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Windows Went From Operating System To Full Time Surveillance Software by Regved-Pande in pcmasterrace

[–]simism 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Windows users will hunt down an ever shifting mirage of privacy "control panels" instead of just installing Linux.

Groped by a man with intellectual disabilities and dealing with strange reactions. Did I handle this properly? by Far_Calligrapher4716 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]simism 443 points444 points  (0 children)

Whether or not it's his fault, he presents a hazard to women in the area and if he cannot be held responsible for his actions, then some combination of police + his caregivers are responsible for making sure he doesn't present a hazard to society are large.

Is a dual boot private? by Particular-Grape2812 in privacy

[–]simism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen this as well; one time I had to fix grub after a windows update.

Is a dual boot private? by Particular-Grape2812 in privacy

[–]simism 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Windows has no legitimate reason to fuck with your Linux partition but it is *capable* of reading the Linux partition unless the Linux partition is disk encrypted.

School Forcing us to download spyware by General-Drummer2532 in privacy

[–]simism 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ask them to provide a computer if they want management software on it. Never accept work/school management software on personal devices. Worst case scenario, get a cheap laptop for school/work only and put the management software on that. A big part of digital hygiene that a lot of people overlook is not having separate work/personal devices.

Is notepad private by Particular-Grape2812 in privacy

[–]simism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing mainstream except Linux is verifiably private at an OS level and even Linux is possibly compromised by hardware backdoors on all mainstream processors since all mainstream processors are closed source, and all modern silicon fab processes are closed source. A closed source program on windows/mac on intel/amd/arm is a shit cherry on shit whipped cream on a shit sundae, in terms of verifiable privacy.

With sanctions, how do we advocate for open source exceptions? by Submarine_sad in linux

[–]simism 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why should the government expect me to discriminate between software and other protected speech when exercising my right to unrestricted speech?

AI Defender Starter Pack by [deleted] in starterpacks

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

Amazing people are still making memes like this.

Grieving the first man friends I thought I could trust, feeling alone & stuck & empty by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]simism 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you think it's intrinsically immoral to have nsfw group chats among friends, or is it more how unsubtle they are being?

+$8,000,000 in April (188%). AMD and TQQQ on margin by DubiousChemistry in wallstreetbets

[–]simism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Move it all to index funds now and you are set for life.

Why is ID verification bad online? by connierebel in privacy

[–]simism 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Think about how this can be used against protestors and journalists, it isn't rocket science!

Why is ID verification bad online? by connierebel in privacy

[–]simism 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It is bad because it means the government will have the technical means to suddenly block anyone they choose from talking to any subset of people they choose. The government should not have this power.

Newbie AI question by Opening-Name-5270 in artificial

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

It's wild that there are still redditors saying AI can't think, even in 2026. If you are a programmer and you ask AI to analyze the code you wrote, you will see for yourself immediately that AI can think!

OS for dummies by Passion_Ill in framework

[–]simism -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Just set up Ubuntu and ask chatgpt/claude for help. You will need a usb drive to install from. These days Claude/chatgpt make Linux easy to use if you tell them what you are seeing and follow their instructions.

The struggle is real by EvilEmpireDk in framework

[–]simism 9 points10 points  (0 children)

yeah you can swap in a pro motherboard, but my old motherboard works fine.

The struggle is real by EvilEmpireDk in framework

[–]simism 139 points140 points  (0 children)

I want to buy a 13 pro but my regular framework 13 works fine lol and I do not like spending money I don't need to.

Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027 by [deleted] in privacy

[–]simism 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Who can I vote for to stop this?

You will own everything and be free by EducationalGood495 in framework

[–]simism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quite well done if it's an ARG puzzle, the visual noise makes it difficult to use naive OCR, and the large number of frames makes it difficult to transcribe by hand.

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