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diff --git a/content/entry/ai-poses-a-threat-to-privacy.md b/content/entry/ai-poses-a-threat-to-privacy.md index d1d98b8..266ff9c 100644 --- a/content/entry/ai-poses-a-threat-to-privacy.md +++ b/content/entry/ai-poses-a-threat-to-privacy.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "AI Poses a Threat to Privacy" date: 2023-03-28T00:00:01 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- When privacy-aware people hear about AI threatening privacy, they typically imagine AI-powered facial recognition, gait analysis, and the like. While these AI-enabled technologies are concerning and [I've lamented about the use of facial recognition in the past](/2021/05/30/banning-facial-recognition-isnt-enough/), today I'll come at the subject of AI and privacy from a different angle which I'll introduce by first talking about smartphones. diff --git a/content/entry/always-use-tor.md b/content/entry/always-use-tor.md index 009bdac..97ac087 100644 --- a/content/entry/always-use-tor.md +++ b/content/entry/always-use-tor.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Always Use Tor" date: 2022-01-16T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # What is Tor? diff --git a/content/entry/article-the-internet-is-broken.md b/content/entry/article-the-internet-is-broken.md index 9475a15..5adc153 100644 --- a/content/entry/article-the-internet-is-broken.md +++ b/content/entry/article-the-internet-is-broken.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Article] The Internet Is Broken" date: 2023-02-14T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- The internet stack is [broken beyond repair](https://secushare.org/broken-internet). It needs to be thrown out and replaced with a [GNU network](https://www.gnunet.org/)! diff --git a/content/entry/article-you-should-be-using-an-old-computer.md b/content/entry/article-you-should-be-using-an-old-computer.md index 19bfce2..89e906b 100644 --- a/content/entry/article-you-should-be-using-an-old-computer.md +++ b/content/entry/article-you-should-be-using-an-old-computer.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Article] You Should Be Using an Old Computer" date: 2021-01-22T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I was going to write my own post about this subject until I discovered Luke Smith, a GNU/Linux technology Youtuber, already wrote an article about it: diff --git a/content/entry/atom-and-rss.md b/content/entry/atom-and-rss.md index 7649d7a..770e208 100644 --- a/content/entry/atom-and-rss.md +++ b/content/entry/atom-and-rss.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Atom and RSS" date: 2020-12-17T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Most netizens are vaguely familiar with this symbol: diff --git a/content/entry/avoid-using-cryptocurrency.md b/content/entry/avoid-using-cryptocurrency.md index fa3748b..16f3e8e 100644 --- a/content/entry/avoid-using-cryptocurrency.md +++ b/content/entry/avoid-using-cryptocurrency.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Avoid Using Cryptocurrency" date: 2021-07-18T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Cryptocurrency's Unreasonably High Energy Consumption diff --git a/content/entry/avoiding-automobile-surveillance.md b/content/entry/avoiding-automobile-surveillance.md index 0e3e948..41a9913 100644 --- a/content/entry/avoiding-automobile-surveillance.md +++ b/content/entry/avoiding-automobile-surveillance.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Avoiding Automobile Surveillance" date: 2020-12-16T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Internetification of Everything diff --git a/content/entry/avoiding-consumer-surveillance.md b/content/entry/avoiding-consumer-surveillance.md index dada97b..79e9e92 100644 --- a/content/entry/avoiding-consumer-surveillance.md +++ b/content/entry/avoiding-consumer-surveillance.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Avoiding Consumer Surveillance" date: 2020-11-16T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # The Age of Surveillance diff --git a/content/entry/banning-facial-recognition-isnt-enough.md b/content/entry/banning-facial-recognition-isnt-enough.md index e766b6c..92ba253 100644 --- a/content/entry/banning-facial-recognition-isnt-enough.md +++ b/content/entry/banning-facial-recognition-isnt-enough.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Banning Facial Recognition Isn't Enough" date: 2021-05-30T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Government Surveillance diff --git a/content/entry/businesses-should-be-required-to-accept-cash.md b/content/entry/businesses-should-be-required-to-accept-cash.md index 0e31a98..4ac2785 100644 --- a/content/entry/businesses-should-be-required-to-accept-cash.md +++ b/content/entry/businesses-should-be-required-to-accept-cash.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ --- title: "Businesses Should be Required to Accept Cash" date: 2022-04-22T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Businesses in the U.S. don't have to accept cash as payment for purchases, but I think they should have to. There's even a push in some countries to go completely cashless. This, in my view, would be a huge mistake. Cash helps the elderly, the poor, the unbanked, immigrants, journalists, and dissidents. Cash is the only way to purchase goods and services anonymously in regular stores. diff --git a/content/entry/come-watch-me-present-at-libreplanet-2022.md b/content/entry/come-watch-me-present-at-libreplanet-2022.md index b13fdc0..457b57c 100644 --- a/content/entry/come-watch-me-present-at-libreplanet-2022.md +++ b/content/entry/come-watch-me-present-at-libreplanet-2022.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Come Watch Me Present at LibrePlanet 2022!" date: 2022-03-14T00:00:01 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I will be delivering my talk, "Taking back the Web with Haketilo," on Saturday, March 19, 2022; 14:30–15:15 EDT, at the all-online LibrePlanet 2022 conference, and I hope you’ll check it out! diff --git a/content/entry/companies-are-being-reckless-with-ai.md b/content/entry/companies-are-being-reckless-with-ai.md index 8767729..f212a3a 100644 --- a/content/entry/companies-are-being-reckless-with-ai.md +++ b/content/entry/companies-are-being-reckless-with-ai.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Companies Are Being Reckless With AI" date: 2023-03-28T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Today I want to talk about a problem with the incentive structure inside which powerful AIs are being developed. diff --git a/content/entry/comparing-multi-factor-authentication-methods.md b/content/entry/comparing-multi-factor-authentication-methods.md index 22d163b..834247e 100644 --- a/content/entry/comparing-multi-factor-authentication-methods.md +++ b/content/entry/comparing-multi-factor-authentication-methods.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Comparing Multi-Factor Authentication Methods" date: 2022-08-05T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I made a nice little chart comparing [multi-factor authentication](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_authentication) methods from a user standpoint. Despite some of the information in the chart being slightly subjective and depending on one's threat model, I still think it's useful. So here it is: diff --git a/content/entry/consumer-data-protection-is-a-distraction.md b/content/entry/consumer-data-protection-is-a-distraction.md index 0b95b5a..66dfe94 100644 --- a/content/entry/consumer-data-protection-is-a-distraction.md +++ b/content/entry/consumer-data-protection-is-a-distraction.