MikinaOct 7, 2025

New Jetbrains Update Dropped

https://programming.dev/post/38679927

Show threadBlameTheAntifaOct 7, 2025

Doesn’t anyone else use things like OpenSnitch to audit all outgoing connections? I block all phone homes until something breaks, then investigate.

If you are trapped on Windows for some corporate reason, there is SimpleWall.

We’re friends, and friends don’t let friends let apps phone home.

Show threadPumpkin Escobar

Thanks for that suggestion, I had a passing thought a while back I should look into something like this.

Any problems in your experience? I imagine apps will fail if you’re slow to approve the outbound connection and something times out, so I get all of that, looking more for broader issues this might cause? Specifically wondering about the docker containers I run, all the development nonsense.

Oct 7, 2025 at 3:20pmWeb
Show threadBlameTheAntifaOct 7, 2025
Both OpenSnitch and SimpleWall block by default. You can also set a timeout so that if you don’t respond in a certain amount of time they automatically create a permanent block rule. You can also check your rules and activity at any point. If a specific application is misbehaving you can always check its rules and change or delete them and start over. They’re very efficient, and get less intrusive over time as you respond to prompts and create more rules.