It's pretty straightforward to read actually. I didn't see the "of" at first though so I was puzzled.

this community is basically rDontDeadOpenInside at this point

I dislike ads as much as the next person, and find uBlock Origin necessary for browsing the web, but the cold fact is that the internet is run with advertising, whether you like it or not.

If that is done without creating a profile on me, and without crippling the reading/viewing experience, I can tolerate advertisement.

I assume this is also an action towards becoming independent from Google funding; which is a good thing.

What is interesting to me is how your occupation would be identified.
Face value? What if you are a Japanese citizen, but look like a foreign person due to genes. Edit: or if you look Asian but are not a local.
Speaking fluent Japanese? What if you are a tourist who has learned the language.
Would you need to show your ID at every establishment to prove you are not a tourist?

If both people have Syncthing installed, you can do that by sharing a folder between you.

But it is not like cloud services where you can generate a shareable link - Syncthing is mostly designed for syncing files between your own devices real-time.

Legally speaking that may be be correct, since Meta has their own advertising platform. They do not "sell your data", but what they do sell is indirect access to your data, via targeted advertising.

16% is pretty good. the ones at three to one percent are the weirdos.

It's called "metadata", so clearly it belongs to Meta.

There is an NPO called The Mozilla Foundation that develops Firefox

Just to be precise, Firefox development is lead by Mozilla Corporation, which in theory is a for-profit company; however it is fully owned by the Mozilla Foundation, and all profit is reinvested to the Mozilla project.

I'd say Fairphone is less worse than e.g. Samsung or other big companies from a privacy perspective. Their phones are also promised long support cycle, meaning software updates as well as replacement parts, so buying used should be more viable than other brands. Although I believe they might be difficult to find if you're not in Europe.

For email, I recommend purchasing your own domain name and finding a provider that allows the use own your own domain (like Proton or Tutanota). A catch-all function is also good for making unique addresses per service, so you're mostly protected from data leaks and spam. Like lemmy@yourdomain.tld or clothingstore1@yourdomain.tld

Will make switching email providers much easier when you don't have to update your address to tens or hundreds of services you've registered on.

You like cool space stuff? Science fiction? Exploration? Games that don't hold your hand? Wonderfully crafted experiences? Mysteries to solve? Existential crisis? "A-ha!" moments?

Outer Wilds is the game. If you answered "yes" to at least three questions, give it a try - you will probably love it.

Thing is, you can't really explain much about Outer Wilds without getting into spoilers, as the whole point of the game is to explore the game's solar system, figure out environmental puzzles and read ancient texts of a long-gone civilization to solve a mystery that you find yourself tangled in.

It is simply the most fascinating game I have ever played - it's amazingly well-thought as an experience, every little thing neatly fits together. And there is no right or wrong way to play - after the 'tutorial', the game never tells you what to do or where to go next. It is all up to your curiosity and interests. Stuck on exploring one planet? Go investigate something else. You'll probably find answers to help your exploration on the original planet! Any way you go about exploration, you will find revelations and eventually reach the game's amazing finale.

Furthermore, if you know what to do, you can complete the game in around 10 minutes. Outer Wilds is a 15-30 hour game. There are no powerups or tools to unlock - knowledge is what gates you from answers and is what allows you to progress.

Beautiful.