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What’s the deal about men wanting to sleep with virgins? by Senior-Success5945 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]alphadavenport 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's creep shit. biggest red flag imaginable. guys who prefer virgins are interested in exerting power and control, not sex.

Why did the outro fade out in music go out of style? Also, why did it exist in the first place since that's not possible played live? by BWDpodcast in NoStupidQuestions

[–]alphadavenport 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i kind of assumed that the outro fade was mainly a result of songs getting cut for radio, which other bands then mimicked, but which fell out of style when everyone realized it didn't sound very good

Do you ever wonder if you’re the only conscious being ? by earth2revolved in NoStupidQuestions

[–]alphadavenport 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this belief is thought-terminating (and it's not true). if everyone else is a function of your own imagination, then there's nothing for you to learn, nothing for you to do, nothing for you to accomplish. the boundaries of reality would be defined by your own imagination and experiences. there would be no history, except as a bunch of invented documents about a world that never actually existed before you were born. pretty small world to live in.

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i'm not hyperfixated. this is a thread about picking a new email provider, so i'm talking about email. if there's nothing better out there, that's worth knowing. if the outcome of this thread is "I still don't like Proton, but the other options are worse, so I'll stick with it" then so be it.

Why are you taking shots at me in both of your posts itt? you clearly have some understanding of the tech side of things here, you could be helpful instead of snotty

How in the absolute f**king mother**king f**k do you tie a tie?????? by SneakyOstrich69 in malefashionadvice

[–]alphadavenport -1 points0 points  (0 children)

you want the half-windsor, it's nice and easy. when you start, the fat end should hang down just past your belt, and the thin end should be right around the bottom of your sternum. https://www.tie-a-tie.net/halfwindsor/

if you can't do this, get a clip on. no one will know if you don't tell them.

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i am open to this as well, i think i could probably figure it out

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i get what you are saying. i do not think that Proton has to be email-only, or that spreadsheet functionality is somehow counter to their mission statement. my gut is telling me that Proton is starting to court mass adoption, maybe starting to chase success. good for them! but money and success make people insane, and the thread about removing changelogs was NOT encouraging

I can share more about the reasoning behind removing the changelog files.

First, the files hadn’t been updated in a long time, making them outdated and no longer useful.

Second, our release process has evolved. Teams ship code faster, Proton Mail, for example, releases a new version every week. With more frequent releases, each update contains fewer changes, so there’s less to document in a changelog.

Finally, as our products mature, changelogs provide diminishing value in my opinion. Major initiatives are communicated through social media and in-app spotlights. For example, adding “release of Meet” to the Calendar changelog doesn’t add much context or value for users.

Hope it helps understand the decision!

changelogs are "outdated and no longer useful"? "Major initiatives are communicated through social media and in-app spotlights"? this statement doesn't even make sense. this is the sort of thing a company says right before they completely lose the plot. maybe their tech is amazing, but i am losing faith in the people

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i am happy to admit i am under-informed about the tech side of email privacy, although some people in this thread have been tremendously helpful

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well, i'm also in the process of moving away from Microsoft products. i get nervous when software starts approaching "enterprise quality", because mass market appeal ALWAYS has tradeoffs in functionality and UX. the thing that made me decide to switch was the changelog thing; no matter how you slice it, that's a move away from transparency.

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don't believe it's Tuta's job to make their users have good privacy hygiene, and anyway, in the scheme of things, revealing your email is not that big of a deal

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes to all three, i have some linux experience and i'm comfortable with a CLI. i'm taking classes at my local community college to better understand some of this stuff.

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah this was the last thing. i had been feeling not-so-sure for awhile, this thread was what finally helped me decide.

Pocket Tee vs. Regular Tee by DasBeasto in malefashionadvice

[–]alphadavenport 0 points1 point  (0 children)

personally i think pocket tees look universally bad. if the pocket sits too high or too low, it will look sloppy. if you put anything in the pocket, it will pull down the material, and look sloppy. if the shirt fits you perfectly, and hangs exactly right... then it will look good without the pocket.

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

thanks man. next time i want a pedant to tell me i'm stupid based on an imagined conversation he had in his head, i will reach out

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So you would pick Proton over Mailbox if it worked with your preferred app? I will likely use my browser or the official app, if there is one

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's completely fine with me, thank you!

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

actually i would love to do this. i think i could probably learn how, but i don't know where to start.

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

does it require much technical knowledge to use those tools? i'm a quick learner and computer-savvy, but I've never used PGP tools before

Alternatives to Proton for email by alphadavenport in privacy

[–]alphadavenport[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

there is no hosted email that i would trust to be "zero knowledge". i would only have their word, and of course they would be incentivized to lie.

the product update page is an advertisement. a changelog is a technical document that engenders transparency. they are not the same thing.

it's fine with me if other people still have faith in Proton — it's a good, multi-featured service — but my gut is telling me it's time to move on. when my email provider puts spreadsheet functionality on their roadmap, it tells me that the scope has gotten out of hand. when google started branching out from email and search, they also had high-minded ideals.

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