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  • Why Signal over Jabber/XMPP?

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  • They can say the same about me, right? I have so many communication apps on my phone, why do I draw the line on Facebook Messenger?

    Most likely you're the only person they know on Signal and it makes more sense to them that you move to Facebook rather than moving their entire friend-sphere into Signal.

  • Why Signal over Jabber/XMPP?

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  • First of all normie not an insult or a derogatory term. The term "normies" is often used in many niche communities to refer to someone outside the community. It has nothing to do with being smart, privileged or experienced. It means more like "the average user" or "the typical person". Example: a person in the boardgaming community may refer to you as a normie, not because you're dumb but because you don't play hobby boardgames (check out Brass: Birmingham, what a game).

    The problem isn't about comprehending the problem, most people understand that Facebook is selling their data. They just don't care. They would rather have their data sold than to have the trouble to move to yet another communication app. WhatsApp is working just fine, Facebook is sparking joy. They don't care.

    "Normies won't do X" is a perfectly acceptable way to express that the hurdles are too high for the average user. The average user wants a sleek UI, a user friendly experience and most of all they want to be in the place everyone is already at. The average Joe doesn't want to be the first guy on Simple X, they actually really want the hassle free platform everyone is already at.

    Also, the next great communication app is constantly changing. It used to be IRC, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Signal, Matrix, Simple X, Session. I'm sorry to say that the average person is not willing to migrate that often. Facebook works, their friends are already there, they stick to it. This isn't elitism, it's just stating what I see.

  • Why Signal over Jabber/XMPP?

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  • It's not elitist, it's realist. They don't want to install Signal just as much as I don't want to install Facebook messenger.

    Yes you can nag people but it will more often than not have the same effect as when people try to convince me to install Facebook messenger.

  • Why Signal over Jabber/XMPP?

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  • If the worst part about Signal is having a third party send you an SMS to confirm your phone number then that's amazing.

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  • Why are you hating on Ladybird when its not even in alpha stage?

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  • I used to have Mullvad and switched to Proton because I use pretty much their entire suite...

    If you don't need port forwarding, I think Mullvad is superior in everything. Such a great service, highly recommend it.

  • Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

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  • When I use the linux or web client it asks for a selfie with my ID card when I try to enter a server.

    Works fine on Android.

    Contacted support, they say my account is not flagged as underage but I have to submit the photo anyway. I told them i won't.

  • Using rsync for backups, because it's not shiny and new

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  • It's single thread, one file at a time.

  • Steady

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  • Bad example since lucky literally means good luck.

  • When is it time to switch away from youtube?

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  • Is the video catalog larger for paid customers?

    I searched for my topics of interest and hobbies but barely got any hit.

    Sucks they don't have a trial period.

  • The Netherlands will withdraw from 2026 Eurovision if Israel is allowed to compete

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  • I was told the show is very popular in Australia, is that true?

    I don't really mind the contestants outside Europe, I think it's pretty cool they invited Australia if Australians are indeed fans of the show.

  • The Netherlands will withdraw from 2026 Eurovision if Israel is allowed to compete

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  • I feel ashamed that my country is not on this list.

  • Independence Pay. Made in Europe

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  • Portugal already MBWay, which seems to be similar. MBway is very popular, most people use it.

    Wero seems to be unavailable still.

  • Spain threatens to withdraw from 2026 Eurovision if Israel participates

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  • It's very popular in my country. It's a good show but in my personal opinion their rigged voting system makes it impossible to enjoy.

  • AutoHotKey Alternative on Wayland

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  • If you want to create keyboard layouts, keyd is very good for that. You can create several keyboard layers and use whatever key you want as a modifier.

    I use it to mimic the windows "US International with dead keys" layout that I've grown used to but it can do so much more.

  • AutoHotKey Alternative on Wayland

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  • I use keyd

    Very customizable.

  • I have an Nvidia GPU, can I game on Linux?

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  • Not with Hyprland, I had to set a nice chunk of variables to make it work properly.

  • [Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - August 2025

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  • Playing the Final Fantasy 7 rebirth for a while now. I'm not really enjoying it, they just don't make good final fantasy games anymore.

    The game plays at solid 30 fps but the graphics can become severely blurred at times.

  • When you haven't told anyone you use Linux for a while

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  • Gaming on linux is surprisingly good right now. Other than those games that require kernel level anti-cheats, most games work really well.

    .... But in case it wasn't clear, the user suggesting linux from scratch is joking. Use Linux Mint or Ubuntu if you're starting your linux journey. Try it on a virtual machine, for instance.