XScreenSaver vs Google (www.jwz.org)
from starman@programming.dev to privacy@lemmy.ml on 09 Jun 2024 18:51
https://programming.dev/post/15288522

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just_another_person@lemmy.world on 09 Jun 2024 19:44 next collapse

Simple. Effective. Unlike Google.

lung@lemmy.world on 09 Jun 2024 20:29 next collapse

That’s so fucking funny, dude really hates Google. XScreenSaver was released in 1992 fyi, and was once considered the pride and joy of Linux, being way cooler than other OS screensavers, and had a big community of ppl trying to make new trippy ones

Murdoc@sh.itjust.works on 09 Jun 2024 21:55 collapse

I was surprised to learn recently that people are still making new screen savers for it.

TecCheck@feddit.de on 09 Jun 2024 20:29 next collapse

I like the Portal reference

Unlike Google, XScreenSaver will never offer you advice, as it cannot talk. In the event that XScreenSaver does talk, we ask you to ignore it’s advice. As we do with Google.

thegreekgeek@midwest.social on 09 Jun 2024 21:26 collapse

That was meeeeeee

DuckGuy@mander.xyz on 09 Jun 2024 21:19 next collapse

The last bullet point might be the most impactful. Google should know the rules by now.

ICastFist@programming.dev on 11 Jun 2024 16:14 collapse

Google keeps letting us down, tho

Murdoc@sh.itjust.works on 09 Jun 2024 22:02 next collapse

That was amazing. Wow. I mean, I knew that google was bad but, damn.

hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 09 Jun 2024 22:06 next collapse

Unlike Google, XScreenSaver will never run around and desert you.

Goddamnit

Templa@beehaw.org on 10 Jun 2024 01:52 next collapse

inb4 jwz blocks access to his website from Lemmy

Edit: Jokes aside:

Unlike Google, XScreenSaver will never try to make WebP a thing.

Is WebP bad? If so, why?

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 10 Jun 2024 03:48 next collapse

Toward the end it gets way more political and unhinged

Templa@beehaw.org on 10 Jun 2024 08:27 next collapse

I don’t disagree with him in many aspects but I also think he’s a hypocrite in many aspects so…It just led me to stop caring about whatever he does/says

davel@lemmy.ml on 12 Jun 2024 02:05 collapse

Common <img alt="grillman" src="https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/b674f45a-ed3b-4a2b-995b-189c052d6d7f.png"> L

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Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org on 10 Jun 2024 08:06 collapse

That got me too… Webp is pretty sick actually

ICastFist@programming.dev on 11 Jun 2024 15:50 collapse

It’s created and backed by Google, so that’s no doubt Jamie’s main beef.

Also, when it first came out, most OSs didn’t have native support, so saving a webp locally, you could only open it via a browser, or you installed a non native image viewer, not unlike jpegs and gifs during Windows 95

Side note, I personally use nomacs as my default image viewer in Win10 - nomacs.org

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 10 Jun 2024 03:47 next collapse

They could just publish on F-droid. However, this person is seemingly unhinged.

Templa@beehaw.org on 10 Jun 2024 08:24 next collapse

It is on f-droid lol

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 10 Jun 2024 17:20 collapse

I meant only F-droid. I can’t imagine Xscreensaver being that popular.

gravitywell@sh.itjust.works on 11 Jun 2024 17:59 collapse

It is on f-droid too. This isnt being “unhinged” its just calling out google for their hypocrisy and pointless "privacy” policies and citing lots of examples.

jabathekek@sopuli.xyz on 10 Jun 2024 03:56 next collapse

Whoaa I never expected to so see Xscreensaver mentioned in the privacy community. I’ve been enjoying the penrose screensaver for about five years now.

*Spends the next thirty minutes looking at all the screensavers

eveninghere@beehaw.org on 10 Jun 2024 05:27 collapse

I don’t fully trust any app, and yet I think that this trend on privacy policy in app stores is pointless.

I just want to see (and tune) the sandbox options. Like, can I block this app from sending certain information to servers?