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  • That's the Privacy Badger. I love using it aswell.

  • Best Lemmy App in 2024
  • I personally use Thunder. It looks great.

  • What was your best decision in life?
  • I apologize for the late reply. I was really busy these few days.

    OP, do you mind if I ask what your native language is?

    Well I do not mind. It's Turkish.

  • What was your best decision in life?

    For me, it was learning English. Although I do make a few mistakes here and there, I'm mostly perfect on it.

    The amount of resources you have access to dramatically increases when you know a universal language. I say dramatically because it made me realize how much my native language lacks when it comes to certain topics. The most obvious one to me was tech and computers. Everybody knows how to use Windows but there are very few resources about stuff beyond Windows. It's actually sad. [insert sad face here]

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    NSFW
    Can i talk with a person who passed away ?
  • I think it depends on what you are expecting out of the conversation. The chances are they will be excellent listeners. Buf that's about it unless something is wrong with them or you.

  • Why is it that we get nervous around our crushes?

    I hope you all are having a good day. I would like to start by saying that I'm the "can't take compliments" guy who posted a while back about how he "can't take compliments". I've been thinking about something for a while. That being the situation in the title.

    Now, there is a girl that I really like. Let's call her Cass. Cass and I are very similar. We both share similar interests. Reading books, discussions about philosophy etc. But we are also similar character wise. What I mean by that is that we both like to make jokes and are great at it too, etc. etc.

    I am comfortable around girls. No issues with that. But I've been just really, really, shy around her. To the point where I straight up leave the room if I see her. For a person such as myself, this is a pretty odd behavior. Because I give zero crap about what other people think of me.

    So instead of endlessly questioning myself, I decided to use this as an opportunity to think.

    Why do we humans do this? Cass is perfectly capable of getting along and understanding me. So why am I nervous around her? Is it because I sub-conciously put Cass on a pedestal? Even though it's kind of illogical considering she's a very pick-me girl with mental issues? (For clarification, I did not mean these parts of her character when I said that we were similar. But who's to say I'm perfect?)

    This has been bugging for a while. Low self-esteem? I have plenty of it. Fear of being judged? Might be if I really am putting her on a pedestal.

    So... what's your opinion? I might make a post about her situation one day. Because she's certainly an interesting person. It's interesting how depression can destroy someone.

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    I don't enjoy it when people compliment me. Why could it be?
  • Reminds me of the broken arms guy on Reddit

  • I don't enjoy it when people compliment me. Why could it be?
  • I'm usually cheerful around people but when they compliment me out of the blue I just get quiet. I'm not thinking about anything either. My mood decreases. It's not that I devalue myself. Deep down I am disgustingly egoist. However I don't inflict any of that on others. People wouldn't classify me as an egoist at all. Perhaps it's my ego that's causing this? I'm unsure.

  • I don't enjoy it when people compliment me. Why could it be?
  • I’m an extrovert, and I was a gifted kid. I haven’t been gaslit about my abilities, and I was supported and encouraged as a kid. I know what I’m capable of, and I know my limitations. I love myself, and wouldn’t choose to be anyone else.

    I'm the exact same. Well, perhaps saying "exact" is too much. Let's just say "similar" instead. I love myself so much.

    To me, compliments feel like someone passing judgement on me, like they’re putting themselves in a place above me so they can judge me. I’m aware that’s not what they’re doing, but that’s always been what it feels like to me.

    While I personally think they aren't judging me, I sometimes feel like I'm doing exactly what you have described when I compliment people. I try to compliment people whenever I can in order to make them feel good and while it works, I feel like I'm above them for doing so.

  • I don't enjoy it when people compliment me. Why could it be?
  • Despite my overall independent nature I find the thought of someone out there being just like me comforting.

  • I don't enjoy it when people compliment me. Why could it be?
  • Of course! Who doesn't want an AI overlord looming over us all the time? Even the thought excites...

  • I don't enjoy it when people compliment me. Why could it be?

    Not to brag but I'm a pretty confident person in my social circle. I'm funny, make people laugh etc. etc.

    Basically, I am adored by everybody.

    But there is something that I noticed about myself lately. Regularly people come up to me to chat and sometimes they compliment me. Now, complimenting isn't a bad thing, obviously. But I just don't feel anything when I receive them.

    However I enjoy it when people talk good things about me when I'm not present. I, again, don't feel anything when people talk shit about me when I'm not present. BUT I really enjoy it when people straight up come at me and say something bad at me. My mood increases and I spend the rest of my day happier.

