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C60H92O6on Uber charges more if you have credits in your account

I'm not a big fan of Uber, but this seems like a case of "confirmation bias." The author formed an opinion, then searched for anything that confirmed it and accepted that as proof, even if it was completely unrelated or just due to chance.

It's called "dynamic pricing" for a reason. Like stock market prices, it fluctuates rapidly based on hundreds of factors.

You don't need credits to see different prices—just compare with a friend's phone. Sometimes, their fare will be higher than yours, and other times, it will be lower.

C60H92O6on AppleWatchAmmeter

I advise you to add a disclaimer at the bottom that says "this is for educational purposes only, try it at your own risk and don't rely on it for serious/dangerous measurements". And also change the name to "Ammeter for Apple Watch", as some "special" people might think that this was made by Apple.

(My learnings from almost getting sued for a simple hobby project like this)

C60H92O6on 1Password detects "suspicious activity" in its internal Okta account

Every product, and I mean every, will eventually get hacked.

Putting all your keys in one basket and handing them over defies common sense, not to mention that it also makes the basket a high profile target.

C60H92O6on Bifrost: A peer-to-peer communications engine with pluggable transports

The README more or less describes the "what" but there's no "why".

Why is this needed, who is this for (target audience), why did you build it, which gap is it closing, which problems does it solve in a homelab, or startup, or enterprise, i.e. "what's in it for me", how is it different than alternatives?

C60H92O6on Finland to vote against the EU mass surveillance and encryption ban directive

Privacy must belong to no one, or everyone, but no where in between; i.e. privacy must not be owned by a certain class or group.

If I can read anyone's messages, I'm absolutely fine with everyone else reading mine.

If governments want access to our data, they should open up their data for us to see as well.

Honestly I'd love to live in a world where everything is out in the open, no secrets, no agendas, nothing to hide, no passwords. Everyone knows everyone's intentions, perhaps even thoughts one day via Neurolink. I think after the initial chaos in the first couple of decades, humanity will leap forward beyond imagination.