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Consumer Data Protection is a Distraction" date: 2021-01-18T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- This post is a public service announcement. diff --git a/content/entry/copyright-versus-freedom-of-speech.md b/content/entry/copyright-versus-freedom-of-speech.md index 1981452..f9fae5d 100644 --- a/content/entry/copyright-versus-freedom-of-speech.md +++ b/content/entry/copyright-versus-freedom-of-speech.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Copyright Versus Freedom of Speech" date: 2023-07-18T00:00:01 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Almost all debates about copyright leave out a crucial argument against it, perhaps even the strongest one. diff --git a/content/entry/cover-your-cameras.md b/content/entry/cover-your-cameras.md index 244a5a9..3dad448 100644 --- a/content/entry/cover-your-cameras.md +++ b/content/entry/cover-your-cameras.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Cover Your Cameras" date: 2021-04-07T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- The reasons to cover your phone camera when you aren't using it overlap with the reasons to cover your built-in laptop webcam since phones are computers. So, I'll put them into a single, non-exhaustive list: diff --git a/content/entry/dead-mans-switch.md b/content/entry/dead-mans-switch.md index aca6984..85b67d4 100644 --- a/content/entry/dead-mans-switch.md +++ b/content/entry/dead-mans-switch.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Dead Man's Switch" date: 2021-01-27T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Definition diff --git a/content/entry/debugging-neomutt.md b/content/entry/debugging-neomutt.md index ce69d94..b4e2f84 100644 --- a/content/entry/debugging-neomutt.md +++ b/content/entry/debugging-neomutt.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Debugging Neomutt" date: 2021-12-13T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- About a month ago, I was checking my emails in Neomutt. When I opened a particular email, suddenly, Neomutt core dumped. diff --git a/content/entry/documentary-line-goes-up-the-problem-with-nfts.md b/content/entry/documentary-line-goes-up-the-problem-with-nfts.md index 8503fff..bd54917 100644 --- a/content/entry/documentary-line-goes-up-the-problem-with-nfts.md +++ b/content/entry/documentary-line-goes-up-the-problem-with-nfts.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Documentary] Line Goes Up - The Problem With NFTs" date: 2022-03-15T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Someone recently asked me what I think of NFTs. I sent them the documentary "[Line Goes Up](https://yewtu.be/embed/YQ_xWvX1n9g?local=true)". If anyone in the future asks me my thoughts on cryptocurrency, DAOs, NFTs, Web3, or smart contracts, I will send them Line Goes Up. It currently only has around six million views, but it deserves more. diff --git a/content/entry/dont-let-cannabis-dispensaries-scan-your-id.md b/content/entry/dont-let-cannabis-dispensaries-scan-your-id.md index 0730121..6d5556e 100644 --- a/content/entry/dont-let-cannabis-dispensaries-scan-your-id.md +++ b/content/entry/dont-let-cannabis-dispensaries-scan-your-id.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Don't Let Cannabis Dispensaries Scan Your ID" date: 2021-10-06T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- So there's 2 problems with allowing cannabis dispensaries to scan your ID (for US citizens): diff --git a/content/entry/dont-record-others-without-permission.md b/content/entry/dont-record-others-without-permission.md index e462540..1f3d31f 100644 --- a/content/entry/dont-record-others-without-permission.md +++ b/content/entry/dont-record-others-without-permission.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Don't Record Others Without Permission" date: 2021-03-29T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # The Right to Privacy diff --git a/content/entry/dont-rely-exclusively-on-a-vpn-for-online-privacy-and-security.md b/content/entry/dont-rely-exclusively-on-a-vpn-for-online-privacy-and-security.md index a3aa060..b197552 100644 --- a/content/entry/dont-rely-exclusively-on-a-vpn-for-online-privacy-and-security.md +++ b/content/entry/dont-rely-exclusively-on-a-vpn-for-online-privacy-and-security.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Don't Rely Exclusively on a VPN For Online Privacy and Security" date: 2022-05-20T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Don't Use a VPN For Online Privacy diff --git a/content/entry/dont-use-github.md b/content/entry/dont-use-github.md index 6cb8d06..0b87c7f 100644 --- a/content/entry/dont-use-github.md +++ b/content/entry/dont-use-github.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Don't Use Github" date: 2021-05-31T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Why is Free Software Being Hosted on Github??? diff --git a/content/entry/encryption-is-a-timer-not-a-lock.md b/content/entry/encryption-is-a-timer-not-a-lock.md index da10d51..1e8cc8d 100644 --- a/content/entry/encryption-is-a-timer-not-a-lock.md +++ b/content/entry/encryption-is-a-timer-not-a-lock.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Encryption is a Timer, Not a Lock" date: 2022-03-23T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Encryption is Not a Lock diff --git a/content/entry/explore-neocities.md b/content/entry/explore-neocities.md index 40d39e7..f1a0714 100644 --- a/content/entry/explore-neocities.md +++ b/content/entry/explore-neocities.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Explore Neocities!" date: 2023-07-08T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- This story starts with GeoCities. I'll let [Wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoCities) do the explaining: diff --git a/content/entry/exposing-zoom.md b/content/entry/exposing-zoom.md index 823a677..6c3b595 100644 --- a/content/entry/exposing-zoom.md +++ b/content/entry/exposing-zoom.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Exposing Zoom" date: 2020-05-23T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Foreword diff --git a/content/entry/free-international-texting-without-a-phone-number.md b/content/entry/free-international-texting-without-a-phone-number.md index f9505fa..450201e 100644 --- a/content/entry/free-international-texting-without-a-phone-number.md +++ b/content/entry/free-international-texting-without-a-phone-number.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ --- title: "Free International Texting Without a Phone Number" date: 2022-04-21T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # SMS/Email Gateways diff --git a/content/entry/future-proof-digital-timestamping.md b/content/entry/future-proof-digital-timestamping.md index bc1ed9c..9bdf861 100644 --- a/content/entry/future-proof-digital-timestamping.md +++ b/content/entry/future-proof-digital-timestamping.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Future-Proof Digital Timestamping" date: 2021-11-13T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Synthetic Media diff --git a/content/entry/gemini-appreciation-entry.md b/content/entry/gemini-appreciation-entry.md index 2cb85f3..f3e2bdf 100644 --- a/content/entry/gemini-appreciation-entry.md +++ b/content/entry/gemini-appreciation-entry.