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Blinkist and skimming a book have their place for getting some of the key points, it's hard to find the time to read all useful books. But I agree that to really get the most out o…

Hypothesis is one that has been interesting to use for web article annotation. It lets you save quotes and comments on articles https://web.hypothes.is/

It's interesting to learn about. Other molecules are also found to inhibit replication of 3CL protease in SARS cov-2 [1]. The UK scientific advisory group SAGE published a few mont…

ANC headphones are great for low-frequency (bass) sounds. But with cheap headphones I find I can still hear speech. I think new housing uses mass loaded vinyl to prevent high frequ…

I use gitAhead as daily git Gui on linux. It's fast to run. Has a lot of git features, maybe not all though. https://gitahead.github.io/gitahead.com/

I found it through search on Youtube, had been looking for which way to package applications on Linux. Packaging really takes a bit of time, reading documentation and figuring out …

A great talk on Flatpak sandboxing was released in March. [1]. The original post is from 2018 (Flatpak 1.0). Not sure if these issues are completely fixed yet, there are a lot of r…

Just following the surveillance model pioneered by Google, Facebook etc. I'm glad tech surveillance is being covered and some awareness and opposition is visible here. Xiaomi aren'…

Russian roulette might be an unfair comparison, but it may only be one order of magnitude different to this virus IFR. With probability a number between 0 and 1, percentage is betw…

The graphs on this page shows the situation for NY. It is clear that the risk can't be compared with 2009's H1N1. It's sobering. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/10/upsh…

Really promising and excellent video. I hope chloroquine (or hydroxychloroquine) proves to be effective in emergency clinical trials. And that it can be readily sourced for upcomin…

I'd recommend going to https://savedotorg.org and sharing it if possible. There will be a public call through this campaign for people interested in learning more about this sale o…

It's worth noting that the former ICANN CEO, Fadi Chehadé is highly involved in this sale. This timeline also seems to suggest that current members of ICANN are also biased towards…

There is https://SaveDotOrg.org which people that don't support this selling out of .org should sign. It's supported by NTEN and a lot of other site owners and internet users.

From https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/11/isoc-pir-... : "March 2019: ICANN receives 3,300 comments uniformly opposed to the change and 6 in favor of removing price c…

Sounds like a cash-out or a kickback. Still not worth any more money than ISOC was already making. ISOC should listen and row back on this decision. There are more than ten thousan…

Another post mentioned that this may be self-dealing. This comment they linked has information on complaints/actions that can be taken: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2165832…

I agree that the privacynotincluded site should have a broader set of standards but I really commend them for investing resources into tackling the truth of the huge amount of surv…

One simple answer is that marketing (a.k.a. thought manipulation) works. Propaganda works. What's the advertisement/marketing spending for all these surveillance companies' product…

"Be my guest, regulate the sh1t out of it. I'll give you side-doors, back-doors, trackers, whatever you want. Just don't shut it down." Intense scene. Good decision by Germany/Fran…

Always enjoy reading these updates. It's refreshing for a company to explain their progress in this kind of technical detail, another bonus of a free/open source product. Congrats …

The privacy issue can happen in two ways that I can think of: 1. Unclear boundaries of data. How many points of data are being collected and sent 'home'? CPU performance? OK. Devic…

"There’s only two things that will improve your situation: 1. Concentrate on your users, audience, customers, fans. Figure out what they want. Develop a deep connection with them. …

This is a brilliant idea I feel. Students of history have a fairly unique position in having in-depth understanding of events. They are like cultural scientists, they work to under…

Here is how I think about surveillance. Suppose your boss decides they want to run a quiet experiment on you. They tell you to install an employee clock-in app on your personal pho…