@WofWca

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Average privacy and security fan stuck in the body of a front-end dev, with particular interest in decentralization and censorship circumvention. And cool stuff in general.

The creator of @JumpCutterExtension also I guess.

Working on @delta and @torproject's Snowflake nowadays.

GitHubhttps://github.com/WofWca
Show threadWofWcaMar 19

@gtsadmin @daniel well I don't think that it's reasonable to expect that Google is purposefully displaying the wrong number of installs and reviews for Quicksy. One can also check Apple Store.

They do remove some VPN applications for Russian users and stuff, but I think that they would not be displaying the wrong number of users.

Show threadWofWcaMar 19

@daniel Alright alright. Nonetheless "half of Russia" doesn't sound realistic. You say this has been going on for at least a month? But Quicksy on Google Play is still at "10K+" downloads: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.quicksy.client

If you want to see an example of an app that really is used by a third of Russia, there is one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.oneme.app

Quicksy - Apps on Google Play

An XMPP client with Easy Entry and Easy Discovery

Show threadWofWcaMar 19
@daniel Literally half of Russia? Is this reflected in Google Play download stats? Sounds more like someone just wants you to go broke on SMS fees.
Show threadWofWcaMar 19
@vitonsky IDK, there is enough entropy in my head already 😀
Show threadWofWcaMar 19
@rosano I was gonna say that this is covered by "time, skill and balls", but perhaps not always. Indeed some things are too challenging for a single person to achieve.
Show threadWofWcaMar 19

@vitonsky Also a good point, something to keep in mind.

But there is always something that is both needed and not yet done.

WofWcaMar 18

The answer to "Why hasn't anyone done this already??" is oftentimes "Because nobody had this idea, or time, skill, or balls for it".
So be the first one.

(And sometimes you just need to search better)

WofWcaFeb 17
@dirtwizard666 The unhinged madlad actually did it
Show threadWofWcaFeb 6
@abbas_dp Nothing like drinking tea, touching grass, and installing some libre stuff
Show threadWofWcaFeb 6
@dkleeblatt Crazy numbers these days