Notices by Stu (tehstu@hachyderm.io)

@inthehands I wasn't sure where in this thread to reply, but I was told yesterday that the "secret sauce" bit to Proton (and Tuta) is that only you have the decryption key to read the contents of your email. For example, I read Tuta's security page yesterday and their email search index is on your machine, because they can't do it.

So, it's slightly better than what is obviously a protocol never intended for private communication. Having said that, I did prefer that my email was sat outside of US jurisdiction (Cloud Act) vs having to go through an international warrant.

Good thread, thanks for putting it together. Email is definitely one of those things that are old enough that people won't know this stuff. That everything is encrypted in transit is something I learned, actually.

@mekkaokereke We're going to need a Team America sequel.

@mekkaokereke I wish I had access to one of these. More actual utility than a massive truck or SUV, and small enough it'll rattle around inside a US-size garage. I'd absolutely be that person who lugged stuff around for people. Save every other vehicle on my street being a full size pickup, anyway.

@inthehands kickers are only on the field for a few minutes per game, fire them and make AI punt.

@inthehands your CS lectures must be excellent if these thought provoking threads are anything to go by. I've never considered any of that before, really interesting.

@inthehands we're south of you and did ours earlier. First Wednesday of the month in the Midwest must be like lighting the beacons to summon help from the kingdom of Rohan.

@mekkaokereke @Rycaut @dusk @clive @hazelnot @teadrinker I'd gladly pay more for a product that lasted. I'm nursing along all my appliances, all ~10y old and now iffy.

When I was a kid my mum used to shred washing machines. Lot of laundry. Repair guy from the manufacturer told her "you're using it too much". Eventually bought an expensive model which looked a bit quaint but lasted until well after I moved out.

Not sure that same resilient thinking goes into any products now, expensive or not.

@inthehands deport to where? If I get caught up in this I'll be back to the UK, but what about people born in the US? Made stateless?

I appreciate I'm expending more thought on this than the average Trump voting xenophobe, but still.

@mekkaokereke I didn't realize you were there, that makes me reconsider. I'm having the strangest FOMO about it, although ironically deleted the invite from the initial rollout.

I honestly don't know if a big, central place to organize is the way to go (with one eye on the wheels eventually falling off), or stick the course with proper decentralization. It's disheartening to see how some recent PRs were treated by the Mastodon core team. Starting to believe the "yes, slowly" = "no".

@thomasfuchs out of curiosity, and if you don't mind sharing, do you have this turned on?

@mekkaokereke Gah, I found this thread and then somehow completely missed that you'd already answered my question. Sorry about that, and appreciated.

@mekkaokereke This graph by John Burn-Murdoch of the FT is being shared, and his analysis suggests Millennials are the first group not getting more conservative as they age (in US/UK, at least).

I immediately thought of this post you made and so was skeptical of the graph. I trusted John's informative work during the height of the pandemic, so I wonder where this analysis goes wrong.

Appreciate your thoughts, if you have a moment, please.

https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/113448632302017098

@inthehands I was just talking to my wife about this. I don't think you can convince me that the position of certain press (or perhaps their wealthy owners) isn't that Trump is a useful idiot to install Smooth Used Car Salesman MAGA Vance. It doesn't really matter how that happens, be it ill-health or the law. The age thing, on which they're now silent, was to hopefully get an inferior candidate.

Which sounds like fringe conspiracy nonsense. I honestly don't know - I guess if the shoe fits?

@inthehands complete aside, but 111 miles this last week? That's excellent, must be doing wonders for your health.

I haven't regularly ridden since I was a late teen. I'm in a similar middle aged boat and I should really treat myself to that new bike I've been threatening for years. It can't replace the car, we pay lip service here by "sharing the road" with bikers, which I'm astonished doesn't cause more injuries to cyclists. But we've got miles of trails I need to avail myself of.

@inthehands Oh, no. I know subsequent seasons were quite different to the first, but it felt like a story perfectly and completely told, for all characters.

Apple needs some line go up for their subscription service?

@inthehands @ned taking the time to write the correct amount of documentation. Future someone is high fiving past someone.

@inthehands "draft bill attached"

Should be the name of the documentary about this abject failure of our political process.

@inthehands you've been knocking it out of the park with these threads, can't agree more.

@inthehands I've never thought of it that way, but you're right. Ostensibly clean, but they hide the non intuitive complexity. Plus, for the sake of appearing to be new (and sell devices), I think there's impetus to keep fiddling with it.

After I replied earlier, I was reminded of how consistent the Xbox user interface has been (after they shed the silly Windows 8 look). Probably for close to a decade now. I assume the PlayStation is similar.

@inthehands I think we've hidden so much behind clean user interfaces now. Well, and clean hardware too, devoid of mechanical inputs. If I remember correctly, early iOS made quite clear which on screen elements you interacted with. Websites of the era similarly do.

And not only are we hiding stuff, but we keep altering the paradigm. Burger menu? Sure, lot of people now familiar with it (and a waffle, etc). But Google is moving away from that now.

Minimalism has set us back, I reckon.