aaron_m04 · HackerTrans

I had to enable "exploit protection compatibility mode" to use my credit union's app.

> [...] until I noticed Google had force bundled a 'Wicked For Good' movie promo theme with the latest security update.

This is how users learn to not update anything.

aaron_m04

2개월 전discuss

How could anyone answer that with any level of certainty?

aaron_m04

4개월 전discuss

Yes, but do these enthusiasts care at all if it meets some need for the users? I suspect that they do.

And how can they find out how well it meets that need other than receiving (respectful!) feedback?

aaron_m04

7개월 전discuss

> it's a non-profit (well, a for-profit owned by a non-profit) that needs to make a big profit in a short amount of time.

Can you please elaborate on this need to make a big profit? Where does the need come from?

aaron_m04

7개월 전discuss

Why do you say it's almost certainly untrue? Capital is well known for trying to suppress wages.

aaron_m04

8개월 전discuss

Depends on the business.

aaron_m04

8개월 전discuss

I could've sworn I saw something in the last month or two about BITBLT or DirectX changes on Windows.

aaron_m04

9개월 전discuss

Google is a step ahead of that, with their device attestation technology. Now apps can make sure they are only running in an approved environment.

aaron_m04

9개월 전discuss

This article feels a little suspect. They beat the AI drum a bit hard. So I go to https://workweave.dev and of course their business model is tied up with LLMs.

aaron_m04

10개월 전discuss

> IME people an incredibly warped view of just how subtle and easy it is to introduce a memory safety bug.

Agreed, and I think part of the reason is because they take it personally when someone claims programmers (in general) can't consistently write memory safe C/C++.

aaron_m04

10개월 전discuss

Who specifically is saying this?

aaron_m04

10개월 전discuss

50 miles is a very long way to commute daily!

aaron_m04

10개월 전discuss

#1 does suck very much.

My solution for #2 is an sshd I start up in Termux when I need to backup. I just rsync the file onto my computer.

aaron_m04

10개월 전discuss

> With foreign key constraints, you have to delete all related records when a parent record is deleted.

I've also seen good advice that you should never delete anything from your DB, but rather put rows in a different soft-deleted state...

aaron_m04

10개월 전discuss

This link doesn't really tell me anything.

aaron_m04

10개월 전discuss

I feel so good about never connecting the previous owners' Nest to my WiFi.

aaron_m04

5년 전discuss

I'm going to need a source on the IRS becoming toothless.

aaron_m04

7년 전discuss

I have a collective solution but not an individual solution: pressure Mozilla to change.

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