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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@verge But more impactfully, if app store purveyors actually thought that privacy were a human right, they would prevent native apps from circumventing browser choice through tracker-blocker-blocker approaches like "in app browsers".
Ever wonder why the web feels like it doesn't work right from insta/fb/whatsapp? It's because Apple and Google are *extremely* happy to hold the coat of Meta while they shake you down for data.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@verge Again, and I cannot stress enough, none of the real low-hanging fruit has been collected. We're still in the "doctor, it feels good when I stop punching myself in the face" phase on digital privacy, and yet the tech press is out here showering heavyweight facepunching champs with confetti for brief pauses.
What would a serious, if minimal, privacy effort look like? To start with, app stores would set policies about use of payments for apps that do not sign up to data-at-rest covenants.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@verge This power has not been used to clamp down on tracking, except in the most performative, low-impact ways. The idea that Apple and Google removing *explicit tracking IDs* from the OS is some sort of huge privacy win is *bewildering*. That the tech press lapped it up like it has actually been useful, when the big issues come from data at rest, has been serially depressing. Privacy advocates cheering for the worst "do something, do anything" improvements makes me mentally flip a tiny table.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@verge At a tactical level, the tracking gap (the practical amount of data an app can extract vs. its web counterpart for the same service) has always been maintained in favour of native. Recent, belated attempts to (timidly) hang a "beware of dog" sign about fingerprinting really give you a sense of how little oversight there has been. But why?
Because better tracking in apps gives the app stores more power, which is good for business.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@verge Never forget: whenever Apple and Google spout platitudes like "privacy is a human right", always ask "and so what policies have you put in place in your app stores to discourage abuse of data at rest?"
They've had unbelievable, unprecedented power over native developers for the last 15 years...has it been used to improve privacy? Or to facilitate scaled tracking in ways never possible on the web?
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reyjrar@hachyderm.io ("Brad L. :verified:") wrote:
I can't help but notice the new Apple laptops rate "Video Playback 22 hours, Web Browsing 15 hours" under battery life.
Congratulations web developers everywhere, it's now more computationally intense to render a webpage than video playback!
Mastodon FeedReblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
morganm@subdued.social ("B. Morgan Murrah") wrote:
I am interested by websites that have no ads and also have basically no footer or header or identifying information at all. Its like a totally different experience sometimes.
Ive used this confetti.js snippet in a couple of demo projects and I have no idea who to attribute it to basically and that mystery is actually rare and interesting in this world.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
neauoire@merveilles.town ("Devine Lu Linvega") wrote:
@aw check this out
https://github.com/fuzzballcat/milliForthmilliFORTH weighs in at just 422 bytes. This beats out Tunney's sectorLISP (436 bytes) by 14 bytes, making FORTH now the smallest language once again.
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
I had that thing for years. I haven't been doing work like that in a while, but I just found out you can pick up a cheap "light pad" for like $20. Holy macaroni! O_o
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
When I was a teen, I was into drawing and inking. Part of my process would involve tracing over a pencil rough where I had worked out a composition. If you're not using tracing paper, you need to use a light box to help you see the under drawing. At the time, they were expensive. So I built my own by getting a local glass shop to cut two panes of glass: one smooth and one frosted. I picked up an under counter fluorescent light, and then built a box to house it in from scraps.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
I was conflicted about leaving Facebook.
I was conflicted about leaving Instagram.
I was even conflicted about leaving Twitter.
But LinkedIn?
What a cruel twist of fate that the one social network I'd be delighted to nuke forever without even a second's hesitation is the one society decided you need to keep for your career.
Mastodon FeedFirst test of an E3D ObXidian nozzle with some fairly abrasive matte material.
I had this roll of filament sitting on my shelf for over a year after it had already ruined a pair of regular brass nozzles.
Let's see how this goes!
Mastodon Feedrmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:
lmaoooo Rena just took care of the people who were trying to scam her dad
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
Path through the countryside. Cumbria.
