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foobarkey··on Starlink users must opt out of all browsing data being used to train xAI models
Like what data, my DNS queries and TCP connects? Ok I guess
foobarkey··on The Jolla Phone Proved We've Been Using Smartphones Wrong All Along
I kind of remember and Jolla like 5 years ago, but I think this is supposed to be a hype generating post OK. Try buying one though it is not so easy
foobarkey··on CSRF protection without tokens or hidden form fields
I put the session cookie as http_only, same_site=strict and turned off csrf. Then pentesters came and quoted owasp in the report, while not being able to demonstrate an attack. Some drone added csrf back, everyone congratulated themselves in making things more secure :)
foobarkey··on Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help
Not necessarily, CS is just following some AML script here and will not deviate :)
foobarkey··on Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help
Just talk to a lawyer, have the lawyer send a letter, there is no need to bang head against CS for escalation
foobarkey··on Google de-indexed Bear Blog and I don't know why
Probably an intern (oh its 2025, maybe LLM?) messed up some spaghetti part and the async job for reindexing your site is failing since then and the on-call is busy taking mojito/the alert is silenced :)
foobarkey··on Golang optimizations for high‑volume services
Interesting tips, looking into Go perf recently also. However making sure postgres wal log does not grow seems like putting an unnecessary constraint on things and then defeating it
foobarkey··on Cloudflare outage on December 5, 2025
Sorry for the downvotes but this is true many times with some basic HA you get better uptime than the big cloud boys, yes their stack and tech is fancier but we also need to factor in how much CF messes with it vs self hosted, anyway the self hosted wisdom is RIP these days and I mostly just run cf pages / kv :)
foobarkey··on Git 3.0 Defaults to "main" Branch Instead of "master
Making you fee like less of a person for using the word is also censorship but in a more clever mean gaslighting way than a full order :)
foobarkey··on Git 3.0 Defaults to "main" Branch Instead of "master
Saying a word is bad is pretty much the definition of censorship yes. Not the context it is used, not the implications when it is used but uncategorically BAD - it just breaks my somewhat autistic brain on the principle.

PS: I have an african wife and let me tell you she has no beef with the word, she will have more beef with me talking to the cashier in a way that is too friendly

foobarkey··on Git 3.0 Defaults to "main" Branch Instead of "master
I thought this nonsense was about to go away noticed even github starting to default to master or maybe it was the terminal git. Sensoring tech words about things that happened 300 years ago is not OK
foobarkey··on Power over Ethernet (PoE) basics and beyond
The cheapest (~15 USD bullet, 20 USD dome) PoE cameras on AliExpress (focal length is pretty much the most important parameter to look at, depending on the fov you want) hooked up to a Unifi NVR. Skip all the vendor manuals, setup steps, and apps - adopt them directly to Unifi Protect.

I put them on separate vlan where they get no outbound network connectivity.

For cases where you want things like facial detection or license plate detection (automatic doors/gates) get a Unifi AI though and those things cost, but for normal perimeter/room monitoring the cheap ones are very good

foobarkey··on You did no fact checking, and I must scream
While fact checking seems like a good thing, but the example is bit weird, off by few years errors could easily be explained by errors in memory
foobarkey··on Swarm reveals growing weak spot in Earth's magnetic field
Since the core is spinning as it always has, then dont think we humans caused this one? :)

Our energy needs are always insatiable so thats why I am not a big fan of geothermal, better not mess with the balance down there

foobarkey··on Protecting your (my) passport from liquid damage
With this many steps might be just easier to not put the passport in water then weekly maintenance jobs :)
foobarkey··on Ask HN: What's a good 3D Printer for sub $1000?
After having owned many 3D printers I can recommend Bambu Lab X1C with AMS. It will be a bit over budget but does not matter, you will spend time just printing and not messing with settings or bed leveling, it’s a workhorse and just prints what you tell it to reliably, no tuning or tweaking required. When using official filaments it will automatically recognize them, switch them during print etc.

After maybe 10 years of printing this is what I initially imagined it would be, now its finally there for consumer - I want this part in plastic let’s go

Oh and it’s also fast.

Hmm, I wonder if bambu gives me a cut for the sales pitch, but if not it is also ok - i just have to give credit to good engineering when I see it

PS: no prusa or clones, no creality, dont mess with that nonsense

foobarkey··on KDE launches its own distribution
Does it support Gnome?
foobarkey··on Live coding interviews measure stress, not coding skills
I don’t get coding interview stress, if anything the adrenaline helps me think clearer (faster)
foobarkey··on Big agriculture mislead the public about the benefits of biofuels
If the carbon has been stored 1 million years ago and you burn it the total net amount of CO2 in the atmosphere increases

If the carbon was stored last year and you burn it the net amount of carbon stays about the same YoY

Moving the transport sector over to the latter carbon or electrical would be a good direction in general

Disregarding spidy senses and mental gymnastics about people starving if they dont eat all that corn, I dont understand how we fail to see this as a net benefit and crap articles like that get produced

foobarkey··on Gut microbes could protect us from toxic 'forever chemicals'
Ok so what do we eat to get more of them?
foobarkey··on Bank transactions cleared by FTP-ing files
Worked in banking some years ago, many things are powered by (s)ftp integrations (mainly all swift things to partner banks)
foobarkey··on Universe expected to decay in 10⁷⁸ years, much sooner than previously thought
My pet theory: all atoms decay back to hydrogen given enough time, gravity pulls them together, stars form, the universe is one big loop that self resets :)
foobarkey··on Gmail will soon stop support for the 3DES encryption cipher for incoming SMTP
Crqpping on google is meta
foobarkey··on The end of compounded GLP-1 drugs leaves many patients in a ‘lose-lose’ position
Compounded: 200 USD month; Lilly/Novo Discounted: 350 USD month

Seems alright?

foobarkey··on Git Commands That Cover 90% of a Developer's Daily Workflow
Remove merge and add rebase and we agree :)

Oh and maybe cherry-pick

foobarkey··on Show HN: Rad Type - Can we make gamepad typing fast?
Can confirm the . thing happens to me also half.of.my.google.searches.are.like.this so I have even learned to be cautious that the last word does not look like a tld :)
foobarkey··on Careless People
Yes correct in some absolute ethical context, but would have been easier to fight with a few hundred million budget to pay for legal fees
foobarkey··on Careless People
Its a good book I read it, the only thing that she messed up though is not letting her exec level shares vest and be quiet until then imo :)
foobarkey··on Google Is Winning on Every AI Front
Been trying it out a bit, feels a bit dry like a college professor, gpt after a while even starts making jokes
foobarkey··on Hell is overconfident developers writing encryption code
I know people want to get paid but 90% of crypto is just about making sure the thing takes constant time, please stop acting like it is some elite knowledge
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