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I was looking at the firefox flatpak on flathub. Won't this warning make a non tech-savy user anxious? This might make them think they'll get a virus or something like that. in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 6 points 3 months ago

They should not be worried, they should be educated.

If you worry a new user enough they'll go back to Windows or Apple because there's less scary warnings there.

We need to make the transition as pain free as possible. Learning about the joys of kernel compilation and SELinux can come later.
The first step is "Hey, this is as usable as Windows, without stupid ads in the start menu.

Light Eye of Stuttgart21 [OC] in c/pics@lemmy.world

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 1 points 4 months ago

Aside from budget and time overruns it looks like they overshot the target of "futuristic" and landed in the middle of dystopian...

Google Is Paying Reddit $60 Million for Fucksmith to Tell Its Users to Eat Glue in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sounds quite similar to Markov chains which made me think of this story:

https://thedailywtf.com/articles/the-automated-curse-generator

Still gets a snort out of me every time Markov chains are mentioned.

What's the best wax-on-wax-off-style advice you've heard that you can attest as being helpful in certain situations? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 11 points 5 months ago

Depending on your level of caffeine tolerance/dependency actual coffee might be even better.

Alternatively: Decaf.

For security reasons in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 9 points 5 months ago

IF you already have an email domain you control.

Calling "acquiring and setting up an email domain and configuring the mail server for wildcards" "basically no extra effort" is a bit disingenuous compared to "solve a captcha for a Gmail account"

EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 17 points 5 months ago

Oh, they're putting a lot of thought into it I'm sure.

That thought being "Money, Money, Money, Profit, Profit" of course.

How do you store your grounded coffee? in c/coffee@lemmy.world

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago

No idea, but it was my parent's box for loose tea leaves...

You are going to be trapped in a room for 12 hours with a mid 2000s office desktop with no internet connection and an external hard drive; what are you putting on the hard drive? in c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 4 points 6 months ago

There should be an external hard drive full of portable game installs in some drawer that fits the time period.

Should easily kill a week.

XZ backdoor in a nutshell in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 33 points 6 months ago

Coconut at least...

I'm mildly proud of how I categorise my games on Steam and interested to see others' methods in c/steam@lemmy.ml

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Currently:

VR
Uncategorized

Soon to be added:

Linux (tested/works on)

Android 15 will let you find your Pixel 8 even when it's off in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 84 points 7 months ago (4 children)

That feature is right on the border between real neat tech and deeply unsettling.

"Hey, my phone uses its last few electrons to turn into a bluetooth beacon to stay findable" sounds like sci-fi "reserve power emergency mode"

"I can't turn off the locator chip in a device that holds half my life and memories" is just dystopian.

I'm wondering if there would be a way to keep it useful while minimizing impact for people who stay off the grid. A hardware switch would probably be a good start but they won't fly with current all-touch designs.

Asking for a Linux (or non-Windows) laptop during a job interview? in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[–] alphafalcon@feddit.de 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Ah, you "work" in "marketing"?