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Comment on House hunting tips for a millennial who's never owned one in ~life
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Comment on If you had up to $55k to purchase an electric vehicle (new/used) with a range of a least 250 miles, what would you buy? in ~transport
taco_pizza Link ParentAre any EVs actually available yet with a NACS port that aren't a Tesla? The soonest I've seen was that Kia and Hyundai would start selling cars with a NACS port in Q4 2024, and most other...Are any EVs actually available yet with a NACS port that aren't a Tesla? The soonest I've seen was that Kia and Hyundai would start selling cars with a NACS port in Q4 2024, and most other manufacturers are some time in 2025. Unless you want to wait a year, you might have to live with needing an adapter.
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Comment on Nostalgia -- what programs do you miss? in ~tech
taco_pizza LinkNot a full program, but the browser extension StumbleUpon. It had various categories you could subscribe to and use it to jump to random websites. It was a great way to explore the internet back...Not a full program, but the browser extension StumbleUpon. It had various categories you could subscribe to and use it to jump to random websites. It was a great way to explore the internet back when it felt smaller and less dominated by the large companies today.
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Comment on MXRoute has $10/yr 10GB email hosting packages for 4th of July in ~comp
taco_pizza Link ParentYeah I don't have a problem with them being candid and matter-of-fact in general, and their stance that the service requires some level of competency to use and they will not tolerate abuse is...Yeah I don't have a problem with them being candid and matter-of-fact in general, and their stance that the service requires some level of competency to use and they will not tolerate abuse is something that I can stand behind. But if I were a business choosing a service to buy, seeing how they present their strong opinions would be giving me a few red flags.
One opinion in particular that I don't like is their stance on 2FA. While they're not wrong here that MFA isn't actually supported at the POP/IMAP/SMTP protocol level, I disagree with their opinion that app passwords provide no value. Yes, they are just plain passwords that bypass MFA, but the service can dictate the length and complexity of these passwords more strongly than would be reasonable for forcing upon users for their regular account password. Also app passwords are typically just generated by the service itself and aren't settable by the user. Allowing the email provider to set complex app passwords here can reduce the likelihood of the password being brute forced or guessed, given common user password hygiene. For the technically minded person who is setting unique passwords for every account they use, and using passwords of sufficient complexity maybe app passwords don't add much value. But in general across the service's user base I would wager that implementing MFA for user webmail logins along with forcing complex app passwords for POP/IMAP/SMTP access would result in higher security for their users.
Also, I really hope they provide MFA on their admin portal for managing the service itself. There is absolutely no reason to not implement MFA on the administrator portal, but I can't find any documentation showing that it is. I would not use an email service, even personally, whose administrator access doesn't support MFA.
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Comment on Comparing my favorite fonts for reading and writing code in ~comp
taco_pizza Link ParentI'm glad someone else brought up Fantasque Sans Mono! The curlyness of everything just makes the letters look so smooth and I think helps showcase the high-DPI of modern monitors. I don't want...I'm glad someone else brought up Fantasque Sans Mono! The curlyness of everything just makes the letters look so smooth and I think helps showcase the high-DPI of modern monitors. I don't want reading code to make me feel like I'm staring at an old CRT.
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Comment on MXRoute has $10/yr 10GB email hosting packages for 4th of July in ~comp
taco_pizza LinkPersonally I've used Zoho Mail for the past several years. They've got a forever free plan which was enough for me, although they've now eliminated IMAP/POP from that plan for new users so you...Personally I've used Zoho Mail for the past several years. They've got a forever free plan which was enough for me, although they've now eliminated IMAP/POP from that plan for new users so you can't use 3rd party mail clients with the free plan.
MXRoute looks like an interesting option though. With this promo it's a little cheaper than Zoho for the same amount of storage, and more flexibility with the ability to have unlimited users and domains. It does seem more bare bones for sure though. They also seem very opinionated and borderline unprofessional with stuff like this: https://github.com/mxroute/da_server_updates/blob/master/sec/fuckthesenetworks.sh
I don't think this is a Kwikset vs Schlage thing. The SCHLAGE BE469ZP CAM 619 Z-Wave deadbolt I bought several years ago has servo actuation like the Kwikset one you shared. It does look to be more expensive than the Kwikset though, and isn't as easy to re-key. I had always heard Schlage deadbolts offered stronger security than Kwikset though with more robust components and more pins so its harder to pick. I'm not sure it really makes much a difference, if someone is determined to break in they could get past either.