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rPlayer6554on Now DuckDuckGo is building its own desktop browser

Mozilla needs Google's money to continue existing so I don't think that's going to happen.

> We now disable user-added PPAs, as they often cause upgrade issues for users.

Doesn't that eliminate a lot of software options? Just curious, I haven't used Linux or Ubuntu in a while so things could have changed or I might be misunderstanding something

rPlayer6554on Pixel prevented me from calling 911

I see people disagreeing if this is Microsoft or Google's fault. I think if there is a use case for using a 3rd party app for the 911 call, either A. Google should have some way of detecting if the 911 call went through and/or B. Have a popup when you call 911 through a 3rd party app that says "that didn't work, force my 911 call through" which uses the system phone app.

rPlayer6554on Facebook and Snapchat iOS Apps Still Tracking Users Despite Opt-Out

https://hackernoon.com/how-to-implement-google-authenticator...

I haven't read through this in complete detail but it generally looks like the correct algorithm.

rPlayer6554on Facebook and Snapchat iOS Apps Still Tracking Users Despite Opt-Out

Ublock origin. It's an adblocker. It's best used on Firefox because iirc Chrome has been nerfing the APIs adblockers need to function.

rPlayer6554on Ask HN: How to start teaching my 3rd grader daughter computer programming?

I'm not sure what age she is, but if she likes Minecraft (which it seems many kids are into nowadays), Microsoft has a block programming tool for Minecraft mods (among a few other things) [0]. It looks like scratch, but imo the really cool feature (which may be on scratch, I have no idea) is you can use it to see the equivalent JavaScript or Python version of the code blocks. That might allow her to take the concepts she learns with the code blocks then seamlessly translate them into real world code as she gets older. It seemed neat to me.

Disclaimer, not a parent

[0] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/makecode?rtc=1

rPlayer6554on U.S. indicts two men for running a $20M YouTube content ID scam

Bur-auto-cracy?

rPlayer6554on Ask HN: Are Indeed, LinkedIn the go-to places for exploring new jobs?

LinkedIn I've found a bit of success with. Be careful with job sites though. I uploaded my resume on monster dot com and have gotten so much spam that it became difficult to pick out anything worth my time. I was contacted for job roles that were way above my experience level or even outside my field of work. I maybe got one call I even considered.

rPlayer6554on EU tech sector fights for a Level Playing Field with Microsoft

> the less a person has, the more motivated and productive they are

Absolutely not. I'm saying that high tax rates and high levels of direct government benefits from those taxes stifles innovation by reducing the incentives to be innovative.

Does it make for an "equal society." Sure. But that also means that you don't reward people with innovative ideas or who go way above and beyond. Sure they could work their ass off to make their idea a reality....or they could just not. It's not like they'll get massively rewarded for it. Plus the government probably gives them what they need already.

Yes there is a sweet spot and infrastructure is important. If the government doesn't do anything people die on the streets which is A. Inhuman B. Makes people more concerned about not dying over anything else. I also think promoting good education is really important so you give people a path from nothing to something. Who cares if you make it rewarding to succeed if it's absolutely impossible from birth for some people.

I can only say the US is the closest sweet spot just by the results. It's absolutely not perfect, but the US is specifically known for its Innovation and productivity.

rPlayer6554on EU tech sector fights for a Level Playing Field with Microsoft

I see so many comments about how great the EU is v.s. the US based on how much the government provides. How can you be surprised that people and corporations in the EU aren't going to have the same drive as US companies to be competitive? E.U. companies do well with long, incremental growth (German cars are great) but not with innovation and fast growth.

rPlayer6554on Multi-Account Containers to “Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox”

I think this is a great step. I hate when Mozilla does things other than make their browser better. This seems like a feature pretty unique to Firefox (or if there is another implemention I'm not aware of, it's probably not as tightly integrated) that can make them money.

