Camera and Code Team Up to Make Impossible Hovering Laser Effect

Right off the bat, we’ll say that this video showing a laser beam stopping in mid-air is nothing but a camera trick. But it’s the trick that’s the hack, and you’ve got to admit that it looks really cool.

It starts with the [Tom Scott] video, the first one after …read more

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GPG — Synchronisation between machine and "No secret key" problem

I am running “pass: the standard unix password manager” v1.7.3 on Fedora 31.

I create a password for “mysite” via

$ pass generate mysite

It creates an entry in my .password-store folder: mysite.gpg which is the encrypt… Continue reading GPG — Synchronisation between machine and "No secret key" problem

Is there a way to check if Google Drive is scanning folders other than the ones I have synced?

I have a piece of software that monitors C:\Folder1. It keeps it in sync with C:\Folder2. It encrypts everything in C:\Folder2.

I want to sync Folder2 to my Google Drive. But this additional encryption step is silly if they could scan my … Continue reading Is there a way to check if Google Drive is scanning folders other than the ones I have synced?

What client side encryption algorithm/libraries should I use to make syncing easier?

I want to build a webapp and a sister mobile app (using react native) that uses client side encryption. The encryption would be for text entries written on a daily basis that the user could create and edit. If the user goes o… Continue reading What client side encryption algorithm/libraries should I use to make syncing easier?