fictioncircle

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by fictioncircle 9y ago
You don't even need to do that. Just have people opt in for NSFW content on their accounts. Leave them opted out by default (or public). There is no reason it shouldn't be a human controlled flag.
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
> I can understand it may be the right approach from a day-to-day IT management perspective, but I'm not so sure it's the most viable path towards better security long-term. Yeah, this is why I had the caveat: > At least imh
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
No VPN can reliably anonymize you against government agents so I think the con is a non-issue. VPNs are only really useful when the local network is hostile and/or you want some degree of privacy from the sites you visit. Anyone with s
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Now, now. I assure you once the permitting issue is resolved I'll deliver your bridge. I just need another $10,000 :p
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Buy parts and run your own firewall/dns setup to drop anything odd. Its honestly the only way to be "sure" if worry about a manufacturer doing that sort of thing. It won't be perfect but the odds of someone targeting you
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
> Isn't that just saying "I don't believe in multiuser systems and/or their security models"...? If so, what specifically do you have against them? [Core Services] + SSH is generally something you can harden effe
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
> True, in theory, though in practice, i know plenty of capable people but almost none of them bothers to read the openssh source (or even a subset, like recent changes) before updating or recompiling. Then they aren't paranoid but
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Valid point. https://github.com/HainaLi/horcrux_password_manager It is in JS at least. Underhanded C is likely an easier trick to manage.
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
For purposes of security paranoia, if you can perform a security audit on open source code it is just as good as any other code you've written. Idk about other people but I find anything I don't find security holes in myself &quot
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
If you can audit the code yourself, you can treat it as code you authored. (assuming you are competent to perform the audit)
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
> And, transmitting an URL usually has no use beyond accessing it. They are doing what the user expects, it's just lacking some communication and power-user tools to override the default behavior. Let us just say there are certain t
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
And this is why we need online anonymity, to be perfectly honest. Its too dangerous to be honest under you real name and has been for years. Its alot like Roko's basilisk that way. Once you know the capability exists, you have to des
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
To be fair, doing so would require a bunch of cache invalidations and they've always barely had enough money to limp on to the next investor. It would also likely be abused. Its quite possible many features simply would raise their cos
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Yeah but tbh, its still not e2e encrypted. It just means WhatsApp is ignorant. So they are in the clear legally, but morally, its still dubious to do that given its effectively disclosing what is often a substantial portion of the conversat
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'Social Cooling': If you feel you are being watched, you change your behavior(socialcooling.com)
2 points by fictioncircle 9y ago|0 comments
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Ninth Circuit Sends a Message to Platforms: Use a Moderator, Go to Trial(eff.org)
16 points by fictioncircle 9y ago|1 comments
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
I don't have a FB account.
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
I use the San Jose facility for my Linodes. I haven't had a problem since the rolling power outages years ago where Hurricane Electric's backup power failed to kick in.
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
It terms of a hostile 3rd party and not an automated system? 5 times. Snoopy relatives of women I have dated a couple times, a couple times by PIs paid to track me down, and a stalker once. So...yeah. It's a real problem and none of th
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
I know it's probably out of your hands but if you could AGPL the codebase, pitch decks, etc. It would be wonderful to help ppl learn, if nothing else.
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Oh it gets better. "We don't know what you bought or how much". https://www.revolution-payments.com/requirements-for-level-3... > Level 3 processing can benefit businesses who sell to other businesses or g
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Honestly, I am more worried about the fact HN seems oblivious to the fact Twitter was being used as a targeted propaganda system by a foreign government than I am of censorship in the US.
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Hey, if you want to legalize government propaganda go ahead. It's pretty clear sunlight is an ineffective disinfectant in that scenario.
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
> Totally agree with you. Twitter should be publishing whatever the user wants to convey (unless its violating any local laws). They shouldnt be deciding whats right or wrong based on their personal opinion. Stop blocking spam, advertisi
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
> I despise this quote so much, and I'm far from a Trump supporter. If you need to censor speech in order for your side to win, maybe you have bigger issues than Trump's twitter account. Stop blocking spam, advertising, legaliz
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Never said it didn't. Logical replication is frequently a requirement which reduces your options to not Postgres until now.
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
> Mueller was asked to stay on as head of the FBI by President Obama, and served in the post all the way to 2013. I'm aware. You seem to believe it means something more than Obama didn't have any major scandals to worry about
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
Honestly, MySQL/MariaDB use has more do with features PostgreSQL didn't have until now. (i.e. Logical replication)
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
The housing bubble was sophisticated investors thinking they swindled unsophisticated investors to some degree. Private student loans operate similarly and have similar risks. Similarly, you can't _sell_ an education except with a job
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by fictioncircle 9y ago
63% is still a clear majority and for the people in CA its a non-negligible thing. The 37% are mainly rural/midwest where the houses are under $500k.

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