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Gemini Appreciation Entry" date: 2022-04-26T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I said I'd make an entry about [Gemini](https://gemini.circumlunar.space/). This is that entry. diff --git a/content/entry/get-an-anonymous-phone-number-with-dtmfio.md b/content/entry/get-an-anonymous-phone-number-with-dtmfio.md index d5cd840..854bb72 100644 --- a/content/entry/get-an-anonymous-phone-number-with-dtmfio.md +++ b/content/entry/get-an-anonymous-phone-number-with-dtmfio.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Get an Anonymous Phone Number with DTMF.io" date: 2020-11-21T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # ATTENTION diff --git a/content/entry/git-is-not-github-git-is-not-github-git-is-not-github.md b/content/entry/git-is-not-github-git-is-not-github-git-is-not-github.md index ad99124..da60028 100644 --- a/content/entry/git-is-not-github-git-is-not-github-git-is-not-github.md +++ b/content/entry/git-is-not-github-git-is-not-github-git-is-not-github.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Git Is Not Github. Git Is Not Github. Git Is Not Github." date: 2022-02-25T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- A common confusion among new programmers is that Git and Github are the same thing, despite dozens of online articles and videos explaining the difference. I was probably in their position once myself, so I'm not assigning blame. I'm writing this entry because I think the conflation of Git and Github is harmful. diff --git a/content/entry/goodbye-pgp.md b/content/entry/goodbye-pgp.md index 9d5d846..372bcb5 100644 --- a/content/entry/goodbye-pgp.md +++ b/content/entry/goodbye-pgp.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Goodbye PGP" date: 2022-01-03T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Introduction diff --git a/content/entry/gpl-vs-permissive-licenses.md b/content/entry/gpl-vs-permissive-licenses.md index 245500e..5e16104 100644 --- a/content/entry/gpl-vs-permissive-licenses.md +++ b/content/entry/gpl-vs-permissive-licenses.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "GPL vs Permissive Licenses" date: 2022-04-11T00:00:01 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- When it comes to the debate between using the [GNU General Public License](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html) (GPL) or permissive licenses, I choose the GPL and I encourage others to do the same. diff --git a/content/entry/how-to-proselytize-free-software.md b/content/entry/how-to-proselytize-free-software.md index a9af3b1..7b58add 100644 --- a/content/entry/how-to-proselytize-free-software.md +++ b/content/entry/how-to-proselytize-free-software.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "How to Proselytize Free Software" date: 2022-06-23T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- In my last entry, [The Power of Convenience](/2022/06/19/the-power-of-convenience/), I talked about how convenience shapes the actions we take in life and how making something more or less convenient makes it more or less likely for people to do it. In this entry, I'll continue with the theme of convenience, applying it to free software this time. diff --git a/content/entry/how-to-transfer-large-files-from-one-computer-to-another.md b/content/entry/how-to-transfer-large-files-from-one-computer-to-another.md index 84717bd..b909550 100644 --- a/content/entry/how-to-transfer-large-files-from-one-computer-to-another.md +++ b/content/entry/how-to-transfer-large-files-from-one-computer-to-another.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "How to Transfer Large Files From One Computer to Another" date: 2022-02-24T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # How Not to Transfer Large Files diff --git a/content/entry/i-wish-i-could-endorse-the-waking-up-app.md b/content/entry/i-wish-i-could-endorse-the-waking-up-app.md index 40a1e93..220c18f 100644 --- a/content/entry/i-wish-i-could-endorse-the-waking-up-app.md +++ b/content/entry/i-wish-i-could-endorse-the-waking-up-app.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "I Wish I Could Endorse the Waking Up App" date: 2021-12-02T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- If you've been reading my journal for a while, you know I'm a strong proponent of daily meditation practice. I consider meditation equally important as physical exercise. I believe strongly that people should develop a meditation practice and I'm highly skeptical of the claim that "it's not for me". I really can't communicate just how important meditation is better than Sam Harris can. He has practiced meditation for over 30 years (longer than I've existed) and he has studied with meditation masters from all over the world. He put his knowledge into an app called [Waking Up](https://wakingup.com/). diff --git a/content/entry/i2p-and-tor-need-your-support.md b/content/entry/i2p-and-tor-need-your-support.md index 2f4c323..060118c 100644 --- a/content/entry/i2p-and-tor-need-your-support.md +++ b/content/entry/i2p-and-tor-need-your-support.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "I2P and Tor Need Your Support" date: 2023-02-21T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Since June 9th of 2022, [the Tor network has been undergoing a DDoS attack](https://status.torproject.org/issues/2022-06-09-network-ddos/). Since a couple weeks ago, [I2P has also been undergoing a DDoS attack](https://geti2p.net/en/blog/post/2023/02/09/about_the_recent_denial_of_service_attacks). It's impossible to say for certain who's attacking Tor, but it's likely a nation-state. I don't think it's known who is attacking I2P or if the attacks are related. diff --git a/content/entry/icannot-be-trusted.md b/content/entry/icannot-be-trusted.md index b64d630..ca8deb6 100644 --- a/content/entry/icannot-be-trusted.md +++ b/content/entry/icannot-be-trusted.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "ICANNot Be Trusted" date: 2022-09-07T00:00:01 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- ## ICANN diff --git a/content/entry/implications-of-synthetic-media.md b/content/entry/implications-of-synthetic-media.md index 43922f9..34bf0fa 100644 --- a/content/entry/implications-of-synthetic-media.md +++ b/content/entry/implications-of-synthetic-media.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Implications of Synthetic Media" date: 2022-04-24T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- A few months ago, I wrote an entry titled "[The Privacy Implications of Weak AI](/2021/11/10/the-privacy-implications-of-weak-ai/)". This entry is a continuation of my thoughts about AI, specifically synthetic media. diff --git a/content/entry/inception-rejecting-discord-drawio-and-visual-studio.md b/content/entry/inception-rejecting-discord-drawio-and-visual-studio.md index c159709..bbceaf9 100644 --- a/content/entry/inception-rejecting-discord-drawio-and-visual-studio.md +++ b/content/entry/inception-rejecting-discord-drawio-and-visual-studio.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Inception - Rejecting Discord, Draw.io, and Visual Studio" date: 2020-03-30T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- # Background diff --git a/content/entry/ipv6-adoption.md b/content/entry/ipv6-adoption.md index c499db3..c435d09 100644 --- a/content/entry/ipv6-adoption.md +++ b/content/entry/ipv6-adoption.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "IPv6 Adoption" date: 2020-12-25T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I try to make my posts accessible in the sense that I don't want to assume the reader has prior knowledge about a topic. So I'm going to explain a bit about IPv4 and IPv6 before I talk about how you can help with IPv6 adoption. If you're already familiar with IPv4 and IPv6 feel free to skip. diff --git a/content/entry/manufacturing-agreement.md b/content/entry/manufacturing-agreement.md index 095d346..30bbc58 100644 --- a/content/entry/manufacturing-agreement.md +++ b/content/entry/manufacturing-agreement.