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blitblitblit··on How Does the Internet Work?
Pretty simple. Google sets the standard, Microsoft and Mozilla play patsy and implement whatever they ask. That's pretty much how the internet works in 2021.
blitblitblit··on Show HN: CopyPasteTaxes
Not trying to sound harsh, but you have nothing to show. Why should people crowd fund this thing without even a rudimentary prototype?
blitblitblit··on Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL Affect AIX
Should have used LibreSSL or BearSSL.
blitblitblit··on Show HN: Hush Docs – private Google Docs alternative that works without internet
Very cool! One issue with this is, depending on your security slider setting, this does not work in Tor Browser and presumably Firefox. In Private Browsing mode IndexedDB is apparently restricted, so it is only working in non-private windows for me, and of course JS must also be enabled.
blitblitblit··on Cloudflare Waiting Room
The fact no one else here has considered that all your private healthcare data is going through an MITM that can strip SSL before reaching the endpoint is rather terrifying. Even if we assume CloudFlare is trustworthy, they are US based, which means little to no GDPR.
blitblitblit··on Ask HN: Should I learn arch Linux or Debian Linux?
Neither, try KISSLinux or Gentoo on a VM to actually learn. Arch and Debian are both binary based and don't really teach you much in the way of development and command line.
blitblitblit··on Biden's Treasury Secretary: Cryptocurrencies a “Concern” in Terrorist Financing
Sounds like they are getting ready for more KYC on the block chain.
blitblitblit··on GitHub has received a DMCA from MPA about torrent tracker nyaa.si
It's a sarcastic joke, nothing there but a place holder for your own API key and you would have to set it up. There's no place like 127.0.0.1. :D
blitblitblit··on A Mini Browser War in Linux
> Two new Web browsing alternatives widen the field of browser choices for Linux users. The recent introduction of Microsoft Edge for Linux, and the Dec. 8 release of Vivaldi version 3.5 offer the freedom to experience a Google-free vehicle to navigate the Internet.

Sorry, but that the "Google-free" claim is just BS. Both browsers now run on the Google Chromium engine, and no matter how much lipstick you can put on a pig, it's still a pig. The only few independent browsers right now are Safari (Webkit) and Mozilla Firefox (Gecko), both of which are struggling in market share because everyone in their mother is creating their own Google rebranded browsers. There's also Goanna / UXP which is forked from Gecko Pre-Servo, but in the grand scheme of things there are very few Google-free vehicles left to navigate the Internet.

blitblitblit··on Why FSF Endorsing PureOS Matters
And in still other ways this endorsement is hypocritical to their own dogma: https://web.archive.org/web/20161010040458/https://blogs.cor...
blitblitblit··on Let’s Encrypt moving to new CA root
While true it is a good reminder that a ton of legacy devices are going to break after 2021-01-11.
blitblitblit··on Let’s Encrypt moving to new CA root
Assuming you aren't able to update via a custom ROM on unsupported hardware, it should still be possible to import the new Root Cert on Android.

> System-installed certificates can be managed on the Android device in the Settings -> Security -> Certificates -> 'System'-section, whereas the user trusted certificates are manged in the 'User'-section there. When using user trusted certificates, Android will force the user of the Android device to implement additional safety measures: the use of a PIN-code, a pattern-lock or a password to unlock the device are mandatory when user-supplied certificates are used.

Source: http://wiki.cacert.org/FAQ/ImportRootCert#Android_Phones_.26...

blitblitblit··on Areweyet
arewedefunctyet?

arewebankruptyet?

blitblitblit··on GPG and Me (2015)
Someone did make an alternative to GnuPG called OpMSG, but I'm not certain that it is reliably more secure, other than not depending on an online Web of Trust / key server.

https://github.com/stealth/opmsg

blitblitblit··on Xaiecon – a fediverse designed to secure everyone's right to free speech
I'm very impressed that the entire site is functional with NoScript.
blitblitblit··on Why AWS loves Rust, and how we’d like to help
From the link:

> Uses that require explicit approval

> Distributing a modified version of the Rust programming language or the Cargo package manager and calling it Rust or Cargo requires explicit, written permission from the Rust core team. We will usually allow these uses as long as the modifications are (1) relatively small and (2) very clearly communicated to end-users.

Patching for a specific architecture, distro, OS, et. all is going to result in "a modified version". You can't expect users as far down as the Debian Source DVDs to be able to submit that back to Rust for approval. Us folks using MIPS patch all the time, and redistribute binaries to help others.

blitblitblit··on Federation is now enabled for lemmy.ml
Great news, now hopefully they implement a CSS fallback for older browsers. I can't get their site to load at all in Pale Moon because it's white and unreadable.
blitblitblit··on Robots Invade the Construction Site
This is seriously disruptive technology for a lot of low-wage workers. I wasn't aware robots were already this advanced for drywalling.
blitblitblit··on Why AWS loves Rust, and how we’d like to help
Any OS distribution, e.g. Debian maintainers should be asking permission to patch rust per Media Guidelines, but it doesn't always happen.
blitblitblit··on Viewable with Any Browser Campaign (2011)
Thank you kind sir. As an eLinks and PaleMoon user that is being constantly blocked from accessing Google Chrome exclusive content, you are making a difference.
blitblitblit··on Why AWS loves Rust, and how we’d like to help
Does this mean the "Media Guidelines" is going away? If we want to redistribute cargo or rust with some patched changes, I'd like to be able to do it without coming back and asking for trademark approval every time. Even if the resulting binary says "unofficial/unsupported build".
blitblitblit··on CSS Conic-Gradient()
While cool, this was literally just implemented in FF83. It's not safe to assume all users will be able to view the feature, always have fallback for older browsers using standard gradients to ensure webcompat.
blitblitblit··on Torontonian is turning his bar into a VHS rental shop
While cool, DVD and BlueRay are more common. Not sure who all still has a working VHS player these days, they are kind of rare.
blitblitblit··on Neopets Was Run by Scientologists
> Neopets

Now that's a blast from the past, I remember growing up with NeoPets and NeoPlanet Online. Good times.

blitblitblit··on Mask Mandates Work to Slow Spread of Coronavirus, Kansas Study Finds
Unfortunately "investigative journalists" like Sharyl Attkisson are respected and of influence to the right's audience. She is posting and continues to post anti-mask studies as "proof" that masks do not work. This type of thing justifies more and more anti-mask activity because she is someone who is "unbiased" and getting the "facts". Only half the facts don't equate to the whole picture, and Chinese cloth masks you can read through are far different than dual cloth masks or respirators.

TL;DR: Not enough independent media is reporting all the facts. Simply having reputable people link to and explain the mask particulate logarithmic analysis would go a long way: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabd3083

blitblitblit··on Why has Google Translate become so bad?
I know their Spanish translation has become very poor, I've been using DeepL as alternative for some time now.
blitblitblit··on A new way to bank nationwide on Google Pay
I've already degoogled my life, why would I bank with them?
blitblitblit··on Why the Web Is Such a Mess
Because of people centralizing and using services like... YouTube.
blitblitblit··on Compare Files and Folders Graphically in Linux with Meld
I use this all the time, but it seems to suffer memory leaks if you do a lot of folder analysis and leave it running while you work. I've had it hang on multiple occasions to the point I've had to kill the process and restart it.
blitblitblit··on Decentralizing Agriculture Production in the United States
Some great points, with climate changing it may be possible to grow citrus in Kansas anyway, so it's worth a shot. The only thing that bothers me is if it is not done with care, you could introduce new pests into a region by transplanting. (e.g. bad nematodes as a fore mentioned)

See also: Permaculture

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