Psype's comments

On: Launch HN: Electric Air (YC W23) – Heat pump sold ...

[Psype]

You can either go using open source protocols at first or at least guarantee open-sourcing most of it in case of leadership change. For reuse.

I'd go starting with it and let a community build by itself around it, tho.

On: The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when se...

[Psype]

I wish I'd have a plugin that makes the difference before/after accepting cookie consent, always accept, and always flush them between pages.

I know by experience that the key isn't about refusing them, but letting them having those "user accepted" KPI values, even if it goes nowhere behind.

[pmoriarty → Psype]

I use uBlock Origin's element picker and element blocker features to just make the popup notices disappear, without accepting them.

But that's mostly just a habit of mine that I know is pretty useless, as websites don't need cookies to track you, and I really don't know why they even bother anymore.

[docmars → pmoriarty]

Try using the extension "I don't care about cookies"

It's excellent. I have needed to disable it occasionally to make basic site functionality work on some sites that I absolutely need to use, though I'm forgetting which ones.

[bacchusracine → docmars]

ICYMI: That extension was bought up by Avast.

https://www.androidpolice.com/i-dont-care-about-cookies-acqu...

[docmars → bacchusracine]

Well poop!

[pmoriarty → docmars]

I've used Cookie AutoDelete. It was good. Is "I don't care about cookies better"? If so, how?

[dngray → pmoriarty]

> Cookie AutoDelete

Don't bother with this extension as it can't delete other storage locations where there is persistant storage. Also Firefox has TCP, Total Cookie Protection so you don't need them anyway.

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/02/23/total-cookie-pr...

Better to just sanitize on close https://www.privacyguides.org/desktop-browsers/#sanitize-on-... and maybe keep history.

If you want to keep persistent logins then whitelist those specific cookies to those specific sites or use a password manager.

[docmars → pmoriarty]

I'm not sure if Cookie AutoDelete hides or auto-accepts cookie popups, but that was the main motivation for using "I don't care about cookies" -- I don't want to see all these ridiculous cookie notices on every site I visit.

On: Tell HN: Whole Yandex Git repository leaked

[Psype]

Totally. Even the regular search is mostly made of selling links.

And in quantity, it seems like 9/10th of the content is gone.

On: Tell HN: HP printers force you into agreement

[Psype]

There's still Ricoh. I literally found a big one in the streets that worked perfectly (I suppose the small company that was at this address needed something bigger).

Generic cartridges are just find and you refill them easily.

On: Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee

[Psype]

No they don't.

The guy took an annual license which is cheaper than a monthly one, and paid with monthly payments.

As such, he engaged himself by paying the whole year, not only few months.

Cancelling out means he has to complete the annual payment, which is of course due, according the what he signed for.

On: Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even ...

[Psype]

Get a smartwatch. Not kidding.

It might sound stupid, but since I have a smartwatch and only filter the mot important notifications on it (calls, SMS), all other notifications can sit on my phone & wait for hours. Whatever. I still can be reached in an emergency.

I don't event check my phone to get the time, duh, that's a watch !

[neop1x → Psype]

Or a fitness band like MiBand. It works similarly and battery lasts almost a month.

On: Reddit is banning any Aimee Challenor mention. UK ...

[Psype]

Streisand effect is going to be really stong with that one... If someone needs copy pastes : 𝒜𝒾𝓂𝑒𝑒 𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓃𝑜𝓇 𝕬𝖎𝖒𝖊𝖊 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖔𝖗

On: Fire declared in OVH SBG2 datacentre building

[Psype]

Been there, done that.

The 2nd worst thing, IF you happen to catch it soon and control it, is that the temp raise triggers many alerts and automatic controls.

So when it's controlled, it's still a real nightmare. Here, firemen could not even control it...

On: A Warning to Users of NurseryCam

[Psype]

Hello, NO. > ANYONE CAN SPY ON YOUR CHILDREN

No one said that except you. You shuld get less into the technical, and more into the actual reading.

On: Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client

[Psype]

I discovered Pidgin in 2010. We could use chat system via a plug-in, and out school were using their "own" protocol for an internal chat system, AKA NetSoul. You either had the choice of the CLI NetSoul client, a GTK one not-so-great, or a plug-in into that awesome thing that is Pidgin.

Nowadays I use it For Lync, the Business version of Skype.