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dc396 commented on Microsoft mishandling example.com   tinyapps.org/blog/microso... · Posted by u/mrled
hu3 · 18 days ago
This is why I never use these IANA-reserved domains like .test, .example, .invalid, .localhost.

I always make up some impossible domains like domain.tmptest

Otherwise you're one DNS "misconfiguration" away from sending dev logs and auth tokens to some random server.

> Since at least February 2020, Microsoft's Autodiscover service has incorrectly routed the IANA-reserved example.com to Sumitomo Electric Industries' mail servers at sei.co.jp, potentially sending test credentials there.

dc396 · 18 days ago
As others have pointed out, using 'tmptest' works until someone buys tmptest -- unlikely, but people will buy anything these days.

I always use the ISO-3166 "user-assigned" 2-letter codes (AA, QM-QZ, XA-XZ, ZZ), with the theory being that ISO-3166 Maintenance Agency getting international consensus to move those codes back to regular country codes will take longer than the heat death of the universe, so using them for internal domains is probably safe.

dc396 commented on United States Completes WHO Withdrawal   hhs.gov/press-room/united... · Posted by u/Swizec
roenxi · 18 days ago
I dunno, reading it in context of the whole statement, "...and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states" deserves a bit of focus. The UN is structurally designed to give China and Russia outsized influence. Coordinating technical matters like healthcare through the UN does seem a bit unwise given that everyone is posturing up for some sort of Cold-war or potential WWIII style scenario. I don't think we've seen much deescalation of tension in the last decade.

Better to leave the bandwidth of the UN free to focus on diplomacy without distractions, the military situation is urgent.

dc396 · 18 days ago
> The UN is structurally designed to give China and Russia outsized influence.

An interesting assertion. I presume you are implying outsized influence over the US (or do you mean every other country?). I'm honestly curious: can you describe this structural design?

dc396 commented on Miami, your Waymo ride is ready   waymo.com/blog/2026/01/mi... · Posted by u/ChrisArchitect
btmiller · 19 days ago
I’m skeptical. Is the presence of a human driver keeping you from using Uber/Lyft/taxis more than you currently are? Why would you think removing a driver will lead to more ride share trips? Capitalism is going to do its thing, so between the touted benefits of driverless ride shares and capitalist economics, could you please explain how exactly our city landscapes, namely parking lots, will be revolutionized in any way, shape, or form other than zombie lots occupied Waymos endlessly arranging and charging themselves? Forgive my cynicism, it feels like I’ve seen this how this dream turns out many times before.
dc396 · 19 days ago
> Is the presence of a human driver keeping you from using Uber/Lyft/taxis more than you currently are?

Yep. A couple of bad experiences with Uber/Lyft drivers put me off using them. Waymo is honestly more comfortable/less stressful for me. Similarly, I just read an article discussing parents making use of Waymo to schlep their kids to sportball practice/friend's house/wherever kids hang out these days, even though it is against Waymo's terms of service. The article indicated those parents didn't trust their kids to be in a car along with a strange human, but were ok with an automated system (and violating the ToS of that system).

> please explain how exactly our city landscapes, namely parking lots, will be revolutionized in any way, shape, or form other than zombie lots occupied Waymos

Today parking tends to be located near the shop/restaurant/office people want to go to. If people no longer need to park to go to where they want to go, parking (for charging) can relocate and be concentrated, thereby freeing up the parking spaces for other uses.

dc396 commented on Bluementhals letter about ICE memo justifying entry into homes without warrant [pdf]   hsgac.senate.gov/wp-conte... · Posted by u/rawgabbit
chiengineer · 20 days ago
It wasnt just some rando totally unknown gov lawyer

He was south Korean and proud to sign it for bush and said so in multiple interviews he would do it all over again

John yoo

dc396 · 20 days ago
Yep, the "Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley." (perhaps ironically given the reputation of Berkeley).
dc396 commented on Briar keeps Iran connected via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when the internet goes dark   briarproject.org/manual/f... · Posted by u/us321
celsoazevedo · a month ago
I doubt iOS has a large market share in Iran.

Also, for something like this you don't want a platform that requires you to essentially use the App Store and nothing else.

dc396 · a month ago
iOS is around 10%, Android around 90%. (https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/iran/%20)
dc396 commented on Dutch experts warn US takeover of DigiD platform poses security risks   nltimes.nl/2026/01/15/dut... · Posted by u/CalRobert
nijmegenn · a month ago
This is disgusting. Seriously, how is this even allowed?
dc396 · a month ago
“Our government does not want to offend the Americans because it is afraid of reprisals,” -- from the article

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dc396 commented on Denmark's struggle to break up with Silicon Valley   politico.eu/article/denma... · Posted by u/giuliomagnifico
SilverElfin · a month ago
I don’t think it will be a struggle for long. When you have a face to face meeting with your most powerful enemy and they tell you that they WILL conquer you (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/14/greenland-and-denma...), how can you stay coupled? This is going to accelerate the experiments started in Germany to move to open source software, etc. And I think Europe will pursue a heavy pivot to both grow local startups and couple to other powers like India or China.

At least for the next 50 years or so, the memory of this Trump administration will undermine any coupling to America. In the interim, I am not sure why these countries are even wasting time talking to American companies or representatives - they are absolutely not going to be a trustworthy long term partner:

> Rønde described the “Kafkaesque” experience of negotiating with local representatives who appear to have no actual authority.

dc396 · a month ago
I suspect there is going to be a flood of money in the EU for the creation of replacements for any US-based technology any of the EU countries are dependent upon (e.g., https://www.joindns4.eu). The real questions are whether there will be regulatory reform in the EU to facilitate this and will the money NOT flow to the usual dinosaurs. My impression is that Trump has sufficient pissed off EU governments such that there is some (small) hope for both. EC bureaucrats and MEPs might do well to read https://berthub.eu.

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dc396 commented on CMV: If North Korea didn't have nuclear, it would have become another Venezuela    · Posted by u/webtcp
dc396 · a month ago
Why? North Korea doesn't have oil.

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