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[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

I vaguely recall Bruce Schneier saying that there is good evidence that the NSA cannot crack certain encryption methods. At the time, RSA was on the list. Maybe common methods mean roll-your-own corporate encryption, but it's my understanding that GNUpg and similar software are safe.

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Folks, I need a hobby. I'm a C programmer who has lost his passion for programming, it seems. I've decided to try to spark my passion again by going back to the basics, perhaps by creating a programming tutorial Wikibook, for modern applications.

The trouble is, I cannot decide if I should make C or Rust my programming language of choice.

I use C all the time, and have barely any experience in Rust.

Do I go with ol' reliable and risk being outdated in a few years, or go with the new language and risk being too niche and unpopular?

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Hey everyone, I'm going insane due to a lack of creative project. I've written an app already but I haven't gotten around to publishing it yet. I'd like to know what kind of apps you'd like to see created for mobile Linux. I prefer easier, bite-sized projects over particularly large ones, but I'd love to hear your ideas nevertheless.

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[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Thank you very much! I hope I can make it work how I envision it.

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I definitely agree with that. I wish people recognized the movement in general.

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For me, I really want to see a time-sink game be made for mobile Linux phones. I'm working on something like one, but I'm not confident in my approach.

How about you guys? What do you want to see made?

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As the title asks. I'd like to make this place the go-to libre culture forum, since so many others are dead.

A definition of libre culture, surely. I was thinking of keeping the rules sparse and broad, the usual "don't be rude" rules, but I was also thinking of adding a list of the kind of posts that are allowed here, such as memes and support requests, to help stimulate activity. If those kinds of posts aren't desired, I can make dedicated communities for those kinds of posts anyways.

What do you guys think?

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

More than once a week is pretty frequent, remember to give time to yourself. As for the sidebar, I haven't decided what I want to put there yet, but I think I've got an idea.

A set of rules, but also a set of posts that are allowed. I think I'd like to make a post asking what people want to see in the sidebar.

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Ooh, there's also Shattered Pixel Dungeon, which I believe is a spin-off of the original. I could write a review, but I tried writing game reviews once before, and faced criticism for how poorly I had done it. Maybe I could consider trying again.

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

Whoa, this was far more thorough than I expected! It was long, but it wasn't boring. It was just the right length in my opinion. As for the game, I'll definitely try it out, I honestly had no idea it existed!

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[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Check out Freeciv by the way, a libre civilization clone. It's my personal favourite. As for games that aren't clones, there's an Android game called Doors of Doom. I've been thinking about making a game inspired from it for Linux, both mobile and desktop, but I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.

I'd love to see your reviews!

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Hey everyone, I've decided to create this subforum as an attempt to strengthen discussion around libre culture on Lemmy. Most libre culture subforums are fairly dead, with few having more than one post in just the last year.

I'm going to do what I can to make this place as active as possible.

Let's get the ball rolling! Post your memes, favourite apps, libre software support questions, libre software you wish existed, and everything else related to libre culture!

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

I don't disagree. The pulse oximeter support is not very high on my priority list to be honest.

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

I think I understand, I'm not aiming for perfect here. I will never expect to get the results as dead accurate as an actual clinical type 1 polysomnographic session. That being said, so much can be inferred with so little data to go off of.

Some sleep trials use portable machines nowadays that the user wears to bed at home. While they're equipped with objectively better sensors, it's hard to lose hope in my app. I know this has been done before, there are paid apps for polysomnography for Android. Typically they'll have oximeters at the worst and the same equipment as a type 1 at best. With our phones, the goal isn't so much to diagnose as it is to evaluate changes over time, and alert us if something seems likely.

I'll definitely think about bluetooth pulse oximeter support, but please keep in mind that I'm hacking away at it for less than minimum wage.

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Never feel sorry for not donating. Take care of yourself first before taking care of others.

Thank you very much!

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

What you really mean is a fully free software e-book reader with copies of fantastic public domain works as provided by Project Gutenberg?? I sincerely agree!

Y'know, I'd sure be willing to reread The Great Gatsby!

[-] Lofenyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

This is the truest and most correct answer, but it comes with a huge drawback!

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