    Is this some kind of a defense/coping mechanism that I have unintentionally developed? I don't see anything bad about this.

    It's also worthy to say that I spent the majority of my life isolated up until a few years ago. No compliments at all but nobody to say bad things either. Is this why I fail to appreciate compliments?

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    Looking for an emulator (old nintendo)
  • Retroarch? It's basically an emulator haven from what I've seen. I'm not an expert when it comes to emulators though. So if there is some kind of technical problem, disadvantage, something that makes Retroarch inferior to alternatives; I'm unaware of it.

  • Moving from Mixplorer to Ghost Commander
  • I have been using Material files for quite a while now and I really enjoy it. If I want "dual-pane mode" then I just use the "New window" button and split those two.

  • What person can help me sort out the big picture of my life?
  • I don't want to comment on Cock and Ball Torture but I will say that eccentric people will help you see life in a much wider window than before.

  • Can you recommend a book for me please?
  • I made a comment somewhere else a few days ago so I'll just copy paste.

    Les Misérables is easily the best book I’ve ever read in my entire life. A few years ago I read a shorthened version of it and even then I was fascinated by it. I finished reading the full text two months ago and oh my fucking god this book is the best thing ever written.

    I’m Turkish so I read the Turkish translation (will read the full text in English and French when I learn it) and on the back of it, it says something along these lines:

    “… Les Misérables is the third and the most majestic collumn of the author’s novel trilogy that tells of the society…”

    And I completely agree with that. This book is simply timeless. The characters, situations, unjustice, inequalities, all the suffering in it could be applied to any society. This book is real.

    The messages that it sends are solutions to topics that seemingly anybody with a functioning brain should be capable of thinking and realizing. And yet, these solutions are ignored and refused because of greed, revenge, bloodlust and most important of all, ignorance.

    The main character of the book, Jean Valjean is the embodiment of redemption. His entire arc teaches us how to treat criminals. Some countries today are taking these lessons and applying them. The lessons being; treat them as human, rehabilitate them. The result? They actually do heal and return to society as normal human beings.

    And yet you see people against this practice. Those kinds of people are blinded by bloodlust and revenge. They are the same kind of people that were racist, sexist and much more back in the day. The arguments that these people bring don’t hold up either. The most common one I see (at least from my perspective) is this:

    “You wouldn’t react this way if they hurt one of your loved ones!”

    The fact that these people don’t know anything about me aside, this argument is pointless as it implies that I would be blind to fact and logic when I’m in pain. And while that is true, me being angry over an apple falling onto my head won’t make gravity any less real. In other words, so what?

    The biggest victims of this mentality are pedofiles. Not the ones that do engage in action. But rather the ones that don’t harm anybody are aware of their issue. For instance, if a non-engaging pedo went to a therapist and told them of their issue, what would the therapist do? Call the police of course. And what would that do? Their life would be pretty screwed from that point forward. Assuming they are the non-engaging type, of course. I don’t believe this to be the correct attitude towards these kind of cases.

    I would also like to dive into other topics that the book covers (and perhaps extend on this one) but it would be way too long for a comment. Thank you anyone reading this far. I would like to hear your opinions on the matter and discuss even!>>

  • Texas Granny thinks Christians are being laughed at
  • Replace the Christian in the photo with Galileo and the crowd with Christians.

  • What was a book so good that you have ReRead it?
  • Les Misérables is easily the best book I've ever read in my entire life. A few years ago I read a shorthened version of it and even then I was fascinated by it. I finished reading the full text two months ago and oh my fucking god this book is the best thing ever written.

    I'm Turkish so I read the Turkish translation (will read the full text in English and French when I learn it) and on the back of it, it says something along these lines:

    "... Les Misérables is the third and the most majestic collumn of the author's novel trilogy that tells of the society..."

    And I completely agree with that. This book is simply timeless. The characters, situations, unjustice, inequalities, all the suffering in it could be applied to any society. This book is real.

    The messages that it sends are solutions to topics that seemingly anybody with a functioning brain should be capable of thinking and realizing. And yet, these solutions are ignored and refused because of greed, revenge, bloodlust and most important of all, ignorance.

    The main character of the book, Jean Valjean is the embodiment of redemption. His entire arc teaches us how to treat criminals. Some countries today are taking these lessons and applying them. The lessons being; treat them as human, rehabilitate them. The result? They actually do heal and return to society as normal human beings.

    And yet you see people against this practice. Those kinds of people are blinded by bloodlust and revenge. They are the same kind of people that were racist, sexist and much more back in the day. The arguments that these people bring don't hold up either. The most common one I see (at least from my perspective) is this:

    "You wouldn't react this way if they hurt one of your loved ones!"

