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Opisek ,

True, but building the image is not the same as deploying to production.

Opisek ,

For Android, CalcES. It’s modelled after the Casio scientific calculators, so if you’ve ever used those, the app will come naturally to you. Absolute must-have if you want to calculate anything complicated on your phone.

Opisek ,

For real. I’m baffled every time when I go out and see the prices of “Crêpes”. I can and do make ten or twenty pieces at home for the price of one. All the fun of flipping them included! (Since I’m Yuropean, it’s what we just call pancakes. The same principle applies to American pancakes too, just with a few more ingredients.)

Opisek ,

Are you sure you didn’t say arf woof grrr? Huge mistake.

Opisek ,

Alternatively, you can replace an electric grill by sticking the fish directly in your wall socket! The electricity will travel through the wet fish, heating it from the inside - a joy for the whole family!

Opisek ,

Now that’s some fish to die for!

Opisek ,

I’m a wot?

Opisek ,

Not at all only. At times you have both IPv6 and IPv4 and other times you can still get IPv4 at no additional cost like when you run your own router or modem. The layperson will be given IPv6 by default, but it’s not the only thing you can get.

Opisek ,

Wear hearing protection to concerts, kids.

Opisek ,

The thing is, it never stays in a constant state! It’s more like a water dam with a steady water flow that you can open and close. You said you know the typical explanation already, so I won’t cry to explain it again.

Opisek ,

It’s only time until the rock fights back.

Opisek ,

Worry not. The automatic doors will crush all their fingers and toes first.

Opisek ,

He doesn’t, but he does complain a lot about six colorful stripes.

Opisek ,

This is due to meme culture originating in country balls where Poland and only Poland is flipped upside-down. This drawing refers to that.

Opisek ,

The generative fill has been around for way longer than the AI craze.

Opisek ,

Oh yeah you’re right!

Opisek ,

If not, he’ll just draft the women and children, too.

Opisek ,

Apple has the benefit of making everything themselves, down to the secure enclave processors and, as of some time also, the processor as a whole. They get to design their hardware, OS, software, ecosystem, all around security and it all plays together nicely.

If you control everything, you can do whatever you want with it. Android phones being more of a mixed bag of different vendors making different parts of the phone, including the software components, makes this interplay much more difficult. It usually takes android quite some time before they catch up on the latest security concepts.

Opisek ,

The article does not mention reporting it to the police. I get that 99.99% of the time, nothing will come of it, but that’s something I would immediately do. Maybe I just don’t get the rich aspect of going out and buying the newest latest model right away and forgetting about the stolen phone, even if it is theoretically still in the reach of police forces.

Do you use both a personal desktop and laptop?

I’m moreso curious if laptop functions have been offloaded to phones. If you have a full gaming desktop, do you see the use case for an additional laptop? or if most people here don’t see the need for the increased processing power of a desktop, do you just use your laptop and a phone?...

Opisek ,

Yeah, I take my laptop with me daily for university work. I don’t need the huge processing power of my gaming computer. If I need to run some expensive code, then I put it on my 24/7 server, but that is rarely needed. The powerful gaming computer serves, well… gaming purposes.

Opisek ,

What does Firefox Gold include?

Opisek ,

I’m an Arch user flirting with the idea of NixOS. Is it too late to save me?

Opisek ,

I can do it but not to that extent as shown in the picture. I can’t get my feet to sit next to one another.

Opisek ,

I’m afraid well-established “standards” are nearly impossible to overturn.

Opisek ,

Oh they certainly do look weird at you when you talk in a different language, no doubts! But the meme asks if the dog would notice a different language of “barks” rather than human speech.

Opisek ,

Just in time for me to finally have completed my Matrix setup a few days ago.

Opisek ,

A fifth option there is

Opisek ,

That computer better be air gapped. Security updates are essential.

Opisek , (edited )

You don’t need to click anything suspicious. Remote code execution has in the past been done through images, PDFs, comments on some webpage, or supposedly trustworthy games. Just recently, Minecraft would let an attacker run anything on the victim’s computer due to a vulnerability in Log4j.

If your computer is not directly exposed to the internet, you might get away with some security updates that for example fix vulnerabilities that target the system firewall. But the point is, you’re constantly exposing yourself to attackers without knowing so.

