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cyborch

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cyborch··on Privacy-focused messenger Signal is ready to go mainstream and take on WhatsApp
Let me know when it's ready to use without a phone number.

As it is, I lose my identity if I switch phone numbers (say, I move to another country). Even worse, someone else might get my old identity when my old phone number is recycled.

cyborch··on Flying to the moon gave us teflon
The article actually says that NASA didn't invent Teflon. The fact that Teflon pans were in ads does not invalidate the claim that NASA popularised it though.

This of course follows the point of the article amazingly well: Crypto developers didn't invent zero knowledge proofs, but they are bringing them into the mainstream and making them more available general software development.

cyborch··on Tasty Seaweed Reduces Cows’ Methane Emissions by 99%
“if Australia could grow enough of the seaweed for every cow in the nation, the country could cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 10%”

Still not making a significant dent in how much damage is done by the meat industry

cyborch··on Idea: A Simpler AWS
Someone did that already. It’s called DigitalOcean :)
cyborch··on Don't Use VPN Services
I'll stop when Hulu starts providing their service in Europe