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 Telemetry is the collection of measurements or other data which us transferred to them automatica... 
 nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqk06ctulq8rcaen067tt6z3y6gxrqtsuje5em5lcn009zfpp0t7gq4wn8cj I left Firefox because I no longer get on with it...so I'm not gonna like LibreWolf, either.

I'm at the point in my life now where I'm utterly drained by telemetry, privacy and all the other internet bullshit. I'm just gonna use the tool that I think is best for the job.

If Vivaldi are slurping up my data, then so be it, but I'm going to assume positive intent and hold them to their word that they're good privacy citizens. 
 It may seem nifty but all that telemetry they are collecting off you is just so unescessary. Conv... 
 nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqk06ctulq8rcaen067tt6z3y6gxrqtsuje5em5lcn009zfpp0t7gq4wn8cj what telemetry? The research I did showed that it's pretty good apart from a unique ID that's used only to count the number of users that user Vivaldi, and they're phasing that out.

https://vivaldi.com/we-respect-your-privacy/

I've tried LibreWolf in the past and didn't like it. 
 I've been playing with #Vivaldi the last few days - now I'm getting to grips with it, I'm pretty impressed. I think this might stick for me and replace #Firefox. 
 Having my 1:1 with my boss, both on camera and my cat throws up in the background.

Him: Did your cat just throw up.

Me: Yes. Yes, she did. I was hoping you didn't see that. 😂

Him: You wanna end early and go clean than up.

Me: Nah, it's good. Looks like one of the dogs is eating it anyway. 🤮 
 nostr:npub1tc6fesueqqdq0drl9rards3ukuswyd670x74pp8ggge24ect3x6qrcmhfm yoooo me too! Samsung serie... 
 @1ce4e61d yeah, that’s the one I had. I was gutted when Google artificially forced its end of life. 
 nostr:npub1tc6fesueqqdq0drl9rards3ukuswyd670x74pp8ggge24ect3x6qrcmhfm Chromebooks get away with s... 
 @1ce4e61d I had a Chromebook many moons ago , one of the original Samsung ones. It was bloody brilliant, I loved it. 
 It's been a little over a month, so here's my first #FatBoy update...

https://kevquirk.com/fat-boy-at-40-update-01 
 Hey website owners, like @f2dbd6cd, please stop doing this shit. I’m willing to bet not a single person has ever thought “you know what, imma disable my ad blocker because this really fucking annoying popup has made me see the light - I need to turn that shit off and embrace the modern web with all it’s intrusive popups, tracking et al.”

Nope. Folk will either leave, like I did, or turn on reader mode. 😂

Please stop making the internet even more shitty.

https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/111/159/265/872/534/615/original/31a94243a2c1221f.png 
 Can anyone recommend an MFA TOTP app for #iOS that doesn’t require an account to use please? I have Authy at the moment, but they ask for phone number and email for some reason.

I just want an app to handle a couple tokens outside of @1b29066c. 
 I just moved and I'm really proud of my new SSID. it's: 

"do routers dream of binary sheep" 

al... 
 @d371ccfb that’s a good one. I was rocking “Pretty fly for a WiFi” for many years. Right up until my wife claimed that Offspring lyrics are no longer cool or funny.

Not gonna lie, we nearly got divorced…but I changed the SSID. 🙄 
 "Thing" really is the worst word in the English language.

https://kevquirk.com/thing-is-the-worst-word-in-the-english-language 
 Reason not to be a parent, no. 7 billion:

Was called by the school on Tuesday inform me that my youngest had been sick and needed to go home.

I picked him up, only to find later that evening that he was sick because he was “having a drinking contest with Caleb”.

He drank 750ml of water in one go (he’s 6)!

I asked if Caleb was sick too; he responded with:

“No, because I won.” 🤦‍♂️