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Manufacturing Agreement" date: 2021-08-21T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- You might think I'm writing this to lecture you that you should read the terms of service (ToS) and privacy policy (PP) agreements of the online services you use. While you definitely should, that's not my point. I'm writing this to share my observation that not agreeing to the ToS and PP is often impractical. And for that reason, in cases where it is impractical to refuse, we shouldn't consider it agreement. Rather, it is illegitimate, manufactured agreement. diff --git a/content/entry/merchants-should-stop-accepting-cryptocurrency.md b/content/entry/merchants-should-stop-accepting-cryptocurrency.md index ce0bff1..22ccb94 100644 --- a/content/entry/merchants-should-stop-accepting-cryptocurrency.md +++ b/content/entry/merchants-should-stop-accepting-cryptocurrency.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Merchants Should Stop Accepting Cryptocurrency" date: 2022-08-17T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- In my last journal entry titled "[[Documentary] Line Goes Up - The Problem With NFTs](/2022/03/15/documentary-line-goes-up-the-problem-with-nfts/)", I talked about my history with cryptocurrency (henceforth referred to as [digital tulips](/glossary/)), how I regret ever getting involved, and I promoted a documentary explaining how it's essentially a planet-destroying ponzi scheme. In this entry, I want to build on that and talk about why merchants shouldn't accept digital tulips as a form of payment. diff --git a/content/entry/mourning-the-loss-of-privacy.md b/content/entry/mourning-the-loss-of-privacy.md index f88923f..830dee4 100644 --- a/content/entry/mourning-the-loss-of-privacy.md +++ b/content/entry/mourning-the-loss-of-privacy.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Mourning the Loss of Privacy" date: 2021-05-06T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Losing Privacy diff --git a/content/entry/networked-ev-charging-stations.md b/content/entry/networked-ev-charging-stations.md index aed730e..f01cb9b 100644 --- a/content/entry/networked-ev-charging-stations.md +++ b/content/entry/networked-ev-charging-stations.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Networked EV Charging Stations" date: 2020-09-09T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- Eventually I want to write a separate post on why mass surveillance is stupid, dangerous, and incompatible with democracy. For those that read my blog, I'm probably preaching to the choir though. I'm going to write the rest of this post assuming the reader already understands why mass surveillance is bad, or at least sees how it could be. If you don't understand why massive government surveillance is a problem, you think that "privacy is dead", or "I have nothing to hide" comes to mind, you should do more research on mass surveillance before continuing. With that, I'll continue. diff --git a/content/entry/on-blockchain.md b/content/entry/on-blockchain.md index 2fcd8d4..3c42864 100644 --- a/content/entry/on-blockchain.md +++ b/content/entry/on-blockchain.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "On Blockchain" date: 2021-01-06T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Blockchain is a topic I've had thoughts on for a while now. I just never got around to writing about it. There's no shortage of wild, baseless assertions in the "crypto space" about the future of blockchain. I want to clear the air by speaking sensibly about blockchain. In accordance with my theme of not assuming prior knowledge, check out the video below if you're unfamiliar with blockchain. diff --git a/content/entry/on-data-leaks.md b/content/entry/on-data-leaks.md index df8da13..0624f71 100644 --- a/content/entry/on-data-leaks.md +++ b/content/entry/on-data-leaks.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "On Data Leaks" date: 2021-11-04T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I know this entry is going to disqualify me from working for big tech or the government but oh well. Other things I've said on this journal have probably already disqualified me anyways. diff --git a/content/entry/on-malware.md b/content/entry/on-malware.md index b6c12cb..4c60727 100644 --- a/content/entry/on-malware.md +++ b/content/entry/on-malware.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "On Malware" date: 2021-03-12T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # A Hypothetical Program diff --git a/content/entry/oxen-security-fail.md b/content/entry/oxen-security-fail.md index 5ad80a0..a32abef 100644 --- a/content/entry/oxen-security-fail.md +++ b/content/entry/oxen-security-fail.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Oxen Security Fail" date: 2021-09-28T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Lately I've been doing research on the Oxen Privacy Tech Foundation and their various projects. On 19 September while looking at Session, I noticed getsession.org was missing the [Strict-Transport-Security header](https://securityheaders.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgetsession.org&followRedirects=on). So I decided to also check the security headers for [oxen.io](https://securityheaders.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Foxen.io&followRedirects=on), [lokinet.org](https://securityheaders.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Flokinet.org&followRedirects=on), and [optf.ngo](https://securityheaders.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Foptf.ngo&followRedirects=on) and what do you know, they're also missing HTTP security headers. diff --git a/content/entry/please-dont-use-google-as-a-verb.md b/content/entry/please-dont-use-google-as-a-verb.md index caa01cd..9b03151 100644 --- a/content/entry/please-dont-use-google-as-a-verb.md +++ b/content/entry/please-dont-use-google-as-a-verb.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Please Don't Use Google as a Verb" date: 2022-11-21T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Google, a company I call Goolag, has such market dominance as a search engine and email provider that it's infected the vernacular. People now say "Just Goolag it!" and I've heard that Indians say "What's your Gmail?". diff --git a/content/entry/predicting-the-near-term-consequences-of-ai.md b/content/entry/predicting-the-near-term-consequences-of-ai.md index b20ba92..bcd27f2 100644 --- a/content/entry/predicting-the-near-term-consequences-of-ai.md +++ b/content/entry/predicting-the-near-term-consequences-of-ai.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Predicting The Near-Term Consequences of AI" date: 2023-04-27T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I thought I'd have at least a few more years until AI became this good, but it's to the point where I'm starting to feel like I'm in a [Black Mirror](https://libremdb.iket.me/title/tt2085059/) episode. As AI technology improves, the near-term future becomes increasingly uncertain. Nevertheless, I think it's necessary to at least try to predict what will happen so we can prepare ourselves. diff --git a/content/entry/private-online-shopping.md b/content/entry/private-online-shopping.md index 734bb68..f9ffbd1 100644 --- a/content/entry/private-online-shopping.md +++ b/content/entry/private-online-shopping.