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Comment on 'It's time for us to watch them': App lets you spy on Alexa and the rest of your smart devices in ~tech
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Comment on OnePlus made me buy my Pixel 3. Anyone else have bad experiences with OnePlus? in ~tech
ReAn LinkI'm still using a OP3T and still love it. I don't know about the new lines of phones but I feel absolutely no pressure to upgrade or change. The phone is still lightning fast, gets security...I'm still using a OP3T and still love it. I don't know about the new lines of phones but I feel absolutely no pressure to upgrade or change. The phone is still lightning fast, gets security updates, and does exactly what I want.
I feel sorry that you've had such a bad experience, it's been nothing but success for me and my circle of friends on one plus hardware.
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Comment on GUNSHIP - When You Grow Up, Your Heart Dies (2018) in ~music
ReAn Link ParentI first found them through an old League of Legends team "Renegades". They put out this hype video that featured the Carpenter Brut remix of Tech Noir and I immediately had to go searching for the...I first found them through an old League of Legends team "Renegades". They put out this hype video that featured the Carpenter Brut remix of Tech Noir and I immediately had to go searching for the band.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ReAn Link ParentI think that it's important to consider how uninformed or reactionary these laws are though. They're often written, and voted on by people who do not understand the problem domain they're working...a lot of people seem to cry end of days over every little bit of internet legislation
I think that it's important to consider how uninformed or reactionary these laws are though. They're often written, and voted on by people who do not understand the problem domain they're working in. This often leads to major loopholes or gaps that have wide-ranging unintended affects.
Take the American CFAA, originally introduced in 1986 to give lawmakers tools to prosecute hackers following some hysteria that came about from the 1983 movie War Games. Obviously the bill had motivations outside of this, but it was largely born from uneducated fear of the unknown.
The problem isn't that there was anti-hacking legislation, it wasn't written well to begin with, and has some very life-altering side-effects. The most prominent case in recent history is it's malicious use to persecute Arron Swartz punitively.
I think a lot of the "end of days" crying comes from the fact that this "over-legislate and correct as necessary" has lasting life-impacting implications all to protect the profits of companies that would prefer to lobby legislation instead of innovate their business to the changing world.
And while you're right to be cautious about jumping in on the bandwagon, these things usually take a long time to determine what's wrong with them which leads to the view that these are overreactions.
Look at the objections to the reactionary PATRIOT act, they seemed largely "unpatriotic" (lol) and conspiracy theory-ish at the time, but looking back it opened a HUGE invasion of privacy into the USA that normalized the behavior and has extended itself everywhere now. Those calling for caution then don't seem so out of line now, but it's far too late now.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ReAn Link ParentExcept... they're not representative if they don't try and represent their constituents, but instead just legislate based on their own world view.Except... they're not representative if they don't try and represent their constituents, but instead just legislate based on their own world view.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ReAn Link Parent... hrm, I searched a bit before posting and didn't see it. I will do that though.... hrm, I searched a bit before posting and didn't see it. I will do that though.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ReAn (edited )LinkIt seems like the EU has struck the first blow on fair use / fair dealing laws with this controversial move changing the EU copyright legislation. For those who are unaware, Article 11's major...It seems like the EU has struck the first blow on fair use / fair dealing laws with this controversial move changing the EU copyright legislation.
For those who are unaware, Article 11's major concern is around linking to other works. Often called the "Link Tax", it seeks to require a license to quote / link to content on another website. If I recall correctly, this section was mostly aimed at Google News which lobbyists argued that people reading news on google news very rarely clicked through, and google was profiting of the work of others.
This has similar potential impact to other link aggregation services.
Article 13 strips away the "mere conduit" defense for any site accepting user generated content. This means that instead of the current system where sites are okay if they respond to lawful orders or scan through content retroactively and remove infringing content, they now are required to have an up-front content filter for ALL content types. This is a major problem for start-up companies, because sophisticated filters like this have a large up-front cost. Google spent $60mill on Content ID and it's incredibly despised by content creators and consumers because it's regularly outright WRONG, and cannot discern what fair use is.
The fight isn't over yet, but this is a major blow to consumers & businesses at large, and only benefits a few companies.
I find it particularly strange that the EU on one hand can be extremely pro-consumer with the GDPR and then turn a 180 and enact profit protectionist laws at the expense of almost everyone.
Edit: Because I'm a bit unfamiliar with the EU legislative process, there is a final vote scheduled for January 2019, but according to the part of the article I missed it's unlikely to change. If any EU members would like to share their thoughts on why this conclusion is drawn I'd love to know.
