DJI позавчера выпустила Mini 3 Pro — новый дрон в линейке Mini. Это модели весом до 250 граммов, чтобы их не нужно было регистрировать в большинстве стран, где дроны в принципе разрешены. Раньше в России тоже было именно такое ограничение, но потом его снизили до 150 граммов — и, кажется, сделали это именно из-за появления первой версии DJI Mini. Впрочем, я уже когда-то писал, что в России подобная проблема не стоит: регистрировать дроны легко, и делается это за 2 минуты через Госуслуги, при этом отсутствие необходимости регистрировать не спасает вас от ограничений, связанных с полётами. Дрон любого веса нельзя по закону запускать в людных местах, на высоту более 120 метров, с потерей прямой видимости, и в зонах явного ограничения (аэропорты, центральные площади столиц итд).
По сути регистрация как бы мешает только съёмкам чего-то запрещённого (когда ваш дрон могут сбить, и потом по его номеру выйти на владельца). Но у меня нет никаких сомнений, что владельцев незарегистрированных дронов при полётах над условными дачами чиновников тоже найдут, если очень нужно будет.
Так что, смысл в дроне весом 249 граммов есть только для путешествий, которые для жителей России сейчас потеряли актуальность, поэтому конкретно данный параметр особого интереса не представляет.
Что интересно, так это несколько ключевых нововведений, главное из которых: камера, способная физически поворачиваться в вертикальное положение. Увы, вертикальное видео давно и окончательно заразило человечество, эту войну мы с вами (адекватные сторонники горизонтальных видео) с треском проиграли. Думаю, дальше будет только хуже, и в кибернетическом будущем людей ждёт операция по пересадке глаз в положение один над другим.
Более позитивное нововведение — появился комплект с пультом, содержащим встроенный дисплей. Владельцы дронов знают, как утомительно каждый раз присоединять к пульту телефон, чтобы на него выводилась картинка. У DJI уже давно был в качестве отдельного товара пульт с дисплеем, но стоил он почему-то как целый дрон. Здесь же за ~$150 сверху вы получаете полное отсутствие возни с телефоном и траты его — телефона — батареи.
Ещё из мелочей: камера может смотреть вверх до 60 градусов. То есть вы можете пролететь под мостом и снять его снизу. Также добавили датчики препятствий -- раньше они были только в дорогих моделях. Впрочем, и Mini сейчас уже нельзя назвать бюджетным (от $700 за самый простой вариант). Отдельно продаётся аккумулятор увеличенной ёмкости: он поднимает вес дрона выше порога в 250 граммов, зато даёт по заявлению производителя фантастические 47 минут полёта (на деле, скорее всего, будет минут 30-35, но это очень много).
Считаю эту модель отличным вариантом универсального дрона для не слишком хардкорных пользователей. Он достаточно современный и с крутыми технологиями, обладает интересными фишками, супер компактный, но при этом не стоит, как настоящий вертолёт.
#gadgets#drone
As we continue to live under increasingly dystopian regimes, the need for secure communications is more vital than ever. Telegram has been a great resource and platform for disseminating information and content, but it certainly isn't perfect either.
Some research was done into which digital communication protocols are most ideal for our purposes:
https://telegra.ph/WEbHqRllMIfQa5YzpTSJBrNxfo6tu9-Digital-Communication-Protocols-09-08
The top picks are as follows and are in no particular order:
XMPP
NextCloud
Jami
Briar
Tox
Kontalk
Delta Chat
Bitmessage
Ricochet
Status
Scuttlebot
Session has not had an E2E audit completed yet, but not a bad choice
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Protocol for SYnchronous Conferencing (PSYC)
Matrix is not recommended: https://www.hackea.org/notas/matrix.html
CAUTION: peer-to-peer communications reveal one's IP address to each other, so using a reliable VPN, proxy, or TOR is advised. Briar is an exception to this rule, as it uses either Bluetooth range or the local network it's connected to; else all traffic goes through TOR. Ones without servers are ideal, such as: Jami, Tox, Ricochet, Status, Scuttlebot, ȱ, and PSYC-2. Some are still in development and may be prone to bugs.
Keep these options in mind when communicating with your clique. Many of us belong to private groups on Telegram which are presumably free from moderator surveillance (or at least interference), but ultimately we should transition to a more durable platform that will be unable to censor our messages. Try a few out and see what works for you and your crew.
