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[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yeah that's a bummer. Signal has multi device support but only for desktop and iPad (yeah, not Android tablets), but you always need to have a master phone device.

It's been an issue for so long, but this is Signal, they do whatever the f they want.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 9 points 9 months ago

How can I make using Arch Linux my personality

That cracked me up x)

Anyway, I'd say it's good that the OS is out of your way once set it up. Even though I don't use Arch directly, I like how comprehensive the AUR is (even though there may be repositories more packages, like nix and whatnot), think the ArchWiki (like the GentooWiki) is a very useful resource, even if you use a completely different system.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 2 points 9 months ago

Very well put, he makes an effort of bringing you along, which is a nice thing for a younger audience. I never stopped liking his relaxed style, though. His videos are one of those things I always reserve some time to enjoy.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I suppose. His channel has less than 500k subs, though, so I always like to recommend it :P

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 13 points 9 months ago

encrypted email

Besides being a form of messaging (so the text somewhat contradicts itself), typical email is a deeply insecure protocol.
In my opinion, it's probably impossible to secure without making a new protocol or making such drastic changes that it might as well be considered one.

Here are some key concerns regarding the usual PGP-powered encrypted email:

  • Email, at a simple level, works much akin to physical email — there's an "envelope" containing important info regarding the communicating parties, which can't be encrypted, otherwise the mailing servers wouldn't know where to forward the messages. This essentially leaks a lot of metadata that can be almost as valuable as the message body itself.
  • There's no forward secrecy — one of the best cryptography features that has become pretty much a commodity in modern systems is forward secrecy, which prevents attackers from decrypting older messages after gaining access to one of the keys.
  • While not an issue with the protocol itself, it's the sad reality and we need to consider — most people use GMail, Outlook and the like, which ultimately need to read your emails in plaintext, for better or worse reasons (search is incredibly useful, but some big players don't stop there of course :p).
  • Another thing is the fact that it's incredibly easy to have an imbalance of encryption, i.e. someone is encrypting their messages, but others aren't. With the very popular email culture of quoting (be it top or bottom posting), an unencrypted party in the the conversation can leak important information.
  • PGP is... peculiar, so to speak. I has a lot of issues, mostly stemming from its age (which could also be a source of robustness and security, due to being very battle-tested, but I don't think that's quite the case with PGP/GPG), tries to do too much and typically has a clunky UI, which impedes wider and proper adoption by less technically people.

This isn't to say people should definitely stop using and promoting encrypted email, since it can be useful.
It's just it gives, more often than not, a false sense of security and can lead less proficient users to send sensitive data through this medium which isn't nearly secure enough for such use cases. Preferably, people with such threat models should opt for better alternatives, most suggested in that article (such as, but definitely not limited to, Signal, SimpleX, Matrix+Olm, XMPP+OTR/OMEMO, sharing files via MagicWormhole, encrypting with tools like age).

On a slightly tangential note, I think someone should make a Matrix client with an email client interface. I started working on a new traditional chat client (completely nonfunctional still, very much in-dev), but I've been honestly thinking more and more about making one looking like an e-mail client, where there isn't much focus on instant room-based chats, but rather on longer-lived 1-to-1 and list-like exchange of messages.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 15 points 9 months ago (9 children)

I went through my subscription list on FreeTube and filtered these out (the list was much lengthier initially :p)

  • Alt Shift X — well detailed and narrated videos about fantasy series such as Dune, ASOIAF.
  • Captain Disillusion — very well made videos about VFX.
  • Computerphile — computer science twin of Numberphile; neat videos about the field with a wide range of guests.
  • EthosLab — pretty much the only Minecraft creator I still watch; witty, quiet and virtually the same for a long time.
  • hbomberguy — well known video essayist, easily one of the best in the platform
  • Jacob Geller — another quality essayist, exploring different themes, such as horror
  • Lemino — very well known creator focusing on mysteries, with incredible narration and stunning visuals
  • LockPickingLawyer — very simple, to the point and informative channel about locks and lockpicking; also virtually unchanged for years
  • Oversimplified — great overviews of major history events and periods, with funny narration and visuals
  • Tantacrul — fairly unknown essayist on music, with well researched material and nice takes :P
  • Then & Now — possibly my favorite atm (alongside hbomberguy); extremely well researched and presented video essays about history, politics and philosophy; very underrated imo
[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 1 points 9 months ago

Exactly. There were good comments on that thread already.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 0 points 9 months ago

Sadly "your local email coop" is very far from being common. Sounds like a fun thing for nerds to do, but I doubt normal folks would be interested in that, over just using one of the big players.

