wolvoleo

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by wolvoleo 3d ago
Their code is open source but you can't really do anything with that. You can't run your own server on the network, and they've previously stated they don't want third party implementations of clients. Again, I don'
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Well yes but once you transmit from inside the building you can use the higher frequencies which are much more plentiful. And use many low power nodes similar to the way we deploy WiFi in offices, with one every 15 metres or so. The bandwid
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Data would have been unlimited at the company's own locations of course. And it would have worked similarly to managed WiFi. Lots of companies outsource their WiFi and network. Many don't want to have that knowledge in house. Basi
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Cisco's one wasn't shown to be exploited though. Even after the news about the zoom one. They must have done something different. But my point is that this should never have made it into an enterprise level product, even if someon
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Apple did block the app so the 'working with Apple' didn't exactly earn Zoom a lot of trust with them otherwise they wouldn't have done it. They'd have let Zoom fix it in an update. And just make that update manda
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Ownership can change. That's the problem. It happened to WhatsApp itself! Meta bought a network with the userbase that was already too big to leave.
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Great, I'm happy to be a nail in the coffin of the signal advocacy. Remember how everyone jumped on Google when they promised to do no evil? Now they're one of the most abundant mass surveillance companies in the world and we can&
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Yes I know but when you want to link a WhatsApp Web client to a phone with WhatsApp, SMS is not used. You need to scan a QR with the phone in question and sign in to the phone. SMS is used to register WhatsApp to a new phone, but that signs
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Even hacker news itself runs on a single server without any scaling.
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
That's bending spoons' business model. Buy a declining business and drive it into the ground by extracting as much value as they can from the customers still dependent on it. It's basically the broadcom model for VMware. Sadl
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
It would certainly nice to see some pics of it. Asking for a friend!
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
How are they going to limit everyone? They can vote for legislation in the US but that's not going to stop the Chinese or anyone else. However I hope it will give the opportunity for someone else but these three to take the lead. Or th
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
That system really needs to go. We'll never solve major challenges like the ever rising income gap, global warming and other environmental concerns and the inevitable cycle of enshittification without it. The problem is that especially
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
That requires access to the actual phone and the unlock code in the case of WhatsApp (you need to identify to add a WhatsApp web client). For telegram it's a bit easier yes, but the user can set up an additional password. I have done s
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
True they can make their choices but it also means I won't support them in any way. Or recommend them. I'd use something that's truly decentralised but signal is just another walled garden like WhatsApp. Just one that promise
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
50 million a year is about 50 cents per user as they are said to have 100M active users. So it's not that bad really. Nothing that would require a 10$/month subscription.
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Payment leaves a huge identification trail because of all the know your customer stuff these days. If they accept monero or something then ok but I doubt they will.
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Zoom isn't just a technical problem. It's literally malware. The list of issues they've knowingly caused and sometimes even refused to fix is endless. They have made it clear they absolutely don't care about security in
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Wayland doesn't work stable in kde on my OS yet so I have no choice but to use X11. However software just shouldn't be trash. No need to blame the display layer for this.
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Just not using that piece of trash that is zoom would work very well too in this case
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Yes Apple even blocked their app because they refused to fix it. Eventually they did and unfortunately they were allowed again. It wasn't really root as much as an open backdoor on a TCP port as far as I recall.
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Well mmWave was never for large areas. It's for ultra high density like in stadiums with 100k people. You know those cases where current networks are completely unusable because they saturate. Its extremely limited range and penetratio
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
There's apps for that but yes the built in one is also still there. I think it's not so much a nerd thing rather than a false advertising one though.
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
It depends on the provider. They can choose what the logo means. Ps I looked it up, it can show it if the cell has 5G even if you're not connected to that at the moment, not if the network has it somewhere. But each provider makes diff
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
Don't just look at the indicator on your phone though. Providers are free to scheme with those. Some honestly show the icon when you are on 5G. Others use the option of showing it when you are on 4G (not even 5G NSA) but the network of
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
SA means standalone meaning real 5G. NSA is non stand alone meaning basically 4G with some 5G backwards compatible improvements.
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by wolvoleo 4d ago
That's more of a physics thing. For building penetration you need low frequencies but those low frequencies have less bandwidth available because the bands are smaller. At the same time bandwidth needs rapidly go up, making those low b
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by wolvoleo 5d ago
Well it is the best way to do a 'fuzzy' filter like that. Rather than trying frantically to chase keywords. I don't think anyone considers AI to be something useless. It sure has its uses, I use it a lot to help with research
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by wolvoleo 5d ago
"92 of 179 articles survived the filter". So about half of the posts are about AI now, more than I expected.
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by wolvoleo 6d ago
No that's not how it works. Only the seller needs to install the app. Sumup works with regular contactless cards, phones, watches etc. If you want contact chip cards also you can buy a reader for 25€.

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