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Comment on Known as 'the trip chocolate', Kvikk Lunsj has fuelled outdoor Norwegian adventures for generations in ~food
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Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech
tobii LinkI am sensing a distinct lack of bliss in these answers.I am sensing a distinct lack of bliss in these answers.
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
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Comment on How Tea’s founder convinced millions of women to spill their secrets, then exposed them to the world in ~tech
tobii Link ParentThanks for the detailed answer :> I think I see some holes in this method, but I'm bad at talking about cryptography and authentication so I'm gonna go with an example: Imagine Alice wants to...Thanks for the detailed answer :> I think I see some holes in this method, but I'm bad at talking about cryptography and authentication so I'm gonna go with an example:
Imagine Alice wants to visit GenericAdultWebsite.com and she has paid TrustedVerifier for a certificate. She proved she's older than 18 to TrustedVerifier. She also wants to apply to GenericInsuranceOnline.com.
Both sites require her to provide proof she's over 18 years old.- How does she avoid using info that exposes her identity across both websites? Does she have to trust the sites not to keep the public key?
- Would she ask the verifier for two distinct keys that the sites can use? Does she pay per key?
The way I understand it now, either the certificates lose credibility because Alice could generate as many keys as she wants (and let other people use them), or she has to trust the sites not to keep verification info that can identify her somehow: meaning she has to keep paying for every proof.
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Comment on How Tea’s founder convinced millions of women to spill their secrets, then exposed them to the world in ~tech
tobii Link ParentI agree that it's better than a picture of ID though, but: If I sign with my private key, wouldn't that expose my identity (beyond just my age)? If I don't expose my identity, am I able to sign in...I agree that it's better than a picture of ID though, but:
- If I sign with my private key, wouldn't that expose my identity (beyond just my age)?
- If I don't expose my identity, am I able to sign in with a different certificate (that isn't strictly "mine")?
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Comment on Make new friends here! in ~life
tobii Link ParentThinkPad T450 Kinda Gae Using Linux Neocities On the spectrum Luna, you are IT in every way possible- ThinkPad T450
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- Using Linux
- Neocities
- On the spectrum
Luna, you are IT in every way possible
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
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Comment on What's a question you could ask to determine if someone is an expert in your line of work? in ~talk
tobii Link ParentI recently came across the following interview question and I kind of liked it because it would allow any kind of software developer to show some knowledge: "When I type something into the address...I recently came across the following interview question and I kind of liked it because it would allow any kind of software developer to show some knowledge:
"When I type something into the address bar and press the enter key, what happens? Be as pedantic as possible."
Some answers could go on about concepts like HTTP, SSL certificates, DNS, NAT, browser APIs, and other answers would be way more low level like "well, a keyboard interrupt happens, and the CPU...". -
Comment on MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing in ~tech
tobii LinkDoes anyone have numbers for how that 5% compares to non GenAI pilots?Does anyone have numbers for how that 5% compares to non GenAI pilots?
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Comment on Forums are still alive, active, and a treasure trove of information in ~tech
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
tobii (edited )Link ParentWill you also take into account the angle of the sunlight relative to the face of the pyramid? If the face is perpendicular to the rays of the sun I'd say it gets more illuminated (it catches more...illuminated, and by how much
Will you also take into account the angle of the sunlight relative to the face of the pyramid? If the face is perpendicular to the rays of the sun I'd say it gets more illuminated (it catches more sunlight).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
tobii Link ParentI tried some napkin math and I definitely agree on making h1 & h2 start out from the center of the circle.I tried some napkin math and I definitely agree on making h1 & h2 start out from the center of the circle.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
tobii (edited )Link ParentI find it very hard to understand what h1 h2 & theta are in relation to the pyramid faces and sunlight direction (or shape or shadow?), but in the case of the diagrams, "find how much of the...I find it very hard to understand what h1 h2 & theta are in relation to the pyramid faces and sunlight direction (or shape or shadow?), but in the case of the diagrams, "find how much of the circle surface area is green" in terms of h1 & h2 and theta looks fun:
- assuming theta between 0° and 90°,
- and h1 and h2 always between 0 and the diameter.
Do you have a way to distinguish the 3 cases?
