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noorbeast

@ noorbeast @lemmy.zip

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  • I use LibreWolf on Linux as my primary browser, but have recently installed Helium as a backup browser for rare times where chrome is required for a specific site, or for testing.

    Helium seems pretty transparent, even giving the option in setup not to use their enhancement services, or self-hosting those same enhancement services, or turn them off if you want to.

    Helium currently supports MV2 extensions and has Ublock installed by default, though it is hard to say how long they may maintain MV2 support, given Google ditched it.

    While not my daily driver Helium does seem to get rid of Google monitoring, has solid base settings and security defaults, includes Ublock by default which I think is absolutely necessary, and has some nice use and customization features.

  • Self hosting Sunday! What's up, selfhosters?

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  • Just installed Owncast, so townsfolk can ride my G-scale Polar Express via an onboard livestream, as part of a revamped lighting and projection mapping festive season show.

    While I was at it I also added Kokoro for TTS.

    Thought I would spice up Jellyfin for the festive season, so am trying out the Jellyfin Enhanced and Home Sections plugins.

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    My perfect Linux setup is always just one more tweak away

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  • For me it is not a cycle, just a pragmatic implementation of tech catching up to my very specific needs.

    Linux has been my primary OS for decades, but because I have edge case tech interests I have maintained a dual boot configuration.

    Some of those edge cases have been possible, but also marginal in Linux, at times breaking some key aspects of my personal needs, so in the Unity game engine some required plugins (yes I am seriously looking at GoDot but have decades of investment in Unity), and in video tasks for 3D projection mapping projects, needing some custom scripts to work around codec issues.

    The greatest challenges have been in relation to combining Sim games, motion simulation and VR integration.

    I am again currently taking another run of that complex integration at the moment, tweaking CashyOS to meet my video editing and 3D projection mapping needs, while also trying to wrangle various proprietary Windows programs to run sim games, use 3rd party programs like CrewChief, and most importantly include telemetry driven haptics and motion simulation.

    My Linux nirvana is complicated by some very specific but personally very important edge case needs. I am hoping that current Wine and Proton development has progressed to the point that I can finally totally ditch Window$ forever...fingers crossed!

  • Xi proposes Global Governance Initiative

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  • Or perhaps questioning the obvious flaws of the UN.

  • The days of custom Android ROMs are numbered, and Google is to blame

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  • Sad opensource and consumers are shafted!

  • Quiz: can you pick a Victorian from a Queenslander? How our accents change from state to state

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  • Its language use not just accent, so a Victorian would say a bag, a Queenslander would say a port.

  • Your browser lets websites track you even without cookies

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  • Plus Mullvad VPN.

  • Razer's HD haptic gaming cushion allows you to experience every in-game explosion for $299

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  • Razer's HD haptic gaming cushion allows you to experience every in-game explosion for $299

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  • A few sunsets in Queensland.

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  • Tassie is compact, unique, varied, stunning and a whole lot more, certainly worth a visit, it will be getting cool in a few weeks time but things like Dark MoFo, kicking off early June, keep things interesting, including the unexpected like the nude solstice swim (NSFW): https://darkmofo.net.au/program/nude-swim

  • A few sunsets in Queensland.

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  • East Coast of Tassie, taken when we did the driveway Anzac day during Covid. That creek runs behind my house at the end of our yard, has a bridge over it for the road and then out to sea.

    The west coast of Tassie has great sunsets over the ocean.

  • A few sunsets in Queensland.

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  • I will add a Anzac sunrise from Tassie and perhaps other Aussies can chime in:

  • Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch

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  • Hard pass.

    Personally I operate at the extreme end, my own self hosted SearX search engine.

    And, from what others may describe a tin foil hat perspective, I still can't come to grips as to why people accept less than baubles, in other words nothing, for their immensely valuable personal information which underpins the collective wealth of the magnificent 7, the most valuable companies in the world.

    From my perspective Perplexity simply aims to get a slice of that exceedingly valuable gravy chain fiscal pie.

