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YouTube adds tracking parameters to shared URLs that can be traced back to individual Google accounts
  • I'm using FairEmail on Android. When tapping a link, thr app detects tracking parameters and offers to remove them. I really like that feature and wish other apps would offer something similar.

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    Loyalty cards sharing app
  • Since the company that manufactures usually is different from the loyalty card provider, it's probably safe to just take a screenshot of the loyalty app with the card being visible, and then just using that screenshot during checkout.

    Even if you do not plan on actually cashing in on the benefits (which, if you shared the card, might be considered fraud), just presenting the card and creating random and unusable profiles could be a fun thing.

    Personally, I would only consider using these screenshot for cash transactions, as credit card payments might be traced back to you.

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    U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations
  • Is that the same government that keeps a backlog of zero-day exploits to spy on people?

    We need to move from offense (keeping exploits/bugs a secret, keeping systems vulnerable, hacking other countries/people) to defense (keeping our citizens' systems secure, being legally required to disclose vulnerabilities so that they can be fixed).

    You cannot complain about "the Chinese/Russians/Marsians) are hacking us!!1!" when it is at least partially your fault that they are able to do so in the first place.

    This applies to a lot of governments, not just the US.

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    Spotify’s first US price hike for Premium is coming next week
  • I don't mind paying for the music. What I do mind, however, is the kind-of hostage situation that I am in with Spotify. I understand that they have costs that need to be covered. (Though, podcasts - especially exclusive ones - are NOT what I ordered.) I want to be in control of my data, and be able to easily transition to competitors and/or self-hosted solutions.

    I guess one of the more difficult things to have "free" is the music that could be of interest to you, but you do not already own it.

    I was contemplating to go back to reading album reviews and music news myself, but that seems like a larger time invest.

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    Spotify’s first US price hike for Premium is coming next week
  • That is a very good question.

    • What would it cost if I was to acquire the music in my library?
    • What if I wanted to sail the seven seas instead? Where would I get the music from?

    As for the algorithm, a lot of the suggestions for new music is probably also available to non-premium users (e.g. "Discover Weekly") and could be scraped/downloaded from the API.

    I believe there could be a rise in demand for a solution to migrate away from these audio walled gardens, especially with the upcoming price hike.

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    If you could have one small thing as a superpower. What would it be and why?
  • Being able to choose the best fruits/vegetables when shopping for groceries. No more moldy Avocados.

    I know that there are indicators that I can already use to determine this, but I want to be able to just pick the best ones every time on first try without even thinking or touching them all.

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    Seeing all this bad and negative things going on the internet let's change the pace, what is something that's good and you're excited for?
  • Thanks! The page seems to put more focus on "custom builds", whereas the other page linked has more granular presets for the builds. I've bookmarked them both and will try and cross-reference my selected hardware and compare suggestions.

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