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itintheory··on Web Audio Modem (2017)
> Seems quite useful until you remember both ends already need the original audio file in its entirety!

That still seems quite useful. Steganography aims to obfuscate the presence of communication, not encrypt the data. You'd embed your ciphertext via the audio steganography. I can imagine this used for a dead drop by placing the encoded audio in a jukebox, or potentially even playing it over the radio/muzak system, if that isn't too lossy / the algorithm has enough error correction.

itintheory··on Show HN: Privaxy – Adblocking / tracker blocking by MITMing HTTPS traffic
In case you weren't aware, firefox on android can run uBlock Origin without root or any other modifications. This proxy would be nice to have system level ad blocking though!
itintheory··on TX-6 – Teenage Engineering
I'm pretty sure you can't get the Playdate, unless by get you mean pre-order for delivery in 2023.
itintheory··on $625M worth of ETH drained on Axie Infinity's Ronin Network
> and for most people it's safer to store large amounts of crypto on an exchange instead of a wallet for personal security reasons.

This is the opposite of what is usually recommended.

itintheory··on Tell HN: There needs to be a “right to speak with a human”
I'm in exactly this situation. Someone signed up for a credit bureau service (Experian) with my information (e-mail address at least, though who knows?) and I can't reset the password. Attempts to reset the password are directed to call the customer service number but there's no way to reset the password through the automated system, and apparently no way to reach a person. I've spent hours trying to gain access to this account which is potentially leaking my personal information to a malicious third party, but to no avail.
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