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  • Monthly update on the FOSS "Ladybird" browser engine

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  • What about the anti lgbt stuff? Thoughts…?

    It is important to remember that turning down a pull request does not make a person (or project) anti-LGBT.

    Sadly, I have seen bullying and brigading from people who claim to be supporting inclusiveness, more than a few times. That behavior alone would be enough to sour me on them personally, and on any change they had submitted.

    And, of course, there are other perfectly valid reasons to decline a PR as well.

    Asking for changes we would like to see is fine. Demanding them is not. Resorting to character assassination when we don't get what we want is absolutely not.

  • A privacy dilemma from a developer: user freedom, or individual privacy?

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  • I think it’d be great to live in a world where this technology required warrants, transparency, and other oversight from the start.

    Me too.

    It boils down to the fact that this technology is widespread, and will continue to be widespread regardless of my actions

    That same reasoning has been used innumerable times throughout history. I suppose each of us must decide whether we think it holds water. It reminds me of an old adage: No single drop believes it is responsible for the flood.

    Predator does way more than just ALPR.

    I know. I looked it up. I mentioned the name not because I think it represents what it does, but rather to point out that it will affect how people feel about you and your work, even if in subtle, imperceptible ways. It's up to you to decide whether you're comfortable with that.

  • A privacy dilemma from a developer: user freedom, or individual privacy?

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  • I don't have a specific suggestion, but here is what comes to mind:

    • Violation of human rights and civil liberties in order to gain power over others is always justified with noble-sounding excuses like protecting people and property. The reality does not match the claim.
    • Once violated, privacy of information is almost impossible to restore.
    • Anything that can be abused to someone's gain will be abused eventually, if not immediately.
    • Relying on a benevolent gatekeeper (even yourself) to prevent abuse of your tech will eventually fail.
    • The name V0LT Predator evokes the feeling that it's something the world needs less of, not more.

    Whenever I find myself on a fine line like the one you're trying to walk, I consider whether I'll look back on my life and be proud of what projects/causes/changes to the world that I advanced with the time and talents that I have.

  • Why can't we go back to small phones?

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  • Sony used to make compact variants of their flagship Xperia phones. Good specs. Good battery life. Good camera. Good display. Good sound. Good reception. Headphone jack. SD card slot. Unlockable bootloader, so they could be de-googled.

    Sadly, the "compact" models grew slightly larger with each model year, and even a not-so-compact one hasn't been released in a while.

  • Which is most privacy friendly instance of lemmy?

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  • Look for an instance with these qualities:

    • Does not use Cloudflare or any other large content delivery network. Instances that use thse allow the CDN to monitor everything your read and write on Lemmy, which can reveal a lot about you even if you haven't used your real name. Cloudflare can then correlate that information with your other browsing habits, and possibly your real identity, because they operate as a middleman for a huge number of popular web sites.
    • Maintains a sizable local image cache. Images served from other instances instead of your local one can be abused by remote parties to track what is viewed on Lemmy with your IP address (and sometimes your browser signature). Alternatively, you could block off-site images using a browser extension, but that would mean not getting to see as many pictures.

  • YSK: Gas stoves cause cancer

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  • *Bar Keepers Friend

  • Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic

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  • There isn't a browser suitable to replace Firefox in the official Debian apt repos.

    However, as far as I can tell, Mozilla's recent Terms of Use apply only to the Firefox builds downloaded from Mozilla, not to the built-from-source versions that you get from the Debian archive using apt.

    You can use the Debian build under the terms of the Mozilla Public License. Read /usr/share/doc/firefox-esr/copyright for details.

  • Atmospheric Water Harvesting With High Voltage

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  • Yes, and I could see wind turbines charging batteries during the windiest hours, and the batteries powering the moisture collectors during foggy hours.

    Let's also remember that high voltage doesn't necessarily mean high wattage. This prototype runs on a small battery.

  • Using a Commodore 1541 disk drive with an Apple II | Adrian's Digital Basement

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  • I thought this was going to be clever reprogramming of the 6502 computer that lies inside the Commodore drive. Disappointingly, it's a just a parts transplant. The result isn't really a 1541 drive anymore.

