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by xtian 7y ago
What prevents Signal from MITMing their app?
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by xtian 7y ago
So you’re saying there should be a three-level consumer standard where the third level excludes any possible consumer product? Please don’t pretend that Apple and Zoom’s approaches are equivalent here. There is a substantial difference that
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How would they spoof the 2FA from an existing device?
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Apple does not have access to FaceTime keys or iMessage keys for that matter. They are truly end-to-end encrypted, and I don’t think there is any need to cheapen or muddy the term for the sake of marketers.
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by xtian 7y ago
Interpreted environments like Node.js, Python, and Ruby absolutely have this problem since many popular packages utilize native extensions. Distribution is still a challenge.
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For starters, we can vote for candidates who will be tough on overly-powerful corporations.
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Dunbar's number has to do with the ability to maintain "stable social relationships", not "care". And I reject the notion that a recognition of shared humanity takes place in the abstract.
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Which aspect of the make-up of our brains limits caring about many people?
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I completely agree. And I would argue that small changes aren't "wasteful" in this context since they start conversations and demonstrate commitment and credibility.
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by xtian 7y ago
What's the best way to change the big things?
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> At its base level things like urban design, our reliance on cars, subsidies on crop mono-cultures and the lack of proper introspection as a people hurt us far more than any of these specific problems. With the current ordering of our s
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That's why they have the leverage to organize and help reset the precedent for labor representation at a point in time when that representation is at a historic low.
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There’s really no indication that civilization is in any way correlated with personal maturity.
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No doubt, in many cases.
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That’s not what pathological means at all…
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> It’s human nature to not want blame. That’s not human nature, it’s a pathological, immature state of mind.
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To what effect?
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First of all, the "free market" is a fairy tale. It has never existed. States have been shaping their economies since the beginning of civilization. The very existence of modern corporations and their special rights of limited lia
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Please present another.
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There was also a survey (not filtered by party affiliation) asking if people would support a single-payer program with an elimination of private insurance. A majority said "Yes."
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Would love to hear your thoughts on privatizing the Department of Energy.
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Have a look at Zig and Odin.
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> because patients don't really lobby en masse for healthcare policy in general See Medicare for All.
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by xtian 7y ago
Interesting that so much of the activity of "free market" advocates is centered around reducing access to information.
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On the Metal, Episode 9: Jonathan Blow(oxide.computer)
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Yes - preemptive multitasking is core to the BEAM process model.
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Certainly individual conceptions of "progress" will vary, but only the most deranged practitioners of self-loathing would make the argument that gaining the freedom to exit a destiny of brute survival does not constitute advanceme
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By what means have you charted the boundaries of our species' capabilities?
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For profit with competition.
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We are #1 in cumulative emissions.

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