Rambler OP wrote on February 19, 2021 at 3:58 AM

Reply to Global Cloudflare outage reported. by Rambler

CF is back up. https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/

RAMBLE1 wrote on February 19, 2021 at 3:55 AM

Reply to Multi-hop vpn and port forwarding by overvalley

link of that vpn ?

port-forward for p2p apps to connect. Does not affect encryption.

DcscZx5idox wrote on February 19, 2021 at 3:19 AM (edited on February 19, 2021 at 9:26 AM)

Reply to comment by !deleted152 in No, you shouldn't use Brave. by Rambler

e.g. Safe browsing, Health Report, and Pocket.
Spyware Whatchdog says. Clearnet, Tor, I2P

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 3:08 AM

Reply to comment by Rambler in Whats your Linux flavor of choice? by Rambler

Used OptiPlex PCs with XP Pro pre-installed and pre-activated are still available on eBay. Got my last/current one over three years ago, and it's still going strong. Unfortunately it's use for surfing is very limited by the last three remaining browsers, which is the only reason I'm in process of moving on to Win 7 Pro.

I am not a fan of Win 7, but I can put up with it for a year or two, til I teach myself Linux. My 'new' used PC is Dell Optiplex 7010 Mini-Tower, Quad Core i7 3770 (3.4GHz), 16GB DDR3 SDRAM, 1TB Hard Drive: Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. I had computer shop modify it. Mobile rack in the spare 5.25 bay which holds a SSD for MX Linux, and a regular hard disk for bare-metal/clone backups of Win 7.

AntiX is more on par with Linux Mint, both being slightly less intuitive than MX Linux, but I think AntiX is a smaller install than MX, so might be better for a laptop.

https://embeddedinventor.com/mx-linux-vs-antix-similarities-differences/

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 2:36 AM

Reply to What are some good .onion sites to visit? Most wikis and guides are dated and full of broken links. by Rambler

https://deepweblinks.net/directories/

https://www.thedarkweblinks.com/page/15/

These are the ones I'm currently exploring:

http://torlinksd6pdnihy.onion/

http://xmh57jrzrnw6insl.onion/

http://zqktlwi4fecvo6ri.onion/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

http://hss3uro2hsxfogfq.onion/

http://kpynyvym6xqi7wz2.onion/links.html

http://hdwikicorldcisiy.onion/index

http://dirnxxdg2mgyrbgj.onion/

http://hss3uro2hsxfogfq.onion/

http://wiki5kauuihowqi5.onion/

http://uhwiki36pbooodfj.onion/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

http://wikitjerrta4qgz4.onion/

http://underdj5ziov3ic7.onion/

http://2fd6cemt4gmccflhm6imvdfvli3nf7zn6rfrwpsy7uhxrgbypvwf5fad.onion/

I can start to keep notes on the results if that would be of use.

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 1:50 AM

Reply to Instead of opposing marijuana legalization Republicans should have pushed for a free market in weed by Rambler

To many rabid xtians in the RNC brings the collective IQ down about 20 points. Neither cannabis, nor sex education, nor any form of the 'abortion pill' will ever gain any acceptance with conservatives, until the fanatics are purged.

Rambler OP wrote on February 19, 2021 at 1:43 AM

Reply to comment by ____ in Brave Browser leaks your Tor / Onion service requests through DNS. by Rambler

I created a Ruqqus account and posted in +Privacy but it's not showing up so it's probably either because my account is new. I created a Poal account and posted it there and it appears to me. May not if I log out. Not sure.

Rambler OP wrote on February 19, 2021 at 1:42 AM

Reply to comment by Kalchaya in Whats your Linux flavor of choice? by Rambler

XP Pro was the last MS OS I ran at home and honestly, loved it. I still probably have an old XP SP3 disk somewhere. Didn't know installs were still in use outside of POS systems and purpose built use cases in factories and industry running software that requires it.

May try MX Linux on an older laptop that I'd like to breathe new life into. I've heard good things about AntiX as well.

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 1:42 AM

Reply to How to keep the cops from finding your weed in your car. by MrBlack

Put red pepper (cayenne) in a straw, and blow it all over the car floors and seats to disable the noses of drug-sniffing canine snitches.

Rambler OP wrote on February 19, 2021 at 1:37 AM

Reply to comment by div1337 in Brave Browser leaks your Tor / Onion service requests through DNS. by Rambler

Could be. But anything that is advertised to do with Tor shouldn't make any activity known outside of the Tor network itself.

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 1:36 AM

Reply to Whats your Linux flavor of choice? by Rambler

I gave a test drive to around 20+ distros over the last couple years. Only ones I found usable for an XP Pro expat was MX Linux, Linux Mint, AntiX, Kodachi Linux, and Tails. My pick of the litter was MX Linux for install. Linux Mint, Kodachi and Tails for LiveCD use.

My upcoming move from XP Pro to a Win 7 Pro rig will have MX Linux on separate SSD. I will continue to use Linux Mint for online banking/shopping, and Kodachi or Tails to safari into the darkest darkness of the Darknet. MX Linux and Kodachi impresses me the most!

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 1:16 AM

Reply to Is it possible to make a Twitter or Parler account without using your real phone number? by Uther

Temp burner phone.

