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841.
by callalex 3y ago
Well, you see, the buyers of pickup trucks in the US are statistically never going to tow anything, doubly so for the “techie” crowd interested in the Tesla truck. So they can make claims that mean absolutely nothing, because the buyers don
842.
by callalex 3y ago
Humans can also be punished and sent to jail.
843.
by callalex 3y ago
Yeah, when they first launched I was excited to subscribe because I thought paying for tech journalism instead of it being ad-driven would eliminate the clickbait and sensationalism. I unsubscribed after receiving a month of absolute drivel
844.
by callalex 3y ago
Where do I find this mythical “Google support”?
845.
by callalex 3y ago
We could always fall back to running the internet with RFC1149 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1149
846.
by callalex 3y ago
I personally harbor a visceral hatred for them as well, but words lose meaning of you apply them inappropriately too often.
847.
by callalex 3y ago
Handheld ≠ backpack which is what professionals use.
848.
by callalex 3y ago
If you can’t fit a family of 5 in a minivan it’s time for a diet.
849.
by callalex 3y ago
It seems you fundamentally misunderstand what a delivery is.
850.
by callalex 3y ago
It didn’t work that way for me. I was doing pretty well with my diet but when I lost taste/smell I ended up seeking out fried crunchy things for the interesting texture, as well as rich heavy foods that give that post-thanksgiving feel
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by callalex 3y ago
How are you going to handle delinquency and collections? I was under the impression that most vendors like having a third party (Klarna comes to mind) handle credit so that when things go bad, ACME doesn’t take the brand hit for associating
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by callalex 3y ago
I can also walk down to the nearby river to launder my clothes and carry back water to prepare food for my family. Instead we use technology to save time and improve our lives. That we continue to allow corrupt businesses to hold us back so
853.
by callalex 3y ago
If pricing your product is so complicated that you need an entire separate product to manage it, you are probably indulging some MBAs in their own make-work projects too much. Non-transparent pricing is a huge red flag to potential customer
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by callalex 3y ago
The abuser here is Google.
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by callalex 3y ago
It’s really pathetic that Google is happy to profit off of these theft sites. They will never fix their search results because they are the ones selling the ads on behalf of the scammers. Break up the monopoly.
856.
by callalex 3y ago
Google won’t fix this, they actively profit from the theft sites because Google is the one selling the ads on those pages. Break them up.
857.
by callalex 3y ago
It’s certainly possible, but going down that path sounds like a good way to end up like Aaron Schwartz.
858.
by callalex 3y ago
Tires used to be made from natural rubber, not the modern synthetic stuff we call plastic. Similarly, cellophane wrap (Saran wrap) and cellophane tape (scotch tape) used to be made out of plant fibers.
859.
by callalex 3y ago
The recent overhaul of the Apple Watch was very egregious. Maybe I find it extra offensive since the device is physically attached to me at all times so the muscle memory is particularly strong. There are only 2 buttons on the device and th
860.
by callalex 3y ago
Got any peer reviewed scientific studies that back up this claim?
861.
by callalex 3y ago
Almost all infrastructure spending is a no-brainer that puts more into the economy than it takes out, but the USA is completely allergic to it anyways. This part of infrastructure is not unique in that regard.
862.
by callalex 3y ago
Those companies are absolutely not paying out 1M/yr to the average engineer. Only a small handful of engineers make that much money.
863.
by callalex 3y ago
The comment you replied to was only two sentences, one of which described “by what logic?”
864.
by callalex 3y ago
Oh I was talking about iTunes. Now we’re both learning something new :)
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by callalex 3y ago
It’s not suspicious, the previous title calling it an operating system was extremely incorrect and intentionally misleading to generate buzz. Aka clickbait.
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by callalex 3y ago
I don’t think it’s a fixed amount, it’s negotiated and not public information.
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by callalex 3y ago
iTunes purchases have been DRM free since the mid 2000s. Most, but not all are also available in Apple Lossless format, which means you can convert them to whatever format you prefer without any quality concerns.
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by callalex 3y ago
The iTunes Store never went away and fits your description.
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by callalex 3y ago
Just calling someone dumb isn’t constructive. Instead tell them what you think Bandcamp had to offer.
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by callalex 3y ago
Presumably this function would be disabled after the phone is unboxed and set up for the first time… Phones have NFC readers so your statement is already true if you take paranoia to delusional levels.

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