Ganbat

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I'd just like to point out that WordPress is GPL, so anyone could do whatever they want with the code, including Auttomatic. If people using the software in a way that, although uncool, is totally something they agreed to, the best bet would be to leave WordPress as-is and spin continued development into a new product with a new license. Would people like it? No. Do people like this, though? Hell no.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Please, DOJ, smash Google with a hammer and redistribute the pieces!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

This is happening because the site is shitty so don't use the shitty site. Sounds pretty f'n on-point to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Also works fine on Boost, links to a post on [email protected]

Maybe you should open an issue about it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago

I use Floorp and Startpage. I don't trust DDG after the whole Microsoft debacle. Though, I'm not really that hot on Startpage since they use the same deceptive advertising practices as Google and Bing (disguising ads as results).

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

Yep, looked it up again today and some proper information has been posted publicly in the interim since I last tried. I was able to strip the drm from a handful of my books today using it and an older version of the Kindle PC app.

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

It's bad for privacy no matter how you sell it. Unless you have a good amount of disposable income to buy up burner numbers all the time, a phone number tends to be incredibly identifying. So if a government agency comes along saying "Hey, we know this account sent this message and you have to give us everything you have about this account," for the average person, it doesn't end up being that different than having given them your full id.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

The second I went to sign up and learned a phone number was absolutely required, I knew that their privacy was pure bullshit. That little declaration at the end here is an absolute slap to the face.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I looked in to the whole DRM removal thing. From what I could tell, everything was majorly out of date, required a really old version of Calibre, and didn't work with newer books.

Edit: So, this is out of date info. There's a fork and it works with a fairly recent version of the PC app. Basically no fuss.

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

Okay, I have no idea what the hell is going on here. I don't follow this stuff, and last I heard, Sam Altman was the good guy who was kicked out of OpenAI because he was focused on ethics while they were focused on profit.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

ITT: Wicked coping with some terrifyingly invasive practices from people none of us know. Seriously, some of this stuff is super concerning.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Scroll down and listen to the recording for Never Gonna Give You Up. Someone knows where that box is.

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