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Comment by edjusted (edjusted-1) on WordPress Destroys Editing Process, Seeking Alternatives · 2020-08-18T18:43:57.084Z · LW · GW

Are you self-hosting? I use this plugin, which disables the new editor: https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/

Comment by edjusted-1 on [deleted post] 2020-04-05T21:55:40.398Z

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/04/security_and_pr_1.html

This might be the best one-sentence summary: "Zoom's security is at best sloppy, and malicious at worst."

And their reactions to past security-related issues have a definite "we don't really care" attitude, though that seems to have improved recently.

And I agree with your point that they are "focused on growth and features over hiring the best security/bughunting staff". That would actually seem to give further credence to their security being "sloppy at best".

As to whether or not it's "not that bad", I guess that depends on what your needs are and what "not that bad" means. I would argue that most "web companies" *should* be held liable to at least a minimum level of security/privacy regardless of who their intended audience is. But I don't have any good answers as to what that means.

Comment by edjusted (edjusted-1) on How useful are masks during an epidemic? · 2020-03-12T00:22:36.790Z · LW · GW

Some info about how medical professionals use N-95 masks:

"Fit-testing" seems to be a requirement on an yearly basis. I'm not sure how rigorous or involved that is, but that seems to be an indication that it's not as simple as "civilians" just buying them and wearing them.


They're only intended to be used as one-time use masks. Apparently, healthcare workers are supposed to use a new one for every patient. Plus, they don't prevent viruses from infection via your eyes.