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I'd also like to know more about your config restoration process. Is it literally just running your script? What other things does it do?
My process is fairly streamlined as is, with most things except software installs done automatically. But I'm always on the lookout for improvements.
Another point is it misses a lot of context. My girlfriend is fluent in English and Chinese and has an Art History degree. That domain knowledge makes her quite valuable as a translator for Chinese galleries. There's quite a lot of research involved when she does a translation to find the correct terms for techniques, mediums, styles. Translation is more difficult than it would seem on the surface.
Pretty much any question on the topic is too complex for a simple yes/no. And it's abundantly clear to me that 99% of the general public just do not understand that at all. Most people (senators included) were just looking for him to say something damning which they can endlessly bring up in the future.
I don't believe Mark got into this position out of malice. Facebook just grew naturally over time and turned into the beast it is today. How many times have you been building an app and thought "If only I knew <x> about my users I could provide <really cool feature>"?. Each one of these little steps encroaching on user privacy is small and hard to notice for the users and even for the engineers. But over time they add up and at some point there is an "oh shit" moment where you realise what you have.
Yes, some of us have been warning about this for _over a decade_. But the benefits clearly outweighed the costs in the eyes of the users. Only now are the general public starting to realise what the actual costs are.
Kid: "Hi, what is the personal info in that file?"
Employee:
What they should say: "You are not authorised to see the contents of that file."
What they actually said: "Sure, here's all the information in that file."There are a couple of other things on my todo list still. Such as easier switching of VPN node (current method is to ssh in and restart OpenVPN with a new config...) and ad blocking.
Hope this can help you although it's still a bit immature and quite hacky IMO
Compare this to the S8 which not only has physical bezels on top and bottom, but also software status bar at the top and software home bar at the bottom cutting further into usable screen space.
Not to mention Apple have nailed the gesture based UX. It feels totally natural and is a pleasure to use. Whereas any time I have to use an android phone it feels clunky and poorly executed.
Call me a fanboy, whatever. But I have never found the same quality experience on an android phone that I get with my iPhone.
I figured that youtube got the credit card info from the purchase but I was shocked at how quickly that translated into something showing on the screen. I've always thought about these things in the back of my mind but this was still eye opening for me.
I'd never had it happen to me personally since I aggressively block all ads :)
NB. When I say 'coinbase' I mean coin generation from mining reward. Not the company. (I hate that they deliberately chose a name to confuse new users)
1) I use a password manager so I don't know the password. However, I have the means to acquire the password.
2) I use a password manager but somehow lost access to it unintentionally.
3) I use a password manager and lost access to it by design. (eg. Using a dead man's switch of some kind that deletes it if I don't "check in" for some period of time)
4) I used to know the password. However, I suffered a traumatic brain injury and cannot recall it.
I obviously don't have the answers but I think these are interesting to think about as different points in a large legal grey area.
On iOS if you go into [Settings > Privacy > Location Services] you can see which apps have used your location "recently" or in the last 24 hours. There is a legend at the bottom of that page for what the icons mean.