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US Military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports(reuters.com)
2 points by dheerajvs 12d ago|0 comments
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by dheerajvs 2mo ago
Tried it and I love it. Good work! Have you considered hosting it on F-Droid?
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by dheerajvs 5mo ago
Annoyingly, fetch does not support progress events and HTML / XML Document parsing, which are both supported by XMLHttpRequest, which Axios is based on.
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by dheerajvs 8mo ago
> This is weirdly beautiful Until you notice the carbon emissions on the top left.
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by dheerajvs 10mo ago
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
Would you extend that argument to tabbed interfaces as well? Why should browsers support tabs (and an inconsistent interface by each vendor), when you can just open a new window instead?
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
Won't the fibres leading up to the operator and revealing their location not a threat?
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Measuring the impact of AI on experienced open-source developer productivity(metr.org)
775 points by dheerajvs 1y ago|485 comments
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
That's assuming all interviewers are using AI. And if it's not immoral, why do it surreptitiously?
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
I don't use LLMs to filter out participants and I expect candidates not to use LLMs to cheat.
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
As an interviewer, I'm seeing a huge increase in proportion of candidates cheating surreptitiously during video interviews. And it's becoming difficult to suspect any wrong-doing unless you're very watchful by looking for aca
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
GP's comment is probably a reference to this classic XKCD: https://xkcd.com/566/ (the last panel)
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Passive cooling paint sweats off heat to deliver 10x cooling, 30% energy savings(techxplore.com)
3 points by dheerajvs 1y ago|0 comments
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
Uber in India gives me a different OTP for each ride. A different ride-hailing app I use occasionally uses a PIN tied to a user. OTPs are a simple solution to fraudulent rides that it's surprising it's not implemented universally,
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
I've disabled DRM on my Firefox browser. Sheesh, we've come to a state where browsers can no longer be referred to as "user agents".
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
I feel similarities to the trolley problem[0]. [0]: https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems/
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
While I agree with the sentiment, just out of curiosity, would you buy a Tesla if it meets your needs and even if you disapprove of Elon's actions?
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by dheerajvs 1y ago
I've not heard of XPrivacyLua, which is by the same author of the excellent NetGuard[0], which I've been using for years. Interestingly XPrivacyLua is not supported anymore and the pro companion app will be removed from the Play s
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by dheerajvs 2y ago
The main question for me is can ungoogled Chromium run uBlock Origin?
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by dheerajvs 2y ago
> Genuinely don't know why anyone would use it when you have perplexity, gemini, chatGPT search, etc. at your disposal. And what did they get trained on in the first place?
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by dheerajvs 2y ago
The title made me think of the minimum number of photons detectable by human vision. Apparently, we can detect single photons: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12172
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by dheerajvs 2y ago
Especially when you consider humans are animals too.
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by dheerajvs 2y ago
How does TypeSpec compare with Bru[0], the DSL used by Bruno? Why would I choose one over the other? [0] https://docs.usebruno.com/bru-lang-overview.html
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by dheerajvs 3y ago
I continue to use TrebleShot[0] although it's repo is archived since it also enables browsing files using a Web browser. So you don't need to install it on the receiver side. Does LocalSend also have this capability? [0] https:&#
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by dheerajvs 3y ago
> phones no longer have IR blasters Plently of phones still do [0]. I've configured mine to operate all my devices at home. [0] https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2023&chkInfra...
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by dheerajvs 3y ago
Same here. In addition, to prevent shadow profiles, I've blocked them on NextDNS, setup NetGuard[0] and Firefox with uBlock Origin on Android. [0]: https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases
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by dheerajvs 3y ago
“twenty-five” is counted as a single word. I know because I once sent a telegram with such a number.
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by dheerajvs 3y ago
> Every step you take is watched and assessed in terms of its monetisation potential, every interaction is meant to extract value from you. Looks at uBlock Origin . Yep, requests to convertkit.com and sonnet-events.vercel.app are blocke
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by dheerajvs 3y ago
India is facing a different kind of indoctrination by state education — masquerading mythology as science: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/scientists-flag-ncerts-mi... I definitely wouldn't want this kind of &q
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by dheerajvs 3y ago
Hasn't the supposed weirdness of the delayed choice quantum eraser experiment been debunked? Can someone in the field please confirm? I find contradictory videos on YouTube.

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