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Mark Wieczorek
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Planetary geophysicist at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP). https://mrak.solarsystem.social

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And of course, you should only download illegal content from companies that you refuse to support financially. If the company is ethical, you should pay full price. This should be considered legal advice.
February 2, 2026 at 11:34 AM
And if you are wondering what is the alternative to video streaming services, I remind you that peer-to-peer sharing is still a thing. Just search the piratebay:

https://thepiratebay.org/index.html

and download it using your favorite bitorrent client (I use deluge)

https://deluge-torrent.org/ […]
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solarsystem.social
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Could someone recommend a good Android weather app to replace this crap? All I want is something that respects your privacy, doesn't have AI or ads, shows temperature and precipitation as line graphs, and allows you to save a few favorite locations.
February 1, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I asked it if it could tell me their privacy policy, and it said it didn't know it.

I asked if I could turn it off: It said it was only used for "documentation" and there is no info.

I asked it what the weather was like, and it asked me to specify where (even though it has location permissions […]
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solarsystem.social
February 1, 2026 at 9:40 AM
And for Trump: 50% means "half" or "divide by two".
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 AM