Gabriele Svelto / is on Nostr

Old school nerd.
Knows things about computers that would drive you insane.
Hacks on Firefox at Mozilla.

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2024-07-13 13:51:35

Chances are that you might have heard about #Firefox "Privacy Preserving Attribution for Advertising". I've been working for Mozilla for 12 years and I've learned about it here on the fediverse, not only because I haven't been paying much attention, but because internal comms have been occupied with other stuff. So let's talk about something I feel Mozilla desperately needs: transparency. 🧵 1/11

2024-07-08 12:08:35

It's worth recalling a small but crucial bit of the French elections in the light of the Russian strike of a children's hospital in #Kyiv.
Three days ago Marine Le Pen's stated in unequivocal terms that her party would prevent Ukraine from using French-supplied long-range weapons to strike inside Russia.
The stench of the Russian regime is all over her, her party and her allies in Europe.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/05/europe/france-le-pen-ukraine-mbappe-intl-cmd/index.html

2024-05-18 18:29:47

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@npub1xdl…ks6q close but not quite: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-secret-history-of-dune/

2023-10-07 20:30:23

Pro-Russian propaganda accounts are spreading the false rumor that western weapons provided to Ukraine were sold to Hamas, and used during today's attack. This is false, but you'll soon see this rumor accompanied by videos of Hamas militants operating western weapons... because they've captured a significant amount of them from IDF bases around the #Gaza strip.

2023-08-14 22:18:42

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@npub1sne…m70q yes! Or at least that's the idea...but UX is going to be critical for us not to look like your average "we've detected an issue with your computer" scam

2023-08-14 14:43:42

I am extremely excited because we're testing a new system to detect #Firefox crashes caused by bad memory.
We're currently finding a very high correlation between potential bit-flips detected by this system and crashes we thought were caused by bad hardware.
This will help us in two ways: we'll be able to avoid spending time looking at those crashes and we might also inform users that their memory went bad and they need to have their machines checked.

2023-08-05 22:59:08

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@npub1znz…8l64 you've got a point there

2023-08-05 22:44:40

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@npub1znz…8l64 Just when I thought heatwaves were taking the first spot. But I guess heatwaves can't kill you all year round.