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by aylmao 7y ago
> With streaming bundling, they can create a solid business. I do wonder if this would be profitable though. Is Google operating at a profit even with the current model? NOTE: I got way into writing this comment. I have things to do, but
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by aylmao 7y ago
tldr; Apple does everything it does in the name of Privacy and Security, because users can only trust Apple and everything that's not Apple is a potential vector of attack.
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by aylmao 7y ago
> WebKit is an open-source web engine that allows Apple to enable improvements contributed by third parties. Instead of having to supply an entirely separate browser engine (with the significant privacy and security issues this creates),
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by aylmao 7y ago
+1. They bend this definition so much. When it comes to uninstalling, they're talking about the engine, calling it a "core part of iOS". When it comes to browsers, then yeah, the shell around the engine IS the browser.
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by aylmao 7y ago
This essentially already exists if you put a little effort into it. You could set up a Diaspora, Mastodon or Pixelfed instance open to just to family members in some cloud cloud provider, and this way pay a monthly fee for a private social
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by aylmao 7y ago
> You're paying for a license for the game and even though they're likely covered in the event of a shutdown, it's unlikely they could do it without giving back _something_. You're banking on their goodwill here, not
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by aylmao 7y ago
> Now what the retention looks like, that’s another story. That's what's got me skeptical. There's a lot of people saying TikTok proves Twitter killing Vine was a bad move, but Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp are wildly
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by aylmao 7y ago
I do wonder how the prices stalk up historically, adjusted for inflation. Flagship iPhones apparently are getting more expensive[1]. [1]: https://digg.com/2018/iphone-prices
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by aylmao 7y ago
This actually anecdotally confirms the thread from Alex Stamos I posted about in reply: > There are a couple of big differences between Uber and FB that make whistleblowing less likely, namely 1) a much stronger HR culture and 2) the fac
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by aylmao 7y ago
I read a thread on Twitter about this. It's an interesting take by the guy who used to be CSO at Facebook, has since resigned, and at some point commented that Zuckerberg should step down [1]: https://twitter.com/alexst
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by aylmao 7y ago
Well, one thing is being profitable, and the other is how much money you can spend "right now". AT&T is posted Q3 revenues of 44.6 billion [1], and T-Mobile of 11.1 billion [2]; that's a significant margin. Building netwo
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by aylmao 7y ago
+1. IMO the move is to focus on this type of devices and then move to foldable screens if/when both the technology matures, and there is solid demand for this form factor. The foldable display seems cool, but also seems to be, IMO, an
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by aylmao 7y ago
The location where a fan could hit the fuselage at dangerous speeds is probably well concealed no? As in, once spinning it's probably feasible that the fan hit the fuselage on the back, in the area right next to the fans, but unlikely
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by aylmao 7y ago
Not necessarily.
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by aylmao 7y ago
I'm not a game dev but just as a developer I do think a lot of these assumptions are a little unfair. You can't call things "not a real issue" just because they're not a big issue to you. > ...64 bit is likely yo
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by aylmao 7y ago
Here's the thing— we're assuming advanced civilizations want to expand in the first place. Why? Life in OUR planet was shaped by competitive evolution and we have reason to believe life in other planets has been as well— it's
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by aylmao 7y ago
Didn't know about this, huh. That's pretty cool. No questions about the Wii U, but I do wonder why Skype on the Kinect didn't take off more.
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by aylmao 7y ago
Objectively, it kind of is though. No one is claiming you have to buy it or that it's a good product (privacy-wise, usability-wise, execution-wise, etc. it's all tbd IMO), it's a very interesting move that makes a lot of sens
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by aylmao 7y ago
> Why release on a schedule at all? I feel like it might help with motivation. It's easy to push things "to tomorrow" if you don't have a hard cap on how many tomorrows are available before the feature is supposed to
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by aylmao 7y ago
Exactly. It even has an advanced topics section with an intro pentatonic and octatonic scales, triads, inversions and whatnot— a pretty cool and practical intro to all these topics IMO.
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by aylmao 7y ago
Hey pal, do follow the tutorial. Music keys, scales, chords + progressions, baselines, melodies, etc are all covered with examples and/or exercises. It's not as deep as a full music theory course but I don't think anyone is c
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by aylmao 7y ago
This is part of why the concept of PWAs is so enthralling and the continued development of web APIs is so promising. On the web you host your own app. Sure, for a big and popular app it could be more expensive than paying $99 a year, but a
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by aylmao 7y ago
I think it's mostly due to a couple of reasons: 1. The debugging experience is probably better. Computing a derivative can be complex— you might be seeing a high value where you were expecting a low one, and you want to "step thro
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by aylmao 7y ago
> FB used consumer data inappropriately I remember a few articles, say the 2-factor phone numbers used for advertising. > and manipulated advertising prices. I don't remember this though. Do you have a link somewhere?
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by aylmao 7y ago
From the proposal: > While the differentiation APIs are flexible and fully dynamic, differentiation is based on a program transformation that happens at compile-time. This enables many static analyses that not only help produce more effi
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by aylmao 7y ago
I think dating being "cool" is dangerous territory, and probably why Facebook dating didn't exist until now. That's Tinder territory, and tinder doesn't have a great reputation as an app that's "healthy&qu
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by aylmao 7y ago
I actually think it's a strange but probably a solid strategy under a couple of assumptions: 1. They want to differentiate their dating product. 2. There's a sector of the population interested in dating but that at the moment is
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by aylmao 7y ago
I wonder if this discrepancy could have something to do with switching to discrete graphics or something along those lines. iMacs can run their graphics card always and are designed to take that noise into account. If OP has a laptop, he mi
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by aylmao 7y ago
You could do that more easily with file names though. I doubt libraries significantly (if at all) change their file names when they update.
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by aylmao 7y ago
Good to hear (:

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