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by qertoip 6y ago
Both are asynchronous messengers. Signal: + protects metadata + protects the content (e2e encryption) - is not anonymous - is not resilient against regulations Matrix: - does not protect metadata + protects the content (e2e encryption) + is
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Keys.pub – Manage cryptographic keys and user identities(keys.pub)
386 points by qertoip 6y ago|88 comments
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by qertoip 7y ago
How is it possible that a single person, however vocal, can affect the morale and peer review process so much? I would say, ignore and happily move on with the implementation.
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by qertoip 7y ago
5 days of downtime and counting: https://status.iota.org/
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by qertoip 7y ago
Sovereign store of value is the primary use case.
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by qertoip 7y ago
It's not because it does not promise any returns. In fact, you won't even find "invest" word on the website. There is zero promise, nor even implied, about future value.
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by qertoip 7y ago
Bitcoin is massively used as a remittance infrastructure tool by Venezuelans. See this report be Venezuelan citizen: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/143/
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by qertoip 7y ago
Bitcoin SV is a scam created by well known fraudster Craig Wright.
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by qertoip 7y ago
It is blazing fast in practice. Most merchants accept 0-conf transactions once they propagate p2p. Some merchants already implemented Lightning Network. Together, that means about 2-20 seconds for vast majority of payments. It is not expens
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by qertoip 7y ago
Exactly. I would definitely pick Coldcard over Ledger though. Coldcard is open source and open hardware to a much greater extent, while still using secure element for secret storage and PIN counter. It also offers advanced security features
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by qertoip 7y ago
The double spend is only possible against specific counter-party, for example an exchange or a merchant. For very large value transfers exchanges are expected to wait for 100 confirmations (~17 hours) until they credit balance. It's al
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by qertoip 7y ago
Given the history of reputable Bitcoin hardware wallets, A actually does imply B. Hardware wallets are the only viable way to store cryptocurrency securely, with great track record since inception in 2014. Regarding the supply chain, ther
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by qertoip 7y ago
Trezor T is vastly superior solution for U2F / WebAuthn and also fully open source. The main advantage is super mature backup (Shamir's secret sharing) and PIN-locking with exponential escape. Being a Bitcoin hardware wallet, secu
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by qertoip 7y ago
It's based in US.
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by qertoip 7y ago
Unintended side effect could be drivers using their connected smartphone which is far more dangerous. This is already the case with Mazda's touch-disabled-while-driving screens. Not sure at all about the net effect on safety.
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by qertoip 8y ago
A honeypot.
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Spoiler: Intel CPUs afflicted with simple data-spewing spec-exec vulnerability(theregister.co.uk)
47 points by qertoip 8y ago|1 comments
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by qertoip 8y ago
Author here. AMA.
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by qertoip 8y ago
Thanks! I wanted to force connecting the smartphone back on the user by making the check every couple of seconds and locking. For that reason event driven approach wasn't the best fit.
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[OpSec] Auto lock screen when you depart with the smartphone(github.com)
5 points by qertoip 8y ago|4 comments
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by qertoip 8y ago
Mainnet launch is Jan 15.
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by qertoip 8y ago
Grin is less private but more scalable.
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Privacytools.io – the most actionable privacy resource I know(privacytools.io)
2 points by qertoip 8y ago|0 comments
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ToleranUX – a fork of Linux kernel(gitlab.com)
1 points by qertoip 8y ago|0 comments
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by qertoip 8y ago
Yes, it's critical to bind pubkey to identity: https://keybase.io/qertoip
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by qertoip 8y ago
IMAP on Linux does work as well. It's a stable beta. I use it w/o any issues.
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EU Commission launches "Blockchain Observatory"; completely misses the point(medium.com)
1 points by qertoip 9y ago|0 comments
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by qertoip 9y ago
We are actually very happy with database performance over block storage. As for the architecture, in DigitalOcean the external block storage is the only way to separate function from state. We need this to be able to rebuild VPS-es regularl
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by qertoip 9y ago
Can confirm. We run 26 services in production on DigitalOcean. Every single VPS in our setup uses block storage feature as a persistence layer (system logs, app logs, databases, etc). Thanks to this architecture we can rebuild machines at w
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by qertoip 9y ago
fungibility

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