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Obligatory watching/listening on this topic: https://archive.org/details/gardens-and-streams-wikis-blogs-...

Following up on this... I was Miranda user. With it I was able to run ICQ, MSN Messenger and other instant messengers with an encrypted layer slapped on top (as long as I was able to talk my friends out of using the official client). Today it's called Miranda NG[1] and it seems alive and kicking[2].

[1] https://www.miranda-ng.org/en/ [2] https://github.com/miranda-ng/miranda-ng

Thank you. Let us not forget what general purpose computing was like.

I find that the argument embedded in that question isn't very insightful.

The developments of personal computing since subscription applications became prevalent and app stores were integrated into operating systems has made things quite different from the era that preceded this one.

Apple used to sell OS upgrades. Today you can basically run Windows 10 for free. The revenue streams are different these days and they have plenty of incentives to turn your OS into a mall.

Was just about to ask the same question. I can't come up with a single Android app I'd like to run on desktop. Is it just an app development thing?

Lately, happyfamilymedstore has mysteriously always been in the top ~ten Google Images results for super niche bicycle parts searches I do. They seem to have ripped an insane amount if images that gets reposted on their domain.

Anything outside normal behavior can trigger these automated systems. Trying to withhold important personal data will make you an unimportant user in the eyes of these hungry giants and it will trigger the lock out hell spirals sooner than later.

I use Instagram only in a separate container in Firefox. I have no phone number connected to it. I tried to manually delete my pictures the other week. Got half way through before being locked out for suspicious activity. Message said account would be deleted if I didn't give them my phone number.

So, I bought a prepaid SIM card and proceeded with SMS verification. They told me I had to wait 24 hours. After 24 hours I got a message saying I was still suspicious and had to send a picture of myself holding a sign with my username. You could mistake this process for a reddit gone wild submission.

I'm done with Insta. Went ahead and deleted my FB account too, while I could still get in.

DDG = Bing

Startpage = Google

Bing/DDG results suck (when localized to Sweden), so I use Startpage.

I know it's owned by an ad tech company now, but I haven't seen any proof that will affect me. Its reach can't be compared to Google's, which has its trackers on just about every web page (Google Analytics and Fonts).

> The EU is currently drafting legislation to increase cyber security (revised NIS Directive, in short “NIS 2”). According to this directive, the registration of internet domain names will in future require the correct identification of the owner in the Whois database, including name, address and telephone number. So far, registries such as denic do not register telephone numbers of the holders. The leading Industry Committee wants to additionally mandate „verification“ of the registration data. The plans could mean the end of “whois privacy” services for proxy registration of domains, threatening the safety of activists and whistleblowers.[1]

[1] https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/cybersecurity-eu-to-ban-ano...

> the sites have publishing certificates, which gives them the same constitutional protection as the media. They are not covered by the GDPR and the Data Inspectorate can therefore not examine them. It is also written that the authority has been critical of the fact that the sites can receive constitutional protection through the publication certificate. [1]

[1] https://www-svt-se.translate.goog/nyheter/inrikes/jurist-tar...

I guess it happens. But if you really want to harass a celebrity, can't you just follow them to their house?

> I don't see anywhere that a citizen can re-assert their right to privacy

That's because you usually can't.

In extreme cases you may be eligible for protected identity[1], but that status is not easily achieved.

[1] https://skatteverket.se/servicelankar/otherlanguages/inengli...

You'll have to help me. What does your mind jump to?

Fun fact. In Sweden it's available to anyone. Anyone can also find out find out where you're living, whom you're living with and what vehicle you're driving (among other things). It's a part of offentlighetprincipen[1].

[1] [PDF] https://www.regeringen.se/4a76f3/contentassets/2c767a1ae4e84...

Sorry, this reads like a The Onion piece for developers. It looks like pure nightmare. There's so much complexity that simply doesn't need to be there.

Or simply track people signed in to their ad account (Google account) in the browser itself. The ads can later be viewed on web pages. Very handy.

> I always thought that staring at monitors with blinding brightness is what causes retinal damage, not just blue light specifically.

Just curious, did it ever occur to you how much more blinding even a cloudy day outside is? Adjust cd/m2 to roughly match the ambient brightness of the room, that's general ergonomic advise.

> Since AME is no longer maintained

What do you mean by that? AME 21H1 was released just the other day.

> This project is cute, but I only ever used it for an offline sandbox for running low resource games and cracked versions of Photoshop.

It's perfect for VM use, but I would never use it as my main OS.

> I can not say for sure if 100% of telemetry is truly nullfied.

I'll leave this here: https://ameliorated.info/

No Windows Update for you, so security is debatable.

Windows 95, the pinacle of UI design. Honorable mentions: Gnome 2 with Clearlooks or Mac OS 9.

On the modern side, SerenityOS is going the right way.

This.

Next step: make it generate a podcast feed from the blog feed so it can be subscribed to like a podcast.

Sure, just don't use it for plain text communication with non-geeks as their web mail client won't have a monospace font set for signatures. Hence they will wonder why you end your emails with blob of crap.

Can't even get down to street level. Larger highways, but that's it.

Just rename your .epub to .png and they can be emailed as is to your Kindle. Yes, it's insane and mostly works.

> that whole search engine scandal

Tell me more!

:)

Is there a plan to ever include them? I check in on GIMP every other year or so to see if it's there.

> We also have a Matrix room

Thank you!

So, still no non-destructive adjustment layers, I assume?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25011401

Kiwi supports extensions on Android...