Indeed, I don't trust those either. As for RAR being "bad", no I don't agree with that - but I've only ever seen it used in that context. If someone sent me one it would raise an eyebrow, much more so than if someone sent me a .7z file. Likewise if I used it professionally, it would arouse suspicions amongst my peers more than if I used 7zip.
antony
joined 1 year ago
I've never come across a legitimate use of RAR, you are quite right about the link to warez/virus/trojans and other malware but it will never shake that association. As for Kaspersky, I trust that steaming pile of Russian spyware even less.
This is great news, I've just switched to Firefox & Firefox Focus on Android as a longtime user of Mobile Chrome and Desktop Firefox. It always felt weak on mobile, but things have changed. Still hating the purple though, and the placement of the new tab button but that's a small price to pay.
For this much data I'd want to use multiple vans in case one suffers an unexpected hardware failure 😃
It's much the same when I send .tar.gz / .tgz files. Folk get uppity about it not being .zip. I don't bother with other formats purely because I know I can expand them anywhere without installing additional software.
As for .rar, I always view them with suspicion. Dodgy.
I know I'm probably in the minority here but.... I'm a desk jockey.
I don't use Lemmy on a handheld. I didn't use Reddit that way either. The web interface works well enough for me, or rather whatever lemmy.ca uses is good when set to vaporwave-light. Try the different themes, some are better than others.
The pagination though... it's a little short for my taste but I prefer it over doomscrolling.
kiro5hin
I seem to recall spending time on there, but that's about all I remember about it.
I kinda dabbled in most of them, except 4chan. In no particular order: Various webrings, usenet, tumblr, stumbleupon, digg, kiro5hin, reddit, slashdot, twitter, lots of rss. More reading than posting.
I use ChromeOS because I use Google Workspace. It gives me a cheap portable machine for work, and for meetings I rather carry that than a £2000 overspec'd heavy 15" laptop. It's the cheapest of the cheap, and it can run Linux in a VM with Firefox. It has fantastic battery life. I also run Linux on the laptop, and on a Desktop PC, as well as servers.
In my mind, ChromeOS works. It's literally a browser with a screen, a keyboard, and some deep-rooted privacy concerns.
As for Windows, that I don't understand the need in 2023. I switched to Debian, and immediately saw better thermals, less fan noise, faster boot, longer battery life, and all sort of other improvements. Given Linux/Windows/MacOS/DOS/iOS/Android are all effectively launchers for apps and provide broadly the same services I don't really care which, but I will choose the ones that make me most productive.
The reopen tab/window fix will be a game changer for me. So many times this has caught me out because it didn't do as expected.
I think I'll stay on Mastodon. I don't like the Firefish UI. I haven't tried Akkoma yet.
In no particular order: Fastmail, Proton, ~~Outlook~~, ~~iCloud~~, ~~Yahoo~~, Gandi (free if you buy a domain), I've heard Hey is ok, but haven't used it.