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SevenSigs··on I switched from macOS to Linux after 15 years of Apple
Some distros are far less buggy then others... IE: I don't have any issues in Arch, but I did with Manjaro (often there was bugs that prevented updates to complete successfully).
SevenSigs··on Facebook “transparency report” turns out to be anything but
They did that in a city I was in, in Florida, but using trucks.. They were poisoning everything to kill mosquitoes/larvae.
SevenSigs··on Discord has won over gamers. Now it wants everybody else
> No 3rd party clients.

I use a web browser to access Discord. But I would not use Discord for anything personal, only for public channels.

SevenSigs··on Data brokers sell access to the backbone of the internet
Could this be used to de-anonymize Tor users?
SevenSigs··on The most underused browser feature: reader mode
Haven't tried it but there is an addon to automatically enable reader mode:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-reader-v...
SevenSigs··on The streets of Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue, What happened today
very sad... is that Fentanyl?
SevenSigs··on Firefox follows Chrome and prepares to block insecure downloads
So far, my favorite one is the Otter Browser but I am still a new user: https://otter-browser.org/
SevenSigs··on Firefox follows Chrome and prepares to block insecure downloads
The way Firefox is acting the last few years, you would think that Google owns them. "One company for one government."

Luckily a few promising alternative browsers are popping up.

SevenSigs··on What the Exit from Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees the World
> If anything leaving Afghanistan was the correct decision (and the US should not have been there in the first place).

It was the correct decision but it was done in the wrong way.

SevenSigs··on My mouse driver is asking for a firewall exemption (2019)
Why would they need that when they already have low level access to your computer?
SevenSigs··on My mouse driver is asking for a firewall exemption (2019)
sell mouse movements to drug companies so that they know who to show Parkinson disease ads to...
SevenSigs··on A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap
In America, bicycles are allowed to use car lanes ...
SevenSigs··on How can we make air conditioners more efficient? [video]
if your AC is ~10 years old... just replace it and you will probably get > 33% efficiency gains
SevenSigs··on Waymo has lost its CEO and is still getting stymied by traffic cones
> Also, often we'll change such titles (as I just did above)

So it's ok to change titles to something that is nowhere near what the original title meant when posting a new url?

SevenSigs··on Record rise in U.S. rents
Annecdotal but my rent didnt go up in 2021... my ex's did though... both Georgia.
SevenSigs··on Show HN: Where I get the last word
I do
SevenSigs··on $50k addition to the Tesla Cybertruck hits $80M in pre-orders
looks very much like a concept where they forgot to think about many things
SevenSigs··on Apple and Google: “Our vision is that we work as if we are one company”
One company serving one government.
SevenSigs··on Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
> Sorry for the rant

don't be sorry, it makes me sad that we don't see more rants like that ;)

Also, The Gov. don't need warrants for stuff stored in the cloud if it is 6 months or older. They just have so many ways to get all of your data.

SevenSigs··on Show HN: Where I get the last word
> Do you have a check to ensure that a person can't upvote twice? (Like cookies, or something similar.)

Looks like you can just reload the page to vote again

SevenSigs··on Ask HN: Most secure way to run Nextcloud?
A Wireguard VPN is the only thing publicly accessible on my network, so I used that to access my self-hosted Nextcloud from anywhere until I switched to Syncthing.
SevenSigs··on Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
How large are those areas?
SevenSigs··on Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticated' drone near Tucson
This video shows how agile a drone can be even when it is out of sight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvkot4jGLWU (using FPV).
SevenSigs··on Police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticated' drone near Tucson
That's why they like Fentanyl, Carfentanyl, etc... a lethal dose weight almost nothing.
SevenSigs··on Orlando urges residents to conserve water because of surge in hospitalizations
Did the 200ft deep well fix the issue in all cases?
SevenSigs··on Tesla aims to launch Full Self-Driving Computer 2 with Cybertruck next year
Musk is so full of it... even if he succeeds on Mars, that planet is tiny, but I guess it is a proof of concept, maybe.
SevenSigs··on Apple Exec: ‘We Are the Greatest Platform for Distributing Child Porn’
what was the comment before the one that says that? either way it doesn't matter that much, but it is strange where they cut the screenshot
SevenSigs··on Tesla aims to launch Full Self-Driving Computer 2 with Cybertruck next year
an offline GPS device would solve most of my problems of not having a phone with me at all times... but all cars broadcast your location anyways. https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-exec-gps-2014-1
SevenSigs··on Tesla aims to launch Full Self-Driving Computer 2 with Cybertruck next year
full self driving and 100% accident prone are not mutually exclusive, I guess
SevenSigs··on Tesla aims to launch Full Self-Driving Computer 2 with Cybertruck next year
The third computer upgrade since they claimed that the hardware was ready for full-self driving. And full self-driving is still nowhere to be found.
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