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acct776··on New malware found on 30k Macs has security pros stumped
Modern phones, when configured correctly, are more secure than their desktop counterparts.
acct776··on More evidence that Neanderthals were ‘absorbed’ by humans, not wiped out
Not for nothing, Dan, it could also be considered rude in some circles to publicly engage with a third party about a person when being addressed by that person.

Can we compromise here?

acct776··on More evidence that Neanderthals were ‘absorbed’ by humans, not wiped out
Saying "seriously" meant, as a security professional, I have a very legitimate, passionate interest in social psychology - not that I wanted to poke fun at someone.

We're all here to analyze and learn from each other - or....should be.

Please don't mistake my curiosity for malice.

acct776··on More evidence that Neanderthals were ‘absorbed’ by humans, not wiped out
Have reviewed them again, for what is likely the dozen'th time - no objective problems.

Could you share your subjective one?

I was being serious, dang - did you read my comment in a positive light first?

acct776··on Australia to introduce Google, Facebook legislation to parliament next week
> Users have every opportunity

"But that's how I get to the website, I type it into the Google!"

acct776··on Linux touchpad like a Mac update: Firefox gesture support live in nightly
The significance of the project is that there isn't much difference, and the smoothness is largely attributed to driver effort.
acct776··on CIA University
Have to be in the mind of the enemy, son.
acct776··on Illegal CFC emissions have stopped since scientists raised alarm
I was going to say...where do we start...
acct776··on Preparing to Issue 200M Certificates in 24 Hours
> They aren't the only no-cost distributor

I couldn't name a second, which means they're probably not getting a huge %.

acct776··on Preparing to Issue 200M Certificates in 24 Hours
Highly recommend reading someone's applied essentials guide on certs, and the various methods of accomplishing SSL for self-hosted stuff.

This stuff is much more complicated in isolation from the rest - full picture easiest.

acct776··on Mozilla Welcomes the Rust Foundation
> If our tools require us to be perfect, maybe they're just not good tools for some goals.

> if they failed a few times, that's a pretty strong argument against C++.

Well, they're migrating (at least part of) the codebase to Rust, in a lot of places because of security. Make your own conclusion, I guess?

acct776··on NYT reporter falsely accuses tech investor of using a slur
> The article takes on a subject that has been discussed a lot recently

Mostly by other navel-gazing publications echoing the same fearmongering.

This is how consent is manufactured.

acct776··on 20% of requests for Wikimedia Commons are for one image of a flower
Your mom might have another family in the Greater Toronto Area now, just so you are aware!
acct776··on Someone attempted to poison water supply in Florida city during hack
Yeah, the IT person who is there Tuesdays and Thursdays, and helps plug unplugged mice in.

Surely they'll be capable of configuring a corporate VPN without a fat budget to have Cisco do it for them...right?

acct776··on Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit
Clear videographic, use of a PIN that only the accused had access to, etc
acct776··on Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit
It shouldn't be considered conspiracy theory that, technically speaking, many things in our nation are an insecure joke, including our system of voting.
acct776··on A Woman Who Stood Between America and a Generation of ‘Thalidomide Babies’
How long ago was this? Not to keep pestering you, but, recently the prices of medicinal CBD flower have been halved.
acct776··on A Woman Who Stood Between America and a Generation of ‘Thalidomide Babies’
Two people, chronic pain, nobody's had you try CBD edibles, or vaporizing a little CBD herb?
acct776··on Oops: Google admits failing to wipe all Android apps with location-tracking X-Mo
Lineage breaks the Android security model.

I'd use GrapheneOS where possible. Consider making it possible where it's not.

acct776··on Oops: Google admits failing to wipe all Android apps with location-tracking X-Mo
And run that application in a different Android profile - very valuable step.
acct776··on NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew
You wouldn't advertise you were using your personal VPS as a VPN.
acct776··on Big name corporations more likely to commit fraud: study
Legally? Their neighbors, who are the ones calling.
acct776··on Mt. Gox demise as told by a Bitcoin insider
Dogecoin is fucking killing it...don't ask me or my discarded hard drive during a health crisis how I know.
acct776··on Mt. Gox demise as told by a Bitcoin insider
Link?
acct776··on Mt. Gox demise as told by a Bitcoin insider
> Tbqh I wasn't even aware of that story until now.

Hopefully your CTO was.

acct776··on Virginia lawmakers pass marijuana legalization bills
Those employers are a net-negative to society, let them die.
acct776··on Oil companies buying up EV charging networks: Shell acquires Ubitricity
Like how Facebook diversified their way into every viral messaging platform besides Snap?
acct776··on Oil companies buying up EV charging networks: Shell acquires Ubitricity
Be more appropriate to rebrand to Coal...or Sun, if they want to be forward thinking.
acct776··on Android emulator abused to introduce malware onto PCs
What does "literally" mean here?
acct776··on I'm the high QA guy. Let me test your website
Disagree.

For many applications, especially CRUD, if your UI isn't so obvious someone with low executive function can successfully use it (half asleep, fucked up on some drug including alcohol/prescription), then it's not as low-friction as it could be.

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