INeedMoreRam

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   by INeedMoreRam 3y ago

   How do you balance using Librewolf default cookie blocking with high frequency sites like email/social media/bank accounts? I find there's a convenience with being logged into some of these sites like the Brave article discu
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   by INeedMoreRam 3y ago

   They need to add a Maps tab for easy map viewing on searches Otherwise, I give their index a B+ compared w/ DDG, Bing, and Google
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   by INeedMoreRam 3y ago

   I cancelled the WSJ but I still get physical mail highlighting their NEW deals Once you're in their system, it becomes near impossible to prevent them from bombarding you with solicitations to rejoin their service
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   by INeedMoreRam 3y ago

   Which browser do you recommend?
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   by INeedMoreRam 3y ago

   You can completely disable the crypto wallet.
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   by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

   I've been using Calibre on all my devices for years and have hundreds of books annotated. Why would I switch to Foliate?
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   by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

   So you don’t regularly read The Economist? Why don’t you just cancel your subscription already?
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   by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

   Wanted to avoid Microsoft's telemetry and felt like I was being spied on.
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   by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

   I feel similarly. My journey has been: VS Code, to Codium, to Atom, to Sublime, to now Vim where I feel the most productive.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    There is always fear, uncertainty, doubt on HN when speaking about the benefits of Linux, Firefox, Brave, or Musk. My propositions, which aren't in vogue on this site: My Kubuntu system is rock solid and never crashes. Firefox is still
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Which do you think is more clear? Half a decade ago? Or, 5 years ago?
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Sounds like you had faulty hardware.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Using a reputable VPN who claims no logs is much better than an ISP who gladly hands over logs.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    I disagree 100% that hyper-targeted ads are second best to no ads. For me, it's: 1) No ads 2) No ads 3) No ads I accomplish this via a bevy of ad blockers, VPN, and custom DNS settings
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    I've been running Linux Mint on my MacBook Pro (2011 model) for the last year relatively issue-free. For a couple weeks, I had DNS issues with the /etc/resolv.conf file, but I added a rule to the Network Manager to not touch
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    I also use Tor sometimes for the sole purpose of muddying up the waters for investigators.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    I've been running my own Nextcloud instance on a Linode with 2FA and your response made me question how secure it is. Even though I get an A+ on the Nextcloud Security Scan ( https://scan.nextcloud.com/ ), have 2FA, and
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    I desnapped my Kubuntu machine successfully per those instructions.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Thank you, encryptluks2. Found them.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Correct me if I am wrong, but can't we just remove all Firefox telemetry by unchecking these options in Privacy & Security: 1) Allow Firefox to send technical and interaction data to Mozilla 2) Allow Firefox to make personalized ex
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    My solution is using uBlock Origin without signing in to Google and a VPN. I'm not concerned about ads because I literally never see them. And uBlock blocks the tracking. Do you not use uBlock Origin? https://chrome.google.c
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Assuming we can trust Brave, the article clearly states: "Brave Search only uses your search query, country, and device type to show you ads, and does not keep any kind of profile of your searches." My question to somebody who und
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    But will using UBlock Origin, pihole, Quad9 DNS, and a VPN block ads? I think the answer is yes, since I am yet to see a Brave ad.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Comments like yours, reminds me of the trash on Reddit. Let me guess you use Chrome?
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Did you create a new “bogus”email address when you signed up for their service to hide your identity? Or were you okay with giving them your real email address? I feel uncomfortable potentially having my searches linked to my real email and
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Given up on Firefox? That’s categorically false. Firefox is more performant than ever.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    Some comments are better written than posts so to disqualify them as not reading is disingenuous.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    So when you open 5 tabs in Firefox it uses over 1.5GB of memory? I find that hard to believe.
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    I’m able to embed images into the Joplin app - not sure how long ago you tried?
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    by INeedMoreRam 4y ago

    I use and encourage Joplin instead of any privacy-breaching commercialized product such as Evernote, Notion, or OneNote.