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Matt

@ Matt @lemdro.id

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  • Any opinions about Filen?

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  • I do not know when you last tested Filen, but all of those work for me. They had a major update several months ago with a rebuilt desktop app and added the virtual drive functionality.

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  • Does such a device exist?

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  • ASUS Zenbook Duo is a dual-screened laptop. It might be bigger than you are looking for, but it is exactly that form factor.

  • 'For too long, Apple has operated a walled garden around its products': The EU forces Apple to open its closed system to third parties

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  • No. GrapheneOS only supports Google Pixel devices. I do not know if the Boox boot loader can be unlocked to support any custom ROMs.

  • The Pixel 10 will have faster startup performance thanks to this Android change

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  • What Lemmy app do you use?

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  • I used Thunder for a long time, but I have been giving Arctic a try lately and like it. I will likely give Mlem another shot after the next update. Voyager is another great one, but I have not used it for a while.

    Overall, there are a lot of great Lemmy apps and I love that most of them did not get abandoned after the initial wave from the Reddit exodus died down. I think we have more high-quality Lemmy apps than there were for Reddit.

  • Best or least worst choices for cell phone service?

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  • Go for a prepaid provider and give out as little personal information as necessary. Avoid the major carriers directly because they need a social security number.

    That said, mobile phones are inherently not private. No matter what provider you choose, they will be able to track your location using tower triangulation. Even if you give a fake address, it would be pretty easy to identify you if you always have your phone on at home.

  • Which browser do you use and why?

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  • The Google backing. See ublock Origin for example. Google wants less effective ad blockers because ads are 90% of their business. Google removed manifest v2, which is needed for good ad blocking capabilities. Now Chromium, and any browser based on it (Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, etc.), also lose it. Some have said they will manually add it back in to their browser, but that will only be possible for so long as Google’s upstream Chromium base further diverges.

    The massive market share of Chromium-based browsers also gives Google near complete control over web standards. There are many websites that use non-standard functionality that only works in Chromium and not Firefox or Safari. Developers also will not adopt new standards unless Google chooses to as well because there would not be enough users to justify it otherwise.

    TLDR: Control over Chromium gives Google extremely strong influence over the web and their interests likely do not have much overlap with yours.

  • Proton Ditches Mastodon

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  • This is very disappointing.

  • Will this Lenovo Thinkpad (AMD) work well with linux, or should I go intel?

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  • Correct. That is why it is often referred to as amd64.

  • Netflix accidentally made its content show up in the Apple TV app

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  • They do, but apps can integrate their content with the TV app without subscriptions being controlled by Apple as well.

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    Netflix Content Begins Appearing in Apple TV App for Some Users

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  • Most likely they want people to use their app where they have complete control of the experience and only show their own content. They do not want their content mixed with content from other services. Also with Apple being a competitor with TV+, Netflix has likely been hesitant to give Apple access to viewer data that Apple could use to decide what kind of movies and shows they want to produce.

  • Sonos Plans to Launch Apple TV-Like Streaming Box

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  • I remember reading this article a couple months ago. Here is a quote:

    This operating system is supposedly built around ads; we know how that sounds, but advertising is also prevalent in other TV software platforms including webOS and Fire TV OS. The Trade Desk emphasises a user experience that delivers "better cross-platform content discovery, personalization, subscription management, and potentially fewer (more relevant) ads," so we hope that the importance of ads doesn't detract from the user experience.

    If this is actually true, there is no reason to consider Sonos. Especially at the super premium price of $200-$400. That makes the Apple TV look cheap.

  • LinuxMobile at FOSDEM 2025

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  • I am pretty sure it says LINMOB as in Linux Mobile, but I agree that is an absolutely terrible font.

  • KeePassXC: Convenience of single passwords file and security of having multiple protected databases possible?

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  • The official Syncthing app is no longer on F-Droid either. Syncthing-Fork is and will continue to be supported.

  • KeePassXC: Convenience of single passwords file and security of having multiple protected databases possible?

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    Who will dump Russia first ?

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  • China just wants North Korea to keep existing to serve as a buffer. If North Korea falls, it would almost certainly unite with South Korea. Then a very strong ally of the United States with many American military bases would directly border China.

  • Asking online stores to stop sending receipts via email.

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  • What we would need on the long run is simply replace email with a common standard

    That would be ideal, but realistically, if email ever goes away, it would be replaced with a proprietary locked down ecosystem. Likely a messenger app. Link a WhatsApp or Facebook account and you will get messages and notifications through that. I just do not see current tech companies supporting a new open standard for communication.

    Despite all of emails flaws, it is one of the few remaining universal forms interoperable communication with little vendor lock-in. It would be great to have something more modern, but not at the expense of openness and interoperability which is likely what would replace it at the current time.

  • Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, S25+ and S25 hands-on review

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  • This was very disappointing. It is bad enough that Samsung has made almost no changes to either the S line or the Z Fold for the last 2 or 3 years, but they make it even worse by raising prices. The trade-in deals seem worse than in the past as well. I actually like Samsung's software, but they really need to put more focus on their hardware again.

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    Syncthing for Android discontinued

    github.com /syncthing/syncthing-android
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    Google Podcasts to shut down in 2024 with listeners migrated to YouTube Music

    techcrunch.com /2023/09/26/google-podcasts-to-shut-down-in-2024-with-listeners-migrated-to-youtube-music/