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'The developers of Little Snitch have this knowledge. They could create presets for common situations.'

Luckily, that's exactly what they're doing for v4. Hooray!

skibbleon How I Made My Own iPhone in China [video]

As a side note: this issue happened to some early Apple watches (basically the glue didn't cure properly, I think?). Since it's a sorta known issue, you might be able to get it fixed for free, even though it's out of warranty.

Here's a tweet from John Gruber of popular Apple blog Daring Fireball, who had the same thing happen to his wife's watch: https://twitter.com/gruber/status/783016045481033729?lang=en

skibbleon The way people tilt their smartphone 'can give away passwords and pins'

YubiKeys are supposed to be great. I don't have one myself — been mulling it over, but not sure if I need one since I have an authenticatior app on my phone. If anyone thinks I should though I'm all ears!

skibbleon HTTPS on NYTimes.com

'Are you a neo-Nazi?' No-one here knows, but you certainly sound like one. The swastika carries a very potent and toxic meaning today that it didn't until the last century or so. If you think symbolism and language are namby pamby liberal constructs with no inherent meaning, I'd encourage you to spray paint one on your house or have one tattooed on your forehead and see if the people you encounter as a result share your disdain for 'political correctness'.

I doubt you are a neo-Nazi. But words have meaning, and while this may just be an abstract game of righteous keyboard warfare to you, perhaps if you have an issue with the objectivity or accuracy of the media it would be best to say that plainly. Code words and innuendo directed at other members of your clique won't convince anyone and may well offend people with a better grasp on history (though that was likely your intention).

skibbleon Sandstorm's security track record, and what it means for self-hosting

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