People can complain about the Mozilla VPN or Brave's BAT but at the end of the day they have to fund themselves somehow. I'd rather it to be through very interesting new ways of using a browser rather than through Google's money. Up until now I'd see the VPN as a lazy cash grab but now it seems like an actual premium feature.

rPlayer6554on YouTube takes down independent court livestreams

I don't think Google could manipulate only one person. They can't count that low!

rPlayer6554on China and India will have to ‘justify’ watered down coal pledge–Cop26 president

Sure, it's possible that the cost on paper of solar is cheaper. But what about the infrastructure? For instance many people I'm sure live in extremely basic homes that aren't setup to be heated using solar. That alone would cost massive amounts of money they don't have.

rPlayer6554on There may be a steep privacy cost if you park here

> But let’s clear up something right away: Trader Joe’s says it has nothing to do with this.

> “This isn’t a TJ’s thing,” said Tara Miller, a Trader Joe’s spokesperson. “It’s being implemented by the landlord

I feel like the headline is misleading and shouldn't mention Trader Joe's if it isn't Trader Joe's direct fault.

rPlayer6554on Email from FBI Looks Odd

I think higher level ways get dangerous. Contacting the FBI directly to try and get money might make it easier to find you. Trying to sell it or other information to a foreign entity is also risky because you can't be sure they won't turn you over.

rPlayer6554on Microsoft to Block Windows 11 Browser Workarounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0506yDSgU7M

Linus Tech Tips wanted to try Linux and see how user friendly it was. Somehow the PopOS steam package decided to uninstall the whole DE. Say what you want about the warnings he ignored,why is this even possible on a PopOS type system? Linus has pointed out that without understanding the terminology and packages, you would have no idea what the error message means. I think user friendly distros are much better but have quite a ways to go.

Also as Linus points out, even picking the right distro is tough if you don't already know a lot of the Linux terminology.

rPlayer6554on Is the SEC Forcing Crypto Devs into Illegality and Anonymity?

> Couldn't we consider a nation-state "illegally leaving its sovereign territory" if it started policing a globally distributed project in cyberspace?

If this were true then criminals could setup a globally distributed database of child prn or something else illegal. The "cyberspace" isn't just some magical place with no affect on the real world. It has real consequences on real people's lives.

rPlayer6554on NFTs over 10k, you go to jail

Undercook chicken? Right to jail.

rPlayer6554on reMarkable Connect subscription plans

I wonder if we will see Framework go down this route?

rPlayer6554on reMarkable Connect subscription plans

I'd like to see a source for this as well.

rPlayer6554on Which jobs most often pair together among married couples

But then the weird thing is that web developers have software developers as 4th most likely to marry. Behind nurses, teachers, and managers.

rPlayer6554on FBI raids researcher who discovered private patient data on public server (2016)

This was not at an airport. I saw them definitely at least once just in the street, and also at some tourist attractions.

rPlayer6554on FBI raids researcher who discovered private patient data on public server (2016)

I've physically seen many police walking around crowded areas with assault rifles in France and Italy. Germany not as much but they do carry pistols iirc.

rPlayer6554on FBI raids researcher who discovered private patient data on public server (2016)

https://www.euronews.com/2021/10/05/arrests-after-raids-at-e...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/police-raid-homes-busin...

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/5/20/the-child-victi...

You're missing the issue. The big problem in the story is that the Government still sees people responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities as threats.

rPlayer6554on Google had a plan called “Project NERA” to turn the web into a walled garden

> help your parents, brothers and sisters, neighbors, uncles and aunts to do the same.

One sec let me try to explain how to do this to my grandma who is currently x thousand miles away. Oh yea and if something breaks good thing I'm there for tech support amirite.

rPlayer6554on DuckDuckGo has had 0 search warrants since founding in 2008

My first result was something in another language but my second result was the GitHub link for a file in protobuf.

rPlayer6554on Southwest new CEO denies walk-off rumors, defends pilots amid schedule meltdown

Source on this?

rPlayer6554on Visual Studio for Mac Moving to Native UI

What have they been doing to damage gtk?

rPlayer6554on Microsoft is ditching Electron for Teams

Functionally yes, but they don't have the features needed for business clientele. Even their payment scheme is very unorthodox.

rPlayer6554on Microsoft is ditching Electron for Teams

How was MS able to achieve awesome performance in VScode but the performance in Teams is not acceptable? Is there a difference in performance expectations? (I don't use teams so I don't know how slow it is, especially on the low end). Is it something related to the types of apps they are? Or could it just be the difference teams?