FutileRecipe

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[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

And hopefully does something about. Disciplinary for the poor OPSEC and/or better resources to avoid it and/or better laws to stop this unfettered data collection and/or better training to avoid it in the future. Here's hoping. Holds breath

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Depends. In my experience, it usually does exist. Now there are hallucinations where GPT makes up stuff or just misinterprets what it read. But it's super easy to read the GPT output, look at the cited work, skim works for relevance, then tweak the wording and citing to match.

If you just copy/paste and take GPT's word for it without the minimal amount of checking, you're digging your own grave.

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I uploaded one of my earlier papers that I wrote myself, before AI was really a thing, to a GPT detector site. The entire intro paragraph came back as 100% AI written.

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

the fact that Biden is drawing attention to it

Now, if only there was someone in charge of the federal government, preferably with immunity when acting on official duties, who could safeguard America's interest by removing someone's access to defense contracts and deporting the same someone who started off their defense career illegally. Oh well.

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Fennec and Mull 129.0.2 in F-Droid.org repository have 42 known security issues

Ref: https://forum.f-droid.org/t/fennec-vulnerability-recommended-to-uninstall/

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I'm sometimes super slow at the start of self checkout. If the bags are stuck together, not open, and if I didn't bring my own, sometimes it takes me 2 minutes just to open a plastic bag. I'm trying my hardest!

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

or randos on the internet then?

I mean isn't that practically everyone on the Internet that you don't know personally? Or do you actually know the Firefox and/or Librewolf team, and audit their code as well?

If no to both...sounds like you are putting some measure of trust into "randos on the Internet." Which is not abnormal. Trust is required at some point in most processes.

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

My thing against Firefox/Librewolf is lack of security...unless it's improved?

Avoid Gecko-based browsers like Firefox as they're currently much more vulnerable to exploitation and inherently add a huge amount of attack surface. Gecko doesn't have a WebView implementation (GeckoView is not a WebView implementation), so it has to be used alongside the Chromium-based WebView rather than instead of Chromium, which means having the remote attack surface of two separate browser engines instead of only one. Firefox / Gecko also bypass or cripple a fair bit of the upstream and GrapheneOS hardening work for apps. Worst of all, Firefox does not have internal sandboxing on Android. This is despite the fact that Chromium semantic sandbox layer on Android is implemented via the OS isolatedProcess feature, which is a very easy to use boolean property for app service processes to provide strong isolation with only the ability to communicate with the app running them via the standard service API. Even in the desktop version, Firefox's sandbox is still substantially weaker (especially on Linux) and lacks full support for isolating sites from each other rather than only containing content as a whole. The sandbox has been gradually improving on the desktop but it isn't happening for their Android browser yet.

Ref: https://grapheneos.org/usage#web-browsing

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

old system of writing them down on paper

That's harder to steal/hack by someone across the globe.

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The Human Cannonball? He got launched out of the cannon and did one flip before getting caught by the net.

That's what it looks like to the untrained eye. But they're not really going to fire a person out of a cannon. That's not safe. So he just huddles in the cannon, they light a decoy fuse, it makes a bang (with no projectile), and he spring out and jumps that distance by himself. Requires a lot of core and leg strength.

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

If I choose a US server, I want to know I'm going to get the US version of a site.

Which is not necessarily something that Proton (or any other VPN provider) can impact.

 

TL;DR

  • The Android 15 source code will be released next week, according to multiple sources.
  • The source code will allow Android platform developers to build modified versions of Android 15.
  • Major OEMs have already had access to Android 15’s source code, giving them a head start on preparing updates.
 

TL;DR

  • The Android 15 source code will be released next week, according to multiple sources.
  • The source code will allow Android platform developers to build modified versions of Android 15.
  • Major OEMs have already had access to Android 15’s source code, giving them a head start on preparing updates.
 

TL;DR

  • Efforts like Graphene OS face increasing pressure from apps that refuse to run on non-standard Android.
  • The custom ROM project characterizes Google’s approach to device attestation as incomplete and flawed.
  • Graphene OS is prepared to take legal action if Google won’t let it pass Play Integrity checks.
 

Apple has announced that its Messages app will support the RCS messaging standard in iOS 18. RCS offers more advanced features compared to traditional SMS, including higher-quality media, typing indicators, and end-to-end encryption. This move will improve messaging between iOS and Android devices, which currently rely on the less capable SMS protocol. Apple's decision to add RCS support likely comes in response to pressure from Google, Samsung, and European regulators who have pushed for better cross-platform messaging. Overall, this change will bring the iPhone's messaging capabilities more in line with the Android experience.