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Private Online Shopping" date: 2021-05-12T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Preface diff --git a/content/entry/psa-you-can-remove-your-property-from-street-view-services.md b/content/entry/psa-you-can-remove-your-property-from-street-view-services.md index a9a823d..5e0d463 100644 --- a/content/entry/psa-you-can-remove-your-property-from-street-view-services.md +++ b/content/entry/psa-you-can-remove-your-property-from-street-view-services.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "PSA: You Can Remove Your Property From Street View Services" date: 2022-03-14T00:00:02 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- There are popular online street view services that offer detailed pictures of people's properties. These services can be used for good purposes, but they can also be used by stalkers to: diff --git a/content/entry/raising-the-bar-on-privacy.md b/content/entry/raising-the-bar-on-privacy.md index 1e1a72d..50913d8 100644 --- a/content/entry/raising-the-bar-on-privacy.md +++ b/content/entry/raising-the-bar-on-privacy.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Raising the Bar on Privacy" date: 2020-11-14T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- There's a common attitude many people have regarding privacy. I'm not talking about [nothing to hide](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide), although that is also a very common attitude. It has been refuted [ad nauseum](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_nauseam) by privacy advocates, so I won't do it again here. I'm talking about the feeling people have that the corporate/government surveillance state ([Big Brother](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_state)) will collect their data one way or another no matter what, so there's no point in even trying to avoid mass surveillance. Privacy is already dead. Mass surveillance and its [long-term negative side-effects](https://www.socialcooling.com/) are inevitable. That's the attitude of so many people and it's disappointing. So, I'm going to offer an alternative way to think about privacy and surveillance. diff --git a/content/entry/re-against-risk-based-authentication-or-why-i-wouldnt-trust-google-cloud.md b/content/entry/re-against-risk-based-authentication-or-why-i-wouldnt-trust-google-cloud.md index 6773c77..c7d52e3 100644 --- a/content/entry/re-against-risk-based-authentication-or-why-i-wouldnt-trust-google-cloud.md +++ b/content/entry/re-against-risk-based-authentication-or-why-i-wouldnt-trust-google-cloud.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Re: Against risk-based authentication (or, why I wouldn't trust Google Cloud)" date: 2023-08-10T00:00:01 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I found another [article](https://www.devever.net/~hl/logindenial "Against risk-based authentication (or, why I wouldn't trust Google Cloud)") written by Hugo Landau which discusses the unavailability of risk-based authentication (non-deterministic login). For those who don't want to read the entire article, here's a short quote which captures the essence of Hugo's critique: diff --git a/content/entry/re-bullshit-js.md b/content/entry/re-bullshit-js.md index 66ee62b..a09c5da 100644 --- a/content/entry/re-bullshit-js.md +++ b/content/entry/re-bullshit-js.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Re: bullshit.js" date: 2023-07-04T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- People in [advertising](/2023/06/30/fuck-advertising/ "Fuck Advertising"), marketing, [SEO](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization), and other bullshit industries have littered the web with phrases that sound significant but don't actually communicate anything. diff --git a/content/entry/re-dkim-show-your-privates.md b/content/entry/re-dkim-show-your-privates.md index cceef82..3aac7b1 100644 --- a/content/entry/re-dkim-show-your-privates.md +++ b/content/entry/re-dkim-show-your-privates.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Re: DKIM: Show Your Privates" date: 2023-03-15T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I recently read Ryan Castellucci's blog post, "[DKIM: Show Your Privates](https://rya.nc/dkim-privates.html)". The problem Ryan points out is that DKIM, which signs outgoing emails as a way to to reduce spam, has a negative unintended consequence: it's harder to deny that you sent an email if it gets leaked. As Ryan points out, saner messaging protocols like [OTR](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-Record_Messaging) and the [Double Ratchet Algorithm](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Ratchet_Algorithm) do implement cryptographic deniability of messages. diff --git a/content/entry/re-phone-numbers-must-die.md b/content/entry/re-phone-numbers-must-die.md index 9969e18..106a067 100644 --- a/content/entry/re-phone-numbers-must-die.md +++ b/content/entry/re-phone-numbers-must-die.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Re: Phone numbers must die" date: 2023-08-10T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- This entry is a commentary on the article written by Hugo Landau titled "[Phone numbers must die](https://www.devever.net/~hl/e164)". I'll be quoting from it heavily. Let's get started. diff --git a/content/entry/re-why-even-let-users-set-their-own-passwords.md b/content/entry/re-why-even-let-users-set-their-own-passwords.md index e03b96a..1f09c16 100644 --- a/content/entry/re-why-even-let-users-set-their-own-passwords.md +++ b/content/entry/re-why-even-let-users-set-their-own-passwords.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Re: Why even let users set their own passwords?" date: 2023-08-17T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- This entry is a yet another commentary on an article written by Hugo Landau, titled "[Why even let users set their own passwords?](https://www.devever.net/~hl/passwords)". diff --git a/content/entry/read-receipts-are-an-antifeature.md b/content/entry/read-receipts-are-an-antifeature.md index f854e99..c80f458 100644 --- a/content/entry/read-receipts-are-an-antifeature.md +++ b/content/entry/read-receipts-are-an-antifeature.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Read Receipts Are an Antifeature" date: 2022-09-11T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Why do so many messaging apps come with read receipts enabled by default? diff --git a/content/entry/rejecting-discord-and-google-colab.md b/content/entry/rejecting-discord-and-google-colab.md index e96caa5..d793672 100644 --- a/content/entry/rejecting-discord-and-google-colab.md +++ b/content/entry/rejecting-discord-and-google-colab.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Rejecting Discord and Google Colab" date: 2020-03-30T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- # Background diff --git a/content/entry/rejecting-visual-studio.md b/content/entry/rejecting-visual-studio.md index 0f2481f..b1fc7fe 100644 --- a/content/entry/rejecting-visual-studio.md +++ b/content/entry/rejecting-visual-studio.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Rejecting Visual Studio" date: 2020-04-30T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- # Background diff --git a/content/entry/remote-fair-coin-flipping-with-friends.md b/content/entry/remote-fair-coin-flipping-with-friends.md index c1fffe4..a95f3ca 100644 --- a/content/entry/remote-fair-coin-flipping-with-friends.md +++ b/content/entry/remote-fair-coin-flipping-with-friends.