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Re:Passkeys Are Not a Trap on Thursday October 15, 2026 @06:40AM (#50101783)
I think KeypassXC already provides plain text export and Bitwarden provides some export as well. I guess eventually either passkey ecosystem will become locked to a few specific vendors that won't implement functionality FIDO does not like or passkeys will be extractable. In first case it'll become vendor locked corporate standard, in second - same as passwords with url verification.

Or it can stay a niche standard most people don't care much about, we'll see.

Re:Passkeys Are Not a Trap on Thursday October 15, 2026 @01:28AM (#50099565)
Sure, there are some options. However, a post I was replying to pointed out that it's more of an exception rather than a rule.
Re:Passkeys Are Not a Trap on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @04:06PM (#50094298)
Except that in almost all implementations passkeys can't be extracted or copied, unlike ssh keys. Great for enterprise, terrible for home use.
Re:Passkeys Are Not a Trap on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @04:01PM (#50094209)
> The defining feature of passkeys is that they're stored in your password manager, and you can't read them, so you can't be tricked into typing them into the wrong web site.

That's the biggest issue.

Haven't been tricked so far. On the other hand, I've had a couple of accounts locked because "we don't like your ip", "we want your phone number now", or "we want to send a push notification/text to the phone that just died".

Why would I trade control over my credentials for some potential security gains, while introducing new dependencies on Google, Apple, or whoever runs my password manager - and the very real risk of being locked out of all of my own accounts?

Re:Passkeys Are Not a Trap on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @03:35PM (#50093746)
It almost seems like instead of passkeys in their current state we just need SSH keys but with added website verification.
Re:US Suspends Visa Program for Tech Firms Including Microsoft on Thursday October 08, 2026 @08:51PM (#50014599)
For many companies the whole reason for this is to pay lower salary and prevailing wage in NYC and SF is higher. I knew a guy who got a small raise before his PERM was filled simply because his salary at the time was lower than salary in PERM. It was 10 years ago and in Florida, I imagine difference now and in HCOL locations is even bigger.
Re:I don't like passkeys on Saturday September 19, 2026 @06:07AM (#49765076)
Newegg marketplace is a funny place. Not only many items are more expensive than elsewhere, I had my orders delivered literally in Amazon or Walmart packaging. There are genuine merchants that made a choice to work with Newegg but there are many resellers from other stores as well.
Re:More than 100k people in Japan are now aged 100 or older on Saturday September 19, 2026 @05:52AM (#49764995)
In 3rd world countries having children is also a retirement plan because government does not guarantee much for elderly. Not sure if developed countries want to go there though.
Re:LG Says We're Fake News [video] on Sunday September 13, 2026 @08:17PM (#49690215)
My dryer makes a "beep" sound when it's done. Not sure what would I gain if it played on my phone instead.
Re:Suica, Japan's First IC Transit Card on Friday August 28, 2026 @04:29AM (#49475937)
That tap in and out system causes unexpected issues sometimes. Many subway stations in Tokyo have different extrances for different directions that are not connected underground. Once I entered such station for a train that went in a wrong way and when I tried to exit gates didn't let me. It was unmanned station so it took me a while to find an intercom and explain my issue to a person so they can unblock me.
Re:Suica, Japan's First IC Transit Card on Friday August 28, 2026 @04:12AM (#49475822)
In Vienna they don't have gates at all or even much indication where gates supposed to be. My first visit I accidentally didn't pay for my ticket - I'm used to ticket machines being near the gates but I couldn't spot any. I also arrived on a train so I thought that since there was no gates or visible ticket machines between train and subway, maybe my train ticket is valid for a subway trip (happens in some places) but it was not the case.
Re:U.S. State Department Pauses Immigrant Visa Applications on Thursday August 27, 2026 @12:04AM (#49459554)
But isn't that how market supposed to work? Company offers to pay x for the job, can't find anyone for x, so it raises salary to x+y.

I would understand logic of bringing people from other countries when there is a shortage of workers but with current market it doesn't seem to be the case.

