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submitted 3 months ago by inspxtr@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

It’s been a while since I last downloaded anaconda. But I remember when clicking on the download page, it would show the usual “choose your OS > download binary” (eg this archived version in 2019).

Recently I helped someone else set it up and it showed a form to put on email, with smaller gray text near the bottom of the form about skipping it.

Does this count as a dark pattern?

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Sorry for the title, didn’t know how to succinctly describe it. Here goes.

I have my gmail set up in my iOS device using the default app. Whenever a new email comes in, the number of new emails in the inbox would appear very briefly appear as 2, instead of 1.

After maybe a second or less, that number goes to 1, which is the correct number. It’s usually very quick so I don’t have a recording.

Has anyone encountered this? Anyone knows why it happens?

Thanks!

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 39 points 8 months ago

Is there a database tracking companies that start out with good intentions and then eventually gets bought out or sells out their initial values? I’m wondering what the deciding factors are, and how long it takes for them to turn.

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 37 points 10 months ago

How is the entity or power that has the ability to grant me such knowledge connected to the existence of the universe?

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by inspxtr@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

I’m looking for a duplicate/similarity checker against a custom set of documents. This is possibly like a plagiarism checker, but with a custom reference (instead of everything that exists).

But I could not find a solution that can be selfhosted, and have some simple UI and capabilities like Turnitin. Any suggestions?

Thanks’

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

I don’t get what the obsession with big phones is. Is it that most people really want big phones or that companies can charge more for them?

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

I think many have also been wondering about version control of legislation/law documents for some time as well. But I never understand why it’s not realized yet.

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

As much as I despise snap, this instance bring some questions into how other popular cross-linux platform app stores like flathub and nix-channels/packages provide guardrails against malwares.

I’m aware flathub has a “verified” checks for packages from the same maintainers/developers, but I’m unsure about nix-channels. Even then, flathub packages are not reviewed by anyone, are they?

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 100 points 1 year ago

what really confuses me is how the FDA approves this without a few more years of animal testing and protocol refinement.

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I’m looking for potential Lemmy/Kbin communities where people can ask for suggestions for data sources. There’s “datahoarders” but that’s more technical how-to’s of the act of hoarding (I think).

I’m searching for more of a “data-request” or “ask-data” type of community, though the latter might be more appropriate for asking more meta questions about data.

Is there such a community out there?

Thanks

Ps: If this is not an appropriate place to ask for community finding, please let me know.

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago

dead internet, here we go!

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

seriously, how bad must it be to change name to clean up their image? We all expect this industry is controversial.

The only recent thing I remember about Pornhub is the current blocking in certain states as protest to the age verification requirement. That seems like a plus in my book that they stand up for privacy and internet use. Changing the name seems like it might dilute their stance.

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I’m trying to look for a self-hosted alternative for Airtable (or at least FOSS option) that has some basic mobile app option for viewing + editing.

I was looking at Baserow and Nocodb but I couldn’t find any iOS/android options for either of them.

Any suggestions?

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I was completely blown away! Holy crap!

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

what’s the difference between flatsweep and using flatpak uninstall —unused —delete-data?

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

did not know “kidinfluencer” is a thing. the exploitative, child labor nature of such concept, the detrimental mental health effects of such practice, on kids no less. definitely something we can live without.

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I’m not very familiar with how Wikipedia vets the sources in the references/external links. I was wondering whether there are manual or automated checks for cyclic sources, for example a Wikipedia page cites a source for something, but such source after a few rounds of citing would go back to the same Wikipedia page.

  • Does that happen with Wikipedia?
  • Does it matter? I presume that would invalidate the source?
  • How do they make sure it does not happen? Is there an automated check or something?
[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Looking forward to someone bringing this up when discussing the ongoing died-but-somehow-always-revived legislations that would introduce backdoors for encryption for government

[-] inspxtr@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

maybe even integration with uBlock if possible?

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submitted 1 year ago by inspxtr@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

First of, I’m not entirely sure they are the same to be honest, sometimes I see discuss.site-a.com while others it’s discourse.site-b.com?

Anyway, are these federated in some ways?

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submitted 1 year ago by inspxtr@lemmy.world to c/iphone@lemmy.world

I don’t and never intend to use iCloud. I have everything turned off in “Apps using iCloud”. But once in a while, I have to go to that to inspect, because sometimes a random app would be turned on.

(1) What does it mean to have an app turned on? I tried to log in to my iCloud account and could never figure out where those apps might be stored.

(2) Is there a way to turn it off completely? So I don’t have to always check like a hawk.

Note: version of this is also posted in iPhone@lemmy.ml, I have no idea how to crosspost on memmy. Sorry

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As in, no events, no holidays whatsoever in any place in the world. Or maybe the least eventful day of a year.

Maybe statistically, Feb 29 would be the one. But other than that, what else?

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I'm very new to self host, so apologies if I say things wrong.

Anyway, I'm looking for comment systems that I can deploy to fly.io (or similar systems but not Heroku) for my static pages (Jekyll) that comes with Codeberg/Sourcehut pages. I found staticman but it assumes Github/Gitlab.

Thanks!

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