As much as I love Object Pascal (it was my first programing language) it has no reason to exist in 2025 other than legacy applications and small RAD windows programs.
Strong opinion, but no evidence provided.
Readit Newsmaster-lincoln commented on Delphi in the Age of AI learndelphi.org/delphi-ai... · Posted by u/andsoitis
Banks have never accepted browsers. They don't need to because they can require the web app be paired with a mobile app or SMS code to log in. Before they used mobile apps they issued smartcard readers (at least they did everywhere I lived). The smartcard readers were also used to digitally sign transactions.
In other words, there aren't many banks that let you take sensitive actions with just a browser and that's been true since the start of online banking.
These days they also apply differential risk analysis based on the device used to submit a transaction and do things to push people towards mobile. For instance in Switzerland there's now a whole standard for encoding invoices in QR codes. To pay those you must use the mobile apps.
Edit: people are getting hung up on the "never accepted browsers" part. It means they only use the browser for unimportant interactions. For important stuff like login or tx auth, they expect the use of separate hardware that's more controlled like a SIM card/mobile radio, smartcard or smartphone app. Yes some banks are more lax than others but in large parts of the world this was always true since the start of online banking.
> In other words, there aren't many banks that let you take sensitive actions with just a browser and that's been true since the start of online banking.
when I started online banking I used a browser and a TAN list for years. No apps required
master-lincoln commented on Agent-C: a 4KB AI agent github.com/bravenewxyz/ag... · Posted by u/liszper
distributing it.
yeah, important point. thanks for correcting
master-lincoln commented on Agent-C: a 4KB AI agent github.com/bravenewxyz/ag... · Posted by u/liszper
GPL has never been enforced in court against anyone with serious money. It’s not worth the virtual paper it’s written on.
Is that different with any other permissive library that has conditions?
Also I found one case where Skype retracted their formal objection in front of court and the GPL was enforced. Not sure if that is serious enough money for you
(german source http://www.golem.de/0805/59587.html)
At this point, the stuff I'd want to remove:
- auto-dubbing
- auto-translation
- shorts (they're fine in a separate space, just not in the timeline)
- member only streams (if I'm not a member, which is 100% of them)
The only viable interface for that is the web and plenty of browser extensions.
SmartTube for Android TV can do that
master-lincoln commented on Agent-C: a 4KB AI agent github.com/bravenewxyz/ag... · Posted by u/liszper
> License: Copy me, no licence.
Probably BSD or Apache would be better, as they make it easier for certain organizations to use this. If you want to maximize copying, then a real permissive license is probably marginally better.
Better go GPL so organizations using it have to open source any improvements they make
Giving paper straws at coffee shops should be criminalised
Drinking coffee from a straw too
master-lincoln commented on Leonardo Chiariglione – Co-founder of MPEG leonardo.chiariglione.org... · Posted by u/eggspurt
The solution to that is to remove the ability to patent codecs.
I think we should go a step further and remove the ability to patent algorithms (software)
master-lincoln commented on Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down pcgamer.com/games/masterc... · Posted by u/croes
There already was a time when Steam managed to free people from need to use funny pieces of plastic in their lifes... They've done that with CDs, they can do it again with Cards.
Yeah, that was when Steam freed the users from actually owning any game and instead gave the users limited licenses for using games.
I am looking forward to the day when they shutdown and everybody realizes this.
master-lincoln commented on Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down pcgamer.com/games/masterc... · Posted by u/croes
I wonder if Valve could (threaten to) become their own payment processor if this becomes too big of a threat. They are one of the few companies on earth with enough money to attempt it.
If I remember correctly a big part of Valves heavy investment into linux was Microsoft wanting to lock windows down more, and now in 2025 gaming on linux is a viable alternative to windows.
What would that change? The assumption here is that payment processors need to comply with MasterCards rules. So would Valve if they would become a payment processor, no?