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Where Were We is a photo-guessing game where players identify when and where each picture was taken. Users can create shareable photo rolls, which automatically delete after 30 days. (wherewerewe.app)
Ueddit.com provides a way to view public Reddit content without signing in by converting Reddit URLs into links served through Redlib, an alternative Reddit interface. Users can paste a subreddit or post link into its converter, which creates a privacy-friendly link and can automatically redirect to a Redlib instance. The site lists several available instances, so Reddit content can be opened without going directly through Reddit’s standard interface. Ueddit is intended for public content; it does not provide access to private or login-restricted material.
For quicker use, Ueddit offers a browser bookmarklet that sends the current Reddit URL - or a Reddit link entered on another website - to the service for validation and removal of common tracking parameters. It runs only when clicked, and the site says it does not read cookies or page contents or load external scripts. Users can install it by dragging the bookmarklet to a desktop browser’s bookmarks bar or by creating a bookmark and pasting in its code. Bookmarklet support varies on mobile, and browser security rules or internal pages may prevent it from working. If Reddit has already changed a link into a login-page URL, users should paste the original subreddit or post address into the converter instead.
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Where Were We is a photo-guessing game where players identify when and where each picture was taken. Users can create shareable photo rolls, which automatically delete after 30 days. (wherewerewe.app)
OpenAGPS is an early-stage open-source assisted GNSS project designed to work with SUPL-compatible devices while reducing location-data sharing with service providers. It plans to use crowdsourced satellite data as a private alternative to corporate services such as Google’s SUPL. (openagps.net)
XMPP and Matrix can be difficult to recommend as SMS alternatives because their apps often feel clunky and cross-platform group chats lack features. A developer asks what has persuaded families and friends to adopt them despite these usability problems. (news.ycombinator.com)
A mail operator reported Microsoft rejecting messages with a 550 error when the sender domain lacked a DMARC record, despite valid SPF and DKIM. They asked whether Microsoft has begun requiring DMARC broadly or is targeting specific senders. (list.sys4.de)
Port 0 is a reserved networking port, not a port used by a normal service. In socket programming, binding to port 0 tells the operating system to assign an available ephemeral port. (acid.vegas)
Bong is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to DuckDuckGo bangs, with 61 shortcuts for searching and navigating popular sites. Users enter a shortcut to send their query directly to services such as GitHub, Wikipedia, and YouTube. (bong.glendalab.com)
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