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541.
The least secure TOTP code possible(shkspr.mobi)
11 points by edent 2y ago|1 comments
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I'd like to take a moment to speak to you about the Adobe PSD format(github.com)
5 points by edent 2y ago|1 comments
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by edent 2y ago
The equivalent for the UK is https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-gov-uk-do... (I helped open that up when I was there.)
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by edent 2y ago
Most eReaders run Android. All the cheap ones I have will run standard APKs - so you can write a simple app to do what you like. And if you don't want to build an app, they all have web browsers. Generate some HTML on a server, point t
545.
Fruit of the Poisonous Llama? (2023)(shkspr.mobi)
32 points by edent 2y ago|41 comments
546.
Sdomi's Webpage(meow.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa)
3 points by edent 2y ago|2 comments
547.
by edent 2y ago
Most new students don't understand filesystems. https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-direc... A directory structure is a skeuomorph which doesn't fit in with their search-first workflow. I
548.
by edent 2y ago
Google and Microsoft probably already have the keys to 90%+ of all email comms. They probably already use them to train AI. It is well known that the Enron emails were used to train early AIs * https://qz.com/work/15465
549.
by edent 2y ago
> when a piece of technology has been stable for 40 years, and there is a fuck up, you can't reaally blame it on the tech. After 40 years of the same fuck up - what should you blame?
550.
Persistence of Vision Clock(leds.social)
3 points by edent 2y ago|0 comments
551.
by edent 2y ago
Technology is political. It always has been. The modern electronic computer was created to solve a political problem (destroying Fascism in Europe). Hacking is political. It always has been. Lots of our modern hackers are spirituall
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Google has no faith in its ability to launch new products(shkspr.mobi)
12 points by edent 2y ago|11 comments
553.
My year without Star Wars (2010)(gizmodo.com)
2 points by edent 2y ago|0 comments
554.
Link seals – a testable links concept proposal(mistystep.org)
2 points by edent 2y ago|1 comments
555.
Why some DVLA digital services don't work at night(dafyddvaughan.uk)
124 points by edent 2y ago|123 comments
556.
by edent 2y ago
I'm begging you to pick up a history book. 80 years ago https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square_Christmas_t... A little longer https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjcxwty#zgp
557.
Ask HN: Who Is Retiring?
12 points by edent 2y ago|17 comments
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What's the best way to protect banking apps on Android?(shkspr.mobi)
3 points by edent 2y ago|1 comments
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Is Our Hot Tub Thermal Cover Worth the Cost?(bentasker.co.uk)
2 points by edent 2y ago|0 comments
560.
by edent 2y ago
Sorry, that's not true. I have (non-optimal) solar panels in the UK. I generate 100% of my annual electricity usage from them across the year. In summer, I can easily get over 20kWh per day - against a daily usage of 10kWh. I release
561.
by edent 2y ago
That isn't quite true. Electricity use is more common in the evening, so west facing panels do really well because they offset demand. We have an East/West split on our panels and they're excellent for providing instantly use
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Cash App creator Bob Lee's killer found guilty of second-degree murder(techcrunch.com)
3 points by edent 2y ago|0 comments
563.
Autonomous Aircraft(theguardian.com)
1 points by edent 2y ago|0 comments
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ActivityPub Databases(activitypub.ghost.org)
3 points by edent 2y ago|0 comments
565.
by edent 2y ago
Yes, I agree. There are competing rights. When I've received internal emails about me, the sender's name and contact details have been redacted. That's both normal and expected.
566.
by edent 2y ago
The UK - and lots of other countries - use "Common Law". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_law Law is often open to interpretation. Take a look at how most laws are written. It might say "owning a swo
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by edent 2y ago
I don't think so. You might be entitled to get the specific row of a database which contained your information. But why would you be entitled to the entire DB?
568.
by edent 2y ago
> Are you sure that this is the intent of the law? Yes. At least, that's my reading of https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679 If a decision has been made about me, I have the right to get information
569.
by edent 2y ago
Basically, yeah.
570.
by edent 2y ago
Not quite. If, for example, you used a 3rd party to get data about me, that's still my personal data. Whether I explicitly gave it to you or not is immaterial. If I have given you my email address, and then you process it, I think I

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