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the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
Reproducible builds are pretty standard in Debian.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
No an immutable OS does not help, also flatpak is necessary and selinux not powerful enough. You just need sandboxing.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
The cynicism in the other answers is appalling. Treating people like investments...
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
american society.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
It's not groundbreaking: it happened again and again.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
Not at all, it was focused on implementing backdoors and surveillance for decades before that.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
> Rape used to mean only the last thing and it was regarded as basically the worst form of assault

No, it did not. That's why you find courts always charged offenders for multiple different crimes when they are carried out together: rape, assault, kidnapping, life threats...
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
I wouldn't call the images depressing, but certainly soul crushing.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
How about no.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
False. In many teams half of the engineers are randomly put on pip and cannot switch team.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
This is exactly how manipulation is done and the reason for companies to do the funding.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
You can trust a Linux distribution to provide reasonably secure software out of the box, like Debian / Freedombox
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
Quite the opposite.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
Dumping VM memory contents is pretty trivial.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
Not at all. Did you read the article?
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
More nuance is the opposite of a problem.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
EE here. In electronics there are hardly liabilities but still the design work is way more based on evidence and understanding rather than fads, hype and opinions.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
...and my axe!

Sorry.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
In most countries Uber has been a disaster for drivers, to the point of outllawing it.
the_rectifier
·5 years ago·discuss
You have the same issue with MIT because it requires attribution