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by elahd 9y ago
The encryption part is easy -- you don't need CAs for that -- but they're a necessary evil when it comes to verifying ownership. You need to delegate trust to someone , otherwise using the internet becomes too cumbersome.
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by elahd 9y ago
The service is great, but they're really the only free SSL cert game in town. As more sites start using their certs, they'll wind up becoming a single point of failure.
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by elahd 9y ago
Take a look at https://github.com/AnalogJ/lexicon . It's a python library that provides standardized, programmatic access to DNS entries for a bunch of major providers.
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by elahd 9y ago
Bitwarden (password manager) automatically copies the one time pin into the clipboard when you use the password autofill function. It's great for keeping context. Use autofill, then tap/click the OTP text box and paste in the code
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by elahd 9y ago
The SSDs in the Air are replaceable, but new units are insanely expensive. I've been looking to swap out my 128GB SSD with a 256GB unit (Mid-2013 MBA). An OEM 256GB SSD is around $450, the OWC Aura (seemingly the only compatible third
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by elahd 9y ago
I'd say that it's only quasi centralized. At its core, keybase is a directory of signed statements posted on social media. Where space permits, these statements include the person's public key. Verifications can be checked di
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by elahd 9y ago
This seems like a good use case for keybase.io. They've implemented their own proof of concept messaging system, but I have yet to see any third party integrate with the service.
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by elahd 9y ago
This is excellent. I've been looking for practical uses for my Keybase account -- it's been sitting around, verified but idle for years. The chat app is nice, but none of my friends or co-workers use the service (or understand cry
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by elahd 9y ago
LastPass Premium is $1/mo and your password vault is exportable. It's a pretty cheap service to be locked into.
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by elahd 9y ago
I don't have a WSJ subscription, so I didn't RTFA, but IMO Amazon's biggest "special" service is Sunday delivery. This is not available to anyone else.
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by elahd 9y ago
Correct. By "Amazon," I meant "Shipped and Sold by Amazon." Their Marketplace ecosystem is almost as bad as eBay.
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by elahd 9y ago
Agreed. Prices being equal, why would I go with eBay? Their customer service and return policies are awful. It's 10x worse if you pay through PayPal. Amazon is basically no questions asked.
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by elahd 9y ago
iOS currently has both "Aways" and "Only While Using" options, but the developer specifies which are available to the user. iOS 11 now forces the "Only While Using" option to be available for all location using
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by elahd 9y ago
The advantage is that you financially support the creation of content you value enough to read.
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by elahd 9y ago
GitHub's user agreement allows for the free use of any code posted in a public repo.
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by elahd 9y ago
Assuming Kryptonite does back up data to iCloud, there are two things to note: 1. iCloud backups are encrypted. 2. If you're not comfortable with #1, you can manually exclude an individual app from iCloud backups through Settings >
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by elahd 9y ago
Sounds like you ultimately need a backup method for logging into your server -- probably a second, non-Kryptonite key (or another admin user). Is that correct?
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by elahd 9y ago
Yeah, it cuts off new email, but my Gmail account has over 13 years of data -- I'm sure a lot of other people have had Gmail for as long. It's the initial load of data to Unroll.me that hits hardest.
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by elahd 9y ago
With regards to unroll.me, does it really matter? Once you grant access to your mail, they archive your entire inbox. The damage is already done.
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by elahd 9y ago
I prodded unroll.me a couple of years ago about their data retention policy. Their answer was sketchy so I ended up not using the service. I'm surprised it took this long for someone with reach to look into them. Original thread: http
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by elahd 9y ago
...and they still have all of your emails! You can't take back the emails they've already archived, which (presumably) is everything that was in your inbox before you disconnected your Gmail account.
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by elahd 9y ago
I prodded unroll.me a couple of years ago about their data retention policy. Their answer was sketchy so I ended up not using the service. I'm surprised it took this long for someone with reach to look into them. Original thread: http
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by elahd 10y ago
It's pervasive. I can go on about fraud and sketchy drivers with all of the ride sharing services. My fiance requested a Gett ride to JFK from midtown Manhattan for the two of us. The driver checked us into the cab while he was still e
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by elahd 10y ago
Their leverage is that you can't request another ride until either the rider or driver cancels the current request. I was late to work and wanted to request another Lyft driver -- Uber was surging. After I canceled the hail, Lyft start
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by elahd 10y ago
Yes, but... they were fined for failure to appear, not for any wrongdoing, so no precedent is set (if that's even a concept in T&LC court).
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by elahd 10y ago
> Any explanation for the "lack of evidence" piece? https://www.dropbox.com/s/pasguqsrziz4uul/TLC%20Decision.pdf... The hearing officer seemed totally unfamiliar with the mechanics of both of ride sha
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by elahd 10y ago
To be fair the T&LC, the investigators assigned to my case were very easy to work with and eager to help. Ultimately, the decision was up to a T&LC judge. The process was pretty opaque. From what I gathered, every complainant is ass
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by elahd 10y ago
I do, up to a point. My experience with "sharing economy" taxi companies is that they really, truly, do not care about their drivers or their customers. It's a free for all where customers and drivers are basically left to so
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by elahd 10y ago
I've been in standoffs with Uber/Lyft drivers where the driver calls or texts me saying they don't want to pick me up for whatever reason and demand that I cancel the hail. Drivers don't want to be the ones who cancel be
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by elahd 10y ago
Take a look at http://www.smoothwall.org/ .

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