leetnewb

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[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why would an organization use OMEMO if it doesn't fit their requirements? OMEMO isn't necessary for encrypting xmpp communications. Also, I get the concern that only the original client will have a full history of the user, but most people don't need a complete chat history. Or put another way, wanting a complete, unencrypted chat history is relatively orthogonal to wanting perfect forward secrecy.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That is how perfect forward secrecy is supposed to work.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

From what I've read, repeated plugging/unplugging is not the most likely failure mode. Definitely some issues with cheap sockets though that aren't realistically capable of carrying the continuous load.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 21 points 1 week ago (9 children)

On one hand, it bothers me how inaccessible clear guidance on electric work is. There are so few open resources, and online questions seem to devolve into electricians gatekeeping information to protect the trade. On the other hand, browsing ev charging forums reveals one melted socket after another (not necessarily the result of DIY). The average person can be pretty flippant about the various ways these installations can go up in flames.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Have a migraine and am struggling to parse this. Iraq?

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 9 points 3 weeks ago

Pretty sure another study found Xylitol might have the same issue. I'm personally avoiding sugar alcohols at this point. That said, it severely limits sweetener options for people that have blood sugar issues.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I watch a sketch comedy group that gets abused by YouTube's moderation. Some of their stuff leans edgy, but the moderation and demonetization seems pretty arbitrary. There is no viable appeal process or viable alternative platform. Reminds me of how Google controls the Play store and removes open source projects for arbitrary or spurious reasons.

I take less issue with aggressive moderation and more issue with the lack of infrastructure to handle the concept that the first line ai decision might be wrong.

Adding to that - Google's effective monopolization of "amateur" video distribution, and coincidentally monopolization of app distribution and monetization on the 70% market share mobile platform, makes it more problematic that the company is unanswerable to moderation mistakes.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago

I'm not saying that you need to understand every aspect of how something works to use it, but OMEMO provides forward secrecy - it is in the first paragraph of the wikipedia article. Delta Chat explicitly does not. Finding the right tool for your needs/expectations is important. We don't blame a hammer for failing to cut wood.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Pretty sure that has been a feature for at least 2 years. It seems like a reasonable compromise.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

Good to see prose moving along.

[–] leetnewb@beehaw.org 1 points 4 months ago

Food safety recalls. Source/relevance would depend on your country. Not sure that it meets the criteria for "great", but I found it better than hoping that relevant recalls would make it to a new source I read.

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