SimplePhysics

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[–] SimplePhysics 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well, I don’t trust squids either, specifically ones that fly…

[–] SimplePhysics 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, unfortunately iPhones don’t have a option to ask each time a USB cable is plugged in (has to unlock first), which is a feature I love in macOS. You can turn on a feature disabling USB Data after an hour of not unlocking on iOS though, which I do.

[–] SimplePhysics 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Huh, you have a valid point. I haven’t tried it yet, but it probably doesn’t access/unencrypt too much more than the regular lock screen, given thats its just a glorified alarm clock with notifications. Ironically, some of the most private stuff (photos, notes) don’t have CompleteProtection, so that’s a current gaping vulnerability. And yes, if the FBI really wants your data, there are RAM reading tools for iPhone.

Here is a stackexchange thread about AFU/DFU/CP if you didn’t know.

[–] SimplePhysics 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My guess is the cost of Thunderbolt compatible hardware, which explains why only premium devices (ie Macs) have TB ports. TB cables are also much more expensive than the average USB-C.

[–] SimplePhysics 25 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Intel and Apple co-developed ThunderBolt, and the tech is free to use for all manufacturers, so why wouldn’t they? One more selling point on the spec sheet is always good.

[–] SimplePhysics 1 points 1 year ago

Fair, you can always degoogle it though.

[–] SimplePhysics 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

macOS is a desktop OS. It has a terminal, it lets you download that sketchy .app file from a random website, and it allows browsers to use their own engines. So, not too different from Windows or Linux.

You are correct for iOS and iPadOS though. They must use the WebKit rendering engine. All browsers on those are just Safari reskins.

[–] SimplePhysics 1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Damn, how old is that MacBook? I think you should ask for a hardware upgrade, because both Chromium based browsers and Firefox don’t use too much resources and run smoothly on the newer models. I can’t say that Chrome isn’t buggy, as I barely use it, but I have never encountered a Firefox bug on any of my devices.

[–] SimplePhysics 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Unfortunately, IP addresses are often MORE traceable on decentralized networks then centralized networks. How so? Lets say Alice and Bob each use their own PCs as nodes on a decentralized messaging network. None of them use a VPN or proxy. If Alice sends Bob a message directly, Bob can just grab her IP since she is using her own PC as a node. However, if they were using a centralized service, that message would’ve been routed through the service’s servers.

[–] SimplePhysics 2 points 1 year ago

No problem! I thought the same until I started wondering why everyone was saying that.

[–] SimplePhysics 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

“Memmy can’t render this spoiler” is something added by Memmy when it errors. OP wrote something else.

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