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And when there were sites with unlimited Wordle, I played a few in a row.
On the internet, unlike with newspapers, you're not limited to how many levels/games you can make per day. Making it once per day doesn't make any sense whatsoever. It's condescending to the users and feels like a power trip.
Just show all the different levels at once.
You can't have AI-generated CSAM, as you're not sexually abusing anyone if it's AI-generated. It's better to have AI-generated CP instead of real CSAM because no child would be physically harmed. No one is lying that the photos are real, either.
And it's not like you can't generate these pics on free local models, anyway. In this case I don't see an issue with Twitter that should involve lawyers, even though Twitter is pure garbage otherwise.
As to whether Twitter should use moderation or not, it's up to them. I wouldn't use a forum where there are irrelevant spam posts.
Also, can Google read push notifications going through FCM?
But I agree that not everything is easy to inspect. Most things seem to be, though. Another issue is not wanting third parties from seeing what you've purchased.
Where I live we don't have the habit of just putting the delivery on the porch for a few reasons. First, it's ridiculous if you think about it - no one signed for it, so how could you mark it as delivered? I don't get the US in that regard. Secondly, most of the houses have fences, so the delivery person can't come to the house even if they wanted to. You're basically required to meet the delivery person.
I think Qubes qualifies from a practical point of view, as modern hardware is powerful enough for it, so it's viable to run Qubes on desktop instead of a baremetal OS. I'd even go further and say there's no excuse not to run Qubes if you're familiar with Linux and can afford a compatible desktop or laptop.
Per-app sandboxing or per-OS compartmentalization is pretty similar with regards to security. There are some security and usability trade-offs, but I like the per-OS isolation model, as it's easier for several apps to share everything within a VM - that way you isolate a whole "project" more easily, as everything inside a VM is only related to that project and you assume all the apps would need access, anyway.
I had to put the phone close to the microwave to detect this. The degradation was obviously stronger when the phone was closer.
If your friend experiences noticeable degradation regardless of the distance within the room, it might be worrisome.
But I think it's normal to have some interference. That doesn't necessarily mean enough of the 2.4 GHz radiation escapes the microwave to be harmful to an animal, as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and so on are very weak, comparatively.
Funny thing is, after putting my phone inside a closed turned off microwave, it got Wi-Fi, although very weak. I didn't try that with all the microwaves, but with 2 or 3 of them.
I think the Faraday cage around the microwave was built to be good enough for safety, but it wasn't built with Wi-Fi interference in mind.
Disclaimer: I might be wrong, as I don't have enough background to make any bold claims.
> - Telling him I suspect he has dyslexia. I'm not a doctor.
You don't have to be a doctor to tell him he might have dyslexia or something related. If he goes to a doctor to diagnose it, he'll be better off because of you. Either he'll have dyslexia and he'll know his problem or he won't and he'll start considering other causes.
People nowadays seem reluctant to offer medical advice of any kind. It's one thing to just hand him some pills, it's another to suggest he goes to see a doctor.
So not having root (somehow?) prevents phishing and tricking? That doesn't seem useful or relevant for people who know what they're doing. If I'm wrong, please elaborate.
> They also can't access internal app files which gives app authors tight control over how their software is used.
I read that in the security model and I don't care for it. App authors shouldn't have any control over how their software is used. In my opinion, of course, but for my computers my opinion is what matters.
2. Software kill switches are prone to software attacks, aren't they? They can't be as secure as hardware kill switches unless we can prove the software kill switches can't be attacked by software. I doubt anyone can prove this.
The issues with GrapheneOS for me are:
1. They don't support rooting the OS. This is such a basic requirement for me. Why would I use an OS that doesn't let me do anything and everything with it?
2. They only support Google Pixel phones that don't have kill switches for the microphone, camera, radio and so on, as far as I know. GrapheneOS may be very secure, but nothing is 100% secure. Except cutting power to the mic. I'd be fine with physically removing the accelerometer and other sensors that can act as mics, even the mic itself. But newer phones are a bitch to open and close as they use glue instead of screws.
So right now I'm waiting for a Linux phone that's priced normally. I tried the PinePhone a couple of years ago, but it was an awful experience. Hopefully something comes soon. If not - I'll use my dumb phone.
Why are Google Play Services required?
Genuine questions - I'm not from Switzerland and I don't have a Google account.
It's done once per item. In my case I have just a few things I know are not dishwasher proof.
> time spent playing dishwasher tetris
Get a bigger dishwasher.
> time spent filling and emptying
The same time you'd spend putting things in the sink and taking them out after you've washed them.
> time pre-cleaning before putting things in the dishwasher
No need to that, unless you leave actual chunks of uneaten food on your plates.
