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dkdk8283··on Google sets burial date for legacy Chrome Extensions, fears for ad-blockers grow
Firefox also fired their security team.
dkdk8283··on When the FBI seizes your messages from Big Tech, you may not know it for years
They can pay for data, too. Your sentiment isn’t enough if you want to impede their access to data.
dkdk8283··on Brave Talk – Privacy-Preserving Video Conferencing
Is Mozilla any better? They’ve lost their way and Google remains their largest source of income.
dkdk8283··on 2021 Could See over 100k Drug Overdose Deaths in America
Let’s not overlook why there is an increase in deaths: people are depressed due to the disruptions in their lives.

Attacking this from the perspective of increasing drug enforcement will get us nowhere. I’d argue that enforcement needs to be relaxed, remove stigma from mental health treatment, and let all consumers walk free without even an arrest. The last thing someone needs in a spiral is a court case. The court isn’t there to help you.

dkdk8283··on Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication
Trump was an asshole and awful public speaker but his policies were good for the country. The current administration is further diving the US and pushing the limits of what’s acceptable. I fear this is only the beginning of much worse policies to come.
dkdk8283··on Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication
I think this comment is sensational but generally true. Replace CSAM with “right leaning” politics and you are just as fucked.

I’m thinking about leaving the US and getting a EU work visa to avoid the shitshow. There are a lot of people who think censorship is good - in the name of fighting misinformation - and generally hold a negative opinion of opposing viewpoints.

dkdk8283··on Mozilla tests Microsoft Bing as the default Firefox search engine
Mozilla has lost their way. Mitchell’s ability to lead the company is deficient.

Respectfully I think she should step down and hire a real CEO again.

dkdk8283··on On YouTube’s recommendation system
You should stop using the word nazi. It’s disrespectful to those who lost loved ones in the holocaust.

Separately there is nothing wrong with people who have opinions different from yours.

dkdk8283··on On YouTube’s recommendation system
I loathe videos on trending with the exception of some science content. I say “not interested” all the time but the third recommendation is always some bs I have zero interest in.
dkdk8283··on Surveillance capitalism will transform the domain name system
What about remote address correlation? DNS is transmitted in plaintext. Transit providers could evasedrop on your traffic and short circuit your work.
dkdk8283··on Twitter Super Follows has generated only around $6K+ in its first two weeks
Why would anyone pay when there is adblock?
dkdk8283··on 'Dieselgate' trial opens in Germany without ex-VW boss
DE has strong vigilante culture
dkdk8283··on 90% of Atheists Have Been Vaccinated
I think the modern browser API allowing sites to block selections is the real problem. Same with intercepting copy.
dkdk8283··on Women are nearly half of new gun buyers, study finds
The USA is just as corrupt but the price is substantially higher. With the resources of a business you can almost certainly get away with many things.
dkdk8283··on Is management pressuring you to deliver unfinished code? (2020)
You care if you work in security, and ops but perhaps to a lesser extent.
dkdk8283··on Why satellites are manufactured in clean rooms
Material science is hard. Conductive contamination will destroy circuits in unpredictable ways. This also makes debugging and future iteration difficult as the satellite cannot be inspected.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/power9/0009-ESS?topic=floors-con...

dkdk8283··on Backpage founders get mistrial because US overplayed child sex trafficking claim
The real tragedy is it had a massive chilling effect on other sites.

A major escort site (not BP) was ethically ran by a retired sex worker. The site sold out of fear of prosecution and the new owner is a horrible person in my opinion.

dkdk8283··on Backpage founders get mistrial because US overplayed child sex trafficking claim
I didn’t work for BP but I worked in the industry for over 10 years.
dkdk8283··on Backpage founders get mistrial because US overplayed child sex trafficking claim
I have personal experience with Backpage. They had a team of 70 analysts on staff to review all ads and were the #1 source of trafficking tips.

I believe the bp owner got into a pissing match with the AZ DA and eventually lost. Many people who hide behind the US government are scumbags.

Fuck FOSTA/SESTA too.

dkdk8283··on Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US?
This is absurd. Vaccine efficacy is measured against natural antibodies resulting from a recovery.

I cannot get the vaccine and I’m effectively a second class citizen. I was sick and recovered - my immune system is working as designed.

dkdk8283··on England vaccine passport plans ditched, health secretary says
Florida has been open for awhile and Gov DeSantis is actively fighting measures that would require vaccine passports etc.
dkdk8283··on OSHA to require employers with 100 employees vaccinate or test workforce
I can’t get the vaccine due to a medical condition but I was sick and recovered - having some form of natural immunity.

These policies are absurd and unfairly punish people like me.

dkdk8283··on A generation of American men give up on college
My company is only hiring black engineers or women. You have no chance if you are a white man and don’t have an in.
dkdk8283··on Air Independent Propulsion Could Create Silent Killer Submarines
I’ve never heard of AIP before, looks like this is using LoX and bunker oil to drive a fuel cell. What’s the reaction going on to create energy from oil without ignition?
dkdk8283··on Security researcher receives $1M bug bounty for saving company from $350M bug
I looked at the write up but as a layman I don’t understand any of it. Is there something else that eli5?
dkdk8283··on Modern IRC Client Protocol
I like irc precisely because it lacks the features you mention. I don’t want irc to turn into social media.
dkdk8283··on A web database of all AWS IAM actions
Super helpful - AWS changed their documentation a few years ago and I struggled to find IAM actions.
dkdk8283··on The world needs a proper investigation into how Covid-19 started
All the more reason to piss them off and ween off our addiction to disposable junk and sweatshop priced labor.

Given the impact to the world we all should be asking difficult questions.

dkdk8283··on A lot of people are getting the OnlyFans story wrong
I have personal experience: the fan base starts with ex clients and there are all sorts of promotional techniques.

A friend of mine did exactly that. She isn’t rich but she can pay her bills.

dkdk8283··on Facebook hacker beat my 2FA, bricked my Oculus, and hit the company credit card
That’s ok with me - FB has enough money.
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