Google Pay and Apple Wallet don’t work quite how most people expect. Can they be trusted to protect your privacy and security? I made this quick explainer to cover how both of these products work.
Create a file config/initializers/zzz_local_patches.rb: require Rails.root.join('app/validators/status_length_validator.rb') if ENV.has_key?('MAX_POST_CHARS') && ENV['MAX_POST_CHARS'].to_i > 0 && ENV['MAX_POST_CHARS'
rclone copy --fast-list --copy-links -P \ --max-backlog 10000 \ --order-by size,mixed,75 \ --transfers 32 \ --s3-chunk-size 16M --s3-upload-concurrency 8 \ ./live/public/system/ remote:media-bucket/ * fast-list is compatible with Garage S3 * max-backlog queues up to 10,000 files at a time * order-by size,mixed,75 takes those 10,000 and sorts them by
It seems Apple is releasing a new privacy feature exclusive to iPhones with an Apple-designed modem: Limit precise location from cellular networks - Apple SupportWith the limit precise location setting, you can limit some information that cellular networks may use to determine your location. Available on compatible iPhone and iPad
I love networking, a lot. So much so that I've run my own ISP since 2024, complete with its own ASN, IPv4/6 address space, fiber optics, etc. However, do this and you quickly realize how reliant you still remain on central service providers. The internet is a