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RE: https://tapbots.social/@ivory/116295676302070234

Yeah, this one is lovely

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RE: https://mastodon.gal/@eukesey/115626594985587898

Definitely! Black Friday is another bad thing to have for local commerce 😞

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Nice job Apple
https://mastodon.social/@gedeonm/115468808586745639

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\"Get off social media.

Read good books and real journalism.

Find your friends.

And enjoy your life.\"

— Sam Harris

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Right, because there are no minor sexual predators in the government or military. Makes total sense (irony)
https://hostux.social/@don_atoms/115176485830444836

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“When we [get] accumulation of plastic in tissues we start seeing inflammation, cell damage, hormonal changes...they get weaker and weaker, and sicker and sicker, and either become diseased or die”
https://flipboard.com/@bbcnews/top-stories-hc55lmo2z/-/a-HrKZRAFbQvaL5XFmovpGUw%3Aa%3A3199692-%2F0

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Keep control of your data. Don't let them sell your info for their profit.

https://blog.ricardopereira.eu/2025/07/14/EN-my-foss-stack-privacy-first-alternatives/

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Privacy-first alternatives to Big Tech services: https://blog.ricardopereira.eu/2025/07/14/EN-my-foss-stack-privacy-first-alternatives/

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WTH i'm no allowed to use #Apple Pay because I don't have automatic updates?!!

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Privacy-first alternatives to Big Tech services: blog.ricardopereira.eu

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rule: never connect a Smart TV to the internet
https://mastodon.social/@appleinsider/114802683878143883

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20 years!!
https://social.linux.pizza/@knurd42/114743763415059021

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I would love to move to Signal but WhatsApp is so massively used in Europe that’s really hard to convince my contacts to use it. I already tried and no luck 😞 https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/114695185383939425

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Future of Android not being open source anymore 😞 https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/114669765268140206

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Definitely something to have in mind while working on migrating current UI's to Liquid Glass
https://iosdev.space/@RobW/114654532750386992

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@quicheindustries any tip to sync open tabs to other devices like Mac and iPad?

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Where's @ente, my favorite self hosted service?! 😄

\"Self-hosting is having a moment. Ethan Sholly knows why.\"

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/self-hosting-is-having-a-moment-ethan-sholly-knows-why/

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Almost like mine 😅 https://mastodon.social/@Edent/114519166940520872

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Passkeys are great to \"eliminate the risk of phishing and password reuse\" but it still has other possible malicious behaviour's
https://s.ovalerio.net/@dethos/114516751730476318

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We can't f*cking trust them. Disgrace
https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/114511092920029705

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@ente If I uploaded all my photos from my iPhone but then change a photo because it was with the wrong rotation, does Ente reupload the photo that was changed?

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They spy on you and you get 20 bucks per device has user damage.

US-based Apple users \"can now submit your claims for Apple’s $95 million Siri spying settlement\"

https://www.theverge.com/news/663166/apple-siri-audio-recording-lawsuit-payout-applications

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@sharepal Is there a way to use Alfred to get items and use them since macOS doesn't have the SharePal keyboard shortcuts?

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@denniskluge I used the traditional XCTest and Expresso. I found Maestro simpler and more intuitive. I know that Detox is more powerful and flexible, even so, it requires more time to setup. I think both are great tools

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@NetNewsWire cool! How can I test the iOS version? Is there a TestFlight link where I can sign up?

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@ricardo and it works!

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