False. Everyone can opt out of Facebook.

i’m pretty sure my neighbour’s dog is going to announce a new ai assistant any day now

I have to download an app to confirm the reservation?

<three sentences not containing the answer to the question>

wait, you’re actually using encrypted email? Is it for work or you use it with friends/family too?

I’ve never received an encrypted email in my entire life.

Ah yes, that’s Android for ya.

Nice article!

You seem to be missing the word “by” in the table introducing threat T04. Also, the threat summary table uses ✅ and ❌ in a way that was counterintuitive to me: initially I thought ✅ meant the encryption approach protects against the threat.

A bigger issue IMO is how you describe email encryption in transit as a matter of fact, but according to Google transparency report[1] there are still domains that do not support in transit encryption, and, what’s worse, when you send an email you can’t tell if it will be encrypted or not.

[1] https://transparencyreport.google.com/safer-email/overview?hl=en

The T in “ninja” is silent. Silent and invisible.

There are two ways to create a resume today. One option is to use a resume template, such as an office/google doc, and customize it according to your needs. The other option is to use a resume builder, an online tool that allows you to input your information and automatically generates a resume for you.

Using a resume template requires manual formatting work, like copying and pasting text sections and adjusting spacing, which can be time-consuming and error-prone.

Me just using LaTeX[1] with hundreds of templates[2] with no formatting problems for 18 years now…

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX

[2] https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/tagged/cv

Quantum encryption isn’t something quantum computers can even do. It’s not just transforming bits into other bits, it’s about building entirely new security properties based on physical properties of matter.

So, even if it is interesting for end users, they would need dedicated hardware anyway.

https://pixelfed.social/p/sedah/710395721014627367

We used to drive bicycles when we were children. Then we started driving cars. Bicycles have two wheels, cars have four. Eight wheels seems to be the logical next step, why don’t we drive eight-wheel vehicles?

The “15 to 17” part is worded somewhat confusingly, but it’s not wrong.

The number of bits contained in a double is equivalent to ~15.95 decimal digits. If you want to store exactly a decimal number with a fixed number of significant digits, floor(15.95) = 15 digits is the most you can hope for. However, if you want to store exactly a double by writing it out as a decimal number, you need 17 digits.

Despite this design, it is possible to write useful programs.

Interestingly, this applies to C++ too.

to be fair, the way it’s worded I can parse as “a language for web programming”, instead of “a programming language for the web”

[…] Sundar Pichai defended the layoffs and claimed that workers sometimes reach out to express gratitude for the cuts.

“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week.”

My personal favourite is “blithering idiot”.

Probably not. But life is full of minor inconveniences like that, and they do add up.

Plastic wrapping that’s easy to open.

Bathroom mirrors that don’t steam up after taking a shower.

Vending machines that are competent at accepting cash. Everywhere else that I’ve been to, you have to smoothen the bill and make sure it has no wrinkles or bended corners, and even then the machine would sometimes give you a hard time. In Japan, you just insert a stack (!) of bills, and the machine will count them within seconds, and also give you change in bills, and not a gazillion of coins.

Gates at the train stations are also better than everywhere else. You don’t have to wait for the person in front of you to pass the gate, you just insert your ticket and go. You also don’t need to look for arrows or notches or whatever on the ticket to insert it correctly.

Electric kettles that are very quiet and keep the water hot for a very long time.

Trains where all seats face the front, so you don’t have to sit against the direction of travel.