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 1 points 9 months ago

Glad to hear! Good luck :)

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Just tested* and it doesn't seem to work, no. I don't know if it's doable though, it may be.

  • Even though I'm a heavy user of that behaviour in Firefox (which now has to be explicitly turned on :/), I've gotten used to just use the left and right arrows (+kitty mod bind) to move around tabs.
[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Kitty has been my daily driver for quite some time now, I really like it for its rich feature set and extensive configuration.

You can use its goto_tab action with 0 and negative values to get MRU behaviour. See more here: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/actions/#action-goto_tab

[–] tmpod@lemmy.pt 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah Mullvad's system is better than Proton's, since the latter asks you to place your username inside the envelope. Mullvad's random token is better in that regard.

More info on Proton's cash payments: https://proton.me/support/payment-options#cash

Disclaimer: I've never paid in cash on either of these services.

 

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Vought News Network is proud to announce its new series #Truthbomb. Join host Firecracker and her celebrity guests for the live 6-hour premiere as they expose Starlight's Adrenochrome Parties.

What did you think of the episode? What do you feel is going to happen next? Discuss below!

 

The Boys

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Just created some discussion threads for the three S04 episodes that are already out :D

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The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander, who is consolidating his power. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca's son and the rest of The Boys are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.

What are your thoughts on the season so far? What do you think is going to happen?
Discuss below!

 

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The problems have started between Homelander and Starlight supporters; Hughie tries to figure out what's going on between Homelander and Victoria Neuman.

What did you think of the episode? What do you feel is going to happen next?
Discuss below!

 

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Did you know that globalists put chemicals in our food that make us gay, Dakota Bob is a demon from hell, and the Moon isn't real? Find out what they want to keep from us #TruthCon.

What did you think of the episode? What do you feel is going to happen next?
Discuss below!

 

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After Butcher misses his opportunity to kill Homelander by using Soldier Boy, he attempts to get Ryan back on his side and correct his mistakes. Meanwhile, Homelander seeks out a new ally as he struggles to come to terms with his mortality.

What did you think of the episode? What do you feel is going to happen next?
Discuss below!

 

Na passada segunda-feira, foi emitido o último episódio da série documental "A Conspiração" que, desde o 25 de abril deste ano, tem vindo a explorar em enormíssimo detalhe todo o processo conspirativo que levou à revolução e ao derrube do Estado Novo.

Realizada pelo conceituado António-Pedro Vasconcelos, a série alcança uma profundidade nunca antes vista (pelo menos por mim) através de entrevistas com os militares que protagonizaram este processo, alguns infelizmente entretanto já falecidos, que representam a quase todo o tempo de emissão. Isto é, à parte o ocasional interlúdio por parte do narrador, os eventos são contados, em primeira mão, pelos envolvidos. Para complementar a componente auditiva, a série serve-se de fotos e vídeos originais da época, alguns, tanto quanto sei, inéditos. As entrevistas estão muito bem filmadas e a edição cria um fio condutor claro e muito cativante.

Recomendo vivamente a todos e todas que assistam à série, que me deu a conhecer muito sobre este grande evento do século XX em Portugal e no mundo, e que muitas vezes é apenas reduzido ao dia D, ficando por contar tudo o que lhe antecedeu.

É mais uma das excelentes séries da RTP dos últimos anos, e uma que definitivamente gostaria de arquivar, mas infelizmente o recente DRM torna isso difícil.

 

Acho bem, mas talvez 16 seja demasiado alto? E como vão verificar realmente? Espero que o sistema seja seguro e privado, mas é de duvidar.

 

A couple of years ago, the TF2 community came together with the #SaveTF2 movement, which managed to get a reaction from Valve but little more than that. The game has gotten some bug fixes, VScript support and 64-bit builds, but there's been no action taken against the true problem -- the bot crisis.
This timeless masterpiece has been plagued by cheater bots in its casual matchmaking mode for over 5 years, making it frustratingly hard to play, without resorting to community servers. VAC is a complete joke and the lack of response from Valve is deplorable, for a game that is otherwise well known for making great games.

For the past few weeks, lots of content creators have been posting calls to action, investigations (such as the great two parter from Zesty) and opinions, all culminating in a main effort: the save.tf petition.
At the moment, it's approaching 200k signatures! If you appreciate the game, help us out by signing the petition :D

 

Sign the petition here: http://save.tf/-------------------#fixtf2 #savetf2

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