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epanchin··on Eight Bits of Trust: eMudhra's CA keys cracked in milliseconds
Each CA is like a padlock locked in series with other padlocks. The weakest padlock is the only one that matters.
epanchin··on 4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence
Is there a solution where we can compel parental control to be enabled by default on kids phones?

That would seem to be least intrusive option.

Using the internet in the UK/EU is such a horrible experience, every cookie pop-up is a reminder how badly thought out these rules are.

epanchin··on Solar energy is now the cheapest source of power, study
In the UK, wind is primarily in Scotland away from most of the population - people don’t build where it’s windy.

So transmission of solar should be less, as the sun shines everywhere, and people like to build houses where it shines the most.

epanchin··on Hosting a website on a disposable vape
They’re already illegal in places, eg UK
epanchin··on Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app in October
I would love to see a chart of how long it takes windows to load by year.

It power on instantly, and now it’s minutes.

Bloat bloat bloat.

epanchin··on How can England possibly be running out of water?
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Responsible for putting a pin in development and turning Britain into a museum, with insufficient water or power.

It should urgently be reformed.

epanchin··on FCC bars providers for non-compliance with robocall protections
It’s important to make it clear to Americans that this problem is mostly solved in other countries. It should be possible to end this tomorrow in the US.

Spam calls in the UK for example, are rare. All of the spam calls I get are from my US desk number.

epanchin··on Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across police forces in England
The vast majority of newspaper articles/videos about this tech relate to innocent black people being flagged.

Racism is certainly the biggest concern of the media, which may or may not reflect the publics general concern.

epanchin··on Show HN: Use Their ID – Use your local UK MP’s ID for the Online Safety Act
Ideally you would save them as they were generated, and deliver the saved version the second time?
epanchin··on Menstrual tracking app data is gold mine for advertisers that risks women safety
CNN: “A West Virginia prosecutor is warning women that a miscarriage could lead to criminal charges”.

A gap in periods followed by their resumption could theoretically be enough to lead to prosecution.

epanchin··on Apple introduces a universal design across platforms
So, windows Aero?
epanchin··on How Sony's Forgotten Computers Helped Shape the Playstation
More than 12” of text sounds fairly inconvenient for the average user.
epanchin··on VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
That’s what it’s like in the UK now. Legal streaming is much more complicated than satellite back in the day.

As a consequence people have gone back to illegal streams where you can find all the sports on one menu.

epanchin··on Doge software engineer's computer infected by info-stealing malware
This article is reaching.

I’ve logged onto secondary email accounts from PC’s that weren’t mine and could well have been infected. That’s what 2FA is for.

I wouldn’t use a PC which isn’t mine to login to anything sensitive. A password in a leak isn’t evidence of anything.

epanchin··on Getting forked by Microsoft
Ideally a list of other projects they have since found and attributed.
epanchin··on Microsoft Copilot shows AI increasingly appears like an unwanted party guest
Click upgrade -> previously free features now paywalled.

Far too common.

epanchin··on UK's hardware talent is being wasted
Fast internet, communal office space, and a fast cheap train to London is just as good as a factory. Build new towns.

Get a grip of bat and heritage protections which slow everything down by months or years.

epanchin··on Google's Results Are Infested, Open AI Is Using Their Playbook from the 2000s
I'm happy to pay for ChatGPT, and I would happily pay for a clean Google search experience without ads. How much are they making per visitor a month?
epanchin··on Show HN: App that asks ‘why?’ every time you unlock your phone
Surprisingly I find it most useful on my email app.

I pick up my phone to check email a lot, then go onto other useless apps. By catching email usage, I also stop myself going on the rest.

epanchin··on UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
Based on the UKs failure to retake HK despite the broken agreement, how long do you think that base will be there?

They could take it back whenever they wanted and we’d do nothing.

epanchin··on alphaXiv: Open research discussion on top of arXiv
“I place the blame on Google because I didn’t update my recovery address to one that worked”
epanchin··on European iPhones are more fun now
If I wanted an open system I could have bought an android. This is a terrible change, can’t wait to see what my less technologically competent friends have been talked into installing.
epanchin··on European iPhones are more fun now
Their niche is trust. You cannot replicate overbearing paternalism as a USP without trust.

If Microsoft only allowed installs from their App Store people would switch to Apple en mass.

epanchin··on We need to liberate the Postcode Address File
Google will surely have a PAF license?
epanchin··on Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
Netflix had a shuffle button. It wasn’t popular so they dropped it. It didn’t feel the same as this at all.
epanchin··on Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
Please do a kids version!
epanchin··on Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
I’ve watched more YouTube today than I have cumulatively this month. A lovely thing.
epanchin··on FCC seek comments on NextNav petition for rulemaking on lower 900MHz ISM band
So all the tech you bought fails when the company doesn’t renew? Although uk works on auctions and they work.

Perhaps combine with restrictions on use - if you don’t use the spectrum, or use more than you need, it gets taken away

epanchin··on Alexa is in millions of households and Amazon is losing billions
I used pods for years after lots of clogged machines with powder.

Now I use powder again, cleans clothes so much better and haven’t experienced the same clogging as years ago.

I use white vinegar instead of fabric softener as I have sensitive skin, wash sheets on 90C which cleans the machine, and still use pods on short washes.

epanchin··on How Olympics officials try to catch “motor doping”
That is the premise behind formula E, and no one watches it.
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