AnonC

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by AnonC 4y ago
Maybe I’ve always had issues with typing correctly and having the device provide the appropriate autocorrect suggestions on the smaller screen size (even on the 5+ inch screens). On selecting a word (single word), double tapping on the word
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by AnonC 4y ago
I think wiping the disk using factory reset isn’t going to wipe or overwrite the data though, especially on SSDs. If you try to overwrite files or sectors, that may not actually overwrite those specific sectors either. All unencrypted data
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by AnonC 4y ago
Can't edit my previous comment, but I checked on this question of mine: > Does NextDNS assign a unique IPv6 address for each account to know this is my account and to apply my chosen filter lists? NextDNS does assign a unique IPv6
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by AnonC 4y ago
I haven’t used Tailscale [1][2], but is this very easy (UI/UX) to turn off temporarily? Does NextDNS assign a unique IPv6 address for each account to know this is my account and to apply my chosen filter lists? I use NextDNS on my devi
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by AnonC 4y ago
This has been my portal to get to HN for several years. Clean, with an easier to browse/scan interface (compared to bare HN), easy to find the posts with most votes and comments, and filtering options (which I rarely use). For some rea
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by AnonC 4y ago
> When he analyzed the SEM images and movies taken during the cutting experiments, he found that chips did not occur when the hair was cut perpendicular to the blade. When the hair was free to bend, however, chips were more likely to oc
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by AnonC 4y ago
I have a related question. What is the business model for mailtemi? Since it looks like a free app with no subscriptions or in-app purchases, how well is it going to be supported in the future? If it’s always going to be free, then why not
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by AnonC 4y ago
> just by being a reasonably priced I’d disagree with this for my case and likely for anyone who has two or three or four people at home who need their own mailboxes (not aliases). Fastmail is quite expensive for such cases. Of course, t
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by AnonC 4y ago
I found this intriguing and interesting: > Nutrient deficiencies do not explain this association. The nature of the association remains unclear, and longitudinal data are needed to clarify causal relationship.
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by AnonC 4y ago
I use hckrnews as the main entry point for browsing HN, it I’ve noticed that hckrnews isn’t adequate because it relies again on the voting patterns of HN users. And most HN users would be voting for the ones already trending on the first a
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by AnonC 4y ago
> The elephant in the room is that you can't downvote submissions, only upvote. Which means there are posts that don't deserve to be on the front page that can't be removed from the front page, taking away spots from other
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by AnonC 4y ago
Not GP. Instead of duplicating what I posted in another comment on the criticism of it, here’s the link to my HN comment. [1] [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32806378
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by AnonC 4y ago
I would recommend people not to watch it and instead watch this well done critique (and criticism) titled “My Octopus Teacher & Environmental Horror” by Maggie Mae. [1] I could’ve spent my time better if I’d watched this and avoided “My
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by AnonC 4y ago
Could you please look at my comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32747618 ) and make some changes to your website? The various pricing schemes and special discounts are difficult to find/discover and compare. I
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by AnonC 4y ago
GP here. I'm not on an unlimited plan, but am on a grandfathered plan that's cheaper per GB compared to what's on the website now. I've had multiple issues with SpiderOak on backing up with the GUI (sluggish or getting s
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by AnonC 4y ago
Not GP. “rsync”, the HN user who’s the founder of rsync.net, has commented here that everybody who works for them is a Unix engineer and knows the technology quite well. Based on past comments (you can look for comments by rsync on hn.algol
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by AnonC 4y ago
GP here. You’d have to encrypt the data before sending it to rsync.net. Borg and Restic can do that for you, but you’d have to manage the encryption keys safely). Doing it by yourself before borg or Restic do the backup is unnecessarily com
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by AnonC 4y ago
I’ve been with SpiderOak for a while and am considering dropping it (the client is buggy and the company seems to have moved on to other services, letting this die). I’ve seen rsync.net posted here before, and I’ve also seen rsync (rsync.ne
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by AnonC 4y ago
> I prefer not to use free services because they're not sustainable, and they usually come with strings attached When I checked Dreamhost several years ago, I found that it was also an oversold service that relied on most customers
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by AnonC 4y ago
> I seriously don’t understand why people use Telegram instead of Signal. Any reason! Any reason? I’ll give you some serious ones. Signal sucks really bad on user experience and features. If you try both for a week or two and learn about
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by AnonC 4y ago
Tangential: I’ve seen Authy recommended around (including in an Ars Technica article about 2FA), but never understood why linking a phone number (subject to SIM jacking or other kinds of loss) was preferred or even thought of as a decent id
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by AnonC 4y ago
Bitwarden has TOTP with a paid plan. There’s also OTP Auth, which is a freemium app with all the basic needs covered in the free option, including an Apple Watch app/Watch Face complication.
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by AnonC 4y ago
I recall that the advice given to web developers for a long time was to query browser capabilities instead of relying on a user agent string. If this site is indeed relying on the user agent string, I don’t get why larger companies which pr
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by AnonC 4y ago
Not GP. Custom items (like WiFi passwords, software licenses and many more). It’s been requested and promised with a “we’re working on it” for many years. If there’s one thing Bitwarden is, it’s very slow on developing features that users h
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by AnonC 4y ago
AgileBits and its forums have always been hostile places for customers who ask questions that the company is not comfortable with (like dark patterns, anti-customer policies, etc.). Nothing new here. The problem starts right at the top, and
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by AnonC 4y ago
I’m always interested in discovering paid service email providers who respect privacy. Could you please email me the provider name/URL on my temp email listed on my profile? Thanks.
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by AnonC 4y ago
Not GP, but here are a couple of differences. Fastmail’s email servers are in the US and the company is in Australia. Both are in the five eyes jurisdictions, plus Australia has some draconian laws (see Assistance and Access Bill, though em
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by AnonC 4y ago
> The other reason to not bother with rescue breathing is that AEDs are everywhere now This is a very bold claim that needs a citation with data covering different locations and the number of devices per unit population.
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by AnonC 4y ago
Anyone with somewhat predictable load patterns who’s using the cloud and expects to stay around for a few years should switch to “reserved instances” to reduce costs. It’d be a very poorly thought out implementation that doesn’t consider re
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by AnonC 4y ago
This is not relevant, since the comment I replied to said any use case. I just picked one that’s a need for certain people in certain places. It’s not a non-goal for them, and what governments want or push for may not be as good as you beli

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