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12 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 0 stories, 12 comments · first 2015-02-24 · latest 2019-01-30

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  1. …I just recently wrote up my standard list of problems/concerns with micropayments and microfraud: https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/micropa...
    comment by pjc50 · 2019-01-30 · in Show HN: Quid – try micropayments instead of ads or subscriptions
  2. …comparison page: https://perkeep.org/doc/compare My own (slightly out of date) comparison list: https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/secure-...
    comment by pjc50 · 2018-09-17 · in Perkeep: personal storage system for life
  3. The modern alternative is probably Syncthing. I intermittently maintain a list of these things at https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/secure-... ; none of them have ever been precisely what I wanted. The cheap alternative…
    comment by pjc50 · 2018-08-10 · in Ending support for Dropbox syncing to drives with certain uncommon file systems
  4. My own notes on alternative backup/sync solutions: https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/secure-... SyncThing+cloud storage seems most promising but I've not actually tried it yet.
    comment by pjc50 · 2017-08-22 · in CrashPlan is exiting the consumer market
  5. Speaking of control, I've been slowly writing up https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/pentagr... Computers are a battleground for control, and I wanted to have an explanation accessible for non-technical people to…
    comment by pjc50 · 2017-03-07 · in Who controls your computer? and how to make sure it's you
  6. …I certainly don't have a solution, but I've been writing a chart of the extent of the problem: https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/pentagr...
    comment by pjc50 · 2016-09-15 · in Win32 and .NET desktop apps can now be published in the Windows Store
  7. I've been writing https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/pentagr... on this phenomenon.
    comment by pjc50 · 2016-08-02 · in Driver Signing changes in Windows 10, version 1607
  8. On this topic I have a large unfinished essay: https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/pentagr...
    comment by pjc50 · 2016-02-24 · in Freedom, the US Government, and why Apple are still bad
  9. …malware or a victim of cryptolocker. I'm in the process of writing a longer thing about this at https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/pentagr...
    comment by pjc50 · 2016-01-15 · in Intel Software Guard Extensions – Memory Encryption Engine
  10. I keep a list of cloud sync solutions I've looked at for a similar use case: https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/secure-... I'm still not quite satisfied either.
    comment by pjc50 · 2015-07-22 · in Snowden Meets the IETF
  11. > But what's the alternative? https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/secure-... : my own notes on sync/cloud storage services. I have my own prejudices as to what I want, but that may align well with the prejudices of HN.
    comment by pjc50 · 2015-04-23 · in Why we are leaving Dropbox
  12. My own incomplete attempt at cataloging the issue: https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/pentagr... The types of actors looking to control the phone/computer, other than the legitimate owner/user: <pre> Phishers, fraudsters,…
    comment by pjc50 · 2015-02-24 · in An Exploration of ARM TrustZone Technology