osgovernment

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by osgovernment 6y ago
Note that IPFS has had a browser extension for quite some time for IPFS support. This inclusion is mostly akin to bundling a browser extension. While it is great to see it included by default, it really isn't a great reason to switch b
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by osgovernment 6y ago
Again, I applaud them for their efforts. I think it is cool. However, it would also be cool to have a standalone crossword app that uses an ncurses-type of library to play crosswords in the console without relying on Emacs. That is all I wa
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by osgovernment 6y ago
Emacs is meant to really be a text-editor. I'm all for utilizing Emacs and Vim to do unique things, like ledgers and time tracking, since those are essentially markup formats for text editing. However, crosswords just seems more or les
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by osgovernment 6y ago
I get that this is cool and all, but why Emacs? Why not just use a text-based library and have it as a standalone app?
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by osgovernment 6y ago
There is a C++ implementation that is pretty nice: https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd
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by osgovernment 6y ago
I'm not being silenced. I can setup a website easily or my own Mastodon, or whatever else. If I really wanted to make it more censorship-resistant I'd use IPFS and a decentralized JS framework for real-time communication.
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by osgovernment 6y ago
r/conservative r/conspiracy r/donaldtrump all come to mind as communities that (up until one was recently banned) complained about censorship while constantly banning users for providing debate. Heck, I signed up for Gab and
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by osgovernment 6y ago
Does that mean if I call my boss names and he fires me, he is censoring my free speech? Now apply that to Facebook. Facebook isn't censoring free speech and the definition of free speech doesn't mean you can say whatever you want
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by osgovernment 6y ago
I'd be much more worried about governments telling me what I can/can't say, rather than private companies not letting me use their platforms to say it.
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by osgovernment 6y ago
Strength through adversity? Maybe this will be the fire needed to improve decentralization and alternative currencies that are more censorship resistant?
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by osgovernment 6y ago
That is precisely what IPFS and ETH domains are for: https://docs.ipfs.io/how-to/websites-on-ipfs/link-a-domain/#... I don't want this to sound wrong, but I perceive most of the people complaining about
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by osgovernment 6y ago
Partially, regulation is one thing but being able to kick someone out of your establishment is also part of the law that has been upheld by the Supreme Court and in the constitution. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of communication pl
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by osgovernment 6y ago
They already can. No one is forcing you to use Twitter. There are plenty of other platforms, or you can even... wait for it, this is such a radical idea... host your own website.
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by osgovernment 6y ago
No, to let them spy on America. There are several instances of Trump going against his intelligence community, specifically in regards to Russia, to weaken America's cyber-defense. There are legitimate reasons to be concerned that he w
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by osgovernment 6y ago
The best thing we can do is not let history forget what happened today, and what will happen with we let someone like Donald Trump have free reign over the political institutions without proper checks and balances. More than ever, the Democ
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by osgovernment 6y ago
It does nothing more for CSAM material than IPFS. Both can adequately block these from nodes too. It doesn't provide anonymity either, so I don't see how this will be primarily used for CSAM.
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by osgovernment 6y ago
The police in the capital building were on video shaking these "protesters" hands.
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by osgovernment 6y ago
I was going to mention the exception of 18F. I'm truly impressed with their efforts after working FedRAMP and wish more government agencies would adopt their culture.
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by osgovernment 6y ago
Mobile phone companies can "moderate" a customer or user from abusing their services. Also, traditional phone now includes VOIP, video chat, etc.
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by osgovernment 6y ago
You can do both. PIE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position-independent_code#Posi... Obfuscation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscation_(software)#Obfusca...
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by osgovernment 6y ago
AMD is selling processors faster than they can make them.
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by osgovernment 6y ago
The US government is full of corruption and closed-source companies basically destroying almost all open source collaborative efforts based on greed. Unless a leader steps in that truly understands this and works to get rid of it, then I do