LemmyLurker

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Google's New Web Environment Integrity Proposal Dismissed by Brave, Mozilla, and Vivaldi in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] LemmyLurker@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the nudge, I wrote to the EU registry.

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Aspartame: Once more unto the breach (dynomight.net)
 

After the WHO communication regarding aspartame being potentially linked to cancer (https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/30/health/health-effects-of-aspartame/index.html) I've been seeing a lot of knee jerk reactions from people thinking they need to avoid it. This blog post has a very good walkthrough of the issue, which is a good counter balance to read. IMO, the WHO is using poor judgement, by causing disproportionate fear over an issue that has a very clear scientific consensus, backed by a large body of evidence.

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Is Metas federated social network also a way to avoid GDPR issues? (noyb.eu)
 

I stumbled upon this article from the exellent NYOB organization - the one with Max Schrems - and they mention that a federated social network may be a possible way to avoid the current GDPR problem of transferring EU citizens data to the US.

Read the whole thing, but the relevant quote from the article:

Previously, Facebook / Meta spread the rumor that it would stop providing services in Europe. Given that Europe is by far the biggest source of income outside of the US and Meta has already built local data centers in the EU, these announcements are hardly credible. The long term solution seems to be some form of 'federated social network' where most personal data would stay in the EU, while only 'necessary' transfers would continue - for example when a European sends a direct message to a US friend. While Meta only got a short implementation period to come up with a solution, it knew about the legal situation for ten years and was already served with a draft decision in 2022.

That is not something I have seen discussed here before, so I thought it might be interesting as an additional reason for "Project 92".

Transferring data from EU to US is a major GDPR issue, which has been ongoing since 2013. There is a brief overview here: https://noyb.eu/en/eu-us-data-transfers-0

Also consider supporting NYOB, they have done so much work to protect our privacy and get GDPR enforcement done!

A good calendar app to use with syncthings ? in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] LemmyLurker@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

On mobile I use Etar calendar app from f-droid, and DavX to synchronise calendar data. I use syncthing, but not for calendar sync, since the caldav protocol is designed for exactly that. But on the back end, if you want to host your own calendar, I recommend Radicale. It stores its data in simple text files, and works well with syncthing. Radicale.org

A few thoughts on Beehaw's design in c/support@beehaw.org
[–] LemmyLurker@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing these thoughts. I think that moderation policy and execution is mostly what shapes a community. Happy to hear that you are taking such a thoughtful approach.

Elon Musk Said Tesla’s Semi Would Transform Trucking. 6 Years Later, Customers Are Still Waiting in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] LemmyLurker@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

My impression is that they pioneered the reusable rocket concept and greatly reduced the price per kg. for sending material into orbit.

However, I personally think they did that despite having Elon, not because of.

YouTube is blocking ad blockers to push Premium subscription - gHacks Tech News in c/technology@beehaw.org
[–] LemmyLurker@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The cat and Mouse games between blockers and anti-blockers begins.

I've been using adblocker on YouTube for years, but tried to turn it off yesterday as an experiment. Multiple, 40 sec to 60 sec ads on the first video. I knew it was bad, but that still surprised me.

How does anybody live with that level of annoyance?

I can recommend newpipe for android, as an ad free YouTube viewer.

I want to create a fully free open source computer that is modular, modern and minimal? in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] LemmyLurker@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

It's not exactly DIY or RISC, but you might be interested in looking into purism. https://puri.sm

They also try to make or use open source hardware

My body is ready in c/entertainment@beehaw.org
[–] LemmyLurker@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

Ooh, can't wait. The first was a good theatre experience!

Lack of discussion on beehaw (and lemmy) in c/support@beehaw.org
[–] LemmyLurker@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago

After lurking on reddit for years, without even having an account, it's hard to break the habit and start commenting. I agree that there are not many discussions right now, but that is likely due to the smaller number of users.

But I will try to engage more on posts, because I also want this community to be interesting and alive :)

Truth be told, I never even considered posting links to something - the lurking mindset is still pretty strong.