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master-lincoln··on Denmark data breach exposes 8.8M people's personal data
Why? I would assume encrypting and sending the key via a different channel would be sufficient. Or are lawyers still not technically apt to do so?
master-lincoln··on The Mafia may be keeping fentanyl out of Italy
I was indeed missing that angle. Thanks for mentioning it
master-lincoln··on The Mafia may be keeping fentanyl out of Italy
That I would see as extreme recklessness leading to somebody dying, might be called murder in the US. I wasn't aware this is happening on a larger scale. The solution could be to vote for politicians that legalize drugs so users can get them safely
master-lincoln··on The Mafia may be keeping fentanyl out of Italy
what do you think where europe gets their cocaine from...
master-lincoln··on The Mafia may be keeping fentanyl out of Italy
I think you are right, but doesn't that mean the consequences of fentanyl do not weigh in on society as badly as junk food? Dead people do not cause extra costs for the rest of society
master-lincoln··on The Mafia may be keeping fentanyl out of Italy
It's not murder. People are not forced to take fentanyl... Wouldn't these people get into a different drug if it wasn't fentanyl?
master-lincoln··on CVE-2025-13032: Entering and Breaking the Avast Antivirus Sandbox Part 2
> A system where installation is done using "curl + sudo bash" is the opposite of a safe OS.

not clear at all. E.g. on QubesOS this could be fine

master-lincoln··on Entering and Breaking the Avast Antivirus Sandbox Part 2
I imagined it with employees on Linux and it wasn't clear to me it's definitely safer with an antivirus software. You are just stating things without explaining yourself...
master-lincoln··on I don't want to read what you didn't write
gosh...this twisted indirect way of communication makes me nuts. Just be open and say what you mean and stop being offended so easily...
master-lincoln··on I don't want to read what you didn't write
you just lost a bet
master-lincoln··on Sweden pauses Denmark power cable over EU grid rules
For folks like you there only seem to be Switzerland and Uruguay left

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Dem_Democracy_Indices#/media...

master-lincoln··on Google avoids a breakup of its ad tech business
> Taxes should fund government not be used to force people to do things.

Others think differently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering_tax

master-lincoln··on Sweden pauses Denmark power cable over EU grid rules
The European council (which consists of elected country heads) nominates a Comission President and the members of the parliament (elected politicians) vote on the nominated president candidate and need absolute majority to confirm. That president then tries to form the commission with one representative from each member state. The parliament then has to vote again to confirm the commission.

Sure it's not ideal. But compared to China, the population of the EU has influence.

master-lincoln··on Stripe said to abandon $50B pursuit of PayPal
According to this list it doesn't seem like most of Europe tips too

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tipping_customs_by_cou...

master-lincoln··on Stripe said to abandon $50B pursuit of PayPal
a user name should not be something that needs to be kept secret. If that is the case, the bank fucked up in my eyes...
master-lincoln··on Stripe said to abandon $50B pursuit of PayPal
What, why would you need Wero for that? That would just be an EPC-QR-Code using SEPA. Wero is just some cancer in between to sniff off user emails and phone numbers in my eyes.
master-lincoln··on Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
What? Pizza is simple dough and cut veggies, maybe meat stripes and some grated cheese. If you think this is something that resembles a dish where you can taste if the maker is a good cook I really have a different view on food compared to you.

Freezing ingredients doesn't really make them taste super different on a pizza to me. Sure if you buy a cardboard cheap frozen pizza there is not much dough and toppings, but if you take the one that comes close to what you would pay in a restaurant it's not much different in my view.

I also think comparing the quality of cooking of Italy with France is unfair. Italy seems to have a way more basic cooking style.

master-lincoln··on Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
If you meant this ironically you would be spot on ;)
master-lincoln··on Overcooked? Why robotic pizza makers are failing
Good pizza is all about having a good hot oven. Without it I see no benefit of using these fresh ingredients vs frozen pizza.

"Making" the pizza with a premade dough and pre-cut toppings is just a 1 minute operation to spread sauce and throw some toppings on it isn't it? Not much bonding there in my eyes...

master-lincoln··on Tell HN: PayPal blocks GrapheneOS
Source needed. AFAIK that would mean faking a direct debit mandate which would be a criminal offense.
master-lincoln··on Tell HN: PayPal blocks GrapheneOS
> Some banks also connect it to your phone number

What do you mean "some banks"? I thought the whole value proposition of Wero was instant bank transfers with SEPA but using phone numbers?

master-lincoln··on Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS
if there is enough money to be made they will consider it...
master-lincoln··on Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS
I do not think it is possible to withdraw money having only an IBAN. It would need a SEPA direct debit mandate for my bank to accept the transfer request.
master-lincoln··on Tell HN: PayPal blocks GrapheneOS
If this happens it's the device owners fault and they should be responsible for it.
master-lincoln··on Air Conditioning Is Not a Luxury, It Is a Necessity
Of course. But isn't this debate more about the case where you are the only owner?
master-lincoln··on Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s after ban: data
Maybe the issue is that they should not have their own devices at young age. Time limited use on a supervised family computer might be an alternative idea.
master-lincoln··on Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
Seems inherent to capitalism. I think hope here is futile
master-lincoln··on New EU-wide product repair rules come into force
I would also want that for TV software or car software.

But I guess there is no money to be made on that software...otherwise we would already see a bunch of non-manufacturer companies offering software for 3rd party devices that are unlocked, wouldn't we?

Or maybe the used hardware is just not documented well enough

master-lincoln··on New EU-wide product repair rules come into force
This should be a day 1 requirement. Why only when they stop supporting it?
master-lincoln··on I were 17, I'd learn how to build LLMs from scratch
I doubt it. Creating a website can be done by copy pasting a few snippets together and checking if it visually looks like expected.

Good luck with that approach when trying to toy around with models and their training/inference.

There is also a lot of math basics missing that a 12 year old may be able to grasp, but I would bet they are at least 13 by the time the knowledge is deep enough to understand what operations are happening.

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