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- Comment on FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled 2 days ago:
Yes you do. In fact Apple warns you several times to keep copies of the key secure because there’s no way for them to help if it’s lost.
- Comment on FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled 2 days ago:
Well those back doors don’t seem to be working in the actual case happening currently. What you’re saying is assumptions.
Also you’re the second commenter today to say they have a bridge to sell me. Is this old saying making a comeback or is it bots?
- Comment on FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled 2 days ago:
If a person is using lockdown mode they more than likely also have Advanced Data Protection enabled. This removes iCloud keys on Apple’s side and is only stored on device.
In that case you hold the keys and it’s encrypted.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days ago:
AI is not my thing. I don’t really appreciate these companies scanning everything under the sun, but this is a case where Google did it better. They used a custom scanner that didn’t require books to be destroyed in order to scan.
- Comment on CEO of Palantir Says AI Means You’ll Have to Work With Your Hands Like a Peasant 2 days ago:
I’m proud to be able to work with my hands and so should anyone else who does. It doesn’t matter if it’s for a job or just around your home. Never too late to learn.
Better to know how to do for yourself instead of being a helpless dick like Alex Karp and his Ancient Aliens theory hairdo.
- Comment on Lemmy.zip & Piefed.zip Server Update February 2026 3 days ago:
Happy February! It’s still freezing and too much snow but another month towards it going away too. :)
That’s quite an intrusion on the servers! It’s impressive that at least from my usage I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. Well, screw you scrapers! Great work .zip! 😎
- Comment on Newegg stock falls 17.7% after owner is detained by anti-corruption authorities in China 1 week ago:
Badegg
- Comment on Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL 2 weeks ago:
I also have a Sony TV and watch Vincent on HDTVtest.
The TCL news is shocking. Time will tell but it doesn’t seem good to me.
- Comment on Don't be a lurker, they said. (introduction post) 3 weeks ago:
Welcome! Nice llama. (⌐■_■)
- Comment on Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan 1 month ago:
Digimon.
- Comment on LG responds swiftly to user backlash, will allow users to remove Microsoft Copilot link from TVs — clarifies service is not an app, future update will include tile removal option from WebOS 1 month ago:
My new tv has never known the internet and never will. USB updates are still available and very simple to install. AppleTV handles the apps the tv just displays them.
- Comment on Starlink VP confirms ‘dangerously close’ Chinese launch incident — close call saw satellite pass within 200 meters of Starlink travelling at over 17,400mph 1 month ago:
This is what I’ve become. 😄
- Comment on Price of a 'bot army' revealed across hundreds of online platforms worldwide 1 month ago:
Worse, It’s Aunt Esther.
- Comment on Starlink VP confirms ‘dangerously close’ Chinese launch incident — close call saw satellite pass within 200 meters of Starlink travelling at over 17,400mph 1 month ago:
Whoa, 200 meters is a close call for sure!
On a related topic, SpaceX is littering the low earth orbit space in a major way. From the link above:
There are approximately 12,000 active satellites now in LEO space, with probably 8,000 operated by Starlink.
Get off our LEO Elon! <shakes fist in air>
- Comment on Hello! It was suggested that I make an introduction thread! 3 months ago:
Hello and welcome!
- Comment on 4 months ago:
That’s when you call your credit card company to let them know you want to cancel payment but the website isn’t allowing at this time.
Politely request cancellation of any automated payments going forward and if one went through recently see if it’s possible to initiate a charge back. Not sure if a charge back would work in this situation but worth a try.
- Comment on Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts At Request Of Cybersecurity Agency 4 months ago:
Important details from the Reddit comment:
Hi everyone,
No, Proton did not knowingly block journalists’ email accounts. Our support for journalists and those working in the public interest has been demonstrated time and again through actions, not just words.
In this case, we were alerted by a CERT that certain accounts were being misused by hackers in violation of Proton’s Terms of Service. This led to a cluster of accounts being disabled.
Because of our zero-access architecture, we cannot see the content of accounts and therefore cannot always know when anti-abuse measures may inadvertently affect legitimate activism.
Our team has reviewed these cases individually to determine if any can be restored. We have now reinstated 2 accounts, but there are other accounts we cannot reinstate due to clear ToS violations.
Regarding Phrack’s claim on contacting our legal team 8 times: this is not true. We have only received two emails to our legal team inbox, last one on Sep 6 with a 48-hour deadline. This is unrealistic for a company the size of Proton, especially since the message was sent to our legal team inbox on a Saturday, rather than through the proper customer support channels.
The situation has unfortunately been blown out of proportion without giving us a fair chance to respond to the initial outreach.
- Comment on A goodbye to kbin ... 4 months ago:
Wishing you well @ernest@kbin.social
- Comment on New infostealer malware snaps webcam photos when you watch porn 4 months ago:
Yeah, he owned it and made it work. I agree it’s one of, if not the most, honest of all his songs in the show.
Plus the people in the pærk are like family so it’s all water under the fridge.
- Comment on New infostealer malware snaps webcam photos when you watch porn 4 months ago:
By now you heard the story 'bout how i got caught playing with my shit, but hold that thought.
Before you disrespect J R-O-C, it could happen to you cause it happened to me and T.
- Comment on Lemmy.zip Server Update September 2025 5 months ago:
Excellent report! Glad it worked out and was a false alarm.
- Comment on How the rise of Craigslist helped fuel America’s political polarization 5 months ago:
Let’s not forget his high achievement of winning a Golden Razzie award for his terrible performance as….himself. Yes, he achieved worst supporting actor playing himself. Not only that the movie itself is a perverted B- dumpster fire.
Just to be clear, I’m not saying this is anywhere near as serious compared to the points you’ve made. Those are truly harmful things done to others. To know he was in such a low ranked movie and had the worst performance of everyone in it while trying to portray himself brings a bit of joy.
- Comment on Zuckerberg says people without AI glasses will be at a disadvantage in the future 6 months ago:
What the hell does he know about real life and disadvantages? I’ll be without them for life. At least anything Meta or the like have a hand in. Poor me. 😄
- Comment on Trump Media Is Now a $2 Billion Bitcoin Bet 6 months ago:
May North Korea (or anyone really) steal every bit of it. They pulled off the largest single bitcoin heist so far earlier this year. How difficult could this bozo’s crypto be for them?
- Comment on President Trump: It's Not Doable for AI Companies to Pay for All Copyrighted Input * TorrentFreak 6 months ago:
With all the price hikes because of pointless tariffs it’s not doable to pay taxes to the government.
- Comment on Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits 6 months ago:
Even though LemmyNSFW is outside of the UK the admins of any instance will be responsible for verification of UK users because of this law. This is why .zip (Lemmy and PieFed) have geoblocked the UK. It’s a lot of work and responsibility to take on.
Here’s the post from DemiGodrick explaining this situation better than I can.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
There’s also this article from TechCrunch.
Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions
They tried it out themselves and have reports from other users as well.
- Comment on How to open links from saved on one user but in a different username/instance? 6 months ago:
The only way I know is the method described above and that requires access to your account, sorry to say. Unfortunately that’s no longer possible.
- Comment on Lemmy.zip Server Update July 2025 7 months ago:
Awesome stuff! Sorry for contributing to the import slow down, twice, since I have a piefed.zip account too. I wouldn’t have guessed those imports would cause such a strain.
Be well and enjoy your holiday.
- Comment on More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: study 7 months ago:
They say the glass bottles have plastic caps and that’s the source for this type of container. I can’t understand why those same caps on plastic bottles have less contamination.
Are the caps lined differently on the inside when dealing with plastic or glass?