NotPractical

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   by NotPractical 4y ago

   Kind of absurd that your OS (which is supposed to always be acting in your best interest) enforces these arbitrary carrier data limits -- it's objectively anti-user behavior and wouldn't exist if Android were truly FOSS (emphasis
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   WIP Google OnHub OpenWrt Port(forum.openwrt.org)

   2 points by NotPractical 4y ago|0 comments
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   by NotPractical 4y ago

   I personally use Bromite: https://www.bromite.org/ From my (anecdotal) experience, Bromite is faster than Firefox on my phone, but your mileage may vary. I was originally using Firefox due to its uBlock Origin support, but
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   by NotPractical 4y ago

   Exactly. Brave just takes Chromium (from Google) and adds weird crypto stuff to it. None of the Chromium forks are "different browsers" in my eyes. They all depend on upstream for everything important. They couldn't develop t
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   by NotPractical 4y ago

   Reminds me of this other "covert information receiving technique for individuals being closely watched", but in this case used for cheating on a proctored exam: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30675666
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   by NotPractical 4y ago

   Oh wow, I didn't know that! Kudos to Apple there.
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   by NotPractical 4y ago

   Interesting that `javascript:` bookmarklets work on iPhones, given Apple's track record of locking everything down. Neat! Browser extensions are still notoriously difficult to get on mobile for some reason (even on Android, which is op
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   Chaquopy is now open-source(chaquo.com)

   1 points by NotPractical 4y ago|0 comments
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   by NotPractical 4y ago

   > (and this is probably surprising to most Americans) most European countries actually have more restrictive laws regarding abortion than those to which the majority of the U.S. population are subject Not sure this is a fair assessment.
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    by NotPractical 4y ago

    This site is not a provider; it's an informative resource that links to other sites that offer abortion pills, such as Hey Jane.
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    by NotPractical 4y ago

    I think telemedicine abortion provider startups (e.g. https://heyjane.co ) have the potential to be seriously disruptive and allow women to access abortion care even as their rights are under attack. Also, I thought the "Cre
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    Plan C Pills(plancpills.org)

    111 points by NotPractical 4y ago|66 comments
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    by NotPractical 4y ago

    Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30805136
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    by NotPractical 4y ago

    I legitimately think Vasalgel will make history as one of the greatest advancements in human history, if it proves to be what it claims. It effectively provides men with an "on/off" switch for sperm production, without doing
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    Does anyone know on what grounds Google was able to do this? I'm assuming copyright infringement, because Vanced was distributing modified YouTube APK files, which are copyrighted. If so, could they not simply release an APK patching t
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    This use case would be possible if Google didn't explicitly disable USB-C video output: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/03/pixel-4-has-usb-vid... (As far as I'm aware, they still do this on Pi
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    Nathan for You is a great show. Thought of this episode as soon as I read the title.
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    This article blows. Popcorn Time is just a torrent client with a built-in streaming video player. It can't be killed. Also, that screenshot is from a fake Popcorn Time website. The official website is down at the moment, but the offici
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    Indeed. I wonder why Mozilla insists on making it as difficult as possible to sideload extensions on Firefox for Android. I understand compatibility concerns, but surely requiring the user to enable a hidden menu option and click through a
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    One of the important Android security features is the signature enforcement model. All Android apps must be signed, and the OS will refuse to install updates to an app if the signature doesn't match the currently installed version. [1]
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    Google OnHub router support ending in 2022(9to5google.com)

    1 points by NotPractical 5y ago|0 comments
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    Indeed, the new design reflects the new direction the site is moving towards.
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    https://github.com/tom-james-watson/old-reddit-redirect
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    Does this content really have a place on here?
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    I agree. I want sandboxing technology that increases user control, not the other way around. I don't accept the trade-off you described and I don't think anyone else really wants to either, they're just forced to if they want
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    I should rephrase: the user should have control over whether or not Riot is able to do stuff like this, and the operating system should enforce the user's decision.
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    The operating system should not allow Riot to do stuff like this. Sandboxing on the desktop is badly needed. Flatpak may have its problems but it's probably the best effort so far.
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    See also: https://github.com/Anarios/return-youtube-dislike https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/YouTube#Removal_of_pu...
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    YouTube-Dislikes Tracker(tracker.archiveteam.org)

    2 points by NotPractical 5y ago|1 comments
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    by NotPractical 5y ago

    This project borrows some of the most important security/privacy features from GrapheneOS (verified boot, per-app internet permission toggles, sandboxed Play Services) while improving performance over the stock ROM and adding a few hig