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721.
by callalex 3y ago
Downdetector is completely unscientific and based on user reports. It could also be that way fewer people use the website now, so nobody is making reports to downdetector.
722.
by callalex 3y ago
In this case we don’t need to speculate at all. Signal is open source. Back when I was at Twilio we even did some at-scale experiments with running Signal. The intensive parts have absolutely nothing to do with Java because the server logic
723.
by callalex 3y ago
What are you quoting?
724.
by callalex 3y ago
Apple holds up their end of the deal by supporting the EV Routing feature in maps. It’s entirely up to manufacturers to expose the information at this point.
725.
by callalex 3y ago
The exact API you describe already exists in CarPlay.
726.
by callalex 3y ago
More potential for anticompetitive vendor lock-in (sugar-coated as differentiation), and more opportunities to profiteer from stalking behavior (sugar-coated as telemetry to improve user experience).
727.
by callalex 3y ago
Everything from 404media is oversensationalized lies.
728.
by callalex 3y ago
What does that have to do with public facing services? Stop, read, and think before ratcheting up the rudeness.
729.
by callalex 3y ago
No, thorium reactor disasters are way more limited in worst-case scenario harm than any of the disasters I mentioned.
730.
by callalex 3y ago
How on earth is that even legal??
731.
by callalex 3y ago
We shouldn’t forget BP’s Deepwater Horizon. We shouldn’t forget Exxon’s Valdez. We shouldn’t forget the Moningah disaster…I could go on for a while.
732.
by callalex 3y ago
What makes them unrealized? They are selling and realizing all the time, and get the massive unfair tax advantage of capital gains instead of income like for people that work for a living.
733.
by callalex 3y ago
It’s short term energy storage with rapid charge and discharge capabilities. Not all capacitors are electrolytic.
734.
by callalex 3y ago
Do you agree with the statement “a person with more money is inherently better than a person with less money”? What about the statement “money is distributed in a completely perfect, correct, and just manner”?
735.
by callalex 3y ago
Does it count as a cultural tradition if it was manufactured within the last 2 generations? It’s kinda like asking a family if they celebrate Toyotathon or Hondadays as a tradition.
736.
by callalex 3y ago
I have had spotty success forwarding the confirmation email to security@{wherever the mail came from} explaining the situation. When that fails, you can look up the WHOIS information for their mail sending provider and contact their abuse@
737.
by callalex 3y ago
Be careful, in the USA that is still a violation of the CFAA and US courts have proven themselves to be technically incompetent time and time again. People have been sent to prison under CFAA for using the “view source” button that’s availa
738.
by callalex 3y ago
How did you quantify that?
739.
by callalex 3y ago
I have a tendency to stumble over my words or forget what I was saying mid-sentence (yay ADHD). Once you have to move the cursor backwards, typing will always be faster than speaking.
740.
by callalex 3y ago
Text based communication is not always asynchronous, ESPECIALLY in the context of remote work. Many people prefer text even for live back-and-forth conversations in order to avoid the overhead of voice/video for a variety of reasons, s
741.
by callalex 3y ago
And ruining modern interface design.
742.
by callalex 3y ago
Well in their video demo they got the nutrition information completely wrong, so clearly the tech isn’t capable of doing that even in a controlled environment.
743.
by callalex 3y ago
The website is seriously unusable. I was genuinely interested in learning about this just because it’s novel and creative, but every time I scroll the website on my iPhone it flings past several sentences then comes to rest with half-obscur
744.
by callalex 3y ago
Prior authorization does not come with any binding guarantees, insurance companies can and do reneg on their promises all the time.
745.
by callalex 3y ago
It’s not about the transport medium. My Honda also proxies iMessage and FaceTime.
746.
by callalex 3y ago
I first heard this fear mongering in 2001 when I bought a Prius. It wasn’t true then, and it’s extra not true now, over 20 years later.
747.
by callalex 3y ago
People will always communicate the thoughts that they want to, no matter what filters they have to push through. At this point the filters are even changing the way young people talk in real life with words like “unalived” entering daily le
748.
by callalex 3y ago
It is not the EPA emissions regulations that caused the problem of gigantic, expensive trucks. It’s a combination of NTSB safety requirements for price and CAFE fuel efficiency requirements for size.
749.
by callalex 3y ago
The projected longevity of trucks is actually going back down again, which is why the older ones are holding value. The modern ones are full to the brim with computer/DRM enforced anti-repair measures so that the dealership can profite
750.
by callalex 3y ago
Those typically have huge fees.

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