[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago

The tin can phone inherently provides end-to-end encryption. The acoustic signals, which are essentially longitudinal mechanical vibrations, travel directly through a taut string or wire. This physical medium ensures that the sound waves are converted into mechanical vibrations at the transmitting end and reconverted into sound at the receiving end, effectively eliminating any possibility of electronic eavesdropping or interception.

One of the most significant advantages of the tin can phone is its complete absence of a digital footprint. Unlike modern telecommunication devices that rely on electronic signals and data packets, tin can phone operates purely on mechanical principles. This means there are no digital records, metadata, or logs that can be hacked, traced, or subpoenaed.

The simplicity of the tin can phone renders it immune to a wide array of cyber threats. There are no software vulnerabilities, no firmware to update, and no risk of malware or ransomware attacks. The device's operation is entirely analog, relying on the physical properties of sound waves and mechanical vibrations, making it impervious to digital exploits.

The physical nature of the tin can phone also contributes to its security. The string must be kept taut for effective communication, and any attempt to tap into the line would be immediately noticeable due to the loss of tension and degradation of sound quality. This provides a built-in tamper-evident feature, ensuring that any unauthorized access attempts are easily detected. On top of that, if someone attempts a man in the middle attack, you should be able to see it happening during the call and act accordingly before any sensitive data gets exposed.

The operational simplicity of the string and cans phone is another layer of security. With no complex interfaces or user authentication mechanisms, the risk of user error leading to security breaches is virtually nonexistent.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

If it supports Electricity V 230, you should be fine. If it’s still on V 120, all bets are off.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It’s important to figure out if the other person is really playing the same ballgame as you are. Once you realize that the rule books don’t match, it’s time to cut your losses and move on.

Took me many years to understand that, but once I did, I’ve saved so much time. For example, you might be talking to a flat-earther thinking that it’s s debate where logic and facts matter. Spoiler: it’s not. The rules aren’t what you initially thought, and there’s no way to win. You winning just isn’t in their rule book at all.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

CommonSense 2024, the best antivirus solution I’ve ever tried. Highly recommend it. Compatible with phones, tablets, computers, potatoes etc.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Can we slap on some augmented reality, IoT, big data and sprinkle some quantum encryption on top? After that, it should tick all the boxes. ✅

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago

You could summarize the whole transparency thing into just one word: trust. As long as people trust that everything is fine, the society can continue to function. When people loose trust, everything falls apart.

If you can convince millions of people that the voting system works and is fair, you can have a democratic society. If not, you might want to look into alternatives such as totalitarian dictatorship, monarchy or even post apocalyptic absolute chaos.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 82 points 2 weeks ago

Speaking of utopias, have you heard that the internet was supposed to bring people together and ends pointless debates?

The idea was that people would be exposed to opposing viewpoints since everyone could communicate effortlessly with everyone. Information would also be easily available to everyone, which would make it clear who is right and who is wrong.

Yeah, that worked out perfectly…

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 65 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Most cookie consent dialogues:

  1. There’s only one big accept button
  2. If the decline button even exists, it’s grey whereas the other one is green.
  3. The decline option could be buried deep under other menus.
  4. The sizes of the buttons

Most companies are trying to actively manipulate you to accept all cookies, but nowadays there are a few companies that don’t resort to any of these dirty tricks.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 52 points 2 months ago

You can also go 3D. January 8, February 5, March 4, April 8 would be 4 in a stack.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 101 points 4 months ago

That’s ok. You can always try again yesterday.

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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

While I was in the shower, I thought of a brilliant idea! Let’s trigger several smaller volcanic eruptions that release a semi-controlled amount of volcanic ash into other atmosphere. That will cool down the atmosphere, which should buy us some time to fix our carbon emissions.

Then I realized, that doing so would block visible light. Plants need the light to grow, and we need the plants to breathe and eat. Obviously, this is not going to be a long term solution. Oh, and how do you even make sure the volcanic eruption doesn’t spiral out of control and suddenly spew out 50 times the ash we were aiming for. Oh, and volcanoes also spew CO2 and even nastier gases, so… It sounded so good while I was still in the shower. The more I think about it, the worse it gets.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 56 points 5 months ago

If an app abuses the privilege of being able to show me notifications, badges or anything, that privilege will be swiftly revoked.

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 49 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I follow the official upgrade method. Can’t be bothered to mess around with anything more complicated than that. Besides, the devs probably understand the system better than I do, so there has to be a reason why that is the preferred way.

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