Hacker News: GunlogAlm

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Is Tor still safe to use?"

GunlogAlm — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:26:09 +0000

There are no "100% safe" solutions. There will always be weaknesses and vulnerabilities in any system. The sort of criminal who requires or expects 100% safety is quickly going to be caught due to being a dullard. Knowing you're never truly "safe" is what good criminals are keenly aware of at all times: you can plan and prepare for certain eventualities. Once you think you're "safe", it's the beginning of the end.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Productivity Is About Attention Management"

GunlogAlm — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:45:43 +0000

I'm in the same boat; diagnosed with ADHD-PI (UK, so we don't use the term 'ADD') as an adult. I've improved vastly thanks to medication and good routines but it remains a constant effort, and improvement is a continual process. The book Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Russell Barkley helped me significantly.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Why Are Creators Paying for TikTok’s Mistake?"

GunlogAlm — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:22:15 +0000

I thought that too, but perhaps only personal data is deleted irrecoverably, allowing them to retrieve other/periphery account data; maybe an account's "fans" aren't considered personal data, for instance? I'm not familiar with TikTok, admittedly.

Otherwise, perhaps there was some delay on account deletion?

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Why Are Creators Paying for TikTok’s Mistake?"

GunlogAlm — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:16:56 +0000

Why wouldn't the EFF concern itself with the careless and disorganised response of a digital company to online privacy legislation?

New comment by GunlogAlm in "If I Sleep for an Hour, 30 People Will Die (2016)"

GunlogAlm — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:18:26 +0000

This doesn't appear to have been the case:

https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/did-the-obama-administrati...

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-border-crisis/...

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Top Scores: Video Game Music"

GunlogAlm — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 00:15:53 +0000

Oof, yeah, that one's something else entirely. I don't tend to mind these newer formats, but I'll admit I'm not a fan of that one.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Top Scores: Video Game Music"

GunlogAlm — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 23:49:37 +0000

Reader view in Firefox has always worked flawlessly for me with BBC articles, including these "funky" ones. It's a godsend.

Is there a reader view/mode in Chrome, or is it only supported via extensions?

New comment by GunlogAlm in "“Every minute I spent thinking about competitors was a minute wasted”"

GunlogAlm — Sat, 23 Mar 2019 02:03:01 +0000

Haha. I don't have much to add, but this seriously made me chuckle.

I misread it similarly, at first glance.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "There is no reason to cross the U.S. by train, but I did it anyway"

GunlogAlm — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:07:37 +0000

Really enjoyed reading this! Seems like a fascinating journey, I'd love to make the trip some day.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "EU government websites have undisclosed adtech trackers from Google and others"

GunlogAlm — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:42:29 +0000

Yes, I worded that poorly. I meant loading Piwik's UI; it was cripplingly slow and often timed out. I had little luck in narrowing down the cause, but it was hardly a thorough investigation on my part, IIRC.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "EU government websites have undisclosed adtech trackers from Google and others"

GunlogAlm — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:26:57 +0000

I tried Piwik but it seemed so cripplingly slow. Trying to load the analytics often took minutes.

Has anybody else experienced this?

New comment by GunlogAlm in "California declared drought free for first time in seven years"

GunlogAlm — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:47:09 +0000

He's seemingly either a climate denialist or some sort of troll; just look through his post history.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service"

GunlogAlm — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:23:57 +0000

I think we can all agree 1080p is "good quality", right? Your average pirate probably isn't demanding 4K quality, I imagine.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Dutch join backlash at expensive drugs by making their own"

GunlogAlm — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 22:24:40 +0000

> in the UK for example they just need a BSc

That doesn't seem to be true? This page says you need an MSc, in the UK, to register and be a licensed pharmacist: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/pharmacy/stud...

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed"

GunlogAlm — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 17:03:41 +0000

I'd like to think plenty of folk here would have ethical objections, too. Perhaps that's wishful thinking.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Facebook Still Tracks People on Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed"

GunlogAlm — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:52:28 +0000

> How many people here track their users?

Right across the Internet? Very few, I imagine!

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Top domains by aggregate score on HN from the past year"

GunlogAlm — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 01:06:24 +0000

Opinion pages are clearly set apart from news reporting. In The Guardian, opinion pieces appear in the "Comment is Free" section.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Top domains by aggregate score on HN from the past year"

GunlogAlm — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 01:46:31 +0000

It oughtn't be. You might not like their opinion pages -- yes, they're typically left-wing -- but The Guardian's reporting is absolutely top notch; amongst the best in the world.

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Google personalizes search results even when you’re logged out, new study finds"

GunlogAlm — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 22:39:44 +0000

Probably not, hence "almost certainly".

New comment by GunlogAlm in "Tech giants face 2% UK digital services tax"

GunlogAlm — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:51:33 +0000

That's a line pushed by large corporations to convince people that money saved through tax avoision is somehow benefiting the consumer. Companies should pay their fair share of tax.

Moreover, the argument makes little sense when dealing with companies like Google and Facebook. The average consumer isn't paying for access to Google Search, Gmail, or Facebook...