MysteryRepeatsItself wrote on February 19, 2021 at 12:46 AM

Reply to Brave Browser leaks your Tor / Onion service requests through DNS. by Rambler

Very interesting. Not that I know too much about what you posted, but I'm learning!

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 12:41 AM

Reply to Your Cellphone Is Recording You 24/7 by Hitler_Was_Right

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/06/02/your-iphone-is-spying-on-you-heres-how-to-stop-it/?sh=6fd539e412dd

https://www.komando.com/smartphones-gadgets/stop-your-phone-from-tracking-you/543526/

https://pixelprivacy.com/resources/spying-on-your-cell-phone/

https://v2.incogtube.com/watch?v=VFns39RXPrU

solstice wrote on February 19, 2021 at 12:35 AM

Reply to Taking a Stand in the War on General-Purpose Computing by HMTg927

good article. except for the star wars allegory at the beginning, which was kinda cringe tbh

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 12:19 AM

Reply to What features do you look for in a VPN? by Rambler

Depends on what you need it for, and what you need it to do. Considerations could be:

No logs policy (backed up in it's TOS), and preferably certified by a 3rd party.
Based outside the 14-Eyes jurisdiction.
Reliable kill-switch.
No leaks.
GUI client.
Compatible with your OS.
Uses compatible protocol (IKEv2, Wireguard, L2TP, OpenVPN, etc.).
TOR friendly.
Multi-hop.
Unlimited bandwidth/fast speed.
No auto-renew or ability to disable it.

Kalchaya wrote on February 19, 2021 at 12:03 AM

Reply to What Is a Burner Phone, and When Should You Use One? by Rambler

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-buy-a-burner-phone-1843905326

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/best-burner-phone

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-burner-phones/

https://www.technadu.com/best-burner-phones/190807/

Kalchaya wrote on February 18, 2021 at 11:50 PM

Reply to Twitter permanently bans Project Veritas account by Rambler

I find it difficult to believe a smart guy like James O'Keefe did not see that coming a mile away.

Kalchaya wrote on February 18, 2021 at 11:47 PM

Reply to Is there a browser that can ignore SSL error? by awdrifter

No, the CA nazis have full control of all browsers. You would need to circumvent SSL/TLS completely, via SSL-stripping, probably using a MiTM proxy.

Kalchaya wrote on February 18, 2021 at 11:41 PM

Reply to Why cookies don't get deleted from the browser unless whitelisted? by Wahaha

There are no 'good' cookies. Only those some are fooled into thinking are useful to themselves....but are always far more useful to others. I have Self-Destructing Cookies on my Firefox-deriative browsers, Cookinator on auto, then always back that up with BleachBit and CCleaner prior to turning off the PC.

Kalchaya wrote on February 18, 2021 at 11:31 PM

Reply to How are you connecting to this site? Clearnet? Tor? I2P? Yggdrasil? Loki? by Rambler

Regular ole internet.

Kalchaya wrote on February 18, 2021 at 11:28 PM

Reply to YouTube's 'dangerous' crackdown on independent journalists: 'It defies all logic and reason' by Rambler

'It defies all logic and reason' only if one has been too lazy to read the books of Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, etc., or has a reading comprehension too negligible to understand what was read. Know the enemy, and you will seldom be surprised (or mystified), by its words or deeds!

hideyourlies OP wrote on February 18, 2021 at 11:21 PM

Reply to comment by Rambler in Dream Market Vendor "Rackjaw2" Sentenced to Prison by hideyourlies

Sorry I've just seen this, as termolton said it's impossible to know what's going to happen, arrests are hard to predict.

Dread is also having issues, if you check the Reddit /r/DreadAlert they're setting up new servers or something, not sure as I stopped using it a while back.

Kalchaya wrote on February 18, 2021 at 11:19 PM (edited on March 13, 2021 at 1:03 AM)

Reply to Social media platform Parler back online after being banned by major tech companies by Rambler

https://nationalfile.com/breaking-pro-free-speech-parler-bans-milo-yiannopoulos-for-offensive-jokes/

Anything that requires the download of an app is still a bad idea.

Kalchaya wrote on February 18, 2021 at 11:13 PM

Reply to comment by Wahaha in Which browsers can you trust enough to use? by Wahaha

While I fancy myself a 'futurist' able to make fairly accurate predictions, I would not attempt that prognostication. Developers are an unreliable lot. The same one that creates a freeware app today is likely to sellout tomorrow, and include nasty bundleware with his app. In its early days, Firefox used to be one of the good guys, now it's just as likely to "fuck you over" as Chrome is:

https://digdeeper.neocities.org/ghost/mozilla.html

Brave is another one that started out okay, then quickly crossed to the darkside:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/privacy-browser-brave-busted-for-autocompleting-urls-to-versions-it-profits-from/

https://www.netsparker.com/blog/web-security/brave-browser-sacrifices-security/

I would not venture to guess which browsers will go rogue in the future. I can only list those that are okay now. Browsers are much like sites that source software. Right now, Softpedia and Majorgeeks are kinda/sorta safe...how long before they become as nasty as CNET is unknown.

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