nickb333

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Turned my shitty Intel Atom 32-bit laptop with just 1GB of RAM into a useful lightweight workstation in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 9 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Debian is good for this. Enjoy it while there is still 32-bit support though. Edit- do you have any swap configured?

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Smart TVs Are Watching You | Feisty Duck (www.feistyduck.com)
 

The researchers have discovered that automatic content recognition (ACR) tracking is active most of the time, even when TVs are used as “dumb” HDMI devices. In other words, the TV manufacturers are monitoring your private moments as well. There’s apparently no monitoring of streaming content in the UK, but there is in the US.

The only good news is that these TVs can seemingly be configured to disable ACR, provided the owners know this activity is taking place and are able to find the right settings. (I recently looked at the configuration of our TVs again, and understanding the various settings was far from easy.)

Starmer to end £40m helicopter contract in break from Sunak era in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
Bernie Sanders says he'll do everything he can to help Kamala Harris win the election in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

Vote for Bernie!

US ruling party focuses on threat from opposition at grand convention in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

Exactly. I thought I was reading an article in Private Eye.

Queen Elizabeth said Trump was ‘very rude,’ and had an ‘arrangement’ with Melania in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's known here as the Daily Fail.

Kemi Badenoch Accepts £10,000 From Chair of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] nickb333@fedia.io -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Had she not accepted it, I'm sure they would have found someone else willing to accept their kind donation.

UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch among missing after luxury yacht sinks in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

Not guilty, m'lud.

Ambulances called to Amazon’s UK warehouses 1,400 times in five years in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

It's unfortunate that they missed out on Trade Union recognition at the Coventry facility recently. I'm sure GMD (or others) will keep on trying though.

Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

(also marketplace which I hate to admit is pretty good)

The new Craigslist.

What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

I did check that out and their web page. It says

When it's needed for the website to work properly, it will automatically accept the cookie policy for you (sometimes it will accept all and sometimes only necessary cookie categories, depending on what's easier to do)

So maybe I'll test it alongside Ublock.

What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

I'm going to take this one away, create a new FF profile and configure. That way I can compare results with my original profile.

What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] nickb333@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

selectively, I hope.

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What does Ublock Origin do with cookies? (fedia.io)
 

I have been using Firefox with Ublock Origin as my main browser for a long while. Usually when I get a privacy prompt, I reject cookies, or maybe some sites that are more difficult take me a to a panel that wants me to switch off loads of individual trackers.

How does Ublock handle the cookies? Obviously some are required for site functionality, such as being logged in here, but if I accept cookies (or can't reject them) then presumably they are still accepted? Or does it accept the essential ones and delete third-party trackers?

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Any other regional UK-centric groups in the Lemmyverse I may have missed? (fedia.io)
 

Any other regional UK-centric groups in the Lemmyverse I may have missed?

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Drone pictures show extent of Grantham Aldi supermarket fire (archive.is)
 

archived 8 Aug 2024 01:21:23 UTC.
(For me to mess with archive.is and realise it bypasses cookie infested sites)

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West Bridgford: Large police presence to protect areas of the town this evening (westbridgfordwire.com)
 

Police turned out in numbers in West Bridgford from around 7 pm this evening as protests were expected across the country at immigration centres.

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