Posts by gid@cybre.space
(DIR) Post #9laLFAxETJ0M5yGFdo by gid@cybre.space
2019-08-05T17:32:11Z
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@Bongo hi, I'm curious as to why you sent me a follow request. You follow, among others, accounts on freespeechextremist and kiwifarms, so I'm not sure what your intentions are.
(DIR) Post #9mXmQKbuBTqg2On9yS by gid@cybre.space
2019-09-03T10:00:43Z
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@TheGibson true, but that doesn't stop vulnerable users being understandably wary of a user who announces his intention to do exactly that just because he can.
(DIR) Post #9mXmQKywnoHRBrZYtE by gid@cybre.space
2019-09-03T10:53:18Z
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@TheGibson I agree on the technical level. The issue for me is that there are vulnerable users spread across instances who may not have understood the technical details around federation and who is able to access what. Telling them they shouldn't have posted sensitive information because AP never specified protection does nothing to solve their problem. That horse has probably already bolted. 1/?
(DIR) Post #9mXmQLAe6Jdbm92u7k by gid@cybre.space
2019-09-03T10:55:02Z
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@TheGibson then we have actors on the fediverse threatening to put vulnerable people in danger just because there's nothing technical stopping them. Again the onus is put on already vulnerable people to defend themselves from this, rather than dealing with the threatening behaviour. 2/2
(DIR) Post #9n2aOrjhoGv0YM1VC4 by gid@cybre.space
2019-09-14T10:19:11Z
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*yells from the rooftops* CALLING FOR SOMEONE TO FACE CONSEQUENCES FOR THEIR SHITTY BEHAVIOUR IS NOT CENSORSHIP.I really wish the demon of censorship wasn't invoked every time someone is called out for saying something awful.
(DIR) Post #9oqYQwfrLe0ps3zO9g by gid@cybre.space
2019-11-11T08:02:54Z
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Sites where I have to enable JavaScript just to see the basic content: no thanks.
(DIR) Post #9otI2I2VYOmw3KXSPg by gid@cybre.space
2019-11-09T14:57:12Z
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Reminder: companies like Facebook and Google are a threat to the Internet and the Web. They want to keep you on their site (with Facebook it's pretty obvious, with Google it's through AMP) so they can keep serving you adverts, which earns them money.Those companies don't care about open access to information, privacy or consumer choice. Those values aren't profitable. What do you think they'll do when they control the majority of Web traffic?
(DIR) Post #9otI5QVcWLLZBneRiy by gid@cybre.space
2019-11-12T08:35:08Z
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It's entertaining to see yet another op-ed piece about how Mastodon (really, the Fediverse) isn't a success yet and it needs to think about growth so influencers will see it as a viable alternative to Twitter.I like to think the Fediverse is already a success, and the lack of influencers is a reason for that.
(DIR) Post #9pGXXn4gBS35EP6xiC by gid@cybre.space
2019-11-23T20:20:27Z
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I spent the day setting up email on a personal domain and moving all my accounts to use that.Fuck you Google. I was an early adopter with Gmail and... yeah I fell for your trick. You got me hooked.But I'm clawing back my identity from you, piece by fucking piece.
(DIR) Post #9qQDJwBDPlrgYTjLZA by gid@cybre.space
2019-12-28T11:02:14Z
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I don't get it. Mr Robot makes such an effort to be technically accurate and then they show an invalid IP address. Sloppy.
(DIR) Post #9qnDOfgV7lcR25RORU by gid@cybre.space
2020-01-08T12:52:56Z
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I learned about the Three Gates of Speech today. Before saying/writing something, check if it passes these three "gates":1. Is it true?2. Is it necessary?3. Is it kind?I'm going to make an effort to keep this in mind from now on.
(DIR) Post #9s8N20z07LOzGl6wnw by gid@cybre.space
2020-02-17T16:08:40Z
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I've said it before, but it bears repeating: Cloudflare are, at this point, an active attacker against a significant portion of the Internet.
(DIR) Post #9s8N21xGVHbkHfJ4jo by gid@cybre.space
2020-02-17T16:16:40Z
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Today it was just npm, but a few months ago Cloudflare managed to disrupt access to most of their customers (which is a significant portion of sites and services on the Internet) due to a bug.Bugs happen, that's not a problem. The problem is one bug at one company caused that level of disruption.The old truism of "the Internet routes around damaged networks" doesn't hold anymore. That needs fixing.
(DIR) Post #9sAlMHdyfW1lwxOYpk by gid@cybre.space
2020-02-05T20:50:38Z
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So I'm on this hip new network now called "Jabber". Who wants to chat?
(DIR) Post #9uiLsCsuOqSQfwQLZ2 by gid@cybre.space
2020-05-04T20:12:07Z
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Fuck it, I'm opening a bottle of wine
(DIR) Post #9uiQzthG7hkfFjSfXE by gid@cybre.space
2020-05-04T21:39:55Z
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@Ricardus I have been sampling a very fine Merlot. I know fuck all about wine (I can tell white from red 5 times out of 10) but I've been told I got this at a steal.
(DIR) Post #9vcOoepoa4HAbZyDjs by gid@cybre.space
2020-05-31T21:38:30Z
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You know when you go back to watch a film you thought was awesome when you were a kid, and you can't even make it halfway through because it's actually awful? Batman Forever
(DIR) Post #9veRj3N586sT93TBlA by gid@cybre.space
2020-06-01T15:12:14Z
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I've seen people discussing which is the safest/most secure messenger and I haven't seen many mentions of #Briar.Briar (https://briarproject.org/) is an encrypted, decentralized messaging app that can even work with no Internet access. It doesn't require a phone number or any kind of personal information to create an account.
(DIR) Post #9vwf95fOKbysaGsChM by gid@cybre.space
2020-06-10T16:15:54Z
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@aeonofdiscord in general or in a particular language?
(DIR) Post #9wRlc2aQXZN0MV3UWm by gid@cybre.space
2020-06-25T16:16:50Z
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#np Van Halen - Summer Nightshttps://youtu.be/lPUb4Wsi9kI