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Maccy has sensible default options that ignore content marked as confidential or coming from specific apps: https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy#ignore-custom-copy-types.


Ok, that's cool!

I've been using Jumpcut since 2008 when I switched to macos, and I'm pretty prone to app inertia, but that might actually make me switch. thanks.


thanks

just tried it out with unix pass which is what I use mostly and somewhat understandably it didn't manage to stop it recording it in the clipboard history. Not sure how well it can work with pure terminal apps like that.


ok - replying to myself - defining a function to overlay the normal pass command can work around it like this:

    function pass() {                                           
        defaults write org.p0deje.Maccy ignoreEvents true ;
        sleep 1;
        /opt/local/bin/pass -c "$@" ;
        echo "Copied password to clipboard for $*";
        sleep 1;
        defaults write org.p0deje.Maccy ignoreEvents false;
    }
I think this might work ok!


tl;dr: click-bait title. The ability to access Bluetooth peripherals is opt-in and requires an explicit user interaction.


Why is it click-bait? It just says that support for the Bluetooth API was added. Why would anyone extract from that that there were no safeguards in place against abuse?!


The article title:

  Chrome 56 quietly added Bluetooth snitch API
  Trust us, says Google, we understand privacy


I agree the fact that an explicit user interaction is required doesn't necessarily constitute a safeguard. How many times has my Android phone updated an app, which inexplicably now requires additional permissions. Formerly it only needed access to my media. Now it needs access to my phone logs, GPS, address book, etc. etc. Confirm? [Yes] [Cancel]. Like most users, I update the app every time. So when this Bluetooth system says "This web app needs access to your Bluetooth Home Thermostat system. [Accept] [Stop using App] people will more than likely press accept, and away we go.


Will admit my first thought was web fingerprinting opportunity…


Angular 2's own tutorial is a nice start: https://angular.io/docs/js/latest/tutorial/ .


Am I supposed to bite the bullet and just use/learn typescript?

"This chapter is not yet available in JavaScript. We recommend reading the TypeScript version."


Honestly? Yes. We support ES5 but strongly recommend using Typescript with Angular2. Do you use ES6? If so, you already know how to use Typescript.


I second that. I was able to go from the tutorial to building a couple of small apps on my own, painlessly.

Super nice IMO


Did you try join.me? It has a small footprint and is easy to install (on Windows and Mac at least). And the basic features are free.


Nice! Look also at the "web launch" order form: http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/orderform.html


Amazing, it's great how something so new (online advertising on a search engine) can be already so old. I mean, looks like you had to mail that thing with a $1000 check.

Crazy!


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