I really, really like Funtoo Linux. I've posted about it in the past.
It's a lot like Gentoo, as its based on Gentoo, built by the original founder of Gentoo. But it has a few subtle differences: - Portage uses git to sync the portage tree instead of rsync (though I think Gentoo back ported this feature). - boot-update. Gentoo lacks this program. It handles updating grub2 and lilo configuration based on the presence of kernels and initrd files in/boot. No mucking about with grub2-mkconfig. - systemd is unsupported, though its there if you want to use it. If it breaks, its on you.
I find myself using ArchLinux's wiki more and more these days. It seems like it is almost a binary version of Gentoo/Funtoo in many ways. I've been trying it out in a VM. Not having to compile everything is nice, but lacks tuning dependencies that I am so used to with Funtoo/Gentoo.
Mozilla supports Linux with a pathetic 1/3rd of XPs market share.
This has nothing to do with Market Share and everything to do with a platform that's up to date and current.
Microsoft abandoned XP and Vista a long time ago. There is a point where supporting old, outdated, unsupported platforms simply causes code bloat and makes it harder to maintain without breaking the older platforms.
I surely would not expect Firefox 50 to run on Ubuntu 4.10... would you?
In many cases the distro package maintainers will backport a little bit, but not for releases from 12+ years ago.
I operate a digital service online. My business is established in Canada, marketed to Canadians.
If someone from within the European Union decided to sign up and make a payment to my business in Canadian Dollars, I now legally have to register for a Tax ID within a European country and remit VAT.
Do I like it? Not at all. Is it the law? Yes. Do trade agreements enforce this law? You betcha.
I chose the alternative, and put a notice on my site that I can't do business with Europeans with an explaination and referenced the specific law.
I'm a small business owner. I can't afford the headaches that would cause. Perhaps in the future, but not righy now.
My experience with XMPP/Jabber has been this: - bloated, complicated protocol (descriptive XML for all communication, really?) - only 1 real contender for end to end Crypto (OMEMO), but it requires support at the server and client layer - server software is way overly complicated to set up and configure - security (cryptography) is not a core goal of XMPP/Jabber. It's all bolted on, and complicates the protocol and server setup even further
This is just my experience. The mobile clients all suck, too. Conversations is the best I have found for Android.
My issue isn't privacy, it's that it's being tied to a centralized, paid service like that. As the majority of my post mentioned, their centralization, closed minded approach is stifling their growth and, in my opinion, credibility.
It's another hurdle that makes it more difficult for people so set up their own private, federated IM network.
To be honest, it seems like the developers are just being lazy. I understand that in a pinch that GCM is a useful, reliable way to get an app to market... but this isn't your every day messenger. They proclaim that it's an open source project, but neglect to tell you it's tied to non-open services that are no longer in your control.
I understand the case for using phone numbers, but for privacy reasons alone should rule it out for an encrypted, private, secure messenger.
Signal already rules out Spam by using public/private cryptography as a whitelist, essentially. If you don't have a key to communicate with someone, you can't send them anything.
Being able to use an anonymized email address to communicate in a war torn area is a good thing.
Going the email address route would also make it really easy to integrate with other communication services (eg authenticate against an LDAP or IMAP server for a quick, company wide deployment).
E-mail addresses for authentication, plus federation would make it a better alternative to Jabber/XMPP, which does not natively support secure communications. OMEMO is great, but isn't widely supported by servers and clients.
If Marlinspike would stop being such a prick, and embrace Federation, this issue would be solved so easily.
It is possible for anyone to use the Signal Server and set one up for themselves. Unfortunately, Marlinspike is refusing to Federate and proclaims the centralized approach is much, much better for everyone..
I'm seriously considering forking it and removing the dependence of a telephone number and moving to an e-mail address instead. Having to set up a Twilio account (though I already have one) to send authentication codes via SMS is cumbersome (and gets expensive) and I have no idea how this trend caught on. People looking to use IM don't always want to use their phone number as their account identifier. Not to mention Signal piggybacks incoming message signalling over Google's Cloud Messaging platform.... there are other ways to do this without Google.
About the only thing I find it useful for is Spotify, but that's really only as I'm looking for new music.
I'll download/buy it and play it locally on my machine after I'm done looking for new stuff.
Other than that I dont really know what else I use that actually requires it these days. I can do without Spotify. It just has a really large collection of all kinds of music, so its easy.
Quite possibly. But you didn't answer my question. What the hell are you doing to make it harder to access your files if they are synced to each device you have the sync client installed on? What that means is you have local, up to date copies of all of your files necessary to work on. If you're in a situation where you are without internet or have a slow connection, you can still perform your job without any problems.
Nextcloud stores a copy of the files on all devices. I don't need access to the internet to access them.
I keep my laptop powered on while in my office, so it's always in sync with my desktop.
If I'm working somewhere without access to the internet, I modify the files locally and when I re-enter my home/office or somewhere with trusted Wifi, it will connect and sync up the newly modified files back into my data pool.
