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1·5 hours agoI use Matrix for private messages. If you found a server that suits you, it might be worthwhile to try it with a different client.
- Drops messages if they’re not picked up within (by default) 21 days.
- Can’t use one account on multiple independent devices.
- Adding contacts requires copy/paste of a large link or QR code; can’t just tell them a short address over the phone.
- No group calls.
- Venture capital funding makes its future uncertain.
Last time I investigated it was a few months ago; it’s possible that it might have made some improvements since then.
37·23 hours agoEnd-to-end encryption is indispensable. Our legislators (no matter where we live) need to be made to understand this next time they try to outlaw it.
When a whole nation’s communications are intercepted by another entity, yes, the bad part is that it’s another nation. Especially an adversarial one.
This is not about individuals’ personal privacy. It’s about things that happen at a much larger scale. For example, leverage for political influence, or leaking of sensitive info that sometimes finds its way into unsecured channels. Mass surveillance is powerful.
31·1 day agoIf this turns out to be a solid performer, the price could make it the best midrange value since AMD’s Polaris (RX 480). I hope Intel’s build quality has improved since the A770.
25·1 day agoIf this turns out to be a solid performer, the price could make it the best midrange value since AMD’s Polaris (RX 480). Let’s hope Intel’s build quality has improved since the A770.
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The comments I’ve read from current-generation Arc owners have given the impression that their Linux drivers are catching up to AMD. Here’s the latest info:
52·4 days agoWhat’s a reddit? Is it like those ice boxes that people used before refrigerators?
There’s also the fact that humans have emotional reactions to things they see, often reacting immediately (with votes or otherwise) before considering whether it was on-topic for the channel that brought it to them. This overlaps what I described in my second paragraph, above.
Probably because we don’t all have the energy to respond to every single inappropriate post. It’s tiresome, and many of us are busy.
Also, lots of people see these posts by browsing their subscription feed, and don’t always notice which community each one comes from, so an errant post is easily overlooked if they’re also subscribed to a community where it would be appropriate.
I do see some downvotes on an OpenAI post, though, so it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Don’t think you’re being singled out. It’s just that there are a lot of these lately, and the issue hasn’t been resolved yet, as you can see from the post I linked above.
Yet another post that is off-topic for this community. Sigh.
Did you attempt to close your account following the HK tournament controversy?
I stopped playing Blizzard games after that incident, because I’m not willing to populate the servers of a game company that punishes people for saying a few words in support of human rights. (I might eventually return, since Microsoft has replaced their upper management, but I’m not in a hurry.)
I never deleted my account, though, so I’m afraid I can’t offer another point of view on your situation.
These posts have become a “guess the game” game for me. I look at the thumbnail first, make my guess, and then open the post to see if I was right and maybe get a little story along with the answer. :)
Then… Why not just price it correctly to begin with?
I can’t speak for the people pricing these things, but suspect the answer has to do with whales, perceived value, shareholders, regional economics, and various other things.
I agree that lots of games are overpriced, though.
Neither isolates everything. Both have some isolation features. The features enabled by default vary from package to package, so you would have to look at the packaging permissions of each one to find out.
For a bit more isolation than a flatpak/snap, I suggest creating a separate user account for running chromium (or any other moderately nosy software). Note that linux lets you log in to two accounts at the same time, each with its own desktop, and switch between them. Check out your desktop environment’s “switch user” function.
For even more isolation, you could run chromium in a hypervisor-based virtual machine.