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pch00··on UK's Investigatory Powers Bill to become law despite tech world opposition
> I hope big internet companies boycott the UK

So at least there's a potential bright side for people in the UK :-)

pch00··on Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone
ShutUp10 might be what you're after: https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10
pch00··on The xz attack shell script
> So I guess what this really means is someone at a big corporation making Linux distros should audit their full dependency tree.

This is it precisely. When you're paying Redhat for an "enterprise" Linux then that guarantee should extend down their entire software stack. Just getting the odd backported patch and so-so email support no longer cuts it.

pch00··on Apple Vision Pro's components cost $1,542–but that's not the full story
If you live in the EEA you'll soon be able to get a de-crapified Windows 11 direct from Microsoft: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/europeans-can-soon-s...
pch00··on Thanks FedEx, this is why we keep getting phished
Reminds me of the "householdresponse.com" domain quite a few people in the UK have been exposed to at one time or another...

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-gov-keeps-...

pch00··on We might want to regularly keep track of how important each server is
> Industry: don’t treat your systems like pets.

The industry has this narrative because it suits their desire to sell higher-margined cloud services. However in the real world, especially in academia as cks is, the reality is that many workloads are still not suitable for the cloud.

pch00··on Vision 1993
So basically, the current iteration of the AVP is the Apple Newton: you can kind of see where the product could lead to but right now it's held back by the realities of current technology.
pch00··on Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer
So much this. My inbuilt desire for perfectionism occasionally leads me to believe I can create "the perfect system!" using tools like Obsidian, etc but what actually happens is that I spend a large amount of time working on the system and forgetting about the actual tasks I needed to do.

OneNote with it's "paste anything, anywhere on the page" and fairly minimal organisational options make it the closest thing to a notebook/scrapbook I've ever used on a computer. It's not perfect, and I've come to accept that :-)

pch00··on Ditch the glass: It's time to bring back less-fragile plastic smartphones
Oh god I wish someone from Apple would read this; I only buy iPhones for the software, I couldn't care less what the case looks like and would take rugged over fancy any day.

My favourite ever iphone was the plastic-bodied 5C, never felt the need for a case on that thing and it felt indestructible.

pch00··on Cockpit: Web-based graphical interface for servers
A possible reason: if you're already a RHEL shop, you're happy with your RHEL support contract and you train up all your folks to be RHCE, then Cockpit is the "supported" web admin tool.

Second: webmin also has a patchy security history. I don't know enough about cockpit to say it's any better but it would certainly be enough of an issue to review all of the options.

pch00··on Learn and Test DMARC
dmarcian have a free "personal" tier: https://dmarcian.com/pricing/
pch00··on Apple will charge way less to fix cracked back glass on an iPhone 15 Pro
Were they expecting lots of cracked backs perhaps?

https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/23/iphone-15-pro-max-back-glass-...

pch00··on Google abandons work to move Assistant smart speakers to Fuchsia
In that case can I please have my 1st gen Nest Hub back on the pre-Fuchsia OS please? Ever since the "upgrade" it's been more laggy and requires semi-regular power cycles, as if there's a memory leak somewhere.
pch00··on Debris Field Confirmed as Titan
Massive condolences to the families of those involved :(

I wonder, what happens to OceanGate as a company now? They've lost the CEO who I suppose bore the ultimate responsibility but are other executives on the hook here? Would a full investigation look at design decisions, etc.

pch00··on The transition from logins to cryptographic passkeys is getting messy
> Are you sure about that? I couldn't activate 2FA in my Google account for years because they didn't enable the option without giving a phone number first.

Just checked, and yes, no phone or email recovery methods configured.

pch00··on The transition from logins to cryptographic passkeys is getting messy
Microsoft "consumer" (live.com, etc) accounts are like this. They have a whole set of advanced, secure options like security keys, TOTP, etc but they force you to have either an email or SMS recovery option configured :(

Google on the other hand, do this correctly. You can configure a consumer Google account to only have secure options listed.

pch00··on Ubuntu stops shipping Flatpak by default
Silverblue doesn't get a lot of press but it makes a really solid desktop OS.
pch00··on I don’t want a new phone, but I’m probably buying one
> I still own a iPad 3 with the same, old, software stack from 2013. It still works, I can do things. I just don't expect todays developers to make a herculean effort so that I can run their apps on my old device.

The fact that "it still works" isn't the only consideration though - it's the security posture. There's plenty of remotely-exploitable flaws in that software stack from 2013.

pch00··on Docker
Yes, Solaris was doing "containers" in the mainstream before Linux but pointing that out as a response to articles like these misses the point of how and why Docker exploded; it was Docker's UI, the user experience and Docker Hub that really unlocked the full potential of the technology.

Solaris containers didn't have anything like Docker Hub nor was setting them up as easy as "docker run".

(Posting as ex-Solaris guy)

pch00··on The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching the web
Another very satisfied Wipr user here - it just works.
pch00··on The maze is in the mouse: what ails Google
> In fact, the influence went the other way. Purchasing Doubleclick sealed Google's fate, and their mindset came to permeate Google, turning it into what it is now.

This has always been my view. Google died in 2007, the thing that's still calling itself Google since then is Doubleclick.

pch00··on Show HN: Synesthesia – Visual Website Builder
What's the "AI" component? Not being arsey - genuinely interested, but couldn't find anything on the website.
pch00··on Barnes and Noble's surprising turnaround
I've started wondering recently if we're starting to see a slow, gradual rejection of online shopping and going back to physical stores. I was in my local chain record store recently and physical albums seem to be back, especially vinyl. Even my daughter who was raised completely in the streaming-era remarked that looking through the record store was "way more fun".

Perhaps it's too late for many stores but I'd love it if we were actually on some kind of partial "rebalancing" of retail.

pch00··on More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 StackOverflow survey
LTT recently did a video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKKcd3sx2c
pch00··on The situation at LastPass may be worse than they are letting on
> You can see their server and client code here: https://github.com/bitwarden

But in the case of the mobile apps, downloaded from their respective platform's app store, how can you guarantee the code you see on github is the exact same code you're running on your device?

Admittedly this supply-chain-verification is an issue for all mobile app store apps but seems particularly important with something like a password manager.

pch00··on Ask HN: How did you stop drinking?
since going teetotal a few years ago I can't stand the smell or taste of beer any more. Even walking past a pub sometimes I find the smell revolting

I've had the same issue with cigarette smoke since I quit ~20 years ago. The smell is awful and I seem to be hyper-sensitive to it if someone is smoking even remotely nearby.

pch00··on LaTeX Makes Me Angry
Title doesn't match, it's ripped from the first paragraph which really doesn't encompass the theme of the article.

Yes, in hindsight it came off more clickbaity than intended. The article did raise a theme of frustration I share though: sometimes you just want the framework/tooling to get out of the way and let you write, something that regularly comes up when I'm working through technical documentation.

pch00··on HelloInbox – Ultimate email deliverability checklist and toolkit
I use (& recommend) mxtoolbox's email health check: https://mxtoolbox.com/emailhealth

Not affiliated at all, just a happy user.

pch00··on Fuchsia Workstation
Not to mention the Fuchsia logo looks very much like the Fedora Linux logo.
pch00··on Fuchsia Workstation
It has been pitched internally at various products and (AFAIK) only found traction thus far on Nest hubs.

Since my Nest Hub received the update to Fuchsia it's been generally more laggy and unresponsive. Occasionally it needs a power cycle. I wish there was a way to downgrade to whatever it had pre-Fuchsia :(

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