[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Yes, and you do it at the point you need to work on that feature. The business pay for it when they want the change.

You do not pay for the refactor with your time, if the company won't pay to fix their code. Just make it clear the risks and how bad it could be if you carry on with duct tape fixes.

You have to be strong and firm and not agree to hacks. You need to work with your team to ensure you're on the same page rather than getting undermined by cowboy dev claiming he can do the feature in 2 days when it needs 2 weeks to do the necessary work.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 hours ago

Fair point, and no on the last point. Legalise weed, tackle gangs and help addicts get the help they need. Punishment doesn't always work on crime. Without some element of reform.

Of course knife crime is pretty high here and if anything, police are a little weak on it and it has got out of control because jails are too full.

In some parts of the UK, it is genuinely scary to walk around and even looking at some young folk wrong is the best way to end up in an ambulance.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Some perhaps, but it very much reads like a hymn sheets for long covid sufferers symptoms.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Many studies have looked into this, culture etc. For example how people conducted themselves in say Nazi Germany or during the Rwandan genocide.

Simply trying to understand how so many folk can commit such atrocities.

Knife crime is viewed differently in areas with high amounts of it. It's more shocking in an area it doesn't exist. In an area where folk growing up knowing or seeing people being stabbed, it's seen very differently.

I don't think juries should necessarily take it into consideration, but understanding situations, it's quite relevant. If you've stepped into both poor and rich areas, you'll understand the differences.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

No.

The context is useful to understand the area and what occurs there though.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

A very small step.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I wouldn't go that far. I do not think Donald Trump could have won an election here. We do have a massive amount of idiots. Not as much though.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago

It's fine. They said Windows 10 is there last operating system. It sure is for me.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It does though. If you have massive amounts of knife crime, the context makes sense. If there is none and one person does it, it's all about the person.

Either way, walking publicly with a big sword claiming it's a fidget spinner substitute is BS.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not very populated in comparison though. If you take Birmingham, it's got around 1.5m people. London / Greater London has around 8m / 12m. So higher instances are noteworthy.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 128 points 2 weeks ago

Proton is open source. Anyone can pull it together and integrate it. Gog have been doing DRM free games for a while, they'll be quite keen to fill this niche. Epic probably won't care. If none do, someone will want to.

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submitted 5 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11253421

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11253225

Fossify Contacts (fork of Simple Contacts) and Fossify SMS Messenger (fork of Simple SMS Messenger) have been released on F-Droid.

Other Fossify apps available for download on F-Droid:

(ICYMI, Simple Mobile Tools suite was acquired by an adware company and their apps on the Google Play Store now contain trackers and unnecessary permissions. This report from Exodus shows that the old version of Simple Gallery had 0 trackers and 10 permissions, whereas the app, after sale, contains 9 trackers and 21 permissions!)

About Fossify: Fossify is all about community-backed, open-source, and ad-free mobile apps. A fork of the SimpleMobileTools, which is no longer maintained, and we’re here to continue the legacy, bringing simple and private tech to everyone.

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submitted 5 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10796117

Fossify Gallery (fork of Simple Gallery), Fossify File Manager (fork of Simple File Manager) and Fossify Calendar (fork of Simple Calendar) are now available for download on F-Droid.

(Simple Mobile Tools suite was acquired by an Israeli adware company)

About Fossify: Fossify is all about community-backed, open-source, and ad-free mobile apps. A fork of the SimpleMobileTools, which is no longer maintained, and we're here to continue the legacy, bringing simple and private tech to everyone.

Some folks recommended SimpleMobileTools such as calendar. After it was sold off, a fork was created by one of their contributors, and it's released on F-droid now.

Wanted to give this update in case folk were curious.

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 116 points 6 months ago

I don't think you guys cared when you defederated from the rest of the fediverse and turned up your nose at everyone else. I'm not sure why you care now. You guys go and do your thing, but I don't think you're very relevant to the fediverse.

You speak very vaguely, and I don't think you're being fully honest with your reasoning, but by this point, I don't think it really matters.

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submitted 7 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

Looks like UK is going the same way as a few states. Spare a thought for us. So messed up this increasing surveillance state.

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submitted 8 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/5707453

The Chrome team says they're not going to pursue Web Integrity but...

it is piloting a new Android WebView Media Integrity API that’s “narrowly scoped, and only targets WebViews embedded in apps.”

They say its because the team "heard your feedback." I'm sure that's true, and I can wildly speculate that all the current anti-trust attention was a factor too.

Many said we couldn’t stop it. We, like many, applied pressure, and they backed the fuck off.

We have no room for complacency now though. Google cannot be allowed to dictate web standards. Firefox needs to eat into that Chromium market share.

Never forgive. Never forget.

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submitted 8 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/5707453

The Chrome team says they're not going to pursue Web Integrity but...

it is piloting a new Android WebView Media Integrity API that’s “narrowly scoped, and only targets WebViews embedded in apps.”

They say its because the team "heard your feedback." I'm sure that's true, and I can wildly speculate that all the current anti-trust attention was a factor too.

Many said we couldn't stop it. We, like many, applied pressure, and they backed the fuck off.

We have no room for complacency now though. Google cannot be allowed to dictate web standards. Firefox needs to eat into that Chromium market share. Never forgive. Never forget.

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submitted 10 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

Hi, all.

We've grown considerably since rebuilding the sub (see https://lemmy.ml/post/2262830). Active monthly users 150 -> 380. 3.5k -> 5.42k subs. It seems to be growing organically now, and the higher we go, the more people will stumble across it. There is always a need to get away from Google, and hopefully our community can help people with this.

If you'd like to join us to help moderate so we have folk in place as we need them, that would be awesome.

If you are interested. Please send a message about why you think you'd be good for the role, and also an example post/comment in this community previously.

Thanks,

CrypticCoffee

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/reddit@lemmy.world

How convenient these tech problems are.

Sorry, we cannot delete your account because... checks notes... technical problems.

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submitted 11 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2437896

also on r/privacy

Apologies for multiple posts today. I hadn't planned on doing so. I stumbled across this and it communicates effectively what this is. As many are confused by this, it could be a reasonable bit of information.

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submitted 11 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

Mozilla's position on WEI is pretty solid.

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submitted 11 months ago by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

Oh boy, it's happening. Google is flexing it's muscles and abusing it's market position. It has never been a better way to convince and support family and friends in moving across to Firefox, a fast and privacy supporting browser.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ml

A few months out of date, but I'm keen on the project and waiting on the latest installment. As content here is a little dated, it cannot hurt to get this here so folk can dig into it more.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/25574

And since you won't be able to modify web pages, it will also mean the end of customization, either for looks (ie. DarkReader, Stylus), conveniance (ie. Tampermonkey) or accessibility.

The community feedback is... interesting to say the least.

It does seem that using Chrome (or Chrome based browsers) is just going to going to perpetuate this. Firefox has never been more important IMHO.

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