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Comment · 19 hours ago
Paperclip maximizer enters the chat.
Comment · 1 month ago
99% of the time I use the browser.

However, the video quality in the browser is worse, so depending on the use case I might have to use the app (via sandbox).

It's been years since I've had to though.

Comment · 1 month ago
Not the first time Zoom abuses privilege.

A few years back, there was something about gaining root on MacOS via Zoom due to shady execution on their end.

They've lost my trust since then, and I'll only run it sandboxed: https://gist.github.com/cielavenir/02f322e322a2a3555dbf2b38f...

I always ask (1) why does an app require installation and (2) why would it require root?

There are valid answers for both, but realistically, all a videoconferencing app should need (apart from audio and video and maybe screen sharing) is to store a config file.

There's no legitimate use for it accessing privileged or private paths.

Comment · 2 months ago
Does Big Tech understand consent?

[ ] Yes

[ ] Ask me again later

Comment · 5 months ago
Ironically, your entire post can be read as such, almost perfectly!

Labeling each sentence (J)ab and (T)hrust, and using colon ":" to indicate arguments, one gets:

```

J: J. J. T.

J: "J. J. T".

T: T.

T: J. J. T.

```

Comment · 8 months ago
I think y'all are on something.
Comment · 11 months ago
Question - How does this capture the entire screen, except its own window?

I've tried making similar functionality in Python to add visual effects to the screen, but the only way I found is to use one of the packages which leverage the Screenshot functionality.

But this causes recursion since my app's window will be in the screenshot (unless I put my app on a different monitor or a different area of the monitor). How do they avoid that?

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
Yes, they felt very pushy with this & other tactics to get me to use new features.

That creates distrust in me, so I swapped to BitWarden and haven't looked back.

Comment · 1 year ago
> Specifically, the ones rich in descriptions of scenery. (...) skimming to find where the descriptions end so I can resume reading from there.

I've always been good at conjuring images in my mind, but I also skip the drawn out visual descriptions.

I could never enjoy Lord of the Rings due to Tolkien's love of describing trees (of the wooden and familial kinds)

Comment · 1 year ago
Prediction: CEO salaries increase to account for hazard pay.
Comment · 2 years ago
The person giving the tour knows security by obscurity is weak for actual security, but strong for marketing.
Comment · 2 years ago
How are the cluster label strings generated?

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