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Why do we have this stupid code analyzer rule enabled anyway? Nobody writes code like this...
After telling them the lore why it's there:
You have seen such things before?
11 Times, as a matter of fact
IP based blocking is complicated once you are big enough
It's literally as simple as importing an ipset into iptables and refreshing it from time to time. There is even predefined tools for that.
While AI crawlers are a problem I'm also kind of astonished why so many projects don't use tools like ratelimiters or IP-blocklists. These are pretty simple to setup, cause no/very little additional load and don't cause collateral damage for legitimate users that just happend to use a different browser.
No need to do that, you can simply scroll down to the footer and find the current version there ;)
because it takes a like 3 or 4 minutes to boot
What kind of PC is this? Does it have an SSD?
There are some more privacy friendly forks of "Firefox for Android", which have sponsored shortcuts disabled or minimized by default. For example:
Feel free to give them a try :)
The same apps that have access to more of your data (because they're not sandboxed in a browser), use electron (ships a browser) and include trackers that one can't simply block with an extension?
Yeah but have you ever tried to install it directly?
There is stuff like notarization that's literally designed in a way that only Apple approved software can be run on your machine.
Also: Did you know that the Higgs-Bugson is a subspecies of the Heisenbug?
Short answer: Google Play
Long answer: Google Play and/or people with special requests like https://lemmy.ml/post/12332630
In todays edition of "stuff that I found in my storage" a PS/2 meme
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mov rax, rbx add rax, rcx HELLO IT'S THE KEYBOARD I HAVE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE E
Found this in the depths of my storage. Not sure where its from but might improve the day of some people ^^
Still waiting for end to end encryption...
Wisdom of the day:
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17714161
Source - The colors of the grids represent CO2 emissions
The title is a reference to the 2021 Texas power crisis
Can't wait for all the other horror stories getting posted here :D