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AndrewConn commented on Many popular iPhone apps are recording user sessions without asking   techcrunch.com/2019/02/06... · Posted by u/samaysharma
corbett3000 · 7 years ago
Anyone have an idea for how to block this on your iphone? Perhaps content filtering glassboxdigital.com? Not sure if that would stop however it is that they're transmitting back to their servers.
AndrewConn · 7 years ago
Possibly... I might try using Charles Proxy mobile app to observe what domains data is being sent/received from, then on your home network use something like Pi-Hole to block those domains.
AndrewConn commented on Show HN: VPNHome – 1-click, self-hosted OpenVPN deployment and management app   github.com/ezaquarii/vpn-... · Posted by u/ezaquarii_com
sirodoht · 7 years ago
I recently found a similar solution, Outline [1]. Works pretty good, fast, open source.

[1] https://getoutline.org/

AndrewConn · 7 years ago
Looks cool, but FYI for those trying to remove themselves from the Google surveillance ecosystem... Outline was created by Jigsaw, an Alphabet/Google owned subsidiary. Outline could very well have the best intentions, and they likely do based on Jigsaw’s mission, but the link to Alphabet/Google should caution some people.
AndrewConn commented on InVision, valued at $1.9B, picks up $115M Series F   techcrunch.com/2018/12/11... · Posted by u/kaboro
nf__85 · 7 years ago
As someone who uses InVision daily, I have become more and more frustrated with the experience.

Building a large project feels like building a house of cards. I often run into small but infuriating UX issues inside their app. One example of this is uploading artboards from Sketch using the InVision Craft plugin. Uploading a new artboard that has the same name as a previously uploaded artboard overwrites the original without asking or telling you what happened. I spent way to long trying to figure out why one of my artboards wasn't uploading, and then it took me even longer to figure out where it ended up once I realized the problem. When you have hundreds of screens in a project every upload from Craft starts to feel scary.

These little interactions are all over the app and the amount of frustration they cause becomes exponential over time, like a repetitive strain injury.

I've been an InVision user for a long time and it seems to me that the core features have not improved, but have actually degraded over time. I assume because they put all their resources into Studio.

I hope they use some of this money to improve their core offering. Sketch users aren't going away and I think it would be wise to try and keep as many of them as possible using InVision.

AndrewConn · 7 years ago
I echo the sentiment. I’ll add my experience... Using InVision at a large company is a nightmare. It’s slow, buggy. You can’t trust it. It’s failed on me so many times I can’t count anymore.
AndrewConn commented on Firefox partners with ProtonVPN   premium.firefox.com/vpn/... · Posted by u/spac
Kaveren · 7 years ago
They confirmed this [0]. I don't like it, but I don't think it's the worst thing in the world if there's no user data being sent.

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonVPN/comments/a0qiuu/protonvpn...

AndrewConn · 7 years ago
Good to know - thanks! As a privacy company, it seems like a very odd decision by the ProtonVPN product team to use a Google service in the first place and have their brand anywhere close to Google... a company that is the exact opposite of privacy. Regardless, definitely glad they're fixing it.
AndrewConn commented on Firefox partners with ProtonVPN   premium.firefox.com/vpn/... · Posted by u/spac
AndrewConn · 7 years ago
I started using ProtonVPN in the last few weeks. If you run Little Snitch, you can see they're sending data to Google Crashlytics. Doesn't inspire confidence. https://www.dropbox.com/s/t5ciujv55g7l2dj/ProtonVPN-Google-C...
AndrewConn commented on Launch HN: Slite (YC W18) – Note App for Teams    · Posted by u/christophepas
AndrewConn · 8 years ago
Don’t listen to the people that say “Ugh, not another notes/docs app”. They way you’re thinking about the problem and how you’re solving it, I believe, are right. Your product reminds me a lot of Quip... which Salesforce bought for ~$750M.
AndrewConn commented on Chrome 68 will mark all HTTP sites as “not secure”   security.googleblog.com/2... · Posted by u/el_duderino
ridiculous_fish · 8 years ago
Replying to myself. It's distressing how many of the options assume command line competence.

It used to be that graphic designers, photographers, families, etc. could set up a simple site with a shared host, an FTP client, and a bit of HTML. Now requiring HTTPS will push this further out of reach.

This content is now funneled into either managed platforms, either free ones that monetize it (Medium, Flickr, Facebook, etc.) or more expensive higher-touch services (SquareSpace, Wix, etc). The de-democratization of the web continues.

AndrewConn · 8 years ago
Generally agree with you... however, I’m a designer and I’ve had surprisingly positive experiences with AWS. I thought it was going to be highly technical and frustrating, but for basic static hosting AWS doesn’t require any command line skills. It’s all point and click. You can even set up SFTP to your S3 bucket with something like Transmit from Panic (Mac). More of what you’ll find yourself dealing with is AWS’s confusing UX, understanding how all the AWS parts fit together (Route 53, CloudFront, etc,) and discoverability in their help documentation.
AndrewConn commented on Chrome 68 will mark all HTTP sites as “not secure”   security.googleblog.com/2... · Posted by u/el_duderino
ridiculous_fish · 8 years ago
What is the modern simple and cheap way to set up a static HTTPS site with a custom domain? With HTTP this was doable with S3 for pennies a month; is S3+CloudFlare now the current price leader?
AndrewConn · 8 years ago
For a static site on AWS, you can easily set up S3 + CloudFront + Route 53 + free certificate from AWS Certificate Manager. My bill is around $1.07 per month.
AndrewConn commented on Ask HN: What's your way of saving/recollecting important career notes?    · Posted by u/anudeep2011
AndrewConn · 8 years ago
Filters and labels in Gmail.

Any email I send to myself is automatically marked as read... then based on what’s in the subject line a label is automatically applied. For example, if I have an idea for a design I send an email with a subject of “Design - blah blah” and whatever text in the body. The filter I set up in Gmail looks for the word “Design” in the subject, marks it as read so I don’t get notified of a new email, and then applies the Design label. From there, I usually start an email thread on that subject line as I have more ideas.

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