> A 1950s project is to blame Half-way through the article: "When the sugi and hinoki forests were first planted in the 1950s and 60s, they weren't meant to stand forever. At the time, it was assumed they would be…
For more reading, see also: https://web.archive.org/web/20250719141310/https://dbrgn.ch/... I'm a bit proud of having suggested the author to add the 2019 entry (thanks to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19798678).…
> - the fact that you cannot cut and paste files Back in time I also complained about this, but do you know that if you copy (CMD+C) then do CMD+ALT+V, then copy&paste becomes cut&paste ?
FWIW, and I know it's not as good as patching the root cause, on Windows environment I have found relief in using AltDrag (and/or its fork AltSnap [1]). You can grab and move a window by pressing Alt and then clicking…
You may very well be true, but then it's a pity that a 2019 article on a 2002 method didn't mention it?
I believe this raises the issue of short-term solutions (such as filtering on 'click') for which spammers will eventually find turnarounds vs long-term solutions. But do we need really need long-term solutions if an…
The article has the merit of significantly reducing the size of the original essay, while IMO still retaining two strong messages: 1. The original (is it?) method used to prevent spam, and 2. The 'seed' factor, which is…
Thanks for pointing out to this guide which looks exhaustive. I was a bit disappointed when I saw EFF's 1-page "pocket guide" which IMO does not provide real advice while at the border:…
> A 1950s project is to blame Half-way through the article: "When the sugi and hinoki forests were first planted in the 1950s and 60s, they weren't meant to stand forever. At the time, it was assumed they would be…
For more reading, see also: https://web.archive.org/web/20250719141310/https://dbrgn.ch/... I'm a bit proud of having suggested the author to add the 2019 entry (thanks to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19798678).…
> - the fact that you cannot cut and paste files Back in time I also complained about this, but do you know that if you copy (CMD+C) then do CMD+ALT+V, then copy&paste becomes cut&paste ?
FWIW, and I know it's not as good as patching the root cause, on Windows environment I have found relief in using AltDrag (and/or its fork AltSnap [1]). You can grab and move a window by pressing Alt and then clicking…
You may very well be true, but then it's a pity that a 2019 article on a 2002 method didn't mention it?
I believe this raises the issue of short-term solutions (such as filtering on 'click') for which spammers will eventually find turnarounds vs long-term solutions. But do we need really need long-term solutions if an…
The article has the merit of significantly reducing the size of the original essay, while IMO still retaining two strong messages: 1. The original (is it?) method used to prevent spam, and 2. The 'seed' factor, which is…
Thanks for pointing out to this guide which looks exhaustive. I was a bit disappointed when I saw EFF's 1-page "pocket guide" which IMO does not provide real advice while at the border:…