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RustWeek 2026 tickets are available in c/rust@programming.dev
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Not sure yet, a bit too far away to tell. Living in NL though, so could definitely try to join if the tickets are affordable enough for me..

Old But Gold: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind in c/signal@lemmy.ml
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll copy my comment from that other thread (since I'm subscribed to both communities):

Though it's nice to have support from wealthy people.. Building a cult around any single rich person for them to give grants to their liking is not a good idea.

Instead I believe you need to fight for your right to have privacy. Currently it's Europe who is at risk with ChatControl ( https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ ). At other times, it's other countries. Some open projects (like Lemmy!) get funded by the European Commission. I believe this is a healthier approach than to believe in good rich guys who'd save you.

Old But Gold: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind in c/privacy@lemmy.world
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

Though it's nice to have support from wealthy people.. Building a cult around any single rich person for them to give grants to their liking is not a good idea.

Instead I believe you need to fight for your right to have privacy. Currently it's Europe who is at risk with ChatControl ( https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ ). At other times, it's other countries. Some open projects (like Lemmy!) get funded by the European Commission. I believe this is a healthier approach than to believe in good rich guys who'd save you.

things rust shipped without (2015) in c/rust@programming.dev
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not only the efficiency boost. What about safe concurrency? Or about the tooling - does sbt really compare favorably to cargo? (I'd say "no", having used both over multiple years)

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signal-desktop + SOCKS5 possibility? (lemmy.ml)
 

Hi! On the official web page for "Proxy Support - Signal Support" they mention that setting a proxy is not supported on the desktop clients.

However, when did such labels ever fully deter skilled Linux users?

My question is, did anyone succeed in rootless SOCKS5 configuration for Signal? I know it can be done with e.g. a new network namespace by executing a series of root commands. For example, like whonix does to put Signal-desktop in Tor. Is there anything a bit more gentle and localized? Ideally I'd include it into a bubblewrap (bwrap) configuration that I already have around.

If you've looked into that at any moment but didn't find any straightforward solutions, please write as well. It's OK, but still valuable to read.
Thx!

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Question 🙋: best public transport app for Australia or Melbourne? (lemmy.ml)
 

Good day! I'll be flying to Australia soon, and I'm interested in trying public transport (even if it's good or not always good, I want to see what's there). Which apps would you recommend?

// I've tried googling the question, but somehow get 20-minute videos with animated characters and nonsense like that. I think I'll trust recommendations from this community by a lot more 💚.

I'll be in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.

Private messaging is not "secure" - can this wording be improved? in c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Based on the comments so far, maybe something like this makes sense:

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted, so the respective instance owners are technically able to read them. Please use a platform with E2E encryption for private messaging. Lemmy recommends Element.io and XMPP.

Private messaging is not "secure" - can this wording be improved? in c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

I agree. That's why I propose to clarify the wording.

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Private messaging is not "secure" - can this wording be improved? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by vas@lemmy.ml to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml
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Good day dear Lemmy community!
When I try to use lemmy's private messages, I get the following warning:

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not secure. Please create an account on Element.io for secure messaging.

It is very good to have this warning! However, can it be improved?
When I first encountered this wording, I was completely unsure whether the DMs would be totally public due to lemmy's limitations or its open stance, or whether the messages would have a similar security to e.g. email where your trust relies on TLS and the servers involved.

My proposal would be to change the wording to something like:

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please create an account on Element.io for secure messaging.

Or if the team is open to it,

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please use a platform with E2E encryption for private messaging.

Or if the team is even more open to it,

Warning: Private messages in Lemmy are not End-to-End encrypted. Please use a platform with E2E encryption for private messaging. Lemmy recommends Element.io and XMPP.

Thoughts? I'm ready to create a PR.

DisNews 25.08 - Ten years of Disroot in c/disroot_community@scribe.disroot.org
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Congratulations to the team and to everyone who supports the project!

Disroot's SMOLweb like services? in c/disroot_community@scribe.disroot.org
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks for the response! I think I'd personally try something like that, but I have no idea whether it'll stick.

Overall, the idea of a significantly simpler (than HTML) protocol sounds intriguing, especially to break the google chrome near-monopoly.

JXL file viewer for Android recommendations? in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

I wanna use JXL locally. It's quite amazing technologically, you can losslessly compress a JPEG to 0.8 or so of the original size.

I compress my photos for long-term storage anyway, so why not do it with JXL.

Thanks for the app recommendation!

JXL file viewer for Android recommendations? in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

(Fossify is a fork of the discontinued SimpleMobileTools.)

JXL file viewer for Android recommendations? in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Personally, I've found Fossify Gallery so far: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.gallery/ Tried it out, it works well. Any other recommendations would be nice, too.

Signal, for example, does not support JXL as of today. But saving the photo and opening in Fossify Gallery works.

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JXL file viewer for Android recommendations? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by vas@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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JXL = JPEG XL file viewer for Android recommendations? The format is not natively supported by Android yet, it seems. However, apps could still support JXL. Which ones would you recommend for viewing the photos?

Note: this question has been asked before on reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/jpegxl/comments/xh72kl/jxl_file_viewer_for_android/

I'm re-asking here for a rather FOSS perspective.

Disroot's SMOLweb like services? in c/disroot_community@scribe.disroot.org
[–] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm using disroot a bit and I'm interested to understand this, however, what is an "html capsule"? Or should I split the sentence differently, e.g. "gemini/html" capsule? (I've tried searching some of those terms, but I'm getting a lot of wrong hits I think.)

Also, how does it differ from lemmy? I mean, lemmy's pretty lightweight from what I can tell.

If I'm not the target audience for this question feel free to tell, I don't claim that I am but I'm interested in understanding

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