F-Droid 2.0 | EP #173

Good morning, it's Friday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred seventy three. Listen, I just woke up and my coffee is hot, which is the only thing keeping me upright right now. I am so ready to talk about this stuff because it is actually good. I mean, really good. Not that fake hype stuff, but real, usable tech that makes my head spin in a good way. First up, we have F-Droid two point zero. I am looking at the numbers here and it has one thousand two hundred forty nine upvotes. That is a lot of people. I am talking about a massive crowd of folks who are actually using this. It is not just a toy, it is a real platform. I have been tinkering with it and it feels solid. It is the kind of thing that makes you feel like you are in control again. Second, there is this thing about making cursed fonts. Like Times New Bastard. I saw that and I just laughed. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. It has seven hundred upvotes which is solid. I mean, who needs a font that looks like it was typed by a madman? But the creativity here is wild. It shows that people are having fun with the tools we have. Third, we are talking about two tier encryption in the UK. This one has four hundred fifty four upvotes. It is a serious topic. I am not a lawyer, but I know my rights. When they talk about backdoors, I get nervous. It feels like they are trying to pick a lock that is supposed to be closed. I just want my data to stay mine, you know? And finally, why is the liver so weirdly regenerative? It has four hundred eleven upvotes. I am not a doctor, but I am fascinated by this. It is like the body has a cheat code. I mean, think about that. It just grows back. It is wild to think about how our bodies work. It makes me appreciate the machine I am in a little more. That's your daily byte. Have a great day. Until next time. Stories covered F-Droid 2.0 — Hacker News Show HN: Make cursed fonts like Times New Bastard — Hacker News Two-tier encryption in the UK — Hacker News Why is the liver so weirdly regenerative? — Hacker News