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Re:Self-improvement is embracing your messy, imperfect life on Saturday January 15, 2022 @05:10AM (#29945245)
If you read carefully, the article meant that by accepting 'the hard truth' you have more chance to change.

Quotes:

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”

Paradoxically, accepting that you’re just not a confident person and you’re always going to feel a little off around other people will begin to make you feel more comfortable and less anxious around others.

Re:Self-improvement is embracing your messy, imperfect life on Saturday January 15, 2022 @05:09AM (#29945243)
If you read carefully, the article meant that by accepting 'the hard truth' you have more chance to change. Of course one needs take it with +ve tone.

Quotes:

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”

Paradoxically, accepting that you’re just not a confident person and you’re always going to feel a little off around other people will begin to make you feel more comfortable and less anxious around others.

Re:Deploy a Gmail-like email server in 30 (ish) minutes on Sunday December 26, 2021 @02:15PM (#29695354)
> If you're getting brute forced, learn how to set up and run blocklistd or fail2ban.

What about updating OS/packages/CVE when on holiday? Note that many CVEs are usually sent only to top-tier providers.

> See popular apps: Amazon, Bumble etc …nobody's on device app title reflects the apps functionality, they just use their brand name)

Whether or not it is correct/ethical but do not compare your app to Amazon. They are different, big, <add much more>.

My only guess is some one made a clone of your app; and is perhaps 'reporting' your app. And Google's AI is responding to you. (And if you are regular hn user... you know the results, sadly).

Re:Oracle Giving Away 4-Core 24 GB Memory Ampere Instances on Friday December 10, 2021 @04:13PM (#29515526)
accounts get cancelled after a few weeks!
Re:WhatsApp – Security of End-to-End Encrypted Backups [pdf] on Saturday September 11, 2021 @04:33AM (#28490360)
Automatic backups do not include any images or videos. They remain just unencrypted.

> Many non-tech people I know that are not aware of this have just come to terms with the fact that phone storage just runs out quicker than it did before, and old phones just lag at 2am for mysterious reasons.

Non-tech people get pissed when one smiley message is lost. So for all non-hn people automatic backups are a boon. I know this as we run a free repair-cafe - and help people migrate data from old phones.

Re:My love-hate affair with technology on Friday August 27, 2021 @11:59AM (#28329443)
Sadly people with such opinions work at slack/salesforce putting up walls (becoming totally incompatible to IRC) locking user data.
Re:AWS adds an extra 5.5M IPv4 addresses on Saturday August 14, 2021 @03:48AM (#28178889)
I know few universities that still use static ipv4 for computer pools. The admins claim easy for us to monitor for misuse.
Re:A Storage Crisis on Thursday July 15, 2021 @02:50AM (#27842060)
Perhaps it is SMR drive. Ubuntu or linux is generally poor at sleeping USB. Ubuntu always mounts at /media/username/drivename - I am sure something is wrong with your setup.
you are absolutely right. Even a google employee uses lineageos to avoid tracking but I am sure they deliver the code to millions of innocent...

https://libredd.it/r/LineageOS/comments/nnccvr/google_locati...

https://www.azmirror.com/2021/05/24/newly-unredacted-documen...

+1 for your ideas!
Re:Changes to Chrome OS’s release cycle on Friday June 11, 2021 @04:12PM (#27477868)
I would love if there is RHEL equiv. chromeOS even for non-enterprise.
While these are appreciated, why not create 2 Google accounts and dump the MP3s in there?
Re:How image search works at Dropbox on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @06:55AM (#27128827)
What a strange ToS:

  We can also change the fees for our services (other than those you have already contracted and paid for) at any time if we give you notice.

  10.2 make you pay, on demand, default interest on any amount you owe us at 10% per annum calculated on a daily basis, from the date when payment was due until the date when payment is actually made by you. You will also need to pay all expenses and costs (including our full legal costs) in connection with us trying to recover any unpaid amount from you.

  In circumstances where we cease providing our services for other reasons, we will, if we consider it appropriate, it is reasonably practicable and we are not prevented by law or likely to incur any liability in doing so, give you 30 days' notice to retrieve your data.
Not sure 10.2 is legal in EU?
ideally true. The issue is common person expects things to 'Just Work' - means read/allow contacts.
Lets start with https://www.nytimes.com/ especially cancellation of subscription.
I wonder how they vet any small companies? Just like stealing/selling Chrome/firefox extensions how will this work if a small company withe nextcloud offers migration - then it is 'acquired' by 'evil' company.

https://datatransferproject.dev/faq

> Q: Why aren’t there more, smaller companies in the Project?

Does no one in Indian govt think that of where India should go in the long-term (30-50 years). Sure few large Indian companies are with them now. What happens then?

Seems to me this will be a lost opportunity to be a leader (equal leader) in BRICS.

Or do they think that they can be self-sufficient?

Re:Are Xiaomi browsers spyware? Yes, they are (2020) on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @04:13AM (#26313387)
+ 1

also note that the Asian billionaires are learning for people like bezos/gates. In public they may be hate figures - but everyone orders from Amazon. Tax breaks for large companies.

(i.e) use thinktank to pass legislation to make everything they do legal.

Re:Are Xiaomi browsers spyware? Yes, they are (2020) on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @04:10AM (#26313369)
another reason being some eBay/re-sellers buy in low cost places (like India/China) - reinstall EU ROM and sell it at high cost. (Even now many devices in Asian markets come with a label like - Only for India-SIM)
Re:Samsung now updates Android for longer than Google does on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @04:00AM (#26248051)
Too many say that. iOS 14 in 6S. but can you use it like a daily driver and ditch your > 2019 iPhone? It is OK if you are using 6S for email + whatsapp? Any thing more? A typical user has atleast 20 apps - from banking to zoom.
Re:Living Like It's 99: No Social Media, No Smartphone on Monday February 22, 2021 @12:33PM (#26227357)
FTA

> A trick I’ve developed, when giving my contact info to new people, is to enter my phone number on their smartphone myself, and install Signal for them.

Glad to know.

Edit: I meant - who allow this?

Very likely many isps whitelist speedtest.net to show amazing speeds.

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