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hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
Prior to smart phones, programming on phones was much more inaccessible due to hardware fragmentation. Mobile Apps are popular and APIs are available everywhere. Some deployed apps include implementations of BASIC, Python and other languages which you can use to develop right on the phone. The problem is, typing on a smart phone is terrible, and it's worse for programming. You need a keyboard and by then you might as well use a laptop.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
00. pop "conspiracy theory"

10. "that's a conspiracy theory, that's a conspiracy theory"

20. mainstream media begins to ease their audiences into the new narrative

30. "we knew that all along, there's nothing to see here!"

40. goto 00
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
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hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
Now let's look back at the list provided: -Scientists -lawyers -engineers -artists -doctors -nurses

And compare it to programmers and writers. The non-programmer/non-writer world think programmers "just play on the computer" all day. So I think GP is spot on, non-programmers don't get how interrupting flow is catastrophic to what we do.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
The most exciting thing I got from the discussion is this:

https://github.com/feizc/Visual-LLaMA

Someone claims to be working on a modified LLaMA model to understand images. He also appears to be working on a large number other projects, so it could be pure vapor.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
[1] WebGL finger print is device specific and persistent. [2] Font finger print is device specific and persistent. [3] TLS finger print is device specific and persistent. [4] DNS is routed into USA by default. Incidentally, there are frequent dropped requests using this browser [5].

These are just a few that I spotted. Let's proceed with the discussion as though the above issues were not present.

After looking at the issue tracker, this project wants each Mullvad Browser user to look the same, per OS [6]. Blending into a crowd on the surface seems like a good idea, assuming the crowd was large enough, but that "per OS" detail is a big gotcha.

I personally don't see why a source-modified browser shouldn't be able to achieve perfect uniformity. It's especially suspicious to me that the Tor project never achieved it, despite having had multiple years of developer effort dedicated to this goal, and backed by funding. IMO, browsers should never have been flooded with so many uncontrolled privacy breaking features in the first place.

Modification of the browser is discouraged for any reason, including enhancing privacy features [6]. Now read that again, and this time assume hostile intent.

I mentioned in a different comment that the alternative to uniform blending is randomness. Some of the fingerprints in the browser are already randomized. Plausible randomness is far superior to trying to build up a large enough crowd and simultaneously solving the uniformity issues. The entire javascript engine should be ripped apart and reassembled so that all privacy invading features can only function for client-side specific tasks but cannot speak with the networking and storage features.

[1] https://browserleaks.com/webgl [2] https://browserleaks.com/fonts [3] https://browserleaks.com/ssl [4] DNS Leak test: https://browserleaks.com/ip [5] https://github.com/mullvad/mullvad-browser/issues/23 [6] https://github.com/mullvad/mullvad-browser/issues/1
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
As I suspected, this browser, just like the Tor browser, does NOT protect you from basic browser leaks. There are gaping issues and after looking at the github issues, the maintainers are certain that their current strategy is effective. This makes me continue to question this project and Mullvad.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
I'm not advocating for this browser specifically, only encouraging more people to take pro-privacy and online safety measures.

It's pointless to say the problem is the employer, or the hacker who released the data, or the programmer who relied on bad algorithms, or the admin who didn't secure the data. One way or another, this data will get leaked, the old hashing and encryption techniques will be broken and there will be people searching through it all. Forget about the government, at least they are beholden to law and maintaining the appearance of adhering to it. Substitute employer for neighbor, girlfriend or internet stalker and you have equally valid scenarios which are even more disturbing in my mind.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
The issue is that depending on the situation, and on the patient in question, the intervention will shift from decision, to persuasion to mandatory.

For example, if you have a positive test for cancer, they will persuade you to follow it up. They will apply very emotionally manipulative techniques.

Another example, if the patient does not have the ability to decide for themselves, the doctor's opinion will hold a very heavy weight and can lead into a legal issue.

If you believe that science and medicine in 2023 is offering complete understanding and solutions to all or even many problems, then you will naturally feel like these two examples should be handled that way. However, the daily "revelations" of "new medical research" which contradict past results and understandings should be enough to cause doubt in that high level of confidence.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
> Half the posts in this thread bring back the old SlashDot adage: The plural of anecdote is not data.

I find the application of this logic to be entirely one-sided. Positive anecdotes are data, negative anecdotes are wives tales.

Simplifying medical information into data points is a dangerous practice which by now should be revealing itself as entirely fraudulent. Anecdotes provide context which doctors and science love to dismiss. I'll take a handful of anecdotes and appreciate all the context they provide, meanwhile the context-free "science" will go back and forth never getting anywhere nearer to better health outcomes.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
With all this downtime and reduced interface, are pro users expecting a refund on this months service ?
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
I may have missed the detail, but it also expects the pytorch conversion rather than original LLaMa model.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
I didn't say it prevents tracking, I was offering a litmus test for a VPN to the question of red flags. If it doesn't pass the litmus test, preventing tracking is the least of your concerns.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
If humans still exist, those things will still hold value. I can't say for sure humans will survive in the same quantities once all things settle, but let's imagine we are in a future where deep learning has matured and netflix, steam, facebook, etc are all now just "prompt terminals" that output your request.

Then, with infinite variations, there will be infinite duds. People will value the ones that aren't duds so there will be a market for curators. And there will be a niche where people will want to see the exact same output together and talk about it.

Can you imagine facebook ? "Facebook, please give me a friend that <prompt here>"
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
My hot-take is that people trying Arch derivatives as their first linux has and will continue to hinder linux desktop uptake.

That being said I believe the Steam Deck OS is an arch derivative. I will allow this one to be the exception to the rule.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
With the progression of the technology, you may find there are not so many "in-between" steps as you expect in your current list. It will quickly go from the current stage "employee being more productive" to "steam, I want to play a game where <insert prompt here>". No need to generate art assets or have anything resembling a game engine, just pure interactive "imagination".
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
Very accurate. The CIA is actively involved in the interference of their 'allies' governments.

Japan didn't break from US in this news article, it received permission to do so, likely so that it can remain in a defensible position against China.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
Long-term services are great targets for governments.

If you were to looking for some trust in a VPN, you would want them to offer locations in privacy friendly countries, and highlighting them as such. That would potentially funnel more used to those servers which would be beneficial. You would also want the VPN to ensure the servers in those countries are run by companies based in that country, and not be head-quartered in some other country.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
Bingo.
hotpathdev
·3年前·讨论
Check all the browser leak tests too, they are important and different tests.