I also own the server in which the Nextcloud server software is installed in. I built it and shipped nearly across the country it to the datacenter myself, so I own it completely. I lease the power and connection, sure, but it pays for itself with hosting some other stuff for clients (it's all in separate VMs).
Wow. Did your parents forget to tell you they love you, or do you just be an asshole to everyone?
I understand exactly what you said, but it's not true.
I use the setup you described and in no way does it make it slower or harder to access my data. What the hell are you doing to make it harder for yourself?
3. Passage knob. No point in the extra lock with a good commercial deadbolt.
4. If you want get a little more expensive, get a steel door.
I used to apprentice as a locksmith. Electronics just over complicate this stuff. I recommend a Schlage. There's 20+ keyways you can choose from, and some are harder to pick your way into. Some with perpendicular tumblers that make it damn near impossible.
Avoid anything consumer grade, as a good stiff kick or a quick precise drilling through the tumblers will usually get you in under 10 minutes.
Also, if installed on a steel door, you'll never have to replace it as they are designed for constant (ab)use from staff and customers.
Maybe a security camera or two if you can justify the additional (though fairly minimal these days). Don't even look at anything less than 1080p, or analog. Power over ethernet is wonderful.
I've never had a situation where it wasn't possible.
Just this past week I argued with the tech that came to initialize my service after switching ISP's. Sure enough after calling back to his support center, they were able to do it for him remotely. After a power cycle it worked, and still works great now. So it's entirely possible if someone tells you it's not possible, there is a very good chance the tech you have just doesn't know how.
If you have a service with IPTV then maybe its a little more complicated, but certainly still possible as I did it when I had television service 7 or 8 years ago.
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My wife and I binged through The OA on Netflix in a single night.
At first I didn't like it (shaky cameras give me headaches) but it eventually settled down after the first episode.
Honestly I enjoyed it, and I really hope they continue it.
Deadbolts for the win!
I didn't realize Kroger and Publix were operating in Canada... /sarcasm
Canada is a different country, with different laws. Just because your experience is one thing, doesn't mean it's the same everywhere.
No I have the Saskatchewan plan.
There is a whole country outside of Ontario, y'know. :-)
I'm with Koodo. Owned by Telus.
$48/mo for unlimited Canada-wide calling, unlimited North America SMS/MMS, and 5GB of Canada-wide data.
I typically only use about 1/10 of the data, but at the price compared to the other offerings around here it is by far the best option.
Also, the odd time I travel around Canada I don't have to worry about getting gouged for long distance calling.
I really, really like Funtoo Linux. I've posted about it in the past.
It's a lot like Gentoo, as its based on Gentoo, built by the original founder of Gentoo. But it has a few subtle differences: - Portage uses git to sync the portage tree instead of rsync (though I think Gentoo back ported this feature). /boot. No mucking about with grub2-mkconfig.
- boot-update. Gentoo lacks this program. It handles updating grub2 and lilo configuration based on the presence of kernels and initrd files in
- systemd is unsupported, though its there if you want to use it. If it breaks, its on you.
I find myself using ArchLinux's wiki more and more these days. It seems like it is almost a binary version of Gentoo/Funtoo in many ways. I've been trying it out in a VM. Not having to compile everything is nice, but lacks tuning dependencies that I am so used to with Funtoo/Gentoo.
Nothing a screwdriver and soldering iron can't fix.
About a month ago I bought an HP Envy x360 Convertible 15", 1920x1080 resolution, Intel Kaby Lake i5-7200U, 8GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD.
Paid $900 Canadian Dollars (~$670 USD).
Agreed.
Mozilla supports Linux with a pathetic 1/3rd of XPs market share.
This has nothing to do with Market Share and everything to do with a platform that's up to date and current.
Microsoft abandoned XP and Vista a long time ago. There is a point where supporting old, outdated, unsupported platforms simply causes code bloat and makes it harder to maintain without breaking the older platforms.
I surely would not expect Firefox 50 to run on Ubuntu 4.10... would you?
In many cases the distro package maintainers will backport a little bit, but not for releases from 12+ years ago.
I operate a digital service online. My business is established in Canada, marketed to Canadians.
If someone from within the European Union decided to sign up and make a payment to my business in Canadian Dollars, I now legally have to register for a Tax ID within a European country and remit VAT.
Do I like it? Not at all. Is it the law? Yes. Do trade agreements enforce this law? You betcha.
I chose the alternative, and put a notice on my site that I can't do business with Europeans with an explaination and referenced the specific law.
I'm a small business owner. I can't afford the headaches that would cause. Perhaps in the future, but not righy now.
My experience with XMPP/Jabber has been this:
- bloated, complicated protocol (descriptive XML for all communication, really?)
- only 1 real contender for end to end Crypto (OMEMO), but it requires support at the server and client layer
- server software is way overly complicated to set up and configure
- security (cryptography) is not a core goal of XMPP/Jabber. It's all bolted on, and complicates the protocol and server setup even further
This is just my experience. The mobile clients all suck, too. Conversations is the best I have found for Android.
