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Interesting discussion on r/torrents
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Hello !
I like gnu screen, however there's a behavior that really bothers me, and I haven't found a way to overcome.
I do have on `~/.screenrc`:
`termcapinfo xterm*|rxvt*|alacritty*|kterm*|Eterm* ti@:te@`
So that I can use the mouse scroll to traverse history. However, when using multiple tabs, and you do traverse the history, by scrolling, or simple shift-page-down or shift-page-up, you'll see the history of all tabs interwined, all mixed up.
Anyone aware of a way to prevent that? I would really like to see just the history of the current gnu screen tab, and nothing else, while "scrolling" up/down on the terminal.
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It's been like one or two weeks, under which overlooking at local subscriptions on https://teddit.net is becoming really slow.
Refreshing, or loading a particular entry has become really slow.
Haven't tried https://libredd.it instead yet, since I do prefer the teddit interface.
Is it just me? Would it be just teddit, or libreddit as well?
Thanks !
Edit: libreddit is pretty slow as well, :(
Edit 2: Things look better on libredd.it now, teddit still seems way slow, though better. That sort of tells me the issue affects teddit more. Actually on libredd.it it feels like one or two weeks back now. I'm staying with libredd.it on compact mode then, though I preferred teddit UI, since I no longer feel the same slowness as before, neither as with teddit. So to me, issue is sort of gone. Thanks all !
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/256669
> Anyone know if a self-hosted VPN is 100% secure?
[reddit comments](https://teddit.net/r/PrivacyGuides/comments/udwuw1/httpsonly_mode_finally_comes_to_firefox_for)
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Hello !
I'm aware of the lemmy.ml [@dessalines@lemmy.ml](https://lemmy.ml/u/dessalines), and I'm not sure if this other other lemmy.tedomum.net [@dessalines@lemmy.tedomum.net](https://lemmy.tedomum.net/u/dessalines) is just an impersonation through another instance.
Not sure, so asking...
[reddit comments](https://teddit.net/r/PrivacyGuides/comments/ubyr66/apples_private_relay_is_causing_leaks_only)
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I haveint forgotten [@dessalines@lemmy.ml](https://lemmy.ml/u/dessalines)'s [Favorite apps and services](https://lemmy.ml/post/28944/comment/436), and in particular his recommendation for torrents VPN (AirVPN, Mullvad, NordVPN, ProtonVPN).
I've never used a VPN, and so far no issues (not really an avid consumer, but I've occasionally done torrenting for ~20 years). I use the pseudo encryption supported, and in particular, I use rtorrent wiht:
`protocol.encryption.set = allow_incoming,try_outgoing,enable_retry`
For sure that doesn't really mask it, but obfuscates a bit the torrenting from ISP providers, which are not doing a hard work looking for torrenting.
Regarding privacy, my understanding is one should trust no one, :) And it's hard for me to understand why it doesn't apply to VPNs...
At any rate, from those suggestions, as of now, which is the one somehow better at protecting one's identity, privacy and security? That would be my major concern, and if there's a way to keep that with port forwarding. Not interested on fastest, but rather safest...
I'm wondering how on earth I've never had issues, when I always read not using a VPN is sort of nuts.
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I'm looking for upgrading to wifi 6 (802.11ax), but I'm not able to find gnu+linux supported usb devices. WPA3 seems a winner, and the fact devices don't interfere with each others (at least not as much as wifi 5 and lesser), plus perhaps better signal spectrum, perhaps getting where it was harder before, then I'm willing to upgrade, however, it seems only ms-windows and maybe some mac supported, usb devices can be found.
Could it be it'll take even further to get them into gnu+linux?
Thanks !
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I've been looking for a way to use Kmail + korganizer + kaddressbook + kontact, which is the alternative integrating Caldav client + Carddav client (address book) + Mail client + GPG signing/encrypting/verifying/decrypting, but it has NO support for remote web ics/ical calendars, since there's no way to sync them. Furthermore I want to set different sync intervals pet specific calendar. Whether one sets a file or a directory ics/ical calendar, using remote URL, the same app tells you it won't ever sync, and you'll soon find it out any ways...
Thunderbird is no longer an option. I don't like its "newer" signing/encrypting support, it's not at all integrated with GPG, except for setting your private key, as it was for an external devide, since it's current "librnp" solution doesn't deal with external devices keeping private keys.
