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smileyhead , 5 months ago to asklemmy in if you don't use facebook, what social media do you use to stay in contact with family?

Internet. Mostly internet chat and calls.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to technology in The DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS.

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smileyhead , 5 months ago to technology in The DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS.

While we can, we should reject those sites and program them to the standards.
Including that some features are optional.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to linux in What is the /opt directory?

I see very weird or even inaccurate descriptions here, so let me say it much simplier how it is most commonly used today:

Programs are expected to be unpacked/installed to proper locations. Like /usr/bin for binaries or /var/lib for their data. But not all programs, especially games and those ported from Windows, are made in recpect to this schema and expect everything in one directory.

So TLDR: For badly ported programs or quick installs that want every of program files in a single folder.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to technology in Finland detects more GPS jammers as drivers increasingly try to hide their tracks | Yle News | Yle

You are registering where your own vehicle is driven by an employee that should not be using it for personal things anyway. In contrast to his/her face, this is not registering anything personal about this employee.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to til in TIL you can improve your google search result by adding "before:2023"

A pain to use cross platform. And the results are being processed and send anyway, just hidden.

Blocklist would allow engine to know to not even look at it.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to til in TIL you can improve your google search result by adding "before:2023"

We should have a search engine blocklists, like for adblocks, with common sites known for bullshit (AI) generated content.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to linux in Firefox looks so much better than Chrome

You say Angular. But what else can we expect for a framework for making WebKit/Chromium apps. Angular working in Firefox is an afterthought because it has very much similar featureset.

smileyhead OP , 5 months ago to technology in Banana Pi's $31 BPI-WiFi 6 router runs a fork of OpenWrt - Liliputing

I didn’t use or have one, just sharing because I found this interesting and maybe others already would have something to say about the spec.

smileyhead OP , 5 months ago to technology in Banana Pi's $31 BPI-WiFi 6 router runs a fork of OpenWrt - Liliputing

They probably meant WAN port.

smileyhead OP , 5 months ago to technology in Banana Pi's $31 BPI-WiFi 6 router runs a fork of OpenWrt - Liliputing

It’s very much budget option.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to programmerhumor in Solutions? Where we're going, we don't need solutions.

Every programming language has it’s place.

JavaScript’s place is in hell.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to technology in Microsoft now permits uninstalling Edge, Bing, and OneDrive to adhere to the EU's Digital Markets Act.

This could be a common knowledge everyone has. Like inserting a SIM card and entering a PIN, this also had to be learned.

And not sideload. Install.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to linux in Firefox looks so much better than Chrome

There is a toggle for DRM in both Firefox and LibreWolf that is off by default. It will prompt you when site would like to use it, so you can happily say no and launch your favourite file sharing software.

smileyhead , 5 months ago to linux in Firefox looks so much better than Chrome

For frameworks treating Chromium as app development platform like Android. Firefox dev tools are much better for typical web development.