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pfundstein··on SpaceX Super Heavy splashes down in the gulf, canceling chopsticks landing
That's what the flight termination system is for, and thus it'll be exploded remotely instead.
pfundstein··on I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser
No it's not the tech news that he's saying is bad, it's the ads.
pfundstein··on RadTrike Electric Tricycle
How is this not an outright advertisement?
pfundstein··on Show HN: Wiretap – Transparent WireGuard proxy server without root
Based on the name initially I thought Wiretap was a MITM proxy for Wireguard.
pfundstein··on Show HN: Wiretap – Transparent WireGuard proxy server without root
Much better name. Initially I thought Wiretap was a MITM proxy for Wireguard.
pfundstein··on Hosting SQLite databases on any static file hoster (2021)
Perhaps you could submit updates to the database as diffs and commit them via normal git channels
pfundstein··on Hosting SQLite databases on any static file hoster (2021)
Which is still usefull for querying a large database without having to download the entire thing.
pfundstein··on Hosting SQLite databases on any static file hoster (2021)
That's a bit misleading. IndexedDB is a standard maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is supported by all major browsers. Web SQL Database was a prior API developed by Apple. But Firefox refused to add support for it and argued against it becoming a standard because it would codify the quirks of SQLite. It was thus deprecated in favor of IndexedDB.
pfundstein··on Have I Been Squatted?
I had a look at your personal site (linked from the one you posed) and I don't know how (or why) you dare to put so much of your personal information online. What's the worst that could happen? I don't know, but identity theft is up there and can have significant consequences.
pfundstein··on Israeli Army Installs Remote-Control Crowd Dispersal System at Hebron Flashpoint
I would like to think that something like this would by buoyed to the top on most news sites/aggregators but the fact of the matter is that regardless of how much news you read, there's always things going on that you will miss.
pfundstein··on Swarm of 40 Drones over Fort Irwin an Ominous Sign of What’s to Come
I'd like to see that thing shoot drones that aren't hovering in a line, something quick and agile like FPV racing drones.
pfundstein··on VPNs, Tor, I2P – how does Nym compare?
The author clearly has an agenda, and completely ignores hidden services of Tor which is one of it's most used and secure features.
pfundstein··on TwinBASIC: A modern BASIC aiming for 100% compatibility with VB6/VBA
I've often found Qt GUIs to be bloated and slow. Not sure whether that's brought about by Qt inherent overheads or bad design by those using Qt.
pfundstein··on Security Vulnerability in Tor Browser
So that's not a single exploit away then
pfundstein··on Divergent Association Task: Fast creativity test
I can't imagine it would. I'm fluent in 4 languages and with each language I learnt the most common phrases and words first.
pfundstein··on Divergent Association Task: Fast creativity test
Ok, do it and report back. Remember, you need to think of the words yourself.
pfundstein··on FTC sues Intuit for its deceptive TurboTax “free” filing campaign
> just run that thing and send it to me and I can file an exception if there is something on it I disagree with.

This is how it works in Australia. Taxes are filed online with the government authority (ATO), and everything is pre-filled. You just need verify it's correct and make any claims you want.

pfundstein··on $625M worth of ETH drained on Axie Infinity's Ronin Network
PLEASE elaborate, I'm intrigued.
pfundstein··on Killed by Microsoft
- The search is garbage, and if you are actually able to find what you're looking for, you still can't get the contextual messages around your result.
pfundstein··on Demand for ornamental plants is ravaging South Africa’s rare desert flora
I usually give an email of the domain I'm visiting, e.g., WEBMASTER@nationalgeographic.com or GET-STUFFED@nationalgeographic.com, etc.
pfundstein··on My lizard brain is no match for infinite scroll
The common denominator is of course dopamine, and drugs, social media, video games, etc, all offer an easy and reliable hit.
pfundstein··on Toyota suspends domestic factory operations after suspected cyber attack
> due to a cyberattack on one or more of the automaker's major business partners.

...and that's about the whole article.

pfundstein··on Last Windows 11 update changed all default browser settings to Edge
You clearly need to be introduced to Apple's ecosystem :)
pfundstein··on New SysJoker Backdoor Targets Windows, Linux, and macOS
Does Linux? OSX? There's a hundred and one different ways to get Windows to run something at boot, even as an unpriviliged user. So it's not as simple as just monitoring HKCU\..\Run. With Linux at least it's somewhat more limited: Unpriviliged users typeically only have access to cron for running things at boot.
pfundstein··on Paper Website: Start a tiny website from your notebook
This must be a starbucks "coffee" for that price.
pfundstein··on Tor Browser 11.0
I'm not sure if you're aware but Tor has a specific mode for OP's situation, where it disguises traffic by using standard TLS on standard ports which looks no different to any other HTTPS traffic for example, among other things.
pfundstein··on Tor Browser 11.0
If you actually looked at the numbers you'd see FF has had fewer security issues than any other major browsers.

Also Torbrowser uses a security-hardened version of FF LTS, so it's pretty useless to assume FF vulnerabilities all apply to Torbrowser.

pfundstein··on Tor Browser 11.0
Tor has long been billed as a tool for journalists to fly under the radar and avoid persecution, but it's great to hear these case studies from the horse's mouth. Thanks to you and other journalists who risk life and limb to report on and within these abusive regimes.
pfundstein··on Cloudflare doesn’t have to cut off copyright-infringing websites, judge rules
Yep, I would say so
pfundstein··on Cloudflare doesn’t have to cut off copyright-infringing websites, judge rules
That's a flawed analogy, cloudflare here provides cover for these dodgy sites to hide behind. Cloudflare here is not only the V8 supercar but the getaway driver as well.
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