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Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system(qubes-os.org)
441 points by ploggingdev 9y ago|144 comments
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
> Do use antivirus I think the standard advice from the security community is to not use any antivirus at all and maybe only Windows Defender if you're on windows. The advice to use Tor browser is also terrible. The Tor browser is
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
1) It should not be used to collect credit card details. 2) If you claim to cater to professionals, you should not be using typeform for the signup process. 3) I am clearly not in the target audience, but I'll share my concerns : I wou
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
Not OP, but captchas pop up when I use proxies and tor. If you're not logged into a google account, you usually need to solve more than one captcha and it gets frustrating quickly. Luckily DDG does not treat tor and proxy traffic suspi
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No boundaries: Exfiltration of personal data by session-replay scripts(freedom-to-tinker.com)
198 points by ploggingdev 9y ago|51 comments
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
I was hoping they released more details about the process. One possible method is that they trained the iphone's Face ID on the mask by repeatedly failing to unlock it with the mask and then entering the passcode which trains the iphon
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
There's an easier way to destroy the value of Bitcoin (temporarily) if China wanted to : pass a law banning mining. I don't think China would risk trying to carry out a 51% attack though, what would the economic fallout of that be
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
I tried out the multi root workspaces and I think it could be improved in a few ways: * add a setting to always show folder name next to the tabs, not only when there's a name collision * switching between folders is a pain when workin
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
(Off topic) > Scientific biographies often fail to give a realistic description of personality, and thereby create a false idea of scientific work. Any recommendations for biographies which give a realistic look into famous scientists&#x
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Building a chat room using Django Channels(ploggingdev.com)
1 points by ploggingdev 9y ago|0 comments
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
I've started building a few side projects and experienced the same frustration. I'll use one of my recent projects as an example. Here's the first version of the landing page : https://imgur.com/a/BDNgl
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
> A digital currency that replaces fiat currencies as a medium exchange cannot have a fixed supply. In fact, central banks, like the Federal Reserve, might even create their own cryptocurrencies but ones that are designed to optimize eco
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The next steps for Report URI(scotthelme.co.uk)
2 points by ploggingdev 9y ago|0 comments
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
Websockets provide full-duplex communication channels over a single TCP connection without the overhead of a http request/response cycle. For realtime applications such as the one described in this post or for a chat application, there
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
> "Google employees with privileged access to Gmail are conspiring to be after me, personally" I thought employees do not have access to user data. Can anyone comment on this?
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
What do the security experts think about Librem products? Does it live up to what's promised? Any gotchas users need to be aware of? I have not come across their comments on this topic, so links to the same would be appreciated if I mi
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
The voting ring detector is in need of a serious upgrade. There are so many cases of vote solicitation by people with meaningful social media following and their posts even make the front page. It's mostly the Product Hunt style "
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
I want to limit the number of free tier users to ensure that the cost of servers+support of free tier users is a small fraction of revenue. Since the backend does not do much beyond just serving comments and reordering the comments tree, it
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
> Also, your form says "site URL" but then complains about an invalid domain because I included the "https" part, which was a bit confusing. I separated the url scheme and domain name in the "Add website form&quo
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
Though I should have done this before starting development, I need to figure out the positioning of this product. Like you suggested, maybe I should be talking to smaller bloggers to start with. Based on the initial feedback, there's s
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
Thanks for the feedback, it's something I'll have to think about. If there is enough demand for a lower tier, I'll add it.
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
Yes, I built Hosted Comments ( https://www.hostedcomments.com/ ) for the reason you mentioned as well as privacy concerns with ads and tracking scripts. Demo here : https://www.ploggingdev.com/2017/08&#
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
OP makes the implicit assumption that all lightning network payment channels are p2p in which case the 20M users per month upper limit is true. From what I understand, the plan is to have a network of supernodes which settle on the blockcha
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Online accounts need a clearly defined lifecycle(ploggingdev.com)
2 points by ploggingdev 9y ago|0 comments
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
One question : the deflationary nature of cryptocurrencies means that early adopters are rewarded disproportionately. Is this a bug or a feature? It seems unfair for the late adopters and is also one of the reasons people draw parallels to
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
> This was at #1 and dropped completely off the page. How is that possible? Possible explanations : users flagged it, points to comments ratio is too high. In case someone is wondering : the mods or yc have nothing to do with it.
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
I guess I'll have to earn trust the long, hard way : * clear policies on how user data is handled * explicit commitment to never sell user data to third parties * transparency about any specific concerns users might have * no dark patt
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
> 1. Please make sure you support all languages (utf-8). I'll need to cross check, but I think with the default settings, it's currently supported. > 2. Some public forums want anonymous posts that they can check and allow m
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
It's closed source. > it's just another Disqus. The main difference is the privacy aspect since I don't track users or serve ads. Disqus' business model depends on collecting user data and monetizing it, unlike mine w
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by ploggingdev 9y ago
Shameless plug : As someone who was fed up with Disqus, I decided to build my own commenting platform ( https://hostedcomments.com/ ) with a focus on privacy : no ads, no tracking scripts. Having come across numerous instan

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