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by luxpir 12y ago
Use NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere only in Firefox. Try to keep extension usage down. In Chrome I use Adblock only, and despite preferring it as a browser, end up sticking with the 'tracklessness' of the FF setup for the most part.
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by luxpir 12y ago
Newsbeuter - 'Mutt for RSS' - fast, most-lightweight, self-hosted on Raspberry Pi. This is after trying TT-RSS and Miniflux (post-Reader). Both decent, but neither as appealing. Miniflux is very attractive, I just prefer the speed
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Ask HN: University courses run on equity model?
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by luxpir 12y ago
Newsbeuter. Lightweight, command-line, efficient reading. Remotely via SSH or locally.
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by luxpir 12y ago
While we're recommending alternative ISPs in the UK, here's a nod to Fast[1]. UK-based support, no filtering or other obstruction, even remaining polite and understanding when I inadvertently took down a large portion of their net
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by luxpir 12y ago
Since Google Reader went away I've tried to self-host from the Raspberry Pi. Low resource usage was a priority, then, and TT-RSS was a touch too heavy for my liking. Miniflux was faster, which I now use for audio/visual content (a
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by luxpir 12y ago
The comments there took a dark turn very quickly. Shame the thread's closed, with no counterpoints offered before doing so. See also these two independent reports, one written, one an audio recording of a presentation, by a Dutch activ
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by luxpir 12y ago
Yes, plenty of trust issues. I presume/would hope that they would leave a prominent warrant canary if compelled by Swiss agencies to make any amendments. I understood 'expiring' mails to mean those accessed directly on their
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by luxpir 12y ago
Read on. It goes on to advise how they allow encrypted mail being sent to external providers, as well as self-destructing messages. The blurb also discusses the limitations of the system quite openly. This part is only noting that inter-use
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by luxpir 12y ago
TOR? EDIT: Just to expand on that a little. For as long as Snowden sports a TOR sticker on his laptop, or until I hear otherwise, I'll continue recommend its use for basic privacy needs. And as mikegioia notes, it is only used on the f
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by luxpir 12y ago
Noticed this jump over the last few days, randomly checking the price with DDG. It's never clear what's behind these things, but I'm sure there will be some explanation (when the jump has reversed, no doubt).
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by luxpir 12y ago
The security details page[1] makes for interesting reading. Hopefully the new norm is 'E2E' encryption. It's actually starting to feel inevitable, and the hopelessness that followed in the wake of the 'Summer of Security
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by luxpir 12y ago
A finely balanced piece providing a solid counter to Kerry's comments, in his own language, backed with legal and historical precedent. It's tough to improve on that. Recommended reading for those keeping abreast of the situation.
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by luxpir 12y ago
Crafty! I might be mad, but I'm avoiding interactions, professional or personal, with Facebook. Would be nice if http://fanharvest.com (clickable!) offered integration with other networks.
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by luxpir 12y ago
While I suspect the name isn't the most important thing to be spending time on at this point, it is good fun. 'Opengrant' was a good suggestion from that thread not only because of its 'monetary grant giving' meanin
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by luxpir 12y ago
As a non-target-market neutral observer I have a comment on this point. What it lacks in directly relevant meaning, the name makes up for in memorability. The sound/rhyme/rhythm, simple length, inference (devs/money) are all
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by luxpir 12y ago
Best of luck! Always enjoy a personal piece on branching out, even though I've been freelancing for a decade. Something to do with re-affirming past decisions, perhaps? Always good to be reminded to break tasks down to manageable sizes
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by luxpir 12y ago
Derby/Nottingham, UK, Remote Stack: Site localization and optimization (Drupal/Wordpress too), Linux, LAMP/LEMP, CSS/SASS Resume: http://lukespear.co.uk/ - Translator, translation agency owner, translati
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by luxpir 12y ago
Doesn't the standard IQ (I know, I know) bell-curve indicate that the majority of humans are less intelligent than the most intelligent? [1] I suppose the question is how much less intelligent does the majority have to be for the world
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by luxpir 12y ago
It's also an era-fitting and socially acceptable way to humble-brag, if I'm wearing my cynic hat.
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Free, ad-free, non-commercial PDF hosting and sharing(pdf.yt)
4 points by luxpir 12y ago|0 comments
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by luxpir 12y ago
Future reference: they caught up within 24 hours, now they're part of the XMPP eco-system again, just about.
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IM services start to block unencrypted chats, including Google's(theregister.co.uk)
1 points by luxpir 12y ago|0 comments
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by luxpir 12y ago
Wanted this for a while, but didn't expect to see it. Trello is one of the few productivity tools that has stood the test of time for me (i.e. it gets regular use and has done for a few years now).
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by luxpir 12y ago
Slightly more info: a wide range of XMPP stakeholders (over 70 of them) initiated ubiquitous XMPP encryption today after months of planning. As Google doesn't support server-to-server TLS, they are now out of the XMPP loop until they d
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Ubiquitous XMPP encryption in force today, all Google IM contacts now 'offline'(github.com)
3 points by luxpir 12y ago|2 comments
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by luxpir 12y ago
WooCommerce on Wordpress for an ebook/digital package. Free, barring Paypal fees (grmmble - I could use a different gateway, or even BTC, but in the real world PP is my best bet), and user-friendly enough. Has been very reliable over
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by luxpir 12y ago
Joining the party late, but haven't seen my perspective offered yet... I'm a little disheartened at the state of IM clients and usage. Since Google's dodgy Hangouts and open XMPP slaying I've struggled to find a decent a
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by luxpir 12y ago
Have been running on the Raspberry Pi for the last year (on lighttpd), but that version was a little troublesome on the usability front. This looks like progress, however, with a HTML5 player being a great improvement. EDIT: Just updated to
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by luxpir 13y ago
Sure, but perhaps the development of the Scandinavian languages would be closer to the most likely outcome (speculation), with their general European influences, rather than the wider, and better preserved Nordic variants. There's a br

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