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@ otter @lemmy.ca

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I waddled onto the beach and stole found a computer to use.

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Note: I'm moderating a handful of communities in more of a caretaker role. If you want to take one on, send me a message and I'll share more info :)

  • The power of Star Trek

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  • For those unfamiliar, what is each frame referencing?

  • is it worth it to swicth to mullvad browser for better privacy?

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  • The last time I did a comparison, it was much better about fingerprinting. The EFF has this test for example:

    https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/

    Personally I don't use it as my daily default browser, and I feel that I'd have to change the default privacy-focussed settings in order to do so. Rather I keep it installed/updated for if I need it someday

  • The last Nova dev is gone

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  • I found that after a good part of a year, I wasn't using the widgets menu at all and it would take me more time to find the right tag than if I had folders that benefit from muscle memory

    I do get the appeal though, it's very polished

  • The last Nova dev is gone

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  • Lawnchair is what I'm currently using, and it's improving. They've had a large development push recently. Another one I've looked at was SmartLauncher.

    I tried Kvaesitso for a while but ultimately it wasn't for me

  • [META] Could people here just FOLLOW THE RULES?

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  • For people asking about alternative communities, we put together a list a while back when closing !askmen@lemmy.ca: https://lemmy.ca/post/48642221

    “Ask” communities (for starting a discussion):

    For questions that are more specific to your situation:

    Group specific communities:

    Broader in topic (not necessarily questions):

  • Campfire (the self-hosted group chat) just became free and open source!

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  • Canada Grows a Hell of a Lot of Lentils. Why Won’t We Eat Them?

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  • Does anyone have recommendations for places to get Canadian lentils? Stores or brands to look for

  • ELI5 How the whole touching fentanol you could overdose got started? In med industry we laugh about cops saying they get high or overdosed on it by touching it. ?

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  • I agree, and it seems like a bad feedback loop of exaggerated fears and poor reactions like these

  • Apertus: a fully open, transparent, multilingual language model

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  • Woman Goes to Get Brazilian Wax, Alarmed to Notice Waxer Is Wearing Meta’s Video Recording Glasses

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  • Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case

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  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/google-antitrust-ruling-firefox-search-deal

    United States District Judge Amit Mehta has ruled that Google can continue to pay other companies, including browser makers like Mozilla, to be their default search engine.

    I see, I'll edit my other comment. So what even changes then, were they even making exclusive deals in the past? The discussion I remember was about how being the default made it difficult for others to compete since most people don't change the defaults.

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    Permanently Deleted

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  • Some of the Safeway's near me now have a large "Global Market" aisle, which I think describes that section better

    "International" also works

  • Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case

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  • I think they're referring to Firefox's funding, a lot of which was through search deals

    An article from 5 years ago: https://www.pcmag.com/news/mozilla-signs-lucrative-3-year-google-search-deal-for-firefox

    edit: seems like that hasn't changed by this ruling either

    United States District Judge Amit Mehta has ruled that Google can continue to pay other companies, including browser makers like Mozilla, to be their default search engine.

    https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/google-antitrust-ruling-firefox-search-deal

  • ELI5 How the whole touching fentanol you could overdose got started? In med industry we laugh about cops saying they get high or overdosed on it by touching it. ?

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  • https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1175726650/fentanyl-police-overdose-misinformation

    Last December, Officer Courtney Bannick was on the job for the Tavares, Fla., police department when she came into contact with a powder she believed was street fentanyl.

    The footage from another officer's body camera shows Bannick appearing to lose consciousness before being lowered to the ground by other cops.

    "I was light-headed a little bit," Bannick later told WKMG, a local television station. "I was choking, I couldn't breathe."

    Other officers can be heard on the tape describing Bannick's medical condition as an overdose. They administered Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid poisoning.

    "She's breathing," a cop says. "Stay with me!"

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  • How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)

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  • It might, but I think it might be a federation bug between our instances. I haven't seen one like this before, but I'll keep an eye out to see if it happens again / there's a pattern.

    You could also try setting yourself as a bot, saving, and then reversing it again. That might prompt your instance to send out the information again.

