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by istingray 5y ago
Would be interesting to model this out, time value of money, time, etc. What does it look like for someone fresh out of college to dive into making an impact vs waiting till they're 50, a billionaire? Use climate as an example, assume
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by istingray 5y ago
I believe you're being downvoted because of the "heirs" mistake. MacKenzie Scott earned her half. Commenting on the "have something first". If you're 20 years old you have 60 years you can give. Gates is a poor
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by istingray 5y ago
I suggest going work on climate solutions. Every $1 of progress today will be worth $100,000 of impact within a decade. You're unlikely to capture that value personally of course, but that's not the point. Why take all the risk of
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by istingray 5y ago
Interesting opportunity to rethink the model of "make billions and THEN do good by giving it back". It's the underpinning of this whole Gates/Buffet Giving Tree. I love how MacKenzie Scott is just jumping in, giving away
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by istingray 5y ago
I'd love something like this for complete noobs like me. I can't even crack the registration code. Any suggestions for resources? Cryptopals?
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by istingray 5y ago
I just found the perfect video clip to represent Apple's response to launching this feature: https://youtu.be/-7XchZICFQU?t=17
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by istingray 5y ago
Appreciate the details of how you took action on this. In terms of an OS for your Pixel, I'm curious about this myself. Were there any other options you considered, and how did you evaluate them? And regarding Pinephone and Librem, tho
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by istingray 5y ago
"It's not a tool to fight child porn. It's a tool for surveillance and policing, plus a current policy to fight child porn with it." This is a great way to frame it, clarified a lot for me.
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by istingray 5y ago
Completely agree. A friend of mine asked what was happening, and I just said "it's a big deal, biggest thing in a long time". Antennagate is a good comparison -- though this seems bigger. Impacts of Antennagate long term seem
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by istingray 5y ago
What happened to it being USA only? This sounds like one of those errors where they double down on it and call it a "solution". Sounds like they're misunderstanding people's concerns pretty badly. Sorry if we miscommunic
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by istingray 5y ago
Thank you!!!!
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by istingray 5y ago
Steve Jobs in 2010: "Privacy means people know what they’re signing up for, in plain English, and repeatedly. That’s what it means. I’m an optimist, I believe people are smart. And some people want to share more data than other people
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by istingray 5y ago
"Presumably I still own my car when it sits in the garage at the shop." Brilliant, and illustrates how far off we are. I'll be scaling my level of surveillance following your lead.
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by istingray 5y ago
"Security vs privacy" is unfortunately the most common mistake made about privacy discussions.
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by istingray 5y ago
Appreciate the context. I like this take as well, it brings up questions about what "ownership" really means. Where do you land on privacy then, do you go radically open or radically closed, something else?
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by istingray 5y ago
Thanks for the link - I signed up for a free 2 GB Nextcloud with one of their partners. Experimenting with non-iCloud hosted notes now. It's a bumpy ride, lots of room for improvement.
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Ask HN: Do you use Purism, PinePhone, or Fairphone?
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by istingray 5y ago
How would Apple roll this back? Seems unlikely, but stepping into "what if", what are people's thoughts on what it would like for Apple? Does it mean Cook resigning, firing a team. How do we get from here to there? Is CSAM on
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by istingray 5y ago
Nice, what have you found so far? I just started a Nextcloud today, 2GB free from most providers listed here: http://nextcloud.com
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by istingray 5y ago
Taking action ftw. Any alternatives you're purchasing or thinking about? I'm quite interested in http://puri.sm . Just setup a NextCloud today, they have free 2GB of hosting plans: http://nextcloud.com
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by istingray 5y ago
Any chance you have a good link explaining this? I saw the parent comment earlier and wanted to add this. But I only recently learned that the US federal government cannot require or incentivize providers to scan user's private documen
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by istingray 5y ago
Can you expand upon what you mean by "feels different because you supposedly own the device"? Just want to get a clearer idea of what you're saying. How does it feel?
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by istingray 5y ago
I like this take. It shortcuts around all the "but people misunderstand the technology" back and forth and gets to the root of it. "Don't scan my phone for stuff you can send to the police."
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by istingray 5y ago
I appreciate you saying this, I felt the same way. I was delighted when Apple started selling privacy hard, and hoped it would persist. Their "Mind your own business" [1] ad was a delight - only 2 months ago. Now my question is, w
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by istingray 5y ago
Important adjustment -- privacy and surveillance are what's on a spectrum. Security is not the inverse of privacy.
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by istingray 5y ago
Thankfully flip phones aren't necessary! Startups like Purism are at the cutting edge of building privacy-respecting devices, check it out here: https://puri.sm
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https://www.ycombinator.com/library/3V-toy-markets
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by istingray 5y ago
Yes there's a bunch of simultaneous developments coming together that will have powerful second order impacts and beyond. + OSS phones + blockchain/crypto + Tor + E2E encryption
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by istingray 5y ago
Umbrel just launched the ability to host NextCloud services on a Raspberry Pi over Tor: http://getumbrel.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfJMx1C7NQ