Posts by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
(DIR) Post #APc2TPS9aPWNB6sUUq by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-15T01:31:59Z
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@Ricardus why not build it into the filesystem? cache the sum with the inode and invalidate it when the file is changed.
(DIR) Post #APmZjyqkzOw5f2UibA by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-20T03:31:24Z
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@SDF yes, please and thank you!
(DIR) Post #AT2aCpKUKrO9rVJFFg by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-02-25T14:27:39Z
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@adamasnemesis Re: worldships, I've been thinking about the intermediary level of that, designed for unaltered humans (although our society and culture needs to advance).The standard space habitat <https://halcanary.org/vv/2020/07/14/3017/>, designed for a megacity population in a 99% closed ecology.
(DIR) Post #ATPK2eJA0SBkNa9GVc by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-03-08T13:18:40Z
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New #phone last week. I swapped a Google Pixel 4a for a Pixel 6a. I also took the opportunity to install the minimum number of apps. Picture are my home screens.Changes:1. Now using Firefox as my browser.2. I side-loaded several apps from the F-Droid site; the f-droid app itself made my phone unstable and I don't use it.3. All installed apps are somewhere on the home screen so I remember what is installed, organized by importance anfld function.
(DIR) Post #ATPTl2xabw3XAKIujA by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-03-08T15:34:55Z
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@ParadeGrotesque About Tusky, I find I just prefer the web app for most things!
(DIR) Post #ATPTok4EnORRjGAxNo by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-03-08T15:35:35Z
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@ParadeGrotesque Is it easy to switch authenticators?
(DIR) Post #AXp13WgwdajGk2gz68 by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-07-18T14:44:07Z
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@mmu_man @dimitri @libreoffice What about just calling `python -m pip install FOO` in the except clause?! I've done that for personal scripts.
(DIR) Post #AZxS2l2fYmwShzLOr2 by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-09-20T11:11:19Z
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https://www.tumblr.com/taahko/728269853781360640/every-so-often-im-struck-by-the-memory-of-one-of
(DIR) Post #AZxhlUd2vhGs9C9HG4 by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-01-18T15:16:00Z
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“Rule number one, never carry anything you don’t control.”How would one follow this advice in this world?One would need only computers with a 100% open source stack. including hardware.Imagine starting with a mass-produced phone-sized touchscreen and battery that contained zero processors. you would then build a computer that plugs into that and screws onto the back. that would be your smartphone. You control all processors.#technology #security #Andor #StarWars #spyCraft #opensource
(DIR) Post #AZxhlVaxKxC390B7dg by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-01-18T15:21:16Z
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Imagine a #RaspberryPi Zero -style RISC-V computer that was 100% open on every integrated circuit. you could use that as the core of your fully-secure smartphone.You would need to reverse-engineer a bunch of currently-opaque hardware that's hidden in special-purpose chips. E.g. cell network antenna drivers.
(DIR) Post #AZxhlWWNtR8A172z9U by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-01-18T15:24:15Z
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I would also build the hardware such that a led lights up whenever a camera or microphone is enabled, without the ability to change that in software.
(DIR) Post #AZxhlXcRoNZhQCtLF2 by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-01-27T13:07:56Z
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And the software stack would need to be controlled by a non-profit with a long history of respecting users. Mabe #debian? I'd love just to have a phone that runs Debian!#technology #security #spyCraft #opensource #counterIntelligence
(DIR) Post #AZxhlYSufJXg2vRF1E by hal_canary@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-02-10T14:17:44Z
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It looks like there are several raspberryPi-based phone designs out there. My main problem with that is that it uses processors made by Broadcom Inc. These system-on-a-chip processors are wonderful technology, but the hardware is closed-source, and has closed-source firmware and graphics drivers.#openSource #security