I switched to Niagara a few years ago when Nova was sold. True game changer once you get used to it (which doesn’t take too long). It works great on phone or tablet. And there is still something SO satisfying about watching the alphabet and apps move with your thumb. It’s so smooth and the haptic feedback is perfect (running on Pixel 7, GrapheneOS, and a cheap old Samsung tablet A8).

Random video showing the UI within the first minute:

https://youtu.be/sh6q5bjcaXQ

I have never heard of the Epstein files but I sure hope they release the Trump/Epstein files soon.

That may have been true a few years ago but not anymore. Google gets lots of hate on Lemmy, Reddit, and various other tech sites.

https://vger.to/lemmy.ml/c/degoogle

https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/

I’m glad it works for you but I don’t think it reliably works for a lot of Graphene users:

https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/how-do-i-activate-rcs-on-grapheneos/23546/5

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/1353-using-rcs-with-google-messages-on-grapheneos/254

For a few years, even the FBI officially recommended that everyone should use an adblocker. They recently removed that PSA from their website, I believe with the new administration:

https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/22/fbi-ad-blocker/

https://www.pcmag.com/news/fbi-recommends-installing-an-ad-blocker-to-dodge-scammers

Thanks for these, especially the “we’re not going anywhere” link. I was hesitant to switch because I was worried about future support on my Pixel 7. Here’s the full quote for anyone that didn’t check the above link:

Many companies and individuals are trying to mislead people about the future of GrapheneOS to promote their insecure products and services. GrapheneOS is not going anywhere. We’ve made it clear we’re shipping Android 16 soon and that the supported devices will remain supported.

Potentially the same problem since Nobara is also Fedora based.

Same thing happened to me a few years ago with his song Birds With Broken Wings. He’s pretty great.

It runs great. I haven’t checked FPS but it runs smoothly and I’ve never noticed any stuttering. I’m also super impressed with the draw distance. The ground sometimes has some graininess to it but it doesn’t bother me.

Inside

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Eternal Strands

Disco Elysium

All very different and unique. All fantastic!

Eternal Strands. I’m loving it! I almost quit playing a few times in the first couple of hours but once you get into the loop of it and learn some more skills and combat techniques, things get amazing.

It has that same sense of wonder and exploration that I got from BOTW, even though it’s broken up into zones instead of one open world. It also takes a lot of great parts from Dragon’s Dogma, Shadow of the Colossus, and Monster Hunter, while still very much being its own thing. Plus, the loot is not overwhelming and feels meaningful, and you can re-spec all gear without penalty.

It’s all really streamlined to maximize fun.

Thank you. I agree re ditching it and have been working on that.

I use (and love) Firefox containers, and I keep all Google domains in one container. However, I never know what to do about other websites that use Google sign in.

If I’m signing into XYZ website and it uses my Google account to sign in, should I put that website in the Google container? That’s what I’ve been doing, but I don’t know the right answer.

I’m playing through 4 now and I’m amazed at how good it looks. Very well optomized imho. It’s also a lot of fun.

I’ve never played the others but I would be tempted with a Steam release.

Not exactly on point but there’s a pretty good album by the group ASM (A State of Mind) called The Jade Amulet. It’s a concept album set in the fictional ancient kingdom of Vabaria. The story revolves around Shalim, the last member of the clan Tan Suo. It’s more feudal Japan than mythical, but worth a listen.

Here’s my favorite song from the album, which features MF DOOM:

https://youtu.be/8CwZen9b5mU

Here’s the full album:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kczb96S-2ull_Lmeed3NK-2PVaLv0dXRw

Proton Pass is open source and the company that runs it recently reincorporated as a Swiss non-profit to ensure their privacy mission can’t be bought out by venture capitalists etc.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonPass/comments/153t85q/proton_pass_is_open_source_and_has_now_passed_an/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

https://proton.me/blog/proton-non-profit-foundation

Thanks for this! I’m so glad to see an audible alternative.

EDIT: I signed up for a free trial and will give it a go. Bummed to see they have a much smaller selection but I guess that’s expected with Amazon’s muscle.

I know it got sold twice and I am worried about the future but I believe they still have the same purchase and download options for now.