LexGray

6 ms·

31.
by LexGray 1y ago
I do not think I have owned a single device where the headphone jack was the first item to have issues or fail. Even unused debris would trigger switches changing sound sources. I am happy to be done with wired headphones being yanked off
32.
by LexGray 1y ago
I would not necessarily trust that. Had an army coworker who regularly beat information out with rubber hoses where he was stationed. Sort of the evil version of don’t ask don’t tell.
33.
by LexGray 1y ago
Worked that way from FaceID introduction. Apple never cared enough. If you share your phone it is on you that the phone accepts the face who you share it with after you enter a pin. It really should have a new face button under the pin.
34.
by LexGray 1y ago
Passkey lock in appears to be a temporary issue. One of the WWDC announcements was that the FIDO alliance worked out a way to securely port passkeys between platforms. I expect Google to adopt import and export before year end. I believe th
35.
by LexGray 1y ago
I like it a lot. More rarely used elements are now out of the way and muscle memory works well for the remaining buttons. I think the UI is far more fun and usable than I remember Vista being.
36.
by LexGray 1y ago
On the flip side it makes a company seem sparklingly inept when they use VOIP as a method to filter valid users. I haven’t done business with companies like Netflix or Uber because I don’t feel like paying AT&T a cut for identity verifi
37.
by LexGray 1y ago
I think Apple took a step in this direction when they started forcing you to navigate to Security & Privacy to enable the modal the first time when launching an untrusted app. They could probably add an opt-out step two for consumer lev
38.
by LexGray 2y ago
Passkey does seem like it should include functionality to encrypt and sign all email and SMS automatically. A missed opportunity.
39.
by LexGray 2y ago
If the Tensor security chip works on the Google side the same as Apple there is dedicated hardware specific to detecting the trigger phrases. No sound is processed at a software level until that security chip requests further processing at
40.
by LexGray 2y ago
https://malwaretips.com/blogs/my-realistic-bunny-toy-scam-2/
41.
by LexGray 2y ago
I am not fine with war time propaganda. I want to know what the government is choosing to do and why. I am not against war and even the occasional puff piece about how sexy the latest military tech is sexy is fine. It still is necessary in
42.
by LexGray 2y ago
Everything in tech is unfair. Music teachers replaced by apps and videos. Audio engineers replaced by apps. Albums manufacturing and music stores replaced by digital downloads. Custom instruments replaced by digital soundboards. Trained voc
43.
by LexGray 2y ago
I asked by eye doctor why there was so much mucus around my eyes and after she dumped in a little dye she noted my eyes were almost like sandpaper from not blinking enough. This seems like something that could have a technical solution beyo
44.
by LexGray 2y ago
If every book, video, and painting is ripped off and shared for free why would any sane person pay? Of course the feds are going to act to defend the big budget spectacles which distract us from the corrupt clown show that is our world.
45.
by LexGray 2y ago
The release cycles seem to lead to an annual reshuffling of teams to meet deadlines causing quality issues for anything that is not an advertised feature. Some of this could be resolved by open sourcing their less important apps like Files,
46.
by LexGray 2y ago
I would say Google Voice is fine. I ported my POTS number to a burner cell and from there to Google Voice (some technical reason for that runaround) and other than having to dump in $10 once to kick it back into function when it hiccuped it
47.
by LexGray 2y ago
Do authors not have agents any more? If an agent is that bad at negotiating residuals why even have them.
48.
by LexGray 2y ago
I imagine cross country purchase transfer would be a nightmare to implement or the purchases would be multi-region to start with. My ideal world would be if region locks were just banned, but instead each country/media outlet is just a
49.
by LexGray 2y ago
I once wondered if it would be more environmentally friendly to bore straight down into a mountain and then build a mile high building on the peak to create a giant rail gun. Then shoot raw materials into orbit where the actual manufacture
50.
by LexGray 2y ago
Isn’t China building a large modern sea fleet and increasing military pressure on many of our allies? I would not call that threat illusionary. Also their economic policies are very predatory where they support other countries in exchange f
51.
by LexGray 2y ago
Now that their direction has done a 180 it is pretty much telling everyone with seniority to just quit.
52.
by LexGray 2y ago
This may stumble on a solution to the problem. London combines government and financial centers. Axe parliament and 10 Downing Street and rebuild government infrastructure from scratch in some inland port where it can drag influence north.
53.
by LexGray 2y ago
- Typically third party apps require admin passwords to update when in the applications folder which is a pain for non admin users. - Sometimes it is nice to put apps in a users applications folder so other users do not have access (do not
54.
by LexGray 2y ago
Exactly the type of apps people would sideload. Little things that somehow violate App Store rules abusing APIs, lying about app capability, just being ethically dubious. Use flash to create seizures, nudity people realtime, hack your ex, d
55.
by LexGray 2y ago
I would also call the news plus, sports, and audio tabs in the News app advertising as they cannot be disabled. Likewise it defaults to the Apple TV+ tab in the TV app on launch and adds Apple TV+ spam to the Home tab even with no subscript
56.
by LexGray 2y ago
Attempted disassembly of the center of disease control which led to less Covid lead time. Attempted disassembly of EPA and FDA in attempts to raise employment in exchange for consumer safety. Sale of federal lands that were preserves for fu
57.
by LexGray 2y ago
I would guess that technology has already caught up with that. Tie it all to a phone app to track abuse and give a city services only data plan to anyone who asks. Give it a basic three strikes where the driver logs complaints or you need a
58.
by LexGray 2y ago
I think lease actually applies as the fixed period of supported ownership is until they take the servers down or they drop support which could happen before you even unwrap. I think they should also remove “buy“ from any software requiring
59.
by LexGray 2y ago
I seem to recall the original issue with supporting Blu-ray is that Sony required a root-kit to verify playback authorization and was monitoring everything for pirated content. There were some expensive playback software licensing issues to
60.
by LexGray 2y ago
The issue is many stores use dark patterns and you may not catch on until too late. - Subscriptions impossible to cancel - Silent auto-renewal - Silent price changes - Hidden Fees - Sales of purchase history - Apps released under known br

More ›