besselj

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[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 27 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

It'll be interesting to find out if this research got IRB approval prior to the study

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If the apps don't work without network access and they don't have an obvious need for network access, then I don't want them on my phone. If that's the case, then either app is poorly made or it is being used to spy on people with unnecessary telemetry.

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

Feels like a race to the bottom

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Of the companies that might buy Chrome, I hope DuckDuckGo gets it.

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Supernatural encounters within homes have often been associated with carbon monoxide poisoning.

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 87 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Seems easy enough to preserve old development files long enough to outlast the companies that own the IP. Just gotta not touch them for a decade or two and then "accidentally" find them.

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Kompromat, probably

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 40 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Its why the younger generation uses words like "Unalive". They're growing up on puritanical platforms that use automation to censor sensitive topics and they have to find creative ways to express themselves to get around the censorship.

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 days ago

Works on my machine

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It'll make a nice honeypot for extremists, if it wasn't one already.

[–] besselj@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 days ago

That's what a sealion would say

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