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by AnonC 3y ago
> And here is why I love apple. I can either spend all the time attempting to investigate and fix the solution in a way the author did, or I can simply pick up the phone and let Apple do it for me. This may probably work out to be a wast
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by AnonC 3y ago
> Crypto does have utility, but there's only room for one: bitcoin. That it doesn’t have any known/recognizable founder has helped it quite a bit. Compare that to other coins with founders who have compromised on things (in som
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by AnonC 3y ago
Can you disable the blocking on each device as and when needed (for a little while) and enable it back again (on iOS)? That would be a killer feature for running a DNS server and pi-hole at home.
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by AnonC 3y ago
Apple provides only certain highly critical security updates to older devices. There was an Ars Technica article a year ago on Apple’s support policy for security updates. [1] Officially, Apple guarantees security updates for all known secu
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by AnonC 3y ago
I guess only time will tell. Google also had Nexus from 2010 to 2016. Who’s to say the Pixel line won’t see a similar demise (and as a tangential point, probably an abandonment of support) in the next few years? With the Chromebook obsolesc
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by AnonC 3y ago
> I download shows/tv to my Mac, drag and drop to Apple TV app, they show up on the main TV over wifi. No casting etc. They just look and play as if they are streaming from Apple TV. I presume these are shows that you’ve downloaded&
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by AnonC 3y ago
Apple’s ill thought out on-device CSAM detection and thankfully, the removal of it from its plans after heavy pushback comes to mind. Any time a specific ability is granted or is available to law enforcement, it will expand to broaden surve
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by AnonC 3y ago
Damn! I’m guessing most developers today wouldn’t even know octal or how octal numeric literals are written with a “0” prefix. I actually laughed when I read this comment, but this behavior (and assumption) is ridiculous considering the fac
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by AnonC 3y ago
> As well as being independent of any browser vendor, it is designed to be embeddable, memory-safe, modular, and parallel. How does Gecko (the engine used in Firefox) fare on being embedded? I thought it wasn't as easy or simple, an
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by AnonC 3y ago
Can you elaborate on why AdGuard Pro took a backseat to 1Blocker? Speaking of the free version, it seems like AdGuard provides more. The subscription also seems a lot cheaper than 1Blocker. I have tried Orion browser, and was thrilled to fi
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by AnonC 3y ago
(dupe) A longer and older discussion from several hours ago is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37546241
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by AnonC 3y ago
Nowhere. The release of iOS 17 will support iPhone XR/XS, which is one generation older than iPhone 11. GP probably means iPhone 11 will get iOS 18 next year and no more OS upgrades after that (based on the fact that iPhone X is not ge
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by AnonC 3y ago
> There is little difference between the iPhones 11 to 15 for normal consumers. Nope. The improvements in camera and what it offers are noticeable, especially for low light photography as well as video quality and types. Some examples:
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by AnonC 3y ago
Yeah, this hits hard if one is shooting videos in 4K (and why would one not use the highest resolution that’s supported?). Photos, unless chosen to be shot in RAW and the highest resolution at all times, are comparatively not as big a deal
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by AnonC 3y ago
> And I wonder if the new OS update will improve the performance of this feature on older AWs. Given Apple’s way of adding new features as exclusive to new devices or making some features better in new devices, I believe it’s quite unlik
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by AnonC 3y ago
Apple has always been about incremental improvements. Once every several years, it makes something that’s very different and leagues ahead. It has never had mind blowing product releases in consecutive years. In the initial years of the iPh
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by AnonC 3y ago
But it’s at least easier to get a new email address or have several (or an infinite number of them) compared to having accounts tied to a phone number. I’d actually prefer a system that uses email addresses as opposed to phone numbers.
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by AnonC 3y ago
The double pinch recognition (enabled in Accessibility) seems a bit hit or miss on Apple Watch 8. Maybe they improved it a lot more in Apple Watch 9, because in the event they mentioned the use of the gyroscope, accelerometer and heart ra
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by AnonC 3y ago
> "because my friends have one," which even he admits aren't great reasons He’s still feeling left out though. That’s one of the worst experiences for any human being of any age anywhere. Rational thinking and justificatio
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by AnonC 3y ago
> I don't think you know the typical user profile of Jit.si. If people are happy with Google, Microsoft and Facebook, then why use Jit.si instead of their own video call offering? This hits the nail on the head. It’s not just about
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by AnonC 3y ago
> Only the first user needs to be authenticated Is it the first user to join the meeting (so it could be the host or a guest)? Or is it the person who created the room (and may likely be the first person to join the room)? I’m glad to ge
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by AnonC 3y ago
> "Symbol table full - fatal heap error; please go buy a RAM upgrade from your local Apple dealer" Ah, the old times when one could purchase a RAM upgrade or upgrade RAM after buying a computer. Now this would be: "Symbol
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by AnonC 3y ago
This is old and needs (2012) in the title. In over the decade after this was published, I think now the prerequisite to be in politics in most places is to be a psychopath. The “more likely” in this headline is sorta toning it down a bit
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by AnonC 3y ago
> Mozilla should up its game in educating the public that Edge and Chrome aren't following the standards correctly. I don’t think most people care about this. What they may care about is whether something works on their default br
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by AnonC 3y ago
Not GP, but this extension seems to only allow switching profiles. Is there something that allows opening a new window using a different profile? People who use Chrome with multiple profiles may have multiple windows open at the same time,
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by AnonC 3y ago
I decided several years ago that I’m not buying a new iPad until the OS supports multiple users and user switching. With the M series of chips and the amount of RAM and storage on the recent models, there is no reason to restrict it as a si
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by AnonC 3y ago
On macOS, Safari releases are independent of OS releases and show up as separate updates as and when they’re released. They may coincide on the date sometimes. It’s not like iOS where Safari updates never show up as separate updates, and ar
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by AnonC 3y ago
This is entirely wrong. When you sign up any Service X, you generate a key pair and then give the service your public key. Private keys are private, and must be safely in the custody of the user. Public keys are public, and can be given o
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by AnonC 3y ago
You may have to wait longer for the Conversations extension to support Thunderbird 115. The extension developer has said that it needs significant changes and that he doesn't have enough spare time. The latest update on support for Thu
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by AnonC 3y ago
You can participate in the Thunderbird UX discussions on Topicbox (and also through email) and provide your suggestions/critiques at https://thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/ux

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