Wishing I could update that title a bit.
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Comment on Factorio Friday Facts #259 - Scan-codes, prototype IDs, HR worm in ~games
ReAn LinkThis is making me excited for 0.17, do we have any ideas when it'll be out?This is making me excited for 0.17, do we have any ideas when it'll be out?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ReAn Link ParentAnd more importantly, there's nothing for the "Tech World" to disclose, even if they wanted to (and most don't want to, simply because it's a cost the government forces on them to do business).And more importantly, there's nothing for the "Tech World" to disclose, even if they wanted to (and most don't want to, simply because it's a cost the government forces on them to do business).
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tech
ReAn Link ParentThe problem is that it's not this simple. Take a look at the IXMaps Project this shows the anomalies in how data flows on the internet. Even if you're in Spain and transmitting to Sweden, the...The problem is that it's not this simple. Take a look at the IXMaps Project this shows the anomalies in how data flows on the internet.
Even if you're in Spain and transmitting to Sweden, the traffic may go through the UK, which means it's directly through a 5-eyes monitoring location.
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Comment on Help defend Australian encryption laws in ~tech
ReAn LinkI think the smartest things these assholes did was pilot this shit show in Australia. The average north American doesn't think about Australia because it's "over there" and not close to home but...I think the smartest things these assholes did was pilot this shit show in Australia. The average north American doesn't think about Australia because it's "over there" and not close to home but with it being part of the Five Eyes it's as relevant as ever to the USA, Canada, the UK, and NZ.
This isn't really "help defend Australian encryption laws" it's "help defend five-eyes nation's encryption laws".
The EFF commented on this in 2017 when the project was announced, and just this weekend The other five eyes governments called for tech companies to comply or face punitive legislation.
This is a serious problem that all people in the Five Eyes (USA, Canada, UK, Aus, NZ) need to address (and fight) because this is not a solution to terrorism using encryption. This is a spy/surveilance apparatus for the average citizen.
Banning / breaking strong encryption will not stop terrorists from using it, it'll mean ONLY terrorists will have strong encryption (and possibly by proxy, using it could brand you one).
Also TL;DR: This satirical video sadly hits this quite on the nose
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Comment on Japan starts space elevator experiments in ~space
ReAn Link ParentThat is so fucking cool... I doubt we'd see anything like this in our lifetimes, but still so cool.That is so fucking cool... I doubt we'd see anything like this in our lifetimes, but still so cool.
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Comment on No NSFW group? in ~tildes
ReAn LinkFirstly legal reasons, the cost & liability related to user-submitted porn is rather immense, and Canada (where the site is hosted) has additional laws that cover some things that the US doesn't...Firstly legal reasons, the cost & liability related to user-submitted porn is rather immense, and Canada (where the site is hosted) has additional laws that cover some things that the US doesn't meaning that a reasonably well-meaning US poster could post stuff that's illegal in Canada. I'm not sure Deimos wants to sift through porn all day looking for stuff that needs to be reported to the police and scrubbed from the site.
Additionally, PORN like others have said is mostly low effort content (link aggregation mostly), I think there's probably value & discussion to be had in NSFW Topics akin to what /r/sex offers (discussion of NSFW topics, and only links for reference) though.
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Comment on Tech’s ‘dirty secret’: The app developers sifting through your Gmail in ~tech
ReAn Link ParentI dunno, I know people tend to handwave these warnings like all those ActiveX warnings of the windows98-windowsXP days but with how willfully ignorant people are about using technology at some...I dunno, I know people tend to handwave these warnings like all those ActiveX warnings of the windows98-windowsXP days but with how willfully ignorant people are about using technology at some point we have to hold people accountable for stabbing their own foot, especially when the knife says "Caution, sharp... this will cut you"
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Comment on Tech’s ‘dirty secret’: The app developers sifting through your Gmail in ~tech
ReAn LinkIf this is the same article going around social media, the article is highly misleading. While I don't doubt google is doing nefarious things with your email, this mostly boiled down to "Some...If this is the same article going around social media, the article is highly misleading. While I don't doubt google is doing nefarious things with your email, this mostly boiled down to "Some idiots are shocked that apps can read your email when you specifically allowed them to in an OAuth Confirmation Dialog" and it's not even misleading language....
It reads something along the lines of:
Do you wish to give DerpyApp99 access to read, send, delete, change, etc... your emails on your gmail account.
Unfortunately I cannot confirm if this article is the same one being paraphrased elsewhere since it's a paywalled site.
