romanpoet

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by romanpoet 1y ago
I've seen several complaints here about how GOS does "user profiles", specifically complaining they make the UX too poor. There is a weaker form of user profiles called "work profiles" that one can use to have separ
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by romanpoet 1y ago
This has precedence for the LA Metro in 2017. https://observer.com/2017/10/la-metro-promotes-transit-etiqu...
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by romanpoet 8y ago
Stopped reading after being informed that my thinking the word "Eskimo", which the author zerself used, is offensive.
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by romanpoet 8y ago
There's still a few nodes remaining in Asia. https://tormap.void.gr/ As a point of comparison, look at the nodes for Ethereum, which, IMHO, is a even more disruptive idea than Tor. https://team.carto.com&#x2
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by romanpoet 8y ago
I left Tor Project after seven years for the same reason (the pivot from "internet privacy" to "human rights watch for nerds" where internet privacy is a means to an end). At Tor Project, the adults are no longer guidin
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by romanpoet 8y ago
Ethereum
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by romanpoet 9y ago
I'm here to report to you that unfortunately they are not that company. I hear they used to be everything the nerds dreamed, but as the company grew, the original culture was unable to defend itself.
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by romanpoet 9y ago
Knowing nothing about the manifesto, the article's frequent use of weasel words makes me want to support to author of the manifesto.
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by romanpoet 9y ago
This has been done in Singapore for years. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10108869359209909&se...
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by romanpoet 10y ago
You know, this sounds absurd, but I like it.
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by romanpoet 10y ago
please someone teach this student LaTeX.
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by romanpoet 10y ago
Okay, if Tor decides they'd pare back of the rest of the world to "focus at home", that would be a perfectly fine thing, logically consistent thing to do However, this argument doesn't generate any virtue points. My sol
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by romanpoet 10y ago
Good point. To answer you directly---in short they like whistleblowing. More long-form they like some of the protection features---e.g., protection against corporate espionage from China/USA. They probably also like to use such techn
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by romanpoet 10y ago
relays: * https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/46022AFBB0B1A771EE3CB3... * https://atlas.torproject.org/#details/AD00FAC2AB97E310ECAB25...
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by romanpoet 10y ago
> But hey, if you decide to use a proxy that screams "I'M A POLITICAL DISSIDENT" with every packet you send they might just get interested. Hit the nail on the head my good sir.
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by romanpoet 10y ago
Thank you 1ris! Yes, that is exactly the point.
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by romanpoet 10y ago
Tor operators are the main ones at increased risk. But the key point that there's no good reason for any of them to be at increased risk at all.
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by romanpoet 10y ago
That's a perfectly fine response, and it's completely logical. However, Tor self-righteously insists it is improving human rights, especially for improving human rights outside the west.
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by romanpoet 10y ago
> I have much respect for Virgil, but I also think Tor is in need of a rebrand at home. Thanks! I love you too. > These are things that economic resources that have to answer to Western political authorities will run from, and if the
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by romanpoet 10y ago
You can run relays in Singapore. But you'll first want to leave your cellphone number with the police so they give you a call before visiting you at home. After the pivot there remain two Singapore relays run by brave operators. http
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by romanpoet 10y ago
Author here. In short, Singapore authorities view Privacy as a double-edged sword. They recognize it's power for anti-corruption (which they love), but dislike the human-rights angle and possibility for breaking the law. Realistica
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by romanpoet 12y ago
Why is this better than netcat? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netcat
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by romanpoet 12y ago
This is hilarious. I also contributed to BGI-Cognitive Genomics.
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by romanpoet 13y ago
Please share, what comparable setup have you used?
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by romanpoet 14y ago
Unfortunately it is deliberate. As a Caltech student I told them not to do this, but they thought it was edgy and hip.