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by drnick1 3mo ago
This is interesting, but even without relying on JS, most users are already fingerprintable by the combination of IP + user agent.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Claude gets its own UNIX account on my dev machine. I would never trust it not to read .ssh or other sensitive private information in my home directory or elsewhere. In view of this, I should probably go further and bubblewrap it to restric
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by drnick1 3mo ago
It's time to start using an ad blocker, I don't see any ads on that page with Firefox and uBlock Origin.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
In a heatwave, you need AC, not a fan. Moving hot air around without cooling it is pretty much useless.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Last time I checked, you couldn't get a public IPv4 through Starlink, let alone a fixed one. This makes it a non-starter as a backup link for self-hosters, a use case it is well suited for.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
The Pi 5 has always been a horrible value, even when you could buy it at MSRP.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> I have heard claims of devices (mostly TVs) supposedly coming with secret 5G cell uplinks built This is occasionally mentioned on HN, but I have not yet seen a specific instance of this. Please share if you know something about secret
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Unfortunately, it's used to spy on you, and insurance companies are known to buy the data to profile customers or prospective customers. The good thing about Fords is that the cell modem often has its own fuse.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
How can you possibly bill someone without billing information?
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by drnick1 3mo ago
No, it's easier to put a tax on American AI companies.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Unhinged rant, this has nothing to do with Israel.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Ryzen 5 with a dual 10Gbps NIC, running Debian. Overkill for a router/firewall, but I run other services on the same hardware including an email stack, Podman containers, and small AI model for use within Home Assistant. I wouldn'
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by drnick1 3mo ago
And this is why I handroll my own routers/firewalls, using commodity hardware and a Linux distribution.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Yes, because removing car lanes while car usage is growing (due to demographics and urban development) it totally the right approach.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
You forgot the bike lanes that take up road space but nobody uses. Every socialist mayor's favorite anti-car policy.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> I will start now but I think not for long. “For your own safety we disabled your car”. This is precisely why you should not want an Internet-connected car. It isn't truly yours if it can be "upgraded" behind your back th
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by drnick1 3mo ago
As a rule, I do my own maintenance or take the car to an independent mechanic. I wouldn't trust a dealer given how misaligned their incentives are with my interests.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
1) Unplug the cellular modem. 2) Unplug the camera or put a piece of blackout tape over the lens. 3) Enjoy!
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> US shooting itself in the foot with a completely unnecessary war probably comes somewhere in top 5 easily. We aren't done yet. Game on after the midterms.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Vote for parties that oppose this nonsense. In the meantime, install Linux on your desktop/laptop, and a free Android variant on a compatible phone. Use Signal, and urge your family and friends to do the same.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> Now I feel like I need to keep my address a secret unless there's a good reason not to. No business gets my real phone number, and the email I provide is companyname@mydomain.com. The minute I start receiving unsolicited email, I
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by drnick1 3mo ago
I'd rather buy a cheap knockoff than pay top dollar for an equally bad branded product. Most "consumer-grade" stuff out there these days is garbage regardless of price or brand. Examples: mattresses, home appliances, furnitu
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by drnick1 3mo ago
> Edit: and Brave. I would suggest staying away from Brave. I recently compiled the debloated Brave edition from source and was rather disappointed. Brave was slower on my machine than Firefox and Chromium according to Speedometer 3.1. T
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Unlike the Microsoft equivalent (?), nothing prevents you from scrambling it or outright chmodding to 700 to protect it from prying eyes. I go further and bubblewrap software that I don't fully trust like Steam on my gaming machine. I
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Realistically speaking, how hard is it to vibe code an engine these days? Unreal is source available and I am willing to bet the source code has been used to train AI models. And there are genuine open source projects like Godot that can be
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Fanless is attractive on paper, but often means overheating and unreliable in practice. A large, slow fan in a bigger case is always better if you value reliability and a long service life. The best 10G router that you can buy is a low spec
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Claude
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You forgot, amomg others, increasingly non-white popation due to laughable immigration policies; absurd environmental policies that result in high energy prices; red tape and high taxes in every aspect of life.
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by drnick1 3mo ago
Because postdocs are basically slavery. The expectation here is that after a top Ph.D. (which tend to be longer than in Europe), you get a real academic job (assistant professor).
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by drnick1 3mo ago
It's not like Google reviews can be trusted.

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