lukebennett

You can't unless you've chosen to back up your WhatsApp messages to iCloud/Google in which case it's Apple/Google responsible for preserving the messages and subject to their encryption standards, nothing to do with Meta.

Firefox offers this in the dropdown when typing a URL, there's a "Switch to Tab" option to take you straight to the existing tab instead of creating a duplicate.

> I think we need to force all financial companies to have a modern API and OAuth available for everyone via legislation.

That already exists[0] in the UK

[0] https://www.openbanking.org.uk/

This is explicitly accounted for, as per the README:

> Many Postgres clients also inspect the pg_catalog to determine system information so Postlite mirrors this catalog by using an attached in-memory database with virtual tables.

What if you are logging into something on a device that doesn't have your email on it? So called magic links are an absolute nightmare.

Whilst there is an element of lab measurement involved, they do use field measurement, so metrics are collated from users rather than their own connection. This means that your data could just as easily be skewed by a browser/OS update that rolls out to a ton of devices at once, as much as anything at your end.

Do agree that the proliferation of acronyms doesn't help with wrapping your head around it all!

Yep, that's exactly what Splunk have done - scroll down the release notes linked to by the grandparent and the faulty regex is shown.

What's super daft is the proposed fix is only a further sticking plaster, adding support for the 16... range (and the 2020s decade) rather than all future dates. So in a couple of years a further patch will be needed...

Yep that's right, the liability shifts from the merchant to the bank.

Not for long, it will be mandatory in the EU from the end of the year under the PSD2 regulations (though the deadline has moved back into 2021 for some countries, including the UK which is adopting them despite Brexit).

Issuers will start to decline card transactions for any merchants that submit payments that haven't gone through 3DS.

> Claudia's theme from Once Upon A Time in The West is as good as it gets.

Hear hear, one of the most evocative pieces ever written, sends shivers down my spine every time. A real masterpiece.

So very sad :( One of my all time favourite composers. Such emotive music that bring back so many memories, not least my wife walking down the aisle to me to Gabriel's Oboe. RIP.

There are a lot of DSL-driven diagramming tools out there, but most produce functional diagrams rather than visually appealing ones. Whilst these are fine for many use cases, there are plenty of others where the look is too dated, and something more modern is needed.

I'd love to see a DSL-driven tool emerge that has a real focus on design and the visual quality of its output, producing something along the lines of Whimsical[0] for example.

[0] https://whimsical.com/P53PjXCBWEi2fdMjP2Hti

Not directly related to the story, but just for info - "British Telecom" is an incorrect name (it's not used in the BBC article). The company renamed from that to BT in 1991.

I have no objection to them offering Facebook/Google etc for those who wish to use them.

The problem is the lack of an alternative which is how this whole thread started - their approach allows you to choose between logging in via a third party, or logging into your email on the same device. It doesn't let you log into their website directly.

I wouldn't mind if they emailed you some kind of time-limited one time token you could enter on the other device, rather than using a conventional password. But all they supply is a lengthy link, which can only practically be opened on the device that has access to your email.

It's not so much the choice of email address (throwaway or not) but the fact that you physically can't log in on a machine where you can't/don't want to access your email. You can't access the link and it's too long and cumbersome to type out manually.

So your only choice is to access your (personal) email on a device where you may not want/be allowed to.

Medium is frustratingly guilty here. Your login choices are limited to sharing data with Google/Facebook/Twitter or clicking a magic link in an email.

If you don't like to share your data with third parties then you are basically restricted to logging in on devices that have access to your email. Which means you're stuffed when that doesn't apply.

Security at the expense of usability is fine when it's warranted. All too often it's not.

This looks a great resource - thanks!

Quick query - both lessons 1 and 7 are titled “Introduction to Random Forests”, is that intentional?

Seeing as you asked... your website's terrible UX doesn't help. I just took a look and moved on within 30 seconds - a dated look and feel (that also feels targeted at primary school teachers), walls of text, broken links, no clear route back to the homepage to reorient yourself (can't click the logo), no clear waypoints to follow...

You only get one chance to make a first impression. I'm afraid the first impression I got means I'm unlikely to return. I suspect the same applies to all those who took a look in March.

Tuple[0] is a new entrant in this space, still in alpha currently. I've never seen or used the tool, only know of it via Ben Orenstein's Art of Product podcast[1].

[0] https://tuple.app

[1] http://artofproductpodcast.com/

Studies conducted or sponsored by a business with vested interests really aren't worth the paper they're printed on.

Yes, the underlying principle of improved efficiency having benefits may be true - but we knew that without needing this report.

This is a very poor article that contains next to nothing of any substance.

It starts off by announcing the top 6 summer ecommerce events, then goes on to refer to just 3 (all of which are no brainers - is there anybody unaware of the back to school season?!).

It then makes a load of claims about trending products with no evidence to back this up other than paywalled links to their service.

Unless I’m missing something, shutting down the forum does precisely nothing to limit GDPR liability as the main drone.io site itself has an account/login area. Whilst it’s private beta currently, unless EU access is blocked, GDPR liability will continue to apply to any personal data collected via that.

The only benefit here is that there’s one fewer system to keep track of when it comes to tracking/deleting personal data - the need to respond to subject access requests, right to be forgotten, form letters etc remains.

This looks like a nice alternative to Smooch - whilst clearly nowhere near as powerful (yet), it is far more affordable. Pricing seems to scale sensibly, unlike Smooch's cliff edge where the plans go from free to $995.

As has been said, this point was somewhat inevitable with the advent of Chrome and Firefox's headless modes. However, as the project slips into the mists of history, let's not forget the vital stepping stone it provided in having access to a real headless browser environment vs a simulated one. I for one will remain grateful to Ariya, Vitallium and all the team for their efforts.

Don't disagree about £35k being decent in the UK - easy to take for granted how well paid the tech industry is.

That said, a "Web designer" role and a "Developer" role are two completely different things. £35k is about right for a decent web designer salary; but for a developer, that's more of junior to mid-level role, even outside of London.

Compare http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/default.aspx?q=developer&l=&id=... and http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/default.aspx?q=web+designer&l=&...

Try Supercard[0] by Travelex - no fees or charges involved. You configure it via your mobile and it simply passes transactions straight through to a UK card at the standard Visa conversion rate.

Primary use case is travelling abroad, but there's no reason it can't be used for purchases like this in foreign currencies (I've used it both ways myself).

[0] - http://supercard.io

What a sad indictment it would be if this were actually real! It is a joke, right?

Didn't realise today was AtlasCamp, I can see why you would have chosen it for the news.

Congrats on the beta launch, the more competition there is, the better for everybody!

Interesting, I wonder if they always planned to launch their beta today or whether it got expedited after Gitlab's announcements over the last couple of days.

Heh, I didn't read the hint until after the registry announcement, but saw what you did and appreciated it with the benefit of hindsight!