Posts by mikebabcock@floss.social
 (DIR) Post #B4aSRmj9h0MoxIda9w by mikebabcock@floss.social
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       @fdroidorg @marcprux I hate to disagree here, but as an admin who deals with *many* users with phones in the wild, this is a *good* move by Google.They're *NOT* stopping you from side-loading apps. They're doing the same thing banks have started doing when people try to withdraw cash -- verifying that you're not being coached or hacked and that you *REALLY* want to do what you said.This is annoying to a very small subset of people, and *VERY* useful to a larger group.#Android #security #scams
       
 (DIR) Post #B4avawcp9vt2vjObtg by mikebabcock@floss.social
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       One of the most powerful commands on your #linux system is 'find' ... and one of the most annoying commands on your system is also find.Do you need to use -and between parameters?Did you specify the right #regex type before -regex search? And "./"?Can you remember the before and after date syntax?If you want to do something to a certain subset of files, find is probably the right way. And you'll spend fifteen minutes fixing the command-line before getting it right.#rant #sysadmin #tips
       
 (DIR) Post #B4ffLqh6IkBgiPyYoi by mikebabcock@floss.social
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       @evacide see also America.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4fhp2K8LFMT5eHKfg by mikebabcock@floss.social
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       @fdroidorg 😂 what hyperbole. First is the falsehood that #Google had ever claimed #Android devices are the "best computing device[s] in the world that [do] everything." Second, the fallacy that this definition would preclude a protected ecosystem like they propose. Apple? Most people prefer the safety it offers them.Side-loading? Valid. Silly argument.The new changes protect *most* users from themselves.Best? Power users aren't being stopped at all. Its an inconvenience at best. #sysadmin
       
 (DIR) Post #B4mumu18ucW2GBQb8S by mikebabcock@floss.social
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       @fdroidorg how about you do some responsible journalism and read the part where Google won't stop you from side-loading whatever you want so long as you jump through a couple hoops to make sure you're not being coerced by a third party?Are you being purposely ignorant or do you have an angle here?Google has *very clearly* stated they won't prevent you from doing these things with a little hand-holding.#technology #sysadmin