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AlexAffe··on Simulacra and Simulation
+1 for Postman. Is Simulacra adding something, or is it really basically the same message?
AlexAffe··on Show HN: No Coin – A browser extension to block coin miners
Someone mentioned a CoinHive Captcha. This is usually when my NoScript approach breaks. There would be no way around enabling the captcha script, therefore enabling the miner. Normally I then... fuck those sites, but what if that's reaaaally becoming a thing and say StackOverflow does it? You would need some way of adjusting allocated browser resources real fast and precise. Only way I can think of right now...
AlexAffe··on Facebook is an attack on the open web
There is a relevant xkcd, that calculates FBs lifetime to end at ~20 years from now.
AlexAffe··on Facebook is an attack on the open web
I use noscript and a cookie manager (protection of wanted cookies, deletion of all others upon shortcut). I havent seen facebook tracking pixels by now, are they being used? From an img src request they could still see my IP and user agent, plus knew which site I am on, but as far as I can tell they just use script src, and that gets blocked.
AlexAffe··on Facebook is an attack on the open web
Yep, there is this thin line in between that requires a little bit of self discipline where everything's fine. Still, the problem is with illiterates in technical fields or general privacy that let everything go to hell. People can't control facebook in general I'll shamelessly state without citing sources.
AlexAffe··on Opera is Reborn
Rotate it 90 degrees. 16:9 then becomes 9:16 which is a dream come true for coding for example.
AlexAffe··on 'My Airbnb flat was turned into a pop-up brothel'
Bin overflowing. A wrapper under the bed. Hey, we're not talking about used needles and shit stains on the wall. This was a civilized night, they used protection, had some good wine and Prosecco... There is really nothing wrong with that, other than it might be a grayzone in airbnbs terms and the criminalization of prostitution...
AlexAffe··on 'My Airbnb flat was turned into a pop-up brothel'
Pinot Grigio, Prosecco, bin overflowing with used condoms... Let this guy give me their contact, I could use a night like that.
AlexAffe··on Keep the Internet Open
Exactly. Think of the analogy with car brands on a street (looking at you, Tesla) and you have most peoples understanding.
AlexAffe··on Pi-hole – A black hole for Internet advertisements
I really like the approach. This is where the net is headed. Graphical browsing is unnecessary in a way. Now, the only issue with that is the way the web is currently heading. A site hosted at aws or cloudfront is hard to whitelist...
AlexAffe··on Pi-hole – A black hole for Internet advertisements
Then they should start to respect the user in every way. For me, it is not about ads being shown (as long as no pink flashy flashy banner popup hell). It is about privacy and snooping around, creating profiles, without me knowing, selling my data behind my back. I want to control, what my device sends and to whom. That is it.
AlexAffe··on LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft
Very good point.
AlexAffe··on Finding an Alternative to Mac OS X – Part 2
I use the same setup of tools at work as at home on 2 different systems. OSX at work and Linux Mint at home. Love mint, it's fast, lean and simple (and has basically everything debian has)
AlexAffe··on Finding an Alternative to Mac OS X – Part 2
Windows is a proprietary, closed source OS. It is not a valid choice imo.
AlexAffe··on Linux at 25: Q&A with Linus Torvalds
25 years of GNU + Linux and he manages to not mention Stallman or GNU once. Not once.
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