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Remote Fair Coin Flipping with Friends" date: 2020-11-19T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Suppose you and some friends want to flip a coin without meeting up. It has to be done over an [authenticated communication channel](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_channel) such as a secure messaging app. How can you do it such that nobody can predict the final result? I'll explain how to do it fairly. I'm well aware of common coin algorithms. This post is mostly just for amusement. It's my half-hearted attempt at designing a cryptosystem. More on that later. diff --git a/content/entry/robert-miles-makes-accessible-ai-safety-videos.md b/content/entry/robert-miles-makes-accessible-ai-safety-videos.md index 0c546d3..e306b7d 100644 --- a/content/entry/robert-miles-makes-accessible-ai-safety-videos.md +++ b/content/entry/robert-miles-makes-accessible-ai-safety-videos.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Robert Miles Makes Accessible AI Safety Videos" date: 2023-04-26T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I remember being in class once introducing a small group of students to the AI safety problem as it pertains to long-term accidental risks. I was talking about some thought experiment like the [paperclip maximizer](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_convergence#Paperclip_maximizer) while the group asked me many questions, each of which warranted their own discussion entirely. diff --git a/content/entry/siue-cyberstalking-feature.md b/content/entry/siue-cyberstalking-feature.md index cc20a58..de572d5 100644 --- a/content/entry/siue-cyberstalking-feature.md +++ b/content/entry/siue-cyberstalking-feature.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "SIUe Cyberstalking Feature" date: 2020-06-06T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- [https://www.siue.edu/search/people.shtml](https://www.siue.edu/search/people.shtml) diff --git a/content/entry/siue-eid-creation-and-maintenance-problems.md b/content/entry/siue-eid-creation-and-maintenance-problems.md index 2f3ce85..023331f 100644 --- a/content/entry/siue-eid-creation-and-maintenance-problems.md +++ b/content/entry/siue-eid-creation-and-maintenance-problems.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "SIUe e-ID Creation and Maintenance Problems" date: 2020-06-10T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- # Arbitrary Password Rules diff --git a/content/entry/siue-unauthenticated-smtp-server.md b/content/entry/siue-unauthenticated-smtp-server.md index e664cef..c3883e8 100644 --- a/content/entry/siue-unauthenticated-smtp-server.md +++ b/content/entry/siue-unauthenticated-smtp-server.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "SIUe Unauthenticated SMTP Server" date: 2020-09-21T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- # Email Server diff --git a/content/entry/social-media-alternatives.md b/content/entry/social-media-alternatives.md index 1001c01..4e5171d 100644 --- a/content/entry/social-media-alternatives.md +++ b/content/entry/social-media-alternatives.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Social Media Alternatives" date: 2020-12-20T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- You don't want to miss out on social media, but you also don't want to deal with tracking scripts, ads and other nonsense that comes along with using proprietary walled garden platforms. Luckily there are publicly available privacy-respecting alternative front-ends for these popular social media sites: diff --git a/content/entry/stop-amazons-police-state.md b/content/entry/stop-amazons-police-state.md index 177b0c8..ce4a60b 100644 --- a/content/entry/stop-amazons-police-state.md +++ b/content/entry/stop-amazons-police-state.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Stop Amazon's Police State" date: 2020-11-20T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Amazon's Orwellian Surveillance Hellscape diff --git a/content/entry/struggle-to-graduate-without-nonfree-software.md b/content/entry/struggle-to-graduate-without-nonfree-software.md index 158b950..f402057 100644 --- a/content/entry/struggle-to-graduate-without-nonfree-software.md +++ b/content/entry/struggle-to-graduate-without-nonfree-software.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Struggle to Graduate Without Nonfree Software" date: 2021-10-02T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Introduction diff --git a/content/entry/taking-back-the-web-with-haketilo.md b/content/entry/taking-back-the-web-with-haketilo.md index 7659a77..4cfb110 100644 --- a/content/entry/taking-back-the-web-with-haketilo.md +++ b/content/entry/taking-back-the-web-with-haketilo.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Taking Back The Web With Haketilo" date: 2022-04-08T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- About a month ago, [I announced my LibrePlanet presentation](/2022/03/14/come-watch-me-present-at-libreplanet-2022/) "Taking Back The Web With Haketilo". In case you missed the livestream, there's now a final, edited copy available on the [LibrePlanet website](https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/taking-back-the-web-with-haketilo/). Find the direct link [here](https://media.libreplanet.org/mgoblin_media/media_entries/2710/neptune-saturday-1430.webm). diff --git a/content/entry/the-most-overused-programming-language.md b/content/entry/the-most-overused-programming-language.md index 9b55e2f..3e45cf6 100644 --- a/content/entry/the-most-overused-programming-language.md +++ b/content/entry/the-most-overused-programming-language.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "The Most Overused Programming Language" date: 2022-12-21T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I am so tired of waiting ages for simple static webpages to load. They have a menu bar, side panel, header and footer, a few input fields, some buttons here and there, headings, text, and that's it. None of which requires JavaScript. The site could look identical and be faster with plain old HTML and CSS, but thanks to all the redundant 3rd-party JavaScript, it loads as slow as a turtle. diff --git a/content/entry/the-perils-of-social-media.md b/content/entry/the-perils-of-social-media.md index 2a86db9..73147f8 100644 --- a/content/entry/the-perils-of-social-media.md +++ b/content/entry/the-perils-of-social-media.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "The Perils of Social Media" date: 2022-09-22T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- ## Recording Everything Without Consent diff --git a/content/entry/the-privacy-implications-of-weak-ai.md b/content/entry/the-privacy-implications-of-weak-ai.md index 57458f1..7ef7681 100644 --- a/content/entry/the-privacy-implications-of-weak-ai.md +++ b/content/entry/the-privacy-implications-of-weak-ai.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "The Privacy Implications of Weak AI" date: 2021-11-10T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Introduction diff --git a/content/entry/the-privacy-paradox.md b/content/entry/the-privacy-paradox.md index b2a052d..59db3a9 100644 --- a/content/entry/the-privacy-paradox.md +++ b/content/entry/the-privacy-paradox.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "The Privacy Paradox" date: 2020-12-28T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- After the [Snowden revelations of 2013](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_surveillance_disclosures_%282013%E2%80%93present%29), we learned that the NSA's global internet surveillance program [XKeyscore](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/XKeyscore) was flagging people that read...