edarchis

Joined 9 years ago

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Sep 18
Born in the 70s, started coding in the 80s, Linux early adopter, FOSDEM, now doing Python and devopsec.
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Comment · 19 days ago
> How it works: you import a CSV from any bank, in any currency. I dropped the CSV from my bank and only got 2 fields. I fixed the CSV and suddenly the IBAN BE12 3456 7890 123 became BE12 in Pulse

First operation I did was switch it to Belgium. "type to search" Didn't work. Saving after manually setting it was a really long beach ball.

Can't say I'm impressed. It had potential but didn't seem to develop it.

Comment · 23 days ago
Isn't rclone copying everything rsync style (at least for Proton) ?
Comment · 24 days ago
Uptime Kuma, a monitoring system. A lot of commercial monitoring systems are expensive as hell. I like Updown.io, where you can pay per use but Uptime Kuma offers more features, albeit being single user.

[edit] I listen to a bunch of audiobooks, so Audiobookshelf.org

Comment · 26 days ago
After decades of being happy for my JetBrain, I cancelled my all productssubscription this week. I find that the quality of the tool has gone down the drain. I replaced Datagrip with TablePlus and I don't really need Pycharm, IDEA that much anymore. Recently, I kept complaining about it not working properly. To give one example, the connections over SSH suck and regularly force me to restart the app.

I makes me sad. Jetbains used to be a company I looked up to because it always positively surprised me. Now I keep complaining.

Comment · 1 month ago
> This app is currently not available in your country or region.

Fuck you Apple.

Comment · 1 month ago
Absolutely, the official apps are lacking. Google maps has incorrect timetables and the TEC app doesn't give you any way of knowing when the next bus will be and where in traffic it is. I recently had a bus at say 10:00, I get there at 9:58 and wait until 10:15 for the bus. Leaving the stop and seeing the bus pass a bit later is extremely infuriating. This kind of map lets you check where the bus actually is. Not so convenient on a phone but I'll take it.
Comment · 2 months ago
I don't really care about the site but it's an indication that the software might include a trojan or serious flaw. I'm not downloading code with deep system access and risk losing my data/money.
Comment · 4 months ago
I'll be honest. I discovered him with this post. And I studied in France. I am also familiar with his projects, the obfuscated C code contest and more. Just don't remember seeing his name.

I guess that if people aren't loud on social media, people tend to ignore them.

Respect to those who posted their praise of someone else on social media. We need more of this.

Comment · 5 months ago
I got a prompt about trying new apps every week or something similar. The wording, the moment it prompted me were clearly designed for people to just say "ok" and then wonder how apps were installing regularly without any action. I got caught myself, disabled it but still got new app installs later. I killed the whole thing and have been free since. But definitely felt like a scam. And the apps suck.
Comment · 5 months ago
I think that you underestimate the portion of people just letting Youtube play videos in a continuous flow. They are doing the dishes, sewing, folding clothes, watching the entrance of the building... Stating the subject of the video makes a lot of sense for them.

I use DeArrow to remove clickbait titles and thumbnails, so indeed, I don't need that information to be repeated. I don't mind a few seconds at the beginning, what I hate is the person rambling about why they didn't post the day before and what not. That time multiplied by the number of viewers makes me wanna cry.

Comment · 6 months ago
Please stop saying "Brussels" to mean the EU. It's a nasty trick to give the idea that it's some kind of external entity forcing your country to do something. It's not. It's an assembly. And it's insulting to people from Brussels. I don't want this any more than you do.
Comment · 7 months ago
Play the GDPR card, even if you're not from Europe. Find their DPO and state that you want to appeal the automated decision to a human.

Companies operating in Europe must provide a clear way to appeal automated decisions: https://www.edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-work/publicat...

You might not have a way to actually file a complaint against them but quite often, their legal department will just have a quick look at your case and just give you what you want without bothering to tell you anything. Worth a shot.

Comment · 7 months ago
I think that it's a great opportunity to play with relatives. Each person can explain why/why not and that's probably the main point.

It'll also probably shut the mouth of those who think that they know better. This works with the driving license. Start a test with the whole family and watch the older men get a reality check.

Comment · 8 months ago
> But critics have said E2EE makes it harder to stop harmful content spreading online, because it means tech firms and law enforcement have no way of viewing any material sent in direct messages.

Like they give a damn. I report accounts that explicitly sell fake credit cards, citing laws that make it illegal and 95% of the time "we checked and there is no violation here, we know that you're not happy but don't give a crap".

So the argument of security is utter bullshit and they just want to snoop.

Comment · 9 months ago
This is the problem with this report. It doesn't mean that the cars break down more often, it means that they are so rarely at the shop that the drivers don't notice the used brake pads, tires etc.

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