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Help setting up Wi-Fi router (midwest.social)
 

At risk of sounding stupid, I need some pointers on how to set up a Wi-Fi router and make it as private and secure as possible.

To sound even more stupid, I don't really know what PiHole is, or why some people route their traffic through a VPN. I suppose my main questions are these:

  • What Wi-Fi router should I get?
  • How do I configurate it as somebody who is somewhat privacy-conscious but not very tech-savvy?

I don't really know how regular Wi-Fi routers work, what the common worries are, how/if data is at risk of being leaked, and so on. So, any pointers would be appreciated! Feel free to direct me to any privacy guides, as well. Cheers!

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Can you suggest some energetic, dream-like alternative songs? (midwest.social)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier but here I made a Spotify collaboration list! The only rules are 1) don't remove somebody else's song and 2) don't spam-add songs.

Really didn't know how to word this. All I know is that I've been completely in love with The Shelter of My Love by Astropol. I'm looking for some more alternative, dream-like, cinematic, emotionally intense songs. Songs that make you have flashbacks of things you never experienced. Songs that make you lose yourself before the voice of the artist jolts you awake. Songs that sound like how perpetual fogs and inevitable spirals feel.

I'm not sure what to call this specific genre, either. What the hell is shoegaze, anyway?

iPhone to Android (DeGoogled), whats it like? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How do you like it?

Difference between downloading on public wifi and mobile hotspot? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I also did use a VPN on both mobile and computer. Does that change anything?

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Difference between downloading on public wifi and mobile hotspot? (midwest.social)
 

Not sure if I used the correct terms but what is the difference in security and privacy between downloading from a public wifi (or a closed wifi; with password) and mobile hotspot (sharing 4G/5G data from your phone to your computer)? Which one is recommended or does it not matter?

Dutch rule in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

this sounds funny bc keuken sounds like dick in swedish

The risks of downloading music at home with wifi in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I don't even fully understand torrenting and how to do it, so I suppose that's a relief in this case. I can be carelessly quick with stuff like this, lol.

The risks of downloading music at home with wifi in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Thanks for the info!

Kind of irrelevant, but anyone should feel free to answer: according to Swedish law, downloading music is legal as long as the artists have authorised use of their work and it is only played privately (not distributed). However, my friend argues that artists don't consent to their music being pirated, thus making the downloading illegal.

Curious about what the people in this community think about his argument. Personally, I was taught that anything you post can be up for debate and freely used, so if artists consent to having their music posted on Spotify / YT / etc., then they subsequently consent to having their work downloaded. Am no legal expert though.

The risks of downloading music at home with wifi in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Super ^___^ Started to worry a bit but as long as a (good) VPN is in use I imagine I should be fine mostly.

The risks of downloading music at home with wifi in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Sweden, Mullvad.

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The risks of downloading music at home with wifi (midwest.social)
 

Like the stupid newbie goober I am, I forgot the first step to downloading music: do it in a public setting with a public wifi. Ended up downloading it all at home off of our private wifi. Did use a VPN but forgot to switch it from my home country. Kind of wondering how easy it is to trace me and persecute me for this. I am not the one handling the ordeal with the wifi, that would be my lovely mother.

Cheers y'all!

How to get started with pirating music (mp3s)? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well, at least now I know the issue isn't on my end, so that's a relief. I'm fine with how things are right now, it's all very scattered but I can create a playlist of my favourites to make it easier. Besides, once I get to the tagging part of your guide I imagine things will get much more accurate. I've downloaded all of my 1000 songs now so I think I'll delete my Spotify account and leave the world of streaming (music) behind. (:

Kamala [Rule] in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (5 children)

oh my god they made furry art

How to get started with pirating music (mp3s)? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I can't view the metadata on my phone, just on my computer. As an example I'm viewing the song "Crown of Thorns" by Black Veil Brides. It is a FLAC file (as per the settings), and on my computer I can see the date released, artist, album, genre, track number, file size... so I don't know why this info doesn't translate to the music player on my phone (Gramophone). Maybe it's because I haven't gone through with the tagging process yet? In which case that's understandable.

Also, some songs failed to download from deemix, but their .lrc files still downloaded. Can I transfer these .lrc files to my phone (along with the other downloaded songs), or must the FLAC and LRC files be downloaded as a pair for the metadata to be synced with the right song?

How to get started with pirating music (mp3s)? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Hm, unfortunately all songs are listed as Unknown Year, and the genres are very scattered and inaccurate. I've ticked all the tag boxes already. So long as I can solve this with the tagging applications, I shouldn't have to redownload everything, or?

How to get started with pirating music (mp3s)? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Just to be clear, because some metadata is missing such as year released, tagging and such can all be solved in the other applications? Deemix is solely used for download?

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How do you organise your music playlists? (midwest.social)
 

Mainly aimed at those who use Spotify, Tidal, or any other streaming service like myself, but those who pirate music should still feel free to answer!

How do you organise your music library? Creating playlists is pure torture, in my opinion, because there are so many songs that overlap in genres. I've tried creating lists based on genres, but I'm the type of person to listen to multiple genres in one session so the switching between playlists kinda becomes inconvenient. Same with based on mood, I can still listen to discoesque or fast-paced songs when I'm feeling sad.

Genuinely considered hiring somebody to create the playlists for me, lol. I know having 800 songs in one list is clunky, but having everything in the same spot is a source of relief. Ugh.

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How to get started with pirating music (mp3s)? (midwest.social)
 

Do I use a website to download songs off of YouTube or Spotify?

Where should I store the music? I haven't any clue about self-hosting. I'm running GrapheneOS, is it enough to save the songs in Files and play in an app like Auxio? Maybe sync with SyncThing?

What's the best way to compress mp3 files but still retain the quality (even possible)?

Could really use some help as I'm very inexperienced. :)

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[OC] The Blue Getaway (midwest.social)
 
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Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her? (www.youtube.com)
 

This song has definitely been spinning in my head the couple of weeks. I don't know why the lyrics are having such an emotional effect on me, but it's just great in my opinion.

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FOSS Spotify client that isn't Spotube? (midwest.social)
 

Y'all know of any other FOSS clients for Spotify other than Spotube? It's rather slow for me the times I've used it, so here I am asking for alternatives. Would be using it on my Android phone. Cheers!

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Everett knows when to walk away [The Outbursts of Everett True] (midwest.social)
 

Sorry, second True comic today, but I'm on a roll reading the collection.

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Everett's Precautions [Outbursts of Everett True; November 11, 1918] (midwest.social)
 
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Difficulties pasting image links (midwest.social)
 

Hi y'all. Disclaimer I'm 1) running GrapheneOS, 2) returning go Android after many years of using iPhone.

Maybe I'm stupid, but I find it way harder to paste image links (inserting the image) on Android than iPhone.

I find an image on the web, press it and select "Share" then "Copy image with link". Except the link won't appear. It does not exist in my clipboard. Weirdly enough, I can paste it in this post and Voyager will automatically convert it to an image.

I think I'm stupid because this shouldn't be hard. I insert images using urls all the time to avoid downloading a bunch of files. Is it an issue with Vanadium? The OS? Me? Point me in the right direction.

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