Last update on July 10, 2023 Published on October 26, 2016

certain apps with a high security bar

like the McDonalds app, which already requires workarounds to work on rooted devices?

have you tried Reader mode on Firefox? I found it works really well for articles and blog posts, and it’s how I usually end up reading them.

I love stux, I have a Mastodon account on one of his instances, and I donate every now and then. he’s a good human being, and his cats are supreme.

that being said, I feel like sometimes he’s a bit ADHD with his side projects, so he creates one, and then just lets it fizzle out over time while he starts two new ones. goldfish.social was one of them, and it looks like the domain has expired and got bought out by someone else. perhaps it’s his way of learning new stuff, or preventing himself on getting burned out or something - whichever it is, I’m not judging, he’s never making promises that they’re long term commitments anyway. his Masto instances have been solid, on the other hand.

Being able to operate a cell phone doesn’t make you tech savvy

it does, to a boomer

so, no summary at all, or one that does shit job pointing out important bits or gets them wrong and therefore isn’t a proper summary? choices, choices.

It’s not terrible

it sucks at summarising information, though https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/09/03/ai-worse-summarising-information-humans-government-trial/

it’s still ironing out some bugs, but you can try it out after enabling it in the “lab” section

CalyxOS supports two latest Fairphone models, the 4 and the 5. I’ve been running it on my FP4 for the past year and a half.

right click on the space around the URL bar, choose “Customize toolbar…”, and then check “Title Bar” in the bottom left corner.

Beehaw’s financial update https://beehaw.org/post/15866385

Signal for some friends and family, Whatsapp (ugh) mainly for work, Discord (ugh ugh) with a few gaming buddies, and Matrix for a group chat or two.

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okay, I won’t.

they’ve claimed the same last year in December, and it turned out they were overselling their capabilities

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/no-a-marketing-firm-isnt-tapping-your-device-to-hear-private-conversations/

from Wikiwand’s description:

Welcome to Wikiwand, an AI-driven wiki aggregator created to enhance user experience on Wikipedia by streamlining knowledge consumption.

We integrate AI alongside, not as a replacement for, the full-contextual articles from Wikipedia, Wikiquote, and Wiktionary.

By leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies, Wikiwand helps users quickly grasp key points and related topics without the need to sift through lengthy articles.

oh how the mighty have fallen.

“private”

hopefully the bubble bursts soon enough so we’ll never have to learn how does it feel to deal with it for five years.

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