A VPN does not provide inherent inherent security. It is only as trustworthy as the entity providing it. As I understand it, A VPN to a safe LAN with firewall or such, yes. A VPN to a sketchy third party that will basically log everything you do, no.

Upgrade your friends. But don’t abandon the soundtrack of your life. It’s a vital piece of the narrative. 🎧

Thanks for the share. Link without the gamingonlinux intermediary: https://www.thedarkmod.com/

The problem isn’t just recycling; it’s consumption. Also, aluminum still holds some value. What else is worth recycling?

I like Liquid Prompt[1] (A useful adaptive prompt for Bash & Zsh) Examples:

θ70° 2z termight@zone51:~ $ vi .bashrc

θ71° 2z termight@zone51:~/docker/invidious master(+34/-17)* ±

[1] https://github.com/liquidprompt/liquidprompt

FeedBro because of the rules

What’s the practical takeaway here? Just don’t have an email basically

@Cgers@lemmy.dbzer0.com The takeaway here is not “don’t use email at all.” You can employ OpenPGP, and encrypt your emails. Also, host your own keys. Perhaps don’t allow a single corporation to have your private key and access to your encrypted messages simultaneously.

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No single organization should be trusted. “Emails paint an intimate narrative of ourselves — the people we talk to, the books we read, the politics we practice. This information is powerful. When we lose control over it, it can do great harm to ourselves and our loved ones.” https://ideas.ted.com/why-we-should-all-care-about-encryption-really/

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Consider this: when you were drawn to Proton, what was it that attracted you? Was it not some aspect of its promise or appeal? And now, as you move away from Proton, is it not the same discriminating mind that drives you to seek out another object of attachment?

Outlawing Chinese AI in the USA might seem like a “straightforward solution”, but it could have unintended consequences: escalation, underground development, and missed opportunities. At the end of the day, the goal should be to protect human rights and promote transparency, not just in the US or China, but around the world.

Zim just works.

Using gajim but will go back to pidgin when it adds xmpp to v3.