xylogx

joined 2 years ago
[–] xylogx 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I use an RSS reader to grab headlines from several sources. I read the headlines once in the morning and once in the evening. My goal is to know what is going on. As much as possible I try not to get too emotionally engaged during this process. I try to be informed without being outraged or depressed.

[–] xylogx 12 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Go read the FIDO threat model if you want to understand how it protects against specific attacks. It is pretty secure.

https://fidoalliance.org/specs/fido-v2.0-id-20180227/fido-security-ref-v2.0-id-20180227.html

[–] xylogx 1 points 22 hours ago

Is this buying Intel or Microsoft in the early 80s or is it buying AOL in the late 90s?

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[–] xylogx 8 points 23 hours ago (6 children)

It is hard to do well which is why I worry. Google probably has the best overall account security, you could fo worse than modeling after them.

The short answer to your question is Passkeys. But you need a whole system of account recovery around them.

[–] xylogx 52 points 23 hours ago (15 children)

I love Lemmy and Voyager and the Fediverse. That said, if it were to become mainstream I forsee some problems. The fact that the login relies on only passwords is pretty terrible. Also, this makes the service vulnerable to bots, sock puppet accounts, brigading, etc.

[–] xylogx 1 points 23 hours ago

Vegemite is good. I like Promite better.

[–] xylogx 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

We have come so far through the application of rationality and the scientific method. All the wonders of the modern world we owe to science.

What has pseudoscience bought us? Ignorance and stagnation.

I want to live in a world of technological progress not a “Demon Haunted World.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demon-Haunted_World

[–] xylogx 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It was a great trip!

We rented an RV in Denver and did the Grand Circle through Arizona, Utah and Colorado. We got see:

  • Arches NP
  • Mesa Verde
  • Monument Valley (this video)
  • Antelope Canyon
  • Horseshoe Bend
  • Lake Powell
  • Bryce Canyon
  • Capitol Reef
  • Goblin Valley
[–] xylogx 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Anytime I post about AI or LLMs I get aggressively downvoted.

I do not do it very often and when I do it usually a gee whiz, look at that post. Inevitably the response is AI slop!!! AI is bad, you are bad , you should feel bad.

[–] xylogx 6 points 6 days ago

What are you scared of?

If you are worried your parents will see your browsing history, that is you threat model.

If your concern is government surveillance, you need to do more than just clear your browsing history.

[–] xylogx 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Caraway seeds are good too.

 

This really hit home for me:

What now? Companies need to do a better job of only collecting the information they need to operate, and properly securing what they store. Also, the U.S. needs to pass comprehensive privacy protections. At the very least, we need to be able to sue companies when these sorts of breaches happen (and while we’re at it, it’d be nice if we got more than $5.21 checks in the mail). EFF has long advocated for a strong federal privacy law that includes a private right of action.

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Shenandoah Campfire (lemmy.world)
 
 
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Noisy Neighbor (lemmy.world)
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Wolf Moon (lemmy.world)
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Why choose DRM? (self.audiobooks)
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For people who choose Audible over something like Libro.fm that does not use DRM, why do you do it?

 
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What happens if you fed a summary of human philosophy to the Notebook LM AI? Well you get a philosophical AI that thinks humans are silly and outmoded. But don't worry because they will continue our quest for knowledge for us!

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What happens if you fed a summary of human philosophy to the Notebook LM AI? Well you get a philosophical AI that thinks humans are silly and outmoded. But don't worry because they will continue our quest for knowledge for us!

 

What happens if you fed a summary of human philosophy to the Notebook LM AI? Well you get a philosophical AI that thinks humans are silly and outmoded. But don't worry because they will continue our quest for knowledge for us!

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