Re:Credit Card Rewards Became a $9.2B Wealth Transfer on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @03:58PM (#49454973)
The cost of accepting cash is not necessarily lower - you have take into account higher theft risk, miscounts and cost of delivering it to the bank. Also there is no incentive for businesses to pass saved fees to customers.
Re:Credit Card Rewards Became a $9.2B Wealth Transfer on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @03:23PM (#49454428)
I think it's true for most businesses with single transaction being big enough - car dealerships, child care, rent. On the other hand many of them are not happy with cash either because processing cash also incur fees that are not nesessarily less than credit card fees. Most businesses that prefer to take cash are smaller ones because most likely they won't report it.
Re:Credit Card Rewards Became a $9.2B Wealth Transfer on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @03:03PM (#49454121)
There are plenty of credit cards in US with 2% cashback on any transaction and no fees if you pay bills on time (usually 20-30 days after statement closes). Some of them even throw in small sign in bonus.
Re:Dear people who work at the airport on Saturday August 15, 2026 @06:22AM (#49309382)
They do confiscate plenty of guns though: https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/3816926-these-us-a...
Re:Dear people who work at the airport on Saturday August 15, 2026 @06:03AM (#49309279)
But then air companies will have to hire more workers to move luggage.
Re:Dear people who work at the airport on Saturday August 15, 2026 @05:45AM (#49309175)
At some point I grew tired of taking my belt off in airports so I bought one with plastic buckle. I still had to take it off in some European airport because their new advanced scanner scans volume instead of metal...
It works fine until Google suddenly decides that your new device is not you and asks you to confirm login from previous device...
It's cat and mouse game, VPN providers have to constantly update their protocol after being blocked by DPI.
Re:Original GrapheneOS responses to WIRED fact checker on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @01:54AM (#47859599)
Unlikely the case, Telegram is the app that Russian government is most focused on blocking right now, it's almost impossible to use without proxy or VPN.

Not saying Durov is perfect but video you linked is about guy who has all his assets in Russia while Durov has none.

Re:Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, has died on Friday February 27, 2026 @03:28PM (#47185140)
Not sure about a film, but maybe TV series? I thought Game of Thrones was not adaptable but then HBO did it.
Re:Unifi Travel Router on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @02:55AM (#46373447)
Does it require specific VPN apps or root? I tried connecting laptop to phone hotspot and even though phone was connected to VPN, laptop wasn't.
Re:“No tax on tips” is an industry plant on Saturday August 02, 2025 @04:45AM (#44765828)
I haven't thought of that, makes sense. That likely applies more to higher-end non-chain places and tourist spots with lots of first time visitors. Regular customers will often know what they want.
Re:“No tax on tips” is an industry plant on Friday August 01, 2025 @11:10AM (#44757984)
Is the definition of a good server in this case one who can serve more tables than others in the same amount of time? In most places tips are mandatory and % does not depend much on anything unless someone messed up.

Commission on sales is very different from restaurant tips.

Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting on Saturday March 01, 2025 @02:38AM (#43216932)
Not exactly to get enrolled, but in Moscow websites officially advertize 2300000 rub to sign, which is about $25000. Then monthly payment is 190000 rub so for first year it'll be about $50000 which is 5 to 10 times more than average salary (depending on the region). Initial bonus for enrollment is city-dependent but as far as I understand anyone can just travel to Moscow and sign in there.

I heard that volonteer numbers right now are pretty high so army became more selective - people expect that war will end soon and hope to get sign in bonus without spending much time on the battlefield, if any.

Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers on Friday December 27, 2024 @01:16PM (#42524542)
Prigozhin was a very different case, not that many people have their own paramilitary organization to defend them. Only other such person I can think of is someone like Kadyrov.
Re:Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers on Friday December 27, 2024 @01:06PM (#42524455)
This aircraft was trying to land so it likely had much lower altitude and speed than usual.
In the previous active phase of war in Syria Hezbollah was one of the main Assad supporters that provided manpower. They are extremely weakened right now, so in a way rebels can thank Israel for indirect help.
Not sure if people who prefer to use cash will consider that an adequate substitute.

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