AlexAffe

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1. 31.▲
   by AlexAffe 9y ago

   Please elaborate, what about the 90s era version?
2. 32.▲
   by AlexAffe 9y ago

   +1 for Postman. Is Simulacra adding something, or is it really basically the same message?
3. 33.▲
   by AlexAffe 9y ago

   Someone mentioned a CoinHive Captcha. This is usually when my NoScript approach breaks. There would be no way around enabling the captcha script, therefore enabling the miner. Normally I then... fuck those sites, but what if that's rea
4. 34.▲
   by AlexAffe 9y ago

   There is a relevant xkcd, that calculates FBs lifetime to end at ~20 years from now.
5. 35.▲
   by AlexAffe 9y ago

   I use noscript and a cookie manager (protection of wanted cookies, deletion of all others upon shortcut). I havent seen facebook tracking pixels by now, are they being used? From an img src request they could still see my IP and user agent,
6. 36.▲
   by AlexAffe 9y ago

   Yep, there is this thin line in between that requires a little bit of self discipline where everything's fine. Still, the problem is with illiterates in technical fields or general privacy that let everything go to hell. People can&#x2
7. 37.▲
   by AlexAffe 9y ago

   Rotate it 90 degrees. 16:9 then becomes 9:16 which is a dream come true for coding for example.
8. 38.▲
   by AlexAffe 10y ago

   Bin overflowing. A wrapper under the bed. Hey, we're not talking about used needles and shit stains on the wall. This was a civilized night, they used protection, had some good wine and Prosecco... There is really nothing wrong with th
9. 39.▲
   by AlexAffe 10y ago

   Pinot Grigio, Prosecco, bin overflowing with used condoms... Let this guy give me their contact, I could use a night like that.
10. 40.▲
    by AlexAffe 10y ago

    Exactly. Think of the analogy with car brands on a street (looking at you, Tesla) and you have most peoples understanding.
11. 41.▲
    by AlexAffe 10y ago

    I really like the approach. This is where the net is headed. Graphical browsing is unnecessary in a way. Now, the only issue with that is the way the web is currently heading. A site hosted at aws or cloudfront is hard to whitelist...
12. 42.▲
    by AlexAffe 10y ago

    Then they should start to respect the user in every way. For me, it is not about ads being shown (as long as no pink flashy flashy banner popup hell). It is about privacy and snooping around, creating profiles, without me knowing, selling m
13. 43.▲
    by AlexAffe 10y ago

    Very good point.
14. 44.▲
    by AlexAffe 10y ago

    I use the same setup of tools at work as at home on 2 different systems. OSX at work and Linux Mint at home. Love mint, it's fast, lean and simple (and has basically everything debian has)
15. 45.▲
    by AlexAffe 10y ago

    Windows is a proprietary, closed source OS. It is not a valid choice imo.
16. 46.▲
    by AlexAffe 11y ago

    25 years of GNU + Linux and he manages to not mention Stallman or GNU once. Not once.