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neoromantique··on Debian Privacy Issues
>The EU is so incredibly hostile to small business and FOSS.

It's not EU being hostile, but rather US being incredibly lax(to put it mildly) about privacy issues, so that we even consider these violations a norm.

neoromantique··on NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails
That and the obvious narrative pushing of whataboutism and Russian apologism.
neoromantique··on NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails
Considering your comment history -- good job NameCheap.
neoromantique··on Scientists discover receptor that blocks Covid-19 infection
Testing positive months after does happen, but is extremely rare, and yes, missing few days of school/work is not that big of a deal considering risks involved.
neoromantique··on Gentoo Linux 2022 Retrospective
Many ubuntu-*desktop* users don't need compiler, and since they were intended target audience ubuntu doesn't include it, after all if you need the compiler is it that painful to run `apt install -y build-essential`?
neoromantique··on Scientists discover receptor that blocks Covid-19 infection
How often do they exhibit symptoms AND trigger a PCR test?
neoromantique··on My network home setup – v4.0
Let's agree to disagree, I think in the end it comes down to priorities and pain threshold for having to tinker with stuff.
neoromantique··on My network home setup – v4.0
There are plenty of CVEs in brand name things across IoT spectrum.

Vetting devices you introduce to network is of course solid advice, but a little bit of paranoia never hurts in tech.

neoromantique··on My network home setup – v4.0
>After all, aren't 99% of home networks 'unsafe' according to your definition?

Prevailance of home ip addresses in DDoS attacks and in proxy pools does suggest so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

neoromantique··on My network home setup – v4.0
+1

I heard some horror stories with new ubiquiti gear, but my ERPoE router has been serving me gbit and PoE for AP since 2016 and 0 issues, it even handles WireGuard using some hoops.

neoromantique··on My network home setup – v4.0
But what's the alternative? Unsafe home network where one rogue device can act as a tunnel for bad actors(bots more often tbh)?
neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
Said issue is indeed in the screenshot I provided, and it still is not "After that wasn't enough and people kept pestering him" as it was indeed a separate issue and not "a technicality".

Some people take their freedoms seriously and "Libre" version of the app mentioning tracking in ToS is a big no-no.

From what I can see the author just dismissed two valid (and separate) issues on the matter that he does not care about it, it's his right, but in no way it was "pestering" or "harassing".

neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
I am not making it harder for the author, nor have I posted it on HN. And person that has posted it on HN has linked to FDroid issue tracker, not projects GitHub link.
neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
>If you were personally insulted

I'm fine, reason why I posted reply is because top comment called creating an issue on a public issue tracker "show[ing] up and harass[ing] the developer". Hence my reply that the only harassment(however mild) I saw was from the developer himself, as per his right, but it still goes against the comment I was replying to.

neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
>Why the entitlement to have the project do the work for you?

Because I for example consider a good tone at least giving upstream a heads up before forking and cutting out pieces of it.

There's nothing entitled about creating an issue on a public issue tracker that author can disable or limit at any time.

neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
Author took his time to get this into F-Droid in the first place and references the F-Droid link on their repo, what is so zealous about creating the issue to make sure it stays there?
neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
>After that wasn't enough and people kept pestering him

That's false? https://i.imgur.com/EFIfxRF.jpg

neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
>Freedom cuts both ways, both for the user and the developer.

Author is free to call people "zealots", others are free to see it as being a dick.

It was simply uncalled for, if author does not want to deal with this he could've stopped replying after closing the issue as "Won't Fix", instead he decided to insult people that care about the free software.

neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
The guy decided to upload his project to GitHub and make it public, there was nothing in the initial issue that would warrant the response it did.

Author is free not to remove ToS, but he doesn't have to be a dick about it.

neoromantique··on FDroid debating Aves Libre app TOS as reason for removal
~~I don't see harrasment there, dev is free to do as he wishes with his app, but there's nothing wrong with bringing it up. What is not okay is being a dick and calling people "zealots" over it.~~

EDIT: I didn't see the further replies that happened after this was posted on HN. I misunderstood and referred to creation of the issue itself.

neoromantique··on Twitter restricted in Turkey in aftermath of earthquake
Russia has already demonstrated that McDonald's theory doesn't work.
neoromantique··on International Security and Estonia 2023
The biggest driving force behind NATO enlargement was always Russia. Who knew that if you threaten countries with war they will want to join a defensive alliance.
neoromantique··on International Security and Estonia 2023
That's okay, time for negotiations has long passed.
neoromantique··on International Security and Estonia 2023
Important to note that Vladimir Pozner has remained quiet ever since the beginning of the war.
neoromantique··on We come to bury ChatGPT, not to praise it
ChatGPT is not really meant for summarizing things, Kagi Summarizer for example:

"This article discusses the dangers of ChatGPT, a large language model, and how it is used to generate 'bullshit' and propagate existing power structures. It argues that the model is harmful and that its plausibility makes it even more dangerous. The article also highlights the exploitative labour practices that go into maintaining the model, as well as the underlying supremacist perspectives that are embedded in AI. The author suggests that instead of embracing AI, we should focus on centring activities of care and search for alternatives to algorithmic immiseration."

neoromantique··on Play Counter Strike 1.6, with full multiplayer, in the browser
It's even harder with surround setup.
neoromantique··on Is remote work bad for the economy?
How do you measure your productivity? Personally my working hour after a walk or a nap is much more productive than anything I could ever achieve in the office.

I've been doing full remote for six years now and it's wonderful, especially when you have good asynchronous workflows in your team to rid of "working hours" concept entirely. (Though possibility of that heavily depends on the role and team composition).

neoromantique··on Steve Wozniak used to tip from printed sheets of $2 bills
As almost everywhere in the world.

Enrolling into military is a choice and you know risks beforehand, there’s nothing about that choice that deserves worship-like cult status military has in US.

neoromantique··on Show HN: I “wrote” a kid's book with ChatGPT and Midjourney
Well, in police scanner example, problem people have with it is not its efficacy, but rather other surrounding concerns (like privacy).
neoromantique··on Show HN: I “wrote” a kid's book with ChatGPT and Midjourney
So the analogy doesn't hold up because computer does it more efficiently?
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