I have a Pixel 3a, and I love it. I also have a Pixel 4a and love that one too
I bought a Pixel 5a, and hated it. I think the 4a is the best phone on the market right now. Great price, great support in Lineage, and its not too big and heavy.
Every other day I see the the world turning into a cyberpunk hellscape with no privacy. I am starting to feel what’s the point of trying to claw back privavy....
Go to a local free cryptocurrency meetup group. Bring $5 and buy some bitcoin from someone there. Then go home and use a website to convert the bitcoin to monero. Do this with just $5 at first.
Once you understand that process, repeat with some larger amount and you can use it to buy things.
I wouldn’t trust client side encryption with something as porous as a web browser, though. Better to use a tool that doesn’t download and execute code from the internet constantly (like rclone)
The most common argument used in defense of mass surveillance is ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’. Try saying that to women in the US states where abortion has suddenly become illegal. Say it to investigative journalists in authoritarian countries. Saying ‘I have nothing to hide’ means you stop...
The case has to do with a Catholic priest, Chaplain Capt. Angus McRae, a pedophile who was…convicted of sodomizing a child at CFB Edmonton in 1980 and later molesting two boys in the Toronto area
If I decide to self-publish a book what happens to the copyright? Is there a way to prevent others from claiming copyrights for a book published autonomously? Are there OS licenses specifically tuned for books?
You do have to prove you wrote it. Nothing does this better than owning the credentials to an account with your name and posting it publicly on GitHub, Internet Archive, or similarly
“Create P2P tunnels instantly that bypass any network, firewall, NAT restrictions and expose your local network to the internet securely, no Dynamic DNS required.”
In recent weeks, I’ve noticed a rise in censorship regarding SMS communication that’s not being discussed. At all. I’m concerned that it may become a slippery slope that eventually effects us all. I don’t have any dramatic, prose-ridden introduction this week. Just some news, facts, and observations I wanted to share. So...
A friend of mine is helping me with setting up a Linux-based homebrew security system set up. He’s currently using Wyze cameras, but they are faulty and have ads on them, so I’d like to find something more open-source/closed system that I can control completely. Any recommendations or pointers in the right direction would be...
While Canada claims to be a climate leader, the oil and gas we export to other countries have the potential to produce more emissions in a year than every sector in Canada combined, an independent analysis reveals.
What you’re saying doesn’t make sense. But, yes, big nuclear can wrap itself up in a nice package and do a lot of hand waving, just like Big Coal says they have “clean coal”
As mind-reading technology improves, Colorado passes first-in-nation law to protect privacy of our thoughts (www.cbsnews.com)
Fake Roblaws ad (dailyhive.com)
Might be kind of stringy.
Liberal backbencher calls for Trudeau to resign in email to caucus (www.cbc.ca)
Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?
Hi,...
Advice on improving my privacy
Every other day I see the the world turning into a cyberpunk hellscape with no privacy. I am starting to feel what’s the point of trying to claw back privavy....
I just realized all my teachers use ubuntu
I study math at uni and I was shocked realizing all my teachers use ubuntu on both their laptop and work desktop
A tool for uploading/downloading files anonymously with client-side encryption (lemmy.world)
github.com/umutcamliyurt/Anon-File-Upload
How open source money fixes a corrupted banking system (youtu.be)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17303063...
How open source money fixes a corrupted banking system (youtu.be)
An enlightening and high quality video on how money and the banking system work, why they are corrupted and what is the solution.
To those of you with nothing to hide: One day you might have. Because you don’t make the rules. (mullvad.net)
The most common argument used in defense of mass surveillance is ‘If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear’. Try saying that to women in the US states where abortion has suddenly become illegal. Say it to investigative journalists in authoritarian countries. Saying ‘I have nothing to hide’ means you stop...
Inkscape Flatpak is looking for a maintainer! (github.com)
The Flatpak is already packaged and works well. It just needs to be maintained from a person that joins the Inkscape community....
How some federal employees are pretending to work using 'mouse jigglers' (nationalpost.com)
Canadian Forces refuse to release records revealing who protected long-dead pedophile (ottawacitizen.com)
How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers (www.cbc.ca)
what's a good open source license for a book?
If I decide to self-publish a book what happens to the copyright? Is there a way to prevent others from claiming copyrights for a book published autonomously? Are there OS licenses specifically tuned for books?
Interesting OSS project: Holesail creates instant P2P tunnels between networks (like a VPN) (holesail.io)
“Create P2P tunnels instantly that bypass any network, firewall, NAT restrictions and expose your local network to the internet securely, no Dynamic DNS required.”
A Rising Enforcement of Censorship (blog.thenewoil.org)
In recent weeks, I’ve noticed a rise in censorship regarding SMS communication that’s not being discussed. At all. I’m concerned that it may become a slippery slope that eventually effects us all. I don’t have any dramatic, prose-ridden introduction this week. Just some news, facts, and observations I wanted to share. So...
Looking for recommendations for homebrew security system cameras
A friend of mine is helping me with setting up a Linux-based homebrew security system set up. He’s currently using Wyze cameras, but they are faulty and have ads on them, so I’d like to find something more open-source/closed system that I can control completely. Any recommendations or pointers in the right direction would be...
Climate goals could make gas heating obsolete. So why do gas companies keep adding customers? Building more gas infrastructure is like investing in video rental stores 15 years ago, says expert (www.cbc.ca)
Canada doesn't count emissions from oil and gas exports. So we did (newsinteractives.cbc.ca)
While Canada claims to be a climate leader, the oil and gas we export to other countries have the potential to produce more emissions in a year than every sector in Canada combined, an independent analysis reveals.
Matrix - A Pit of Abuse with Government Ties (youtu.be)