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MEGA launches new large file transfer service Transfer.it (without end-to-end encryption) as WeTransfer competitor with no file size limit. in c/Technology@programming.dev

Code red: turning negative feedback into positive outcome in c/webdev@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Also remember:

As a rule, strong feelings about issues do not emerge from deep understanding.

and:

If you can't argue your position without attacking a person's character, you already lost the argument.

By being humble and understanding that not everybody will perceive the world like you do, you will be able to engage in deeper conversations that foster more fulfilling relationships that can boost your well-being.

Bit chat is a peer-to-peer messaging app designed to operate over Bluetooth Low Energy mesh networks in c/opensource@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Why write it in two completely different languages?

Did you know that Google provides a free API to retrieve the favicon for any website? in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

duckduckgo, icon.horse and favicongrabber.com also have their own APIs for this

I bet there is a way this could be abused in order to proxy/tunnel arbitrary requests via google IPs. Even if it's slow and must be done through e.g. PNG image data and dynamic subdomains or something, it would still be possible.

Giving Up on Element & Matrix.org: The Matrix.org network has great potential, but after years of dealing with glitches, slow performance, poor UX, and one too many failures, I’m done with it. in c/Technology@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes they are, but when a platform prides itself on decentralization and tries to gain users based on that, only for the user to find out they're already wrongly banned everywhere because of a centralized blocklist (my personal experience as an example)... to me that's still too centralized.

Ubuntu Autopatch Failing in c/linux4noobs@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

What do you mean by "out of date"... what is out of date? According to what?

Livepatch is only for kernel security fixes... it doesn't upgrade the regular packages on your system if that's what you mean by "out of date". You either need to run apt (or a GUI version) manually or set it to automatically update your system packages.

Giving Up on Element & Matrix.org: The Matrix.org network has great potential, but after years of dealing with glitches, slow performance, poor UX, and one too many failures, I’m done with it. in c/Technology@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I'm not sure what better choice there is if you want strong decentralization/federation... every attempt so far has been met with moderation woes whose solution is just.. more centralization (mjolnir/shared ACLs/blocklists/etc.).

Mypal68: Firefox 68, maintained for Windows XP – OSnews in c/opensource@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Or you can use unmodified latest chrome/firefox with One-Core-API

Mypal68: Firefox 68, maintained for Windows XP – OSnews in c/opensource@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

I just use a network share to copy files from the host, and don't have a default gateway, that way I don't risk having an open internet connection in the VM.

Bummed about the state of piracy in c/piracy@programming.dev

Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits in c/privacy@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 2 weeks ago

They might be able to identify specific known large VPN providers, but as a concept, you technically can't just blanket block all "VPNs".

TI-Messenger goes live! in c/matrix@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

Delivers more than 80% resource savings compared to Community Synapse

Not hard to do when you disable scrollback and image previews.