Patrick

Software Engineer originally from Tennessee now living in Virginia. Been #Coding for well over a decade, primarily in the .Net world, but also some Flutter and Ruby. I enjoy #gaming, #SteamDeck, #Disney, #StarWars, #StarTrek, and #SciFi (not in a particular order). I’m also a fan of #Vivaldi and created the Blue Dark Theme.

#videogames
#playstation
#nintendo
#xbox
#programming
#technology
#apple
#microsoft
#linux
#privacy
#infosec

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AAKL
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@ppb1701 @appleinsider @WGallagher They sure do. And those that aren't free as well. The average user probably never checks permissions before downloading and doesn't even consider curtailing them after downloading.

11 hours ago
ppb1701 shared a status by Linux_Is_Best
Linux Is Best
Linux_Is_Best@misskey.de

That moment, you order from Walmart so you could avoid Amazon, but the 3rd party seller provides you with an Amazon tracking number.

#Walmart #Amazon

22 hours ago
Patrick
ppb1701@ppb.social

@Linux_Is_Best probably be a return Item too. They’ve been bad about sending those as “new” lately

18 hours ago
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Steve Herman
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President Trump orders the firing of the archivist of the United States. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fires-archivist-of-the-united-states-colleen-shogan/

23 hours ago
ppb1701 shared a status by BeAware
BeAware :fediverse:
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Sad news tonight with the WWE releases of Blair Davenport, Sonya Deville, Authors of Pain, and Paul Ellering.😔

It's a thing that has to be done from time to time because it is a business. However, it doesn't make me feel any less bad for these people.

Edit: Neglected to mention Cedric Alexander. He has also been released.

#WWE #ProWrestling #ProfessionalWrestling

21 hours ago
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Hourly Red Pandas (New)
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Have a Red Panda!

20 hours ago
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Hourly Capybara
hourlycapy@oomfie.city

Here's an image of a #Capybara! #HourlyAnimals

20 hours ago
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thesocialblogger@flipboard.social

#Introduction: Hello! I am happy to be here! I'm Justin Richardson, and I love #reading great books! Mostly #CrimeFiction and #Horror. I also love watching #anime, and many other good stuff.

I hope to meet some great folks here and abroad.

Okay, have a great #weekend!

#Mastodon #Bookstodon #amreading #Memes #Meme #Anime #Flipboard #Politics #USPolitics #Japan #USNews #Coffee #Coffeelover

20 hours ago
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PlayStation Network has been experiencing a multi-hour outage, affecting account management, gaming and social, and PlayStation Video, Store, and Direct website (Jay Peters/The Verge)

https://www.theverge.com/news/608946/playstation-network-down-outage
http://www.techmeme.com/250208/p1#a250208p1

20 hours ago
Patrick
ppb1701@ppb.social

@AAKL @appleinsider @WGallagher I just assumed. Most “free” apps slurp data.

19 hours ago
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AAKL
AAKL@infosec.exchange

I mean ... that should've been obvious? Even the tiniest Chinese apps phone back home.

Apple Insider: DeepSeek's iOS app sends unencrypted data to Chinese servers https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/07/deepseeks-ios-app-sends-unencrypted-data-to-chinese-servers @appleinsider @WGallagher #privacy #cybersecurity #infosec #Apple #DeepSeek

1 day ago
ppb1701 shared a status by AAKL
AAKL
AAKL@infosec.exchange

It didn't do that with China or Russia, following similar draconian orders. But ...

"If they accede to this technical notice their reputation will be in tatters. They're bound to challenge it."

Moreover, "the creation of an encryption backdoor could be viewed as violating the EU's strict data protection standards."

Mac Rumors: Could Apple Pull iCloud Services From the UK Market? https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/07/could-apple-pull-icloud-services-from-uk/ @macrumors #Apple #cybersecurity #privacy #infosec

1 day ago
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Hydro Walrus
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@kagihq @chazhutton Excellent summary #kagi ! Most people don't even realize that they are the product when using Google Search

1 day ago
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Kagi HQ
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Why pay for search?

(Illustration by @chazhutton for Kagi)

#Kagi #AdFree #Search #Privacy

1 day ago
Patrick
ppb1701@ppb.social

@petergleick Well most that voted for him seem to be under some delusion that he was saying he was going to do all these things and either A) he wasn't really going to do any of it or B) the things that would hurt them he surely wouldn't do to them.

He pretty much spelled out what he was planning to do. Granted the Gaza thing takes it to whole new level of "what the ___?"

23 hours ago
Patrick
ppb1701@ppb.social

@BeAware yeah always seems like answers lead to more questions.

1 day ago
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BeAware :fediverse:
BeAware@social.beaware.live

The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.

1 day ago
Patrick
ppb1701@ppb.social

@Linux_Is_Best ToS is simply something companies use to put an implied consent out there so you "agreed to x,y,z" by using the service. It's nothing more than an attempted legal hurdle to block some of the lawsuits and complaining over whatever they are doing (often shady but technically legal) to make money off of you. Similarly they can use them to also boot someone from their service if they want.

1 day ago
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FYI, for those who asking why you need to do this: iPhones now auto-restart to block access to encrypted data after long idle times https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iphones-now-auto-restart-to-block-access-to-encrypted-data-after-long-idle-times/

Certain Android ROM also added this feature such as GrapheneOS.

1 day ago