Emmanuel Revah
CISPA is Back and I Don't Care Anymore
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act which would enter U.S. law if passed, the House of Representatives will be voting on this in the next few days. There are many flaws with this, the EFF has a good FAQ about CISPA. In short it gives power to private companies to share their user's data with 3rd parties whenever they feel like it. This concerns anyone who uses an American company for anything from forums to email and so on.
Obama promised to veto it which could mean he'll actually sign it and say he has some reservations, a bit like with the NDAA.
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Emmanuel Revah
You Are A Criminal (if you are American)
If you are American it is possible that by violating the Terms of Service of a website (which constantly change without warning) that you are a criminal. With that in mind, here are my Terms of Service:By visiting this website you are exceeding your authorized access.
Therefore you are a criminal.
Which is partially what I am getting at.
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That and the ridiculous things that can become law, for example it could be in the Terms that you must be wearing a sock on your head while visiting using the website. Anything goes basically and it can become "law".
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That and the ridiculous things that can become law, for example it could be in the Terms that you must be wearing a sock on your head while visiting using the website. Anything goes basically and it can become "law".
Emmanuel Revah
Do not Reply Emails Should not be Delivered
There are too many emails being sent from donotreply@domain.tld addresses. These addresses explicitly don't exist and/or will not accept emails, yet they are the sender/replyto of important emails like order confirmations and what not. I've recently seen this for domain name transfers.
Emmanuel Revah
The Pie Chart-ish
I continued working on my SVG with web stats and finally got it too look like a Pie Chart. I'm using web stats data just because it's fresh and live data that I can use to demonstrate, but this could be used for anything of course.
The idea is to update the good old Pie Chart. So voila, the The Pie Chart-ish.
Sorry I cannot embed this here as it's an SVG. Also note, no Javascript was used to make this, just plain HTML/CSS and SVG. All data is live, it's the percentage of visits in various sections of the website in the last 60 minutes.
The idea is to update the good old Pie Chart. So voila, the The Pie Chart-ish.
Sorry I cannot embed this here as it's an SVG. Also note, no Javascript was used to make this, just plain HTML/CSS and SVG. All data is live, it's the percentage of visits in various sections of the website in the last 60 minutes.
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Emmanuel Revah
Playing with SVG and Web Stats
Playing with SVG and Web Stats
A few months ago I was asked to build some interface to display data, so I had a chance to play with SVG again, I had finally taken some time out to use things like Animate.
Emmanuel Revah
Microsoft Scroogling around
Microsoft Scroogling around 
For once Microsoft has a point. As often in such cases they are saying the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Emmanuel Revah
DNS Hijacking via Barefruit Talktalk and Others
How malicious is your ISP ?
If they practice DNS hijacking then it's pretty damn messed up and should obviously be illegal. Yet for some reason there are ISPs that do this and have been getting away with this for years. Even stranger is that it's apparently tolerated, by clients as well as law.
Read full blog post
If they practice DNS hijacking then it's pretty damn messed up and should obviously be illegal. Yet for some reason there are ISPs that do this and have been getting away with this for years. Even stranger is that it's apparently tolerated, by clients as well as law.
Read full blog post
Emmanuel Revah
I finally got some time to read through this interview of Linus Torvalds today. He's known to have an aggressive sense of humor, sometimes funny, sometimes stupid and gratuitous, he's aware of that and that's how I justify my respect for the guy. That and seriously, the Linux kernel is pretty pretty pretty good. I have a remark to make on something he said, I'll try to address this in a hopefully compatible tone.
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The right weight for a laptop is 1kg
I finally got some time to read through this interview of Linus Torvalds today. He's known to have an aggressive sense of humor, sometimes funny, sometimes stupid and gratuitous, he's aware of that and that's how I justify my respect for the guy. That and seriously, the Linux kernel is pretty pretty pretty good. I have a remark to make on something he said, I'll try to address this in a hopefully compatible tone.
Read full blog post
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Emmanuel Revah
Early Flicker Trys to Trademark Anonymous Logo
manurevah | Blog » Early Flicker Trys to Trademark Anonymous Logo
Early Flicker, a french t-shirt company is trying to trademark the Anonymous logo, in other words, attempting to take ownership of a design they did not create that is in the public domain.
Emmanuel Revah
♲ eff
Jack Daniel's trademark takedown is polite, friendly, and offers help. If only all takedowns were this nice. https://eff.org/r.5ag2
link
Un-shortened URL https://mashable.com/2012/07/22/jack-daniels-trademark-letter/
Jack Daniel's trademark takedown is polite, friendly, and offers help. If only all takedowns were this nice. https://eff.org/r.5ag2
link
Un-shortened URL https://mashable.com/2012/07/22/jack-daniels-trademark-letter/
Emmanuel Revah
Why I hate Ubuntu: Reason #8
Lately there's been a lot of noise on Secure Boot, AKA Restricted Boot. The short version is that with "Secure Boot" enabled, computers can only boot to systems signed by a CA recognised by the hardware....
Emmanuel Revah
Louis CK - Cutting Out the Middle Man Again !
Last year Louis CK bypassed a lot of crap to deliver his show directly to his fans for a 5$ a download, without DRM, istore or any of those useless obstacles. It was a success and now he's taking it further....
Emmanuel Revah
Can't boot without paying Microsoft
UEFI Secure Boot by Carla Schroder:
https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/588498-uefi-secure-boot-big-hassle-questionable-benefit
Tell computer manufacturers that you dislike the concept of restricted boot and will not purchase a device that removes user's freedoms. Please sign:
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement
https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/588498-uefi-secure-boot-big-hassle-questionable-benefit
Tell computer manufacturers that you dislike the concept of restricted boot and will not purchase a device that removes user's freedoms. Please sign:
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement
Friendica Userfriendliness
Manu, 5 months later I am really back to mist.loozah.com..
