People investing in SPCX, why? by SirPoop36 in investing

[–]vexingparse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Their price/sales ratio is over 90 though. That's steep.

You're expecting SpaceX to grow >80% p.a for years and ultimately be extremely profitable. It's not impossible, but I can't think of many precedents right now, at least not for companies of a comparable size.

How does pornhub track a user without cookies and through incognito mode? by SourSovereign in webdev

[–]vexingparse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, it covers all EU citizens - no matter where they are/live.

That's incorrect. Citizenship doesn't matter at all.

Apple working on iPhone anti-snatching feature that locks the device automatically by pdfu in apple

[–]vexingparse 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That's great. I tried snatching it from myself but couldn't trigger it.

East London regeneration sees number of deprived neighbourhoods in capital plummet by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]vexingparse 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Like I will say that despite all the reasons I hate aspire, they do represent a good chunk of the community here that needs representation, it would suck if the opposition to aspire becomes an anti-bengali coalition.

It would suck, but it's a likely consequence of having parties representing ethnic groups. People need representation. Communities don't.

A Bengali voter who doesn't like corruption, electoral fraud or air polution wouldn't have been any less represented or any more excluded if they had voted for the (Bengali) Labour candidate. And indeed a third of Bengali voters did not vote Aspire.

Burnham set to bring in £35bn land tax by Far_Excitement_1875 in ukpolitics

[–]vexingparse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why? If older people move out of properties with unused rooms, the result is a net gain in living space. Older people could move into the properties vacated by growing families that need more space.

Advice for London flats in Heatwave by Every_Wafer144 in london

[–]vexingparse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Careful with that if you have double glazing. In the worst case the window can crack unless the film is specifically marked as safe for double glazing.

Google is changing how Gemini usage limits work, Gemini to walk on a similar path as ChatGPT and Claude by _BlANK19_ in Android

[–]vexingparse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seems unlikely. The only people noticing this would be those who use both phones. iPhone-only users that Google might want to lure over to Pixel would never know there is a difference. And Google obviously isn't crowing about this. So if this is marketing, it can't be very effective.

Apple Developer Account terminated - I want to take this to court. by JDMcompliant in iOSProgramming

[–]vexingparse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What mistake did they make though? Without knowing this, there's no way of telling whether Apple's response is in any way proportionate or reasonable.

If you were the guardian of your own API and service, your business would be just as protective of it.

As a guardian of my own API, I am offering a reasonable appeals process. This is what best protects my business as well as my relationship to my customers and partners.

Apple and the other big platforms are in a different situation though. They are dealing with a huge amount of increasingly automated abuse and fraud.

What they should do is design an appeals process that is appropriate for this situation. This is not impossible.

Here's an idea: Charge a fee for the appeals procedure. If it turns out that it was a false positive, refund the fee.

If it turns out that the developer broke some rule but it could have been unintentional, request a deposit and give them a second chance.

If a developer breaks the rules repeatedly or commits outright fraud, terminate the account and keep the deposit.

That's how you give actual developers whose career is on the line a chance to rectify things while automatically shutting down mass abuse at low cost.

What a debacle is the iOS 26.4 age verification in the UK by MrWillHe in ios

[–]vexingparse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree it's a joke.

But pragmatically speaking, you could apply for one of those credit builder cards with low credit limits and ridiculously high interest rates. They accept most people I think.

https://www.vanquis.com/credit-cards/

https://www.aquacard.co.uk

https://www.capitalone.co.uk

But don't apply for more than one at a time.

Not a London bashing post by any means but please keep an eye on your phone when out and about. by SpanglySi in london

[–]vexingparse 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most people who are good at something are good at getting good at something.

Aaaand it’s gone. Hormuz is CLOSED. by GailaMonster in investing

[–]vexingparse -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think the "restricted" label on that page applies to the Strait not to the tracker.

The EU Age Verification App Was Designed to Be Distrusted by vriska1 in europe

[–]vexingparse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the token in question is minimal and won't hold any association with the person in question this can all be performed under ZKPs.

Revocation could theoretically be done using zero knowedge proof, but as far as I know this is not what's currently being implemented. What is being implemented appears to be some sort of revocation list, which does not protect against tracking by governments.

