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   by iamdamian 7y ago

   Based on the article, it's not clear that the virus exhibits asymptomatic transmission. > GAZETTE: Is that the most concerning new information, that it might be transmissible before symptoms are apparent? That would seem to make th
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   by iamdamian 7y ago

   This is a great point, and I should clarify: I do this and it works. However, it feels like a second class feature, and there are many rough edges. For example, some apps don’t seem to be aware of this possibility and throw errors if you tr
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   by iamdamian 7y ago

   I like the sentiment (and run my own Synology NAS to sort of achieve this), but I'm trying to understand the difference between saying "my second phone is in the cloud" and "I want my phone to be a thin client for a serv
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   by iamdamian 7y ago

   Thanks! This is helpful. Is iMazing smart enough to not back up data that’s already in iCloud? For example, I don’t want to have two copies of my entire Photo Library (my laptop originals and my iPhone backup) on my laptop.
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   by iamdamian 7y ago

   For my purposes, I get by without a phone backup. I store most data on my NAS or in iCloud (supposed to be E2E encrypted), so when I do get a new iPhone or iPad ever few years, the only data I've lost is my system config. It's a l
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   by iamdamian 7y ago

   How will an open protocol help prevent this search issue in the future?
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   by iamdamian 7y ago

   Here’s a question: How do we adopt a replacement and avoid creating an identical situation in 10 years? I wonder how many people donate to/pay for/enable ads on DuckDuckGo, for example.
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   by iamdamian 7y ago

   I was hoping Personal Automation would solve a long-time goal of mine: waking up to a carefully curated playlist rather than a ringtone. But it looks like this still won't work, because it requires human interaction to kick off the &
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   New Guidelines for Statistical Reporting in the Journal(nejm.org)

   2 points by iamdamian 7y ago|0 comments
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    I am not completely sure, but I would guess that first-party cookies for third-party ad/analytics services have this ability.
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    That is true, although that says nothing about the ability of whoever provided the cookie to track you across containers through said cookie. I believe this is the basis for all cookie-based tracking. What I am gathering from this discussio
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    According to this thread, they largely solve the same problem: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20258432
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    That makes sense, thanks. So a concrete example would be that a container would block a Google Analytics script from setting a first-party tracking cookie if, for some reason, my ad blocker weren’t already blocking that script. (My understa
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    I love Haskell. But I can’t understand why record syntax is 1) completely necessary to write manageable type systems and also 2) known to be half-baked. I also wish the community was better at embracing newcomers and teaching them one step
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    What I can discern from your answer is that the specific type of tracking stopped is based on XSS and nothing else, is that right? And if that’s the case, then if I am someone who is primary worried about being tracked by ad networks, then
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    Clicking an icon to start an application is absolutely a part of user experience. What’s more, my comment is about how one change can indicate a deeper and more meaningful change in organization.
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    Ask HN: What do Firefox containers do that Safari doesn’t?

    4 points by iamdamian 7y ago|9 comments
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    I'm glad to hear it :) A few other things that made the experience better for me: - Disable "one-click search engines" (which is where the cruft in the address bar dropdown comes from) - Move as many extensions as you c
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    I've commented out that part of the CSS for people who want those bars. Thanks for sending this.
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    You’re right that it removes the color bars, so I’ve commented out that line as optional. But as far as I know, this CSS doesn't hide any site-specific privacy-related controls. Which ones are you referring to? Note on the color bars:
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    I'm excited to see this and hope it means they recognize the importance of modern UX.
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    This is a great question the honest answer is I don't know. That said, I would be incredibly surprised if web pages had access to the settings in that file.
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    How does Safari's third-party cookie blocking compare with Firefox containers from a privacy standpoint?
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    I wish HN did a better job of celebrating when companies ship something that we've been asking for (e.g., Apple's new privacy features, companies that are embracing more end-to-end encryption) rather than focusing on the negatives
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    by iamdamian 7y ago

    I want to move on from Chrome, and Firefox's Containers have made Firefox an easy decision for me. But I am a huge fan of Chrome's aesthetic and don't want to give that up for the sake of privacy. I am not one to do extensive