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#im the editor of this. This is not my own work, made by a friend. Please review
I know you're tired.I know you live with demons ,ones that are loved and close. I know how relentless they are in their pursuit of u...I know you spend your days trying to silence them and your nights trying to hide from them-and the hell they put you through. Most of all, I know how hard u work to hide it all, to pretend you're fine, to paint a convincing smile upon ur face, and to act as if all is well with ur battered soul.
I know that all of this has left you exhausted—that you've numbered yourself and hurt yourself and starved urself in the hope that their voices will become silent and their fists will be lifted and you can finally breathe again. I know that right now it doesn't seems like moment will ever come. I know right now you'd rather leave than live. And even though I'm not standing in your shoes right now, and even though I don't know you, and even though I have no right at all—I'm asking you to stay ...to endure your incredibly painful, totally senseless now because I can see your glorious, blindingly beautiful then, if you do.
If u stick around, u will reach a spot that the sadness won't let right now- You'll reach tomorrow. And that is filled with possibility. It's a day you have been to. It's not this terrible day. There, you will not feel exactly What you are feeling right now...You may be stronger, or see things differently, or find a clearing, and life may look a way it hasn't in a long time. It may look like worth staying for...Tomorrow is the place where hope lives, and I want you to give yourself a chance to share space with that hope- to dance with it, to rest in it, to dream within it because you deserve it...
Dissapointments and regrets are mistakes...And you know there'll be moments of despair and painful seasons and dark nights of the soul you'll need to endure. You'll screw things up and be let down. You'll hurt, and you'll wonder how you'll ever make it through! But it's okay. Giving up is never the solution. Tomorrow will make you better
Instant messaging apps review
I tested a lot & mulled on this for a while.
Our goal was something less centralized, more private & harder to take down or block.
BRIAR is good & with p2p modes to be censorship resistant if internet is cut, but you have to invite each user separately to a group which is a pain
XMPP is archaic & behaves like a traditional one to one messenger. Yes, groups are there but are more like texting groups & you can't tag or reply to anyone directly.
MATRIX is better but ends up being 3rd party centralized because hosting yourself is a hog, which means you're bound by that hosted server & all those rules, giving up your email credentials, getting possibly kicked off, etc. Matrix.org server started requiring email verification for instance.
Matrix doesn't encrypt metadata, your IP is visible to others in chats.
The last 2 require a hosted server somewhere for large groups to function properly, and so does SESSION since it too has no servers of it's own. But its way lighter than Matrix & can be hosted on a mediocre VPS (which I've done, I can pay, its cheap its fine). The added benefit of Session is everything is onion routed automatically, and there's zero identifying factors when creating an ID. No phone numbers, no emails, nothing. Restore that ID on a new device using a cryptic passphrase, or start a new one if you want.
Check out @Nogoolag room with SESSION:
http://chat.nogoolag.com/nogoolag?public_key=53b45de08520eb3af97933e9a4991e74e26972ee91cc94e6a05da03d956d4313
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kMeet
Free and secure videoconferencing solution
kMeet is a videoconferencing solution that respects your privacy for all your discussions.No e-mail address, no advertising and no registration are required. Your discussions are not analysed and are only transmitted through Infomaniak servers in Switzerland.
Features :
- Create online (audio and video) meetings with multiple people
- Excellent audio quality
- Unlimited number of participants (subject to resources)
- No apps required for desktop computers
- Join meetings hosted by Infomaniak Meet or Jitsi
- Protect access to your meetings with a password
- Discuss and share resources via the integrated chat function
- Invite your participants via a URL
Download - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infomaniak.meet
https://github.com/Infomaniak/android-infomaniak-meet
#im#Videocall
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AURA
=> https://github.com/Oxule/Aura
AURA is a decentralized messenger leveraging Nearby Connections technology to create robust mesh networks. It thrives where the internet fails, bypassing censorship and eliminating central points of failure.
✨ Key Features
🌐 Offline Mesh: Powered by Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct. Messages hop from device to device seamlessly.
🎭 The Aura: A unique digital identity concept. Your specific color, icon, and behavior patterns form your "Aura" within the network.
🔐 Total Privacy: End-to-End (E2E) encryption for all data. Complete anonymity: messages are injected into a shared distributed ledger without sender or recipient metadata.
🛡 Flood Protection: Smart architecture designed to mitigate "Blackhole" and flood-based attacks.
🎨 Modern UI/UX: A smooth, intuitive interface that bridges the gap between high security and everyday usability.
#Mesh#p2p#im
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