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  • Edit replacing my original comment:

    Looks like that package has been superseded by org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Breeze. That's what I'm using, and it is receiving updates.

    $ flatpak remote-info flathub org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Breeze-Dark
             ID: org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Breeze-Dark
            Ref: runtime/org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Breeze-Dark/x86_64/3.22
           Arch: x86_64
         Branch: 3.22
     Collection: org.flathub.Stable
       Download: 156.9 kB
      Installed: 386.6 kB
    
         Commit: 5a19b0c0808f82290d1f64c95d2406a860329817e0f269b4aaf0a1bbba92323a
         Parent: 390f820d32df2f22e3a3165eb4d65071dcb93a357ae7730f4ca548b5d016b966
    End-of-life: This theme has been replaced by org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Breeze, see README for workaround on using system color schemes. https://github.com/flathub/org.gtk.Gtk3theme.Breeze#workarounds
        Subject: Add EOL (fc4339ff)
           Date: 2022-02-22 00:21:51 +0000
    



  • Alt+Wheel works for me. Plasma 5.27.5, Qt 5.15.8, Okular 22.12.3.

    Is it possible you have overridden the default shortcuts, or something is interfering with them?

    Do you have an unusual mouse wheel, like one that rolls freely instead of in steps, or a touchpad-simulated one?

    Maybe you've discovered a Plasma 6 bug?



  • The Xperia phones are often horrendously locked down

    Not really, at least when compared to most other brands. I've had three or four different Xperia models, and unlocked the bootloader on every one of them using official Sony tools. They even have official open-source software archives, which are very helpful to people who build de-googled "ROMs".

    The one thing that has been especially locked down is the TA partition, which contains DRM keys used for Sony's proprietary apps. It's not needed for an open-source OS like LineageOS.

    For this phone specifically, it looks like official LineageOS support is already underway, despite it being a fairly new model:

    https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/pdx234/

    I would definitely recommend a Pixel device if you’re going to go De-Googling.

    Pixels do have unusually good support for user-installed OS, but the irony here is that you can't truly de-google them, because no OS will change the fact that Google controls the hardware and firmware.


  • No, I would not say that.

    I used XMPP in the past, but long-lived public server support is almost nonexistent these days, and proper setup/maintenance requires too much tech skill for the general public. Also, it lacks modern features that many people have come to expect. I would only suggest it for small groups, and only if you can run your own server and provide tech support.

    For my needs, Matrix is the best available today. It covers the things that I find most important, and is constantly improving.


  • There is no best, because none of them cover every use case or threat model. However, these are worth considering:

    • Matrix, if you don't mind minor meta-data leaks (reactions and avatars have not yet been moved to the encrypted channel, IIRC).
    • XMPP with OMEMO, if all your contacts are technically skilled enough to manage the requisite clients, servers, and protocol extensions, or if they have a skilled admin to do it for them.
    • Signal, if you don't mind linking a phone number to your account, can tolerate an ecosystem effectively married to Google, and accept the risks of a centralized service that can be attacked or shut down by someone with the right access or influence.


  • Anyone using a forwarding service might also want to search the web for "disposable" email domain blacklists, and petition their maintainers to remove the service you use from their lists. They end up getting used by web developers, leading to many web sites rejecting forwarding addresses, or sometimes even accepting the addresses and then silently dropping messages while claiming to have sent them.


  • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgtoPrivacy@lemmy.mlUsing Discord in a private way?
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    28 days ago

    In that situation, I would also:

    • Only use it through a browser (with fingerprinting protection), never a Discord app.
    • Dedicate a browser installation, or at least a user profile, to Discord alone.
    • Only use it over a VPN connection dedicated to Discord, or Tor if it works.
    • Have an alternative channel (maybe Matrix?) ready and waiting for contacts who might be willing to switch.





  • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgtoPrivacy@lemmy.mlDeAmazoning a FireTV
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    1 month ago

    It did not come with the remote or any other accessories besides the TV, so if there is any way to pair an iPhone/Pixel as a remote that would also be good.

    Infrared remote control sequences are often shared by multiple models, sometimes even across multiple brands. If you can't find an exact replacement on ebay, it might be worth trying a remote from a different model released within a few years of this one.

    Also, remote codes are often captured for various TVs and preserved as config data for use with projects like LIRC. Someone out there might have the data for this model. Some universal remote controls will even have the codes for popular TV brands pre-programmed into them.



  • The only privacy-friendly CAPTCHA is a self-hosted one.

    The only user-friendly kind is none at all.

    Depending on the web site, an alternative bot-filtering strategy might make sense, such as:

    • Allowing signup without a CAPTCHA, but requiring one before the first post/upload is allowed.
    • Allowing signup without a CAPTCHA, but deleting accounts that behave like bots.
    • Allowing signup without a CAPTCHA, but deleting accounts that don't purchase something.
    • Allowing login without a CAPTCHA, but restricting retry rates and/or locking accounts after 10+ failures.




  • on your own premises, for your own users/community in case you are not trusting Signal’s infrastructure.

    Yes, that's an example of data sovereignty. It's good for self-contained groups, but is not general-purpose messaging, since it doesn't allow communication with anyone outside your group.

    If you know any other similar alternative with strong encryption open source protocols please let me know! I love learning new things everyday!

    Matrix can do this. It also has support for communicating across different server instances worldwide (both public and private), and actively supports interoperability with other messaging networks, both in the short term through bridges and in the long term through the IETF's More Instant Messaging Interoperability (MIMI) working group.

    XMPP can do on-premise encrypted messaging, too. Technically, it can also support global encrypted messaging with fairly modern features, with the help of carefully selected extensions and server software and clients, although this quickly becomes impractical for general-purpose messaging, mainly because of availability and usability: Managed free servers with the right components are in short supply and often don't last for long, and the general public doesn't have the tech skills to do it themselves. (Availability was not a problem when Google and Facebook supported it, but that support ended years ago.) It's still useful for relatively small groups, though, if you have a skilled admin to maintain the servers and help the users.