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		mStreamTeam on Dec 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| on: IPFS, The Interplanetary File System, Simply Expla... Can someone explain to me how IPFS is superior to BitTorrent from a usability perspective? I get all the additional functionality IPFS comes with, but it just feels too complex to get adopted. I can go out right now and start interacting with BitTorrent networks, but I don't even know where to get started with an IPFS system
		sriram_sun on Aug 29, 2019 \| parent \| context \| on: Write Fuzzable Code What's a good tutorial for fuzzing? I work with many code bases in my consulting, none of which have come close to being "fuzzed". I've googled around and the learning curve is steeper than expected. I am approaching it like learning a new unit-test framework. Perhaps that's wrong? Is it like integrating a code coverage tool or memory analysis like valgrind? This article seems like a bunch of high-level entreaties to go fuzz etc. maybe I missed something.
		pcwalton on April 29, 2012 \| parent \| context \| on: The UTF-8-Everywhere Manifesto Sadly, the pervasiveness of JavaScript means that UTF-16 interoperability will be needed as least as long as the Web is alive. JavaScript strings are fundamentally UTF-16. This is why we've tentatively decided to go with UTF-16 in Servo (the experimental browser engine) -- converting to UTF-8 every time text needed to go through the layout engine would kill us in benchmarks. For new APIs in which legacy interoperability isn't needed, I completely approve of this document.
		eric1293 on June 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| on: UtahFS: Encrypted File Storage I find it difficult to set up a good system for encrypted storage. 1. Cryptomator: it's immature and buggy, especially the 1.5 version. See comments in forum.cryptomator. The files and folders disappear, vaults crash, vaults fail to mount, etc. Boxcryptor is the paid version and not buggy. But it's not open source. 2. EncFS. Has security issues that haven't been resolved. 3. CryFS. Too slow and immature. 4. Encrypted backup, like rclone or duplicity. These are not sync tools. 5. eCryptfs: Used for Ubuntu home encryption (even then somewhat outdated), not for cloud. 6. AWS KMS: server side encryption; amazon has the keys. 7. Gocryptfs: It's OK. Reasonably fast. Cons: command line only, and for Linux. Uses OpenSSL library which isn't all that secure. It seems to me gocrytfs is the best among these.
		gitgud on June 18, 2020 \| parent \| context \| on: Show HN: A WebAssembly System Interface Implementa... So this can compile other languages to run on deno using Web assembly? Seems like a lot of indirection to emulate the native assembly code. I guess it's cross-platform though right?