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Termight

@ Termight @lemmy.ml

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Observer of online chaos. Cynical commentator on digital narratives. Prefers pseudonyms & questioning everything. Currently studying reaction image semiotics. Avoids cat discussions. Existential dread enthusiast.

  • Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app

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  • So use no messenger? Any decentralized options?

    Alternatives to Signal that prioritize decentralized communication.

    • Briar Project (https://briarproject.org/ ): A compelling choice for censorship resistance. Briar employs peer-to-peer messaging, connecting via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or Tor, and incorporates privacy features by design. It’s a robust solution for those concerned about surveillance.
    • Delta Chat (https://delta.chat/ ): A decentralized and secure messenger application. It's often praised for its ease of use and integration with existing email accounts.
    • XMPP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMPP ): Less of an application and more of a foundational protocol. XMPP is an open standard for instant messaging, allowing for decentralized implementations – though setting up and maintaining such a system requires a degree of technical expertise.

  • Some ideas 💡 (not mine)

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  • The presentation of this information feels… curated. It's difficult to dismiss the possibility that it’s been strategically crafted, perhaps as a form of marketing. The echo of Protonmail's previous Mastodon activity – a year of seemingly earnest engagement that ultimately felt rather self-serving – lends a certain cynicism to the matter.

  • Which Distribution and Desktop Environment should I use?

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  • I've tried many desktop environments: Flux, Gnome, KDE, XFCE, Cinnamon, Mate, Enlightenment, OpenBox, TWM, and screens. Naturally, Gnome prevailed. I can't resist a system that allows for endless tweaking.

  • Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app

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  • Here are two reasons you might not want to use Signal: Your contacts, your settings, your entire Signal experience is tied to a Signal account managed by Signal. Metadata—who you’re talking to, when, and how often—can still be collected and analyzed. Question everything.

  • Is there even a point of using a VPN on Google's Android? (Example: Watching Youtube on Firefox browser while logged-out)

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  • A VPN does not provide inherent security. It is only as trustworthy as the entity providing it. As I understand it, A VPN to a safe LAN with firewall or such, yes. A VPN to a sketchy third party that will basically log everything you do, no.

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  • Upgrade your friends. But don’t abandon the soundtrack of your life. It's a vital piece of the narrative. 🎧

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    Cars don't belong in cities, says Top Gear's James May

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  • James May added: “The thing that really bothers me is road sectarianism. Quite a few people in cars seem to be somehow offended by people riding bicycles because they’ve paid all this money for a car and think therefore they should be rewarded for it, but often they’re just not using the car very intelligently.” 👍

  • Thief-like free and open source game The Dark Mod 2.13 brings better AI vision and new graphical goodies

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  • shit...

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  • The problem isn’t just recycling; it’s consumption. Also, aluminum still holds some value. What else is worth recycling?

  • Share your Bash prompts!

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  • I like Liquid Prompt[1] (A useful adaptive prompt for Bash & Zsh) Examples:

    θ70° 2z termight@zone51:~ $ vi .bashrc

    θ71° 2z termight@zone51:~/docker/invidious master(+34/-17)* ±

    [1] https://github.com/liquidprompt/liquidprompt

  • Need Your Suggestions: RSS Reader for Windows PC

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  • TinyRSS, SImpleRSS, or FeedBro

  • Is Tuta a good alternative to gmail?

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  • What’s the practical takeaway here? Just don’t have an email basically

    @Cgers@lemmy.dbzer0.com The takeaway here is not "don't use email at all." You can employ OpenPGP, and encrypt your emails. Also, host your own keys. Perhaps don’t allow a single corporation to have your private key and access to your encrypted messages simultaneously.

  • Blur Your House On Google

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  • Is Tuta a good alternative to gmail?

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  • No single organization should be trusted. "Emails paint an intimate narrative of ourselves — the people we talk to, the books we read, the politics we practice. This information is powerful. When we lose control over it, it can do great harm to ourselves and our loved ones." https://ideas.ted.com/why-we-should-all-care-about-encryption-really/

  • Where is Lutris Time played data is saved?

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  • ~/.local/share/lutris/pga.db

  • Nubo as a Proton Replacement?

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  • Consider this: when you were drawn to Proton, what was it that attracted you? Was it not some aspect of its promise or appeal? And now, as you move away from Proton, is it not the same discriminating mind that drives you to seek out another object of attachment?

  • US Bill proposed to jail people who download Deepseek

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  • Outlawing Chinese AI in the USA might seem like a "straightforward solution", but it could have unintended consequences: escalation, underground development, and missed opportunities. At the end of the day, the goal should be to protect human rights and promote transparency, not just in the US or China, but around the world.

  • How do you take notes?

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  • Zim just works.

  • Pidgin 3.0 Experimental 1 released

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  • Also dino, blabber, gajim, psi+, or conversations, but will go back to pidgin when it adds xmpp to v3.