21/F (she/her) Chronic commenter and resident visual artist. Nice to meet y’all
I started my privacy journey last year. My gf at the time, was really into privacy and told me all about data collection and selling. I bushed it off, justifying it as the cost of a using a free platform, until I noticed that topics from our Discord convos would appear on my YouTube recommendations (or I Googled something similar, still creepy none the less). It was so oddly specific that I freaked me out and I almost immediately changed my search engine, browser, email, etc.
Bingo!!
When I first joined Lemmy I got a message from Nicole. I instantly knew it was sketchy, but I saw some comments genuinely missing her when she got banned. Overall, there’s a small minority that actually meant it but I still can’t believe that scams like that have an audience.
I love Orion! It’s a little clunky but I love being able to use the full UBlock Origin.
I genuinely believe that all the design and music choices that caused major online outrage for that one Sonic movie that came out during COVID was all faked for press.
You mean to tell me that they redesigned and reanimated the entire movie and added multiple new scenes to the movie in six months during peak COVID?
OG trailer if you don’t know what movie I’m talking about: https://youtu.be/4mW9FE5ILJs
Here’s a clips from the when the “improved” version was released: https://youtu.be/6cIhrkE2txA
^ Not to mention that considering how privacy conscious the OOP was there’s a good chance they had some way to limit IP tracking. When I verify log-ins for 2FA the approximate location shown in emails is rarely in my city much less close enough to pin any business near my home.
Edit: I skipped over the part where they had proxies active. Which leads me to my next question: If they had proxies active wouldnt they cover their tracks if the VPN fails?
I like to share a lot of links (mostly from Youtube) with my friends.
sigh and here I was looking forward to switching back to Android since I missed being able to install APKS…
Honestly, since I’m not very techie and unable to donate (for now) my main contributions are simply regularly using open source software. I’ve switched a good portion of my daily online services to FOSS alternatives. It’s fun to find them and give them a shot.
My laptop has been discontinued by the manufacture for a couple years now and with support for Windows 10 ending, I wanted to increase the lifespan of my device so I looked into Linux. The lack of ads, bloat, and spyware are also major selling point to me.
Ik it’s super old but I don’t think I knew about this community at the time.
I recently learned that I’m allergic to mosquito bites, it turns out it’s not normal for them to swell up to an inch in a half.
Yes, that’s my favourite part of crocheting as well!
In terms of my favourite creation, it’s hard to say. If I had to choose it would be the blanket I made when I first started out. It’s nothing special, it’s essentially an upscaled version of the practice double crochets I was doing but it still looks nice. Plus, it’s made from a heavy yarn so it’s super warm during the winter. But I think it’s my favourite piece because of the memories I have of it. While making it, my late cat Princess (cat in photo) would love to lay on the finished bits while I was working on it and of course attack the working yarn. Around the same time, my late cat Potter had to get his coat shaven down due to bad matting. It was November? when he got shaven down so he’d spent a lot of time wrapped up in that blanket to keep warm.
My yarn stash it just a collection of all the yarn I thrifted during my hyper fixation tbh😅 I did manage to get a good amount of wool or cotton yarn for cheap tho.
Me with crocheting, at least I got a cool blanket and plushies out of it.
I do guided meditations that you’ll find on a mental health focused app if that makes any sense. 😅 I mainly use it to help me relax before I go to bed. I’ve been doing this for a couple years now and I enjoy it.
Me with the dishes. Thank God dishwashers exist.
I watched the Minecraft movie with my friends the other day, and I genuinely enjoyed it! It’s a fun movie if you don’t take it super seriously.
Beautiful painting, you really captures Jacks likeness!
I’ve only used Apple computer a handful of times, but there is a lot of elements to Pop!_OS that remind of Mac. Particularly the tiny loading circle your mouse creates after opening a window reminds me of the similar that used to come up on my elementary school old Macs.
I’ve only used Apple computer a handful of times, but there is a lot of elements to Pop!_OS that remind of Mac. Particularly the tiny loading circle your mouse creates after opening a window reminds me of the similar that used to come up on my elementary school old Macs.
I also switched to Pop!_OS. I’ve only used Windows all my life and this distro made everything so easy. The Pop Store is a lifesaver.
The amount of times I’ve had to beg the pharmacy for emergency refills of my meds because I forgot to call my doctor in order to renew them is unreal.