AndreasChris's recent activity
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Comment on Reducing Europe's nuclear energy sector was 'strategic mistake', EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says in ~society
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Comment on Proton Mail helped US FBI unmask anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ protester in ~tech
AndreasChris Link ParentThing is, no service in existence will be able to account for any and all user error. It's common sense, that if you pay someone with a credit card, this entity will have access to some pseudonym...Thing is, no service in existence will be able to account for any and all user error. It's common sense, that if you pay someone with a credit card, this entity will have access to some pseudonym uniquely identifying the credit card due to the way credit cards work, and they will be legally required to keep this identifier for payment processing reasons. And due to banking laws there will always be a tracable link between a credit card and the legal entity owning it. So no matter how good your service is, if you choose to pay there via credit card it's just common sense that it is possible to identify you via this link.
Privacy is still maintained with regards to the actual usage of the service. Proton would not have been able to tell anyone what the mail address was used for, butin this case that is information that was already available from a different source.
If you are afraid of being linked to something, either use the basic free account for which no payment is required, or pay with a payment option that's not linked to your identity. It's not like these options weren't both available to the user. So the way I see it it's completely fair to advertise their service the way they do. It holds what it promises if you use it correctly.
Also not offering credit cards as a payment option would be stupid as well. Everyone has a personal e-mail adress that's publicly linked to their identity since they advertise it as 'their adress' to other people. So for this rather common usecase I might not particularly care that the adress is in some way linked to my real identity in a tracable manner, but I will still care wether the content of my communication can be read by or provided to others. There are absolutely valid usecases where you may need to protect your identity (i.e. as a whistleblower), but in these cases you can still chose to use the service in a way so that your legal identity is never provided to them in the first place. You just need to put some thought into how you use the service.
Wether swiss officials should have approved the US court order in the first place is a different topic, but Proton's not to blame for that either way.
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Comment on California’s new bill requires Department of Justice-approved 3D printers that report on themselves in ~hobbies
AndreasChris Link ParentI see. That's probably what I was thinking of then.I see. That's probably what I was thinking of then.
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Comment on The US Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream? in ~society
AndreasChris Link ParentThere's a bit of a difference between 'homelandmaxxing' in an english sentence, which is a neologism with a clear problematic origin, and a term like 'Lebensraum' in a german sentence, which is a...There's a bit of a difference between 'homelandmaxxing' in an english sentence, which is a neologism with a clear problematic origin, and a term like 'Lebensraum' in a german sentence, which is a preexisting term that has been repurposed by Nazis but also persists in its original meanings and thus only becomes problematic in context. For example you will hardly find a german nature documentary not using the word 'Lebensraum', as one of its meanings is simply 'habitat' as in 'the natural habitat of giraffes'.
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Comment on Sweden has been part of the EU for thirty years, yet is one of the few to have kept their own currency – could global tensions finally see them warming towards the euro in ~finance
AndreasChris LinkThere's a joke in Mathematics that if a paper title is framed as a question the answer is always no. Your extension of the title in combination with your omission of the questionmark kinda made me...There's a joke in Mathematics that if a paper title is framed as a question the answer is always no. Your extension of the title in combination with your omission of the questionmark kinda made me read this as an implied yes at first, but having read the complete article it seems it's more of a "no, unless things change much more than they have in the past 20 years". So given the original title "Could global tensions finally see Sweden warming towards the euro?" it seems there may be some truth to that old joke after all.
Anyway, did I miss a point you wanted to convey in posting this article or is it just a lot of words to say 'nothing changed'.
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Comment on A rant about how devices handle users with language backgrounds other than English in ~tech
AndreasChris Link ParentPersonally I've switched to third party clients long ago. There are so many things that better fit my needs that the official youtube app won't provide. One thing being the option to have local...Not sure it's possible to fix in the app on your phone, though.
Personally I've switched to third party clients long ago. There are so many things that better fit my needs that the official youtube app won't provide. One thing being the option to have local subscriptions and chronologically list their uploads without algorithmic interference, but even basic stuff like how video controls work is so much more refined. (I believe some features have been added to the official youtube app since I stopped using it.)
Anyway, at the moment I use Tubular, a NewPipe fork. I recommend you check it out. You won't have that auto-dubbing problem in there.
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Comment on A rant about how devices handle users with language backgrounds other than English in ~tech
AndreasChris Link ParentThing is, people using the non-translated design language of a software (usually english) for its UI, typing some texts in english for internationalization reasons, but still using a keyboard...Or well, I do. I'm in such a small minority that my needs don't matter at all in the big picture. But it still doesn't mean that I'm not annoyed.
