elnr

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by elnr 2y ago
> Eck-Ma-Script I thought this is how it was generally pronounced, it's at least what I say. (It still sounds like a skin disease though.) Is there some other more popular pronunciation?
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by elnr 2y ago
Someone should rewrite this but Rust instead of Java; it would be a perfect meme.
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by elnr 3y ago
I mean, "web apps" are just PWAs which iOS, Android(?), and Chrome have all supported for a while now. Still, it's nice to see a better push for web, and it's a bit of a reversal to Apple's historic position on app
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by elnr 3y ago
Just because it's more secure doesn't mean I want to use it: it's poor UX, especially for those of us who don't carry a phone around 24/7. Even if you use FIDO or TOTP, it will always prioritise push notification a
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by elnr 3y ago
Google's preference of their weird, bespoke authenticator over TOTP is also very annoying to anyone who would rather not. (it is required to add any additional authenticators, and the default authenticator)
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by elnr 4y ago
> Suspected members of the IRA, the Irish paramilitary organization, were also on the list. A list that details primarily terrorists having terrorists listed on it. Colour me surprised.
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by elnr 4y ago
Legalities aside, it's morally wrong to hack a server, disregard reasonable disclosure, and publish (even to a selected group) an in-depth list of personal information; all for political reasons! (at least going off what their Wikipedi
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by elnr 4y ago
> maybe you're just Bill Gates Not impossible. https://www.businessinsider.com/screen-time-limits-bill-gate... I think it's quite brash to say that it's "privileged" to raise children with no scr
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by elnr 4y ago
Windows 11 was the last straw that made me switch my day-to-day computer from a Windows laptop to a MacBook. Unfortunately, I still have to use a Windows desktop for some limited purposes (mainly gaming and computationally intense activi
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by elnr 4y ago
When people are victims of fraud, the banks are generally expected to do something about it. I would conject that they may have had to refund too many people for crypto-related woes?
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by elnr 4y ago
I suspect this may more be to do with large organisations (and equally foreign governments) wanting to block Google translate, since it can be used as a proxy in some cases.
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by elnr 4y ago
It, however, does not impact the chance of Google renaming it again. I look forward for the day when we come full circle and they re-name it Google Apps for Business, Government, Education, and Grandma Bertha.
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AI-driven thermal cameras used to obtain passwords(gla.ac.uk)
86 points by elnr 4y ago|85 comments
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by elnr 4y ago
Out of curiosity, why are people so concerned about Pocket? I personally use it to quickly bookmark things in a cross-platform "i'll look at this later" box (although not a fan of how it tries to show me pages in-app). Recomm
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by elnr 4y ago
BBC's video archive, unless it is extremely popular, is almost certainly not going to be avaliable after a few years. Shows published on their streaming platform iPlayer are typically only avaliable for a few months. The BBC archives t