madame_gaymes

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[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev -2 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

I have one device where I installed the APK straight from Signal themselves. That is the only device where it has updated itself.

My other devices all use the Play version through Aurora Store, and always updates through that.

Maybe there's a config/setting somewhere?

But also, maybe don't use F-Droid for apps regarding privacy.

https://privsec.dev/posts/android/f-droid-security-issues/

alternative question to ask: is it advertised by an "influencer"? If yes, it's a scam.

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I didn't work for CVS, just in the same business park at Numark.

But yea, especially in Cumberland/Woonsockett it's a CVS town.

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

lmao, I can't believe someone actually beat me to this. I don't live there now, but used to and worked in Cumberland in that CVS business park. There's a little pull off spot in there where food trucks setup shop during lunch hour. I've never seen such variety in my life!

Also, no taco truck is better than Pollos Locos, especially at 2AM while drunk stumbling out of the Scurvy.

ETA: wait a sec. Jason, DJ, Rhode Island. You don't work in that same business park, do you?

ETA2: nvm, I stalked your posts a little bit and I very seriously doubt you are who I thought you might be. Weird coincidence, though!

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I recommend reading up and learning more about flatpaks and their sandboxing. Flatseal is just a GUI implementation of the flatpak CLI.

https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/using-flatpak.html

You can also very quickly download Flatseal for yourself to put your own eyes on it. Everything is labeled and has tooltips.

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ahh, what about a cross-section of a deepdish? Show the world the sexy bits.

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 19 points 1 day ago (9 children)

I dunno, might create some controversy. What are the toppings?

Indeed, you are not wrong. Such is the state of many, many things.

I admit it's easy enough to say, "let's get rid of it", but without a solution it's meaningless to say and is just an ideology.

Interesting, telecom in CA sounds like everything in the USA.

I don't actually need an internet connection when it comes to my personal, outside-of-work life. In fact, I would kind of prefer to be disconnected for the most part.

So what you describe actually sounds pretty good to me. I have hundreds of books, solar power, and a guitar. I don't need the internet except for doing any sort of work. In that case, I will drive to whatever town center is closest. That's what I do now, I don't have any internet connection unless I'm at a cafe or something.

[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

In terms of relative geographical location, Canada is infinitely easier for me. These three are on completely different continents.

Canada also has less work permit requirements than any of the three I mentioned. At least in my situation.

Norway has also completely closed their immigration stuff last I checked a few months ago.

ETA: where in my comments did I even hint that it was "easier to get into Canada" or claim you're not a real country?

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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by madame_gaymes@programming.dev to c/canada@lemmy.ca
 

Hiya,

Depressed southern neighbor here looking for some advice. I'm sure you can guess where I'm going with this, so let's not mince words: what's some advice on getting to the Vancouver area, obtaining a visa, and a job, etc.? I'm not really looking for nitty gritty details on legal processes and what not, I can find that info documented in various places online (unless you just have a really good link chocked full of info for me). I'm more so looking for some insight from the denizens of the area that know it well.

I'm a millenial that's been in tech my whole life. I know it's a massive field, but because I've been on linux terminals since I was a wee lad I know how to do... well almost everything that has a job title for it and even at an older age I can pickup new languages and systems with relative ease. Besides that, I'm also an electrician, mechanic, and musician. I've been loosely looking for jobs, but so far what I've seen seems to be in the city and I need to refine my search. I generally prefer to be closer to the forest, or the mountains (glacier snowboarding is on my bucket list, before they all melt), but I wouldn't turn down the city if it came down to that.

What are some not-so-populated areas of the west coast that still have at least a semblance of infrastructure? I don't really care about nightlife, I just want to do tech things and mind my own business without everything that's happening around me right now (I'm currently in the epicenter of the southern maga dipshits).

I'm curious, too... what's the temperature like as far as Canadians accepting educated, healthy, non-fascist US citizens? In other words, do you think there might be some bias against me just because of where I currently reside? Take note how I don't call myself American, because my ancestry is not indigenous to this land. I just happened to be born here.

Any advice on places to checkout/avoid, companies to checkout/avoid, etc. would be awesome and I appreciate it.

And just in case it's a requirement, you should also know that I put a spoonful of Maple Syrup in my coffee every morning, nothing else. It's a magical thing! Started doing that many moons ago and I'll never take coffee any other way now.

ETA: After a couple of comments and staring at the map, I probably should have said British Columbia rather than specifying Vancouver, that's my bad. Seems to me like the remote areas up there may be more my speed.

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