mr_machine

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by mr_machine 4mo ago
GPD already makes such things, as does ClockworkPi. The Flipper One is exciting in significant part because it offers a different, smaller form factor.
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by mr_machine 4mo ago
Pretty sure from Google's standpoint, respecting privacy is a downside of local models. For them, the upside is using your compute rather than theirs.
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by mr_machine 6mo ago
Was initially excited about this project but their reticence to open source has really diminished that. The browser is far too critical a piece of personal infrastructure to be closed. Still hoping they open the whole thing, at which point
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by mr_machine 7mo ago
I on the other hand am fine with the premium price... but it looks like I'd need to install a proprietary app to use the service. That's a 'hell naw' from me.
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by mr_machine 7mo ago
Know what is super hard to do? Leave your house without being caught by someone else's Ring camera.
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by mr_machine 8mo ago
I like Kagi and pay for it. I've been impatiently waiting for Orion to come to Linux. But I won't run closed source. This is a huge disappointment.
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by mr_machine 9mo ago
> people just want to hate on Firefox While that may describe a few people, I don't think it fairly characterizes the backlash at all. I want to love on Firefox. I've been using it since before it was "Firefox." I&#
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by mr_machine 9mo ago
Make Firefox fully and exclusively a tool in service of the user. Eliminate - both in code and by policy - anything that compromises privacy. If a new feature or support of a new technology reduces privacy, make it optional. Give me a switc
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by mr_machine 11mo ago
I've got two of the Venstar Colortouch thermostats running locally with Home Assistant. They were spendy and their interface feels dated and clunky, but they've been totally reliable for me.
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by mr_machine 1y ago
Ink/Stitch ( https://inkstitch.org/ ) is a F/OSS option for a lot of embroidery machines... maybe not hers, but worth a look.
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by mr_machine 1y ago
I'd like to install and try this, but I don't use Google Play and it's not in F-Droid. Wish they'd just make an APK available.
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by mr_machine 2y ago
I was just thinking similarly. I don't need any of these AI features and I'm certainly not about to start giving Adobe money, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous.
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by mr_machine 2y ago
I've been running Arch+Hyprland on my laptop for very nearly 1.5 years. For whatever reason, I've not had the negative experience you describe; it's run buttery-smooth and reliably for me. I like it.
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by mr_machine 2y ago
I've been using (and paying for) Kagi since the beginning. For the first while, the search results were inarguably better than any alternative. I was thrilled and was recommending Kagi to anyone who'd listen. In the last six month
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by mr_machine 2y ago
Right there with you. I sent them feedback to that effect and hope everyone else does, too. Manufacturers need to hear this from us routinely.
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by mr_machine 2y ago
I like the idea and wouldn't mind paying to use it. That doesn't seem possible without allowing scripts from Google, Facebook, and Youtube, though, and I'm not interested in doing that. I don't need fancy video or graphi
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by mr_machine 2y ago
> CAD users don't necessarily need things to be open source... Open source is not in and of itself a goal. While there are certainly challenges to open source development, there are no downsides to using open source software. It wor
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by mr_machine 2y ago
The browser is, at this point, like a public utility. You can't get by without one. How is it okay to bake in privacy compromises?
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by mr_machine 2y ago
Yeah, I've been using it since the early days of OwnCloud, both personally and professionally. Love it and don't understand the haters at all. It's not perfect but it's really damn good -- and it's F/OSS.
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by mr_machine 2y ago
It can also change after an election, and the impact can be retroactive. Vlad needs to walk that "criminal" comment WAY the hell back.
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by mr_machine 2y ago
I'm a subscriber simply because their search is far better than any available alternative. That's the primary thing I want from them and so far they're delivering it at a cost I consider fair. Their other projects are not int
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by mr_machine 3y ago
How does it make sense to recommend Google Suite to someone unusually concerned with privacy?
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by mr_machine 3y ago
Fast shipping and streaming were plenty sticky for me. I'm aware that Prime offers various other benefits, but I never cared about them at all. I paid for Prime for very many years and considered it a good value. But their shipping has
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by mr_machine 3y ago
Currently, I stan Firefox, but only because all other alternatives compromise my privacy and security so egregiously. Mozilla has been messing around for years and in many ways, some merely dumb while others actively diminish the benefits o
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by mr_machine 3y ago
Definitely not just you. Often, though I know exactly the info required to find a message, Thunderbird comes up with no results. I've found that "repairing" the containing mailbox renders the message findable. Not sure when t
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by mr_machine 3y ago
Will the source be available for self-hosting?
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by mr_machine 3y ago
There are refuseniks like me who will never buy into Apple's (or Meta's or Microsoft's) ecosystems for reasons of privacy and control. I'm F/OSS only. In some areas, that leads me to do without. Having options like
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by mr_machine 3y ago
This is the way. I have a Dreametech Z10 Pro running Valetudo and integrated with Home Assistant. It works really well - better than I'd hoped it might.
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by mr_machine 3y ago
My experience is exactly the opposite. I know quite a few programmer/hacker types, many of whom are cognizant of and responsive to contemporary security and privacy issues. Almost to a one, the smartphone is where they compromise most
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by mr_machine 4y ago
Seems like there are lots of confidentiality and reliability issues in how tech is being used in law right now, but there aren't that many attorneys who understand the issues, and those that do find it more advantageous to overlook the

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