RandomGerm4n

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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
There are still warez sites that upload content in RAR archives, which are then split into individual parts. A download manager can then download them all one after another instead of having to do it manually. There are also hosting sites w
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
I wish there was finally a decent alternative to this junk. JDownloader pretends to be GPL, but parts of it are closed source. Plus, the Windows installer on the official site is a gamble, and you can only find a clean installer in the foru
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
Perhaps we should consider designing distributions to be more tailored to specific purposes. Since no one needs the affected module on a desktop computer, distributions designed for that purpose should no longer include it by default. If th
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
EOL doesn't mean you can't install or use it anymore. It simply means you shouldn't use it anymore because security updates are no longer available. You face the same problem with Windows software that is no longer updated. T
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
You can also simply use Flatpak with the Freedesktop Runtime. It runs everywhere regardless of the distribution. For games Steam offers something similar with the Steam Runtimes. You simply develop for that one container and the software wi
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
There would still be piracy sites. So their choice would be between everyone watching it for free or offering their service without drm.
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
That would only work if the user had access to a binary that they wanted to run as root. Ideally this shouldn’t happen at all for most users. There is almost never a legitimate reason to run any program as root unless for example it is a se
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
That is why we should get rid of setuid binaries. GrapheneOS does not use them and was therefore not affected. On the desktop there is also a project called Secureblue based on Fedora Atomic that is moving in a similar direction and has alr
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
I’m a Firefox user myself but there are some very valid arguments against it on Android as well. Firefox on Android is significantly more vulnerable to exploits, lacks internal sandboxing and doesn’t properly isolate tabs from each other.
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
One thing doesn't rule out the other. Just because a browser has a built-in adblocker doesn't mean you can't replace it with another one if it's not working well. Every browser should have at least a basic adblocker enab
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
Can this extension effectively block ads on YouTube? When I manually enabled the Rust ad blocker in about:config and added filter lists there, ads still appeared on YouTube and some porn sites. While uBlock Origin blocks everything.
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by RandomGerm4n 5mo ago
This statement should be grounds for immediately banning Waymo from operating. If a driver says they can’t follow traffic rules they should lose their driver’s license until they’ve proven they’re fit to drive again. I can’t think of any re
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
Only a very small percentage of players purchase microtransactions. In addition Turtle doesn't have any payment information because the transaction went through a third-party service. So Blizzard would have to take legal action against
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
There is no customer list. The only thing Blizzard could do is ban anyone using the same IP address as someone on Turtle WoW. However since NAT is widespread in many countries and many people don’t have their own IPv4 address this would res
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
They aren't modifying the ROM. They've rebuilt all the mechanics from scratch. The ROMs are only there for the graphical assets.
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
PokeMMO does not include any game assets itself. It is also not an emulator but its own engine. You’ll need to obtain the ROMs from elsewhere and place them in the appropriate folder so that the PokeMMO client can extract the files. In many
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
I think you're confusing this with Ascension which is a different server. Turtle was more like Classic WoW but with additional content that fits in as if the official expansions had never existed. So basically it's like Old School
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
This is probably a controversial opinion but this case is yet another example of why it should be prohibited to sell repositories and storefronts. If you want to take over someone else’s user base you should be forced to display a message t
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Blizzard Wins Injunction Against TurtleWoW – Server Ordered to Cease and Desist(wowhead.com)
3 points by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago|0 comments
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
Hopefully, this will finally lead to a shift in thinking so that security practices like those used in GrapheneOS become more widespread in the future. Most software developers simply patch security vulnerabilities as soon as they become aw
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
The problem with XMPP is that most clients use an outdated and insecure implementation of OMEMO. This includes popular clients such as Conversations and Gajim. Currently only Profanity and Kaidan use the latest version and you must always a
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
That’s not really a big deal since the session encryption was insecure anyway. It feels almost like a honeypot after they've removed forward secrecy. If you’re looking for a decentralized alternative SimpleX Chat is a more secure optio
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
That's especially ridiculous because this whole security mechanism that Microsoft is forcing on Windows user doesn't even work. There are tons of leaked certificates and on forums dedicated to game hacking you can find guides on h
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Proxypunch: P2P Gaming Without Port Forwarding(github.com)
2 points by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago|0 comments
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
Users have the right to modify any app running on their own device. Software security should never depend on the user having no control over their own device. Smartphones are essentially just regular computers, and on them you can use a deb
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
I attestation should be abolished altogether. An app should have absolutely no way of knowing what kind of device it’s running on or what changes the user has made to the system. It is up to each individual to ensure the security of their
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
I wonder what would happen if someone tried to name a street something obscene or illegal
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
That is exactly why a Duress Pin, like the one in GrapheneOS, should be standard everywhere. Ideally, it should also include an option to visibly destroy the device by overheating it, to ensure that no one can accuse you of not having actua
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by RandomGerm4n 6mo ago
I like the idea of having a user-friendly app that lets you use LLMs locally. Tools like Ollama and LMStudio tend to put most people off because you have to decide for yourself which models to use and there are so many settings to configure
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by RandomGerm4n 7mo ago
I don’t understand why people think it’s so difficult to build a website. If you let go of the idea that every little site has to look ‘modern’ and have thousands of features, it’s really easy. Stallman’s website would be a good example. It

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