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@ Neptr @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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I'm the Never Ending Pie Throwing Robot, aka NEPTR.

Linux enthusiast, programmer, and privacy advocate. I'm nearly done with an IT Security degree.

TL;DR I am a nerd.

  • You need to stop using Brave

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  • Librewolf offers a setting to re-enable FF Sync. There are similar toggles for other things.

  • You need to stop using Brave

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  • You say "all the privacy settings on", but what does that mean. I assume FFP but probably not RFP. I also assume it keeps JS JIT enabled which is a massive attack surface. I am not going to get into more detail but if people are looking for a more security/privacy focused Firefox fork, use Librewolf. If all you are looking for is Firefox with the privacy settings on, just use Firefox. Even with Librewolf, you can (mostly) replicate the experience by using Phoenix or Arkenfox with vanilla Firefox. I recommend everyone reconsider using a fork that is amounts to a few preinstalled extensions and just some (good) default settings. Using a fork just introduces a new party into the mix, which at best slows down how fast you get (security) updates from upstream, and at worst leads to supply chain attacks.

    That being said, I keep seeing people talk about how much they like Waterfox. I tried it and figured it wasn't for me. That isn't me saying that it isn't the right choice for others. I would love to better understand what people enjoy about Waterfox over/instead of Firefox/Librewolf/Zen/etc., pros/cons and the like.

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  • I don't like Brave or the amount of bloat. Sadly what is missing from basically all Chromium forks is even basic browser anti-fingerprinting. The only other real example I can think of is Cromite, which is what i recommend people use instead of Brave.

  • Caprinus comatus, I think. (Common name here: Wolhaar Inkmus)

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  • Looks like a "rocket"

  • I am cooked, chat. (Fuck Nvidia btw)

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  • While I agree snapper (what CachyOS uses) I very useful, it is important to draw a distinction between snapshots (snapper) and a proper backup tool (borg or restic). Snapshots are usually stored on the same drive, so in the event of a drive failure/corruption you are still very fucked. Proper backup programs also have other important features, like the ability to select remote locations, setup encryption, etc. DO NOT rely on snapper to (always) save your ass.

    That being said, I fucking love snapper and it was the main feature I was missing from openSUSE.

  • Great Mug

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  • Here is a video by the channel Dr. Fatima (former astrophysicist) which I think has some intersection with this topic. I may have picked the wrong video though because I haven't watched it in months.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQdTmvqCgxI

  • Best .epub reader for Windows ?

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  • Is musl libc still not suitable for workstations?

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  • Chimera Linux uses musl libc, Void Linux has the option of musl libc, and of course Alpine uses musl libc.

  • New to Linux Advice

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  • They are more energy efficient and better quality. At the very least get a bronze rated one. Only use reputable brands. A bad or cheap PSU could be defective and fry all the parts connected to your board and cause a fire.

  • Chinese semiconductor outfit has Linux MPP repository on Github disabled after a DMCA takedown request & FFmpeg team accuses it of using libavcodec code without attribution

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  • Wydm? Rockchip copied their code, changed the license and didnt attribute FFmpeg. FFmpeg is a small team of enthusiasts who are responsible for plenty of important innovation and remain largely unpaid even with such substantial widespread use of their code in like SOOOO MANY big software projects. It isn't their fault that people aren't following the simple rules of the license to use their code.

  • GNOME & Firefox Consider Disabling Middle Click Paste By Default: "An X11'ism...Dumpster Fire"

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  • I tried Waterfox and didnt really get it? Why use it over for example Zen or Librewolf? It just seemed way to close to Firefox but like with a couple of preinstalled extensions. Idk, just wasn't for me.

    My browser(s) is just a tool. I use many browsers for different things. I wish there were good alternatives to the main browser engines (Gecko, Blink, WebKit), but I am fine with just using good derivative browsers like Librewolf, Mullvad, Cromite, etc.

  • electron.jxl

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  • I would prefer webapps to native if there was a protocol to fully load the page and disable network traffic for apps that work fully offline. It is more secure to run an app in the browser because off the layers of isolation in modern browsers. Native apps can access all sorts of information and system resources, which could be used to compromise the host OS.

  • electron.jxl

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  • I would prefer webapps to native if there was a protocol to fully load the page and disable network traffic for apps that work fully offline.

  • GNOME & Firefox Consider Disabling Middle Click Paste By Default: "An X11'ism...Dumpster Fire"

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  • Waterfox is Gecko. I still agree with the comment that mentions it is written by a right-winger. I rather root for Servo, especially because Ladybird is just another web engine written C. Memory safety vulnerabilities are the largest represented class of vulnerabilities discovered every year. Servo being fully written in Rust is a good thing for its security, as long as they also design a strong sandboxing/isolation strategy on all OS platforms.

  • GNOME & Firefox Consider Disabling Middle Click Paste By Default: "An X11'ism...Dumpster Fire"

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  • It is only going to be disabled-by-default

  • Again, Sullivan?

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  • They used the alcohol as aftershave

  • [KDE 5] Pondering the Orb

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  • Does Slackware not having rolling releases for packages. I legit know nothing about Slackware other than it isnt for me.

  • [KDE 5] Pondering the Orb

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  • Security and bug fixes have made Plasma 6 run better for me. Wayland support is better now too (which matters to me). Minor features that improve usability. Newer kernel means i can use newer features, which some of the apps I use depend on. The main thing with your setup I was surprised about is that it isn't an LTS kernel (from what I can tell). If you are just not updating and not using LTS software (i can't tell), then you are missing plenty of security fixes.

  • [KDE 5] Pondering the Orb

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  • Why are you using KDE5 and an old kernel, and not just having updated software?