So you’re saying that tankies=communists?

I use TankTube because it automatically blocks anything that interferes with my agenda

I’m going to say all LG laundry stuff must not be created equal. We have two washing machines at work and they both break every month . The only tech I can think of that’s worse are HP printers.

I fix ours (not my job, but it’s a good mental break from regular work), I start a new job next month and my boss asked what he should do about them.

Wait until they break and get something else, they’re not worth fixing. It’ll be cheaper and less downtime to buy something good.

We should not care so much about ourselves and care more about the world

Jackass has a private bunker in New Zealand for when shit hits the fan

Meanwhile, back at the ranch

Malware-ridden apps made it into Google’s Play Store, scored 19 million downloads

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/apps_android_malware/

Good, this bullshit has never made a compelling argument

In its defence, Google argued that since it was not based in Uganda and had no physical presence in the country, it was not obliged to register with the PDPO, and the rules on cross-border transfers of personal data did not apply to it. However, the regulator rejected this argument, determining that Google is a local data controller since it collects data from users in Uganda and decides how that data is processed.

By 10am on Friday, data suggested an extra 66,000 internet users in the UK had begun using the dark web.

“People should be aware that children and adults who use [certain software] to bypass age checks will not benefit from the wider protections offered by our online safety rules.”

Genius

Yes, it was in vitro. Still interesting, and I would imagine will lead to further study.

As I said in the other comment the sugar alcohols are generally benign, I had not read anything to the contrary before.

Read the study abstract in one of the other comments here, it’s based on a single serving of soda. Seems kinda bad, which is interesting because the sugar alcohols are generally benign. They’re non nutritive but most don’t cause any problems except stomach upset in some people. I find they have an off taste, many people do not though.

Edit: can brewing yeasts feed on it? Or are you using it to adjust sweetness level? My brewing experience is limited, I have only used wild yeasts and a few of the Safale strains

Newsweek isn’t great. It’s a sugar alcohol, Erythritol

Did you download this, or was it an automatic update?

Some people have said it was an automatic update, and it then changed their settings

I don’t google but isn’t it this?

https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout

If you have a “long and ugly” URL, it’s usually because it’s full of tracking. Use something like URLCheck or Léon from F-Droid to sanitize that garbage.

I hope it works out for you, please report back

There is https://f-droid.org/packages/se.leap.riseupvpn/

And

https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.vpnhood.client.android.web

You can look at those. I personally would rate them as safe, I previously used both. I found rise up to be faster, though neither was ‘fast’, but it’s been awhile since I used them.

Do you know if Tor Snowflake bridges are monitored as well?

You might want to use the proton VPN from F-Droid then. I remember reading that when India was going to ban VPN usage in the past that proton moved their servers to Singapore and used VPS to make it available in India.

Note that I have used proton previously but no longer do.

You can get proton VPN from f-droid, that does not link you to a country specific store.

You can also use Orbot, or InviziblePro (which incorporates Orbot) to use Tor on mobile.

I had never heard of this app, but ex Palantir, earning crypto money, and their website (which has Google tracking) put me off.

They have a ‘Guest Mode’ , I don’t know how long or how much data you can use with it though. Otherwise you need to signup with phone number, email, or Solana address, all of which they store.

_We collect certain types of information from and about users of our Products, including information for:

Cryptocurrency wallet addresses.

The city, region, and country of users._

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Durov is full of shit

https://istories.media/en/news/2024/08/27/pavel-durov-has-visited-russia-more-than-50-times-since-his-exile-in-2014/

Iceraven often lags behind on security updates. I know you specified privacy, but good to keep in mind.

I use Ironfox, because I previously used Mull (rip) with RethinkDNS, and Orbot