naturalpb

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by naturalpb 2y ago
Precisely. As humans, we use our senses to discover what is true and to what degree. When online, there's always a reality distortion machine running; the question is how much distortion is taking place
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by naturalpb 2y ago
You're right, it's a shallow take in response to a straw man of my position. Clearly content moderation is a HARD problem and the decision-makers at Facebook know this better than almost anyone. They made a decision that presumabl
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by naturalpb 2y ago
Opting for community notes rather than provably biased fact-checkers is akin to massacre, got it.
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by naturalpb 2y ago
I consume on social platforms, rather than creating. I was growingly aware of the platform's bias on the content I saw and opted out for reality (as close as one can get to it, anyway). The changes this week are a step in the right dir
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by naturalpb 2y ago
Funny, I just signed up for a Facebook account this week after the news,having deleted mine in 2017. In my opinion, they are taking a step in the right direction. Clearly others disagree, which is their right. What isn't someone's
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by naturalpb 2y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154449/https://www.nytim...
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by naturalpb 3y ago
I love DDG's bangs. If I want to see Google results, I use !s for Startpage instead. It's Google results through Startpage's search proxy.
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by naturalpb 3y ago
Fair enough, but some of the protections in Lockdown Mode seem straightforward enough that I'm not sure why they aren't enabled by default. A couple of examples: 1. Device connections - To connect your iPhone or iPad to an accesso
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by naturalpb 3y ago
I'd suggest turning it on and seeing if you can live with it. Some issues that I've had: 1.) FaceTime calls from people not in your recent calls will be blocked with a silent notification. Sometimes I don't see it for hours 2
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by naturalpb 3y ago
> In one encouraging sign, some of the most recent attacks failed against users who had activated Apple’s recently introduced Lockdown Mode, which stops some communications from unknown callers and reduces the number of programs that are
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by naturalpb 4y ago
This is true in general, but not in Apple's CSAM detections that have been abandoned. They were only scanning for images that matched a know hash of CSAM. This did nothing to prevent new CSAM from being created, only possession of exis
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by naturalpb 4y ago
I've been a PIA customer several years and have been concerned about them since their acquisition by Kape in 2019. This audit is good news for them and does make me more inclined to stick around when my subscription expires. All consum
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by naturalpb 6y ago
One can upload a file to their Dropbox via a cURL post, provided they have created an app and have an access token, which just takes a few minutes to set up. curl -X POST https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/uplo
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by naturalpb 6y ago
I'm glad someone is finally holding John McAfee accountable. A bet is a bet. Thank you DOJ! Will it be livestreamed? https://jacobedawson.github.io/dickening/
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by naturalpb 6y ago
For the Twitch issue, it's likely that Twitch stored a secret in your Keychain that persists. If you have a Mac, you can enable iCloud Keychain on your devices to sync and explore the contents. Search for Twitch and delete the entry(ie
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by naturalpb 6y ago
Still waiting for Apple to provide end-to-end encryption on iCloud Backup for devices. Their documentation on this has always seemed intentionally vague. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 End-to-end encrypted da
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by naturalpb 6y ago
Most people won't purchase and use a Yubikey either though. Really just depends on your threat model, if remote attacks or local attacks are of higher risk. An obvious improvement would be the use of both a password and physical securi
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by naturalpb 6y ago
Alternate title: guide to changing your single factor authentication from "something you know" to "something you have."
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by naturalpb 6y ago
“Tax” is a great model on which to view the situation! I also think of these leadership positions, critical race theory / anti-racism / unconscious bias trainings, and diversity initiatives as a sort of insurance policy against so
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by naturalpb 6y ago
The wonderful comedic film "Burn After Reading" immediately comes to mind.