privacy release (ghacks.net/…/firefox-120-ships-today-with-massive…):...
Make firefox look like a native gnome app (github.com)
F#€k $pez (lemmy.ml)
What animal could you delete from existence with a mostly positive outcome for the planet?
And don’t say humans, too obvious, too cynical....
Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away. (old.reddit.com)
Android Shazam client (opensource)
Hi, there is a project called SongRec which is a Shazam client for Linux, but is there an open source Shazam client app for Android?...
Cli for the win (lemmy.ml)
Fun fact: Lemmy supports up to 99 nested comments (i.imgur.com)
What are the worst names you could give a baby boy?
Hello you awesome people,...
How Google, Facebook and others use our most personal secrets against us (onion.tube)
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Resist (lemmy.world)
In your opinion, what's the age limit for Trick r Treating?
My sister is 23 and still dresses up and goes out knocking doors for candy… and I find it weird but I let her do her. It got me thinking, at what age do you think someone should stop Trick r Treating at? Just curious.
lego rule (files.mastodon.online)
alt textA brown Lego brick with a cap to the left, pointing to a board in center of frame with a picture of a foot with two “strike zones” in red, with several green helmeted Lego bricks to the right paying careful attention....
‘People have no idea’: How smart devices spy on us and reveal information about our homes (english.elpais.com)
What are the rules of buying used storage?
I am currently expanding my Homelab setup, and want to buy a 10TB drive, for media storage. It’s a Seagate Ironwolf disk, so perfect for the job. But, it’s second hand. It was originally bought in 2019, but stopped being used after 2022. Only used for static storage, it’s been booted less than 50 times. I can get it for...
Linux Gaming: Anti-Cheats question
There are games that we cannot play on Linux because of anticheat, which detects wine/proton translation....
rule (lemmy.ml)
Anyway I stole thgis...