@briankrebs VLC would probably be (only in part) a surviving member of the WinAmp type app. Introduction of 'Skins' to adapt look and feel was a try and broadening appeal and could be applied to a number such foundational useful tools. For cyber, couldn't go without NMAP of course...

@matthew_d_green And of course the nation state who could defeat all the protections is the one you're trying to cross the border into. Laws are generally that Border agents can confiscate your devices and ask you to unlock them (or you get banned from entry, and could be permanent), Next step: "Sir, ask your device to detail all you plan to do on your visit and who your will be meeting." Or, coming back: "Ask your device to detail everything you've purchased on your trip." - And voila. So, don't carry devices that know everything about you across the border! (And can fetch it all quick with a simple voice prompt!)

@jullrich Yes, guilty. Once, local newspapers could be the "root of trust" about events. Though the trust may still be there, the average news reader expects to drink oceans of information, not just the drops that the local news can offer. Yet, this doesn't diminish their value, and as long as they stand clear from upping their volume by abusing ChatGPT, they may yet retain their dedicated (though small) readership for a while still?