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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like the Portal reference

Unlike Google, XScreenSaver will never offer you advice, as it cannot talk. In the event that XScreenSaver does talk, we ask you to ignore it's advice. As we do with Google.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

That was meeeeeee

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's so fucking funny, dude really hates Google. XScreenSaver was released in 1992 fyi, and was once considered the pride and joy of Linux, being way cooler than other OS screensavers, and had a big community of ppl trying to make new trippy ones

[–] Murdoc 7 points 2 months ago

I was surprised to learn recently that people are still making new screen savers for it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Unlike Google, XScreenSaver will never run around and desert you.

Goddamnit

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Simple. Effective. Unlike Google.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The last bullet point might be the most impactful. Google should know the rules by now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Google keeps letting us down, tho

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Whoaa I never expected to so see Xscreensaver mentioned in the privacy community. I've been enjoying the penrose screensaver for about five years now.

*Spends the next thirty minutes looking at all the screensavers

[–] Murdoc 3 points 2 months ago

That was amazing. Wow. I mean, I knew that google was bad but, damn.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They could just publish on F-droid. However, this person is seemingly unhinged.

[–] gravitywell 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It is on f-droid too. This isnt being "unhinged" its just calling out google for their hypocrisy and pointless "privacy” policies and citing lots of examples.