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*Permanently Deleted* in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

For what it's worth, it is now possible to delete your threads account without also deleting your instagram account.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Not to discredit your arguement but isn't Signal also centralised?

Pity, really. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Regional pricing exists. The cheapest plan is $2 in some countries.

Pity, really. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Regional pricing exists. The cheapest plan is $2 in some countries.

Single-user Mastodon Instance is a Bad Idea in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

There's also GoToSocial which is made to be lightweight from the get go.

Is CalyxVPN reputable? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I already use proton on PC, I needed one for mobile as well hence Calyx caught my eye.

(ProtonVPN's free plan is limited to one device at a time, that's why)

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Is CalyxVPN reputable? (sopuli.xyz)
 

I came across CalyxVPN while browsing through F-droid, it seems to be offered by the same people who make CalyxOS. I couldn't find much discourse about it online, is it reputable enough to use?

My use case would be to hide whatever I do online from my ISP (I'm not torrenting, just browsing).

And yes, I know free VPNs are untrustworthy in most cases but this seems to come from a somewhat privacy respecting background so I was curious.

What happens to my domain, website and email when I die? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I made this post after reading that article. There is clearly a problem with how domains and their renewals are managed. I'm not sure what a solution would look like, though.

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What happens to my domain, website and email when I die? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
28 comments fedilink
 

A lot of folks suggest getting your own domain name for having control over your online presence but the question that I have always had is what would happen to them when I die?

Wouldn't the domains eventually expire and anyone else would be able to register it and access my email attached to that domain? With that email, they can theoretically get into all my accounts which don't have 2FA on (a lot of the sites just don't have the option to turn on 2FA) via the 'Forgot my password' services?

Similarly, if I have a blog or website that I have poured my heart and soul into for my entire life, wouldn't that just go down forever when the domain expires? Maybe services like The Internet Archive would help in that regard but I don't know how many people are actively searching for an archived version of a website when they can't access it on it's actual domain.

I understand that after I die, all of this wouldn't by my concern and wouldn't matter but I still think about this a lot.

To the people who have their own domain, email and/or blogs, what are your thoughts on this?

What search engine do you use? in c/programming
[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago

I use Ecosia, it plants trees with the profits from its ad revenue! Results are sourced from Bing and Google.

How to unpin "Search with Google" from my search bar? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago

This worked, thanks!

Solution: Go to Settings > Home > Enable Shortcuts > Go to a new tab > Google will be pinned by default, hover over the Google icon > Click on the 3 dots menu > Unpin

How to unpin "Search with Google" from my search bar? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yes, my default search engine is Ecosia.

I haven't changed it manually though, I installed their extension and it changed the default; if this matters in any way.

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How to unpin "Search with Google" from my search bar? (assets-prod.sumo.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
12 comments fedilink
 

I found this support forum post but the solution provided doesn't work.

Edit (thanks to @[email protected] for the Stack Exchange link):

Solution - Go to Settings -> Home -> Enable Shortcuts -> Go to a new tab -> Google will be pinned by default, hover over the Google icon -> Click on the 3 dots menu -> Unpin

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Chat Apps, Government Ties, and Transparency – Threema (threema.ch)
What open-source software would you like more people to know about? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

You don't need internet to access the passwords stored in Bitwarden if you have their local clients installed. It stores an encrypted copy of your database locally to your device which syncs (updates) over the internet.

I used an original iPod in 2024, and it was pretty fun in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

I'm sorry if I sound naive but what's wrong with using a mobile?

I thought people use traditional music players like iPod and Tangara only because of their retro feel, is there something else to it?

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Proton and Standard Notes are joining forces (proton.me)
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Zelensky’s phone call to Macron to inform him that the invasion started (vimeo.com)
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Skiff, the private email provider has been acquired by Notion. It is set to shut down its services after 6 months. (skiff.com)
 

All skiff users have received a mail in this regard and Skiff has also tweeted about the same.

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A good, privacy respecting and FOSS PDF viewer for Android? (sopuli.xyz)
 

Currently, I'm just using the default 'Drive PDF Viewer' on my Android devices, would love to switch to something FOSS and non-google. Any good recommendations?

If it's available on F-Droid, that would be preferable.

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"Did you realize that we live in a reality where SciHub is illegal, and OpenAI is not?" (fosstodon.org)
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"There are thousands of volunteers who donated their labour to Duo... Bit by bit all of our work was hidden from us as Duolingo became a publicly-traded company." (aus.social)
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Can I follow Mastodon accounts from my Lemmy account? (sopuli.xyz)
 

We can follow lemmy accounts from Mastodon but I was wondering if we can do it the other way round?

I tried searching the username of some Masodon accounts into the search bar on Lemmy and nothing came up but when I search up the username of any Lemmy account, they do show up.

So, I'm guessing it's not yet possible?

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NewPipe 0.25.2 released with multiple audio tracks support and enhanced accessibility (alternativeto.net)
 

NewPipe blog post

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