Tang_Un's recent activity
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Comment on Nuclear power is not the answer in a time of climate change in ~enviro
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Comment on Firefox bug: All extensions disabled due to expiration of intermediate signing cert in ~tech
Tang_Un Link ParentIt didn't do as much damage because there's not much in the way of competition to AWS. Whereas here, there's chrome.It didn't do as much damage because there's not much in the way of competition to AWS.
Whereas here, there's chrome.
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Comment on Gender dysphoria isn’t a “social contagion,” according to a new study in ~lgbt
Tang_Un LinkFile this under "Sometimes science needs to confirm obvious things"File this under "Sometimes science needs to confirm obvious things"
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Comment on Which messenger(s) do you currently use? If you had your preference, what single messaging service would you prefer to use? in ~tech
Tang_Un (edited )Link ParentWhatsapp's e2e is basically worthless because it does things making unencrypted backups to icloud or google drive. One of the trump guys got burned that way. Facebook also hoovers up massive...Whatsapp's e2e is basically worthless because it does things making unencrypted backups to icloud or google drive. One of the trump guys got burned that way.
Facebook also hoovers up massive amounts of metadata.
E: signal to whatsapp typo
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Comment on Which messenger(s) do you currently use? If you had your preference, what single messaging service would you prefer to use? in ~tech
Tang_Un Link ParentOf course Signal has to comply. They aren't above the law. But they've solved their problem by designing their system from the ground up to have access to essentially no information. Here is what...Of course Signal has to comply. They aren't above the law. But they've solved their problem by designing their system from the ground up to have access to essentially no information. Here is what they had to give in response to a subpoena : https://signal.org/bigbrother/eastern-virginia-grand-jury/
So frankly, a dissident in a dictatorship is way better off using signal rather than meeting up in person to coordinate constantly.
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Comment on EFF announces "Fix It Already" campaign to demand fixes for specific issues from nine major tech companies and platforms in ~tech
Tang_Un Link ParentThis isn't a thing ? I'm on android 6 and it's an option. Is it a manufacturer setting ?This isn't a thing ? I'm on android 6 and it's an option. Is it a manufacturer setting ?
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Comment on What products do you absolutely love? in ~talk
Tang_Un Link ParentI'm going to second that. My G400s is 5+ years old and is designed in such a way that whenever the cord starts to fail(because I treat it poorly) I can get a new one for <10€ and swap it out in...I'm going to second that. My G400s is 5+ years old and is designed in such a way that whenever the cord starts to fail(because I treat it poorly) I can get a new one for <10€ and swap it out in about ten minutes. Bam, another year or two of life. Yay for avoiding planned obsolescence.
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Comment on President Maduro (Venezuela): An open letter to the people of the United States in ~news
Tang_Un Link ParentGuaido has declared himself interim president with a goal of holding new elections, no ?Guaido has declared himself interim president with a goal of holding new elections, no ?
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Comment on Facebook plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger in ~tech
Tang_Un Link ParentYeah, what you describe is used by various zero-access service providers. The catch is that if the user forgets their password, they are boned and lose access to all data that was encrypted with...Yeah, what you describe is used by various zero-access service providers.
The catch is that if the user forgets their password, they are boned and lose access to all data that was encrypted with the password. If the service provider has the ability to reset the password for the user while still giving access to old messages, that means it can be reset for anyone else too and the system is insecure.
There's always a tradeoff between convenience and security and considering facebook has the least technologically literate userbase of quite possibly any service, they'll never stray from the convenience side of the equation.
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Comment on Facebook plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger in ~tech
Tang_Un Link ParentI'm not sure how they expect to make this work with messenger. People expect to find all their messages on any device they log onto, but that just doesn't work with e2e encryption.Mr. Zuckerberg has also ordered all of the apps to incorporate end-to-end encryption
I'm not sure how they expect to make this work with messenger. People expect to find all their messages on any device they log onto, but that just doesn't work with e2e encryption.
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Tang_Un Link ParentAh, thanks for taking the time to explainAh, thanks for taking the time to explain
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Tang_Un Link ParentAfaik the filibuster doesn't apply to spending bills (with some arcane restrictions). That's how they got that absurd tax cut passed last year. Why should this be any different ?Afaik the filibuster doesn't apply to spending bills (with some arcane restrictions). That's how they got that absurd tax cut passed last year. Why should this be any different ?
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Tang_Un Link ParentDon't spending bills only need 50 votes ?Don't spending bills only need 50 votes ?
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Comment on Slack is banning users who have visited US-sanctioned countries (including Iran and Cuba) while using its app in ~tech
Tang_Un (edited )Link ParentSkype is bloated, ad-filled garbage. Teamspeak's UI was dated but it was fine otherwise.Skype is bloated, ad-filled garbage.
Teamspeak's UI was dated but it was fine otherwise.
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Tang_Un Link ParentSo McConnell doesn't want Trump to end up with egg on his face ? Why are the Democrats involved, anyway ? Republicans have enough votes to pass the spending bill until the new congress is sworn in.So McConnell doesn't want Trump to end up with egg on his face ?
Why are the Democrats involved, anyway ? Republicans have enough votes to pass the spending bill until the new congress is sworn in.
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Tang_Un LinkI missed an episode here. Trump wants wall funding. Neither the House nor the Senate want it, Republicans included. They can just pass a resolution to continue funding, Trump can veto it, and...I missed an episode here. Trump wants wall funding. Neither the House nor the Senate want it, Republicans included. They can just pass a resolution to continue funding, Trump can veto it, and Congress can override the veto as long as there aren't any poison pll riders in the bill.
Obviously this cannot be right since we're looking at a shutdown. What am I missing here ?
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Comment on Slack is banning users who have visited US-sanctioned countries (including Iran and Cuba) while using its app in ~tech
Tang_Un (edited )Link ParentI have an unreasonable amount of hate for discord, mostly because everyone I know uses it in place of the nice and lightweight mumble.I have an unreasonable amount of hate for discord, mostly because everyone I know uses it in place of the nice and lightweight mumble.
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Comment on Slack is banning users who have visited US-sanctioned countries (including Iran and Cuba) while using its app in ~tech
Tang_Un Link ParentOh wow, cheers. That's an impressive feature list. It looks like trello, group chats and github had a baby.Oh wow, cheers. That's an impressive feature list. It looks like trello, group chats and github had a baby.
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Comment on Slack is banning users who have visited US-sanctioned countries (including Iran and Cuba) while using its app in ~tech
Tang_Un Link ParentBut you can create groups chats like those in whatsapp/telegram/facebook messenger, right ? Are those substantially different ?But you can create groups chats like those in whatsapp/telegram/facebook messenger, right ? Are those substantially different ?
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Comment on What is THAT level for you? in ~games
Tang_Un LinkIn Rayman 2 : The Great Escape, there is a section where you have to ride a flying rocket through the ship. The difficulty spike is insane. There are no save points throughout the whole section...In Rayman 2 : The Great Escape, there is a section where you have to ride a flying rocket through the ship. The difficulty spike is insane. There are no save points throughout the whole section and the controls are extremely finicky. I wouldn't know what the ending looks like without youtube and cheats.
Not only that, we still haven't got a way to store significant amounts of electricity, which means that we need fossil fuel plants for when power requirements are high and there's no wind. Germany went whole hog on renewables and the reults are pretty bleak. They wind up burning loads of coal to deal with the irregular supply of renewables and their CO2/kWh ratio is pitiful compared to France, whose power is something like 70% nuclear.