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jkonline··on YouTube takes down the Ig Nobel show because of a 1914 recording
See, by siding with just McCormick, though, you're absolutely missing out on all the great Schmick content. They're Collab albums, produced much later and (of course) in John's heyday, are amazing. Spicy, even.
jkonline··on Ask HN: How can I best secure an Android phone?
I concur with @Dah00n, it really depends on your definition of security.

Another great security-focused distro is grapheneOS[1^] and HowToGeek has a good rundown[2^] of some fundamental security configurations (albeit a bit dated).

(For comparison, I personally don't feel that "Only use Google devices" is security-forward. Quite the opposite IMHO).

Then again, if an iPhone is something you consider more or less secure by default, then the above probably does indeed cut the mustard.

[1]: https://grapheneos.org/

[2]: https://www.howtogeek.com/366653/how-to-make-android-as-secu...

jkonline··on Show HN: I made a 5-key keyboard
Whoa... That's heavy

#groan

jkonline··on Simplisafe has already been disrupted before IPO by Wyze
"...that they themselves got disrupted." This statement, and your post as a whole, assumes that Wyze is offering something on par with SimpliSafe.

This simply isn't the case. To reinforce the other comment about Wyze's abysmal customer support, Wyze is currently rated Poor on TrustPilot[1^] (just as one example).

Conversely, SimpliSafe's Great rating on TrustPilot, and the NYTimes Wirecutter's Best DIY Home Security System of 2021 speak volumes.

[1]: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.wyze.com

[2]: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/the-best-home-sec...

jkonline··on 52% of apps share your data – See the biggest offenders
The icing on this privacy cake was the Cookie Settings dialog that popped up from komando.com. Granted, the default settings were for Not Enabled, but still...

I suppose it's an accurate example, tho

jkonline··on The Kilobyte’s Gambit
"Hip... Hip hop... Hip hop Anonymous?"

Your comment reminded me of one of my favorite scenes from the great movie, Big Daddy.

https://youtu.be/KnbL56_S9rQ

jkonline··on Book Review: "This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends"
> policy (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a plan of action adopted or pursued by an individual, government, party, business, etc [1]

Are you genuinely interested in a book on policy? (If not, I might have some recommendations, depending on what you're interested in).

If so, you might need to adjust your expectation bar toward the lower spectrum. I honestly can't imagine a book about policy that isn't trash, but maybe that's just me.

[1]: freedictionary.com

jkonline··on Dylan Playground
This site can’t be reached: play.opendylan.org refused to connect.

Try: Checking the connection

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

jkonline··on Do not remain nameless to yourself (1966)
Concur, and happy for the company.
jkonline··on Show HN: Notably – no-login markdown notes app
I meant to ask, is each note world-writeable? aka if I send a URL of notably note to {anyone}, can {anyone} edit the original content?
jkonline··on Show HN: Notably – no-login markdown notes app
Created a quick test note, seems to work pretty well.

One annoying and repeating issue is that the GUI doesn't seem to keep up with my typing, effectively resulting in erased or partial (aka incorrectly formed) words.

I'm running Android 10 on an original Pixel XL with the Grammarly keyboard. It could be something with my setup, but I've never noticed it elsewhere.

jkonline··on Ask HN: Alternatives to Trello?
Though their marketing naturally swings for the fences, I've always been impressed with Asana and it's basic simplicity (but also many [optional] integrations).

They even have a Trello comparison page: https://asana.com/compare/asana-vs-trello

jkonline··on Microsoft Advertisement Inc.
I agree that more data crunch-n-munching would make a nice feature-set for GlassWire. It still always makes my list of must-have installations though.

... "GlassWire 2.0 comes with a free 7 day trial so you can try out all its paid Basic, Pro, Elite features. After 7 days GlassWire will revert to its free version."

#shamelessplug

jkonline··on A Remarkable Case of External Hind Limbs in a Humpback Whale (1921) [pdf]
I appreciate the "I know how this looks and sounds 'hoaxy,' but here's why I think I'm right" aspect by the author. (paraphrased of course)
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