mateuszf

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by mateuszf 5y ago
XP explorer stars so fast because it's already running. The desktop with the icons is actually an explorer window.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
It's genius because it's simple and actually is not a workaround but use of the tools as intended.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
That would create a fork that nobody would use (because bitcoin holders are incentivised by the halving mechanism).
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Sure, but for bitcoin it's also a trust that the money supply mechanism is very hard to change. It is possible to do so (by votes of user nodes), but it's not in the interest of the users.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
It's a DIY KISS distro, but with a lot less building packages from source like on Gentoo. And with systemd as default which to me is a benefit.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
I also see no difference. What I meant is that the "trading" part is the problem, not a specific asset.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
So why don't we say the same about trading gold, currencies or stocks? Curing addiction of stocks, gold or currencies sounds as stupid as curing addiction of bitcoin.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
I'm talking about HN title. The real problem here is trading addiction, not bitcoin itself.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
They're not healing bitcoin addiction but trading addiction. You can just buy bitcoin and hold it as store of value / investment. That's a significant difference. And a misleading title IMO.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Btw, I live in Poland, and I use my banking app for internet payments and NFC payments using Pixel with CalyxOS. So it's possible to do that with some of the banking apps.
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Deathstar – Application-level chaos engineering(medium.com)
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by mateuszf 5y ago
It would be great to have uBlock Origin, uMatrix, firefox's containers and other privacy features.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Pity there is no brew package.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
The Lisp part is great, but sticking to only libre software makes it a hard pill to swallow.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Not sure what's the current status on this but they were planning on moving from Tether to cooperation with El Salvador banks. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/06/21/strike-is-phasi...
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Sure, but you don't have to. I see it as a necessary step in early adoption.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
> why Bitcoin and not a stablecoin? Because stablecoins are not as decentralized. Why depend on third party if you don't have to?
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by mateuszf 5y ago
> International bank transfers between the U.S. and El Salvador arrive on the same day if done before noon. vs in seconds on Lightning Network
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Same here. Have only good experiences with this setup.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
A workaround which could work for regular people not bothering you would be using headphones.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Does the VS Code support plugins? One could implement client side encryption for better privacy.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
It depends on the ROM. I've heard good about GrapheneOS. It was even recommended by Snowden. https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/1175430722733129729?s=09
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by mateuszf 5y ago
True. That's why for work I still use a MBP. But I decided to separate work equipment/data/apps. That's a good thing to do anyway because of many reason.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Yeah, provided I don't find alternative open-source / self-hosted apps. I'm not saying it's easy, but it seems doable in medium/long term - if you value privacy and owning your data.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Maybe a violation of TOS, but I guess it's one of these things that would not be enforced at all. Same way as Oracle can't do much about Google using Java or Microsoft doesn't do anything about Wine. Regarding the second poin
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by mateuszf 5y ago
> On the fringe, good luck using banking apps Tried that yesterday on CalyxOs with anonymous MicroG account and my banking app works fine. No problem with contactless nfc payments.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
> It's an evil but it's still the least among evils. Nope, you can use a degoogled android. There's still a matter of hardware that's not open but there's not much we can do that without sacrificing a lot of usab
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by mateuszf 5y ago
- Laptop - https://starlabs.systems/pages/starbook + coreboot + NixOs - Phone - Pixel 4a + CalyxOs - Watch - https://www.withings.com/pl/en/steel-hr
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by mateuszf 5y ago
Ok, seems that the BIOS is proprietary, but they're planning to support coreboot in future.
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by mateuszf 5y ago
I wonder about the software though. - What kind of BIOS does it have? - Does it support coreboot? - Can Intel Management Engine be disabled? I was looking for something similar recently and have found StarBook MK V - https:&#x2

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