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davel [he/him] ( davel@lemmy.ml )  to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

JWZ weighs in on Signal again

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JWZ weighs in on Signal again

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davel [he/him] ( davel@lemmy.ml )  to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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Because of the ongoing fucktastrophe, the cries of "Use SIGNAL!" are constant and unavoidable. And I get it, it may be the least-bad option in a sea of terrible options. If, that is, you choose to ignore the advice of "don't use your phone for that shit" (the Stringer Bell Rule). But out of curiosity, because I haven't been keeping up, has the Signal Corporation addressed: The fact that they ...

JWZ previously:

  • https://www.jwz.org/blog/2018/08/signal/
  • https://www.jwz.org/blog/2017/03/signal-leaks-your-phone-number-to-everyone-in-your-contacts/

See also: Why not Signal?

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    Man, I haven’t seen a goat.se in years

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      Is this a random thought or should I not click the link?!?

      Edit: oeuf. There it is. Nice.

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      Not trying to be pedantic, but the original was goatse.cx

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        Yeah everyone likes to call it “Goat-see” or “Goat-say”, but it was originally supposed to be “goat-secx” i.e. “goat sex”.

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          I think part of the confusion may be that when the site was taken down, the mirrors that sprung up were things like goat.se, etc.

          I’ve heard it pronounced “goatsee” and said that myself back when the original site was live. You are 100% right on the intent of the name though.

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