[Linux Magazine](https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/nsa-linux-journal-extremist-forum-and-its-readers-get-flagged-extra-surveillance). That's right. The NSA would place you on a special high-priority surveillance list for taking an interest in one of the only operating systems that isn't known to have a [backdoor](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdoor_%28computing%29). But it didn't end there. diff --git a/content/entry/the-problem-with-grapheneos.md b/content/entry/the-problem-with-grapheneos.md index 46b1835..fc96c20 100644 --- a/content/entry/the-problem-with-grapheneos.md +++ b/content/entry/the-problem-with-grapheneos.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "The Problem With GrapheneOS" date: 2023-07-06T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- [GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org) offers far more privacy and security than the Googled vendor-and-carrier-modified versions of Android that most Android users have. This would still be true even if people continued using the same proprietary apps after transitioning to GrapheneOS. For that reason, I don't want this entry to discourage anyone who already has a Pixel from flashing GrapheneOS. diff --git a/content/entry/the-tipping-point-rejecting-windows-zoom-lockdown-browser-and-the-lockdown-monitor.md b/content/entry/the-tipping-point-rejecting-windows-zoom-lockdown-browser-and-the-lockdown-monitor.md index c6ed0eb..d8e5afb 100644 --- a/content/entry/the-tipping-point-rejecting-windows-zoom-lockdown-browser-and-the-lockdown-monitor.md +++ b/content/entry/the-tipping-point-rejecting-windows-zoom-lockdown-browser-and-the-lockdown-monitor.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "The Tipping Point - Rejecting Windows, Zoom, Lockdown Browser, and the Lockdown Monitor" date: 2020-03-30T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- # Background diff --git a/content/entry/thoughts-on-blogging.md b/content/entry/thoughts-on-blogging.md index 83a7b93..f60c467 100644 --- a/content/entry/thoughts-on-blogging.md +++ b/content/entry/thoughts-on-blogging.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Thoughts on Blogging" date: 2020-09-22T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Writing a Blog diff --git a/content/entry/turn-off-surveillance-devices.md b/content/entry/turn-off-surveillance-devices.md index 07708cc..92688b2 100644 --- a/content/entry/turn-off-surveillance-devices.md +++ b/content/entry/turn-off-surveillance-devices.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Turn Off Surveillance Devices" date: 2021-11-25T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Many fools now voluntarily bug their own homes with "digital assistants". It is beyond a reasonable doubt that these devices also function as corporate/government wiretaps. There are several confirmed news reports showing that Alexas, for example, record and send voice data to Amazon without explicit user consent. Amazon then stores user conversations and will not delete them, even when asked. Police have issued warrants for that voice data and Amazon has a history of cooperation with police. In effect, Amazon is building a total surveillance state. diff --git a/content/entry/use-a-password-manager.md b/content/entry/use-a-password-manager.md index d19e300..6fdf383 100644 --- a/content/entry/use-a-password-manager.md +++ b/content/entry/use-a-password-manager.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Use a Password Manager" date: 2022-01-09T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- It's frustrating watching normies forget their insecure passwords. I've almost come to the point of refusing helping people recover accounts of forgotten passwords unless they also let me set up a password manager for them. If I don't, it invariably ends in them forgetting or misplacing their passwords again. diff --git a/content/entry/use-free-software.md b/content/entry/use-free-software.md index 2eed88c..155dda3 100644 --- a/content/entry/use-free-software.md +++ b/content/entry/use-free-software.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Use Free Software" date: 2020-10-20T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- In previous posts, I have mentioned a lot about free software versus proprietary software. But I have never dedicated a standalone post to free software, so I'm doing that now. While I find the history of [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) fascinating, I'm not going to get into that in this post. This is more of a persuasive post. I want to convince you to use free software wherever possible rather than [proprietary software](https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/). There is a lot to be said on the subject. This post is about why you should use free software, not why you should code it. There are plenty of incentives to code free software though. The reason I'm choosing to focus on the user is that there's already so much free software out there, but it's not getting anywhere near the usage it deserves. diff --git a/content/entry/using-email.md b/content/entry/using-email.md index f466106..e710206 100644 --- a/content/entry/using-email.md +++ b/content/entry/using-email.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Using Email" date: 2020-10-29T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Preface diff --git a/content/entry/video-car-surveillance-an-unregulated-privacy-disaster.md b/content/entry/video-car-surveillance-an-unregulated-privacy-disaster.md index cf1b584..dffb57d 100644 --- a/content/entry/video-car-surveillance-an-unregulated-privacy-disaster.md +++ b/content/entry/video-car-surveillance-an-unregulated-privacy-disaster.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Video] Car Surveillance: an Unregulated Privacy Disaster" date: 2021-04-09T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- [The Hated One](https://yewtu.be/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q?dark_mode=true) is at it again, this time exposing automobile surveillance. I wrote [a post back in December of 2020 exposing some of the ways auto makers are collecting your data](/2020/12/16/avoiding-automobile-surveillance) and what you can do about it (hint: buy an old car!). I mostly talked about all the potential vectors for collection I could think of. In his video, The Hated One gives real-world examples and the implications of auto makers collecting so much data about people. I'm happy to see this issue getting increased attention lately by privacy advocates. diff --git a/content/entry/video-fixing-social-media-for-good.md b/content/entry/video-fixing-social-media-for-good.md index aa3c53b..d486c07 100644 --- a/content/entry/video-fixing-social-media-for-good.md +++ b/content/entry/video-fixing-social-media-for-good.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Video] Fixing Social Media for Good" date: 2021-01-14T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Recent events have brought the issue of social media censorship to the forefront: diff --git a/content/entry/video-is-your-keyboard-spying-on-you.md b/content/entry/video-is-your-keyboard-spying-on-you.md index 4f46418..ecfc126 100644 --- a/content/entry/video-is-your-keyboard-spying-on-you.md +++ b/content/entry/video-is-your-keyboard-spying-on-you.