My issue isn't privacy, it's that it's being tied to a centralized, paid service like that. As the majority of my post mentioned, their centralization, closed minded approach is stifling their growth and, in my opinion, credibility.
It's another hurdle that makes it more difficult for people so set up their own private, federated IM network.
To be honest, it seems like the developers are just being lazy. I understand that in a pinch that GCM is a useful, reliable way to get an app to market... but this isn't your every day messenger. They proclaim that it's an open source project, but neglect to tell you it's tied to non-open services that are no longer in your control.
I understand the case for using phone numbers, but for privacy reasons alone should rule it out for an encrypted, private, secure messenger.
Signal already rules out Spam by using public/private cryptography as a whitelist, essentially. If you don't have a key to communicate with someone, you can't send them anything.
Being able to use an anonymized email address to communicate in a war torn area is a good thing.
Going the email address route would also make it really easy to integrate with other communication services (eg authenticate against an LDAP or IMAP server for a quick, company wide deployment).
E-mail addresses for authentication, plus federation would make it a better alternative to Jabber/XMPP, which does not natively support secure communications. OMEMO is great, but isn't widely supported by servers and clients.
If Marlinspike would stop being such a prick, and embrace Federation, this issue would be solved so easily.
It is possible for anyone to use the Signal Server and set one up for themselves. Unfortunately, Marlinspike is refusing to Federate and proclaims the centralized approach is much, much better for everyone..
I'm seriously considering forking it and removing the dependence of a telephone number and moving to an e-mail address instead. Having to set up a Twilio account (though I already have one) to send authentication codes via SMS is cumbersome (and gets expensive) and I have no idea how this trend caught on. People looking to use IM don't always want to use their phone number as their account identifier. Not to mention Signal piggybacks incoming message signalling over Google's Cloud Messaging platform.... there are other ways to do this without Google.
About the only thing I find it useful for is Spotify, but that's really only as I'm looking for new music.
I'll download/buy it and play it locally on my machine after I'm done looking for new stuff.
Other than that I dont really know what else I use that actually requires it these days. I can do without Spotify. It just has a really large collection of all kinds of music, so its easy.
Quite possibly. But you didn't answer my question. What the hell are you doing to make it harder to access your files if they are synced to each device you have the sync client installed on? What that means is you have local, up to date copies of all of your files necessary to work on. If you're in a situation where you are without internet or have a slow connection, you can still perform your job without any problems.
I love his videos! Learned some new things, too, while I was working at the locksmith.
Doesn't affect anything.
Nextcloud stores a copy of the files on all devices. I don't need access to the internet to access them.
I keep my laptop powered on while in my office, so it's always in sync with my desktop.
If I'm working somewhere without access to the internet, I modify the files locally and when I re-enter my home/office or somewhere with trusted Wifi, it will connect and sync up the newly modified files back into my data pool.
I also own the server in which the Nextcloud server software is installed in. I built it and shipped nearly across the country it to the datacenter myself, so I own it completely. I lease the power and connection, sure, but it pays for itself with hosting some other stuff for clients (it's all in separate VMs).
Wow. Did your parents forget to tell you they love you, or do you just be an asshole to everyone?
I understand exactly what you said, but it's not true.
I use the setup you described and in no way does it make it slower or harder to access my data. What the hell are you doing to make it harder for yourself?
Not if your files are continually synced across all devices, and backed up in the "cloud".
I use Nextcloud, personally.
I use XFCE, and 8 virtual workstation screens, but that's a personal preference. Anything more than two should be plenty. :-)
1. Find a lock smith
2. Grade one commercial deadbolt.
3. Passage knob. No point in the extra lock with a good commercial deadbolt.
4. If you want get a little more expensive, get a steel door.
I used to apprentice as a locksmith. Electronics just over complicate this stuff. I recommend a Schlage. There's 20+ keyways you can choose from, and some are harder to pick your way into. Some with perpendicular tumblers that make it damn near impossible.
Avoid anything consumer grade, as a good stiff kick or a quick precise drilling through the tumblers will usually get you in under 10 minutes.
Also, if installed on a steel door, you'll never have to replace it as they are designed for constant (ab)use from staff and customers.
Maybe a security camera or two if you can justify the additional (though fairly minimal these days). Don't even look at anything less than 1080p, or analog. Power over ethernet is wonderful.
So... do you like... stuff?
I've never had a situation where it wasn't possible.
Just this past week I argued with the tech that came to initialize my service after switching ISP's. Sure enough after calling back to his support center, they were able to do it for him remotely. After a power cycle it worked, and still works great now. So it's entirely possible if someone tells you it's not possible, there is a very good chance the tech you have just doesn't know how.
If you have a service with IPTV then maybe its a little more complicated, but certainly still possible as I did it when I had television service 7 or 8 years ago.