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worez··on Show HN: Perplexity Without the Filler
would love to have clickable citations so I could read further into the information provided to verify that it isn't hallucinating information or portraying it poorly
worez··on Wegovy and Ozempic (semaglutide) associated with reduction in alcohol addiction
sure, but how realistic is that, really?
worez··on Show HN: Securityblogs.xyz – A simple feed of security blogs
I can't seem to be able to subscribe to the RSS/atom feed
worez··on Keep your phone number private with Signal usernames
what's stopping someone from just showing another person their phone screen with your messages?
worez··on Privacy focused platform Skiff is joining Notion, Skiff to be sunset
had the same thing happen to me. never going back to tuta.
worez··on People would rather be electrically shocked than left alone with their thoughts
I appreciate how human this answer is
worez··on Kill dwm.exe on Windows for less input lag and better performance
that's considered a slow machine these days?
worez··on Signal Introduces Stories
so many people I've gotten to switch to signal have asked me about them discontinuing SMS support. my family members aren't going to keep using signal just to message a few others, when the majority still use text.

still unsure how this decision made it through.

worez··on hBlock: A Posix-Compliant Ad-Blocker
I wouldn't say useless - there are still a lot of domains used specifically for tracking that can be blocked without issue.

A layered approach is everything.

worez··on How I finally won my name from domain resellers after nine years of waiting
out of curiosity, how does that work?
worez··on Privacy API: Programmable Payments
I've been looking for a good alternative in Australia and haven't found one yet. If anyone knows one that works in Australia, I'd appreciate it if you let me know.
worez··on My favorite apps on F-Droid
I always add https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo to the repos in F-Droid - adds a lot of apps that aren't on the main repo for various reasons.
worez··on Ask HN: How to fund the correct open-source organizations?
>The typical example would be the difference between uBlock and uBlock Origin (they're not open-source but it's an example).

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

worez··on Alternatives to Google Products
The !g bang just redirects to you Google with the search query.
worez··on Ask HN: Using Tor implies guilt?
https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq-abuse.html.en#WhatAboutC...