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Note that IPFS has had a browser extension for quite some time for IPFS support. This inclusion is mostly akin to bundling a browser extension. While it is great to see it included by default, it really isn't a great reason to switch browsers unless you have other reasons:
Again, I applaud them for their efforts. I think it is cool. However, it would also be cool to have a standalone crossword app that uses an ncurses-type of library to play crosswords in the console without relying on Emacs. That is all I was saying. I'm not criticizing the author that what they did isn't neat.
Emacs is meant to really be a text-editor. I'm all for utilizing Emacs and Vim to do unique things, like ledgers and time tracking, since those are essentially markup formats for text editing. However, crosswords just seems more or less like playing games in Vim. It is cool and all, like I said, but it seems much better suited for at least a semi-interactive text-based CLI app.
I applaud the developer regardless, but I personally would be much more keen on using this if it was standalone and not dependent on Emacs.
I get that this is cool and all, but why Emacs? Why not just use a text-based library and have it as a standalone app?
There is a C++ implementation that is pretty nice:
I'm not being silenced. I can setup a website easily or my own Mastodon, or whatever else. If I really wanted to make it more censorship-resistant I'd use IPFS and a decentralized JS framework for real-time communication.
r/conservative r/conspiracy r/donaldtrump all come to mind as communities that (up until one was recently banned) complained about censorship while constantly banning users for providing debate.
Heck, I signed up for Gab and was almost immediately banned from the entire site after sharing my liberal opinion.
Does that mean if I call my boss names and he fires me, he is censoring my free speech? Now apply that to Facebook. Facebook isn't censoring free speech and the definition of free speech doesn't mean you can say whatever you want and not have any repercussions.
I'd be much more worried about governments telling me what I can/can't say, rather than private companies not letting me use their platforms to say it.
Strength through adversity? Maybe this will be the fire needed to improve decentralization and alternative currencies that are more censorship resistant?
That is precisely what IPFS and ETH domains are for:
https://docs.ipfs.io/how-to/websites-on-ipfs/link-a-domain/#...
I don't want this to sound wrong, but I perceive most of the people complaining about censorship to be hypocrites. They'd be the first to censor if they were in charge of these platforms. They are some of the first to ban in moderated communities like reddit.
The reason they're upset is because they are not in control. I think in some ways they are like the people scared of change, and the once change has taken place they are scared of not being in control.
Partially, regulation is one thing but being able to kick someone out of your establishment is also part of the law that has been upheld by the Supreme Court and in the constitution. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of communication platforms on the Internet. If Twitter was the only communication platform, then I would be very upset about this decision.
There are some companies that I do not think should be allowed to ban people, like ISPs.. since many times people don't have choices between multiple high-speed ISPs. However, Twitter is not in that same category.
They already can. No one is forcing you to use Twitter. There are plenty of other platforms, or you can even... wait for it, this is such a radical idea... host your own website.
No, to let them spy on America.
There are several instances of Trump going against his intelligence community, specifically in regards to Russia, to weaken America's cyber-defense. There are legitimate reasons to be concerned that he was being blackmailed by a foreign government to weaken America's institutions, and sow chaos and division.
The best thing we can do is not let history forget what happened today, and what will happen with we let someone like Donald Trump have free reign over the political institutions without proper checks and balances. More than ever, the Democrats need to limit their own powers to prevent a similar occurrence in 4 or 8 more years.
It does nothing more for CSAM material than IPFS. Both can adequately block these from nodes too. It doesn't provide anonymity either, so I don't see how this will be primarily used for CSAM.
The police in the capital building were on video shaking these "protesters" hands.
I was going to mention the exception of 18F. I'm truly impressed with their efforts after working FedRAMP and wish more government agencies would adopt their culture.
Mobile phone companies can "moderate" a customer or user from abusing their services. Also, traditional phone now includes VOIP, video chat, etc.
You can do both.
PIE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Position-independent_code#Posi...
Obfuscation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscation_(software)#Obfusca...
AMD is selling processors faster than they can make them.
The US government is full of corruption and closed-source companies basically destroying almost all open source collaborative efforts based on greed. Unless a leader steps in that truly understands this and works to get rid of it, then I don't think the US will ever be able to compete.