4 and 5, from what I remember you have to opt into being discoverable by number even if you give it your contacts.
that said I don't fw signal for the other reasons stated, it's basically just the easiest secure alternative to texting.
yeah you can only use one device at a time because simplex doesn't have accounts, just devices. but you can make another account per device and add them to your chats
it is using double ratchet but heres the most recent tob. the fact that they use distributed self hostable relays and no user identifiers is more secure imo
I'm currently using Beeper to conglomerate the plethora of chat services that my friends and family use: WhatsApp, FB Messenger, RCS/SMS, and Discord. I use Signal separately because I read that Beeper needs to decrypt incoming messages before reencrypting and routing, so I felt adding a bridge for Signal defeated the purpose of...
After learning that soup is sterilized in the canning process and doesn't actually need to be reheated, I pretty much always just eat it straight from the can. It saves dishes and microwave time, and makes it extremely easy to just grab and go if I need something for the road....
source: the turbolibs nearby who have had a Ukrainian flag on their house for three full years have at last taken the faded rag down. Ukraine will probably collapse now without their brave full-scale show of support
I get the boycotts for Target, Walmart, and Amazon for rolling back their DEI programs and bowing to Trump. What companies are treating employees fair or standing up for human decency? Seems like Costco gets brought up?...
I can't see the point of getting on the internet for the sole purpose of taking somebody like say Carol Burnett, who by all accounts was a nice person, and talking about her show, which was very popular, and saying "I don't like it or her, I didn't find it/them funny."...
Muslim marriage app Salams has come under fire after users highlighted that it was acquired by the Match Group, with many accusing its CEO, Spencer Rascoff, of being ‘pro-Israel’....
basically the problem is everybody else is stupid sheeple and I'm smart and understand that everything is exactly the same and also should be free forever
Reddit is removing the Direct Message feature, and all active conversations will be archived so you won't be able to continue ongoing conversations. Reddit also deleted all bad reviews for their app awhile ago. Its rating went from 3.4 to 4.5 stars overnight.
FOSS (preferably) alternative to Discord's screen sharing feature?
Wondering if anyone knows good alternatives to Discord's screen sharing feature (good quality, good framerate, low latency, and sound support)....
JWZ weighs in on Signal again ( www.jwz.org )
JWZ previously:...
Self-Hosted Beeper Alternative
I'm currently using Beeper to conglomerate the plethora of chat services that my friends and family use: WhatsApp, FB Messenger, RCS/SMS, and Discord. I use Signal separately because I read that Beeper needs to decrypt incoming messages before reencrypting and routing, so I felt adding a bridge for Signal defeated the purpose of...
18+ we been lied to.
‘Fantastic Four’ Director Says Marvel Film Is Completely Standalone: ‘This Is Our Own Little Corner’ ( www.thewrap.com )
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What If We Made Advertising Illegal? ( simone.org )
Do you eat soup straight from the can?
After learning that soup is sterilized in the canning process and doesn't actually need to be reheated, I pretty much always just eat it straight from the can. It saves dishes and microwave time, and makes it extremely easy to just grab and go if I need something for the road....
ALERT: liberals have given up on the Ukraine
source: the turbolibs nearby who have had a Ukrainian flag on their house for three full years have at last taken the faded rag down. Ukraine will probably collapse now without their brave full-scale show of support
Americans Rush to Buy TVs, Soy Sauce, Lululemon Workout Gear ( www.wsj.com )
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What brands should we NOT boycott?
I get the boycotts for Target, Walmart, and Amazon for rolling back their DEI programs and bowing to Trump. What companies are treating employees fair or standing up for human decency? Seems like Costco gets brought up?...
are you permanently banned off reddit? or do you just like lemmy more?
i need to know
Shenmue voted most influential game of all time in BAFTA poll, beating Doom and Mario ( www.eurogamer.net )
The top 20 most influential video games of all time in the BAFTA poll are as follows:...
One of the things I like about Lemmy over Reddit is how unpopularopinion is not as popular here as it was over there. To me it always had a kind of bad flavor of just yucking somebody else's yum.
I can't see the point of getting on the internet for the sole purpose of taking somebody like say Carol Burnett, who by all accounts was a nice person, and talking about her show, which was very popular, and saying "I don't like it or her, I didn't find it/them funny."...
Zhipu claims GLM-Z1-Air matches rival DeepSeek's R1 in performance while running up to eight times faster and requiring only one-thirtieth of the computing resources. ( ca.finance.yahoo.com )
‘‘Providing High-Quality Crypto and Forex Leads to Boost Your Conversions’’ 📊📈
Muslim app under fire after spotlighting ’pro-Israel’ CEO ( www.newarab.com )
Muslim marriage app Salams has come under fire after users highlighted that it was acquired by the Match Group, with many accusing its CEO, Spencer Rascoff, of being ‘pro-Israel’....
Twitter (X) hit by 2.8 billion profile data leak in alleged insider job ( hackread.com )
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‘Snow White’, Poisoned By Controversy At Box Office, Won’t Have A Happy Ending With $115M Loss: What Went Wrong ( deadline.com )
Raw Web: search engine to help you discover and explore content from personal websites. ( rawweb.org )
Changing magazine url
I had a pm suggesting that 2010s Music,...
I was 18 and very.. very dumb
Enraged Karen Destroys Protester's Sign, Man Throws Nazi Salute ( youtu.be )
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Why do a lot of consumers behave masochistically towards companies?
I wanted to ask for long time this question, Why does this keeps happening?...
Nikola Jokic chucks one-handed buzzer-beater from past half court ( www.espn.com )
Whats the most quotable movie?
Reddit is removing the DM feature
Reddit is removing the Direct Message feature, and all active conversations will be archived so you won't be able to continue ongoing conversations. Reddit also deleted all bad reviews for their app awhile ago. Its rating went from 3.4 to 4.5 stars overnight.
Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app ( theconversation.com )