A few example vectors:

  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) allows an attacker to run arbitrary code on the victim’s browser. All that’s required is a website that doesn’t validate its input properly. That is, an attacker can write executable code into a YouTube comment and when you view that comment, your computer will execute that code. Obviously YouTube is secured against that, but there are plenty of websites where this attack can be done. Therefore, modern browsers isolate the code execution to only that “browser tab”, so the attacker can’t access some sensitive data (unless the browser has some undiscovered vulnerability or for example the page itself contains sensitive information, say your bank account details). While modern browsers should provide sufficient protection against such attacks, the take-away point is that you don’t necessarily need to click any “suspicious links”. A vulnerability in a well-known website you frequent could be discovered any day.
  • An attacker can easily make your PC go to their website when typing google.com. DNS (how your computer is able to tell which web address is which computer) is not encrypted. It is incredibly easy tamper with. Why you don’t get scammed everyday is because of TLS encryption. Your computer is able to tell that the website is not Google, because it doesn’t have Google’s cryptographic “keys”. Assume that we discover a vulnerability in TLS (encryption of webpages) tomorrow and you refuse to update your operating system. Suddenly, an attacker can route any traffic they’d like back to them and you would be none the wiser. Same thing would happen if some vulnerability is discovered in X509 certificates, if ICANN’s private keys are leaked, and so on.

There are a lot of things that could go wrong. And they go wrong daily. Security updates fix vulnerabilities that we constantly find. They may be updates for your browser, your games, or indeed your operating system, depending on where that vulnerability is. The examples I gave are exaggerated, because they’re meant to be simple to understand. We do not find vulnerabilities in TLS every single day. Still, weak points are being discovered and fixed constantly. One of the bigger exploits were Spectre/Meltdown (attacks on the CPU) that let an attacker read any data they want, provided they can simply run some code on your computer in some way.

Also, obviously, if you expose yourself to the internet directly (e.g. port forwarding) or connect to an unsecure WiFi network, you’ll be bombarded with automated attacks that exploit holes found in firewall and the likes. If you open a port on your computer right now, you’ll get around a few hundred such knocks per day.

There are plenty of videos online that display what happens if you for example use a Windows 95 computer, either directly exposed to the internet or not. Might be worth watching to see just how easy it is for attackers to take over in the case of such an ancient system. Same principles apply to newer systems as well, the attacks are just more complex.

Opisek ,

Absolute joke of a comment. You are assuming the browser is a holy grail completely isolating the internet from the operating system.

First of all. The browser runs on the operating system’s services. In particular, the isolation that you implicitly cite is done entirely by the kernel. (That’s for example why you cannot run chrome in an unprivileged docker container - the crucial isolation-centered system calls are not available) The whole network stack is managed by the operating system. Cryptography can also partially be done OS-sided. The simplest example is CSPRNG, which is usually provided by the OS. (Advanced systems may rely on external physical generators, see Cloudflare’s lava lamps).

Secondly. Completely and utterly wrong. The linked video displays the execution of Meltdown/Spectre within a browser. Using JavaScript. This allows the attacker to gain access to any data they want on your computer simply by running some JavaScript code. Easily remotely executed via XSS on a poorly written website. You may read the full article here. Or inform yourself about Meltdown and Spectre here. How is that relevant? Combating this vulnerability was primarily done via critical OS updates. The exploits are inherit to certain CPUs and are therefore not fully fixable. Still, the combination of BIOS, Chipset, OS, and browser updates help prevent very serious attack vectors. (That’s the reason why the browser’s time measurement is only accurate to about the millisecond.)

So no. Browsers aren’t the magic solution to everything (sorry Ubuntu Snap). They very much depend on the OS providing the assumed security guarantees. And even assuming no direct vulnerabilities in the OS, we can never exclude side-channel attacks, like what Meltdown and Spectre were (or still are if you refuse to update your system).

Opisek ,

What do you use instead?

Opisek ,

We can finally parse English with regex?

Netflix Windows app is set to remove its downloads feature, while introducing ads (www.techradar.com)

Netflix has managed to annoy a good number of its users with an announcement about an upcoming update to its Windows 11 (and Windows 10) app: support for adverts and live events will be added, but the ability to download content is being taken away....

Opisek ,

They don’t get that their actions lose them money. They will just keep throwing more ads and higher prices at you while their profits continue to spiral down. Who would’ve thought that people will get pissed and drop Netflix when sharing passwords was cracked down? What do they think will happen this time.