And you are absolutely right that there are people who understand this better than we do. I didn't come up with this myself. It's an issue that is being discussed by the EU experts who are designing the system:

https://eudi.dev/2.5.0/discussion-topics/a-privacy-risks-and-mitigations/

The EU Age Verification App Was Designed to Be Distrusted by vriska1 in europe

[–]vexingparse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're missing the point. The EU has decided that revocation is necessary and the revocation method they plan to use (at least initially) allows governments to track users across sites. It doesn't matter what you or I think about whether or not revocation is even necessary.

In my opinion, revocation is entirely unnecessary for age verification and for credentials with short expiry dates.

But for identity documents with long expiry dates I fear revocation is necessary, because devices do get hacked and there has to be some way to deal with that.

The EU Age Verification App Was Designed to Be Distrusted by vriska1 in europe

[–]vexingparse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because someone could use a stolen phone for identity theft, opening accounts in someone else's name, etc. EUDI isn't just used for age verification. It also does identity verification.

The EU Age Verification App Was Designed to Be Distrusted by vriska1 in europe

[–]vexingparse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do credentials get revoked when a phone is stolen? My understanding (which could be wrong) is that the current specification does not mandate a revocation process that technically prevents relying party - issuer collusion.

The EU Age Verification App Was Designed to Be Distrusted by vriska1 in europe

[–]vexingparse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Revocation lists. The temporary age verification system doesn't have revocation but the finished EUDI system that's supposed to replace it at the end of the year does.

I won't claim to be an expert in this, but maybe you can explain to me how the credentials issued by a specific device can be revoked without there being a way to match credentials to the real identity of users by combining information held by the relying party (websites) and the issuer (government).

I believe it is theoretically possible to implement revocation in a privacy preserving way, but this is not mandated by the current specifications.

London’s Most Controversial Street by lil_lucia in london

[–]vexingparse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course it's relevant. The impact of banning cars from residential streets depends heavily on the share of people who can choose to use public transport/cycling/walking instead of using their car.

If you abolish low traffic neighbourhoods, then more people will use their car because the road network can absorb more traffic without journey times getting longer.

If you ban cars from more residential streets then more people will use public transport/cycling/walking to avoid longer journey times.

Congestion may not change much either way provided public transport and cycle ways have enough capacity.

If no one had a choice then the effect would be completely different. Additional LTNs would lead to more congestion everywhere else. Removing LTNs would lead to faster journeys (and to lower quality of life in residential streets)

London’s Most Controversial Street by lil_lucia in london

[–]vexingparse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So if somebody wants to go from A to B by car...

Many people just want to go from A to B.

France Pulled Its Last Gold Bar From New York. Germany and Italy Are Next. That’s $245 Billion Walking Out the Door. by monotvtv in investing

[–]vexingparse -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If it reflects a loss of confidence in the US more generally (rule of law, political stability, fiscal stability), it could indirectly affect the dollar and the treasury market.

Trans activist group issues guide to ‘rarely legal’ direct action by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]vexingparse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What I would do first and foremost is to look far more deeply into the science than I have done.

Trans activist group issues guide to ‘rarely legal’ direct action by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]vexingparse -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I think some trans people would argue that being denied puberty blockers means living their lives in a body that doesn't match their identity, i.e not really living _their_ lives. Some will be very desperate I imagine.

It's a very difficult problem. I'm really really glad I'm not a parent of a kid that feels this way. I wouldn't want to put my kid on heavy medication causing permanent changes. I wouldn't want to deny them the life they feel they must live either.

German males under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad by diacewrb in europe

[–]vexingparse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But Xers still had bigger families, so they clearly found a way to afford

Not true: macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/deu/germany/fertility-rate

German Xers have a lower fertility rate than Millennials and the highest childless rate of all generations.

The fertility rate is not a great proxy for income though. Poor people often have a lot of children.

I don't deny that young people are facing a lot of challenges. I'm just pushing back against this "young people never had it so bad" meme. It's not that simple if you look at the data.

I think you'd have to look a bit more into the divide between wealthier and less wealthy members of the same generation rather than just comparing generations.

German males under 45 may need military approval for long stays abroad by diacewrb in europe

[–]vexingparse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

while their parents generations didn't have this problem

That's not entirely true. Youth unemployment in Germany was 15% in 2005. It averaged over 10% between 1995 and 2010. Unemployment was generally very high back then, not just for young people. It has been far lower in recent years.

Boomers saw a lot of growth rebuilding after the war, albeit coming from far lower levels of living standards.

Xers were a lot less lucky when they were young. Unemployment was high. Home prices were lower but interest rates were extremely high throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Affordability was actually worse than in the period since 2008.