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Re:The Static Site Paradox on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @07:33AM (#41786719)
http://68k.news/

is also a nice one

Re:I Like Makefiles on Saturday September 21, 2024 @08:31AM (#41609555)
This is most likely what is being referenced: https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan/blob/master/Makefile

I like how the includes are separated and commented.

Also if you weren't already familiar with their work you might be interested in giving this a read: https://justine.lol/ape.html

> See, for instance, the deals Mozilla has with their default DoH providers.

Like the one they had that just circled back around to the ISPs that regularly data-mine their users' traffic?: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/comcast-mozilla-...

They released a blog post about it with a little more info: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/privacy-preserving-attri...
Re:Tell HN: MS forcing Edge shortcut on desktop on Sunday January 22, 2023 @11:57AM (#34479376)
That line seems to often be said in threads where people are fighting against Microsoft's latest barrage of dark patterns. For some reason the time spent on dealing with that is never compared fairly: "Windows is only usable is your time has no value".
He did pick Cuba! If I recall correctly he was flying from Hong Kong to Cuba and the US canceled his passport on the layover in Russia, stranding him there.
Re:uMatrix has been archived on Sunday September 20, 2020 @08:08AM (#24533514)
If you're using uBlock Origin already, then you don't really need uMatrix or NoScript. Just enable medium mode or hard mode:

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m...

Re:System Hardening in Android 11 on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @07:36PM (#23696079)
Sadly it seems that prior restrictions in Android have already taken their toll on Termux: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23224669
Why not just use ublock origin in medium mode[0] (or hard mode[1] if you're so inclined)?

[0]https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-medium...

[1]https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-hard-m...