@vavakado @adronia ecryptfs is another option. It can be added largely in-place.

#Linux

It is at least technically possible to add LUKS full-disk encryption after the fact, but it's somewhat complex. (Basically, the process would be to shrink the file system, set up an unencrypted LUKS container for the key management, set up the system to use the LUKS container as the backing storage for the file system, and then re-encrypt the LUKS container to actually make use of encryption. Lots of things that can go wrong.)

I do agree though FDE seems a better fit.

@ramin_hal9001 @adronia

@dancrescentwolf Just like everyone has said: most likely the answer is no. The US tariffs I've heard of are US import tariffs, which means they are paid on imports into the US.

There is a small possibility that there might be retaliatory EU import tariffs or US *export* tariffs that I'm unaware of, but my suspicion there would be no. For anything non-trivial you will pay your national VAT plus customs fees plus possible administration fees, but that's the same as it's been for largely forever.

@jordanjoesrtar Oh yes, the possibility of breaches is its own bucket of worms. And services absolutely can be designed to collect a minimum of data and throw it away immediately after first use. I was speaking more generally, though; for example, I might be fine emailing a friend about our upcoming get-together to agree on a time and place, but that doesn't mean I'm fine with my friend publishing the specifics of our plans for the world to see.

Privacy is a group effort.

@mysk @Kierkegaanks

@mysk Right. *You* might be fine with *your* biometric data (specifically voice; I'm pretty sure that counts as biometric under a reasonable definition of biometric) being uploaded to who knows where for processing, but that doesn't mean that others around you are fine with it.

That's a problem with a lot of third-party data processing, actually; just because I, let's say, share something with you, does not mean I consent to your sharing it with a third party.

@Kierkegaanks

@ret I almost wish I had no idea what you were talking about…

Or when you're doing something like waiting for a long-running automated process to finish, and someone happens to catch you right then finally getting a moment's relaxation after thinking through a problem for Who knows how long and feeling that yeah you've probably nailed it, and they get the idea that you get paid crazy well for just lounging around all day.

@duncan_bayne Yes, there is that teeny tiny flaw in the logic there. Maybe manufacturing plant supply chain arbitrage?

@duncan_bayne Guess, but seems a plausible one: Realtek costs the manufacturer the likes of USD 0.0015 less per device?

@lown If you vibe code the authentication part of your software, there's a good chance that you won't know yourself, either. Plausible deniability!

@tisha "You got any CompactFlash?"

@elizabethtasker Glad you made it through!

@Deepseacreatur3 What that also doesn't show is that Spotify only pays if an artist gets a certain number of streams (per year, IIRC). So if you're into niche artists, there's a nontrivial probability that even the rightsholder, much less the artist, gets *nothing*.

(I put the agreement between the rightsholder / label and the artist in the "can't do anything about that part" bucket, but I can *at least* use a streaming service that provides a quality experience and pays out more.)

@RayuDW

@echo_pbreyer This seems like a good time for people in #Germany, #Luxembourg and #Slovakia to contact their representatives and let them know that opposition is the right choice!

(And I do wish I wasn't in a country that's in favour.)

#ChatControl #EUpol

@urig C-x C-c

Not sure to what extent it will actually help, but I guess this is one of those things that can hardly hurt. I might have to poke some at how to wrangle it into the RSS feed, but at least now my web site's robots.txt and every web page on the site has machine-readable RSL licensing metadata.

Basically saying IF YOU ARE ABOUT GENERATIVE AI, STAY THE FUCK AWAY.

(Everything except "search" usage is explicitly prohibited, and only "search" usage is allowed.)

@rscottjones I haven't had to use a tick remover tool on humans much, but with the dogs, I have *never* been able to use that two-pronged style one effectively. I know it's supposedly easy, but for me, all I have ever managed has been to push the tick out of the way.

Personally, I'm a big fan of the lasso pen type. Easy to get in between the tick's head and the skin or fur, couple of turns and the tick generally comes out easily without leaving much behind or pulling too much else along.

@dnsprincess Are there feet involved in that metaphor meaning?

@drmaddkap I think the legal term is "incompetent", and that it comes with certain possibly undesireable consequences.

@verified_human_user Talk about comparing apples and oranges.

If you want to compare a geographical region to a company in financial terms, then GDP (basically: the sum of economic activity) maps much more closely to turnover (basically: how much money is flowing through the company) than to market cap.

@mildsunrise Needs more "[original research]" and "[citation needed]"; otterwise I might go along.