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What's something that's free that everyone should know about? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

Worth noting: Android only

Statistics vs. Computer Science in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

I'm not as sure. EFF does a fair amount of important reporting to hold big tech companies accountable. The same goes for Check My Ads. Obviously there's places like The Verge, WIRED, and TechCrunch. Right now politics and tech are pretty intertwined. Having folks with a more technical background cover stories could be pretty beneficial for asking better, deeper questions

I think if you're willing to put in the work to learn programming it could give you a pretty big leg up understanding the people and culture surrounding tech. It's also a decent backup career option

My god! Is there an YouTube alternative at all!? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I think the situation will improve as people migrate there and more normal videos get uploaded

I've seen that argument for Odysee as far back as 5 years ago. I don't think it's going to occur. Same goes for Truth Social

Sailing Alpha Live Now! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Is it F2P or members? Seems like the latter

Proton left Mastodon... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Email export is available in their desktop client

Proton left Mastodon... in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

They're supporting commercialized, walled-garden social media platforms instead of ones that are publicly accessible

What are some of your online shopping alternatives to major storefronts like Amazon (for physical items or digital)? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

For electronics try Swappa or Jawa

What’s an outdated piece of tech you still use and love? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

  • Pebble Time Steel (2015)

    • Helps me use my phone less, timers/alarms/stopwatch, rings my phone when lost, sleep tracking

  • Galaxy Buds Plus (2020)

    • No frills, battery life is excellent due to no ANC, compact charging case

  • Soundfreaq Sound Spot (2013)

    • Easy to use, hook up two for stereo, sounds fine to my ear, found another recently for $20
What’s an outdated piece of tech you still use and love? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Most stuff works as expected. Here's a guide from 9to5Google

Where do we really stand on supporting reddit migration? We want to get people off corporate social media right? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I think those two definitely aren't enough. Plus asking for an interest doesn't make a lot of sense coming over from Reddit. Most people aren't looking to join a server for only interest because they're used to being in subreddits for various interests

Any source for hellofresh recipes? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I have tracked them down: https://joesdaily.com/food-drink/hellofresh-spice-blends-how-to-make-them/

The trick is to use a search engine. In my case, I used DuckDuckGo

Where do we really stand on supporting reddit migration? We want to get people off corporate social media right? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Perhaps if the differences between servers could be codified into one place then someone could create a "quiz" to help users narrow in on servers that are a good fit. Like this website: https://www.dumbphones.org/dumbphone-quiz

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Proton Drive warning: don't reinstall (lemmy.ml)
 

A few months ago I installed Proton Drive on my new PC. It started having issues so I sent it back in for repair. I uninstalled Proton Drive then deleted my files for privacy.

Last week I installed Proton Drive again. To my surprise, it scrambled all of my files locally and remote. All my root folders were deleted and my root is now filled with "Delete conflict" files and folders.

I reported this to Proton immediately. After giving them my logs and details support told me...

  • This is expected: "Proton Drive is designed to synchronize ALL changes, even after long periods of not syncing"
  • No rollback is possible: "Please note that we are unable to revert this behavior. You will have to restore the files manually"
  • They plan to address this: "Regardless, we will absolutely be making improvements to avoid such problems in the future."

For me I have about 100 files to address, which is manageable, but for others I'm sure this would be a showstopper. The delete conflicts don't have version history either, so I have to figure out how to weave everything back together.

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Ticket to Ride shutting down servers, replacing game with no DLC or progression transfer (steamcommunity.com)
 

Another game that will be lost to time :/

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Seeking advice on app locking with physical device unlocking (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi, I'm wanting to set up app locking on my Pixel 4a with only a physical device to unlock them. Preferably something keychain-able.

Here are some options I've looked into and considering:

  • Bluetooth device with...
    • separate Android profile + Smart Lock
    • AppLock - Fingerprint app
      • this is the only app of this type I found that supports Bluetooth
  • NFC tag with...
    • some app locker app, though I haven't been able to find one that supports NFC
    • Tasker (related how-to)

Here are some options I've looked into and not considering:

  • USB-C security key
    • would prefer a wireless option to not wear out the phone's port
  • Unpluq
    • I don't like subscriptions
  • Smart Lock doesn't support NFC anymore (request to bring it back)

Notes:

  • I actually have an old Google Bluetooth Titan Security Key, but it doesn't seem to work with Smart Lock. It doesn't let me add it as a trusted device despite being successfully paired. I think it might operate on Bluetooth Low Energy.
  • Seems like NFC might be better than Bluetooth for my purposes since I wouldn't have to worry about battery life.
  • I don't know what Bluetooth device might work best for this purpose. I believe products like Tile also work on Bluetooth Low Energy.
  • Any recommendations on NFC tags? Seems like Etsy might be good to get something somewhat customizable and better looking than the blank chips I've seen listed online.

Happy to hear anything you have to share on this topic!

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