> time spent re-washing after it turns out that the dishwasher did not clean your as well as it advertised on the box
Try powdered detergent. There are a few Technology Connections videos discussing dishwashers, including how capsules are inefficient - basically they're used up on the "pre-wash" cycle. There are a few other tricks to improve the efficiency of the dishwasher, too.
So you have a few things to do once and a few things to do always, which you'd do with hand washing anyway. Having a dishwasher is a game changer. If you're not happy with the results, don't give up just yet. Think of how to improve the process, because it's possible. At first I was also skeptical and disappointed in my (first) dishwasher.
For jars I use regular jars for most things. Regular jars of food you'd buy in the supermarket. They're basically free. I just have to soak them and remove the original label. For some things I like tall jars, the kind tomato sauce comes in. Doesn't really matter, except they fill certain shelves of a specific height better.
* multicooker, one with a pressure cooking setting. You just have to press a few buttons and forget about it. If you know how much time it takes to cook something (for example - chickpeas, 26 minutes), you just set it for 26 minutes and go do something else. The multicooker will keep it warm for a few hours after it's done. No need to turn off the stove or anything like that. There's hardly any vapor released. You can make lots of dishes under pressure - pasta, lentils, chickpeas, beans... You can steam (almost?) any vegetable, as well. For beans and chickpeas the total prep time is hours, but the actual human time is minutes. Just put them under water for a few hours (takes ~30 seconds), then drain and put into the multicooker (takes ~1 minute). It takes a few minutes of actual work, but it also lets you forget about it, as it won't over-boil or anything like that. I can put something and go out, come back after a few hours and have a hot meal ready. I only use my regular stove top to make popcorn once in a while. The only downside is not being able to add different ingredients after the cooking has begun, as it's under pressure. And the "26" minutes above don't include the time it takes to reach the required pressure and the time it takes to release it. You can speed both steps by boiling water in a kettle before putting in the multicooker and by using the release valve after the cooking is done.
* bread maker - literally put water, oil, salt, sugar, flour and yeast one after the other, press a few buttons, wait a few hours and you get a perfect bread. Beats any recipe, including the "no-knead" ones, in terms of convenience. I can make better bread with lots of kneading and resting and whatnot, but the bread that comes out is good enough for me, so I don't see myself ever making bread by hand again.
If I lose all my possessions and have to rebuild from scratch, I would buy a cheap multicooker first, then a bread maker. Then, I'd think about a regular stove, a microwave and so on.
Another "optimization" is keeping everything in jars. Flour, coffee, sugar, cocoa, condiments, beans, oats - everything. It's much easier to see what and how much you have of everything, it's transparent, you can put labels on the jars (cheap price tags/stickers), you can pour from the jars easily, you can scoop with them with a spoon. No messy paper or plastic wraps. I don't get why people keep things in their original packaging - a bulky, wrinkled plastic or paper wrap that obscures the view behind it, obscures the view inside and makes it harder to scoop with a spoon.
For jars you use frequently, keep a spoon inside. I have a spoon in my coffee jar. I still have to get another spoon to swirl my coffee when it's done, so the sugar dissolves, but it's nice to not care about that when you're transferring the coffee from the jar to the moka pot or coffee maker.
And finally, keep similar ingredients near each other. The condiments, the teas, the legumes, the flours, the sauces. Just designate a place for each type of food. You can always adjust it later. In my cupboard the sugary condiments (sugar, molasses, xylitol, honey, etc.) are on the left, the salty ones are on the right (various types of salt, as well as salty mixes) and the other ones are in the middle (herbs and whatnot). Above that the most protein-y things are on the left, the cereal-y things are in the middle (oats, various seeds) and misc. things are on the right. The idea is that whenever I buy something, when I come home I immediately pour it into a jar and put it where it belongs. That way everything is pretty and organized. Queries like "how much lentils do I have left" are answered in seconds. The overhead of keeping the jars clean is minimal, as you don't have to clean the jars all the time - if you had a jar of lentils that's now empty, just leave it "dirty". It's not unhygienic, especially if you'll put lentils or other food that you'll boil in it later, anyway. I clean them once they get visible dirty - if I've touched them with greasy fingers, for example.
That reminds me of people who clean before the maid comes. I've never had a maid, but I've read that people do the easiest things themselves so the maid, who is paid by the hour, has to do the harder things only.
How can I enable practice mode? I just see "Practice Mode OFF" on the right, but nothing to click on. Does practice mode have infinite hints and guesses? That would be nice for people like me who know very little about proteins.
Just in case someone will read this without knowing the abbreviations:
PFS = perfect forward secrecy [0]
ECH = Encrypted Client Hello
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_secrecy
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication#Encrypt...