alkindiffie

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by alkindiffie 4mo ago
> for example the stream of issues from npm et al. Curious, what distros where affected by npm supply chain attacks?
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by alkindiffie 4mo ago
So in France you will not be able to send your friend gibberish text that only you and your friend understand. Will they also ban the ability to make new languages that only you and your friends understand. Will they also ban whispering?
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by alkindiffie 8mo ago
I like that analogy. It reminds me of "Pointing to the moon and looking at my finger"
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by alkindiffie 8mo ago
That would be possible if LLMs can come up with entirely new words and languages, which I doubt.
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by alkindiffie 9mo ago
> That's not a long-term option if you want to make something mainstream. Groups in messaging apps rarely contain more than 100 users. So invite codes can work well for messaging apps.
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by alkindiffie 9mo ago
Humans already subjugate other humans and animals to so much pain and suffering, why would they care about AI? I don't think pain can be felt without the ability to have emotions, and no emotions are possible without personality (that
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by alkindiffie 9mo ago
Would be great if EFF also sets up a phone verification hub. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45989890
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by alkindiffie 10mo ago
I don't think one thing will solve it, but everyone who knows better can contribute in their own. For example by teaching people about privacy, encryption and free software. Writing books, doing podcasts aimed at the general public to
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by alkindiffie 10mo ago
Why are we giving up. Shouldn't we stand up against Oppressive governments and Corporations.
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by alkindiffie 10mo ago
Canada does not restrict or ban encryption: https://www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption/
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by alkindiffie 10mo ago
The RFC addresses security, but does not mention anything about privacy. I think the scheme ultimately boils down to trusting the server/instance. It would be great if users don't have to share the actual number with the server, a