But I can't figure out how to I connect to other people? Like for example TorProject?
How do I delete a picture? Is there no button for this?
How do I write a private message to someone?
I ctrl-F'd the fine manual, but i thought a little explanation would suit me better here :)
But I can't figure out how to I connect to other people? Like for example TorProject?
How do I delete a picture? Is there no button for this?
How do I write a private message to someone?
I ctrl-F'd the fine manual, but i thought a little explanation would suit me better here :)
Haha.. I can show you IRL if you prefer. :]
You know we are expecting great things from you on Friendica..
You know we are expecting great things from you on Friendica..
Emmanuel Revah
Zurker - Making Pyramids Appear Flat
Today after reading a post about Zurker I started to dig around and found out more about what this thing is.
It's a bit long and I have trouble posting long articles here (converting from HTML to BBcode would take me 2 or 3 days). So here's the link to the full article:
http://manurevah.com/blah/en/blog/Zurker---Making-Pyramids-Appear-Flat
It's a bit long and I have trouble posting long articles here (converting from HTML to BBcode would take me 2 or 3 days). So here's the link to the full article:
http://manurevah.com/blah/en/blog/Zurker---Making-Pyramids-Appear-Flat
I didn't realize that they were also selling non-tradeable "vshares". That makes it even more suspect. Apparently you get more vshares the more minions you recruit, so it's basically a pyramid scheme and that's why you'll see a lot of evangelists.
@Julian Schweinsberg Thanks :]
I just corrected the whois dates, zurker.com -> sept 3 2011, zurkerscam.com -> sep 25 2011, just 3 weeks apart.
@Bob Mottram Indeed and I just noticed so many evangelist websites, even some with only one blog post with an invite, like joinzurker.blogspot.co.uk.
The whole thing smells of Nigerian bank scams, it does resemble the fortitude thing.
I just corrected the whois dates, zurker.com -> sept 3 2011, zurkerscam.com -> sep 25 2011, just 3 weeks apart.
@Bob Mottram Indeed and I just noticed so many evangelist websites, even some with only one blog post with an invite, like joinzurker.blogspot.co.uk.
The whole thing smells of Nigerian bank scams, it does resemble the fortitude thing.
@julian schweinsberg
@bob mottram
Emmanuel Revah
Project Hammer Time - Der Super Kommissar
I mixed this video together after having a discussion about who wrote this music first, MC Hammer or Falco .. .or Rick James. We still do not know the answer but we laughed and laughed.
Video here:
More details here http://manurevah.com/blah/en/blog/Project-Hammer-Time-Der-Super-Kommissar
Video here:
More details here http://manurevah.com/blah/en/blog/Project-Hammer-Time-Der-Super-Kommissar
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Emmanuel Revah
EFF Pioneer Awards
So I nominated someone, guess who.
♲ eff
EFF Pioneer Award nominations open today. Who is your hero of online freedom? https://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer/nominate
(repost because permissions on previous message seem brokenish)
♲ eff
EFF Pioneer Award nominations open today. Who is your hero of online freedom? https://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer/nominate
(repost because permissions on previous message seem brokenish)
hmm, oh well. I am guessing this flew by because nobody really "got it" or it was just drowned in noise.
Short version, I nominated @Mike for an EFF Pioneer Award because:
Short version, I nominated @Mike for an EFF Pioneer Award because:
What does it take to be a Pioneer?
The nominees must have contributed substantially to the health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based communications. The contribution may be technical, social, economic, or cultural.
@mike
Emmanuel Revah
Restricted Boot
Tell computer manufacturers that you dislike the concept of restricted boot and will not purchase a device that removes user's freedoms.
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement
Edit: The FSF webpage might return some errors. It should work now, however if you do get any errors you can send your name and email directly to webmaster@fsf.org.
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement
We, the undersigned, urge all computer makers implementing UEFI's so-called "Secure Boot" to do it in a way that allows free software operating systems to be installed. To respect user freedom and truly protect user security, manufacturers must either allow computer owners to disable the boot restrictions, or provide a sure-fire way for them to install and run a free software operating system of their choice. We commit that we will neither purchase nor recommend computers that strip users of this critical freedom, and we will actively urge people in our communities to avoid such jailed systems.
Edit: The FSF webpage might return some errors. It should work now, however if you do get any errors you can send your name and email directly to webmaster@fsf.org.
Emmanuel Revah
A message to people who set out to defend Internet Freedom and all that stuff.
http://manurevah.com/blah/en/blog/Internet-Freedom-Defenders-Please
Inspired by some good conversations initiated by @Martin Farrent
http://manurevah.com/blah/en/blog/Internet-Freedom-Defenders-Please
Inspired by some good conversations initiated by @Martin Farrent
@martin farrent
What you do counts more than what you sign.
That is the point! You want to get the world good? Then go doing good!
Emmanuel Revah
♲ torproject
We've determined how Ethiopia blocks #Tor and have developed a workaround: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/update-censorship-ethiopia
We've determined how Ethiopia blocks #Tor and have developed a workaround: https://blog.torproject.org/blog/update-censorship-ethiopia
Emmanuel Revah
StatusNet node down
I just switched off the StatusNet node at http://loozah.com/ .. . It was nice, but time to move on.
If violating TOS is a crime then it's possible that there will be honeypot business models where users are attracted to a particular site where they automatically violate TOS and are then issued with RIAA style extortion letters (pay a fine or we'll report your "crime").