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by zvmaz 1y ago
Incredible work! I really wish the author's book had an English translation.
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by zvmaz 1y ago
From what I understood, it's the torrent link that downloads a compromised zip file rather then the authentic image: "Torrent downloads over at https://xubuntu.org/download/ are serving a zip file with a susp
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by zvmaz 1y ago
Yes indeed. Qubes has a good article on verifying distribution images not only with checksums but also with cryptographic signatures that verify the checksum files [1]. [1] https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/projec
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by zvmaz 1y ago
On second thought, Qubes OS does not prevent such types of malicious downloads; it can also happen to Qubes images. Verify your downloads with checksums and cryptographic signatures [1]. [1] https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/
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by zvmaz 1y ago
That is why I use Qubes OS [1] in order to have a certain peace of mind. [1] https://www.qubes-os.org/ EDIT: further comment below: On second thought, Qubes OS does not prevent such types of malicious downloads; it can also
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by zvmaz 1y ago
> What do you find insulting about the title? The title itself. Without reading the article, I can sense the "we are living in a stupid age" arrogant trope characteristic of the "winning" social classes.
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by zvmaz 1y ago
Insulting title. Sorry, but no thanks.
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by zvmaz 1y ago
At any rate, they explicitly said that they are not working with fairphone [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44678459
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by zvmaz 1y ago
In the link you provided, this is what I read: "An in-process SQL database, compatible with SQLite." Compatible with SQLite. So it's another database?
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by zvmaz 1y ago
I don't understand the people trying to convince others that this tool is useless by saying "just do it this way, duh!". It is useful, even from a rapid glimpse at the website. Be kind and sensible.
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by zvmaz 1y ago
For me: Try queries without the hassle of setting up a database. Learn SQL. Experiment. Etc.
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by zvmaz 1y ago
It's not just programming tutorials, but it's a phenomenon that is widespread [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge
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by zvmaz 1y ago
I use Emacs and Org-Roam, and some Emacs packages. It is hosted in a VM that is not connected to the internet (a Qube in Qubes OS). I just cannot review all the code running in Emacs.
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by zvmaz 1y ago
The problem is, we have to take the word of companies for our privacy.
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by zvmaz 1y ago
I think it requires a twitter/X account. Why?
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by zvmaz 1y ago
> after Ubuntu went way downhill and haven't had cause to regret it. In what way Ubuntu went downhill?
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by zvmaz 1y ago
The fear of asking stupid questions is real, especially if one has had a bad experience with humiliating teachers or professors. I just recently saw a video of a professor subtly shaming and humiliating his students for answering questions
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by zvmaz 1y ago
How do you know?
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by zvmaz 1y ago
If it's a repairable phone like the Fairphone, that would be fantastic. Otherwise, I'm already very satisfied with what you offer. Thanks for you work.
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by zvmaz 1y ago
Less meat means less sentient beings suffering.
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by zvmaz 2y ago
I won't click on the link because of the clickbait title. Thanks, but no.
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by zvmaz 2y ago
I don't think one can understand compilers in a "week-end".
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by zvmaz 2y ago
Hi there. I just wanted to say that I like your blog, specifically the little kitty that follows your cursor. Incredible how endearing that little animation is!
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by zvmaz 2y ago
This is true. But the code base of Xen is significantly smaller than that of a full operating system running bare metal, so the likeliness of a zero-day comprising Qubes is less likely (but possible).
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by zvmaz 2y ago
What to use instead if one cares about privacy and security (what I call personal sovereignty)? It's a non-rhetorical question.
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by zvmaz 2y ago
With zero-click exploits that we certainly do not know of, Qubes OS offers some peace of mind.
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by zvmaz 2y ago
> Did anyone experience the same? I tried several times, and tried again just recently. I share your sentiment. It perhaps gave me a renewed appreciation of the huge benefits Linux ditributions and package managers give us.
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by zvmaz 2y ago
Does the author mind if he shared his Emacs configuration? So beautiful!
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by zvmaz 2y ago
> I think a good project-based way to learn about linear algebra is to build a 3d scene rasterizer from scratch. Once you get nested transforms and projection matrices figured out, you are probably going to have a much deeper sense for w
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by zvmaz 2y ago
> intuition which is more like a "gut feeling". That's what I meant.

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