lcall

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   by lcall 7y ago

   We don't have to be surprised about some of these events, since they have been predicted in the scriptures, for now, for a long time (ice melting, storms, quakes, waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds, fires/smok
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   by lcall 7y ago

   Hundreds. Having my own domains with all email coming to me lets me give arbitrary (i.e., numbered) addresses when requested, so I can track them when I want, and for example see which ones later to auto-delete, etc. Or for whatever need
3. 573.▲
   by lcall 7y ago

   I still use Chromium (and Iridium, a derivative that hopefully doesn't send info to Google), specifically on OpenBSD, for reasons summarized here (lower chance of privilege escalation, limiting bad behavior): https://news.y
4. 574.▲
   by lcall 7y ago

   We don't have to be surprised about some of these events, since they have been predicted in the scriptures, for now, for a long time (ice melting, storms, quakes, waves of the sea heaving themselves beyond their bounds, fires/smok
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   by lcall 7y ago

   Also I find worth considering: - openbsd.org (because they do such good tech work, like OpenSSH and only 2 remote holes in the default install since ~ 1996), and - http://batemanhornecenter.org doing research for CFS, an illness
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   by lcall 7y ago

   I wonder if justserve.org (a web site for coordinating local efforts between groups who sign up and individuals who have some time to volunteer, etc) could help coordinate volunteer time, or 211.org (united way), and maybe/possibly the
7. 577.▲
   by lcall 7y ago

   Compliments to you. Being good to family is so important, for so many reasons, in so many ways...
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   by lcall 7y ago

   Among others, my wife and I donate to our church's Humanitarian Aid Fund, because 100% of the donations go to those in need (0 admin. overhead expense, regardless of membership). They can do this because of the # of volunteers involve
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   by lcall 7y ago

   I'm glad if it can be useful. My email is in the site footer if ever you want to discuss ideas.
10. 580.▲
    by lcall 7y ago

    test2 (ignore: trying to pick an old enough comment to see if replying makes hnnotify.xyz email me a reply notice, per https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16070949 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1
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    by lcall 7y ago

    I think it is because there are still sufficient numbers of people in the USA who remember things like honesty, the importance of the rule of law, the principles underlying the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and realize t
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    by lcall 7y ago

    I'm glad to know about about:preferences as a tab for future ref.; thanks for the info!
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    by lcall 7y ago

    Somewhat related, current discussion: "Why office noise bothers some people more than others." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21565841
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    by lcall 7y ago

    For blocking sounds, related current discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21563355
15. 585.▲
    by lcall 7y ago

    Not exactly to the question, but for reference in an office environment (where the noise is more intermittent): several years ago my Bose headphones weren't helping me for that, and I found the best combo for me was industrial earmuffs
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    by lcall 7y ago

    There are some interesting suggestions here. Another (free) is https://tosdr.org , which reviews many agreements but I don't know of a diff feature in it. I have read & then saved agreements to a common directory (with
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    by lcall 7y ago

    I thought of another way to put a reason I am not quite moving to FF yet: If I change my habits around browser use, over to FF, then switch platforms, I again get DNS-over-HTTP (or DoH) which I think I don't want the browser to decide
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    by lcall 7y ago

    Thanks. I hoped I was posting a solution that has worked for me, based on careful, long observation and testing, for the topic at hand, like we do for any problem discussed (like the technical ones). Suggestions on how to post such carefu
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    by lcall 7y ago

    More I just saw, haven't read thoroughly yet: http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20191118055603
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    by lcall 7y ago

    I think this is among the best reasons I've heard in this discussion to avoid Chrome. The other reasons to not use firefox (at least for me on OBSD for now, given that pledge/unveil support for FF are still in progress, and no wa
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    by lcall 7y ago

    Good to know; thanks.
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    by lcall 7y ago

    Which Linux distributions configure any browsers (reliably, by default, without me having to know extra stuff) so that it cannot read or write files from any directories the user has access to (allowing, say, only /tmp and ~/Downl
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    by lcall 7y ago

    I open a new tab, and with Alt-E then S bring up the Settings, scroll to the end and click Advanced. Then click Content Settings, and there are areas in there for images, javascript, and cookies where one can set permanent exceptions as we
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    by lcall 7y ago

    3 downvotes so far, no replies with why. Maybe you think I am stupid. At the site you can see I put a lot of time and work into those conclusions -- they are not lightly made. Best to you.
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    by lcall 7y ago

    Thanks. I have been avoiding extensions & plugins in browsers because of how they increase the attack surface (including some that get new maintainers) with perhaps less code review. That may or may not have a significant risk level i
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    by lcall 7y ago

    > Not sure when you last checked, but about:config is its own tab. It was last I checked also, but felt awkward to use, and then you have to know what settings to look for, as opposed to having them in the UI (all can be easily overcome,
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    by lcall 7y ago

    I currently limit its use to an account on my computer that doesn't do the things where I care as much about security (and limit JS use), and the pledge/unveil OBSD stuff prevent it from reading or writing in directories not expli
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    by lcall 7y ago

    Some other recent discussions (not comprehensive): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12931885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12986759 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15182304
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    by lcall 7y ago

    I hope Firefox succeeds, as I like the idea of not concentrating yet more power in few hands, but, on OpenBSD, I use Iridium (Chromium derivative), so I see these benefits, and am wondering what Firefox would add for me, privacy- and securi
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    by lcall 7y ago

    Why downvoted? While as they said, YMMV. I also have had pain over time in my right hand/wrist (started around the same time as a minor bicycling accident), that was somewhat improved from exercises I accumulated by various reading,