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An Android App for blocking trackers completely using AI

Post author By Jessica Alba
Post date January 28, 2021
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About my device: Android version: 10 ROM: Stock ROM(Android One) Bootloader status: Unlocked and Rooted with Magisk 21.4 Stable Tweaks that I’ve done till today: AdAway AfWall+ Warden Ditched Chrome for Bromite, Brave(for syncing to pc) and Firefox Klar NUKED script And many more! I’m currently searching for an Android app that can block ALL […]

Tags About my device: Android version: 10 ROM: Stock ROM(Android One) Bootloader status: Unlocked and Rooted with Magisk 21.4 Stable Tweaks th, and currently using an open source app called Warden. It's good but, being a privacy enthusiast, Brave(for syncing to pc) and Firefox Klar NUKED script And many more! I'm currently searching for an Android app that can block ALL the tr, for example) on it's own as the time passes, have done a lot of online search, is there any other Android App that can learn to tweak and disable trackers(privacy badger extension for browsers, just like how Google Keyboard learns to personalize the dictionary. Editings and Suggestions are always welcome:), their tracking is literally insane!). I'd like know, then you'll have MyJio installed, user needs to spend ton of time tweaking apps for better protection against trackers. (If you're from India and you use Jio sim

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Unable to move Yahoo mail, to junk folder with IMAP account

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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Unable to move political ads to junk folder on iPad, yahoo mail IMAP. When attempting, the junk folder is shaded, and not available. I am constantly “unsubscribing”, but then receive another. Any help most appreciated!

Tags and not available. I am constantly “unsubscribing”, but then receive another. Any help most appreciated!, the junk folder is shaded, Unable to move political ads to junk folder on iPad, yahoo mail IMAP. When attempting

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Does the scp command on mac not respect the -l (limit) option?

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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I’m fiddling with scp on mac and it seems to me like the -l option doesn’t work; though I’m also (perhaps more) open to the idea that I’m just misunderstanding or misusing something. I’m not trying to solve a problem that requires limiting the bandwidth of a transfer so I don’t need alternative suggestions, I’m […]

Tags 13-inch, and also if I try to scp the file from a docker container back to the mac host. I'm also fairly confident I've used the -l flag successfully, Early 2015) 2.7 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3 Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB Thanks, I'm fiddling with scp on mac and it seems to me like the -l option doesn't work; though I'm also (perhaps more) open to the idea that I'm jus, I'm just curious what's going on with my attempt to use this specific option. Looking for dis/confirmation that this is the behaviour other's, specified in Kbit/s. src=$(mktemp) cat /dev/random | head -c 10240 > $src scp -

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Messages app signs in and then signs out

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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I have tried resetting NVRAM, deleting plist files, removing IDS credentials, and signing in and out of iCloud.

Tags and signing in and out of iCloud., deleting plist files, I have tried resetting NVRAM, removing IDS credentials

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mac command-line deduplicate files using reference directory only with identical filenames

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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Of many file-deduplication commands/scripts for the command line. I can’t find one that . . Works on mac (high sierra). Employs a reference directory, with recursion. Flags only duplicates with identical names. rmdupe –sim –verbose /rmdupTest/ produced an error stat: illegal option — c corrected by installing coreutils. rmdupe also works recursively, with a reference […]

Tags 2 -d ' ' | uniq -d | grep -hif – /tmp/f.tmp > duplicates.txt, but not all, Of many file-deduplication commands/scripts for the command line. I can’t find one that . . Works on mac (high sierra). Employs a reference, of the foregoing requirements. jdupes and fdupes will flag duplicates with different filenames various versions of FIND command use no refe, with a reference directory . . rmdupe -r /referenceDirectory/ /folderWithDuplicates/ but flags identical files with different names other, with recursion. Flags only duplicates with identical names. rmdupe --sim --verbose /rmdupTest/ produced an error stat: illegal option --

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Unable to install telegram using homebrew

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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apple@apples-MacBook-Pro ~ % brew list telegram Error: No such keg: /usr/local/Cellar/telegram apple@apples-MacBook-Pro ~ % brew info telegram telegram: 7.3,211334 (auto_updates) https://macos.telegram.org/ Not installed From: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/homebrew-cask.git ==> Name Telegram for macOS ==> Description Messaging app with a focus on speed and security ==> Artifacts Telegram.app (App) ==> Analytics install: 2,478 (30 days), 8,012 (90 days), 27,366 […]

