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mcsniff··on Firebase SDK is crashing all iOS apps since this morning
Er no?

Be hyperbolic if you want, but there are LOTS of apps on the Play Store that do not have internet access, let alone a dependency on Firebase.

mcsniff··on PipePipe: NewPipe hard fork implementing SponsorBlock
Tubular has been shut down.

"This repo is discontinued.

I can no longer dedicate time to this project.

For alternatives, see:

    PipePipe: https://github.com/InfinityLoop1308/PipePipe
    Morphe: https://morphe.software/
"
mcsniff··on Homebrew 7.0.0
It's a package manager.

The second header on the main page:

What Does Homebrew Do?

Homebrew installs the command-line tools and applications you need across macOS, Linux and WSL.

mcsniff··on Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin
I use Shopify app every day, multiple times a day to run my business and it has always been buggy and inconsistent for me on Android, and I don't expect this will make it any better, especially with more AI in the mix, but we shall see.

Who wants to bet there still won't be a dark mode?

mcsniff··on Ask HN: Alternatives to Fail2ban?
Do you really need SSH exposed?

If not, use something like WireGuard (or Tailscale) and bind only to that interface.

You can also change the default port, your logs will quiet down dramatically.

Lastly, if you have a long enough passphrase with enough entropy/randomness, password authentication being enabled is probably fine, you can also set only a specific user allowed to SSH for additional hardening.

mcsniff··on Ask HN: What do you use to host side projects?
"fun" is kinda the last thing I want with my (small) business infra.

It should be rock solid, relatively inexpensive, and from a reliable company with some expected longevity. I want it to be boring, no surprises, never think about it because it Just Works (r).

mcsniff··on Poker and Liar's Dice over Bluetooth Low Energy
Clickable links, because offline mode is pretty cool.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/airplane-mode-poker/id67912479...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.testco.airp...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.testco.airp...

mcsniff··on A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention
Because libertarians generally want fewer laws, not more.
mcsniff··on Canceling "Hey"
Perhaps they agree with his opinion or they don't care about it?
mcsniff··on Ask HN: Share Your Eccentric Hobby
If you don't want to run your own VPN, there's Tailscale or CloudFlare Tunnel, both widely known and provided by reputable companies.
mcsniff··on Pebble Mega Update – July 2026
It will drift, significantly, without being connected to a device to set the time.
mcsniff··on Rayfish, Peer-to-peer mesh VPN with no server to trust
Using a package manager usually
mcsniff··on Immich 3.0
Okay? So don't use it, use a managed service like Google Photos, Apple Photos, Dropbox, etc where your photos and files might be arbitrarily removed or your access to them limited while they are scanned for disavowed content.

You can also just use a secure transport layer (like WireGuard or a VPN) instead of relying on every project to implement end-to-end encryption.

mcsniff··on The origins of the school system aimed to produce independent, critical thinkers (2024)
And this is exactly why people are, have been, and should continue to opt out and/or opt in if they choose.

I appreciate your comment doesn't try to state if these are good or bad things, just that they are.

mcsniff··on USB Power Delivery: Plugging into the Benefits
I'll bite. What type of watch do you have that has a direct USB-C port on it?
mcsniff··on How Mark Klein told the EFF about Room 641A [book excerpt]
If a shop won't accept cash, I just leave.
mcsniff··on Android Developer Verification
What you're describing is not "broken", it's the process and it appears it hasn't even failed for you.

My experience with getting a verified "business" developer account from Google mirrors the experience as getting one from Apple, except it's a one-time fee and much less than Apple.

Yes there are hoops to jump through, identification usually requires some hoops, but pretty it's straightforward. I am not commenting on the requirements of these hoops, yes, it's BS that they exist but it's their platform so it's their rules.

What type of "experience" are you expecting to have anyway?

mcsniff··on Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
If you want to absolve yourself of personal responsibility, go ahead and blame "them" and "we".

You were free to drink lead-free water the entire time, you just didn't care enough to do so.

mcsniff··on 1Password pricing increasing up to 33% in March
100+ times a day? Explain yourself.

I login/unlock my password manager maybe...a dozen times a week and that would be a high count when I'm doing "business" and logging in for financial things.

mcsniff··on uLauncher
OctoPi Launcher is a solid replacement for Nova, it has swipe up/down functionality.
mcsniff··on Ask HN: European alternative to Vercel/Cloudflare for hosting
And what exactly stops this from happening to any company or organization, regardless of being US-based?

If 90% of customers are in the US, they're probably going to comply.

mcsniff··on [dead]
Your demo video could be better. As a whole, this looks extremely rushed.

Zooming in and out makes it hard to focus and see what is actually happening.

The cursor moves around very erratically. Difficult to follow.

You really couldn't spend a few minutes to re-record it without the "in action" typo in SAMPLE_VALUE?

Why are you moving between Logs, Compute, Storage, etc. so quickly with no time for the viewer to see what's in there and nothing to highlight?

mcsniff··on Microsoft will give the FBI a Windows PC data encryption key if ordered
No, not "only". E2EE is now used as a dog whistle.

Who holds/controls the keys on both ends?

mcsniff··on Show HN: An iOS budget app I've been maintaining since 2011
Just some constructive feedback. Your site needs a little bit of work on design and copy.

"test your personal user account one month free for." and other (translation?) mistakes.

Your use of capitalisation and spelling is not consistent throughout each page.

FAQ page is empty?

Quick Manual page is empty?

iOS download link doesn't work.

Your security posture boils down to "we're German, trust us"?

mcsniff··on Android Tablet as Mac Display
Clickable link:

https://www.jefferyabbott.com/caboose

For those interested it would be nice to include that the Mac app costs $24.99 and the Android app isn't available in the Play Store (yet?).

mcsniff··on TP-Link only works with a permanent internet connection
This is a pretty interesting claim...I have a few C110 and C200 that work just fine offline after null routing them.

You may need to enable RTSP (https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2680/) to get a feed off them directly, it works fine in Frigate and any other viewer that can consume RTSP.

I am not defending TP-Link, but it's a pretty big claim for you to say their devices don't work offline and will immediately power down, without any supporting technical evidence.

mcsniff··on A faster heart for F-Droid
Ugh. This 100% shows how janky and unmaintained their setup is.

All the hand waving and excuses around global supply chains, quotes, etc...it took pretty long for them to acquire commodity hardware and shove it in a special someone's basement and they're trying to make it seem like a good thing?

F-Droid is often discussed in the GrapheneOS community, the concerns around centralization and signing are valid.

I understand this is a volunteer effort, but it's not a good look.

mcsniff··on Still using Firefox – but not because of its vision
It's right on their support page. They also have a search function, just type in "Sync" and you'll get there.

https://www.waterfox.com/support/how-do-i-set-sync-my-comput...

Also, no, the page is not "sparse" on how it differs from Firefox, it's clearly explained https://www.waterfox.com/#why-waterfox

mcsniff··on Ask HN: What's the most open/hacker friendly Android phone for 2026?
It can be annoying to get it to work with your carrier, but I would hardly call it effectively unusable.
mcsniff··on Google Cloud Run cost me $4,676 in 6 weeks with zero traff
I know, right? I solo a small business (6 figures revenue) off a static site and backend on $1/month VPS.

$0 revenue, 0 customers, and thinks $5/day is acceptable. LOL.

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