Opisek ,

Super Hot and Beat Saber don’t cause motion sickness. If you have no idea about how the different kinds of VR movement affect nausea and haven’t developed any VR legs, then that’s absolutely on you. Especially given that Alyx remains accessible to people prone to motion sickness by giving you the option for teleport locomotion and snap turning instead. I know my limits and while I can use smooth locomotion, I still use snap turning. Don’t blame the game if you don’t know your limits and it’s essentially your first VR game in which you don’t stay in a single spot.

Opisek ,

Absolutely despise those. The moment it turns spring/summer they get everywhere and try everything to get inside your house.

Opisek ,

Is there a Lemmy community for surreal memes? This looks like something that would fit in that category.

Opisek ,

Thanks. Turns out I’m already subscribed but it’s just not active.

Self-hosted website for posting web novel/fiction

Hey hello, self-hosting noob here. I just want to know if anyone would know a good way to host my writing. Something akin to those webcomic sites, except for writing. Multiple stories with their own “sections” (?) and a chapter selection for each. Maybe a home page or profile page to just briefly detail myself or whatever, I...

Opisek ,

There are obsidian plugins that export into static pages.

Opisek ,

Now all I want is inline TeX.

Opisek ,

I just love how universal it is. Sure, it has its flaws, but its strength is how many different applications use it. Once you know how to write TeX, you can express any equation you want clearly and understandably, as opposed to trying to write it with Unicode. Bonus points for how easy it is to add TeX rendering to the web with libraries like KaTeX (my personal favourite) or MathJax. I was able to add TeX support to my blog in 10 minutes.

I’m a bit of a sucker for TeX as might be apparent from my infodumping. If anyone’s as passionate and doesn’t know of it yet: You should try the texnique.xyz game. It’s a timed TeX typing game. I can get up to 70-80 points in it fairly consistently :D

Opisek ,

Yes, universal. Many websites, apps, communicators etc. implement a flavour of TeX. They will differ in some more complex features or commands, but your $a^2+b^2=c^2$ will work. And that’s the point. For most times, you’ll just want to communicate some simple concepts.

We could do better, for sure. For example, there’s been some development around Typst, which tries to resolve many of those quirks, annoyances, and inconsistencies that come with TeX. It makes sense, since TeX evolved rather naturally and outgrew what it was initially comprised to be. While I’d love to see Typst come far, for now TeX is something that I take for granted, which perhaps better encompasses my thoughts than the word “universal”.

Opisek , (edited )

I’m on Sony WH-1000XM3 and recently also bought WF-1000XM5 that are always with me whenever I go outside. Very satisfied with both.

Since you mentioned WF specifically:

  • Very portable
  • Great battery life
  • Seamless switching between different devices
  • Flush with (my) ears, you could easily lie down on your side with them in
  • Fine noise cancelling. Not as powerful as in the over-ears, but good enough when you’ve got some sound going. I use them to prevent sensory overload by playing rain and thunder sounds with noise cancelling while I’m commuting with a full metro.
  • Great sound quality. I find them to be very neutral, albeit a bit light on the bass when compared side-by-side to my over-ears. On their own (not side-by-side) there’s nothing I can complain about and my music is very enjoyable.
  • Wish the controls were more customizable or just better in general. You quickly end up tapping a LOT.
  • I’ve seen another comment mention comfort. My ears get fatigued if I wear them for 3 or 4 hours straight, e.g. when I’m working from a library. For long periods of time I prefer to tag my over-ears along, which I’d normally leave at home due to bulky size. I understand buying two kinds of expensive headphones is not an option, but just be wary of prolonged usage on the WFs. You can definitely get more used to them though over time, so you can wear the for longer before discomfort/pain starts creeping in.
Opisek ,

Or he knows something we don’t…

Opisek ,

Yet another reason never to go to Arizona it is.

Opisek ,

Wait, I’m paying 0 money instead of 0 money? But 0 money is 500% times 0 money. Why am I paying 5 times more for this “sale”???

Opisek ,

Yup. I constantly found myself appending !g for important queries that I needed an answer for right then and now. Google has stopped providing that commodity. It’s almost never worth it anymore to fall back to Google.

Opisek ,

Better than Google now, but still not better than Google back then. It my experience at least.

Opisek ,

I thought they were huge winged dinosaurs haha

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