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Pretty simple. Google sets the standard, Microsoft and Mozilla play patsy and implement whatever they ask. That's pretty much how the internet works in 2021.

Not trying to sound harsh, but you have nothing to show. Why should people crowd fund this thing without even a rudimentary prototype?

The fact no one else here has considered that all your private healthcare data is going through an MITM that can strip SSL before reaching the endpoint is rather terrifying. Even if we assume CloudFlare is trustworthy, they are US based, which means little to no GDPR.

Two new Web browsing alternatives widen the field of browser choices for Linux users. The recent introduction of Microsoft Edge for Linux, and the Dec. 8 release of Vivaldi version 3.5 offer the freedom to experience a Google-free vehicle to navigate the Internet.

Sorry, but that the "Google-free" claim is just BS. Both browsers now run on the Google Chromium engine, and no matter how much lipstick you can put on a pig, it's still a pig. The only few independent browsers right now are Safari (Webkit) and Mozilla Firefox (Gecko), both of which are struggling in market share because everyone in their mother is creating their own Google rebranded browsers. There's also Goanna / UXP which is forked from Gecko Pre-Servo, but in the grand scheme of things there are very few Google-free vehicles left to navigate the Internet.

Assuming you aren't able to update via a custom ROM on unsupported hardware, it should still be possible to import the new Root Cert on Android.

System-installed certificates can be managed on the Android device in the Settings -> Security -> Certificates -> 'System'-section, whereas the user trusted certificates are manged in the 'User'-section there. When using user trusted certificates, Android will force the user of the Android device to implement additional safety measures: the use of a PIN-code, a pattern-lock or a password to unlock the device are mandatory when user-supplied certificates are used.

Source: http://wiki.cacert.org/FAQ/ImportRootCert#Android_Phones_.26...

From the link:

Uses that require explicit approval

Distributing a modified version of the Rust programming language or the Cargo package manager and calling it Rust or Cargo requires explicit, written permission from the Rust core team. We will usually allow these uses as long as the modifications are (1) relatively small and (2) very clearly communicated to end-users.

Patching for a specific architecture, distro, OS, et. all is going to result in "a modified version". You can't expect users as far down as the Debian Source DVDs to be able to submit that back to Rust for approval. Us folks using MIPS patch all the time, and redistribute binaries to help others.

Does this mean the "Media Guidelines" is going away? If we want to redistribute cargo or rust with some patched changes, I'd like to be able to do it without coming back and asking for trademark approval every time. Even if the resulting binary says "unofficial/unsupported build".

While cool, this was literally just implemented in FF83. It's not safe to assume all users will be able to view the feature, always have fallback for older browsers using standard gradients to ensure webcompat.

Unfortunately "investigative journalists" like Sharyl Attkisson are respected and of influence to the right's audience. She is posting and continues to post anti-mask studies as "proof" that masks do not work. This type of thing justifies more and more anti-mask activity because she is someone who is "unbiased" and getting the "facts". Only half the facts don't equate to the whole picture, and Chinese cloth masks you can read through are far different than dual cloth masks or respirators.

TL;DR: Not enough independent media is reporting all the facts. Simply having reputable people link to and explain the mask particulate logarithmic analysis would go a long way: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabd3083

Some great points, with climate changing it may be possible to grow citrus in Kansas anyway, so it's worth a shot. The only thing that bothers me is if it is not done with care, you could introduce new pests into a region by transplanting. (e.g. bad nematodes as a fore mentioned)

See also: Permaculture