Ethan Dresner

Programmer, web developer, game design enthusiast, and overall thing breaker. Psychology/CompSci

[Ethan Dresner @Edjee]

You can also find me as @[email protected] on Mastodon. Y’know…in case a certain bird site isn’t long for this world.

[Ethan Dresner @Edjee]

Cyberpunk #Edgerunners got me hooked and emotional about characters at a break-neck pace. I still do not have the words to fully describe the emotions it made me feel, but I HIGHLY recommend it 🥲

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#P4A2022 Cats for charity

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@SRudenick Thank you for revealing the truth, Sean

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@SRudenick @JoystickOW @basicallymonday You better get em

[John Wu @topjohnwu]

Magisk on Windows?

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@deeoh22 Alright well I DO use solarized dark for syntax, but I need that blue background to maintain the stability of my psyche

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Do I use a blue theme on my code editor because I like the dark yet colorful background? Maybe it's because it's my favorite color? No. It's because blue is proven to have a calming effect. And boy oh boy, do I need that while coding.

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"Guys look! We would totally protect your privacy if it weren't for India's government stopping us!"

This is very much for show. Remember that WhatsApp recently began sharing much more information with Facebook, not surprisingly since Facebook owns them. Use @signalapp instead.

[Android Central @androidcentral]

WhatsApp claims India’s new rules for social media intermediaries could undermine the privacy of billions of people https://t.co/lr8aCFn3sO

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Drop everything you're doing and watch all of #LoveDeathAndRobots. Seriously, you won't regret it. It's a series of animated shorts so you're guaranteed to like at least a few of them. Amazing work.

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This article is just about 9 years old, but I got a real kick out of it: https://t.co/bb3b3BfEJK

Artist chooses apple computers as medium for his work, gets a visit from the secret service. Really good look at some of the hypocrisy big corporations have engaged in for years.

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If you do want a Facebook account, consider using a container plugin in your browser, like the one @Mozilla made for #Firefox, that isolates Facebook from the other sites you visit and minimizes their ability to collect any data or do any monitoring.

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#TheMitchellsVsTheMachines was amazing. The humor was on point and the social commentary was hilarious too. Why DO we trust mega-corporations with our data? And better yet why do we not legally prevent them from using it the way they do?

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Really consider if you want a Facebook account. Facebook has been caught several times recording mass amounts of data on users who haven't even signed up. Imagine what they have on you if you've got an account.

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@SRudenick Haha, yep. In the case of Android it's called "rooting" because you're gaining access to the "root" folder, the folder that contains every other file and folder on the device. It's pretty ridiculous that you don't have access by default, since you would on a computer.

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I am very tired of devices that are "locked" by default. If you use an iPhone you've probably heard unlocking referred to as "Jailbreaking" and for Android it's called "Rooting."