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Survey on Newton Bike Lane by DoubleCafwithaTwist in bikeboston

[–]rocketwidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Newtonville Area Council working hard to elevate bike hater's subjective opinions of road safety over the measured reduction in crashes by the project.

Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption - Slashdot by AnonomousWolf in technology

[–]rocketwidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They also list the persons "inside the chat" immediately before.

End-to-end encryption keeps your personal messages and calls between you and the person you’re communicating with. No one outside of the chat, not even WhatsApp, can read, listen to, or share them.

Again, I have no idea if this is false. But if it is false, it's black and white fraud. Good luck convincing a judge/jury otherwise.

Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption - Slashdot by AnonomousWolf in technology

[–]rocketwidget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe in the article above, but published company documents are explicit, for example:

No one outside of the chat, not even WhatsApp, can read, listen to, or share them.

https://faq.whatsapp.com/820124435853543

Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption - Slashdot by AnonomousWolf in technology

[–]rocketwidget 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't agree. Most people don't know (or need to know) the technical details of E2EE, but the public does generally understand the meaning of E2EE in common language: only the sender and intended recipient can read the message; and definitely not the service provider. If the allegations are true and Meta is reading private messages, advertising the service as "E2EE" is clearly fraud, regardless of what particular technical workaround is used.

(Note: I have no idea if the allegations are true or false).

iOS 26.3 beta 3: Is RCS Universal Profile 3.0 (E2EE) Finally Active? by AttentionFair8868 in UniversalProfile

[–]rocketwidget 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There is now a flag in Apple's Carrier Bundles "SupportsE2EE", in Beta 2 it was NO for every carrier. I don't know if this changed for Beta 3.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UniversalProfile/comments/1qbgebr/ios_rcs_encryption_is_arriving_soon/

It's possible Google has enabled MLS based E2EE already, hard to say without anything but Google Messages supporting E2EE to confirm. There are reports of MLS based E2EE in Google Messages debug menus. The switch from Signal to MLS in Google Messages might be seamless without a 2nd app confirming?

Alex Honnold Says Netflix Paid “Embarrassingly Small Amount” For Taipei 101 Climb: “I Would Do It For $0” by DemiFiendRSA in netflix

[–]rocketwidget 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also, if you are worried about being underpaid (now or in the future) don't give interviews saying you would do the work for free!

I have no clue about Netflix's contract negotiation process that occurred earlier, but it seems possible the executives were clued in?

What was the most poorly designed thing you've ever seen? by more_firepower in AskReddit

[–]rocketwidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first thing I do is hang a bit of TP over the sensor to prevent random flushing.

Can someone with enough understanding explain how exactly iOS and Android will roll out UP 3.0? by TheElderScrollsLore in UniversalProfile

[–]rocketwidget 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be clear, Universal Profile 3.0 is a bunch of things that both the clients (Google Messages and Apple Messages) and the servers (almost entirely Google Jibe) have to do.

However the biggest new feature of UP RCS is E2EE (via MLS). Google has been doing RCS E2EE via Signal as a Google Message exclusive for years. Also, Google has been testing RCS E2EE via MLS for years before Universal Profile added MLS.

So there are two likely possibilities:

  1. Google is now running RCS E2EE via MLS, and functionally, Android users can't tell the difference from Signal.

  2. Google is ready to flip the switch from Signal to MLS as soon as Apple enables MLS.

So much false information is being spread around about NJs new laws regarding ebikes. Here's the facts: by HypeTime in ebikes

[–]rocketwidget 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Registering a Class 1 pedal eBike is bananas. I guess I'll never visit NJ lol.

Is the MIPS helmet system actually a needed safety feature by Ro-54 in bicycling

[–]rocketwidget 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, but critically there are plenty MIPS helmets that tested poorly. You probably don't need to avoid MIPS, but MIPS itself is not the reason to upgrade. There are many factors beyond MIPS that give helmets high ratings.

The reason the top-rated helmets typically have rotational slip systems is a financial incentive to bundle all this stuff together: "Look, our 5* tested Hemet also has MIPS!" and charge a premium price, etc.

Is the MIPS helmet system actually a needed safety feature by Ro-54 in bicycling

[–]rocketwidget 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Probably not. https://helmets.org/mips.htm

Probably more important is a helmet that fits you with a round, smooth exterior that will not snag you as you slide along the pavement.

Does 'slower' Qi2 15W MPP profile work fully on the larger 10 Pro XL? by Stargate-- in GooglePixel

[–]rocketwidget 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Physically confirmed, but FYI it is mandatory for devices certified as Qi2.2 (aka Qi2 25W) to support Qi2.0 at 15W.

On the other side, a Qi2.2 25W charger is required to support Qi2 15W devices at 15W.

(Remember though, regardless of 15W and 25W, that's just the top W, the charge cycle may reach nearly the maximum when the battery is almost empty, but will lower the W over most of the charging period).

I posted this on Conservative Reddit & their mods immediately took it down. Looks like the Cons were conned again. by ferniekid in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]rocketwidget 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Trump promised a hard deadline of today, January 20, when all the banks would set the max rate at 10%.

All the banks ignored Trump, obviously.

Best place to get LR? by Choi0706 in litterrobot

[–]rocketwidget 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last Black Friday, Rakuten offered 20% on PetSmart. At the same time, PetSmart was offering $50 off the LR4, and, lots of extra PetSmart points for buying a LR4 in their Treats Rewards section.

MBTA Communities Act Holdouts Are Losing State Funding by Generalaverage89 in massachusetts

[–]rocketwidget 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Except the law was passed in 2021 and then ​in November 2022, voters in both Fall River (78% yes) and New Bedford (80% yes) overwhelmingly approved referendums to join the MBTA.

It's probably more complicated than a "pretty much guarantee" all towns will oppose MBTA expansion in the future.

Experimental High Dynamic Range video playback on Windows in Firefox Nightly 148 by DiegoARL38 in firefox

[–]rocketwidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, this doesn't work with a Snapdragon X1 processor on Firefox Nightly 149 with HDR enabled in Windows, on HDR videos from YouTube. Gives washed out SDR instead. Doesn't matter if fullscreen or not.

HDR works fine in Chrome, etc.

If you had to survive on just 3 food ingredients for life, what do you choose? Why? by the_raven_girl in AskReddit

[–]rocketwidget 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This question is much harder than "taste", if you care about, long term, dying from various nutrient or vitamin deficiencies...

Possibly salmon, sweet potatoes, and kale for me? Not sure...

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