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Public key encryption, especially PGP, is useless in a modern computing context. Windows has solved almost all identity management issues for the end-user base.
by htrp 5y ago
Public key encryption, especially PGP, is useless in a modern computing context. Windows has solved almost all identity management issues for the end-user base.
(did that trigger an emotional response?? It bothered me to write it)
- mjevans 5y agoSadly, I agree with the first half; for normal end users anyway. (Open)PGP / GNUpg are uselessly cumbersome, slow to adapt standards, useful tools that are ill-suited to the needs of most end users and have horrifically bad UI. The second half is total bunk though, and I'd like to hear how you think that's possibly the case. Maybe there's an angle I'm missing since I don't use that platform for those things. I suspect it was just made up to see what the reactions were.
- htrp 5y agoI took two of the most awful things that bother me about general purpose computing (and likely the larger HN community) and typed them in to see if that would trigger an emotional response. My heart rate actually jumped 15 bpm writing the second statement.
- ewzimm 5y agoThat's a great one, and it hits close to home. I'm a huge believer of libre software. I'm typing this response in the vim-based text editor of w3m inside a Terminology terminal on dwm. Just today I fully moved the business I manage off the StatusNet/GNU Social network plus OwnCloud which I've run for the last decade to Microsoft Teams because using AzureAD and Office365 was more efficient for everyone. I haven't changed my beliefs, but I appreciate the best solutions wherever I can find them. If a better option comes along, I'll gladly take it!