    The fact that these people don't know anything about me aside, this argument is pointless as it implies that I would be blind to fact and logic when I'm in pain. And while that is true, me being angry over an apple falling onto my head won't make gravity any less real. In other words, so what?

    The biggest victims of this mentality are pedofiles. Not the ones that do engage in action. But rather the ones that don't harm anybody are aware of their issue. For instance, if a non-engaging pedo went to a therapist and told them of their issue, what would the therapist do? Call the police of course. And what would that do? Their life would be pretty screwed from that point forward. Assuming they are the non-engaging type, of course. I don't believe this to be the correct attitude towards these kind of cases.

    I would also like to dive into other topics that the book covers (and perhaps extend on this one) but it would be way too long for a comment. Thank you anyone reading this far. I would like to hear your opinions on the matter and discuss even!

  • Finally got rid of telegram, congratulations to me
  • I can't speak for the privacy scene but in my country it's pretty popular merely because of anonimity (which boils down to not having to use a phone number) and Discord-like server/groups. For porn and other NSFW content, it is pretty popular.

  • Why does not firefox care more about the android version?
  • It is Google's. Google uses it on Google products that aren't Android. Such as Google Chrome for PC. It got a MD3 update.

  • Copilot doesn't like it when it's questioned about Microsoft's certain actions?
  • Edited the image link to point to the correct one.

  • Copilot doesn't like it when it's questioned about Microsoft's certain actions?

    This might also be an automatic response to prevent discussion. Although I'm not sure since it's MS' AI.

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    Why does not firefox care more about the android version?
  • I'm pretty sure the reason why it doesn't use Material Design is to protect it's own branding. Material Design is Google's after all.

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    Leah Rowe, the creator of Libreboot, stole my work.
  • I personally think that this merely a miscommunication on Leah's part. If I were you, I would just let it go. From what I understand, Leah remade the patch herself so no work was stolen?

    Sure you might feel wronged for being told to wait for a week and that's natural! But as I stated, this was just a miscommunication in my opinion.

    This situation is not worth stressing yourself over. You're salty over Leah calling your work "shit"? Work/study harder and improve upon yourself. If I were you, this is what I would gather from all this.

    Also, Leah saying "Accepy my authority" is pretty ironic for someone in the FOSS community.

  • Need help on a challenging situation: How to get data out of a phone with a broken screen?

    A few months ago I dropped my phone (Samsung Galaxy A70) and the screen broke. Got a new phone, problem solved. But there is some data on it that I forgot to include in my backups. Very small files but important for achive purposes.

    Screen (touch input too) and the speaker are dead. I know the password (obviously) but how will I go around doing this? First thing that came to my mind is connecting the phone to a computer via USB. But there are some obstacles.

    The phone is rooted and has LineageOS 20 (and Lineage Recovery) installed. The phone is on vibration or muted mode. Therefore an external speaker isn't of much use. The OS is most likely fully functional. I can tell when the screen is on and not by holding the power button. If it's on, it will vibrate which indicates the power menu has openned. If it's off, the flashlight will turn on.

    Phone has a USB-C 2.0 port and the wireless cast doesn't work due to Google Services being absent (apparently) so no video output. First thing I tried doing is just straight up connecting it to a computer. Obviously it didn't work because I didn't unlock the phone and a security feature that only uses USB for power unless otherwise is told is active. That setting can be changed via a notification. So I tried connecting a mouse and keyboard. I couldn't if anything was happening or if the peripherals were connected at all.

    So what do I do? I'm thinking of booting into Lineage Recovery and see if I can do anything with ADB or fastboot. But probably not since the data is encrypted.

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    Who's winning here, exactly?

    This year we made good progress. You know, Linux gaming becoming better, Reddit fucking up, Metaverse failing etc. But on the other hand Big Tech has or are planning to make some moves. Such as, Google's Web Enviroment Integrity API (EDIT: they backed off), UK's encryption bill, etc.

    So what do you think of the future? I'm currently optimistic. I think the best recent event was Reddit fucking up. Obviously one of the biggest information sources going down that path isn't something to celebrate. But it was bound to happen. I believe decentralized social networks becoming more popular is what Aaron Swartz would have wanted if he saw how Reddit was being managed.

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    So my phone's speaker is dead and I thought of something

    Is there a product out there that can be used in the way the picture below (or above) shows? A really small speaker that's in (or silighly bigger) the similar size of phone's built-in speaker.

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