Kagi's Universal Summarizer: Summarize anything in a jiffy!

 

Features

GPT-4o integrated in Kagi Assistant

We've benchmarked OpenAI's new flagship model GPT-4o, released yesterday, and its performance on our internal independent tests (PyLLMs and reasoning on Chess puzzles) is impressive. As a result, GPT-4o has now been used across various features in Assistant:

Note: Kagi Assistant is available as open beta for Ultimate plan members

Recipe extraction/summarizer

Kagi Universal Summarizer now automatically identifies when you are summarizing a recipe and conveniently displays both the ingredients and the cooking steps #3937 @leopoldarrestrom

You can use Kagi Summarizer as a standalone Web app, through Kagi Search Extension in your browser or directly in search results.

Additional notes for Family / Team account members

When setting up a Family or Team account, you now have the ability to add names for each member. This feature is particularly useful for managing team members who use email aliases #2695 @Alligator

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Wikipedia card links do not work with smaller browser windows #3469 @yeri
  • Time in Portugal throws a NaN error #3986 @bleveck
  • Wikipedia widget does not appear, even though there are relevant Wikipedia articles as search results. #394 @iiv
  • Sorry, I couldn't summarize these results. #3992 @sjdonadoo
  • Summarizer layout issue for “Dutch” language #3572 @Nyaa
  • Clickable Phone Number Results #3884 @kaidea
  • New assistant icon is off-centred #3994 @sefidel
  • Assistant messages can go off the screen #4026 @Zambyte
  • Research expert AI does not convert sub HTML tags for chemical formulas #3934 @frin
  • Wikipedia HTML included in research assistant response #3907 @youngji22
  • Research assistant returns "We are sorry, this input is not supported. (Invalid Input)" on normal queries #3990 @httpjames
 

Features and announcements

QR code sign-in

Now you can simply scan a QR code on Kagi's login page with an authenticated device to log into a new device. For more details, visit our help page#2417 @FrederickZh

Sales tax rollout

Starting this Sunday, April 21st, sales taxes will apply to all subscriptions. We have notified subscribers of this change via email. This marks the completion of the sales tax rollout. For further details, please visit our FAQ page.

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Add keyboard shortcuts shift-J/K to skip to next domain's results #2465 @Deebster
  • [Apperance][New UI] Plans do not show their differences anymore #3796 @igak_rekcartgub
  • Lens settings has a incorrect input label or maybe an incorrect input field? Not sure... #3845 @gunslingerfry
  • Provide feedback for copying code snippets #3787 @adamaveray
  • Selecting text in Wolfram info pane in suggestions dropdown dismisses dropdown #3779 @bert
  • Input query field has hidden clear button #3687 @mikeX
  • The dog doesn't look away anymore #3767 @httpjames
  • New Kagi design creates issues with Login page #3810 @hmnd
  • 'System Default' theme always uses light theme's theme colour #3155 @sefidel
  • Kagi’s Landing and Sign-in Pages Should Also Support Adaptive Light/Dark Mode #3782 @teethtaster
  • New Kagi design creates issues with Login page #3810 @hmnd
  • Royal Blue colours and links very broken #3798 @CarwynNelson
  • Uncentered texts on Orion plan page #3835 @sw
  • Dark Royal Blue - switch plan info unreadable #3833 @frin
  • Yellow border gets cut off on the trailing end #3823 @marsbars
  • Unreadable dark text on Orion plan page #3836 @sw
  • Royal Blue Link Colors Indistinguishable #3777 @beepboop
  • Tabbing breaks when suggested search box appears #3780 @Prostagma
  • The Redisign Broke Safari’s Auto-Hiding Tab Bar #3776 @teethtaster
  • Dark theme bug: invisible text in Firefox #3792 @Ilya
  • FastGPT API returns 500 Server Error #3766 @GermanMuzquiz
  • Chat follow-up input blinker is cut off #3786 @frin
  • Kagi Homepage Overlay #3774 @lemonmaker
  • There is no longer any difference between the two light modes. #3789 @MoroccanPigeon
  • Unable to activate inactive lenses #3781 @rockymcrockerson
  • Support for research assistant math results with latex #2925 @Mg432
  • Apostrophe breaks assistant (LaTeX) formatting #3709 @aivalja
  • Research fast keeps returning SEARCH REQUIRED #3733 @frin
  • Missing label for ai chat assistants #3762 @JamesT
  • Mobile AI search box overlapped by tabs #3800 @LKD70
  • Assistant code illegible using "Moon Dark" theme #3765 @zsig
  • Research assistant gives error after 3 messages if pdf is uploaded (this input is not supported. (Invalid Input)) #3818 @aivalja
  • Sort footnotes that appear below a "Quick Answer" into numerical order #3794 @macalba
 