  • China admits to being behind Volt Typhoon cyber activity targeting US

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  • Not only did I read the article, what you have quoted further confirms the misleading title, the source is anonymous and there is an interpretation of intent, not direct or open admission.

    Could the CCP be responsible, absolutely, is there clear evidence of admission, rather than international diplomatic posturing, not at all.

    If you believe there is a clear factual open admission and ownership of guilt by the CCP then please point me to it.

    Some leaders are not so subtle in international interactions when making threats, even in the full glare of public media.

  • China admits to being behind Volt Typhoon cyber activity targeting US

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  • The title is misleading, rather 'Two anonymous observers in secret Biden talks claim Volt Typhoon has been responsible for intrusions into vital critical infrastructure'.

    Click bait headlines and journalism are as much a threat to democracy and independent critical thought as the CCP.

  • Mullvad's privacy-focused search engine Leta is now free for all users | Leta acts as a proxy for Google and Brave search results

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  • Honestly, while I appreciate the Mullvad initiative, as a Mullvad VPN customer, their choices still primarily serve up thinly disguised advertising as the top search responses, compared to my own self hosted SearXNG results: https://github.com/searxng/searxng

  • The deadliest beings on the planet: can the bacteriophage help in our fight against superbugs?

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  • Bacteria are a significant part of the eco system, and can have a significant impact, but we are the deadliest being on the planet....by a long shot!

  • Biggest Privacy Erosion in 10 Years? On Google’s Policy Change Towards Fingerprinting

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  • Yet another corporate self-serving move that should highlight the need for de-googling, but with a monopolist controlling information flow how many will notice, and if they do, how many will recognize there are counter options, even if made difficult by the dominant web player...I would like to say it is blatantly time to break up big tech, but realistically I can't see that happening, given regulatory capture of US politics, on both sides, as an outside observer.

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    'Hamas entered UNRWA and took everything,' Gazan staffer says

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  • I guess for me, as neither Israeli or Palestinian, the first clarification required is why the IDF is 'interrogating' UNRWA workers in Gaza, particularly in circumstances where the IDF is known to kill aid workers, be they UNRWA or unrelated international relief workers. Is this a quirk of language or something far more sinister, particularly when the interrogator is also being disguised.

    Secondary to that, if UNRWA is subject to HAMAS interference, conducted by force, not cooperation, why is it that under the new law, UNRWA will not "operate any institution, provide any service, or conduct any activity, whether directly or indirectly," in the sovereign territory of Israel. In effect, UNRWA's activities in East Jerusalem will be terminated and the body's powers will be transferred to Israel's responsibility and control." To me the new law disrupts required aid, contrary to humanitarian law, rather than tackle claimed HAMAS actions of interference.

    The third missing element is unrestricted independent transparency and verification, which as I understand it the IDF does not allow. Hence IDF claims can't be regarded as creditable, but rather more likely propagandist, given the control the IDF exerts, including preventing external independent media access and the killing of independent journalists.

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    noorbeast @lemmy.zip

    Meta subsidiaries ordered to pay $20 million to Australian government over 'misleading' ads for security app

    www.abc.net.au /news/2023-07-26/meta-subsidiaries-ordered-to-pay-aus-govt-20-million/102649008
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    noorbeast @lemmy.zip

    Meta subsidiaries ordered to pay $20 million to Australian government over 'misleading' ads for security app

    www.abc.net.au /news/2023-07-26/meta-subsidiaries-ordered-to-pay-aus-govt-20-million/102649008
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    noorbeast @lemmy.zip

    Canada faces down 'bullying' from Facebook owner Meta as it pursues Australian-style news content laws

    www.abc.net.au /news/2023-07-21/canada-faces-social-media-giants-pursuing-australian-laws/102633492
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    noorbeast @lemmy.zip

    Canada faces down 'bullying' from Facebook owner Meta as it pursues Australian-style news content laws

    www.abc.net.au /news/2023-07-21/canada-faces-social-media-giants-pursuing-australian-laws/102633492
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    noorbeast @lemmy.zip

    First-generation iPhone sells for almost $280,000 at auction

    www.abc.net.au /news/2023-07-19/first-generation-iphone-sells-at-auction/102619920