Not sure if this is the right community, but I didn't see a general one. What search engine do you use? Besides Google increasingly spying on its users, the quality of its search results seems to have gotten significantly worse over the last decade. What search engine(s) do you use?
I run a "public" instance with basic auth so I can use it from anywhere (phone, work). I've made my instance my default search engine everywhere. (I know basic auth is not the most secure but I wouldn't even really care it other people used my instance; I just don't want it hammered.)
The first Neuralink implant in a human malfunctioned after several threads recording neural activity retracted from the brain, the Elon Musk-owned startup revealed Wednesday....
YouTube already has ToS on their API and has paid tiers. But a lot (most?) of the third-party apps and tools bypass the API and directly scrape the site.
I've been really impressed by Dart as a programming language. I'll admit I don't have a breadth of knowledge, but coming from C# I feel right at home, and it has a few extra neat tricks that C# is picking up in return (like empty list syntax and the spread operator).
Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....
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Arif Dikici, who is a part of the Android Video and Image Codecs team at Google, recently announced on LinkedIn that Android will now use an AV1 decoder known as “libdav1d,” which was created by the team behind VLC.
Sorry it wasn't meant to be. I just thought it was funny that they're taking advantage of VideoLAN's library (which is presumably open source) rather than their own.
Wanted to ask if there was another premium (or free) surefire way to get movies and TV shows in high quality without much hassle? I had an emby shared server that pretty much had anything I wanted but it looks like it shut down completely. I also didn't notice that the reddits for plex/emby shares had been banned for a while...
HeliBoard keyboard is an improved fork of the now-unmaintained OpenBoard keyboard. It does not require internet permission, allowing it to be used 100% offline....
Hmm I hate Google as much as the next guy and am actively trying to de-Google myself, but I'm not sure I can get behind the outrage here. Certificates are free and easy to obtain with LetsEncrypt, so there's really no excuse for sites not to accept unencrypted traffic these days. I'm sure Google does lots of things to delist the small guys and promote their big payers, but I don't think this is one of them.
Linux Inventor Says He Doesn’t Believe in Crypto ( u.today )
Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, does not believe in cryptocurrencies, calling them a vehicle for scams and a Ponzi scheme....
What search engine do you use?
Not sure if this is the right community, but I didn't see a general one. What search engine do you use? Besides Google increasingly spying on its users, the quality of its search results seems to have gotten significantly worse over the last decade. What search engine(s) do you use?
“Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups ( arstechnica.com )
Google Cloud accidentally deleted UniSuper's account and backups, causing a major data loss and downtime for the company....
Samsung mocks Apple’s crushing iPad Pro ad with its own ‘UnCrush’ pitch ( www.theverge.com )
Direct link to video: https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1790799859899056132/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/wisC0cfRP427swkT.mp4?tag=12
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker bashes Pride Month, tells women to stay in the kitchen ( touchdownwire.usatoday.com )
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker criticized Pride Month and suggested women should stay in the kitchen during a commencement address....
Proton Mail provided user data that led to an arrest in Spain ( www.techspot.com )
Proton Mail assisted Spanish authorities in identifying and arresting a member of the Catalan independence organization Democratic Tsunami....
Always follow 3-2-1 backup rule ( sh.itjust.works )
First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says ( thehill.com )
The first Neuralink implant in a human malfunctioned after several threads recording neural activity retracted from the brain, the Elon Musk-owned startup revealed Wednesday....
What are some interesting/annoying continuity errors in the Office?
Star Wars should learn from Andor and stop making Disney Plus shows that are so obsessed with the Jedi ( www.yahoo.com )
Star Wars Disney Plus shows should move away from Jedi-centric stories and explore other aspects of the Star Wars universe...
No, you don't need a 'very bespoke AOSP' to turn your phone into a Rabbit R1 — here's proof ( www.androidauthority.com )
Rabbit R1, AI gadget, runs on Android app, not requiring "very bespoke AOSP" firmware as claimed by Rabbit....
YouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockers ( www.androidpolice.com )
Rabbit R1 AI box revealed to just be an Android app ( arstechnica.com )
Rabbit R1 AI box is actually an Android app in a limited $200 box, running on AOSP without Google Play....
Independent auditors confirm top VPN doesn't log your data ( www.techradar.com )
Deloitte confirms PIA's no-log claims, with servers running on RAM-only system for maximum privacy....
Microsoft DRM Hack Could Allow Movie Downloads From Popular Streaming Services ( www.securityweek.com )
Why I ditched Gmail for Proton Mail ( www.androidpolice.com )
The end of movie-web ( programming.dev )
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The little smart home platform that could ( www.theverge.com )
Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....
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YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users ( www.androidpolice.com )
Arif Dikici, who is a part of the Android Video and Image Codecs team at Google, recently announced on LinkedIn that Android will now use an AV1 decoder known as “libdav1d,” which was created by the team behind VLC.
Linus Torvalds Injects Tabs To Thwart Kconfig Parsers Not Correctly Handling Them ( www.phoronix.com )
Linus Torvalds added hidden tabs to Kconfig to challenge parsers that can't handle them....
What's The Best Adblocker For Android Phones?
I'm talking full phone and blocking. Not just browser....
Bypass Paywall Clean got DMcaD ( twitter.com )
Get the Backup Repo here...
Alternative To Emby Shared Server for Movies/TV?
Wanted to ask if there was another premium (or free) surefire way to get movies and TV shows in high quality without much hassle? I had an emby shared server that pretty much had anything I wanted but it looks like it shut down completely. I also didn't notice that the reddits for plex/emby shares had been banned for a while...
Big Tech passkey implementations are a trap | Proton ( proton.me )
Big Tech has implemented passkeys in a way that locks users into their platforms rather than providing universal security...
Breezy Weather: An open-source, privacy-friendly Android weather app forked from the now-unmaintained Geometric Weather ( f-droid.org )
Screenshots:...
HeliBoard, a privacy-conscious open-source Android keyboard based on AOSP/now-unmaintained OpenBoard, is now available on F-Droid ( f-droid.org )
HeliBoard keyboard is an improved fork of the now-unmaintained OpenBoard keyboard. It does not require internet permission, allowing it to be used 100% offline....
Of all movies that you gotta watch more than once to really understand, what is your favorite and why?
Using StartAllBack? No Windows updates for you, says Microsoft ( www.xda-developers.com )
"No, seriously. All those things Google couldn't find anymore? Top of the search pile. Queries that generated pages of spam in Google results? Fucking pristine on Kagi – the right answers, over and ov ( pluralistic.net )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14100831...
To those with 3+ monitors on your machine: What's your use case, and how much does it actually boost your productivity? ( lemmy.world )
I'm mainly curious about software developers here, or anyone else whose computer is somewhat central to their life, be it professional or hobbyist....
Why AWS, Google and Oracle are backing the Valkey Redis fork | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )
Heliboard goes into 1.0 ( github.com )
The successor of Openboard, Heliboard finally comes out in 1.0 my favorite open source keyboard out there.
Mozilla just ditched its privacy partner because its CEO is tied to data brokers ( www.theverge.com )
Mozilla ends partnership with Onerep due to CEO's ties to data broker...
El Salvador Will Keep Buying 1 Bitcoin Daily Until BTC 'Becomes Unaffordable' With Fiat Currencies, Says President Bukele – Featured Bitcoin News ( news.bitcoin.com )
El Salvador will continue buying 1 Bitcoin daily until it becomes unaffordable with fiat currencies...
Ubicloud wants to build an open source alternative to AWS | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )
Ubicloud aims to provide an open source alternative to AWS by offering core cloud computing services on affordable bare-metal servers....