Chris Trottier
@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

There’s an #iOS app for #PieFed called #Blorp.

And my opinion? I’m impressed. The UI puts Reddit to shame—clean, fast, and without all the extra cruft. The whole app is just 26MB!

No ads. No clutter. Just pure bliss.

See for yourself in this screenshot.

#Fediverse

A screenshot of the Fediverse app showing the “Local” feed. The top post is from c/movies@piefed.social by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone. The headline reads: “Netflix’s historical epic is ‘Lord of the Rings meets Kill Bill’.” Below it is an image of a shirtless, muscular man with long hair and a beard, his face streaked with blood, standing in front of thatched-roof huts. The post links to a Mirror UK article. Engagement shows 10 comments and a score of -2. The second post is also from c/movies@piefed.social, posted by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social. It reads: “‘The Toxic Avenger’ is now Certified Fresh with 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.” At the bottom, the app’s navigation bar is visible with icons for Home, Communities, Post, Inbox, and Messages. The status bar at the top shows “ROGERS 5G+,” the time as 5:19 PM, battery at 57%, and the user’s profile photo in the top-right corner.
A screenshot of the Fediverse app showing the “Local” feed. The top post is from c/movies@piefed.social by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone. The headline reads: “Netflix’s historical epic is ‘Lord of the Rings meets Kill Bill’.” Below it is an image of a shirtless, muscular man with long hair and a beard, his face streaked with blood, standing in front of thatched-roof huts. The post links to a Mirror UK article. Engagement shows 10 comments and a score of -2. The second post is also from c/movies@piefed.social, posted by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social. It reads: “‘The Toxic Avenger’ is now Certified Fresh with 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.” At the bottom, the app’s navigation bar is visible with icons for Home, Communities, Post, Inbox, and Messages. The status bar at the top shows “ROGERS 5G+,” the time as 5:19 PM, battery at 57%, and the user’s profile photo in the top-right corner.
A screenshot of the Fediverse app showing the “Local” feed. The top post is from c/movies@piefed.social by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone. The headline reads: “Netflix’s historical epic is ‘Lord of the Rings meets Kill Bill’.” Below it is an image of a shirtless, muscular man with long hair and a beard, his face streaked with blood, standing in front of thatched-roof huts. The post links to a Mirror UK article. Engagement shows 10 comments and a score of -2. The second post is also from c/movies@piefed.social, posted by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social. It reads: “‘The Toxic Avenger’ is now Certified Fresh with 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.” At the bottom, the app’s navigation bar is visible with icons for Home, Communities, Post, Inbox, and Messages. The status bar at the top shows “ROGERS 5G+,” the time as 5:19 PM, battery at 57%, and the user’s profile photo in the top-right corner.
Chris Trottier
@atomicpoet@atomicpoet.org  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

There’s an #iOS app for #PieFed called #Blorp.

And my opinion? I’m impressed. The UI puts Reddit to shame—clean, fast, and without all the extra cruft. The whole app is just 26MB!

No ads. No clutter. Just pure bliss.

See for yourself in this screenshot.

#Fediverse

A screenshot of the Fediverse app showing the “Local” feed. The top post is from c/movies@piefed.social by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone. The headline reads: “Netflix’s historical epic is ‘Lord of the Rings meets Kill Bill’.” Below it is an image of a shirtless, muscular man with long hair and a beard, his face streaked with blood, standing in front of thatched-roof huts. The post links to a Mirror UK article. Engagement shows 10 comments and a score of -2. The second post is also from c/movies@piefed.social, posted by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social. It reads: “‘The Toxic Avenger’ is now Certified Fresh with 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.” At the bottom, the app’s navigation bar is visible with icons for Home, Communities, Post, Inbox, and Messages. The status bar at the top shows “ROGERS 5G+,” the time as 5:19 PM, battery at 57%, and the user’s profile photo in the top-right corner.
A screenshot of the Fediverse app showing the “Local” feed. The top post is from c/movies@piefed.social by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone. The headline reads: “Netflix’s historical epic is ‘Lord of the Rings meets Kill Bill’.” Below it is an image of a shirtless, muscular man with long hair and a beard, his face streaked with blood, standing in front of thatched-roof huts. The post links to a Mirror UK article. Engagement shows 10 comments and a score of -2. The second post is also from c/movies@piefed.social, posted by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social. It reads: “‘The Toxic Avenger’ is now Certified Fresh with 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.” At the bottom, the app’s navigation bar is visible with icons for Home, Communities, Post, Inbox, and Messages. The status bar at the top shows “ROGERS 5G+,” the time as 5:19 PM, battery at 57%, and the user’s profile photo in the top-right corner.
A screenshot of the Fediverse app showing the “Local” feed. The top post is from c/movies@piefed.social by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone. The headline reads: “Netflix’s historical epic is ‘Lord of the Rings meets Kill Bill’.” Below it is an image of a shirtless, muscular man with long hair and a beard, his face streaked with blood, standing in front of thatched-roof huts. The post links to a Mirror UK article. Engagement shows 10 comments and a score of -2. The second post is also from c/movies@piefed.social, posted by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social. It reads: “‘The Toxic Avenger’ is now Certified Fresh with 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.” At the bottom, the app’s navigation bar is visible with icons for Home, Communities, Post, Inbox, and Messages. The status bar at the top shows “ROGERS 5G+,” the time as 5:19 PM, battery at 57%, and the user’s profile photo in the top-right corner.
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Jon S. von Tetzchner
@jon@social.vivaldi.net  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

The Register covered our stand on AI. We have chosen not to include AI in the browser. Based on your feedback, you do not want it and neither do we.

