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by symfoniq 5y ago
The manual included with Microsoft Flight Simulator (4.0 maybe?) in the early 90’s was thick and dense. I remember using it to learn how to navigate using VOR stations. They don’t make them like they used to.
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by symfoniq 5y ago
A common technique is that somewhere in the email you'll see something like: <img src=" https://example.com/cd726f02-d2f4-4c0e-a717-e69044180c59.gif " height="1" width="1"> The image f
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by symfoniq 5y ago
I see your point. If you're the kind of user who keeps automatic image download disabled, and rarely downloads them manually, keeping Mail Privacy Protection disabled might actually be more private. Fortunately, it isn't automatic
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by symfoniq 5y ago
Leaked to who, though? If you use this feature, then sure, Apple will know that you're using an Apple device. But the purpose of the proxy is to shield the end-user's IP address, and probably their user agent, too. Some email prov
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by symfoniq 5y ago
Not necessarily. Tracking pixels are implemented using images (usually transparent ones), so all Apple Mail needs to do is send the image URLs to the proxies, not the entire contents of the email. What they're actually doing remain
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by symfoniq 5y ago
You're not wrong. Not loading images will block tracking pixels completely. Apple is just adding a way to send less PII while still loading images.
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by symfoniq 5y ago
Unless I'm misunderstanding how this new feature is implemented, tracking pixels will still work, but the data that can be gleaned from them will be more generic (the IP address will belong to a proxy). Senders that are using these pix
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by symfoniq 5y ago
Ford trucks still have steel frames. Only the body is aluminum.
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by symfoniq 6y ago
The world will be better off when we abolish freedom of belief? That doesn't sound like a world I'd want to live in.
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by symfoniq 6y ago
I'm seeing very different experiences even within my own community. I have family in the same town who don't know anyone that has died from COVID, or even had a serious case, while I personally know multiple people who have died f
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by symfoniq 6y ago
Me too.
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by symfoniq 6y ago
There isn't a 16" MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon yet.
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by symfoniq 6y ago
SEEKING WORK | Chattanooga, TN | Remote Technologies: Ruby on Rails (10+ years), Vue.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Ansible, Linux, Postfix, AWS. PHP and MySQL in a former life. Learning and looking for an opportunity to use Elixir and Phoenix. Res
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by symfoniq 6y ago
Location: Chattanooga, TN Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Maybe Technologies: Ruby on Rails (10+ years), Vue.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Ansible, Linux, Postfix. PHP and MySQL in a former life. Learning and looking for an opportunity to use Eli
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by symfoniq 6y ago
That is not what the article says. It says Internet Archive had already started ignoring robots.txt on US government websites. Now (since 2017) they ignore it on all websites.
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by symfoniq 6y ago
Archive.org does not respect robots.txt IIRC. I’ve run into this problem before with them. Ironically, I ended up blocking Internet Archive’s ASN using Cloudflare. EDIT: Internet Archive started ignoring robots.txt in 2017: https:/&#x
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by symfoniq 6y ago
Agreed. They couldn't take my $20 fast enough. Such a great service.
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by symfoniq 7y ago
In the back of my truck, I routinely have: Gas cans Used oil containers Lawn and tree equipment Gravel Sand Soil Mulch Trash/refuse/recycling Mountain bikes While a floor liner would certainly help, all that
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by symfoniq 7y ago
It is extremely easy to go over the tow and payload ratings for any minivan sold in the US market (and that's without getting into why vehicles with transverse engines make poor tow vehicles). Towing at or beyond design limits is more
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by symfoniq 7y ago
I own a minivan, too, as it's the only vehicle that the entire family will fit inside. Like the pickup truck, our minivan is an extremely versatile vehicle, but there's just no way I'm going to put loose gravel, wet bags of m
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by symfoniq 7y ago
I always preferred sporty sedans. But then I became a (relatively handy) homeowner and a father. After I got my pickup truck with a crew cab, I couldn't imagine not owning one, even though (as the title says) it barely fits in my garag
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by symfoniq 7y ago
In your defense, I don't see a link to the extension anywhere on the GitHub page.
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by symfoniq 7y ago
And Ruby 2.6 is already much, much faster than it was in the days when it was too slow for Twitter. Ruby 3.0 should be much faster still.
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by symfoniq 7y ago
Indeed it does, and I’ve been using this in production for many months.
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by symfoniq 7y ago
This sort of tackiness in Windows 10 is one of the primary reasons I've switched back to macOS. Windows 10 is a great OS in many respects, and I like the hardware story more than in Apple world, but I just can't get over Microsoft
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by symfoniq 7y ago
I agree. At first glance, they serve the same niche, but in reality there is a huge difference in credibility between AppleInsider and MacRumors. (I don't have a relationship with either site.)
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by symfoniq 7y ago
If I was building new, I'd go AMD, too. As things stand, I already have a 8-core X299 system, and the fact that I can drop an 18-core CPU into it after a BIOS update is compelling. But it seems unlikely that there is a large enough aud
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by symfoniq 7y ago
Well, he did say "computers," not "appliances." ;-)
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by symfoniq 7y ago
I will be canceling Netflix in November. But it will be in favor of Disney+, not AppleTV+.
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by symfoniq 7y ago
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometim

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