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Re:Mozilla slams Microsoft for dark patterns that push Windows users t... on Friday February 02, 2024 @10:01AM (#39229329)

Here's the actual report, maybe better to link to that?

https://research.mozilla.org/files/2024/01/Over-the-Edge-Rep...

Ask HN: Apple Find Friends Privacy?

Posted by stl_fan on Friday February 02, 2024 @09:59AM
from the ask-hn dept.

It's hard to find technical details on how Apple's "Fiend Friends" functionality works: is the location details encrypted between your device and your friend's device? Or is there some database table at Apple with locations of everyone who uses Find Friends?

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Re:Flattr is closing down on Thursday January 18, 2024 @12:07PM (#39044327)

Brave is building this functionality into the browser.

Re:Ask HN: Do You Use Keybase? on Thursday January 11, 2024 @10:58PM (#38963514)

I used to use it for secure chat with friends, but stopped when they started doing the weird crypto stuff. I switched to Signal and never looked back.

70% of companies on the Linux Foundation Board are GPL violators

Posted by stl_fan on Thursday January 11, 2024 @10:53PM
from the lunduke.locals.com dept.

https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5116049/70-of-companies-on-the-linux-foundation-board-are-gpl-violators

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Re:Linkhut: A Social Bookmarking Site on Wednesday January 10, 2024 @12:38PM (#38941020)

See also: LinkAce - https://github.com/Kovah/LinkAce

Re:Thinking About Internet History on Saturday December 30, 2023 @03:33PM (#38818821)

I think Archive.org wayback machine and archive.today are going to be extremely valuable resources for "historical research" in the future. I hope they can continue their work via donor funding.

Carl Ledbetter has sold thousands of shares of Cloudflare stock in 2023

Posted by stl_fan on Friday December 29, 2023 @03:02PM
from the marketbeat.com dept.

https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/nyse-net-insider-buying-and-selling-2023-12-28/

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Mozilla '23 Ann. Report: CEO pay skyrockets while Firefox Marketshare nosedives

Posted by stl_fan on Thursday December 28, 2023 @11:44AM
from the lunduke.locals.com dept.

https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5053290/mozilla-2023-annual-report-ceo-pay-skyrockets-while-firefox-marketshare-nosedives

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Re:XPath Scraping with FreshRSS on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @08:13PM (#38777947)

I've been using Feedbro, but interested in a [self-]hosted solution so will probably check out FreshRSS! Thanks!

Re:Laptops Powered by AA Batteries on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @01:00PM (#38534547)

I love foobar2000. I recently switched to Android and it didn't occur to me that I could use foobar on my phone. Thanks!

Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @12:55PM (#38534445)

Same concern here. I think it's a more valuable use of time to get all your friends/family to switch to Signal. AND pay for (donate) to Signal.

When Google Fiber abandons your city as a failed experiment (2019)

Posted by stl_fan on Monday December 04, 2023 @10:26PM
from the gizmodo.com dept.

https://gizmodo.com/when-google-fiber-abandons-your-city-as-a-failed-experi-1833244198

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Re:Laptops Powered by AA Batteries on Monday December 04, 2023 @12:51AM (#38514116)

I had the Archos Jukebox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archos_Jukebox_series) - so great - I remember the corner bumpers actually working pretty well. Thanks for the memories!