I mean, yeah fuck Google, they’re full-on evil and I refuse to use any of their shit.

But can we also talk about the fact that a person is in the country fully legally, and because they went to one protest a department that has nothing to do with that at all came after their data? The same department which is known to kidnap and disappear fully legal residents?

Anyway, expecting any us-based corporation to prioritize customers over government is a fool’s errand.

Did I not qualify it by saying I could be wrong? What is so confident about that? Jesus Christ, nobody asked you.

I believe what’s in the payload is not the same as what the user chooses to see. That is, it’s sent no matter what but the user can set what’s visible on the lock screen. I could be wrong though.

A notification doesn’t have to carry any data in its payload; Signal devs could take care of that.

Chastises you for not remembering some data you handled 5 years ago

I’ve been around a long time, and I have bad news for you….

So many parts in this article reinforced exactly how I feel about the state of things and what I’m doing about it.

No Twitter, no Facebook, never did Instagram or TikTok, no YouTube unless I need to fix something. My one online vice is Lemmy, which is nice because I run out of new content and am forced to do something else like read a book or be productive.

If I’m at dinner with people, phone goes face-down on DND. If I’m in a meeting, close the laptop unless I’m presenting or taking notes. I designate Monday and Friday “concentration says” and keep meetings to an absolute minimum.

It’s done wonders for anxiety and stress. There was a time when the smartphone worked for us, not the other way around. It requires a conscious effort, but it’s totally worth it.

Laughs in pi-hole

Launching on April Fool’s Day, chef’s kiss.

Time to produce a golden statue!

They’re focusing on short-term profitability hemorrhaging slightly less money, as other commenters mentioned.

Quick nitpicky fix. The only way they don’t lose shit tons of money is if they shut down completely.

$100 million Series B led by Bain Capital Crypto

The article paints some glowing picture of success and excellence from this move, as if VC doesn’t expect some huge return on investment from a service which hasn’t made a dime. “They’ll make money on premium subscriptions and business services”…. Right, ok.

“We’re rolling out tasteful, relevant, safe ads” in 5…4…3…

Kagi news

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Coulda fed an entire country in the real world

I wanted them to feel better about themselves

Asana is… not a whole lot better.

Is there a setting where women can choose a bear preference?

Hick hop