Thing is, people using the non-translated design language of a software (usually english) for its UI, typing some texts in english for internationalization reasons, but still using a keyboard layout they learned as a kid really isn't that uncommon and basically mirrors the issue you have. Still the same problems persists...
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Comment on A rant about how devices handle users with language backgrounds other than English in ~tech
AndreasChris Link ParentThis and being forced into the silly a.m./p.m. time system is also really annoying to me...But this forces my calendar to be in Sunday-Saturday mode rather than Monday-Sunday mode!
This and being forced into the silly a.m./p.m. time system is also really annoying to me...
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Comment on A rant about how devices handle users with language backgrounds other than English in ~tech
AndreasChris LinkOne related issue I've run into in the past is that a device's UI language, spell checking language, and keyboard layout are governed by the same setting. Why would you ever wanna do that? Just...One related issue I've run into in the past is that a device's UI language, spell checking language, and keyboard layout are governed by the same setting. Why would you ever wanna do that? Just because I speak multiple languages I don't suddenly learn multiple keyboard layouts. And just because I want my UI in one consistent language, it doesn't mean I only ever wanna write texts in that language. It's simply painful to navigate the world of multilingual setups...
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Comment on California’s new bill requires Department of Justice-approved 3D printers that report on themselves in ~hobbies
AndreasChris Link ParentYou sure about that? Feel free to enlighten me as I have no expertise or interest whatsoever in this area, but I've had someone who's been shooting as a hobby tell me that they've made their own...No one is out there making ammo from scratch.
You sure about that? Feel free to enlighten me as I have no expertise or interest whatsoever in this area, but I've had someone who's been shooting as a hobby tell me that they've made their own ammunition because they deemed purchasing new one all the time to expensive. I suppose that's only possible for certain types of ammunition, but I've honestly got no idea about specifics.
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Comment on This video is six minutes long! in ~tech
AndreasChris Link ParentBeyond it being a novel, neat little trick, one usecase I can think of would be to add commentary on existing videos or put things into context after the fact without interfering with the...I'm not completely sure about the use case for these over putting up a new video
Beyond it being a novel, neat little trick, one usecase I can think of would be to add commentary on existing videos or put things into context after the fact without interfering with the integrity of the original video.
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Comment on This video is six minutes long! in ~tech
AndreasChris LinkDavie504 just released a video using the same technique inspired by this video. Maxbe we'll see more of these over the next few weeks.Davie504 just released a video using the same technique inspired by this video. Maxbe we'll see more of these over the next few weeks.
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Comment on Wikipedia blacklists archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links in ~tech
AndreasChris LinkIs there any connection between this and Wikipedia being unreachable a few hours ago?Is there any connection between this and Wikipedia being unreachable a few hours ago?
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Comment on 39C3 - Chaos Communications Congress (2025) in ~comp
AndreasChris LinkAnyone else of you guys around congress and wanna meet up IRL for a chat? :)Anyone else of you guys around congress and wanna meet up IRL for a chat? :)
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Comment on 39C3 - Chaos Communications Congress (2025) in ~comp
AndreasChris Link ParentPersonally I like to limit the number of big, recorded talks I go to and try to do more of the litttle stuff one can only experience at congress. That's also a recommendation I ususally give to...Personally I like to limit the number of big, recorded talks I go to and try to do more of the litttle stuff one can only experience at congress. That's also a recommendation I ususally give to first-timers. You can always watch recordings, but there's so much other exciting stuff to see, people to meet, and small things to attend - and four days is simply not enough. Of the big talks I only went to the GPG vulnerability one and the one by Linus and Marc-Uwe Kling yesterday.
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Comment on Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ in ~society
AndreasChris (edited )Link ParentI honestly disagree with that take. Note that my background is also European, but not former-sowjet European, so my region has a different history to deal with. Yes, Mamdani's policies are a...some of which just seem normal like the article claims, and others seem insane and/or remind us of dysfunctional soviet communism.
I honestly disagree with that take. Note that my background is also European, but not former-sowjet European, so my region has a different history to deal with.
Yes, Mamdani's policies are a mixture of things that are commonly implemented across Europe, implemented in some places, or not commonly found at all. But you have to keep in mind that things commonly implemented across Europe are usually a compromise between conservative and progressive forces. Yet what we are talking about with Mamdani is his pre-compromise election program at the 'what would I do if I had 100% public support' stage. So it's not a fair comparison to only consider what is found in European law already.
