If you admin a server, I'd recommend going invite only for a while till we work out whether the fash will try an make inroads on Fediverse after all this censorship that's going down.
stay safe
Learned of another self-hostable, privacy-focused front end similar to Teddit called Libreddit.
Source code: https://github.com/spikecodes/libreddit
Differences as of now are:
- Libreddit mirrors Reddit’s redesign while Teddit mirrors the old.
- Libreddit is written in Rust while Teddit is in Node.js.
“Masks Off for TheDonald.win: The server for thedonald.win is hosted at 167.114.145.140. Read on to learn how I discovered this.”
TIL about HTTPS4All, an open-source “HTTPS-Everywhere” app for iOS Safari.
https://github.com/bouk/HTTPS4All
Neat! Open-source iOS/iPadOS 14+ app for easily configuring an encrypted DNS profile.
https://github.com/kkk669/DNSecure
There’s also https://github.com/fyr77/dns-mobileconfig for generating a custom, shareable profile and my own project, https://gitlab.com/nitrohorse/ios14-encrypted-dns-mobileconfigs, for some pre-made, shareable profiles.
Good to see! Standard Notes recently completed security audits for cryptography (Trail of Bits) and penetration testing (Cure53).
https://blog.standardnotes.org/standard-notes-security-audits-2021/
ProtonVPN on Testflight now has a “NetShield” feature. Free version can block malware, paid subscription supports ad and tracker blocking too. Interested to learn what filter lists it uses 🤔
Threema is now open-source.
- https://threema.ch/en/open-source#overview
- https://github.com/threema-ch
Been having a blast with “Ori and the Will of the Wisps” on the switch. Definitely worth checking out if you like platformers.
https://www.dekudeals.com/items/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps
This is helpful; a generator for creating an encrypted DNS configuration profile for you Apple device.
fediblock
@andreas Also seems that Hope Holdings also run the following:
fediway.com
oneway.com
healothers.com
twitiverse.com
Cyberpunk 2077 has involved months of crunch, despite past promises
https://www.polygon.com/2020/12/4/21575914/cyberpunk-2077-release-crunch-labor-delays-cd-projekt-red
"Spotify helps me discover new music"
Your know what else helps you discover new music?
Bandcamp Daily had a lot of genre-focused posts, even stuffing deep into genres that get overlooked.
Soma.fm has dozens of channels.
Music podcasts exist that cover various musical styles.
International radio stations are a great balm for the wasteland of USA radio.
Magnatune is a label that covers many different genres.
Point being there are better ways to find and support artists then Spotify
Do you have the best, fastest, military-grade VPN that gives you total privacy and anonymity? Your provider might have promised you all these things.
9 out of 10 highly recommended VPN providers made false claims on their website - the only service from our list that passed the test was TunnelBear (no pun intended with the preview image).
Review the complete list and wording examples in our blog post: https://www.ivpn.net/blog/misleading-promises-of-the-worlds-fastest-anonymous-military-grade-vpns/
Oh hello, if you have a #NintendoSwitch and got the latest update, there’s now 2 places where Google Analytics is enabled by default where you need to opt out.
FYI #Washington state has support for expose notifications now.
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