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curbstickle

@ curbstickle @anarchist.nexus

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3h ago

MCU Projects that have been scrapped
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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 3h ago
Loki was watched the most out of all the shows, and the record for highest viewers on Disney+.
I agree they could retcon, but it was a really well received/watched show.

4h ago

Walmart self-checkout mistake destroys Olympic athlete's career

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 4h ago

Or important supplies, like diapers, baby formula, etc.

1d ago

Cops Tackle the WRONG Teen… Then Lie About It

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

One officer has already resigned. But should there be more?

Preferably all of them, everywhere, but I'll take what I can get in the right direction.

1d ago

Ebook Readers: A community dedicated to different ebook reading devices

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

Its all I use on phones, really wanted it on the kindle but it wasn't at a point to be rooted, so at this point I just use it for free children's books.

Haven't quite found the right model / price on the used market but I keep my eyes open

1d ago

Ebook Readers: A community dedicated to different ebook reading devices

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

Thats pretty much how I roll, the kobo died a long while ago, had to be 10 years now. Casing was cracked too, and looked like a bend in the board, so I moved on.

I have a more recent kindle too, expecting I'd be able to quickly root and install koreader, but at least it still gets use with freebies.

1d ago

Ebook Readers: A community dedicated to different ebook reading devices

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

I still have two nooks (nook color and OG nook) so I get it! Shame my wife's kobo (ooooold model) had a broken screen and had to be tossed, it was one of my favorites (kobo glo iirc).

1d ago

No Google, Adding Biometrics is the Opposite of Security and Privacy

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

I'm not responding the post. I'm responding specifically to your comment (where you did not give context but made a definitive statement). That's on you.

Which is part of a thread with context.

OP IS USING A GOOGLE ACCOUNT WITH GOOGLES BIOMETRICS BEING SUGGESTED TO THEM.

The police will bypass you to get that data and Google will likely give it to them without a subpoena.

Still requires way more than making you look toward a screen or holding your finger onto part of one.

Also takes a lot more time than grabbing you and forcing it.

Also requires google to provide it without a subpoena.

You really think thats somehow easier than biometrics for them?

See the OP.

It does not.

I really dont understand how you can come to that conclusion that for "biometrics make it less secure given what we know is protected and what is not".

You keep saying that word but I don't think you know what it means.

Quite confidently, I do. And its clearer and clearer that you just aren't thinking this through.

If you had said using biometrics is like using a TSA approved luggage lock I might be inclined to agree with you. But what you said was that "you can be compelled to give up biometrics to unlock your device) and what I said was, a weak password is not better.

And again, no password is in no way better than a weak password.

What are you having trouble with here?

You can continue to argue but you seem to keep missing context here.

Clearly, thats not an issue for me. You seem confused about the most basic part of this.

A weak password is what most people use. That's why there's a top 1000 passwords in use news article every couple of years.

Do you really think the idiots stopping you on a sidewalk or at an airport or in your car are aware for the most common passwords? Or that being brought to a police station and put under a full investigation is the only way this can happen?

[Spoiler]

Its not.

Your birthday or anniversary is not better than biometrics. Say whatever else you want here.

See previous comment. In every way, shape, and form it requires more time, effort, and knowledge than immediately forcing you to unlock your phone by showing it at your face or restraining you and grabbing your finger.

In what possible way could it not?

You haven't actually proven a point but I'm over it.

Repeatedly. I'd recommend reading again, because you are missing the incredibly obvious and I don't understand how you could be missing any of it.

1d ago

No Google, Adding Biometrics is the Opposite of Security and Privacy

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

It has every single thing to do with the bearing of this conversation

See the OP.

It does not.

If the police tried to use biometrics to search my device today they would find exactly nothing.

Entirely separate from weak password vs no password (biometrics).

On the average person's phone they likely wouldn't find much that's actionable in a legal sense.

Bad take.

Laws are poorly written, sometimes intentionally, to make them more vague.

I guarantee you can get arrested for something if they really want to.

That is who biometrics are for.

People who don't want to use a password, and it will functionally behave like you don't have any sort of restriction on your data. Yes. Agreed. Biometrics provide absolutely zero protection, as said.

For anyone else who has a threat profile that should require them to be worried about police intervention or investigation of any kind

In reality, everyone, see above.

there's either a burner phone or a hardened OS

Separate from and entirely irrelevant to a discussion about biometrics and passwords.

So let's think about what I am arguing here.

I have been. I'm not sure that you have, and I don't mean that to sound like a dick, I'm saying I think you are severely underestimating the issue.

But that doesn't mean they have a good password either.

Biometrics provide functionally zero password. That'd be the context here. A weak password is better than no password. A strong password is better than no password.

As biometrics means functionally no password, any password is superior.

You are arguing that even a weak password is better than biometrics

Yes, because it means no password is required at all. Even a weak password is better than no password.

but that is in a singular instance where you are detained by or investigated by the police

The context of this entire discussion. Yes.

and in that even you probably have a threat profile

Everyone. See above.

would require more than just a password lock for your devices. Especially if you're using a weak password.

As in not biometrics, because biometrics are the same as no password. Yes.

1d ago

Why do people host RSS?

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

Telemetry is one reason.

Not having to worry about the service shutting down (Google Reader) is another.

Synced read status is a common one as well.

You may also use it in combination with another service to create RSS feeds for sites that dont have one.

Honestly having it not just get killed like Google Reader is a big chunk of the userbase.

1d ago

No Google, Adding Biometrics is the Opposite of Security and Privacy

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

Coercion <> compelled.

You can be forcibly restrained, and have your face or hand forcibly used to unlock and its completely legal.

And while I completely agree a burner is a better choice, it has precisely zero bearing on a discussion about specifically biometrics, police, and privacy in the context of the US.

1d ago

No Google, Adding Biometrics is the Opposite of Security and Privacy

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

Once the biometrics are there, it replaces the pin/password in most scenarios I can think of.

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 1d ago

Third party apps haven't been a thing for a while, people were saving snaps without notifying the user who sent the pictures, resulting in the whole thing going against their purpose (and why they got popular - mostly sending nudes because they disappeared).

So they cracked down pretty hard.

In terms of privacy, assume nothing on the platform is private.

2d ago

Ever noticed how cult-like the AI community is?

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 2d ago

IMO, its both the AI is everything crowd as well as the AI is the penultimate horror of the world crowd.

The AI obsessed won't do anything without popping open a chat.

The fuck AI crowd pins all their hatred on AI rather than the corporations that are the actual problem.

Both are cult-like in behavior IMO.

2d ago

[WORKOUT REPORT]: August 1

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curbstickle @anarchist.nexus 2d ago

I did 2 miles of slogging (20lbs in the pack, another 20 in leg/arm weights, increasing the pack 5lbs a week), followed by portable bike repair during kids sports, then the farmers market to help cart the donations off to the food pantry.

Also (unrelated to the fitness part) met some folks from a county bee stewards group! They were showing off diy gadgets like a bee waterer (bucket with some holes drilled to prevent overflow, with some stuff floating in it for them to land on) and a beeswax melter. Unrelated other than being at the farmers market, just cool stuff.