bgbntty2

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by bgbntty2 8mo ago
I remember buying a magazine full of crosswords and similar puzzles when I was in the mood. And when there were sites with unlimited Wordle, I played a few in a row. On the internet, unlike with newspapers, you're not limited to how ma
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by bgbntty2 8mo ago
I seriously don't get the idea behind daily challenges unless you want to keep users hooked to extract some value from them, but that doesn't seem to be the case here, as there are no ads. Just show all the different levels at onc
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by bgbntty2 8mo ago
If it's AI-generated, it should be legal - regardless of whether the person consented for their image to be used and regardless of the age of the person. You can't have AI-generated CSAM , as you're not sexually abusing anyo
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by bgbntty2 8mo ago
With apps like Signal, installed via apk, without going through Google on a de-Googled phone, I receive notifications in real time. What's the point of having all notifications go through Google, except to save some battery life and da
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Why can I only play #736? What's up with games nowadays that only give you 1 puzzle per day? IIRC the original Wordle was like that. Is it designed to make you bookmark the URL and visit it every day? I doubt most people would do that.
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
I haven't dealt with statistics for a while, but what I don't get is why squares specifically? Why not power of 1, or 3, or 4, or anything else? I've seen squares come up a lot in statistics. One explanation that I didn'
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
I'm at home most of the time, yet I prefer to go to the delivery office to pick up my packages. It's a 5 minute walk, as they're all over the city. Might not work well for big car-first American cities, though. I prefer going
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Would love to see a new player make ECC RAM or even rowhammer-resistant RAM. I'd accept the price increase and the performance penalties for such RAM.
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
An easy solution - open the package when the delivery person comes or when you pick it up from the delivery office. The delivery person can take a photo and act as a witness. If you take the package from the local delivery office, there are
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
I agree with the sandboxing and permissions points, but is that related to the OS not being rooted? This is a genuine question - I'm not trying to make a point here, but to learn. I think Qubes qualifies from a practical point of view,
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
I've tested a few microwaves from different manufacturers with my phone a few years ago. I think I looked at some file in my router (OpenWRT), but I can't recall. I got a lot of dropped packets each time. The amount of degradation
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
> What I am not considering: > - Telling him I suspect he has dyslexia. I'm not a doctor. You don't have to be a doctor to tell him he might have dyslexia or something related. If he goes to a doctor to diagnose it, he'
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
https://archive.ph/b9Aft https://web.archive.org/web/20260102081357/https://www.teleg...
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Okay, but could you give me some examples? How is Android or iOS more secure than Linux or Qubes?
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
> Approximately, if the user doesn't have root then there's no way to trick them. So not having root (somehow?) prevents phishing and tricking? That doesn't seem useful or relevant for people who know what they're doi
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Thanks!
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
So for people who don't plan to roam, what's the point of a SIM card (embedded or not)? Credentials and a few lines of config should be enough. Do the carriers benefit when users use a SIM card?
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Remote audio surveillance probably be accomplished on wired headphones with TEMPEST [0]/Van Eck phreaking [1]. Not sure about which has a better range and which would be stealthier - TEMPEST or the Bluetooth attack. The Bluetooth attac
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
1. I've read that rooting breaks Android's security model, but I have yet to find a detailed explanation of how it actually lowers Android's security, especially compared to desktop OSes that are usually rooted, like Linux or
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
We shouldn't install apps that use the Google Play Integrity or are closed-source in the first place. That's what I do. The issues with GrapheneOS for me are: 1. They don't support rooting the OS. This is such a basic require
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Are all of these apps only available through Google's Play Store repo, or are any of the available as an apk file directly from the bank's site? For some reason most companies only distribute their apps through Google and Apple&#x
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
> time spent determining if the item is dishwasher proof It's done once per item. In my case I have just a few things I know are not dishwasher proof. > time spent playing dishwasher tetris Get a bigger dishwasher. > time spen
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
I take a photo of almost any package. I have a folder with labels from years ago. I admit that if the manufacturers of X change the ingredients without changing the design/layout, I wouldn't notice. So I might have to set up a sys
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
I have a few things that I can add. If you just want an adequate meal with the least amount of work, invest in: * multicooker, one with a pressure cooking setting. You just have to press a few buttons and forget about it. If you know how mu
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
I think people don't want to clog their dishwasher with pieces of food. If I have a couple pieces of spaghetti, a part of a leaf and half a chickpea stuck on the plate, I would remove them with a paper towel. Not sure why anyone would
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Very interesting game! How can I enable practice mode? I just see "Practice Mode OFF" on the right, but nothing to click on. Does practice mode have infinite hints and guesses? That would be nice for people like me who know very l
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
That was the joke. Also the use of the "It's not; it's" structure and the em-dash.
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Apart from being a fun read, I learned that I should be skeptical at papers claiming to have factorized certain numbers. Thanks.
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
It's not certain that LLMs don't do this already—it's likely their doing this even now.
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by bgbntty2 9mo ago
Thanks a lot for the detailed reply! Just in case someone will read this without knowing the abbreviations: PFS = perfect forward secrecy [0] ECH = Encrypted Client Hello [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_secrec

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