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And that it uses a proprietary encryption protocol, "MTProto", which has been repeatedly found to have vulnerabilities, like every other self-made encryption scheme. Now add in the…

It's a UAE company with a custom encryption protocol, e2ee off by default, and no e2ee for group chat. You're damn right it's a honeypot. Use Signal or Element/Matrix.

I'm not particularly thrilled, given Telegram is based in the United Arab Emirates, its client-server encryption is almost purposefully garbage (they basically rolled their own TLS…

> This event left a lot of scar tissue across all of Technical Infrastructure, and the next few months were not a fun time (e.g. a mandatory training where leadership read out emai…

Yeah, kinda points to battery failure, but "our rivals haxxored us!!!" is certainly a nice cover story for the company and the local government.

> I also know that I have near-zero risk from COVID There's no such thing as "near zero risk from COVID." There are factors that make you high risk (age, obesity, etc) but whether …

But if an expert in fasteners says "use this nail/bolt, made of this material and grade, for this application"...and then Joe Roofer says "WELL I actually work on roofs unlike thos…

As a possible patient, good riddance as well. These people clearly don't believe in science and/or they don't believe in trusting experts and following their instructions. That's t…

What qualifies you to speak on the subject? What makes you more qualified than the people who actually have professional education, training, and experience in running a hospital?

Please educate yourself on herd immunity.

"Very high altitude"

Neither Virgin nor Blue Origin actually go into orbit or even "space", and both have a trash safety culture and a not-much-better record: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/30/science…

I'd rate it a 5/7 book

I recently read Fire Upon the Deep and I think I'd agree that Vinge is great at speculative fiction. I hadn't looked at the publish/copyright date when I borrowed the ebook from my…

You're implying that because they're within legal limits everything is A-OK (how are the limits set? Exhibit A: US drinking water pollutant limits, which were raised by Bush, not b…