i have pretty much the same macbookpro (from 2012)...i added an extra 4Go of ram ..8 Go obviously makes it work better. I installed Ubuntu 20.04.04 LTS and it works perfectly ... no issues at all with drivers, wifi etc ...now using it since october, and there is no way i'm switching back to macOs anytime soon !

Motorola "brick" phone. 1983.

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Has anyone tried the mail function in the Vivaldi browser? Easy to use? How about security?

On this Telegram channel, we teach you how to eliminate 'big tech' spying and abuses from your life with Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System. Linux is the future, it is Digital Freedom!

Start your GNU/Linux journey today in our technology forums -> forums.jeff.pro

Several news sources are reporting TikTok’s Parent company made fake accounts with content scraped from instagram and snapchat.

We're used to seeing fake stuff from China. But did TikTok generate fake accounts, to create the appearance its service, "Flipagram" was more popular than it was, as part of a marketing strategy? We wouldn't be surprised.

Seems TikTik is a Chinese operation meant to brainwash American youth.

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Fact: Jack Dorsey, Twitter's former CEO who censored conservatives and deplatformed the 45th President of the United States, as of today, only owns 2.3% of Twitter.

This week it was reported that Elon Musk accumulated 9.2% of Twitter's stock, with potential plans to buy up to 14%. Today it was reported that Twitter granted Musk a seat on the Board of Directors. Musk said he plans to "make improvements" at Twitter.

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Vunerability CVE-2022-0609, first reported last week, is affecting users of the Chrome browser.

Jeff.pro recommends the Brave browser.

https://cve.report/CVE-2022-0609

Another shady change in Windows 11 - you can no longer copy the KB number from the Windows Update screen to search for what's in the update.

In Windows 10 this works fine. But they changed it in Windows 11. Why is Microsoft trying to block users from knowing what's in Windows updates?

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Yeah, I use win10 for the things that I haven't replaced yet. Pop_OS for everything else.

You can, of course, write down the KB number and look it up on the Microsoft Website (probably under support). If they aren't showing the info there, THEN we can be sure MS has very nefarious plans under way.

Still, best reason to get rid of the 'doze and replace it with Linux. Will be doing that to the church laptop on Friday.

Tech in the Legislature there is a bill in Congress, H.R. 3816, The American Innovation and Choice Online Act ("AICOA") that claims to push back on anticompetitive practices by 'big tech'.

"would … [prevent] dominant platforms from abusing their gatekeeper power by favoring their own products or services, disadvantaging rivals, or discriminating among businesses that use their platforms in a manner that would materially harm competition on the platform..."

We are unsure if it's good or not, because we don't trust anything coming out of D.C. this year. Interested to hear your thoughts.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3816

👆👆👆This is supposedly a "bipartisan bill" meant to reign in big tech. We will believe it when we see it.

Yesterday was, according to the fake news media, "Antitrust day," when everyone was supposed to talk about anticompetitive practices by 'big tech'. Some websites and presentations in D.C. took place.
They even made a website: https://www.antitrustday.org/

Sounds great on the surface, but considering the MSM promotions, some of the sponsors, and "bi-partisan" labeling of the discussions, the admins of the Jeff.pro channel don't buy it.

We wonder what the real purpose of "antitrust day" was. If you have any ideas, let us know.

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Devin Nunes provides an update on Truth Social:

“We continue to grow every single day even though we’re just barely in the testing phase. We continue to prove out the process, focus on our quality and reliability as we bring new users on…

We’re moving faster and faster towards being able to bring everybody on the platform and then also we’re gonna have the web application open soon. In addition to that, I think we’re making some progress possibly on the Google Play store. We’ll see. There could be new news with that soon.”

We are not fans of Google. However, we think it's interesting that these are some of the default searches there if "how to downgrade from" is typed in the search engine. (We recommend Brave Search over 'G')

What does this mean? That many people are concerned with the privacy and other abuses surfacing in Windows 11, and want to revert back to Windows 10.

There's a better way. Learn a little each day on the Jeff.pro channel about moving from the tyranny of 'big tech' Operating Systems like Windows, to Free and Open Source Linux, a complete replacement. Linux is the future!

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Fox News: CNN's Brian Stelter says there's a 'fear' about Elon Musk becoming Twitter's biggest shareholder

Stelter is terrified of free speech

This exchange either reflects Silion Valley starting to realize they can't get away with censorship any more, or some kind of B.S. on a major level we haven't seen before.

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Top Shareholders of Twitter

• Elon Musk 9.20%
• Vanguard Group 8.39%
• BlackRock Fund 4.56%
• SSgA Funds 4.54%
• Aristotle Capital 2.51%
• Jack Dorsey 2.25%

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In a move revealing shocking incompetence to many computer experts -- only this week, Microsoft appears to have finally understood the value and importance of HTTPS. "For reasons best known to the company, anyone looking to download updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog have had to do so via HTTP links -- but no longer.

It's just another example of how Microsoft manages to sustain the myth that Windows is "the best" or "the most advanced" Operating System when in fact it is far from it.

Yes, you read that correctly. Only this month, in April of 2022, Microsoft finally changed Windows to start using secure HTTPS for system updates and downloads. 🤯

source: msn

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/microsoft-update-catalog-now-works-with-https-making-it-more-secure/ar-AAVPNSf

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