Agree completely. Additionally, there is a massive Chromebook user base (with the default Chrome browser) that basically has a chokehold on the K12 education space. Conjecture: I think this gets students used to the model of Chrome + Google Docs that they carry forward to their computing use/experience for the future.
I would be surprised if Apple does what you suggested, but I do think it's an excellent suggestion, thank you. It just won't be a priority unless some sort of legislation forces their hand.
While it might be fashionable to hate on Google, the question "What did Google bring to my life" seems really odd. I can't believe I have to say this but search, and more importantly good/fast search, is to Google's credit. Typescript and VSCode all have, and will continue to have alternatives, but for a long time, Google was (some may argue it still is) the bleeding edge of search.
Anyway, there might be a generational thing at play here, if so, I meant no condescension.
I think I know why you are being downvoted, but I just wanted to chime in and say that I get exactly where you are coming from. On certain days, I cannot shake a similar thought from my mind as well.
Today though, I'd recommend skimming through uBlock Origin's Github readme: https://github.com/gorhill.
Note the "Free. Open source. For users by users. No donations sought." in the About section. Our industry reflects our collective condition: some good, some bad, and some in between. The oft used Mr. Rogers quote about "look for the helpers" seems particularly appropriate for uBlock Origin and its creator (and maintainers :)).
P.S. In case this comes across as a lecture, I assure you that this was just as much for myself as a reminder, as it was for the community here :).
In case some of the community members are not fully aware of the background of the comment about mass murder: Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat when there were religious riots in 2002 [1]. Of course, him being a Hindu nationalist it's pretty obvious that many Muslims were persecuted/killed. Since then he's tried to clean his image internationally while systematically taking the world's largest democracy's democratic values to the brink. The Bush administration had denied him a diplomatic visa in 2005 [2] for his role in the riots. Finally, the UAPA [3] act that was referred to the parent post is a way to imprison activitsts/journalists/political opponents etc. A strategy long developed and honed by all sorts of autocrats.
Thanks for taking the time to pen a thoughtful response. I really appreciate the point about training users to enter login credentials, how it might be risky, and also that this could lead to a false sense of security.
That being said, I do think that these features will overall lead to better password hygiene for people who do not have access to the kinds of info we have (especially where FF warns about passwords shared across sites; that's a feature that iOS does fairly well; in KeyChain, they show a warning label next to a password shared between multiple sites).
P.S. The point about securing a list of sites that you have passwords for is fantastic as well.
Thank you to the Firefox team, this seems like a really nice release. I am very happy about the "If you don’t have a master password set up for Firefox, Windows and macOS now requires a login to your operating system account before showing your saved passwords." change. It might seem like a small change, but it's one of those friction points (another password to remember!) that will lead to (hopefully) more people using the built-in password autofill. Thank you again!
Anyone with a security background or someone who has thought through this more: what are the implications of making the OS level authentication the default, and then only ask to make a master pwd if there are no OS level login pwds? Is one or the other more secure?
I have used both Postico and Tableplus extensively, and if you are sure that you are going to be working with Postgres only, its the better, more Mac-like app.
However, both are a serious upgrade over PgAdmin :)
Thank you for a well reasoned and measured take on this situation. My parents (in their 60s and 70s, living in India) made mention of the callous attitude you refer to as well. Culturally and practically (because of population density social distancing will not be effective unless it is implemented strictly/forced upon people. Forced isolation/curfew is a hard thing for people with different cultural backgrounds to reconcile with, but is just about the only way to stem this tide in India.
This is so neat. Like someone else mentioned already, this feature has been very useful for me countless times. In fact, when it doesn't work, I tend to blame the PDF itself :). Thanks a ton!
I am glad this made it to HN frontpage, otherwise, I might have missed it; and I bet others are on the same page. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you :). This is very good stuff!
Depending on what kind of analytics you want, Fathom is quite nice too. I recently set it up on my servers (about a month ago) and its been working well.
It’s open source as well, with a public Trello board that speaks to future dev goals.
https://github.com/usefathom/fathom
As far as I know, there are no open APIs from Apple that’ll help. However, I think it might be possible to use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) ranging as a proxy for distance.
Whether the Watch acts as a BLE beacon or the linux laptop or IoT does the same (or vice-versa) is something to tinker with.
"I can imagine a future when many people only have a watch as their personal device but use other larger devices that are shared, instantly personalized by a watch."
This is a good idea succinctly put. Thank you.
The building blocks are already there (e.g. Apple watch based unlocking for the Mac), and can be extended to spaces like the automobile (CarPlay, extending your definition of a "device" to cars).
"I have way less trust for our tech illiterate congress than I do for Facebook."
That is a perfectly fine position for you to take. But if you consider that a majority of the citizenry also does not understand the ramifications of "API integrations", doesn't it seem like the Congress is reasonably representative of the population? And that in that case, recent revelations might lead them to being fed up?
I like the “unmoor” phrasing. Thank you :).
To truly immerse oneself, primarily communicate in a language foreign to one’s country of origin, and eat local foods (no harm in indulging in foods from back home every once in a while). And give people the benefit of the doubt whenever possible.
True, but in this case the content behind the door is obfuscated. This reveals, or at the very least reiterates, what is behind the door. In some cases, that might result in us deciding that a bigger lock was required (or moving the contents somewhere more secure ... and so on).
"for 1.3 seconds the system knew an accident was going to happen and failed to act on that knowledge."
This is so tragic. Even Volvo's own collision avoidance system would (could?) have mitigated the crash a fair bit. From Volvo's own spec. sheet [1]: "For speeds between 45 and 70 km/h, the collision is mitigated."
In this case, the NTSB reports mentions that the car was traveling at 43mph, i.e. 68.8 kmph :(.
What bothers me is that these systems are on public roads, without public oversight. Sure, Uber got permission from the local authorities, but getting an independent team of technologists and ethicists to sign off on the basic parameters should have been the bare minimum ... yes, that would take time, but do we really want to give companies, especially ones like Uber with a history of ethical transgressions, the benefit of the doubt?
[1] https://tinyurl.com/y9sp2fmu (WARNING: This open/downloads a PDF that I referred to above. Page 5 has the paragraph on pedestrian collision detection specs)
I completely agree. For a while I was wondering whether an MVNO operator like Virgin Mobile (piggybacking on Sprint) that exclusively works with iPhones (a fairly recent change) was a stealth move by Apple to test the waters.
As you rightly pointed out, it just doesn't make sense for Apple, and in the broader sense, the bigger these companies get, the worse it is for consumer choice.
Thank you (& kop316 for the parent comment) for taking the time to jot this down. It made for a fascinating read for someone like me who is ignorant about how these networks/connections work.
Given Android's popularity/prevalence, do you think that for "coarse" location awareness, using Wi-FI Direct + Bluetooth for a local mesh with other Android devices is a possibility (basically, if one of the devices in the mesh has location data enabled, the rest have coarse location data)?
Off topic a bit, but I think this is wonderful. If you are so inclined, consider trying to replace the battery on the phone. The total cost would be around $25 (including tools), and you'll have the pleasure of giving the device a new lease of life (whether you choose to donate/sell later, is up to you). I recently did this repair myself, and it was easier than I had expected it to be.
This is very nicely framed, thank you. At the risk of going slightly off track, do you think this argument about active involvement also fits (physical and not electronic)books?
I am sorry to say that you are ignoring the importance of privacy, and somewhat flippantly making the case for extensibility over privacy. Safari's (and Apple's) commitment to privacy is to be commended and we should try not to lose sight of it because of our personal preferences.