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by aparadja 15y ago
Perhaps, but I'd say that it varies a lot. The kext here is more compatible with old versions than the UI.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Strange. I think FastSpring controls all the currency logic with an iron fist, but I'll see whether I can force a "show everything in USD" option.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Thanks for your input. I'm currently running at $9 for benchmarking.
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by aparadja 15y ago
I share your curiosity, and have adjusted the price as an experiment. Let's see what happens.
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by aparadja 15y ago
UPDATE: As a data-collection experiment, I've dropped the price to $9 for the time being. (If you already purchased and feel left out, send an email and we'll figure it out).
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by aparadja 15y ago
Hmm, that could be a possibility. Thanks for the idea.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Thanks, that hits a soft spot in me. Like many programmers, I've wanted to learn about web design for a long time. Here, I really did the best I could, and am really happy to hear that it's not eye-achingly disgusting (to some).
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by aparadja 15y ago
You're absolutely right. I'm even trying to be careful about the use of the term "firewall" to avoid giving the wrong impression. I made the conscious choice to only block applications that play nice. It should cover most of the use cases.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Author here. I have an open question about pricing. How do you feel about the price point? Some emails and comments have mentioned that $19 feels too expensive. To me, pricing seems like a dark art. Now I ask you to put on your objectivity-
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by aparadja 15y ago
Update: I downloaded Spotify, and silenced it. It says it is unable to connect to the servers, and lists only local songs. So, yes, Radio Silence works with Spotify.
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by aparadja 15y ago
It's already there... A direct quote: "You can try Radio Silence risk-free for 30 days. If you're not absolutely happy, you'll get your money back, no questions asked."
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by aparadja 15y ago
I think "a clever use of something for a purpose it wasn't originally made for" can be rightfully called a hack. Doesn't seem misleading at all to me.
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by aparadja 15y ago
I haven't tested this with Spotify, but would guess that it works. The filtering is based on the connecting app itself, not individual ports.
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by aparadja 15y ago
This app can't unfortunately help you monitor the network activity of other apps. A question: does the copy on the website give the impression that it would? I don't want to mislead people.
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by aparadja 15y ago
I understand. You could purchase it and ask for a refund if you're not happy. I won't get mad about refund requests, that's a promise. Building a trial version was not a first priority before launching. It certainly is something I'll look i
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by aparadja 15y ago
I don't really believe in pricing things based on dev time. I'd rather price them according to the value they provide. I wanted to price this one below Little Snitch, but not in the single dollar range. The halfway point seemed good to me.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Just to be clear, I sent an email to the address you used when purchasing.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Edit: This was a small problem with older versions of Snow Leopard. It's now fixed. Huge thanks to joshcrews for his patience. Hmm. I'll send you a private message. That hasn't happened on any of the test machines I've used.
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by aparadja 15y ago
That is something worth considering, but it would go against one of the design goals: a firewall without a single alert dialog.
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by aparadja 15y ago
The main reason is to reduce the amount of dependencies to zero. I didn't want to enter the nightmare vortex of several applications managing a single firewall implementation. Also, as I've lately been an embedded software guy, I saw no har
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by aparadja 15y ago
Yes, there is a kext. Currently, it doesn't block non-app-bundle processes. The main reason for the app's existence is to block nosy apps that discreetly contact their home servers. I can't think of many (or any) terminal apps that do the s
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by aparadja 15y ago
It's not a self-contained package because of the kernel extension, so can't be sold through the App Store. Otherwise it would be there.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Little Snitch wants to inform you about everything. Radio Silence obeys silently. I guess "better" is a matter of preference. I wanted to create the simplest possible solution I could imagine. They both solve similar problems, but from diff
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Show HN: My user-friendly outbound firewall for Mac(radiosilenceapp.com)
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by aparadja 15y ago
Could you go into a bit more details? I'd find it very interesting to hear about a fresh real-world experience with converting a HaXe game to another platform. Are there many places where the same code should work but, for some reason, do
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by aparadja 15y ago
Become the evil employee? ;) Seriously though, I encountered a similar situation in a previous job. It was a media company instead of a bank, so the stakes were not as high. Still, they had user emails and plaintext passwords in the databas
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by aparadja 15y ago
I'm sure they aren't connecting to twitter directly.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Unless an admin reused a password somewhere.
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by aparadja 15y ago
I think that was simply "/b/" talk, not homophobic as such.
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by aparadja 15y ago
Actually, the analogy is rather correct. They both describe highly improbable events. The gas molecules in the air don't know anything about the room's overall pressure, and don't individually obey any "pneumatic" laws. Pressure, in essence

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