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What is your favourite open source software that you discovered in the past year, that you can no longer live without? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 11 points 19 hours ago

My RSS reader! I use NetNewsWire.

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Why should I be wary of my browsing data being sent to China? (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 weeks ago by cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Hi all,

I don’t really know how to ask this question. On one of my devices, I downloaded a web browser (Opera) and one of my friends made fun of me, saying that “you better like China knowing all the stuff you do online”.

I read the Opera website and it says it’s a Norwegian company, but on Wikipedia it does say it was bought by a Chinese company.

My question is: what does “China” do with my personal browsing data? Why is it useful for them? (and who are we referring to here, is that the Chinese government, a private company, who?)

I’m looking forward to learn more about digital privacy, but I don’t currently understand the “obviousness” of how it is wrong to use Opera.

I’m a tech enthusiast (hence why I’m here), but I’m cognizant that I have large knowledge gaps in some of these topics.

Thank you in advance.

I just got out of the shower. what is with the product placement ? in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

It’s from a clip where Trump is showing the price changes for the items everyday Americans purchase, there were more tables with toilet paper, bread, milk, cheese, etc. He was saying that Kamala Harris was responsible for how expensive everything got and that it would continue if she wins.

What's the oldest technology you continue using? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

It is free and open source, it’s my main RSS app on Mac / iOS, and I downloaded Feeder from F-Droid for Android

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What's the oldest technology you continue using? (lemm.ee)

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Some of my coworkers were talking about using RSS to read blogs, which made some of the younger folks in our team ask what it is and why we keep using it.

Some still use iPods to avoid subscriptions and streaming services, my favorite was one of our sysadmins who showed me Gopher.

I’m curious about others though, thanks!

How people manage to play and chat online with random people? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

I’ll be checking it out, thanks!

How people manage to play and chat online with random people? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

This is kind of embarrassing because I feel like I’m out of touch with video games but I actually have the opposite concern…

How do I play games that allow me to talk to people while playing?

I have a an iPhone, an Android tablet and a Nintendo Switch.

I know I’m limited by my devices but are there any games I could play that have that feature?

Looking more for the social aspect than the gameplay tbh.

Who is your favourite author? in c/literature@beehaw.org

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Roberto Bolaño has been most influential in my life, I first read him as a teenager and many trips, career decisions and lifestyle choices during my early 20s were directly influenced by two of his books: The Savage Detectives and Last Evenings on Earth.

He's been my favorite author for a long time and certainly the writer I've read and re-read most often, but I think I've outgrown him a bit during the past year. I'm glad he's been part of my life for so long though, and I look forward to finding my next favorite author.

What was using the internet in the early 2000s like? in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

Thank you so much for sharing this, wow!! You must have so many great stories from that time, the fact that internet communities were small yet distinct enough to remain separate from our real world identity is (sadly) fascinating to me.

What was using the internet in the early 2000s like? in c/casualconversation@lemm.ee

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 17 points 2 months ago

We must be around the same age haha because those were staples for me too, I was obsessed with motherload on minclip, RuneScape and age of empires lol

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What was using the internet in the early 2000s like? (lemm.ee)

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What kind of websites did people visit? Were people friendly?

How often do you misrepresent yourself online? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Truthfully, never, I’m always honest, but I’m also an advocate for data poisoning and obfuscation. One of these sentences is false.

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[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Scented candles in my office. Makes my work feel much more cozy and less stressful.

Who's your favorite fictional US President? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Just the man who prompted this question

Who's your favorite fictional US President? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

LOL I don’t see why not!

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Who's your favorite fictional US President? (lemm.ee)

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La Valse (The Waltzers) by Camille Claudel, protégé, muse and mistress of Rodin. Conceived in 1889 and cast in 1905. (upload.wikimedia.org)

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What are some downsides of software being federated? (lemm.ee)

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Self-Portrait with Apron and Brushes - Anna Bilińska (1887) (upload.wikimedia.org)

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Wind Blown Grass Across the Moon by Utagawa Hiroshige (19th c.) (upload.wikimedia.org)

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What was the last book you read? (lemm.ee)

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TIL the Microsoft font 'Calibri' was used to expose corruption in Pakistan because documents written in Calibri could not be from an earlier year than 2007, revealing the possibility of forgery. (www.theverge.com)

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What are some of your favorite literary vignettes? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by cybercitizen4@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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A vignette is a short (< 1000 words), descriptive literary sketch, usually capturing a single scene or a brief slice-of-life moment in a character’s experience.

Usually in people's comments to some crazy AskReddit questions I used to read really cool stuff like that, then just online I began coming across vignettes written by authors and artists. One of my favorites is "A Choice of Three" by Alex Turner (frontman of Arctic Monkeys), Leonard Cohen also writes good ones, Ernest Hemingway, etc.

If you have any similar ones I'd love to read them!