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by istingray 5y ago
"What makes Tor different from the usual thesaurus-full of government projects is that Tor is essentially a very elaborate math trick, using layers of math puzzles to create a network-within-the-network. That math is being implemented
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by istingray 5y ago
It's lukewarm because what less could you do besides not support Tor? Tor is mentioned on their homepage in the bottom menu under "Onion Site". However, this menu link redirects to their Tor placeholder page, rather than di
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by istingray 5y ago
Those canary things seem so 2018. In 2021 the most powerful canary statement should be "Don't trust us. Seriously, treat us as an adversary. We still want you to be our customer of course, but here's how we really recommend y
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by istingray 5y ago
Where "this" is using soft language like "by default" to hide shortcomings. I expect Protonmail to do more to educate users to be aware of how surveillance happens, whether a rogue employee enables the function on their
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by istingray 5y ago
Protonmail should be pushing more of this messaging in their branding. "Don't trust us further than you can throw us. We're doing our best, and here's what we recommend, use Tor, etc."
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by istingray 5y ago
Default means "we do whatever the fuck we want, any assumptions are your fault"
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by istingray 5y ago
Disclaimer: Paying Protonmail customer I wanted to test how Protonmail is doing for new users I created an account from scratch just now over Tor. 1. Am asked to verify new account by entering a cell phone (edit: this is horrible. They lie
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by istingray 5y ago
Thanks, I had "Basic" on and turned it completely off. This should be Disabled by default. I created a new account to see what the default is (it's Basic): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28428092
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by istingray 5y ago
Disclaimer: Paying Protonmail customer Their homepage says "By default, we do not keep any IP logs" In 2021, any soft language like this should be a red flag for anyone who is against surveillance. Maybe in 2018 it was good enough
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by istingray 5y ago
Put "By default we don't keep IP, but may be required to by local laws. We suggest you connect through Protonmail through Tor". I would much prefer this, as a Protonmail paying customer.
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by istingray 5y ago
If this doesn't matter, what's important for you about being a Protonmail customer? (also a paying Protonmail customer)
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by istingray 5y ago
I'm also a Protonmail customer. Tor solves this. Protonmail's Tor support is lukewarm. They have a Tor based login without captchas. It's mentioned on their homepage in the bottom menu under "Onion Site", (/tor
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by istingray 5y ago
Protonmail customer here. Sigh. This is why I keep my own domain and can point it wherever I need. Dear Protonmail, email is fucking cheap and easy, I pay you $58 a year to solve stupid shit like this. Vendors really need to figure out how
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by istingray 5y ago
Thanks for helping me understand Linux. Working to understand better how it works. I like your idea of Debian, based on what you said.
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by istingray 5y ago
I really like your take and was pleased to find it here -- even though it's at the very bottom of the page currenty. > I want to have some company trying to make an OS for people like me, and I want them doing that to make money in
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by istingray 5y ago
For those comfortable with Linux I can see going that route. To me, I have no Linux background or interest really, so am excited to have found a Linux-first vendor like System76. From veidr below: "So why do I like System76 and why did
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by istingray 5y ago
Any idea what specifically your employees prefer over the Dell XPS?
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by istingray 5y ago
Helpful to hear your experience comparison to the Thinkpad. In terms of speed, I'm guessing you specced it out similarly to the Thinkpad but don't see the performance expected. Excited to see what System76 has in the works in term
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by istingray 5y ago
Sounds like a shitty experience for sure. I hope they've improved. The software support I've received has been enthusiastic and attentive. However, that of course is just time for techs, whereas a hardware problem might be treated
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by istingray 5y ago
Ouch I don't even know what a BIOS update is. Mac user here, I appreciate Linux mechanics but I don't seek to be one.
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by istingray 5y ago
With Windows, for your $100 license fee you're getting support and a level of guaranteed functionality. Similar with MacOS, the cost is embedded in the purchase of the hardware and it's guaranteed to work and be supported for mult
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by istingray 5y ago
Well said, I look forward to their custom laptops in the future!
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by istingray 5y ago
This is helpful, gives me a sense of an overall flow of packages. And a distro is a snapshot that contains a bunch of those packages. But at some point, say Ubuntu 25.01, it would have the relevant packages of Arch today, it's simply a
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by istingray 5y ago
This is helpful, thank you. Proof that it's helpful is that it inspired more questions about the whole Linux ecosystem. Are Arch and Ubuntu independent ie is there a ton of double work happening to build two different operating system.
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by istingray 5y ago
That's the cost of getting Linux support in this day and age. Few other vendors will support you if you call up and have complaints about Linux.
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by istingray 5y ago
It's roughly comparable to one of the non-haptic trackpads on a Macbook Air (pre-2015 I believe?). For me, I'm willing to put up with it because Apple is a dead end given their new surveillance hobby.
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by istingray 5y ago
What price are you putting on getting Linux support from the vendor? System76 is Linux-only so they work to integrate their hardware and software together...few others offer this.
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by istingray 5y ago
Definitely check out System76. They're one of the few Linux-only laptop vendors. That means you're supporting the future of Linux by making it mainstream and helping more Linux-focused models exist. Dell and Lenovo put up with Lin
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by istingray 5y ago
Suck it up for awhile and support a Linux-focused vendor? Linux won't magically succeed without your support. Linux is a side project for Dell at best, they have one model that officially supports (Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition).
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by istingray 5y ago
Ah good to know, I've been trying to understand the difference between this and the Lemur Pro. I just purchased the Lemur and am happy with it.

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