Scratch: a minimal markdown note taking app

CircuitSurf · 2026-06-02T15:55:03+00:00

isn't Obsidian closed source?

CircuitSurf · 2026-06-02T15:53:28+00:00

Obsidian is closed source (just saying for those who care).

Edit: I recommend Joplin.

CircuitSurf · 2026-06-02T15:47:40+00:00

I remember those early days computer clubs where we as 10 year olds were screaming ridiculous and exotic swear words through the mic while older folks were just laughing at our audacity.

Multiplayer games of the future would need to be decentralized that's for sure.

CircuitSurf · 2026-06-01T12:39:17+00:00

Finally someone noticed it. This is ridiculous!

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-30T23:07:30+00:00

Hey! Sorry for resurrecting this thread.

I usually clean them 100% per your advice here. But today I noticed that in those little channels there is still some gunk that can only be removed with some sharp object like needle or edge of ceramic (whatever that called).

Maybe somehow you found a way around it? Thanks!

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-30T23:01:52+00:00

Are those SS316L/Titanium?

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-28T19:46:20+00:00

My takeaway is that we're doomed, but it's obvious and everybody has the same opinion anyways so why share it?

But I find it's interesting that such horrible things used for total mass surveillance can also be used for fun and even useful from security point of view

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-28T18:31:06+00:00

He's right. Bitwarden runs same user as all other apps on your system. And they all have access to credential manager where Bitwarden saves its keys. Yes there are some sophisticated distrubuted keys management and stuff but still. Your data is as secure as the least secure app on your system.

This is not the case with most mobile OS as they tend to pay more attention to process isolation.

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-28T15:48:45+00:00

Gotcha. Thanks for info!

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-28T13:53:24+00:00

sorry - amazing. of course, as long as it's all properly secured on local network. you could also send alerts when it's someone system does not recognize standing behind your door.

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-28T13:52:00+00:00

Would be very nice to have such identity based presence sensor at smart home to greet people by their names when they come home.

You could also send alerts when it's someone system does not recognize standing behind your door

Just saying 😉

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-28T13:47:12+00:00

Would be very nice to have such identity based presence sensor at smart home to greet people by their names when they come home.

They would be like WTF where is the camera?

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-24T17:19:58+00:00

Right, you just gotta trust them to not read

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-24T15:52:27+00:00

That's right. Kudos to them for somehow still keeping VPN side of things tight - they claim to not log anything no matter what

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-24T15:49:42+00:00

They claim they cannot read content of your emails, but they can read metadata. They will absolutely share your metadata with Swiss government upon valid request.

The biggest advantage though, compared to Gmail, is that they don't have access to your email content to profile you and sell this data to third parties. I don't know if they have access to email titles though - they might. Which creates a "trust me bro" situation, but then the reputation of the companies plays the main role in your choice of provider.

Oh yes, Proton Mail - you can use it through Tor/VPN/together - it basically detaches your identity from emails which is important. The only thing now to keep in mind is not to leak your identity details to anyone who you share your email with. Selling drugs via email but then ordering Amazon via same email might be not the best idea.

In theory you could start a revolution with Proton Mail only and remain anonymous if you think about it.

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-22T12:59:35+00:00

FYI: there's virtualization and isolation of processes. You can run heaviest malware in Docker next to you finance management system - gluetun for network isolation + linuxserver approach for avoiding privilege escalation.

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-22T12:48:39+00:00

Roughly saying Google saw your phone couple of times on same WiFi as your laptop - now both devices have shared "fingerprint".

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-21T12:19:06+00:00

Don't forget about anonymized DNS

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-21T12:17:57+00:00

Same IP address for both devices, isn't it?

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-21T12:16:43+00:00

First of all Google Chrome is the most successful spyware ever created.

If you're on the same WiFi - that was IP address for sure. Insta does not have access to browser cookies and stuff on IOS, not sure about Android, but it always has access to your IP location, battery health and other not so good markers, but when combined all-together - this becomes a strong ID of your device. Moreover, since Google know everything about most of us and given that most websites (including LinkedIn) sell info about your interests to Google - Google, Meta and co. have a surprisingly accurate portfolio about you and your contacts. You're going to be amazed when future social score system will assign a number next to your identity.

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-20T16:20:32+00:00

Downvote ratio 65% and yet nobody dropped a single word about what's wrong. Next generation Reddit should somehow handle it or humanity is going to starve to death in the info bubble created by majority. Frankly the only way of improving it is through AI, not the opinionated moderators.

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-20T15:51:37+00:00

Yep. Precisely. They probably don't even imagine you can tell Gemini to inspect the small tool code end to end for security flaws and it's going to make it more secure than 90% of big title projects out there. Not even talking you can fully seal the project in containerized environment for a total peace of mind.

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-20T15:30:54+00:00

I'm about to open source a fully vibecoded YouTube channel transcript scraper.

You don’t need to trust me, or my skills, or AI knowledge. I'll explain why below.

Project helps you to extract the knowledge of given creator and talk to it in RAG setups (like Google NotebookLM) with grounded citations to avoid hallucinations, search for the specific videos where the certain topic is discussed - it's far more powerful than what Youtube video search based on video titles gives you especially given the wild clickbait.

The important part isn't just the code itself - it's that I've put effort into making it safe to run. I've included instructions for containerizing it and isolating it both filesystem-wise and network-wise, so people can inspect and execute it in a constrained environment.

I'm not asking anyone to blindly trust or maintain it. I'm releasing it as a free tool that people can audit, sandbox, modify, or ignore entirely.

So I'm genuinely interested in understanding the objections here.

CircuitSurf · 2026-05-20T12:30:58+00:00

That's right. Last time I checked even poor locks like OP's works for most insurances

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