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fturst | 2 years ago | on: Discord will switch to temporary file links to block malware delivery

> Gboard

you should consider checking out OpenBoard instead. GitHub: https://github.com/dslul/openboard

Play $tore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dslul.open...

F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod...

fturst | 2 years ago | on: Linux Mint Working on Wayland Support

what, inform me please, which distros and DEs say that? I couldnt find it by search.

fturst | 2 years ago | on: The history of Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda [audio]

I dont think Reddit would want to make their own internal metrics worse, they arent getting paid for that. They needed to go mainstream though, and the best working tactic out there was (still kinda is) simplification and infinite scroll. Reddit did both.

fturst | 2 years ago | on: Safari share menu now violates privacy

Website A can link to Website B which you might want to share. You might not want to visit B however, for some arbitrary reason. Plus, it seems like its very easy to track who shares your website on iOS now since only favicons will be requested.

fturst | 2 years ago | on: Reddit mods dumped tokens hours before blockchain program termination

The Internet contains a lot of scams. Does that make the WWW, a scam? No. Same thing.

fturst | 2 years ago | on: AI tidies up Wikipedia's references and boosts reliability

> Trying to correct these articles is some times like going to war with editors who refuse to admit they were wrong.

fturst | 2 years ago | on: Using extra Firefox profiles to make my life better

Unnecessary is key. Fancy animations, interaction reminders, cookie popups... they arent "necessary", but they make the experience _mostly_ better for both users (convenience), developers (easier development) AND management. Parent comment is unfortunately right, the web without JS will only be niche platforms designed for the noJS auidence

fturst | 2 years ago | on: Using extra Firefox profiles to make my life better

Why not use about:profiles?

fturst | 2 years ago | on: Using extra Firefox profiles to make my life better

just a heads up on the privacy aspect: other than possible cross-site 0-days, tracking usually occurs with your browser fingerprint which by default doesnt change w/ Containers (its extremely hard to properly and accurately change it anyways, there are leaks even in the network layer) so it doesnt have too much of an effect except for unsophisticated ad networks/analytics

fturst | 2 years ago | on: JavaScript-Is-Weird as a compressor

> you aren't entitled to feel superior for not using it

I will break the HN spirit but you kind of wanted to say that there. I didnt imply that at all, nothing near that. The dataset is just, imo, too big to give extremely accurate (or more accurate than human-thought) answers for specific questions.

fturst | 2 years ago | on: The fake browser update scam gets a makeover

So Tor and I2P also should be criticized? IMO, something being away enough from the government that it starts to get abused shows how secure/private it is.

fturst | 2 years ago | on: The fake browser update scam gets a makeover

Preserving privacy, reliable transactions with no, i repeat, no bank or govmnt involvement, no kyc. No/low fees (on some currencies), public immutable databases...

fturst | 2 years ago | on: Why is text of sumissions in low-contrast grey on HN?

Unrelated: Any 'grassroots hacker website' that doesnt echo the same thing over and over :/?

fturst | 2 years ago | on: Tech CEO sentenced to 5 years in IP address scheme

Robbing banks require a lot of smarts too. Say, why do we put bank robbers in jail when they could be smart entrepreneurs instead?

fturst | 2 years ago | on: JavaScript-Is-Weird as a compressor

Disagree. I can be more or less certain that documentation authors or write-ups have knowledge about the topic im researching to a reasonable degree, because 1) they need accurate and efficient code that makes sense to establish a relationship with the reader and compete with other solutions 2) humans are bad at explaining things they dont know about opposed to executing or managing unknowns

ChatGPT? None of these. Its a giant probability calculator that wants my prompts and its own answers to foster itself. This also nurtures its inaccuracies and makes it easier to confidently lie. I hardly find any reasonable use for ChatGPT other than quick completion suggestions for at a maximum of 2-3 lines, because thats what its designed for.