Tags 012 (90 days), 19.8MB ==> Installing git dependency: pcre2 ==> Pouring pcre2-10.36.big_sur.bottle.tar.gz 🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/pcre2/10.36: 230 files, 211334 (auto_updates) https://macos.telegram.org/ Not installed From: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/homebrew-cask.git ==> Name Telegram for mac, 27, 366 (365 days) apple@apples-MacBook-Pro ~ % homebrew install --cask telegram zsh: command not found: homebrew apple@apples-MacBook-Pro ~ % br, 40.5MB ==> Caveats ==> git The Tcl/Tk GUIs (e.g. gitk, 478 (30 days), 486 files, 6.2MB ==> Installing git ==> Pouring git-2.30.0.big_sur.bottle.tar.gz ==> Caveats The Tcl/Tk GUIs (e.g. gitk, 8, 953 files, apple@apples-MacBook-Pro ~ % brew list telegram Error: No such keg: /usr/local/Cellar/telegram apple@apples-MacBook-Pro ~ % brew info telegra, git-gui) are now in the `git-gui` formula. zsh completions and functions have been installed to: /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions Emac

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What is up with IP address? Getting bizarre results

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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I’m trying to limit my teenage son’s access to certain websites (like Discord) during school hours only. The only solution I’ve found is to use something like https://www.dnsfilter.com. They require our public IP. But while playing with different DNS settings, I’m getting bizarre results for our (dynamic) IP and confused what is causing this. If […]

Tags curl ifconig.me and other hosts I get the false IP as well. Changing the DNS server on the Mac results in different results., I'm getting bizarre results for our (dynamic) IP and confused what is causing this. If I just Google "My IP" I get our true IP. If I go to, I'm trying to limit my teenage son's access to certain websites (like Discord) during school hours only. The only solution I've found is to u, like 138.199.9.198 In Terminal

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What does iOS “Preparing Update…” mean?

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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When my iOS has an update it downloads then spends a long, long time "Preparing Update…" before completing the install. Generally tens of minutes and often longer than half an hour or so (haven’t precisely measured). If I disconnect from WiFi it pauses. What is iOS doing during this "Preparing Update" phase and why does […]

Tags long time "Preparing Update..." before completing the install. Generally tens of minutes and often longer than half an hour or so (haven't pr, traveling, When my iOS has an update it downloads then spends a long

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Lightning-3.5mm adapter causes device to act as if remote button is continuously pressed

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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Since late last year (I forget exactly when), I’ve had a bizarre issue with my Lightning-3.5mm adapter (A1749, from Apple). When I plug it into my device (iPhone XS), and plug in a set of bog-standard wired EarPods w/ remote+mic, the device acts like I’m pressing the main button on the remote. It opens Siri, […]

Tags }) } } } Any thoughts, and plug in a set of bog-standard wired EarPods w/ remote+mic, and won't transmit audio from the microphone. I can listen to audio on the EarPods, but I have a hard time believing Apple would ship code that debilitates the adapter for this long. The inside of the 3.5mm side of the adapt, but that's it - no volume control, from Apple). When I plug it into my device (iPhone XS), I've had a bizarre issue with my Lightning-3.5mm adapter (A1749, late last year (but I don't recall if it correlated with a specific iOS update). It feels like a software issue, no conductive junk that I can see. I'm working on getting another adapter to test with. In the meantime, no mic input. I see the same behavior using the adapter on my iPad (6th generation) - immediate Siri prompt upon plugging in the 3.5mm side, Since late last year (I forget exactly when), the device acts like I'm pressing the main button on the remote. It opens Siri, won't accept volume changes from the remote

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How to stop autocorrect from putting a space after it corrects a word

Post author By Marcia D.
Post date January 28, 2021
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If I type something like "Helko" and press the "Hello" button that shows up on the bar above my keyboard, it will add a space, leaving me with "Hello ". If I wanted to type "Hello." then this is frustrating, because now I have to delete the space before adding the period. Is there any […]

Tags because now I have to delete the space before adding the period. Is there any way to stop the autocorrect bar from adding a space after I ch, If I type something like "Helko" and press the "Hello" button that shows up on the bar above my keyboard, it will add a space, leaving me with "Hello ". If I wanted to type "Hello." then this is frustrating