Canon AE-1 Program
Kodak Portra 400
Helios 44M 58mm/2
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
selzero@syzito.xyz ("Deniz Opal") wrote:
Whatever is going badly in your life, just know, it could be worse. Forbes Magazine could feature you on their cover for example.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):
SteveThompson ("Dr. Steve Thompson") wrote:
No one should be surprised when this man, who claims AI is “one of the biggest threats to humanity,” steadfastly unleashes predictions to his own dire rhetoric on the world.
"Elon Musk unveils Grok, an AI chatbot with a ‘rebellious streak’"
"Musk also revealed that Grok had access to user posts on X, which he owns, and has a penchant for sarcastic responses."
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@verge Google (and Apple) were right to be terrified of sideloading; their OSes are insecure and not even 10% of the software delivered as native apps today should be allowed the default superpowers that native platforms (unwisely) dole out like candy today.
But the right response isn't to undermine competition they way they have; it's to secure their damned OSes and move most apps back onto the web where they can do less damage and track users less.
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
@verge It's always best to conceive of huge firms as agglomerations of smaller companies that, in their default state, have no love for each other. Them's the breaks. Even so, this sort of antisocial behaviour is only facilitated by the rest of the org a.) not knowing (see also: MADA) and b.) assuming everyone else is doing the right thing because you try to.
Google's shady dealings w/ Android & Play aren't going to look good in sunlight. This trial is going to be 🔥🔥🔥
Mastodon Feednadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
Talos Principle II is *AMAZING*, what an incredible game, I haven't had this much fun playing a puzzle game in ages! Ouf! Was super fun to stream, I will absolutely be streaming the rest; subscribe to my Twitch if you're interested! We had some people chatting. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1969625989
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
So, Epic v. Google is going forward, and this 2021 piece was linked from @verge's coverage:
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632804/epic-google-lawsuit-unredacted-complaint-antitrust
The Play and Android teams were always antagonistic toward the web (which they saw as a threat) in my time there, but some of this stuff...wow.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
shonin@mastodon.world ("Shonin") wrote:
Uber and Lyft to pay $328 million for stealing from their drivers | Boing Boing
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Realizing that with WSL people finally have Linux on the Desktop. 😩
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
bascule@mas.to ("Tony Arcieri 🌹🦀") wrote:
Here’s a story for people asking where’s the sea level rise:
Living in a Neighborhood That Floods, Rain or Shine
As high tide floods increase in some areas of New York City, its residents are asking themselves: When does a place become unlivable?
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
trevorflowers@machines.social ("Ding Dang Trevor Flowers") wrote:
I want a dead fricking simple GUI app for Fedora/sway/Wayland that opens a video, lets me drag handles for the beginning and ending of a clip, and then export that clip to a file. I realize that Kdenlive and other full fledged editors exist but I would like the app to be super lightweight with resonable defaults.
Does this exist? If you know of such a thing, please let me know.
Mastodon Feednadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
After running some simulations, it really does seem like the simple act of installing a smart thermostat system across my house is the single biggest thing I've done to save energy/help the environment/whatever. I'm projected to save between 30% and 40% on natural gas usage. That's nuts!
More people should do this. Rather, more people should have amazing partners that remind them to do this for two years.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
sugar@goblin.camp ("uncrustable punk") wrote:
I stick the plug in the outlet. suddenly a sense of dread and regret washes over me. what am i doing with my life? is this where i thought i would be at this age? what even are my dreams and goals anymore?
i look over at the discarded packaging in the trash. "existention cord". fuck. not again.
Mastodon Feedcollinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:
Sometimes, when you're listening to your inner monologue, I think it's useful to ask: would I tolerate it if anybody else was speaking this way to me?
Mastodon Feednikvo@esperanto.masto.host wrote:
se vi prononcas la nomon de la lingvo "toki pona" kiel "dogi bona" ŝajnas ke ĝi estas la lingvo por bonaj hundoj
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
jalefkowit@octodon.social ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:
“Can you explain this gap on your résumé?” Sure, happy to. You see, regardless of human events time continues to move forward at a fixed rate
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Speaking of travelin' around this place, Johnny Cash "I've Been Everywhere":
