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We test Mozilla’s new WireGuard-based $5/mo VPN service(arstechnica.com)
2 points by OrwellianChild 6y ago|0 comments
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Unauthorized Bread – a tale of jailbreaking refugees versus IoT appliances(arstechnica.com)
1 points by OrwellianChild 7y ago|0 comments
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
3B1B does great work explaining these concepts, but I can't help but ask "why not both?" when it comes to explaining these concepts. Turns out, linear algebra is great for working with matrices, vector space, approximating
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Location, Privilege and Performant Websites(blog.stephaniestimac.com)
15 points by OrwellianChild 7y ago|5 comments
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Google’s auto-delete tools are practically worthless for privacy(fastcompany.com)
2 points by OrwellianChild 7y ago|0 comments
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
The point is, switching to cameras has aerodynamic efficiencies. Mirrors are currently a necessary cost that cameras could replace to improve drag coefficients, improve fuel economy/range, etc. OP's concern was that the cameras
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
I think that parallax aside, the benefit of cameras is that a much wider angle can be represented. Much like current reverse-cameras in vehicles, the camera can capture wide/ultra-wide angles of 120-170 degrees. This lets you see every
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
What is a good alternative to Cloudflare? What should we change the Firefox default setting to?
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Twitter is displaying China-made ads attacking Hong Kong protesters(engadget.com)
231 points by OrwellianChild 7y ago|72 comments
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
Closest thing I could find on that site that matches this description is the second chart on this page. [1] It shows diets "low in poly-UN-saturated fatty acids" as 11th-highest risk factor, contributing to less than 1% of the dis
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
My understanding of FB's plan to E2E encrypt everything is that it would be done to dodge responsibility for content moderation. If it can't see what's being discussed, it can't be held responsible for reigning in hate s
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
Upon reviewing the video, I think you are correct. The video is discussing content filtering through AI, and whether it can be done on the device as opposed to the server, but the images accompanying the talk show a normal FB post on the we
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
UPDATE: Per @mic47 in a comment below, the video does not actually discuss content moderation on the E2E encrypted systems (Messenger & WhatsApp). It is only discussing the FB website itself, which is already in the open (to Facebook).
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
This article cites a Forbes contributor (Kalev Leetaru) whose articles are endlessly self-cited with no outside sourcing. Can anyone confirm that any of this is actually real? I got 3 layers deep and could find nothing of substance.
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The New York Times War on Drugs(popehat.com)
2 points by OrwellianChild 7y ago|0 comments
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DoorDash CEO announces that now your tips will go to delivery workers(engadget.com)
5 points by OrwellianChild 7y ago|1 comments
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
A case study in this: The New York Times In 2018, it made $202MM in revenue from digital display advertising. [1] Averaged across an annual reader base of 125MM worldwide, or 91MM in the U.S. alone [2], that averages out to just $1.62 or $2
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
I admire steps taken to improve the privacy of ad-supported media ecosystems, so this effort by WaPo should be applauded on it's own. Their results, taken along with NYT's switch back to content-only ads in the EU [1] might help s
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
I'll not say it would be impossible to run a general news website this way, but Gruber's website is basically pre-targeted already. Advertisers know pretty much exactly what they're getting with his audience - affluent, tec
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
This is kind of an adjacent question, and likely a very basic one, but if I wanted to avoid linking out to a web font repository by properly licensing one and self-hosting it, what even is the correct procedure?
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
Fellow DDG user, but your observation about Google Searches is interesting... It may be the case that your limited use of Google is contributing to the poor assumptions it makes about your queries. The more Google tracks you, the better it
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
Sometimes, paying for things yields better outcomes and more economically efficient results than seeking those outcomes thru volunteerism alone.
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
> So does he think he is unfairly demonised by some journalists and does that rankle? > “I can’t fault them for not getting around to doing the fact-checking. You know people are busy and a lot of people in journalism have been tol
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Lessons from the Rise and Quick Decline of the First ‘Killer App’(wsj.com)
2 points by OrwellianChild 7y ago|0 comments
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
This is perfect... You've given me a multitude of Google-able rabbit holes to dive down into! Thanks!
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
> lightsail vps is like 3 bucks a month, and you can implement all the fanciest netlify features right on it, and if you never have done that, you really should Can you expand what Netlify features you're talking about or provide
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
I appreciate your perspective, given that you've spent time in the area (PNW local here). I'm confused, though, since it seems like Apex has been far more expensive than Raleigh since 2015 (and likely long before). [1] Is this a f
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
This article blows my mind due to this single sentence: The couple found a sprawling five-bedroom house next to a horse farm for $782,000, half the cost they would have paid in the Seattle suburb they left behind. This implies that the fa
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
"Dumb" TVs cost much more than these smart TVs cost, since they are able to amortize the benefit from all their tracking/ads and price the hardware competitively. Its a razor/blades model, only someone else is buying the
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by OrwellianChild 7y ago
I've run into strange interactions where adding a key is disabled in Firefox (even with the security.webauth.u2f flag set to true), but once one key is added, you can add subsequent keys no problem. This is how Github worked for me

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