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There is a funny 4th case where everything is obscured: https://i.imgur.com/TNhcHii.png
I played around with it in desmos, but I couldn't find a single function to do every case, not even close. Here's a desmos link of you wanna try: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/yzmozwkqvm -
Comment on Meta violated privacy law, jury says in menstrual data fight in ~health
tobii Link ParentI also found that confusing. Here's an article about the settlement with the app: https://www.courthousenews.com/flo-settles-data-privacy-suit-over-menstrual-tracking-app/ In the larger scheme of...I also found that confusing. Here's an article about the settlement with the app: https://www.courthousenews.com/flo-settles-data-privacy-suit-over-menstrual-tracking-app/
In the larger scheme of things, I think it's good that Facebook was held responsible, I hope it leads to AdTech vampires being more careful with what data they use for advertising.
In this particular case though, I can't find where or how the data was actually used, when it was shared to third parties, how it was tied to users, or who profited from it. If anyone has more info please add it. From what I'm reading, I think the Flo app itself is mainly to blame for sharing sensitive data without consent.
Shit like this is why free open source software should be the default.
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Comment on Thailand’s Buddhist clergy blackmailed for millions in sex scandal in ~humanities
tobii Link Parent80.000 photos / (365 days in a year * 3 years) ≈ 73 photos / day80.000 photos / (365 days in a year * 3 years) ≈ 73 photos / day
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Comment on Explain Linux controversies to me in ~tech
tobii Link ParentFucking thank you! As someone that has had to write systemd services, I find it absolutely bonkers that this development hostile monstrosity has been accepted as the default on so many mainstream...Fucking thank you! As someone that has had to write systemd services, I find it absolutely bonkers that this development hostile monstrosity has been accepted as the default on so many mainstream distributions. When I write a systemd service, everything I think should work is actually broken or extremely fragile, and every awkward workaround is actually the "ok good enough I guess" accepted way of doing things, even by official applications (seriously, look at some of the default debian services). It has so many footguns and edge cases and useless convoluted config bloat bullshit and historical crufty extras for who even knows what reason anymore aaaaaaaaaaaAAARGHH KILL. IT. WITH. FIREEE
I can see how the idea of something "standard" is attractive to some maintainers, but every interaction with systemd beyond "copy paste config from troubleshooting wiki and pray" confirms my suspicions that those distro maintainers have something akin to stockholm(d) syndrome(d).
I run voidlinux on my machines, which uses runit for init, and it is such a breath of fresh air due to its simplicity. Before switching, I was on debian. When I first had a look at voidlinux, I thought "oh but what if I need systemd functionality for something? I mean so packages depend on it, that must be for a reason...". I switched anyways, I've been running it for about 4 years now, doing all sorts of weird stuff, and not a single time has that situation happened.
I think it's understandable that a "default" init happened, but that default being a very opinionated systemd sucks in my opinion. I've noticed that for a normal user it would be completely fine to ditch it in favour of something simpler. And if an end user needs to interact with system services, simpler is better.
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Comment on What's your quirk? in ~talk
tobii Link ParentHe is so calm while crushing 2300s with the most dubious openingsHe is so calm while crushing 2300s with the most dubious openings
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Comment on My thoughts on writing a Minecraft server from scratch (in Bash) in ~comp
tobii Link ParentI'm starting to like the cursed bash posting with my morning coffeeI'm starting to like the cursed bash posting with my morning coffee
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Comment on OpenGL bindings for Bash in ~comp
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Comment on Recommend me a racing/driving game on PC in ~games
tobii LinkI really like blur, I've been playing it a lot lately, it's so fun. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_(video_game) It's from 2010, so not exactly modern, but in my opinion the graphics still hold...I really like blur, I've been playing it a lot lately, it's so fun.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_(video_game)
It's from 2010, so not exactly modern, but in my opinion the graphics still hold up, with all its colours and flashy effects. It has combat with mario kart style power ups, and gamepad support. One of my favourite racing games of all time.
Sadly Activision abandoned it, so it's not on steam anymore, but there's still enough people racing on amax-emu, made by the community.
I just had the first Kvikk Lunjs of my life this week, during a hike in Norway. I expected it to be just a KitKat. It is a little bit better than a KitKat, but I do think the reason these vikings love it so much is more nostalgia than the actual product (on a hike you might as well eat banana).
I looked into the history of Freia, the company that makes Kvikk Lunjs, and it seems it was acquired by Monedez in 1993. Can any Norwegian tilderono that has tried pre 1993 Kvikk Lunjs confirm if that changed the quality?
The article mentioned an early dark chocolate version of it, and I kinda wanna try it...