April 2nd, 2024 #

Improvements and bug fixes

  • Allow previous 2FA code to work along with current 30sec one #3540 @frin
  • Custom bangs accessible from Search Settings tab #3616 @mhitza
  • Asking !chat to modify a <script>...</script> tag causes the script tag in the response to be not escaped/not visible #3694 @heavyg
  • We've resolved capacity issues with our recent models upgrade
  • Bottom of image search results is cluttered with low quality Second Life screenshots #3632 @yellow
  • Show summary of question in fastgpt in tab title #3203 @fictorial
  • Image Description Completely Wrong #3600 @CrunchyFritos
  • Assistant Expert "<SEARCH REQUIRED" and then switches to spanish #3661 @tschoesi
  • Mistral "Sorry, a problem occurred while processing your request. Please try again later." #3684 @abb128
  • Custom assistant ignoring custom instructions #3685 @Wanja
  • Latext support in quick answer #3455 @Grooty
  • AI Model selection should be sticky #3503 @JamesT
  • Assistant code overflows #3428 @cardinal086
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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by FutileRecipe@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world
 

This announcement is from the Lawnchair Discord:

Lawnchair 14 has arrived!

After about 2 years, we're delighted to announce that Lawnchair 14 has finally arrived!

Based on Launcher3 from Android 14, this release works with QuickSwitch from Android 10 to Android 14! You won't need to use an older version to integrate with the system.

Some major highlights:
• Search your phone, the web, and more with our new Global Search — no root needed!¹
• View flight info, see surrounding traffic, and keep an eye on your data usage with Smartspacer — all integrated within Lawnchair.²
• Want to further control your icons? Fret not, We now support custom icon packs for themed icons, alongside some new icon options.³
• Themers rejoice — you can now hide the Dock for a cleaner home screen. You can also change even more colors, fonts, and padding.
• Are you tired of Lawnchair crashing because of widgets? We've fixed that issue; you won’t need to do some hacky workaround to add them.⁴

Alongside that, we have a new partnership with Startpage — searching with Startpage (via the dock search bar or App Drawer search) helps support Lawnchair’s development.

We still have more things to share! See the announcement on our website for more information.

¹ Experimental feature, requires opt in Lawnchair Settings.
² Requires Smartspacer and respective plugins.
³ Requires a supported icon pack .
⁴ May still persist depending on the device.

 

cross-posted from: https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/567593

Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice

I'm not really big on "let's make a movement", but this independent dev has been hit with a cease-and-desist from making a FOSS Home Assistant addon for their Haier air conditioners.

Haier claims that they are losing out on millions of dollars due to this plugin which... lets you control their air conditions from home assistant. They haven't bothered to explain how that's possibly worth millions of dollars - they're just claiming it.

So of course they hit the Streisand button and are demanding that he takes it down. He of course is complying... in a couple of days. Maybe you see where this is going.

It would be an absolute shame if any of you just happened to create a fork, or clone the code, or mirror it in your own instance. An absolute shame.

Just so everyone here knows which repositories NOT to clone or fork, here are the two links:

and please, don't repost this anywhere, or share it in other communities, or anything like that. It's a shame that so many people already know and are making clones. I'm just letting you know so you don't do anything like telling others who may make their own copies.

(sidenote: Haier owns GE Appliance, so for our American folks it may affect you folks too)

 

Please add Voyager to the Accrescent App Store, "a private and secure Android app store built with modern features in mind. It aims to provide a developer-friendly platform and pleasant user experience while enforcing modern security and privacy practices and offering robust validity guarantees for installed apps."

This app store, while small, is supposed to be more secure than alternatives. And yes it is small, but it also won't grow if devs don't add to it.

Their publishing guide and requirements can be found here: https://accrescent.app/docs/guide/publish/requirements.html

 

New Donation/IAP has missing background. Looks like it should have a background, but doesn't, so some words are on top of each other. This is on light mode, whereas dark mode doesn't have this issue.

v1.23.1

Edit: v1.23.2 fixes this.

 

HOTFIX 1 - JULY 18 & 19, 2023 - 1.1.0

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the overall drop rate of Aberrant Cinders in Helltide was lower than intended.
  • Fixed an issue where Seeds of Hatred could be collected at an extreme rate when using the Hatred’s Chosen buff against Necromancer minions and Druid pets. This buff has now been re-enabled with this hotfix.

Miscellaneous

  • Further stability improvements.
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