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digdilem, to privacy in UK porn watchers could have faces scanned

Isn’t there already a website that shows cum faces?

digdilem, to linux in The Distro Wars are good actually.?

Because it triggers the tribal instinct, innit.

“I use A, so A must be better than B. Otherwise I’m wrong, and I don’t like that.”

The reality, of course, is that there is no “Best distro” for all use cases, and personal choice is absolutely a qualifier in defining those use cases. If your personal requirement is for a neon pink desktop and rather aged theming aimed at little girls, then you’ve absolutely chosen “The best distro” for you and don’t let anyone tell you differently.

digdilem, to privacy in Multiple Adblockers in a row - does it make sense or is it even harmful?

One problem is… when you want to allow a blocked domain. It can be time consuming and confusing trying to track down which one of those things is actually stopping you.

digdilem, to opensource in OSS-Blacklist: A blacklist for keeping track of OSS hostile companies/organizations

We are writing to inform you that we have discovered two Home Assistant integration plug-ins developed by you ( github.com/Andre0512/hon and github.com/Andre0512/pyhOn ) that are in violation of our terms of service

Did the guy explicitly agree to their Terms of service? If not, how can he be in breach of them?

cease and desist all illegal activities

What illegal activities exactly?

Feels like unenforceable scare tactics, but IANAL.

digdilem, to linux in Why do you use the terminal?

Only one of the ~250 linux machines I maintain has a gui.

digdilem, to datahoarder in A dozen or two TB of storage for media on the cheap?

I’m sure plenty will disagree with me, but unless you have specific needs, I’d suggest spending more time sourcing your media rather than rely on transcoding. Most formats of popular stuff are available and Jellyfin will happily play it natively.

Also be aware that transcoding is VERY cpu intensive, unless you have a compatible gpu/transcoder. I run a ML110 with a 6-core Xeon (12 threads) and if Jellyfin needs to transcode something, it uses all of that and still stutters badly when seeking.

If you do need to transcode because you can’t source the media in a compatible way - you may want to use something like Tdarr to transcode it before you try to play it, so it’s ready when you are.

digdilem, to privacy in YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts

I find it convenient to do so to follow channels.

digdilem, to linux in When Windows 10 dies, I am going to jump ship over to Linux. Which version would you recommend for someone with zero prior experience with Linux? **Edit: Linux Mint it shall be.**

Mate, why wait?,

Run to Linux, don’t just run from Windows.

digdilem, to privacy in GDPR complaint against X (Twitter) over illegal micro-targeting for chat control ads

Good article which explains itself clearly. And on the face of it, extremely valid.

digdilem, to linux in 7 Ways to Tweak Sudo Command in Linux

Either you’re trolling - in which case, sod off back to Reddit - or you have a woeful misunderstanding of how Linux user permissions work.

Please explain how someone might “simply change” someone else’s .bashrc without either already having access to that user account, or root access on the whole machine?

digdilem, to opensource in If I create a OSS app with analytics to detect & log crashes with feature use, is it a bad practice?

It takes years to build a good reputation in OSS, and only one dumb thing (like opt-out of personal data) to ruin it.

(Yes, IPs may be considered personal data in that they can be used to identify individuals, and so subject to the GDPR and, potentially, the very high fines associated with that. Unless you’re evil, don’t collect any personal or identifying data unless you absolutely have to, and very triple sure the user knows what you’re sending and why)

digdilem, to linux in Amazon Building its Own Linux-Based OS to Replace Android

No difference to Google then

digdilem, to privacy in [Discussion] How do you feel about age verification on Porn sites?

I suspect you haven’t worked with governments before.

Just because something is technically possible, it’s no guarantee that it will be the chosen mechanism for something. More likely the contract will be awarded to either the lowest possible bidder, or to a friend of a friend. Cronyism is depressingly common at all levels.

digdilem, to linux in What's the best way to have a .bashrc that I can use throughout systems?

I uses Uyuni to push config files out to the machines I’m working on, including .bashrc files, .vimrc and all kinds of little QOL improvements.

Probably overkill just to use Uyuni for that, though.

digdilem, to linux in I'm so frustrated rn.

(Looks at laptop I’m using to reply to this that’s running Debian)

Server OS? Debian? Yes it is, but it’s also a Desktop and Laptop OS and many other things. Everything on this HP laptop just worked, including the function buttons. There’s a reason it’s such a well used distro, and it’s not just because it’s good for servers.

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