  • How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)

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  • Oh sorry about that, it's still showing up as a bot for me but it's fine on your instance. I think the information just hasn't federated over to lemmy.ca yet

  • Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater

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  • An excerpt

    Jen asked:

    There's a lot of secure software, that probably people in this room work on, that is developed in the open, and that is used primarily by at-risk users, including things like Tor, Signal, SecureDrop. That's great, because it makes it easy for folks to contribute. Maybe you don't want that, I understand that can be hard. But it also makes it easier for people to audit and gain assurance that the app is doing what you claim without having to have, you know, EFF reverse engineer it. Would you be open to making the app open source?

    His answer: "Absolutely not."

    Why? "I don't want anybody from the government to have their hooks in how I'm doing what I'm doing. Once you go open source, everybody has access to it. So I'm just going to keep the codebase private at this time."

    He also claimed that the government can't learn everything about how an app works by reverse engineering it, which isn't true.

    I agree with Jen. His answers are very concerning.

  • How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)

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  • Your account is marked as a bot by the way, you can fix that in your user settings

  • Featured

    Organized List of Canadian Communities

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  • Hi Slyke,

    Sorry for the delay in getting back to you! The team has been extra busy these past few days. We did receive the message and we should have acknowledged it sooner.

    Someone should hopefully review is soon and get back to you!

  • Lemmy.ca's Main Community @lemmy.ca
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    Welcome New Users!

  • Canada @lemmy.ca
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    'Sugarcane' exposes truths about Indigenous schools in Canada. It's already made Oscars history

    apnews.com /article/sugarcane-oscars-2025-1fc557a45786652590b8513d0eece136
  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Ancient Egyptian mummies smell "spicy" and "sweet", study finds

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/crr0ypp84x9o
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Brand new guides for Lemmy and the Fediverse. Looking for feedback!

    fedecan.ca /en/guide/get-started
  • [Closed] Moved to !fedigrow@lemmy.zip @lemm.ee
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Brand new guides for Lemmy and the Fediverse. Looking for feedback!

    fedecan.ca /en/guide/get-started
  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    A humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia — and it's all captured on camera

    apnews.com /article/chile-kayaking-tourism-whale-b0cafde4b640326f20a9da28003d6c26
  • Community Promo @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Happy Superb Owl Sunday! (check out !superbowl@lemmy.world for more)

  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Thieves stole 100,000 organic eggs off a trailer in Pennsylvania. Police are scrambling

    www.cbc.ca /news/world/egg-heist-pennsylvania-1.7452031
  • [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    What Happens if this Hazardous Asteroid Hits Earth?

    www.404media.co /what-happens-if-this-hazardous-asteroid-hits-earth/
  • Offbeat @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    More than 100 red-bellied black snakes found in Sydney backyard

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/cgmypx0wldro
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    The new and improved CIRA Internet Performance Test (IPT)

    performance.cira.ca
  • [Dormant] moved to !space@mander.xyz @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    ‘Til space do us part: Astronauts will pack wedding necklace and dumplings for their mission this spring

    www.theglobeandmail.com /business/technology/science/article-til-space-do-us-part-astronauts-will-pack-wedding-necklace-and/
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    NWT museum opens applications for art gallery exhibit

    cabinradio.ca /221483/news/arts/nwt-museum-opens-applications-for-art-gallery-exhibit/
  • Privacy @lemmy.dbzer0.com
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    The Future of Privacy: How Governments Shape Your Digital Life

    www.privacyguides.org /articles/2025/02/03/the-future-of-privacy/
  • Canada @lemmy.ca
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Front-of-package food labels: A path to healthier choices

    theconversation.com /front-of-package-food-labels-a-path-to-healthier-choices-245115
  • Opensource @programming.dev
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    A new open source (GPLv2) Projection mapping library

    github.com /alexdmiller/shape-mapper
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Calibre-Web-Automated: Release 3.0.1

    github.com /crocodilestick/Calibre-Web-Automated/releases/tag/V3.0.1
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    Seeing More With Satellite Imagery Using Band Combinations, Ratios and Indices

    www.bellingcat.com /resources/2025/01/10/satellite-imagery-bands-guide/
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    What are some exceptions to the standards problem?

  • Data is Beautiful @mander.xyz
    Otter @lemmy.ca

    The falling price of diamonds