Somewhere between Linux woes, gaming, open source, 3D printing, recreational coding, and occasional ranting.
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Have we just become numb to ads?
Online I use multiple browser extensions and settings to avoid showing ads. In the offline world there is no way to avoid them but I think I pretty much can ignore them.
I also intentionally do not buy anything I remember seeing an ad for.


Yes, all access to outside sources is blocked by default and users are asked on a per URL basis with the author manually requesting each URL access including a reason – with occasional manual validation from Mozilla staff.


They should make it a requestable permission.
The URLs mentioned in their blog article all have a wrong certificate (different host name).
I am sure if they fix it Google’s system would reclassify the sites as safe.
Please go see a doctor if you think you have skin cancer.


has led to a lot of the same moderation rot on Lemmy
Almost as if the platform wasn’t the problem.
So, they gave in to the AI hype, too?


Next news: Quantic Dream lays off 50% of all staff due do bad sales of Spellcasters Chronicles. 🤣
Oh boy, when will they learn …
I have no problem with mid-tier hardware or even on the lower end. I had a Pixel 3 till it broke, and replaced it with a Pixel 7 Pro. My Laptop is 7, my desktop 10 years old.
But I would not re-buy a Pixel 3 for the price of a Pixel 10 Pro, no matter how open the system is.
(Which is funny, because the Google phones are best for running de-googled Android.)
All free phones I know so far are mid-to-low tier devices with a high-tier price tag. I hope the FSF will be able to either ramp up the specs to current standard (whenever “current” will be) or having a reasonable price.
I’ll always prefer physical media over streaming for things I like.
It’s mainly Bluray nowadays, but also some older DVDs.


- Does this mean sideloading is going away on Android?
No, but we have to approve it.
FTFY.
Don’t worry, it’s just fearmongering because the cannot fingerprint your browser and want you to turn of the privacy features.


So they only address legacy gaming setups?




Thanks! I just prefer simple UIs.
Cross country running probably. Exploring new areas on different continents just for fun.
The USA are a circus only existing to entertain the rest of the world.