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AlphaCerium

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    Comment #46622390

    https://alphacerium.dev

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    Comment #45474252

    I think the fact that GNOME extensions break/need to be updated with each DE upgrade is a great reason to pick KDE over GNOME.

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    Comment #44798102

    > I've already had to migrate password managers after my choice was taken over by Private Equity. do you remember which one? hope it wasn't bitwarden :/

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    Comment #44703181

    > just that it's trickier so kids see less porn, self harm advice and so on. how about making it harder for them to stop a nicotine addiction, or get support after experiencing sex…

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    Comment #43094916

    if by "DOTA FPS" you mean their new MOBA Deadlock, AFAIK it's not related to DOTA in any way.

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    Comment #42833616

    don't bring them to a protest, simple :)

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    Comment #41994534

    wow. that almost perfectly summed up my thoughts about modern technology and its intentions.

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    Comment #39991291

    Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1031/

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    Comment #39868352

    I used to feel the same way until I actually watched a Formula E race. The racing is incredibly close at times (I think last race had a 3 wide finish for the podium), and features …

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    Comment #39241021

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich?useskin=vector First paragraph on the CEOs Wikipedia Page

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    Comment #39196674

    Then switch to a different one, the point of a federated network is that anyone is able to talk to anyone, not that they have to.

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    Comment #39160991

    Seconding this, I had no idea the site wasn't the official manual until now!

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    Comment #39157169

    So don't install the app. Simple as that, if the developer wanted you to be a user of their app, they'd have put it on the App Store too.

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    Comment #39157133

    I trust a company that stands to only gain a profit from me using their products just as little as the state I reside in, if not less.

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    Comment #39157103

    When I open an .apk file from a new application for the first time, I get a popup that asks me if I want to allow installations from unknown sources for this app, with a button tha…

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    Comment #39157080

    Side loading on android is laughably easy, probably easier than installing a program on a Windows device. If we can consider the installers that Windows users need to use to get so…

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    Comment #38743685

    Yeah, the London Hackspace lost their building as it was being demolished for new development in the area. They're currently trying to rebuild in a temporary location in Park Royal…

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    Comment #37749171

    Not everyone runs Linux, and not every browser has a reader mode. This should not be the solution. There should definitely be an option to disable all these features, especially th…

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    Comment #37736557

    Apparently Truecrypt has had development shut down in 2014 and the devs are now telling people to migrate to Bitlocker as it may be insecure: https://truecrypt.sourceforge.net/

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    Comment #37566896

    Arguably, Google was probably a odd name for a search engine to people in the 90s that weren't maths-savvy.

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    Comment #37459244

    Might I also add: https://youtu.be/aVwxzDHniEw?feature=shared Which works through them from first principles with beautiful animations.

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    Comment #37379271

    Personally I use UnHook to completely hide all recommendations, merch/music/offers/etc. ads, replace the default homepage with the subscriptions page and generally clean the UI: ht…

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    Comment #37379203

    See DeArrow: https://dearrow.ajay.app/ Created by the same developer as the wonderful SponsorBlock extension. Replaces titles and thumbnails from videos with community-sourced, cli…