As a work aorund for Thunderbird's decision, one can use "sequoia octopus librnp", however that is still a pain, since at times a Thunderbird update leaves the "sequoia octopus librnp" useless (a rebuild some time helps, but some times a new version is requires), and one has to revert thunderbird given the incompatibility. Perhaps distros officially supporting "sequoia octopus librnp", and building thunderbird altogether with it, might find this as a good work around, but not so for the ones not using such distros.
I think kmail has way better GPG integration, but disastrous, and the worst ics/ical remote web calendar. However the later may perhaps be worked around, much better than working GPG integration support around. Maybe...
Please let me know if you're aware of such app. I can perfectly use an user cron job if in need, but if there's something I can start when launching the desktop, that might be easier (kontact and company are desktop appas any ways). I don't use systemd, so those systemd user daemons and timers are really useless to me, sorry about that limitation. If it's plain text it's fine, if it uses a GUI, I o prefer Qt, but I can use a GTK one as well.
Note, in other posts I've asked about separate applications, that would achieve some similar to kontact and company, but independent apps, like one serving a local dav, another one, or the same one serving a local ics/ical calendar, and another one serving local dav contacts, but all must sync with remote services, and then another app, being an email client which really integrates GPG, which and interacts with the local dav + ics/ical calendars and contacts. All apps cna have their own widgets, or better yet their own notification area/tray icons to interact with, and other applications can interact with them. Just like davdroid + icsdroid + etar, + lineageos contacts + openKeyChain + K9mail, do altogether on a phone. But I never got any alternative on the GNU+Linux desktop (and later on, on a GNU+Linux phone). So, AFAIK, kontact + company, although really bloated, installing zillions of stuff, is the closest, and oh well, they are Qt apps, :)
Thanks a lot !
I don’t know, but FF, although having nice options for privacy, don’t set them by default, leaving the user to go investigate what to set and whatnot… And adds is a sensitive topic, though it’s understandable they want to make money…
That’s why I use instead Librewolf, which is pretty much FF with sane settings by default (actually I have to modify some not allowing me to use the browser under some scenarios), and removing binary blobs (FF still includes binary blobs). For Librewolf, the other nice thing is that it comes with uBlock-Origin by default, however it might be it’ll be harder for uBlock to actually block new ways of adds…
If LXQt (what I use) and KDE ever opt into this, it’ll be the time for me to prefer GTK. I do like Qt better, but I guess such is life. I do not think that’ll happen any time soon though.
Not sure about the mobile KDE and apps, being mobile KDE the selected default environment for pine64, but I hope phones using KDE and non KDE Qt apps keep away from adds as well…
And not sure about independent Qt apps, like smplayer, cantata, and others. I really doubt this will come to GNU+Linux, but if so, then I guess there are choices, such as GTK apps, DE and toolkit…
Although the reddit comment indicates it’s misleading, because of being the commercial version of Qt, and KDE being free SW, that’s a blur area, I don’t know if being FOSS prevents being able to show adds. Perhaps the license might force to give an opt out option to the users, but again, I can’t tell that’s enforced by the freedoms enforced when using GPL. Also, other free SW apps, as the ones mentioned before, might not be KDE projects, and even if KDE chooses not to take advantage of adds, it might be non KDE developers do. Although not likely, this deserves paying attention on how this moves…
[reddit comments](https://teddit.net/r/privacy/comments/ravpu3/the_cofounder_of_a_company_trusted_by_google_and)
[reddit comments](https://teddit.net/r/PrivacyGuides/comments/r6ghmi/firefox_privacy_2021_update_privacy_guides)
[reddit comments](https://teddit.net/r/Android/comments/r6ipvx/qualcomms_new_alwayson_smartphone_camera_is_a)
Not quite sure they are really that useful for torrents. There have been several announcements of VPN providers asked to block torrent searchers and trackers. So I think now a days, VPN doesn’t even live up to the torrenting functionality.
The best that can be done, I’d guess, for torrenting, is to use pseudo encryption, to prevent non sophisticated ISP snoopers detecting torrents, like for rtorrent:
protocol.encryption.set = allow_incoming,try_outgoing,enable_retry
Though I’d prefer:
protocol.encryption.set = require,require_RC4,allow_incoming,try_outgoing
But it doesn’t work, :(. I’m wondering if some more effective encryption would ever be achieved on torrents, without preventing finding seeders/leechers…