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kenniskrag··on Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users' piracy
Driving licence is a bad argument because there is public transportation service. If you're reckless or have other issues the licence is revoked.
kenniskrag··on We are shutting down Ondsel
One reason was, that the security model wasn't enough anymore. E.g. every application was trusted and can listen to key inputs e.g. steal passwords and credit card infos. Btw there was an issue that screenshotting in wayland was not possible. But easy in X11 because everything was visible.

Don't know much about the architecture about wayland but I think grahic driver handling changed in wayland too.

kenniskrag··on Andrew S. Tanenbaum Receives ACM Software System Award
One of these: https://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/abp/cs-resources/products/se...
kenniskrag··on Please support "skip to main content" on your docs site
qutebrowser does that.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qutebrowser

kenniskrag··on Claude is now available in Europe
Which ones? I try to learn how these systems work
kenniskrag··on Looo.lol – a binary math site
You can edit the url to use any number. :)
kenniskrag··on We don't have official RSS feed support for now, but we're working on a solution
which rss reader do you use?
kenniskrag··on Untrusted Device Encryption
Generally it depends on the threat vector.

* Do you trust the hardware

* Do you trust the OS

* Do you trust the user

* Do you trust the software

On a rootkit you don't trust the OS anymore. So a safe location inside the OS space isn't an option anymore. But often you are not a root user (e.g. android, windows in a corporate environment)

If you have OS backups there is a risk it is readable by others (e.g. cloud, different IT department). There is also a risk a user uploads the config somewhere.

If you want to rotate keys you would have to search all keys compared to a centralized location.

kenniskrag··on Untrusted Device Encryption
yes because more than one process can access the file.

A "password manager" provides a defined api and schields the password away from everything. It can also ask the user if process x can access the key y.

kenniskrag··on Firefox has surpassed Chrome on Speedometer
TL;DR: Windows Defender had a bug that made certain system calls expensive on CPU cycles when Defender's Real-time Protection feature is enabled. After discovery, Mozilla reported this issue to Microsoft. Microsoft is releasing a patch that should result in lower CPU usage when using Firefox on sites like YouTube (a ~75% CPU usage reduction was noted when browsing YouTube in Firefox with the fixed version of Defender).

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35458746

kenniskrag··on Pricing Money: A beginner's guide to money, bonds, futures and swaps
Is https://www.portvintages.com/ the book?
kenniskrag··on Intravenous Caffeine
chocolate
kenniskrag··on France legalizes remote camera and microphone activation in smartphones
I recently saw a green dot on the right corner during camera usage on android. Probably a (new) feature of android.
kenniskrag··on Brute.Fail: Watch brute force attacks fail in real time
Nice idea. From the docs:

Endlessh is an SSH tarpit that very slowly sends an endless, random SSH banner. It keeps SSH clients locked up for hours or even days at a time. The purpose is to put your real SSH server on another port and then let the script kiddies get stuck in this tarpit instead of bothering a real server.

Since the tarpit is in the banner before any cryptographic exchange occurs, this program doesn't depend on any cryptographic libraries. It's a simple, single-threaded, standalone C program. It uses poll() to trap multiple clients at a time.

https://github.com/skeeto/endlessh

kenniskrag··on Brute.Fail: Watch brute force attacks fail in real time
Sometimes the default after creating the VM. Sometimes it is, if you start in the recovery mode (usually with a random long password)
kenniskrag··on Parachute use to prevent death, trauma when jumping from aircraft (2018) [pdf]
Is there an algorithm to convince you?
kenniskrag··on Parachute use to prevent death, trauma when jumping from aircraft (2018) [pdf]
I'm younger than the years he is hiding :)
kenniskrag··on Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?
A link to the official guideline would be nice. Asking for a friend.
kenniskrag··on Parachute use to prevent death, trauma when jumping from aircraft (2018) [pdf]
I always wear a parachute during paragliding :)
kenniskrag··on Monte Carlo methods
What's about online poker. Is there also a bank advantage if you play perfectly? Is it allowed?
kenniskrag··on The Garbage Collection Handbook, 2nd Edition
How is that possible? Sounds counter-intuitive.

Do you have a recommendation for reading?

kenniskrag··on Go port of SQLite without CGo
DevOps should IMHO not be a job role but a company philosophy.

The developer should alao maintain their software and deploy it. Has IMHO a lot of advantages

kenniskrag··on Client-side encryption for Gmail in Google Workspace is now generally available
see here: https://support.google.com/a/answer/10801691
kenniskrag··on Client-side encryption for Gmail in Google Workspace is now generally available
It is encrypted by the key service and not by google: https://support.google.com/a/answer/10801691

can be self hosted.

kenniskrag··on Nextcloud and OpenBSD = <3
I use hetzner storage. You can attach it as external storage and costs 4 EUR https://www.hetzner.com/storage/storage-box?country=de
kenniskrag··on To ease the housing crunch, more places end single-family zoning
because inflation is high it could be used as an investment.
kenniskrag··on Vestas unveils solution to end landfill disposal for wind turbine blades
I see a danger that poor countries can't pay this price and fail to develop.

And I hope someone gets the money of this carbon certs and does something to reduce the impact?

kenniskrag··on A Quick Guide to Mutt
I used aerc: https://aerc-mail.org/
kenniskrag··on How much can you get out of a $4 VPS?
I use cockpit but maybe too much:

https://cockpit-project.org/running

kenniskrag··on Morning exposure to deep red light improves declining eyesight
maybe exists but i found some flashlights on amazon. But as always verify that it is not a scam and I can't right now.
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