  • 5pin din to mini din (PS2) to USB, is it ok ? (solved)

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  • Yes, it's fine. The mini-DIN PS/2 keyboard interface is electrically identical to the 5-pin DIN AT keyboard interface, so your results will be the same as if the keyboard had its own PS/2 connector.

    PS/2-to-USB keyboard adapters vary widely in their behavior, regardless of whether an AT adapter is in play. I suggest looking for models with reviews confirming that they support n-key rollover and BIOS setup screens.

    A Soarer's Converter is another option. These are more advanced AT-to-USB keyboard adapters, supporting programmable features like macros and layers. They were designed for an electronics hobbyist to build, but sometimes turn up pre-built in various places online.

    https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17458.0

    https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=2510

  • Why Blizzard doesn't support Linux officially in its games? (Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo etc)

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  • Blizzard games have always run very well in Wine.

    They run, but I wouldn't say very well. A few counterexamples off the top of my head:

    • Wine raw input patches are required to avoid subtle mouse glitches in Overwatch.
    • Saving Overwatch highlight videos doesn't work.
    • Battlenet launcher changes have made it unusable in Wine more than once, leaving people suddenly unable to play for days or weeks even when the games themselves would run fine if they could be updated and launched.

    You might not notice the problems (or not as often) if using Proton. That's because Proton includes a load of Wine patches for stuff like this.

    It would be nice if Blizzard tested on Wine and worked with the maintainers to ensure things stayed smooth.

  • The browser wars: A battle for internet dominance

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  • What are the best privacy and security minded alternatives for iCloud storage on IOS?

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  • Sharing files thru SimpleX? (across the internet)

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  • I think you mean across the internet, but I get your point. You might want to state that in your post.

  • Sharing files thru SimpleX? (across the internet)

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  • Its file sharing feature works between any supported devices, including phone-to-phone, and yes, it is intended for connections across a local network.

  • Sharing files thru SimpleX? (across the internet)

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  • Type-safe C-killer Delphi turns 30

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  • I’d never even heard of Lazarus, I might have to try it for a nostalgia trip.

    In case you want to look at a working Lazarus project, PeaZip uses it.

    https://peazip.github.io/

  • ‘This is such a weird industry’: Marvel Rivals lays off NA-based team amid explosive success

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  • They also did not fire the Chinese portion of the team, only the Americans.

    Indeed, and given that NetEase is a Chinese corporation, this is hardly surprising. Not all layoffs come from a general industry trend, as the headline would suggest.

  • Best Beige PS/2 keyboard and mouse for retro gaming build?

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  • Some of the best keyboards ever made, many of them beige, use a 5-pin AT connector. These can be trivially converted to a PS/2 (not P/S2) port with a small adapter.

    You might want to browse some mechanical or vintage keyboard forums to see specific models that other people use.

    https://deskthority.net/

    https://geekhack.org/

    You can find native PS/2 mice (like the Logitech First Mouse) on auction sites, sometimes even in new condition. I have also seen adapters for plugging USB mice into PS/2 ports, although I don't know if they work with every model.

  • Entertainment @beehaw.org
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    Inside Shōgun: How special effects brought 17th-century feudal Japan to vivid life

    arstechnica.com /culture/2024/05/inside-shogun-how-special-effects-brought-17th-century-feudal-japan-to-vivid-life/
  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    93% of Paint Splatters are Valid Perl Programs

    www.mcmillen.dev /sigbovik/
  • retrocomputing @lemmy.sdf.org
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    A brief history of keyboard encoding

    kbd.news /A-brief-history-of-keyboard-encoding-2199.html
  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
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    Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to ssh server compromise

    www.openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2024/03/29/4
  • Technology @beehaw.org
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    OpenCat: An open source quadruped robot pet framework

    github.com /PetoiCamp/OpenCat
  • Gaming @beehaw.org
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    5 years after shutting down, MOBA hero shooter Gigantic is coming back

    www.polygon.com /24074441/gigantic-game-relaunch-rampage-edition-steam-release-date
  • Free and Open Source Software @beehaw.org
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    nginx web server/proxy developer announces a fork: freenginx

    mailman.nginx.org /pipermail/nginx-devel/2024-February/K5IC6VYO2PB7N4HRP2FUQIBIBCGP4WAU.html