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by dwaite 4y ago
> It might confuse people that passkeys is design as "a password replacement" ( https://fidoalliance.org/passkeys ) but it also can be a FIDO2 as additional authorization method. Once you setup the FIDO2 PIN for
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by dwaite 4y ago
> I have to admit I don’t really see the point of making this be part of a secure token. The “username” store (actual username, tuple of (username, FIDO blob) or whatever) doesn’t seem terribly sensitive from a local attack perspective,
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by dwaite 4y ago
> Can someone explain what discoverable credentials have to do with a passwordless experience? Accepting a WebAuthn credential in lieu of a password is a policy decision and is every bit as possible with non-discoverable credentials. As
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by dwaite 4y ago
> What I see here is Yubico pushing for continued relevance while vendors, such as Microsoft and Apple, move to hybrid software hardware solutions with greater recoverability and without having to carry another piece of hardware with you
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by dwaite 4y ago
If I see ads posted in the wall on a subway in Manhattan, that they are talking about restaurants nearby and not in San Francisco does not cross the threshold of 'personalized advertisement'. If a digital panel switched to show me
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by dwaite 4y ago
Wearing a helmet is a choice (possibly one with legal consequences, but a choice), which gives a bias in any study which might have shown a behavioral difference by the rider.
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by dwaite 4y ago
> Why not allow alternative browser engines that follow strict privacy practices? It isn't just a privacy argument. Browsers need security exceptions for full performance, such as compilation of Javascript/WebAssembly. The brow
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by dwaite 4y ago
It is highly unlikely - the boot process isn't standardized, nor will there be manufacturer-provided drivers for a good portion of the Apple SoC features.
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by dwaite 4y ago
Can you point to any studies around this? I've never heard of this effect (let alone experienced it). I do know that Diabetes itself can reduce the efficiency of taste receptors, and metformin will sometimes cause people to have a meta
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by dwaite 4y ago
counting calories gives you knowledge of what you are putting in. The problem with people who pitch it as the answer (rather than one line on four full whiteboards) is that calories out is very difficult to control or measure, and will tend
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by dwaite 4y ago
I just wanted to remark that if you are physically active, you may want to look into a more Targeted Ketogenic Diet (TKD) regimen. Simplifying, you have more carbohydrates specifically to fuel a workout and recovery, and you have them aroun
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by dwaite 4y ago
> The evidence says otherwise. “Even if someone loses weight, they will always need fewer calories and need to exercise more,” says Skinner. “So we’re putting people through something we know will probably not be successful anyway. Who k
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by dwaite 4y ago
>> Consider a program in which an array was accessed based on the index provided by some user input -- how could this ever be proven to never go out of bounds? > It's a type constraint on the index Consider a program in which
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by dwaite 4y ago
You are still allowed to log into a google account. You are still allowed to set session cookies. The text of the prompt people are talking about is "Allow MyApp to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites&quo
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by dwaite 4y ago
What's the problem in using a third party messaging app, vs messaging systems locked to platforms like iMessage on iPhone or Google RCS on Android?
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by dwaite 4y ago
Android users aren't Apple users. Keeping Apple users happy when it doesn't make them money directly may have strategic importance (which is why iMessage exists in the first place) Keeping Android users happy when it doesn't
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by dwaite 4y ago
Having grown up with IRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Jabber, etc etc. I can say this was and is _always_ the case. I have a group of friends who refuse to use Signal (because of the phone number requirement) and for several years the only channel we co
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by dwaite 4y ago
> Yeah, I debated commenting about the somewhat-crippled cross-platform support that recently landed, but that was really just in response to Zoom taking the ball away from their court and Apple being desperate to try and get it back. No
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by dwaite 4y ago
When Apple says they build products that they want to use, thats because they sell an experience. So when a journalist complains their Android-using parent has a bad experience, of course the default answer would be "buy them an iPhone
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by dwaite 4y ago
Safari is the Chrome around webkit on the platform, so it tends to reflect platform major version number changes. Chrome is its own platform and does not have semantic version numbers AFAIK (or, they just break compatibility once a month) N
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by dwaite 4y ago
At first messaging was a draw to have people use the portal (AOL, ICQ, MSN). Later, they tried to sell the apps as another banner slot. The more recent bout has their own services in messaging itself; bots to provide enterprise-specific fun
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by dwaite 4y ago
There is only one other HomeKey-compatible lock on the market in the US, the Schlage Encode Plus. It is the same price, not nearly as attractive, and is regularly sold out for months at a time. But Schlage locks require at least some skill
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by dwaite 4y ago
Level is an existing smart lock manufacturer and has several non-Apple-specific models which are on the market. I would assume they didn't go find a cylinder with zero pick resistance just for their newest and most expensive model. The
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by dwaite 4y ago
Is Apple Pay considered Web3?
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by dwaite 4y ago
> This is a very good summary of the liberal woke mindset: people deluded into thinking they are important and untouchable when they are replaceable cogs. Give it a few more firings and this guy will be the next generation of deplorable.
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by dwaite 4y ago
Swift has `guard else`, including `guard let else` for preconditions, where you only put the error responding code and where the compiler forces you to exit the current context (e.g. return a value, throw an error, etc). It is nice for coll
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by dwaite 4y ago
> If your doctor uses Epic, the Health app can usually create a SMART credential directly from your medical records instead of downloading a state app. Slight correction here - the health record is already in the SMART format, e.g. alrea
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by dwaite 4y ago
If something replaces Rust, I hope they make an effort to simplify the design space. Rust's complexity comes from the desired featureset. I believe much of C++'s complexity does not come from its C heritage, but rather from having
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by dwaite 4y ago
I'm sure he will have plenty of shower thoughts between now and when any Twitter Blue changes go live. The problem more is that I don't believe he has anyone he trusts inside Twitter to bounce ideas off of, or whom he values input
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by dwaite 4y ago
Twitter verification is meant for people with sufficient notoriety (say, elected officials, artists/actors, leaders in their field) to prevent impersonation and fraud. So, if I get rickrolled on twitter, I can tell whether it was a pos

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