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Right, I wonder how many of the “fake/invalid” tweets that OP observed are actually this bug in the analysis code.

EDIT: actually it looks like it’s correct - evaluate_guess_char() only returns “M” if there’s an instance of the guess letter that’s not accounted for.

I just switched from my pixel 2 to a hand-me-down iPhone 11 Pro for exactly this reason. Initially I installed LineageOS on my Pixel 2 but then you can't relock the bootloader, leaving the device completely exposed in the case of a physical attack.

I was skeptical of the iOS transition but it was pretty easy and I will probably never go back.

I did this on my Pixel 2, but unless I’m mistaken you have to unlock the boot loader to do it, leaving your device completely unsecured if someone has physical access to it.

I gave up and got a phone from a manufacturer who provides true 6+ year security support. I was surprised to find that iPhone was essentially the only option.

You said "wave of new tools that are gaining traction" maybe you meant to say "wave of tools newly gaining traction".

I think the point is that the with PoS, you're proving you have the coin itself, which costs nothing once you have the coin. Changes things a bit.

I think you're roughly correct. 49% doesn't automatically become 51% purely through the PoS process. But if the owner of 49% of the coin goes out and buys an additional 2% on the market, then they have a majority of the coins and it's all over.

It's not guaranteed to happen, but does seem plausible that some single entity could end up with 51% sometime in the future. Or a group could band together to form a majority and steal everyone else's money.

It does become harder to prevent a coup over time. As more coins are issued the cost to buy a 1% stake increases but the cost to maintain a 1% stake does not.

The difference is that Cambridge Analytica was over a decade ago. Facebook now has policies that they enforce against this stuff. CA wouldn't be allowed today either.

+1, I also found it hard to follow the thread here. For instance, they spend a lot of time on IP address scarcity, and then imply - without explaining why - that it has something to do with Facebook or Google's dominance. Is a lack of IP addresses really preventing folks from competing with the giants? No, FB and Google are huge because they provide more value and people want to use them, not because Ello or Ask Jeeves were starved for IP addresses.

I think you meant "iteration", not "irritation".