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by CivBase 3y ago
> 2. Since Apple has no control over the Beeper mini client, they would not consider it safe, it could easily be spying on users without their knowledge. Since I have no control over iMessage, I would not consider it safe. It could easil
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by CivBase 3y ago
> While it looks and feels like a children’s show, Salad Fingers does not conform to the norms of children’s television. What part of Salad Fingers could the author possibly be referring to that "looks and feels like a children&#x27
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by CivBase 3y ago
How much am I allowed to quote from a book before I'm considered a pirate?
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by CivBase 3y ago
Are news articles considered intellectual property, like books? If so, wouldn't it already be considered piracy for Google to copy and redistribute significant portions of the articles? If so - and if this law is not actually a "l
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by CivBase 3y ago
I wonder if those metrics would be the same regardless of whether the game was officially supported on Linux or unofficially supported through Proton.
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by CivBase 3y ago
If they're going to publish the data publicly, what do you need decryption keys for? Seems like it's basically an all-or-nothing deal to me.
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by CivBase 3y ago
Mozilla has lots of problems and your complains are valid. But that does not excuse Google's behavior and it doesn't change the fact that Mozilla is the only viable alternative to Chrome and Chromium browsers for most people.
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by CivBase 3y ago
No because most people - my aunt almost certainly included - still don't use ad blockers.
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by CivBase 3y ago
I hate to say it, but there hasn't been a significant change in browser market share since 2018. https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share Chrome continues to have a massive lead over any other browser. The only
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by CivBase 3y ago
Why should they be treated any different?
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by CivBase 3y ago
> Having a disability or similar does not entitle you to an unsubsidized Times Square with no ads. Isn't Times Square public property? NYC could absolutely make that a thing if they wanted. > How the heck can you require only Net
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by CivBase 3y ago
Sounds to me like a design problem, not a justification for letting companies maintain control over the goods purchased from them.
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by CivBase 3y ago
> Also, security requires constant updates and updates cost money, so it's not realistic to use a device for a decade, because you won't have security updates from any company at that point. Apple has better updates over time,
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by CivBase 3y ago
Imagine if Apple sold OEM parts at a reasonable price. Imagine if they weren't pairing OEM parts to prevent repair shops from parting out broken devices. Imagine if they weren't making deals with manufacturers to prevent the sale
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by CivBase 3y ago
> Getting acquired is the end goal of a huge portion of startups and the vcs funding them. I often wonder if that's a good thing. On one hand, it provides VCs with more incentive to invest in startups, which significantly lowers the
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by CivBase 3y ago
I responded to you a couple days ago with the relevant quotes from the article.
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by CivBase 3y ago
If by "source" you want proof that the componenets with Apple branding are genuine parts salvaged from broken Apple products, I obviously can't do that. Here's what the article says: > The parts aren’t being seized
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by CivBase 3y ago
So guilty until proven innocent, then? This is exactly why the title calls Apple's practice an "exploit". Apple recognizes that CBP does not follow due process and they take advantage of that by slapping their label on every
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by CivBase 3y ago
> Isn’t this describing people having “grey market” or worse products confiscated? No. The products in question were assembled using a combination of standard hardware components and genuine OEM parts salvaged from broken Apple devices.
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by CivBase 3y ago
I take "hybrid" to mean that the screens included a mix of Apple and third-party components. That seems to be consistent with the article's description. What's wrong with that? The cables are genuine Apple cables. They h
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by CivBase 3y ago
So if I assemble a computer for someone, do I have to scratch the logos off everything? Is it reasonable to call the machine "counterfiet" because the CPU says "Intel" on the heat spreader? Or because one of the memory c
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by CivBase 3y ago
This is not a case of IP law being enforced. This is a case of the CBP using their power to punish Apple's competitors, despite no actual violations having occurred.
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by CivBase 3y ago
That's not like what is happening here. In your hypothetical situation, you are selling bags featuring the Chanel brand. In the first situation from the article, the products seized by the CBP only included Apple branding on internal c
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by CivBase 3y ago
How is Apple getting the CBP to seize products legally produced by competitors with no Apple branding or IP infringement anything but an "exploit"? We're not talking about counterfeits here. We're talking about products
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by CivBase 3y ago
I signed a contract with my local power company, which I would be breaking if I did not pay them. I signed no such contract with Internet Historian. That said, I appreciate it when content creators provide alternative ways to support them.
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by CivBase 3y ago
> I am sympathetic to a person stealing food or clothing but not iPhones and consumer products I understand minimizing consequences for people in difficult situations. But in those cases the government needs to reimburse the shop and pro
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by CivBase 3y ago
Better yet they could hire cashiers . When self-checkout stations were introduced at my local grocier, they were a convenient way to checkout fast when you only had a few simple items. It was always a user-hostile experience, but it wasn&#
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by CivBase 3y ago
I'm not sure where you are that "wild animals on my land are my property" is a popular sentiment, but it's certainly not in my neck of the woods. Farmers here absolutely kill dangerous and nuisance animals, but it's
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by CivBase 3y ago
Let me get this straight... the UK and US did some awful stuff and you're asking us to respond by boycotting a TLD which has no meaningful connection to said awful stuff? Thanks for letting me know about the Chagossian tragedy, but thi
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by CivBase 3y ago
Thinley veiled attempt to extract money from sales of third-party peripherals. This would be trivial for manufacturers of cheat hardware to work around. All they have to do is modify first-party hardware. Only difference is now MS profits f

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