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by actuator 5y ago
> Calling it "the china virus", as the former president was wont to do, was labelled racist/bigoted/nationalistic While the racist violence that happened was deplorable, it is entirely amusing to me that we are fine
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by actuator 5y ago
This feels like such a disingenuous argument. Most of the countries where Android sells well are countries with way lower purchasing power and this would even reflect in sales of all software, not just Android one. Also, Android phones in C
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by actuator 5y ago
While your concern is genuine, Apple almost has 60% of the active mobile device market share(according to Statcounter). I think my concern is two fold. - Apple holds the gateway to both App Store and Web(through standard support). Having wo
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by actuator 5y ago
Also, these ads along with ones in News and Stocks are targeted ads based on a user targeting profile from your data. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27261273
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by actuator 5y ago
App Store should be just the start. Mobile web for more than 50% of the US users is also restricted to Apple's whims. They should be forced to allow competing browser engines(not just skins on Safari engine) on the platform. If Microso
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by actuator 5y ago
I think it will be a combination of drones and cyber/electronic warfare capabilities. Drones have already shown their potential in the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict recently. From large swarm based attacks to kamikaze mode, I think drone
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by actuator 5y ago
I think for such teams it doesn't make much sense to force them into office. A new joiner in such a team should be allowed to indicate his preference for remote/office, which should be asked again in a year.
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by actuator 5y ago
I can see why Apple did this. Based on data from internal surveys I know from big tech companies, there has been a split between three cohorts; remote, some days in office and all days in office. The some/all days cohort in office is t
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by actuator 5y ago
Naspers might have made smart bets in past but I am not sure how this means they will run the community well. I would have been more happy with a Microsoft acquisition (although that ends up making them even more powerful) as it ties into M
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by actuator 5y ago
If anyone is aware about the numbers, how are their ecommerce and fintech ones doing in their markets? That space is quite competitive and a lot of well funded players. Also, are the food ones profitable or loss making like most other food
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by actuator 5y ago
Well, this still works. `my_search_phrase -quora.com`
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by actuator 5y ago
You mean ads? I don't think search results themselves are altered based on payments.
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by actuator 5y ago
Singapore always amazes me. Incredibly well developed with high per capita income but too much of a nanny state. Maybe the people there are happy with some advantages that come with being a nanny state and don't wish to change that.
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by actuator 5y ago
For the tax calculation, while it is not favourable in US; it works really well in the contractor's favour in some countries. Having friends who work as contractors (either for remote companies or freelance like), I know this works wel
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by actuator 5y ago
Regulatory bodies all over the world seem to be sleeping at the wheel. I have seen advertisements posted on Reddit which were aired on mass broadcast media like TV. Any such ad should contain a big red warning about the volatility but that
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by actuator 5y ago
I think we should stop asserting that what we perceive to be the right view is the right one for all. I am quite sure the local people there are not wishing for someone from outside to come and save them. This comment sounds a bit tone deaf
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by actuator 5y ago
Agreed, but I think as a principle, I would want YouTube to dictate less on how I can monetize my video. If I am influential and brands want to do product placement with me, it should be upto me. The ideal scenario is, YT takes a fee like t
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by actuator 5y ago
HN: I hate ads YT comes up with a premium offering. Also, HN: I won't pay for YouTube Premium. Here is how I use adblock to block ads. I really don't get this rationale. We pay for other services. YT is effectively a pipe which ho
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by actuator 5y ago
Thanks for the clarification. :)
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by actuator 5y ago
I agree with your elaborated points. :)
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by actuator 5y ago
It might just be labeling today, next time it might be suppression of posts in feeds, eventually they might just shadow block posts or remove them entirely.
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by actuator 5y ago
> I think people should be allowed to say it because I believe in free speech. I do too, but this is the exact problem here. Twitter colored that free speech with what they thought was right. > Then you must really hate (almost) ever
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by actuator 5y ago
> but you think the Indian government which is widely credited to be falsifying data will be held accountable to its people? Isn't this what elections are there for? Didn't the ruling party lose a major election just few weeks
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by actuator 5y ago
> In democracies the judiciary is not at all there to decide truth. It's there to apply the law Yes, and in this case. It would have gone something like this, the side which thinks it has been wrongly represented files a libel lawsu
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by actuator 5y ago
I read through it and it says part of the document has been admitted to be true. > You can then question the fact-checking organization, and eventually nobody can say anything. If I am a citizen of the said country, is a private fact che
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by actuator 5y ago
I have followed this building up on Twitter and as someone not intimately familiar with this. > The ruling party released a fake document It very well might be(not that I know about this), but how did Twitter figure this out? As far as I
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by actuator 5y ago
@dang An hour into this submission, this was flagged despite ~100 upvotes. Was there anything off about the flagging behaviour? It seemed like a reputed source article of interest to a lot of folks here, so I was surprised.
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by actuator 5y ago
As far as I read the support doc, it seems like if say I purchase an ebook from a third party App, should Apple have this data because they mandated the forced use of their payment system. (I don't like user profiles based on purchase
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by actuator 5y ago
I updated the link above. I am not sure how much information Apple gets but if with an in app purchase of say a eBook, they get to know which eBook it was, it is creepy. Apple really doesn't have to do any ad personalisation but still
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by actuator 5y ago
Thanks for the heads up, just added Apple's support page link.

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