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Video] Is Your Keyboard Spying on You?" date: 2021-03-09T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Your keyboard is one of the most important things to secure in desktop and mobile environments, yet it is often overlooked. diff --git a/content/entry/video-monero-more-anonymous-than-cash.md b/content/entry/video-monero-more-anonymous-than-cash.md index 92731c7..f625585 100644 --- a/content/entry/video-monero-more-anonymous-than-cash.md +++ b/content/entry/video-monero-more-anonymous-than-cash.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Video] Monero: More Anonymous Than Cash" date: 2021-03-18T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Bitcoin diff --git a/content/entry/video-tiktok-a-trojan-horse-into-chinas-dystopia.md b/content/entry/video-tiktok-a-trojan-horse-into-chinas-dystopia.md index 515866f..50803cf 100644 --- a/content/entry/video-tiktok-a-trojan-horse-into-chinas-dystopia.md +++ b/content/entry/video-tiktok-a-trojan-horse-into-chinas-dystopia.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Video] TikTok - a Trojan Horse into China's Dystopia" date: 2021-01-11T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- TikTok is a national security risk and yet people are still using it by the millions. President Trump signed an [executive order to ban TikTok](https://web.archive.org/web/20210120145228id_/https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-posed-tiktok/) by prohibiting United States citizens from doing business with the Chinese company ByteDance that owns TikTok. However the restrictions have been stalled in court since last August. At the time of the [TikTok lawsuit](https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-files-lawsuit) ByteDance claimed they had 100 million active users in the United States. diff --git a/content/entry/video-you-should-delete-your-whatsapp-asap.md b/content/entry/video-you-should-delete-your-whatsapp-asap.md index f6b61b4..b3f9b3a 100644 --- a/content/entry/video-you-should-delete-your-whatsapp-asap.md +++ b/content/entry/video-you-should-delete-your-whatsapp-asap.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Video] You Should Delete Your Whatsapp ASAP" date: 2021-02-07T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- [TheHatedOne](https://yewtu.be/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q?dark_mode=true) tells us why no one should be using Whatsapp. diff --git a/content/entry/warning-to-monero-users.md b/content/entry/warning-to-monero-users.md index 1b85d75..9c34e6c 100644 --- a/content/entry/warning-to-monero-users.md +++ b/content/entry/warning-to-monero-users.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Warning to Monero Users" date: 2021-12-13T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Obligatory diff --git a/content/entry/website-chat-control.md b/content/entry/website-chat-control.md index c9a76f1..d50f554 100644 --- a/content/entry/website-chat-control.md +++ b/content/entry/website-chat-control.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Website] Chat Control" date: 2022-07-30T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- [The EU wants to indiscriminately scan all EU citizens' private chats, emails, and messages without a warrant.](https://chatcontrol.eu) As always, the EU has chosen one of [the four horsemen of the infopocalypse](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalypse), pedophiles, as their stated reason for indiscriminately violating innocent people's right to privacy. The EU basically wants to make private digital communication impossible. diff --git a/content/entry/website-tosdr.md b/content/entry/website-tosdr.md index e5fca37..9ce95f5 100644 --- a/content/entry/website-tosdr.md +++ b/content/entry/website-tosdr.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Website] ToS;DR" date: 2022-11-20T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- Do you read the terms of service? I do, but I don't fully understand the legalese. The only people who can are lawyers and most of us aren't lawyers. Even if we all had law degrees, time to read the terms, and understood what the terms said, it wouldn't matter whether we agreed or not because, often, [disagreement is impossible if you want to be a functional member of society](/2021/08/21/manufacturing-agreement/). diff --git a/content/entry/website-use-plaintext-email.md b/content/entry/website-use-plaintext-email.md index b43c801..63e8fd3 100644 --- a/content/entry/website-use-plaintext-email.md +++ b/content/entry/website-use-plaintext-email.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Website] Use Plaintext Email" date: 2022-09-28T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- In October of 2020, I wrote "[Using Email](/2020/10/29/using-email/)", an entry about how to get the most out of email. If I rewrote it today, I'd mention the email guide at the website [useplaintext.email](https://useplaintext.email), which teaches good email etiquette. diff --git a/content/entry/website-wait-until-8th.md b/content/entry/website-wait-until-8th.md index 3bd89fa..2bc6f9c 100644 --- a/content/entry/website-wait-until-8th.md +++ b/content/entry/website-wait-until-8th.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "[Website] Wait Until 8th" date: 2022-07-04T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- ## Praise diff --git a/content/entry/why-disappearing-messages-are-important-for-private-messaging.md b/content/entry/why-disappearing-messages-are-important-for-private-messaging.md index e2f9ece..49b18b3 100644 --- a/content/entry/why-disappearing-messages-are-important-for-private-messaging.md +++ b/content/entry/why-disappearing-messages-are-important-for-private-messaging.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Why Disappearing Messages Are Important For Private Messaging" date: 2023-03-17T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- I have the knowledge and experience to keep my communications reasonably secure against most common threats. The problem is that *my* devices aren't the weak link. It's those of the person I'm communicating with. diff --git a/content/entry/why-i-dont-have-a-smartphone.md b/content/entry/why-i-dont-have-a-smartphone.md index fde1547..9bc01d2 100644 --- a/content/entry/why-i-dont-have-a-smartphone.md +++ b/content/entry/why-i-dont-have-a-smartphone.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Why I Don't Have a Smartphone" date: 2021-12-26T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- # Phonelessness diff --git a/content/entry/why-i-left-its.md b/content/entry/why-i-left-its.md index 9ce417a..47f1834 100644 --- a/content/entry/why-i-left-its.md +++ b/content/entry/why-i-left-its.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: "Why I Left ITS" date: 2020-07-02T00:00:00 -tags: ['siue'] +tags: ['computing', 'siue'] draft: false --- # Background diff --git a/content/entry/you-dont-need-an-antivirus.md b/content/entry/you-dont-need-an-antivirus.md index bdb4e5d..dc86298 100644 --- a/content/entry/you-dont-need-an-antivirus.md +++ b/content/entry/you-dont-need-an-antivirus.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- title: "You Don't Need An Antivirus" date: 2022-01-09T00:00:00 +tags: ['computing'] draft: false --- This entry is in response to recent news of [Norton Antivirus putting a crypto miner in their program](https://web.archive.org/web/20220109214340id_/https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v138388461). This is such a dumb move in so many ways it requires its own entry. Others have already commented on it, so I'd rather just tell you why you don't need an antivirus in the first place. |