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Getting some sysadmin stuff done today.

#linux

Should be a wake up call for people who use Bitcoin on their Windows computer.

#Linux #Microsoft #bsd

Followed you. I am very interested in Monero marketplaces, as I want to experiment with selling refurbished computers.

I see the potential for nostr and Monero working well together for buying and selling.

Just had a customer with critical business data work done only on a laptop. The Intel Optane nvme SSD completely died. Isn't recognized at all. Data lost.

If you have anything important, make an extra copy of it now.

In this case, most of her data was being backed up to a cloud backup service and she had made a recent manual backup. Just the most recent data has been lost... but that was very frustrating for her.

Thanks for posting. Listening to this now.

I like and use self-hosted gitea. Highly recommend!

This is for a project that is only released on Github (that I am aware of).

If you aren't logged into Github, they don't show up as download links (for most people, as a Github policy).

Here's a proxy that does allow the Haveno files to be downloaded:

https://nightly.link/retoaccess1/haveno-reto/actions/runs/9148407756

Github is making it difficult for you. They only allow access to these generated downloads if you are logged in.

However, there's a work around with a service that acts as a proxy for those who do not want a Github account. Here's the direct link to the Haveno downloads:

https://nightly.link/retoaccess1/haveno-reto/actions/runs/9148407756

This will change and no longer be valid when a new version is released. So link may only be good for today.

#monero #haveno

While I work on upgrading computers, I am listening to this video of Andreas Antonopoulos explain the Bitcoin Lightning Network.

Link to video: https://inv.dembased.xyz/watch?v=AYAreuNzx58

He mentioned anti-virus blacklists, so if you are not running an anti-virus program that subscribes to those lists, everything will work as expected with no errors or warning.

That's my guess.

Deleted Nudes Permanently Leak on Apple?!

New iOS update is resurfacing deleted files that users thought were gone.

In some cases, NUDE photos, EVEN AFTER the user WIPED it and SOLD the device.

According to the Verge, quote:

“Apple appears to have a bug that’s dredging up data that iPhone owners thought was gone. Some iPhone owners are reporting that, after updating their phones to iOS 17.5, their deleted photos — some quite old — are popping up again, according to a Reddit thread that MacRumors spotted. iOS beta testers had the same complaints about the bug last week.”

This is quite possible since it’s syncing with the Apple cloud, and may not be rewritten with 1s and 0s correctly. Data when it’s deleted is just removing the pointer to that data, and it’s not fully deleted in such a way that it can’t be recovered until overwritten. This new version of iOS apparently is bringing to light a serious issue with Apple’s data policies, especially since most users do sync with the cloud.

Some sources are now reporting nude photos coming back even after wiping the device. Quote The Verge, “a person claimed in a later post that “around 300” of their old pictures, some of which were “revealing,” appeared on an iPad they’d wiped per Apple’s guidelines and sold to a friend.”

So if you haven’t already, consider switching to Linux and DeGoogled phone. This way you don’t have to worry about the permanent data leak issue, that comes from sync with a cloud you don’t control the data wiping policies of.

Source:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157284/apple-iphone-ios-17-5-update-deleted-photos-voicemails

I agree with your conclusion and advice to switch to using Linux and a De-Googled phone (not iOS).

I'm serious about experimenting with the marketplace elements of Nostr.

Has anyone successfully purchased or sold something using nostr?

#marketplace #business

I may have found the solution. There's a chipset update in Lenovo System Update. Since applying that update, the problem with the keyboard not working seems to have gone away.

I'll keep testing.

In that understanding, some "AI" is just a subset of software. The parts that work and are useful can be understood as software with more of the steps automated.

But BigTech companies were having a hard time making more sales with "just software". Something new called "AI" ... but really just a slight variation of the software we already had was used to create investor excitement and hype.

My prediction is that hype will cool as little practical value over just regular software is realized. The people who have bought into the "AI" hype are likely to lose a lot of money if they stay invested.

That's my speculation.

I really like KeePassXC - good for passwords and other notes and things you want to keep encrypted and in your possession.