[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago

It's pretty scary how media can influence us so much, even when we think they aren't, and even when we think "only dumb people fall for it." No my friend, the majority fall for it. Not cause they're dumb, but because they've scienced the hell out of human nature and know precisely how to do it right under our noses. It started with marketing and advertising that works well, unfortunately. They've cracked the psyche code. Media adopted it. Big tech improved it. Gah... this is turning into a rant about capitalism; I didn't intend to go there. Eek.

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submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I recently installed Linux Mint Cinammon on an old laptop to try it out. The Title bar on windows is too tall for me preferences. I poked around in settings but couldn't find a way to make the title bar shorter. Is this not possible or is there some CLI-fu config to force it?

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago

Treat them how you would wish to be treated when you are old, forgetful, stubborn, deaf, and slower. Getting old can suck. It's angering. It hurts. They are humans with emotions. Don't forget that.

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submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.world

How do I get to the about:config page? It says Connection is not secure. There is no popup which asks "if I am sure".

What I tried already:

  • Disabled all extensions
  • Disabled all system wide tracker and ad blockers
  • Turned off HTTPS only mode
  • Turned off Enhanced Tracking Protection

Didnt know how to enter Safe mode in Firefox for Android. So couldn't try that.

  • Wiped cache and all app settings using Android Settings:App menu.
  • Uninstalled Firefox.
  • Reboot Device.
  • Reinstalled Firefox.
  • about:config does same thing; no change.

This happens on both my Android Tablet and my Android Phone, both Samsung. Any ideas?

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

IRC and ICQ

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submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world

I tried acode, quickedit, markor, squircle CE, and numerous others.

Isn't this like a basic thing, to sort?

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submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/askandroid@lemdro.id

Tired of all the tracking in app. 9 trackers found. Any suggestions?

9 Trackers Detected in Textra

598 tested signatures on 20976 classes
(11813031)

Amazon Advertisement
°Google Play Install Referrer
Google AdMob
Google Firebase Analytics
IAB Open Measurement
Inmobi
Moat
Smaato
Tappx

*Amazon Advertisement
128com.amazon.device.ads

*Google AdMob
27com.google.ads.
342com.google.android.gms.ads.

*Google Firebase Analytics
14com.google.android.gms.measurement.

*IAB Open Measurement
266com.iab.omid.library

*Inmobi
621com.inmobi

*Moat
91com.moat.analytics.mobile.

*Smaato
994com.smaato.

*Tappx
67com.tappx.sdk.

*°Google Play Install Referrer
12com.android.installreferrer


file:///data/app/~~Bnb2y4Sqi5K-c5PwsGsCDA%3D%3D/com.textra-jD9SCwu5EPoq5Aae3cLjMA%3D%3D/base.apk

MD5sum: 38a2df184b2009cb5c0d48daee7f900b
SHA1sum: a27f0974518b56d55a29629520b773321f61f296
SHA256sum: b25224621825637f652c58905b1cd83350944d8dd5ab0d8188bd82f782f30f07

CN=chompSMS

SHA1withRSA

CERTIFICATE fingerprints: 
md5: f0f1ea75d97096771c5056d741836541
sha1: 1ba23faa58443e811f8352118377846149efd5c7
sha256: f6176da5770d5348bf95aad29dcbc0561dc0d3d384337f0bd22f2afda241b92e
[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago

Sounds like Poly Sci homework. How about you answer the questions and post them here.

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

It's evaporative cooling. Grew up with them. They're great. They aren't A/C. They don't worm when it too humid.

Great for dry desert geography.

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

They are appealing to the fallacy that hiding things means bad behavior.

Not true. There are plenty of good reasons to hide things. Social security numbers, income, bank account info, even personal preferences.

Privacy != bad

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 97 points 1 year ago

Dutch East India Company - The original corporate raiders.

MASS ATROCITIES!

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

In the SW USA in summer it can get 117F (47C) and let me tell you, my dude, 100% cotton is still hot as hell.

I don't know this for sure, but to me it seems like the whole suit and tie and jacket thing was a northern European tradition and eventually an eastern USA tradition where it's cold. That shit don't work in the desert, and those who continue to claim "professionalism" and maintain such stupid customs are fools, in my opinion.

I'm not middle eastern but those dudes have the correct answer to the desert. I really wish the thawb would catch on in the Sonoran Desert of the southwest USA.

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

I would LOVE the house slipper bit. I've suggested it so many times. Wife and kids just won't go for it. Wife says it's rude to ask a guest to take off their shoes. I disagree but she just can't see my point or view. If you want to enter my house, show respect and take off your shoes to keep my house clean.

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." - Mark Twain

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Any Nostr ppl here? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Been hearing a little about Nostr. Apparently it's a protocol?

How did it differ from fediverse stuff like ActivityPub protocol?

What is the community size or population of Nostr users compared to Lemmy or Mastodon?

Do you use it?

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news

Shows left, center, and right viewpoints.

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

https://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/

Buy stuff people left at airports or from lost luggage. Good for kindle and such.

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submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

Here is my embarrassing list.

=Noteworthy

1984 by George Orwell Catch-22 Joseph Heller Dune by Frank Herbert East of Eden by John Steinbeck Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

=Less Noteworthy

Black Sea Gods by Brian Braden Mythos by Stephen Fry Smallworld by Dominic Green The One by John Marrs The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce

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submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

I see many 4.5 to 5 star fantasy books. I get excited and read about them only to find out they are really just "romance" or smut type books. Grrr.

I really wish these romance novels would separate themselves from the fantasy genre. It wastes my time seeking out highly rated fantasy books only to find out they are actually romance books.

I wish I could block the romance and smut books when searching for fantasy novels.

It's disappointing that these romance novels are masquerading as fantasy novels. I do understand these romance novels really are, for the most part, fantasy, but I wish I wish there were a separate category either for the romance fantasy or for the traditional non-romance fantasy novels so I could block them in my searches. I've no interest in romance at all.

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1883 paramount+ (lemmy.world)

Anyone been watching this? I wasn't interested but wife asked me to watch with her. It's actually pretty good.

I like the narration; it's beautifully poetic.

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