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I remember years ago when Google I/O and Apple’s equivalent felt like the Super Bowl. Now I don’t even know when they are or really care. I miss those days.

by pkulak 3y ago

nikanj 3y ago
The Google I/O announcements for year n: 1) New build system for Android, because https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/ 2) Security architectural changes that patch theoretical issues of the 7th dimension, and mess up all existing apps unless the developer rewrites 80% of the codebase 3) Pixel n+1 with more mega-everything (megapixels, megabytes of memory, megahertz per cpu, etc)
- lostdog 3y ago
  Maybe the will follow up removing the headphone jack from the Pixel with an equally-stupid removal of the whole screen.
- gcatalfamo 3y ago
  I already knew what xkcd was linked, before opening it.
  - RealStickman_ 3y ago
    There's an xkcd for everything, but only 5 or so are linked regularly.
    - prepend 3y ago
      I’m surprised Munroe hasn’t made a meta xkcd about this phenomenon. I expect the top linked ones are: this, the single package holding up the internet, when to automate, git commands, and ???
      - hyperdimension 3y ago
        The 5$ wrench "cryptography attack" one and the spacebar heating up change one are two I see regularly here.
  - bryanrasmussen 3y ago
    being on HN I sort of feel like the chances are pretty good any linked XKCD is one of about 6. Maybe should figure out the stats on that.
  - teekert 3y ago
    Releases are not "standards" so I was hoping for something new, but no, this seems to get slapped everywhere.
- lakomen 3y ago
  Meh. You treat xkcd like it's the Bible. It's not. It's some dude making comics.
  - teekert 3y ago
    I treat the bible like it's xkcd, works much better!
  - pkulak 3y ago
    I have far too much respect for XKCD to treat it like the bible.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
    Some dude making comics that are consistently accurate.
pas 3y ago
they jumped the shark when they demoed the personal assistant that was able to make an appointment, and then they just forgot about it.

I remember years ago when Google I/O and Apple’s equivalent felt like the Super Bowl. Now I don’t even know when they are or really care. I miss those days.

by pkulak 3y ago

I remember years ago when Google I/O and Apple’s equivalent felt like the Super Bowl. Now I don’t even know when they are or really care. I miss those days.

nikanj 3y ago

The Google I/O announcements for year n: 1) New build system for Android, because https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/ 2) Security architectural changes that patch theoretical issues of the 7th dimension, and mess up all existing apps unless the developer rewrites 80% of the codebase 3) Pixel n+1 with more mega-everything (megapixels, megabytes of memory, megahertz per cpu, etc)

lostdog 3y ago
Maybe the will follow up removing the headphone jack from the Pixel with an equally-stupid removal of the whole screen.
gcatalfamo 3y ago
I already knew what xkcd was linked, before opening it.
- RealStickman_ 3y ago
  There's an xkcd for everything, but only 5 or so are linked regularly.
  - prepend 3y ago
    I’m surprised Munroe hasn’t made a meta xkcd about this phenomenon. I expect the top linked ones are: this, the single package holding up the internet, when to automate, git commands, and ???
    - hyperdimension 3y ago
      The 5$ wrench "cryptography attack" one and the spacebar heating up change one are two I see regularly here.
- bryanrasmussen 3y ago
  being on HN I sort of feel like the chances are pretty good any linked XKCD is one of about 6. Maybe should figure out the stats on that.
- teekert 3y ago
  Releases are not "standards" so I was hoping for something new, but no, this seems to get slapped everywhere.
lakomen 3y ago
Meh. You treat xkcd like it's the Bible. It's not. It's some dude making comics.
- teekert 3y ago
  I treat the bible like it's xkcd, works much better!
- pkulak 3y ago
  I have far too much respect for XKCD to treat it like the bible.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
  Some dude making comics that are consistently accurate.

pas 3y ago

they jumped the shark when they demoed the personal assistant that was able to make an appointment, and then they just forgot about it.