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Comment on Hi tilders; In my first relationship ever. Any advice? in ~life
ReAn LinkCOMMUNICATE. You cannot read their mind, they cannot read yours. There's no "fun" in trying to know what the other wants, just potential for mistakes, and hurt feelings. Sometimes a quick neutral...COMMUNICATE. You cannot read their mind, they cannot read yours. There's no "fun" in trying to know what the other wants, just potential for mistakes, and hurt feelings. Sometimes a quick neutral discussion about something early can diffuse months of boiling emotions that leads to rash and regrettable outbursts or actions.
As you are together for longer you'll get a feel for their preferences, but this only comes with communication throughout the entire relationship.
Also, communication is also about listening, listen to the entirety of what your partner is trying to say before letting your emotions in play.
If your partner is not interested in communicating with you, find a new partner. Only heartache and headache ahead.
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Comment on It's my birthday! I'm 30 - did you do anything special on your 30th? in ~talk
ReAn LinkI went with my girlfriend (now wife) to a weekend getaway to a local national park to avoid all the people making a fuss out of it. While I was gone my parents decorated my lawn... guess I...I went with my girlfriend (now wife) to a weekend getaway to a local national park to avoid all the people making a fuss out of it. While I was gone my parents decorated my lawn... guess I couldn't get away from it all :p
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Comment on Website rendering issue on Safari in ~tildes
ReAn (edited )Link ParentWhile it still needs to be supported, it's been my experience that IE11 and Safari fight for the title of worst standards compliant browser. Good luck with the ping-pong of fixing shit for safari...While it still needs to be supported, it's been my experience that IE11 and Safari fight for the title of worst standards compliant browser. Good luck with the ping-pong of fixing shit for safari only having it break everything else.
You can do somewhat decent testing with some hackintosh vms... but yeah, getting ahold of an actual Mac is going to be the best way, but also it seems Safari 10 (~2 years old-ish, has very different behavior to the latest version, so you'll probably need an older version to hold back updates on)
Safari doesn't make it easy to test compatibility :/
Edit: My best guess is likely support for
display: grid, it's based on the same standards asflexbut is much newer, and has many edge cases. Even flex has strange behaviors with measuring on safari still.With regards to the List of groups,
flex-direction: columnis notoriously poorly supported across many browsers. It has a lot to do with the way that the web was originally built (i.e. height is a product of width & layout). It sounds strange as fuck but you actually will find you have a lot more luck using:.container { display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; } .container > * { flex: 1 0 100%; // Sometimes 100% causes problems too, often any // value > 50% will yield the result of pushing the next // item to the next row }It's dirty, but it has fewer edge cases... or just use
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~movies
ReAn LinkI think it's the diametric nature of providing fanservice (i.e. service to the fans) and building a compelling story. Take Warcraft for example, this movie while not outstanding was a giant...I think it's the diametric nature of providing fanservice (i.e. service to the fans) and building a compelling story. Take Warcraft for example, this movie while not outstanding was a giant wank-off to Warcraft fans. The problem is that for this story to be compelling to a new audience, there's SO MUCH exposition that's needed.
I found that afterwards most people who'd seen the movie complained that the story was a bit flat, or not super accurate, but loved all the little things like the murlocs and seeing various places they knew.
And people who didn't know about warcraft overall liked the story but had NO IDEA who anyone was, why they were doing things, what certain things were, how the magic system worked, what the fuck fel was, etc...
I think the biggest issue is trying to walk the line, if you pick one audience over the other you alienate 1/2 your potential viewers, and if you try to cater to both you end up short.
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Comment on Internal documents show Apple knew the iPhone 6 would bend in ~tech
ReAn (edited )LinkLouis Rossmann produces a series of YouTube videos about fixing, electronics. One of the biggest offenders he sees in his shop is apple products (phones, tablets, laptops, all of it). He's been...Louis Rossmann produces a series of YouTube videos about fixing, electronics. One of the biggest offenders he sees in his shop is apple products (phones, tablets, laptops, all of it). He's been championing the right to repair for a couple years now because not only does Apple plan obsolescence into their phones, they're abusing copyright & trademark laws to prevent people from fixing them on the cheap.
Here's a video about the latest tactic apple is using to stop hybrid refurbishments from being used:
Apple & Customs STEAL iPhone LCDs - claim refurbishing is counterfittingIt's getting really ridiculous, and I really wish apple would see some major financial hurt from this practice soon.
This is a neat idea, but there's a couple things you should know before using it.