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Gogo Sempai
Gogo Sempai @ gogosempai @programming.dev
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YSK: Social media platforms attach trackers to the end of share URLs (which you can and should delete)

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  • Yeah that seems plausible.

    • Top 10 Anime of the Week #07 - Fall 2023 (Anime Corner)

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  • Frieren has been really good, my favourite this season.

    • YSK: Social media platforms attach trackers to the end of share URLs (which you can and should delete)

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  • YouTube has also started attaching a Share ID of sorts:

    https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=rzmQCXsZkblahblah

    The "si" query parameter is the tracker in question.

    Presumably, it has your user ID embedded in it so all your efforts to concele your identity by using anon IDs on Lemmy/Reddit/Twitter etc routing through VPNs Tor whatnot can be shattered with a single share of a YouTube video. Plus, they can track and associate users with each other based on who all opened your link.

    • this email confirms you have unsubscribed from all our emails!

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  • Using SimpleLogin, I create an alias for every new sign up and just turn it off if not needed. Only give your personal email to people not apps and websites.

    • Netflix confirms it is increasing subscription prices, again, after adding 8.8 million customers

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  • Currently costs peanuts in India (have some good friends over there 🥸) and there's no password sharing crackdown yet. Comes down to $2 per person on the highest plan. As long as this continues, I'll stay subbed to Netflix.

    • Come back to us bro!

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  • Just don't tell mom, I'll do anything!

    • Please, do not use Brave.

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  • On iOS, unlike Android, Firefox doesn't come with extensions. No ads are blocked. Even if I use Safari and Adguard extension, it doesn't block YouTube ads. Brave works like a charm in this regard. I've opted out of all telemetry stuff that I could find, and btw even Firefox opts into everything by default. Any other open source browser you can suggest that blocks ads including YouTube on iOS?

    • Whatsapp is going to run terribly...

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    • Don't let it lose!

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  • Missed opportunity (2)

    • Defaults insults

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  • They need to noobify that prompt further, something like "Yes, break my system!". Even Linus wouldn't fall for that (I hope)!

    • Who'll be next?

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  • Enable DLSS3 on your card for just $2.99/month and get those sweet extra frames! We know gamers love higher frequency as well, so with just $4.99/month, you can boost your GPU and DDR6 memory clocks by 50%!

    If you're an AI geek and want to use your card for training AI/inference, you can enable cuda cores for just $6.99 a month!

    Steal!!! Buy a bundle at just $9.99/month!

    ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

    • Who'll be next?

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  • Rival must be open source, otherwise we're doomed to be in this situation again. Go Godot!

    • Just +[--->++<]>+.+++[->++++<]>+.+++++++..+++[->++++<]>++

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  • Rookie numbers. Between Reddit, Twitter and Lemmy, I'm at 50+ right now.

    • Who'll be next?

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    • What's your view on Nothing?

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  • Here's why I bought the Phone (2):

    1. Didn't want to buy a Chinese smartphone because of privacy issues, shitty UI, bloatware, ads, update policies and the lack of any brand value really. I know Google isn't any better but tackling a single devil is easier than two. OnePlus, RealMe, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola are out.
    2. Pixel with GrapheneOS looks ideal but the G2 chip has some serious thermal efficiency issues leading to poorer battery life. I've seen my friend's phone stop video recording due to overheating lol. Heat aside, it isn't even powerful enough to beat the older 8+ Gen 1, let alone competing with Apple's A-series chips. Plus, no 120Hz or LTPO.
    3. Around this budget, you'll get Samsung's A73 not their flagship S-series. Apart from the plasticky back, a snapdragon 788 processor?! No 4k 60 fps recording? Ads and bloatware?! Sorry.
    4. Went with Nothing because it checked all the right boxes for me. Good software, good build, good hardware, good update support, some party tricks. Degoogled it the old fashioned way. It's something different and a head turner. They've really managed to create that brand value somehow in such a short time. I've had 3 people ask me to check my phone in just a week.

    • FOSS Alternative to Microsoft Lens? The development of OpenScan has been halted for 3 years.

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    • PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion

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  • Until hardware manufacturers like Nvidia and Intel start getting thirsty and lock features behind a subscription :/ Only $10.99 a month to use those RTX cores, $7.99 for DLSS.

    • Any rss reader which aggregates feeds

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  • Check out Fluent Reader, it's the best looking and the most featureful RSS reader I know of on Linux. Does have a common view as well.

    • Fascinating

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  • Is!

    • [RANT] I pay $70/mo for this privilege

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  • I was shocked when my friend from India told me that for 400 Mbps up and down, he pays only $14/month. Limit: 3.3 TB per month.