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Protect Your Relays iroh.computer

Surac5 hours ago

Lol i expected a text about protecting relays from mechanical or electric problems. You know those real mechanical relays we used to build computers of some years ago

oniony25 minutes ago

I've got an electrical garage door opener, came with the house. We've been here 16 years and the relay has always been sticky: I have to bash the unit with a broom for it to work. One day I'll replace that damn relay.

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matja3 hours ago

Same, having worked on firmware that controlled relays (and NAND chips) and managed to burn them both out surprisingly quickly due to software bugs :p

Retr0id5 hours ago

> A leaked token enables connections, but not impersonations. The token is addressed to one specific endpoint's public key

So now the problem is moved to "how do you decide who to issue tokens to?", which every project must solve individually. It might sound like I'm being dismissive here but I think that's exactly the right approach.

skybrian2 hours ago

I suppose many apps need to phone home, but I wonder about the loss of control if a lot of apps and devices start embedding this.

Tailscale seems better for controlling my own network?

mudkipdev3 hours ago

Does this mean the official relay now requires an account to use?

karissa2 hours ago

No, the public relays are free forever, they are just rate limited. That hasn’t changed!

pineapplepizza63 hours ago

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hncsiocp9x5 hours ago

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myshapeprotocol5 hours ago

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inigyou5 hours ago

This account looks like an AI summary karma-farming bot, and yet, with so many flagged comments, it hasn't been punished.

junon5 hours ago

    <Summary>. <Short interjection>.
That's their whole schitck. If you're going to dilute the community with AI slop at least make it interesting.

andaian hour ago

Careful what you wish for!

https://xkcd.com/810/

AgharaShyam5 hours ago

stop spamming!!

hn58622tsf2 hours ago

The older I get the more I agree with this

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