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by SllX 3y ago
Also the Yamata no Orochi slain by Susanoo in Japan. Actually looking at the page for Yamata no Orochi contains a description of both what the parent was talking about and a list of myths where man kills snake-thingy (or Chaoskampf in Germa
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by SllX 3y ago
I answered elsewhere corn chips and corn tortillas only (excluding supermarket tortillas anyway, those suck too). I’m not immune to tacos, enchiladas or guacamole and salsa delivery mechanisms. There is however a special place in hell for t
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by SllX 3y ago
Unfortunately it’s still Windows 95. Not trying to be a hater, but I did recently install a Windows 95 VM on my Mac to relive that old experience… and then the very first error alert sound, that incredibly tinny really loud annoying sound t
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by SllX 3y ago
> That said--in support of "not in a vacuum", and against myth-making. Apple knows what they owe to open source software: https://opensource.apple.com/releases/
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by SllX 3y ago
On the subject of WebKit, what you said is bollocks for two reasons. 1. You are conflating the rendering engine with the browser. Safari on Mac and iPhone uses WebKit as a core technology—really the preeminent core technology—but they are n
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by SllX 3y ago
I am very familiar with corn, and the many ways it can be prepared. My taste for corn goes as far as corn chips and corn tortillas and no further.
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by SllX 3y ago
I think what you’re forgetting is that a lot of people thought the iPhone would fail because it didn’t have a keyboard, and at the time smartphones were going more towards keyboard-driven devices than touchscreen-driven, and touchscreen mor
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by SllX 3y ago
I’m not picky, I just don’t like corn very much.
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by SllX 3y ago
I can absolutely believe that the Federal government did it for that reason, but I think it was my own State (California) that gave them the political cover because our dumbasses thought it was a genuinely good idea 20 years ago and we mand
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by SllX 3y ago
That land will get repurposed organically when electric cars overtake ICE cars and the demand for corn-derived ethanol drops. Hopefully for something that tastes better than corn.
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by SllX 3y ago
> Maybe it’s a standard reference for the macrumors audience? I think it’s honestly this. Most MacRumors headlines are awkward and almost solely reference Apple products, even if there’s a better thing to compare, so their clickbait pote
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by SllX 3y ago
> And doesn't Epic Games Store already do payment processing for third party game developers? Yes, but they don’t currently offer it for iPhone apps and games. Just to reiterate, I think this is the best argument for standing I’ve s
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by SllX 3y ago
Eh well, that’s an angle for standing I suppose, but it’s a bit hard to argue a harm against a service they don’t actually offer. It’s especially hard to argue it before a Judge that already ruled that even under California’s anti-steering
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by SllX 3y ago
In attempting to split the difference between two points of view, you validated one side as the one that values freedom and human autonomy over the other. That is subtle, and because it is subtle it can be effective rhetoric, but it is also
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by SllX 3y ago
Okay, but in your prior comment you made it sound like Apple had made public comments that they would allow Epic back on the App Store if they agreed to abide by their terms. The issue is the last time I recall them saying that was before t
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by SllX 3y ago
I have no plans to emulate your setup, but mad props to you for putting the phone back into iPhone.
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by SllX 3y ago
> An alternative view values human freedom and autonomy. That is some choice rhetoric with a particular bias, but not a distinct point of view from people arguing for freedom and autonomy for Apple’s business practices. The corporation
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by SllX 3y ago
> It's not for you. > (this is a reference to an ancient Penny Arcade bit: https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/24/the-adventures... ) Thank you for posting this. I remember it, had for
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by SllX 3y ago
Really? How recent is this? I was pretty much under the impression that Apple was done with Epic, but I would be happy to be wrong here. If they can’t come to terms, they can’t come to terms, but it would be nice if they could. > Agreein
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by SllX 3y ago
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers already knows Epic no longer has a working business relationship with Apple—the developer account termination happened under her watch after all—and from the court’s perspective, that’s really more Epic’s proble
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by SllX 3y ago
It’s not that difficult to follow. As I recall, and feel free to correct me on the chronology if I get something out of order, it went something like this: - Epic pushed an update to Fortnite at some point to the App Store that would allow
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by SllX 3y ago
Fair enough. I still disagree with the form of your rhetoric as I do see cartel as a more accurate description, but out of respect for the internal consistency of your argument, I’ll drop it. People can see the case you made and make up the
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by SllX 3y ago
> No, it is not about setting a price. It is about setting a (reasonable) cap on a margin on your own price. That's an entirely different thing. Okay, so what if Apple decided a reasonable price for doing business with them was betw
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by SllX 3y ago
That’s a nice spin and I see why you’re determined to use nicer terminology, but in this case it’s a cartel, so own it since it’s your idea here. The aim is to fix a price, and the price you are trying to set is the price at which another b
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by SllX 3y ago
I’m not sure Epic actually has standing anymore. They did back when they were part of the developer program. If they can make their case that it is bad faith compliance as part of their original case before the Court goes “c’ya, we’re done
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by SllX 3y ago
To be fair, Apple doesn’t actually charge more than they did on Day 1. In some cases they charge less. > And there is no reason why app store developers could not form such a collective to increase their bargaining power. This is also wh
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by SllX 3y ago
A court found that Apple used a specific business practice found to be anticompetitive, this was upheld on appeal and SCOTUS declined to address any legal questions. So, to restate what you said more correctly: a court has found Apple used
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by SllX 3y ago
Netherlands, not Denmark. People from the Netherlands are Dutch and people from Denmark are Danish.
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by SllX 3y ago
> "The Lord Chancellor's jurisdiction over lunatics so found by writ of De Lunatico Inquirendo" [2] I thought you were riffing, and then I read the footnote.
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by SllX 3y ago
Because the state of news sites on the English web in 2024 is that they’re ad-infested garbage experiences that introduce themselves by begging for your email address and requesting permission to set tracking cookies, or they’re paywalled,

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