For the security aspect, I’ve skimmed through the code, it seems the “building blocks” that they are using (security primitives) are still relevant as of today. Namely I’ve found AES, ed25519, Hmac. The code itself is mostly taken from Text Secure (now Signal) at a point when they’ve decided to drop SMS support in order to focus on their own network (bypassing SMS).

Personally I’d trust it more than raw SMS at least. I think I’d mostly trust it.

I use Element/XMPP/Signal mostly though. In fact I’ve stopped using Silence few years ago… Somehow thinking outside of the SMS box now.

If you want to patch the problem instead of fully solving it, you can use the Silence app from F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.smssecure.smssecure

It encrypts your SMS’es, so there’s literally no battery drain to keep “connected”.

Note: you’ll need to open F-Droid repo’s setting and click “archive”.

Yes! Thanks!

I must be blind, I don’t see it. Is it a part of the two pictures in the body of the post, or the referenced image? (The referenced image does not open for me.)

I’ve updated my comment to remove the question and provide the info Eq0 posted right away.

P.S. It’s a tall order on the internet, but please - chill a bit! I was asking a question, I don’t even know how that can be “literally incorrect”. I guess I should know better than asking questions on aggro topics. The main referenced picture doesn’t open for me BTW, only the two images in the body of the post.

Does that include the fact that Europe has more than twice the population of the US? So road fatalities are actually 4x if you calculate per person?

That’s bizarre. Did you try clearing up the hidden folders .stfolder and .stversions and starting from scratch? I’m not doubting that you experience what you experience, I just never had it and I’m curious how you can even get to such a state. Using “syncthing fork” from F-Droid and Syncthing-v2.0.12 on desktop.

a large 17.3-inch monitor for getting work done comfortably without the need for external screens

While the brand is very good from what I hear, this particular statement is total nonsense. External screens are usually meant for overall comfort. And if you care about overall comfort and ergonomics, you would 100% buy an external keyboard and an external monitor (the latter ideally mounted on a monitor arm).

Basically, don’t be lured into actually using just the notebook for desktop use, even if they advertise the best possible keyboard and screen. Instead, buy proper external peripherals and get a “thank you” from your wrists and neck in 10 years.

What do you mind about the Intel part?

Hey, welcome to the concept of self-hosting! This is where I was 15+ years ago.

Realistically, I’d just recommend installing something and trying it out. You’ll iterate many time before you’ll slowly start to align somewhere I suspect, in terms of software/approaches etc.

If you want the very first steps, then why not simply connect your old PC to a monitor and install a Desktop version of Mint? It’s super-“wrong”, but it’ll get you started. Once you reach a stage of not wanting to waste memory/CPU on a graphical system, you’ll be able to do something like systemctl disable lightdm.service and voila, graphics don’t load on start anymore. Once you get even more confident, apt remove gdm3 xfce4 xfdesktop will remove any extra disk space (I’m dropping DE names that I approximately remember off the top of my head). With the packages for graphics gone, your system is indistinguishable from a server now.

Overall it’s a nice path to walk, or at least it was fun and somewhat educative and very frustrating and giving a sense of control for me personally. Do you have any specific questions?

Are you talking about the one that was updated 4 years ago?

Or bubblewrap. Though that requires more effort than “a bit of time” to do comprehensive isilation…

Is it a good idea with TACO to wait and see if it actually makes it into the law? (TACO=Trump Always Chickens Out)

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There’s also some “good old” lobbying from what I remember, with SUVs and Light Trucks literally being de-regulated and “cheaper” at a time where normal cars were taxed. At least that’s what I vaguely remember from another video of the same author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo (he has links/proofs for his claims, everything I’ve checked or know so far was legit).

While true, it will be of very little help for me if somebody whom I know will get killed by this…

Additionally, all the car owners around it will start to feel less safe too (the US car phenomena). So maybe some people will start buying a small car instead of a tiny car, a medium car instead of a small one etc.

One important thing to keep in mind: it’s not only the person who killed the cyclist. It’s probably the system and how it’s designed, too. For example, was the “50kmh” limit just a label, or was it enforced and made intuitive with road turns and speed bumps too?

The “justice” system and how it worked here feels like a crime though, to be honest.

The original claim was about tracking (“escape the big tech tracking”), so here AWS and Cloudflare are definitely relevant. The content, including input, also flows through them I think? It’s specifically unencrypted if I get it right.

Thanks for your comment. I’m still only learning how legislation in the EU works. However, so far I haven’t been able to confirm what you’re saying. Could you help if you know? (I assume not only me, but possibly other readers, too)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_European_Union

Here it doesn’t say (almost) anything about “trade”. Admittedly I’ve only read 2-3 pages and then used Ctrl+F to search on the rest of the page though… Is it a de-facto split between the legislative powers of the Council and the Parliament? Where to read about it?

I get that you are feeling slint is not GPL, but I do not understand where that feeling comes from.

I think it’s because the for-profit nature of the company may not create an actual community of FOSS enthusiasts around it. So if something were to happen to the business side of Slint-the-company, there would not be a strong community with known leaders and vision to save the situation. It’s not like this is guaranteed for FOSS projects, but it’s much more likely there. Single-person FOSS projects are scary to me for this reason as well.

That is the biggest factor for me. (There are other important factors, too.)