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sovietknuckles [she/her]

@ sovietknuckles @hexbear.net

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  • Kiwi Browser is archived

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  • Sounds like Chrome isn't willing to support extensions on mobile, but Edge is and accepted Arnaud's Kiwi contributions into their codebase.

    It's just as well, Kiwi Browser wasn't actively developed beyond its original features, it basically just re-added extension code into the codebase, and each update just fixed git conflicts between that patchset and the latest updates to Chromium's codebase.

    From the article:

    It also doesn’t seem like extension support in Microsoft’s browser is as straightforward as Kiwi, requiring you to paste the extension’s ID (e.g. “cnlefmmeadmemmdciolhbnfeacpdfbkd” for Grammarly) into the ‘Extension install by id’ field. By contrast, Kiwi lets you install add-ons directly from the Chrome Web Store or via a downloaded file.

    Edge's extension support is buried behind a bunch of manual steps, most of which the article didn't mention, and installing each extension is arduous. The only mobile browser left that has full extension support is Firefox.

  • The importance of saying "fuck tankies" instead of "fuck Nazis"

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  • 196 is Vaush-adjacent, and he has directed his orbiters to 196 before.

    It's not enough to not be a tankie. Mock them, socially ostracize them, kick them out of your communities.They have basically no principles anyway, they'll change their tune if it means getting to hang out with the cool kids again

  • Is LineageOS without GApps basically the same as /e/OS?

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  • If I just upgrade to the latest version (by flashing) and not install mind the gapps, is it basically a degoogled phone?

    It would probably have to be a clean install that wipes userdata, not an upgrade. But yes, LineageOS is pretty much as degoogled as you can get on an OS forked from Google's AOSIP, if you don't explicitly add GApps.

    German privacy researcher Mike Kuketz does not agree, but it all depends on how much effort you're willing to put into degoogling, or how much you're willing to compromise on usability.

  • What is a good non-Apple phone to get?

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  • I wasn't recommending against Chinese phones at all. And I made the mistake of assuming OP/anyone reading was in the US, when they might be from Europe or elsewhere where the phones work fine.

    I'm US, and I bought my OnePlus phone directly from them online. I haven't noticed the issues you're talking about, but maybe that's because I use Wi-Fi for calling and apps whenever I can, and not carrier data.

  • What is a good non-Apple phone to get?

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  • I was with you at first when you mentioned OnePlus until you started recommending against Chinese phones in general for some reason

    But thats the main issue with importing a Chinese version of those phones or importing a Xiaomi is that your signal will be terrible when everyone else is fine.

    I have a OnePlus 11 5G and my signal is fine. Admittedly, I had to email my MVNO carrier directly to find out what APN to enter in order for data to work properly, but that is specific to the MVNO, not my phone.

    Then some carriers may have trouble activating the phone for you.

    It sounds like you've bad a bad experience. Carriers that require you to activate your phone are unnecessarily giving you extra hurtles, and this issue is generally limited to big carriers whose users don't know about MVNOs/don't know any better. Any respectable carrier will let you just insert your SIM card, maybe input an APN, and call it a day without having to activate anything.

    I really don't recommend buying a phone without US carrier support or WiFi bands to save yourself a lot of trouble.

    My OnePlus 11 5G reception and Wi-Fi support are excellent, and I really don't recommend counting out all Chinese phones because you, personally, weren't able to get them working

    The main problem with Google is their phones are objectively worse hardware wise to just about every other brand at the same price

    Agreed, Google's hardware is subpar, but that is a Google-specific problem. Several users have found (1, 2, 3) that their OnePlus cameras are better than iPhone cameras.

  • PlasticList.org - View common food products and how much plastic they have in them

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  • The longer food is stored in a plastic container, the more plastic leaches into it, right? If the 1952 powdered milk and crackers were stored in plastic containers, it makes sense that they contain the most plastic

  • Way to get around ISP blocking port 80

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  • America ISP options for any given address are listed at https://broadbandmap.fcc.gov/ , and you can filter it to only show high-speed ISPs. It gets updated a few times every year

  • If anyone tells you that 'most Jews are Zionists', remember that most Italians approved of Mussolini, too

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  • Remind them that the vast majority of Zionists are not Jewish

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  • Do you have any .pacnew or .pacsave files? That can sometimes explain breakage, you should resolve them after every update.

     shell
        
sudo find /etc -name '*.pacsave' -o -name '*.pacnew' | sort

  • Switch pirate dodges Nintendo's multimillion-dollar lawsuit

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  • No copyright? No problem!

  • how do I stop giving a f*ck about my coworkers political ideas?

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  • I work 100% remote, which has made it very easy for me to ignore my coworkers' bad politics takes because they're confined to a specific Slack channel

  • Firefox Only VPN through SOCKS5 Docker good idea?

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  • I run my VPN and Firefox in a network namespace.

    Docker introduces latency, but network namespaces do not.

  • I realized why governments are so fast in approving digital ID cards on smartphones

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  • That's true, presenting your phone to them would make it easier for them to invent a reason to take your phone

  • I realized why governments are so fast in approving digital ID cards on smartphones

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  • That means if I used the digital version, they would had unlimited access to all my digital life. Photos, emails, chats, from decades ago.

    Do they actually take your phone when you present it to them for digital ID? They don't scan it and bring up the same information on their scanner?

  • Is this how alphabetical order is supposed to be? Nemo file manager

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  • What you're looking for is version sort. Here's how ls -1v sorts those files in the terminal, for example:

     
        
Link Click S01E04.mkv
Link Click S01E05.mkv
Link Click S01E05.5.mkv
Link Click S01E06.mkv

    Nemo might be able to support version sort by way of a plugin, but I have not found one. The nnn CLI file manager supposedly supports version sort.

  • 'Cheerleading for terrorism': Twitch star called for new 9/11, dismissed horror of Oct 7. Hasan Piker, a far-left Twitch streamer, broadcasts propaganda to millions of his impressionable fans

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  • Manjaro distribution is introducing a system for sending telemetry about the system

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  • Another reason to not use Manjaro. Just use Endeavour instead.

    Endeavour could be useful if it's your first time running an Arch-based distro and you're looking for software/configuration suggestions. Otherwise, Arch Linux is fine by itself and it doesn't have telemetry

  • Is WiFi calling a decent alternative to VoIP?

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  • Is WiFi calling a decent alternative to VoIP?

    I've placed calls using WiFi calling where the person said they could barely understand the words I was saying due to sound distortion. When I called back over VoIP, they said it was crystal-clear.

  • It’s no longer glorious to get rich in China — it’s dangerous

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  • Become the richest tycoon in the US and you might launch your own space programme. In India, you might throw gazillion-dollar weddings for your children. In China, you might look for a way to lose your new title — and the target on your back.