#Vivaldi#Browser#AI#Linux#Microsoft#Google#Apple#Android#Ios#Technology#Politics

https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/vivaldi_capo_doubles_down_on/

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Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:
@publicvoit@graz.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#google plans to forbid that I may install any app I like on my #Android #smartphone.

New #Pixel phones cost as much as an #Apple#iPhone.

Google really wants to get rid of any USP they've created.

Well, then there's no reason for not switching to the golden cage of #iOS.

This is very shortsighted. 🤦

#control #monopoly #surveillance
Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:
@publicvoit@graz.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#google plans to forbid that I may install any app I like on my #Android #smartphone.

New #Pixel phones cost as much as an #Apple#iPhone.

Google really wants to get rid of any USP they've created.

Well, then there's no reason for not switching to the golden cage of #iOS.

This is very shortsighted. 🤦

#control #monopoly #surveillance
Tinker ☀️
@tinker@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

In light of recent (again and again) shenanigans with Apple iOS and Google Android, I'm looking into Linux native smart phones yet again.

Linux phone operating systems have come a loooong way. Examples like PostmarketOS ( @postmarketOS ), PureOS ( @purism ) and Ubuntu Touch / UBPorts ( @ubports ) offering a solid choice, the big issue is linux native apps, but those have come a long way as well.

First, many apps have fully functional mobile web sites and web apps that are, by nature, cross platform and available on linux through web browsers or as a Progressive Web App (PWA).

Second there are many native linux apps that work well on a mobile screen as well or apps specific to phones, etc.

Lastly, there are - for lack of a better word - emulators that let you load and run android apps, for example.

Linux Phones are not as polished as iOS or Android phones, but the control and privacy is there.

Ironically the biggest thing that've needed is Signal Messenger ( @signalapp ) on Linux. Almost everything else I need is there, including GPS maps and web app / PWA versions of transit apps and banking apps. Even Signal, I might break with as most of my chat groups might hop over to another end to end encrypted messaging service that runs on Linux.

What would you need to use a Linux Phone as your daily driver?

#linux#FOSS#solarPunk#iOS #android#Google#Apple
xoron :verified:
@xoron@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp last week

Selhosted P2P E2EE File Transfer & Messaging PWA

https://positive-intentions.com

* #OpenSource
* #CrossPlatform
* #PWA
* #iOS, #Android, #Desktop (self compile)
* App store, Play store (coming soon)
* Desktop
* #Windows, #MacOS, #Linux (self compile)
* run index.html on any modern #browser
* #Decentralized
* #Secure
* #NoCookies
* #P2P #encrypted
* No registration
* No installing
* #Messaging
* Group Messaging (coming soon)
* Text Messaging
* #Multimedia Messaging
* #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
* Offline Messaging (in #research phase)
* #FileTransfer
* #VideoCalls
* #DataOwnership
* #SelfHosted
* GitHub pages Hosting
* #LocalOnly storage

Check them out!

(Degoogled links to the apps)
- P2P Chat: https://chat.positive-intentions.com
- P2P File: https://file.positive-intentions.com
- Encrypted drive storage: https://dim.positive-intentions.com/?path=/story/usefs--encrypted-demo

- GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions

IMPORTANT NOTES (PLEASE READ!):
* These are NOT products. It's for #testing and #demonstration purposes only.
* They have NOT been reviewed or audited. Do NOT use for sensitive data.
* All functionality demonstrated is experimental.
* This is NOT meant to replace robust solutions like #VeraCrypt, #Simplexchat, #Signal, #Whatsapp, #wetransfer. It's just a #proofofconcept to show what's possible with #browser#APIs.
xoron :verified:
@xoron@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp last week

Selhosted P2P E2EE File Transfer & Messaging PWA

https://positive-intentions.com

* #OpenSource
* #CrossPlatform
* #PWA
* #iOS, #Android, #Desktop (self compile)
* App store, Play store (coming soon)
* Desktop
* #Windows, #MacOS, #Linux (self compile)
* run index.html on any modern #browser
* #Decentralized
* #Secure
* #NoCookies
* #P2P #encrypted
* No registration
* No installing
* #Messaging
* Group Messaging (coming soon)
* Text Messaging
* #Multimedia Messaging
* #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
* Offline Messaging (in #research phase)
* #FileTransfer
* #VideoCalls
* #DataOwnership
* #SelfHosted
* GitHub pages Hosting
* #LocalOnly storage

Check them out!

(Degoogled links to the apps)
- P2P Chat: https://chat.positive-intentions.com
- P2P File: https://file.positive-intentions.com
- Encrypted drive storage: https://dim.positive-intentions.com/?path=/story/usefs--encrypted-demo

- GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions

IMPORTANT NOTES (PLEASE READ!):
* These are NOT products. It's for #testing and #demonstration purposes only.
* They have NOT been reviewed or audited. Do NOT use for sensitive data.
* All functionality demonstrated is experimental.
* This is NOT meant to replace robust solutions like #VeraCrypt, #Simplexchat, #Signal, #Whatsapp, #wetransfer. It's just a #proofofconcept to show what's possible with #browser#APIs.