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Mozilla grants Ente $100k
  • Ente has been pretty great so far. I have recently become a parent and don't want to feed profile information on my child to Google, Meta, etc. So we don't post to social media. We have been sharing pictures with the family through ente like we used to do with Google photos and iPhotos. It works pretty well. There are two things I wish they would fix/add.

    1. Notifications sent to album members are inconsistent. Family members do not know when new photos are added.

    2. No photo commenting or liking. Gives no indication if photos are being viewed or not. Would love to hear love from fam.

    Otherwise, a great foundation.

  • Project for people leaving Google Maps.
  • Organic maps is great and I wish I could use it more. I commute in a city and traffic data is very important to me when it comes to route planning. It can be the difference between an hour commute and a 15min commute. Due to this, I'm pulled back to using google maps as my default.

    Is it not possible to anonymize traffic data so that it can be made available in google maps? I'd gladly contribute a bit of data in order to improve this app. I'd even pay a bit of money for a pro version.

    Great app all the same.

  • Lots of negativity towards AI lately, but consider:
  • I used to be so excited about tech announcements. Like...I should be pumped for ai stuff. Now I immediately start thinking about how they are going to use the thing to turn a profit by screwing us over. Can they harvest data with it? Can they charge a subscription for that? I'm getting so jaded.

  • Organic Maps got removed from Google Play Store.
  • I'd be willing to share anonymized data as part of a collective traffic data alternative to Google. I imagine there would still be data fees associated with this data collection. We just really need to get an open source alternative to gmaps going. Gmaps is only getting worse. Like, what if something like Street Complete was also able to collect traffic data and feed it into a sharable database?

    Alternatively, I wonder if they could buy traffic data from a third party like Garmin or something. I'd be willing to pay a small monthly fee to get away from Google.

  • Organic Maps got removed from Google Play Store.
  • This app is great. If it offered some sort of traffic aware navigation routing I would use it as my daily driver. I live in the city and traffic conditions can make a huge difference. Unfortunately, I don't think it has this capability. Hopefully someday.

  • Lode Runner: The Legend Returns was an amazing game!

    This was such a fun game. The premise is so simple but works so well. Staying ahead of the baddies is like an exciting puzzle. It was even better playing single screen multiplayer with a buddy.

    Does anyone know of anything that scratches a similar itch?

    Side Note: in searching around I found this modernized version of Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge. Should be a blast on the steam deck.

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    I'm trying to remember the name of a book....

    Hopefully I'm in the right place.

    This is what I remember. The book is set in outer space some time after an intergalactic war with an alien species. Large ships were built during the war. One such ship was placed on the very edge of the known universe, which was where the aliens came from, as an outpost/watchtower of sorts. They keep watch over the edge for any sign of the aliens returning. Anyways, the characters in the book realize that the universe is contracting back in on itself and destroying everything in its path. Over the course of the book they must figure out what is going on while staying ahead of the contraction.

    Please help.

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    Hospitals Have Raised Objections to County’s Plans for New Sobering Center

    > The names of six major health care providers and insurers were attached to a letter attempting to redirect the county’s agenda.

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    Protesters hold onto PSU library
    kolektiva.social Alissa Azar (@alissaazar@kolektiva.social)

    Attached: 2 images After a long and brutal day of standing off with cops and being subjected to police violence for 12 hours, the students are still standing ground and have taken back the library! I don’t believe anyone is inside but on the portico by the library entrance/steps where this all star...

    Alissa Azar (@alissaazar@kolektiva.social)

    > After a long and brutal day of standing off with cops and being subjected to police violence for 12 hours, the students are still standing ground and have taken back the library

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    Home Improvement @lemmy.world Debs @lemmy.zip
    Weird shower leak. Advise needed.
    Luke Plasse (@Debs@photofed.world)

    We have a standing shower with a strange leak. It was built with a small tiled wall/step that the frame-less glass shower wall panel sits on. I noticed water pooling outside the door after a shower. At first I thought it was the door seal but upon closer inspection it is coming out of the grout. See pics (right where the arrow is pointing). The shower was already in the house when we bought it so I don't know anything about how it was constructed.

    How should I proceed trying to fix this leak? Do I need to re-do the grout? Should I just use grout sealer? Any help appreciated.

    Update #1: Thanks for the help everyone. Do ya'll have any thoughts on where the water could be entering from? The silicone caulking was recently redone. My thought was that I have a hairline crack along the grout somewhere that is allowing water to wick in and and along to the outside.

    Update #2: It's Fixed! Thanks everyone for the suggestions and advice. My working theory was that water was wicking down under the bottom frame and finding its way into the frame attachment holes. This appears to be what was happening. I ended up pulling out all the caulk around the inside of the shower on that side and replaced it with fresh silicone. That seems to have done the trick. Bingo, no more water on the ground!

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    Home Improvement @lemmy.world Debs @lemmy.zip
    Can anyone give me advice on how to solve this T1-11 siding rot?

    I recently bought my first house and I noticed some rot happening beside our garage door. It appears that when the cement driveway was poured, they got too close to the siding and now water is wicking up into the wood. I figure I can cut back the siding and replace it but how do I stop this from happening again?

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    We're all living on r/MadeMeSmile's Internet Now

    In fact, according to Reddit users, the protests have caused a major brain drain on the site. The question is: can you prove it? And the answer is: well, sort of, yes.

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    Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair
    www.404media.co Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair

    A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.

    Scientologists Ask Federal Government to Restrict Right to Repair

    A group representing L. Ron Hubbard asked the Copyright Office to alter a repair exemption that makes it legal to hack Scientology's E-Meter—and lots of other electronics, too.

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    I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’
    www.404media.co I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’

    “Obviously this is a great fit for abusers,” an expert on domestic violence and cybersecurity said.

    I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’

    ...During all this monitoring, I wasn’t anywhere near the rider. I didn’t even need to see them with my own eyes. Instead, I was sitting inside an apartment, following their movements through a feature on a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) website...

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    Retired Country Singer Tries Clearing ‘Vagrancy Problem’ With His Low-Flying Helicopter
    www.404media.co Retired Country Singer Tries Clearing ‘Vagrancy Problem’ With His Low-Flying Helicopter

    Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to "ward off" people who he said were breaking into businesses.

    Retired Country Singer Tries Clearing ‘Vagrancy Problem’ With His Low-Flying Helicopter

    Tommy Shane Steiner, a mostly retired country singer, has been flying and landing his private helicopter at an Austin shopping center to "ward off" people who he said were breaking into businesses.

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    Hackers Can Silently Grab Your IP Through Skype. Microsoft Is In No Rush to Fix It
    www.404media.co Hackers Can Silently Grab Your IP Through Skype. Microsoft Is In No Rush to Fix It

    A security researcher has found it’s possible to reveal a Skype app user’s IP address without the target needing to even click a link. Microsoft said the vulnerability does not need immediate attention.

    Hackers Can Silently Grab Your IP Through Skype. Microsoft Is In No Rush to Fix It

    A security researcher has found it’s possible to reveal a Skype app user’s IP address without the target needing to even click a link. Microsoft said the vulnerability does not need immediate attention.

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    In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived
    apnews.com In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived

    As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a dash for safety.

    In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived

    As flames tore through a West Maui neighborhood, car after car of fleeing residents headed for the only paved road out of town in a desperate race for safety.

    And car after car was turned back toward the rapidly spreading wildfire by a barricade blocking access to Highway 30.

    ...

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