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I use https://appraven.net instead of App Store to discover apps.
Re:Mailtemi for iOS on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @07:20AM (#33093934)
Re:iOS 16 Available September 12th on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @10:20PM (#32760286)
Begone is better than Number Shield plus its free.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/begone-call-blocker/id15968181...

Re:Americans increasingly hide beliefs on political issues on Thursday September 01, 2022 @01:48PM (#32680235)
Private Truths, Public Lies by Timur Kuran is a good read.

In the book he gave the theory of Preference falsification.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference_falsification

Re:Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers on Monday August 29, 2022 @08:44AM (#32637475)
I use Adguard for Safari Content blocking + NextDNS. Adguard has launched its own DNS based blocker too which I am yet to test.

Link: https://adguard-dns.io

I was just watching Colin Furze's Underground Tunnel series hah!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGjbAdaOBLBlS1MPKXYmq...

XKPasswd is the best tool to generate a strong memorable password imo.

https://xkpasswd.net/s/

Re:VLC media player banned in India on Saturday August 13, 2022 @01:06AM (#32447099)
Do you use Cloudflare? If yes, this could be the cause, but I'm not sure. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12091900
I think Diarium [1] is the most underrated journaling app. I have been using it for around a while and can definitely recommend it. Also, it is one time pay (for each platform though which I think is still better than an overpriced subscription)

[1] https://timopartl.com/#diarium

Re:Online Spirograph Tool on Saturday May 28, 2022 @05:36AM (#31538935)
This is fun! :D

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