If we look at the less common policies through the lense of what an average center-left politician around here would demand in their election program, most of the policies do not seem extreme at all. And I'm not talking extreme left parties here, but people in the social-democrat spectrum that are commonly found in government coalitions around here.
Is free public transport something that is an unusual or radical suggestion in election programs of left-leaning or environmental conscious European parties? No. Is it something that's usually watered down to some sort of subsidy because they have to compromise with right-leaning, conservative parties? Yes. Is the result usually much better public transport than in the US (although there's still room for improvement)? Yes. (A similar logic applies to rent-control mechanisms.)
Another aspect to consider is, that some of Mamdani's policies are rather hard to place on the European left-right spectrum, because they assume a fundamentally different baseline to build upon. The status-quo is simply so different that the details of some suggestions seem like a step backwards and forwards at the same time.
As for government run supermarkets, that's really the only thing that seems rather weird to suggest from a European perspective. But the underlying ideal of ensuring affordable prices and easy access to essential goods is not. And if I compare the status-quo of my region to that of the US in terms of both the fundamental structure of supermarkets, as well as the regulations supermarkets are subject to, we're looking at two entirely different worlds here. So I believe, despite the suggested implementation seeming like a weird way to go about it, we're simply looking at the ambition to solve a problem that is not as predominant around here as it is in NYC, due to a vastly different status-quo.
All in all, looking at it through a European lense, even with Mamdani as NYC mayor I've yet to find a truly 'radical-left' US politician in a position of power.
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Comment on Body time and daylight savings apologetics in ~life
AndreasChris Link ParentHmm, if at all it's only perceived as special treatment due to historical context though. Without timezones it's just an arbitrary number that's assigned to a time if day. Which orientation the...Hmm, if at all it's only perceived as special treatment due to historical context though. Without timezones it's just an arbitrary number that's assigned to a time if day. Which orientation the earth has when the wraparound happens in effect doesn't matter as long as it's consistent. And it would get rid of the date line, which is much closer to special treatment of britain, as it creates a bunch of problems but is located far away from their perspective.
Also the discussion has been had already. UTC is not british time, but the result of universal time standardization. Any timezone and any localization of timestamps is defined relative to UTC already. The process has been done years ago, and all the named countries have agreed to the standard already.
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Comment on Body time and daylight savings apologetics in ~life
AndreasChris Link ParentThat's a transition problem though. Just like for most of the world it's unintuitive to think in miles but U.S.-Americans can't fathom thinking in kilometers. Or how my grandparents kept...I suspect most people would keep their local time for their convenience anyway
That's a transition problem though. Just like for most of the world it's unintuitive to think in miles but U.S.-Americans can't fathom thinking in kilometers. Or how my grandparents kept converting prices into our prior currency for quite a while to gain an intuitive understanding of how much something costs.
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Comment on Body time and daylight savings apologetics in ~life
AndreasChris LinkHot take, buf I'd honestly prefer to establish the other extreme: Just abolish timezones alltogether and stick to UTC. If I think locally - what do I care wether my noon is 12;00, 17:00 or 8:00?...Hot take, buf I'd honestly prefer to establish the other extreme: Just abolish timezones alltogether and stick to UTC. If I think locally - what do I care wether my noon is 12;00, 17:00 or 8:00? Local activities will have regional schedules. Maybe on this side of the world businesses open at 08:00, and on the other side of the worls they open at 20:00. But any international activity becomes sooo much easier all of a sudden. No more converting between timezones, no more changing clocks when travelling, and no more communication issues when scheduling cross-timezone videocalls.
In a way it seems like the logical next step to me. There was a time when each town had its own time, often offset by just a couple of minutes. Some day with faster long distance travel via trains the need for standardization arose and timezones were established. And that was long before the level of internationalization we've experienced in the last couple of decades. So why stick to an outdated system when we could just have one standard for everyone?
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Comment on The absurd Tennessee prosecution of a man who posted a Charlie Kirk meme in ~society
AndreasChris LinkThat is absolutely insane. The level of open political prosecution in the US is getting beyond uncomfortable. Allthough there are quite a few places left I'd like to visit at some point, my urge...That is absolutely insane. The level of open political prosecution in the US is getting beyond uncomfortable. Allthough there are quite a few places left I'd like to visit at some point, my urge to travel to the US again is getting smaller by the minute.
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