They seem to have completely lost sight of the fact that a phone is a tool. I don't want 'springy' animations when I tap a button, I want my tool to do what I intend. I don't want notifications that 'subtly' stretch when I dismiss a different notification, I want the dismissed notification to go away and the others to close up around it.
What I do want is a phone that works securely, quickly, efficiently, doesn't waste battery on nonsense, and doesn't distract me from what I'm doing. I guess we get 'pretty' geegaws instead.
Thanks for making it, it's a really handy tool for understanding who's responding to posts.
One post I can't get the votes for is: https://lemm.ee/post/24727759 I'm guessing that's because the community is on a different server, but I can't see an obvious way to get a link to the comment on it's home server when I'm browsing mine. It would be great if there's a way to resolve the correct server via the API, or at least report why it couldn't get the votes.
Whilst you're right about privacy not being binary and the need to create your own threat model, the problem is that all the different parties that collect your data trade it, so if you leave one avenue open, the others that you tried to block are likely to get your data anyway. Whether this fits your personal threat model is probably an individual decision.
It sucks that we need such an extensive amount of work put in to make devices private
The issue is that, short of the extremes suggested in places like privacyguides, you're not really making the device private. You could argue that you're making it more private, but the counter-argument is that you're still leaking so much data that you haven't significantly improved your situation.
Doing something probably is better than doing nothing, but it's not going to satisfy those who seek actual privacy. If you've got a particular leak that you're worried about it's definitely worth looking to address it though.
The username associated with every vote, up or down, is available through the ActivityPub API. If your instance doesn't show them (and I believe lemmy instances don't by default) some helpful soul has built a tool to view them. Sometimes it fails for reasons unknown, but it lets you see who's up or down voted a particular post or comment. I believe nom-lemmy interfaces like kbin also show you that information.
The #define = line would mean the = would be effectively removed, rendering the for a syntax error. That is, assuming it is an equals sign they've redefined, and not similar looking character.
Try writting 'Deceased' on it and return it. At the very least it'll give any human who sees it a momentary pause, and maybe they'll take it more seriously.
Bah! Young'un! ;) Installing Slackware off of a stack of 5 1/4" floppies and trying to work out your harddrive's geometry without switching the machine off to look at the label was a challenge. Doubly so if you were trying to dual boot.
That was always 'fun'. Trying to find things like the 'front porch' timings was an exercise in frustration at times. Then put it all together and try it, hoping it either worked, or at least didn't go too badly. The 'boiinng' noise sone monitors would make was always a bit alarming.
I ended up soldering together an adapter to convert from VGA to a monitor that took separate red, green and blue inputs with a sync pulse on green. Working out the timings for that was interesting, but I doubt any other PC OS could have driven it.
Failing that we use those roboroaches they developed a while back to lead the other roaches to live in the crater. They can have that bit. The inevitable plague of supersized mutant cockroaches we'd suffer in a few generations is a problem for later.
We can try your idea after the whole area is a glowing crater. I'm sure it'll work out juuuust fine that way. The first rule of scifi nuke vs. parasite club is: you don't listen to the advisor counselling caution.
They seem to have completely lost sight of the fact that a phone is a tool. I don't want 'springy' animations when I tap a button, I want my tool to do what I intend. I don't want notifications that 'subtly' stretch when I dismiss a different notification, I want the dismissed notification to go away and the others to close up around it.
What I do want is a phone that works securely, quickly, efficiently, doesn't waste battery on nonsense, and doesn't distract me from what I'm doing. I guess we get 'pretty' geegaws instead.