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Fairly certain it's just another person wanting to go the extra mile of security. Sure, it may not do anything useful if you're just some guy Pegasus won't ever

by ruune 4y ago

Fairly certain it's just another person wanting to go the extra mile of security. Sure, it may not do anything useful if you're just some guy Pegasus won't ever encounter. But if lockdown mode doesn't restrict OP in any way, what's the drawback of just enabling it to sleep that little bit better at night?

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altairprime 4y ago
Seems most likely, but there’s nothing I need to say in that scenario. May as well cover the long-odds case in the off chance that I save someone’s life.
- Dylan16807 4y ago
  You might as well remind them the symptoms of a stroke, too. It's just not a helpful warning.
  - altairprime 4y ago
    F.A.S.T. has no corollary in digital safety.
    - Dylan16807 4y ago
      > corollary I'm not making an analogy. I'm saying right now, there's a similar long-odds off chance arecurrence is near someone having a stroke. And elaborating on stroke symptoms would be about as useful as the advice you gave earlier.
      - altairprime 4y ago
        Ah. Yes, we agree: odds are, my comment won’t end up helping anyone. But it does no harm, either.
        Dylan16807 4y ago
        But also comments so unlikely to be relevant are usually frowned upon.
        altairprime 4y ago
        It’s valid, helpful, and statistically unlikely to reach anyone who needs to read it. Statistically unlikely to be seen is the case for almost every comment I make, because that’s how I enjoy participating here at HN. The rest of the commenters have “statistically likely” covered! No need for me to pile on. So I look for the odd weird corners and note them and earn a mix of “Whoah”, “No you’re wrong”, and “Sure but so what”. I’m cool with that :)
        Dylan16807 4y ago
        You're supposed to make all of your comments statistically likely to be relevant. White noise is bad. And the warning you gave wasn't exactly going to be helpful to anyone else.
        altairprime 4y ago
        The exact wording in the guidelines that I’m adhering to is: > Have curious conversation There is no guideline directing me to make my comments relevant to the majority of HN readers. This is probably the most narrowly-focused HN comment I’ve ever made in a decade, though! It’s neither offtopic nor generic, as it’s focused on the exact post topic at hand, and it says something odd but useful that no one else is saying. That’s the essence of what every HN comment should be.
        Dylan16807 4y ago
        And what you said wasn't useful. We already established that the opsec scenario was so unlikely as to not matter for that particular poster. And for everyone else "you, specific person, under an extremely unlikely guess, should not be posting on HN" is not a useful post.

by ruune 4y ago

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altairprime 4y ago

Seems most likely, but there’s nothing I need to say in that scenario. May as well cover the long-odds case in the off chance that I save someone’s life.

Dylan16807 4y ago
You might as well remind them the symptoms of a stroke, too. It's just not a helpful warning.
- altairprime 4y ago
  F.A.S.T. has no corollary in digital safety.
  - Dylan16807 4y ago
    > corollary I'm not making an analogy. I'm saying right now, there's a similar long-odds off chance arecurrence is near someone having a stroke. And elaborating on stroke symptoms would be about as useful as the advice you gave earlier.
    - altairprime 4y ago
      Ah. Yes, we agree: odds are, my comment won’t end up helping anyone. But it does no harm, either.
      - Dylan16807 4y ago
        But also comments so unlikely to be relevant are usually frowned upon.
        altairprime 4y ago
        It’s valid, helpful, and statistically unlikely to reach anyone who needs to read it. Statistically unlikely to be seen is the case for almost every comment I make, because that’s how I enjoy participating here at HN. The rest of the commenters have “statistically likely” covered! No need for me to pile on. So I look for the odd weird corners and note them and earn a mix of “Whoah”, “No you’re wrong”, and “Sure but so what”. I’m cool with that :)
        Dylan16807 4y ago
        You're supposed to make all of your comments statistically likely to be relevant. White noise is bad. And the warning you gave wasn't exactly going to be helpful to anyone else.
        altairprime 4y ago
        The exact wording in the guidelines that I’m adhering to is: > Have curious conversation There is no guideline directing me to make my comments relevant to the majority of HN readers. This is probably the most narrowly-focused HN comment I’ve ever made in a decade, though! It’s neither offtopic nor generic, as it’s focused on the exact post topic at hand, and it says something odd but useful that no one else is saying. That’s the essence of what every HN comment should be.
        Dylan16807 4y ago
        And what you said wasn't useful. We already established that the opsec scenario was so unlikely as to not matter for that particular poster. And for everyone else "you, specific person, under an extremely unlikely guess, should not be posting on HN" is not a useful post.