throw_a_grenade

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by throw_a_grenade 2mo ago
Good point. If I were facing the problems they have, I'd surely would change the distribution.
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by throw_a_grenade 2mo ago
Unfortunately, that's not how modern crypto works. Many mathematical problems on which algorithm rests their security are not proven to be unsolvable, but instead they're believed to be hard to solve . So here are the questions
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by throw_a_grenade 3mo ago
May I recommend the excellent “top 10” list maintained by torrenfreak and updated yearly: https://torrentfreak.com/top-torrent-sites/
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by throw_a_grenade 3mo ago
popcon shows 302 users as of now: https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=xsnow
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by throw_a_grenade 3mo ago
No it won't.
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by throw_a_grenade 3mo ago
I mean, it won't be neither the first nor the last slopdump, but it's the first that's backed by a threat of project takeover. “Maintainers of last resort”, my [back].
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by throw_a_grenade 3mo ago
Will they hire the actual maintainers of the software in question, to have time dedicated to the project, or will they as usual, dump AI-generated patches unto maintainers, but this time with even more time pressure to merge, lest them cons
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by throw_a_grenade 3mo ago
Oh, this gave me an idea. OP should be able to get a hold of this „report” by subject access request. Law enforcement exception to GDPR doesn't apply to private companies.
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by throw_a_grenade 3mo ago
10-20× more in private sector for senior leadership/advisory role sounds reasonable, but still, I wonder if some part of that compensation stems from the fact that the person is availing him/herself as an asset of influence, i.e.
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
It's deliberately written that way, by lawyers who are making sure they (Adafruit) won't accidentaly admit to something they didn't.
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
They cetainly get to argue before two sets of judges. Otherwise it's not justice. I wanted to make clear that press release is not a valid substitute for a court order. And it's OK to publish one before the final instance issues i
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
In my world people are innocent until proven guilty before a court of law, twice. Yes, even business people. Executive branch shouldn't be able to just bankrupt a company and tell the owners to go through the courts to maybe recover th
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
They'll put them on naughty list that will be enforced by financial institutions, i.e. it will be an infraction for credit card operators to process such a payment. Financial operators have well oiled compliance facilities and the paym
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
It's actually both: they handed one-time fine for past behaviour (about 200 M€, not final, can and most likely will be appealed and paid in like 10 years or so; cf. Apple tax breaks in Ireland); and threatening more fines if they don&#
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
https://archive.is/5hYwT
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
Why not? They'll spin a new LLC for every title and leave it empty shell, without capital to be recovered by the users should they sue.
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
Mostly works, some stuff doesn't. The worst thing that doesn't work is alternative maps (e.g. OsmAnd).
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
It's npm that's affected, therefore it's not even considered when choosing language/ecosystem for writing distro tools. You'll find no sane distro writing package manager in javascript precisely to avoid this joke o
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
> it doesn’t pertain to you until you pay Respectfully, that's bollocks. The data, by itself, either does, or it does not. Exchange of unrelated money does not change anything in the data itself. IOW, it's the data that matters
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
Yes, of course. In European cities there are GDPR disclosures hanged on the lampposts on which CCTV cameras are mounted. The disclosure contains retention period and contact to data processing inspector where you can request the data. You p
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by throw_a_grenade 4mo ago
No, that's the point. If the data pertains to you, it's yours. No "iff I pay for it".
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by throw_a_grenade 5mo ago
Look, life is complicated and not a single issue, contrary to what admins of many of those fedi instances would like. Typical human has views on multiple subjects, but it takes only a single incorrect opinion expressed to have you ejected.
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by throw_a_grenade 5mo ago
They'll then defederate also from you. The argument goes, you're a nazi/facist/racist/*phobe, because you associate with (== did not defederate from) the designated nazi/facist/racist/*phobe. Yes, it&
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by throw_a_grenade 5mo ago
How is that when car drivers decide the rules are nonsensical it's bad, but when bicycle drivers decide the rules (that, please note, apply to everyone on the street, car or not), it's somehow A-ok?
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by throw_a_grenade 5mo ago
> Not clear whether soldiers are acting on their own or following policy. It mostly doesn't matter, unless they're punished. If they're not, then the policy is, what they did is okay. That's why it's important to
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by throw_a_grenade 5mo ago
„There” — you mean where? Generally in the West Bank or intruding into Palestinian homes to abuse their children? I'd wager Palestinians would throw them out of their homes. Instead, parents had to stand there helpless. If you meant ge
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by throw_a_grenade 5mo ago
> Who was abusing? It's possible that in some cases it was settlers. So technically not soldiers. But soldiers protected them, incl. from any resisting abuse.
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by throw_a_grenade 5mo ago
Doesn't matter, I (not OP, but also operating VPS) still want to support this, so the clients can eventually assume all correctly configured servers support it.
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by throw_a_grenade 5mo ago
No, that's steel, and not with voltage, but with temperature: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_coloring_of_metals . For aluminium, you add dye to third bath.
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by throw_a_grenade 6mo ago
It's a bit of hit and miss, really. Like every big organisation, it's not a single, coherent entity, but has branches and departments filled by real, flawed people, so in practice it depends on which industry your're in. For

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