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Google operated by “don’t be evil” right up until they merged with Double Click. That merger itself forcibly removed the “don’t.”

An enemy of my enemy is my enemy?

There’s a good object lesson here: someone who generally agrees with you but criticizes something you do might have a point and not just be working for the enemy.

https://lemmy.world/post/51876426 - linking this here :)

Apple positions iCloud as a “must use” — but I still use my phone with syncs and backups going to my computer. No iCloud. All photos get transferred to the computer on each sync, where they get sorted and touched up without the Photos app, and then a curated folder with stripped metadata etc. gets synched back to the phone.

The bigger picture question: why do you need a remote?

Since Mini PCs have WiFi and Bluetooth, you can just use an app on everyone’s phones who uses the TV.

Make it a PWA and host it on the Mini PC. Then anyone on the network can just point their phone browser at it and have an instant remote that does exactly what you want and nothing more.

You could even put a QR code somewhere visible that points the phones at the pwa page.

Why should we have to opt out of our devices spying on our LAN?

Thanks for sharing. This reflects my own views and experiences so well.

All of that said, we got our revenge for the Arrow by replacing all the Boeing executives with McConnell Douglas executives who screwed up the entire corporation.

How did we ever allow Black Friday sales into Canada? That’s what Boxing Day is for!

Just another example of Canadian culture and commerce being steamrolled by the US.

It might have been useful to say up front that you live in the US. Are you planning to travel domestically or internationally? All these things change phone availability and strategy for what you should do.

So… I don’t watch videos; anyone have a bulleted list?

The only ones I know about are the LM supply chain, US telematics control and US-centric command and control system on the F-35.

In essence, every F-35 sold is a part of the US Air Force one way or the other.

I’ll just place this here: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/04/fbi-recommends-encrypted-messaging-apps-combat-chinese-hackers/

Some LEOs argue that the “compel” limits bit is limited to US citizens, and that even then, they can confiscate your phone if you refuse to unlock it. Plus, they can refuse to let you fly, confiscate your passport, or deport you to the country of their choice.

Not only can I, I did in the comment you’re replying to :)

But I’m more than happy at the number of people who downvoted it for thinking it was a “this will never work” comment and expanding on why it will definitely improve things.

The only problem with the article is the headline; the actual plan is right on point.

Start with affordable housing. Then with community support (both assisted living and a structure to help people integrate into community that want to). Then possibly basic income? Then community design that fits various expectations, so it’s not all based around commuter living.

After that, acceptance that there are some people who don’t want to be housed, along with continual outreach so they always know it’s an option.

Wab Kinew’s approach involves moving thousands of unhoused people into permanent homes

If it were that simple, homelessness would have been solved years ago.

There are multiple reasons for being homeless in the first place, two of which are: nobody wants to live near the person, and the person doesn’t want to live near others. Then there’s mental issues and substance abuse that mean people need support they may not want, in order to live in a manner which they don’t desire.

So sure… provide a place to sleep for everyone. That’s an essential first step. But that still won’t result in everyone being housed, as some will refuse to live by the rules imposed on them by others that are an explicit or implicit condition of that housing.

On mobile, firewalls are often created by creating a local virtual VPN that actually works as a firewall. As a result, you can only have one or the other enabled at a time.

If you’re on your own trusted network, a firewall is probably the better choice. If you’re on an untrusted network, using a VPN to a trusted network is a better choice, and usually you can set up a firewall somewhere along the VPN chain as well.

There are Meshtastic-compatible tags. These operate on unregulated spectrum and on the encrypted channel of your choice.

Nobody wins in a trade war.

It’s what we did for resource projects back in the day (mining, smelting, mills, etc).