Lawrence Nahum

#Bitcoin. open source enthusiast, founder @GreenAddress, ex-CTO @Blockstream

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@giacomozucco @Laserman_21 April 2014 afair

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@HSVSphere @Javsent @iamnotnyssa I guess it depends on what you need it for, I don't think anything matches qubesos when it comes to security

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@giacomozucco @0xvzf_ @reardencode anything low entropy could be encrypted (even with a fixed key) and or compressed and bypass a low entropy filter, cat and mouse game

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@brian_trollz bad takes since he learned about Bitcoin. quite reliably too.

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@MartyBent I see only shitcoiners replies, is it just me?

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@HSVSphere generally arch is not ideal for that, it breaks every so often. I never had that problem with Debian or QubesOS. or fedora for that matter. I like the idea of omarchy but security imho is a non starter there. and maintenance is definitely unproven.

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@filpizlo nice!

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@stephanlivera @callebtc keeping the restrictions would be the equivalent of a new soft fork, assuming the original soft fork is indeed coded to stop enforcing the restrictions

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@ingram3000 @_winter_wonders @debian I learned recently (on debian 13) that if you go through the advanced installation and skip a root user it will add sudo and set the installation user as a super, IIRC

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@re9601 @Beautyon_ yeah it's more like 14 billions now, assuming he didn't spend it

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@giacomozucco @sesi_the_man agree. or anything else really.

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@TheSilentOG @Not1Rob @GrapheneOS agreed, happy owner of pixel 9 with graphene , I'm just saying it's not a middle finger to google

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@TheSilentOG @Not1Rob @GrapheneOS buying something from Google is not exactly a middle finger to Google is it? better to support the manufacturer @GrapheneOS is working with when they come out with a device

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@backslashvarphi @Mandral91 I don't know now but a few months ago grok was the only one that solved some iptables issue I had, at first attempt, while I tried for hours with chatgpt/Claude/Gemini/rtfm

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@PiereChangstein @nvk @GrapheneOS @DaSophisticati1 @fracshun @bl4ckh4ck5 @weare_unplugged @linkitrealgood I'd say if you can use any major distro you can use qubes, afaik there isn't much alternative with that level of integration for desktop

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@nvk @GrapheneOS @DaSophisticati1 @PiereChangstein @fracshun @bl4ckh4ck5 @weare_unplugged @linkitrealgood I would have agreed when I first tried it a few years ago, but I gave it another go a year ago or so and honestly I felt at home immediately. easy to separate gpg, ssh, VPNs, use VPNs in series, run windows, run *BSD, backups, restores, etc

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@GrapheneOS @DaSophisticati1 @PiereChangstein @fracshun @bl4ckh4ck5 @weare_unplugged @linkitrealgood better than Qubes? i'd say no

last I checked the apps I install on a Mac have access to all my user files (unlike android or iOS)

better than debian/fedora/arch/etc? maybe

better than windows? not surprising

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@GameDevMadeEasy @HSVSphere and don't get me wrong, I like arch, I used to run it as my daily for years, with joy and pain, but I don't think it is a robust production ready tank. it's a great learning tool, amazing for the bleeding edge but I'd prefer debian stable (qubes now)

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@GameDevMadeEasy @HSVSphere Omarchy looks very nice but I for one will remain on QubesOS. I would also be very wary of the AUR, if you care about security. also, using a patched chrome could delay security updates which seems unnecessary, upstream the patches if possible or live without them.

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@dhh @ChilliDoor remmina?