keskiviikko 26. syyskuuta 2018

If the font rendering on Mojave looks odd to you, try this

macOS Mojave nukes subpixel antialiasing, making your non retina monitor appear blurry

Found the following command posted by a github user

https://github.com/alexanderyakusik

defaults write -g CGFontRenderingFontSmoothingDisabled -bool NO 

Enter that in terminal and reboot. Should be back to normal.

thx. appreciate the gold.

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lauantai 15. syyskuuta 2018

How the EU thinks upload filters will work vs reality

How the EU thinks it will work:

  • Upload a meme, parody, critique etc. using copyright protected material
  • No problems because it is exempt from copyright and allowed

How it will work in practice:

  • Upload a meme, parody, critique etc. using copyright protected material
  • Automated content recognition detects potential copyright infringement (for example a frame from a motion picture, photograph etc.)
  • Upload is blocked entirely or blocked pending further review by the copyright holder
  • Uploader may have to file an appeal to lift the block
  • Copyright holder takes ages to review the blocked upload and/or appeal, doesn't review it at all or decides to be a dick and rejects the appeal because why not
  • Uploader must now take the copyright holder to court to lift the block
  • This costs a lot of money, so it's probably not worth it in most cases
  • Result: meme, parody, critique etc. is now effectively "banned"

PS! Please don't remove this, it's not a meme or anything.

EDIT: This is informed speculation because YouTube Content ID works in a similar way. But the new EU directive requires that unauthorized use of copyrighted materials is prevented, so its likely that the content recognition systems will have to be stricter than YouTube Content ID currently is and it might look something like the above description.

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tiistai 4. syyskuuta 2018

De-Googling my life

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of deleting all things 'Google'. I'm on Linux already, but there's still lots on my plate. I have de-installed Google Play, so preferably apps should be available via F-Droid or at least direct download.

Here are a few alternatives to the mainstream that work quite well for my needs.

  • Tor browser
  • Searx.me for search
  • Tutanota for email
  • Signal for chat
  • Mastodon instead of Twitter (Amazing how many of my friends have joined already, as well. It's like getting a fresh mailbox: Get rid of all the 'spam' at once, without having to unfollow lots of people.)
  • OpenStreetMap
  • Storage: Currently I'm storing everything locally, which is okay. Would be nice to have a sync option, though.

Any feedback, further suggestions are very welcome!

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