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by Zak 1y ago
I have to wonder what Samsung's motivation is here. Of course they probably have some bloatware they profit from, but someone who plans to unlock the bootloader just won't buy their device now. Samsung only benefits if they lose m
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by Zak 1y ago
I actually did have a relative refuse adblocking via DNS after I demonstrated it on their iPhone; it kept them from watching ads for free stuff in a game, and it's not easy to toggle on the iPhone. That's one out of dozens though.
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by Zak 1y ago
When Microsoft proposed such a scheme in the early 2000s under the name "Palladium", even the mainstream press decried it as a nightmare scenario. Google did pretty much the same thing in 2014 with Safetynet and there was barely a
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by Zak 1y ago
Yes, and when that comes to pass, we should find something else it should wait another 20 years for.
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by Zak 1y ago
> Other striker-fired pistols (e.g Glocks and S&W Shields) have lighter strikers and/or less tension so even if their striker safety failed, it wouldn't be enough to cause a primer detonation. This is true of the Glock an
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by Zak 1y ago
I have considerable experience with guns, and I disagree that the benefit has much to do with speed . Instead, it's easier to shoot accurately with a short, light trigger pull than a long, heavy one. It's also easier to shoot sub
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by Zak 1y ago
There's one difference between the P320 and most of its direct competitors: most handguns with a short to medium trigger stroke and available configurations without a manual safety have a pivot or lever in the trigger designed to preve
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by Zak 1y ago
I don't think the average non-technical person would know one from the other aside from the installation process. This situation didn't come about because users demanded native apps, but because companies profit more from them.
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by Zak 1y ago
Sure, native apps can be good for users in some cases, but this post isn't about those.
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by Zak 1y ago
People who know what Electron is and profess hatred for it are usually mostly annoyed by the fact that it bundles all of Chrome, giving the app an absurd memory and storage footprint relative to its functionality. People don't complain
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by Zak 1y ago
It's not a bad thing for users . It would reduce the ability of Apple and Google to extract revenue from their stores though, so they're motivated to do the opposite.
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by Zak 1y ago
I think when people say "digital feudalism", they usually mean that the spaces where we do things digitally are increasingly owned by private entities that operate them for their own benefit. It's an analogy which can't
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by Zak 1y ago
I turned on resistfingerprinting and started getting sites in light mode. The horror! This doesn't look to be among the available toggles, and I hope that changes. I realize the light/dark setting is a data point for fingerprintin
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by Zak 1y ago
It seems like you might be looking for "1.5V Li-ion AA", which is a 14430 with a buck converter stuck on the end. I have pretty much the opposite preference regarding charging: I'd much rather swap in a charged spare and stic
555.
by Zak 1y ago
A headlamp that can run on either AA or 14500 tends to be a better approach than this. Those proprietary batteries are usually pretty expensive compared to a 14500, and three AAAs as spares aren't nearly as convenient as one AA. There
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by Zak 1y ago
It actually gives you 2.1V per slot because a fully charged standard Li-ion cell is 4.2V. This is also sketchy because it will likely over-discharge the cell below 2.5V if not monitored carefully. Over-discharge makes it dangerous to charge
557.
by Zak 1y ago
I don't think it should be required that devices protect users from unsafe modifications even if they're foreseeable. I can also tape down the safety bar on the lawnmower, remove the guards from the circular saw, and take the firi
558.
by Zak 1y ago
Other mitigations are possible, such as a battery compartment designed for cells that are 69mm long, as is typical for protected cells instead of 65mm. I'll admit I complain about this when reviewing a flashlight (use longer springs so
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by Zak 1y ago
I read that before I bought one. I have a screwdriver and a soldering iron.
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by Zak 1y ago
LFP capacity is terrible. LMFC is a recent development which closes that gap; it's still heavier than NMC or NCA, but that's a worthwhile tradeoff in many applications.
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by Zak 1y ago
For products intended for kids, I like the idea of a screw on the battery door.
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by Zak 1y ago
A device that won't work with NiMH due to voltage will also only use about a third of the energy in an alkaline. Poorly produced is an understatement. My Logitech G604 works fine on NiMH. The calibration for reporting battery charge as
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by Zak 1y ago
Perhaps one of the things that should be included in right to repair legislation is stronger liability protection in cases where a third-party battery is installed in a device. I do often stick unprotected cells in flashlights that came wit
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by Zak 1y ago
I actually have a Bluetooth speaker that takes a removable 18650. It was branded "Polaris V8", but I think it's a white label product that's no longer in production. It still works, and most other ten year old Bluetooth
565.
by Zak 1y ago
That's true, but it's pretty common to stick a protection circuit on the end of a cell, making it similarly safe to the proprietary Li-ion batteries that power cameras and the like.
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by Zak 1y ago
I wish more devices took field-replaceable cylindrical Li-ion cells. They're pretty common in flashlights and rare in other products where they would be advantageous.
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by Zak 1y ago
The position of the US executive on encryption can easily shift depending on who holds the presidency and certain cabinet positions. I'm not sure the Trump administration actually has a coherent position on the subject.
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by Zak 1y ago
That's true, but not informative. The underlying question is why they are the most popular.
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by Zak 1y ago
I'm surprised there hasn't been a bigger backlash against platforms that apply censorship of that sort.
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by Zak 1y ago
I wrote that I want it to use on-device processing. I probably should have added that I don't want it to subsequently send the data used for that to the vendor or a third party, but I thought it was implied.

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