Is a professional audit the only thing that counts, or does open-sourcing the code so people can poke at it move the needle at all on its own?
To me, open sourcing the code is a move in the right direction but it doesn't make up for a professional review of your encryption system.
The thing about encryption is that there are many subtle ways to get something wrong, even when just implementing it with a well known and trusted library. I took a deep dive course on Designing Secure Encryption for Practical Use and while I learned a ton from it, the main take away for me was that I shouldn't do it if its intended for serious use. At least not without expert reviewers.
Regarding XMPP, it's architecture is like email. Anyone can stand up their own server and your User ID looks like an email address: user@chatserver.org. Like email, you can send messages to anyone on any server if you know their ID. Phone numbers are simply never involved.
Honestly, I wouldn't even consider using it unless it were reviewed by a professional cryptographer. There are already battletested options that don't require a phone number or sharing info with a company. For that, I like XMPP with a client that uses OMEMO for encryption.
WTF are you ranting about? I'm a web user. As I've never owned a device which had a web browser but not a calculator, I'm simply asking why would I want a calculator in my web browser?
Whether or not you are a full stack web developer, I'm confident you can understand this simple concept.
Did you mean to reply to someone else? Unless you want to address my specific point about why would I want a calculator in my web browser, I don't understand your comment.
I gave up waiting and bought a new PC on a sale at a local shop back in April and I don't have the budget for both.
End of 2025 I was super hyped to buy a Steam Machine. It was the only thing I was really excited about in tech for 2026.Watching the prices of hardware just keep going up and up while the Steam Machine just kept getting more and more delayed was too much.
I love my new gaming PC. I still love my steam deck but I'm glad I didn't wait.
Based on the description and rules, I had thought NSQ was for genuine questions you don't know the answer to and may feel stupid asking. For example, "How can I tell if a carrot is safe to eat or spoiled?"
Rules 4 and 5, to me would preclude the kind of validation or discussion seeking posts where the title is an opinion question and body is an essay answering the question and asking for reactions. However, as you point out this actually seems like the majority of posts lately.
I thought those type of posts goe in !asklemmy@lemmy.world which says it is for "open-ended, thought provoking questions" and has a rule clearly stating it is not a support community. Yet the mods/members there seem happy to take and answer general support questions.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like a pretty common theme in the Threadiverse that most community mods are more interested in post activity than strict rule/topic keeping.
I guess I have a different idea of what require means.
That's entirely possible. From what you wrote I think your definition of required is along the line of "that for which there is no possibility or option to avoid." Is that accurate?
your not being arrested for not giving your PHI. You’re not required to do so.
I don't really understand what kind of distinction you are trying to draw. If the question is, can an employer require you to provide medical information as a condition of employment, in so far as it pertains to fitness to do the job, the answer is yes. You do not have a right to ignore this requirement of your employer. If you did they couldn't fire you for non-compliance.
Your employer can require you to start at a certain time, wear a specific uniform, or even to refrain from speaking about certain topics while on duty. You would not get arrested for violating any of these but that doesn't mean they aren't required of you as an employee right?
If you believe you are entitled to both keep your job and not share the requested medical information with your employer, then your only recourse is to sue your employer to bar them from firing you, and take it before a judge.
Could that be a bit of a hasty reduction to make based on one post in a shitpost comm?