kirk781

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[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Some internet banking sites give access after only asking for login password. They will only ask for transaction password and OTP (that will only come on phone) later on. Asking for two passwords isn't necessarily more secure since many people will just reuse their original one again. And OTP instead of offering something like hardware security key is insane.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago

I also use Iceraven. I think, apart from Smart cookiewebpreview, it's the only one that allows for extension sideloading.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

I read the conversation and someone should put logic into the guy's head who claims that British industrialised India. As Manchester industrialised, the Indian sub continent was actively not allowed to reap any benefits of it and deliberately kept only as source of raw materials. The theory of Britain industrialised and hence, it's GDP skyrocketed carefully skips the fact that it controlled a significant part of the world by military might.

I also like how he rebukes by saying that you must have read Marxist historian. I would much rather believe a historian than a reddit user.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Churchill had a negative view of all kinds of people. He is quoted as saying I am in favor of using poisonous gases against uncivilised tribes or I do not admit ... for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia..

As for Bengal famine, when the then Viceroy of India asked Churchill about this, IIRC, he replied that if the famine was so bad, why wasn't Gandhi dead yet?

Many defend Churchill as a person of his time but that is contextually untrue. The Vice President of US, Wallace under Roosevelt found Churchill's views very condemning when the later started boasting about English superiority to him as well.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Atleast in charging standards that Oneplus and that some manufacturers use called SuperVooc, two battery cells are charged simultaneously. Whilst fast charging is inherently bad for the battery, it's not that bad as it's made out to be.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago

This is the only true answer here. Answers like Bandcamp (which hardly has a repository big enough) or switching to Tidal aren't practical. OP paid for his music, and deserves access to it.

I have Amazon Prime as part of Prime Unlimited but holy Christ, have I never gotten their web app to stream in Linux. As long as greediness on part of these lousy corporations live on, piracy would remain the only true option.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

IIRC, one can integrate Tidal with music players like Strawberry on nix too, I think.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Samsung isn't under any sort of pressure. No one is forcing their hand to give updates. Their entry level phones still get 2 years only. Mid level 4 years. Where Samsung loses is price competiveness. Emerging markets are very price conscious. Chinese OEMs offer way better bang for buck than Samsung ever does. Heck, for a random mid level price, a Chinese OEM will give OLED screen, 120 Hz display (which Samsung has only for Flagships) and way faster charging(with an actual charger; and no, I don't believe Samsung gives a darn about the environment by not bundling chargers, they only do so so they can sell their massively overpriced chargers).

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago

Ironic that the entry level Lumia 520 was more modular than these attempts.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago

I wouldn't hazard that. The average Joe is not going around installing random apps from third party sites until they are actively looking for it, like modded games or stuff and get a virus in the process. Many such reported apps have very low download counts on Play Store and in fact, just fly under Google's radar. Google tries to present Play store as a safe walled garden but often fails.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Sideloading xpi's is possible on Iceraven as well. I used Smart Cookie Web preview in the past but it was slightly lighter in terms of feature set then.

[–] kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago

Huh, I am hearing this source for the first time. I mostly used Mobilism and most of the apps from there used to come clean on Virus Total as well.

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