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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
[citation needed]
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
Do we not have these metals now, before we've done a single bit of seafloor mining?
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
The whole point of a cover story is to be plausible.
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
Yeah, sure, and tobacco execs claimed cigarettes didn't cause lung cancer.
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The adorable love story behind Wikipedia's 'high five' photos(inverse.com)
2 points by ceejayoz 3mo ago|0 comments
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US Government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner (2019)(bbc.com)
54 points by ceejayoz 3mo ago|24 comments
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
No, they wouldn't. They've moved on from that, as clearly evidenced by this administration. Minion memes, though...
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine > After the initial transfer of ownership of a legal copy of a copyrighted work, the first-sale doctrine eliminates the copyright holder's right to control owne
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
The parent post said scientists; medicine is something I've more knowledge of. You can carry the goalposts yourself, if you wanna move them around! (The parent post also already mentions Einstein on quantum physics.)
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
> In the book, it's a very intentional sabotage campaign. Active malice seems more likely to succeed, doesn't it? They can gaslight people in their own heads, after all.
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Marshall had to drink a beaker of Helicobacter pylori because no one would believe it caused ulcers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis wound up in
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
I tend to doubt they'll reject a subtle "Love our app? We'd love to hear your feedback." that invokes the Apple dialog. I've seen quite a few apps taking such an approach successfully.
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
See? Can't stop internet randos from making one-star reviews even here.
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
Personally, I find it fairly useful. Developer replies are a good signal that someone's keeping an eye on feedback. One star reviews let me see what people find annoying, and the insane ones tend to be pretty easy to filter out. Twenty
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
The system has to address the needs of a wide variety of mes and yous. Some of them have wishes that are in direct conflict. People are responding to your specific claims about your specific situation. Don't be surprised by that. S
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
No, that's not what happens. They lock in a price when they alert you to the upcoming delivery round. https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=... > The price of the item may decrea
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
All we have to go on is what you provided in the post. It might benefit from a "see how gentle I was with it?" screenshot being included. You'll never have everyone be happy with you. Someone will always leave a one star re
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
> The advantage of an email, though, is that it doesn't interrupt your workflow while you're using the software. So put a "hey, a rating really helps" somewhere in the app that doesn't interrupt? The bottom of
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
And when the needs conflict?
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
I'd bet 90% of people implementing a nag screen go "ugh, a nag screen" when they're in user context on the App Store just like the rest of us.
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
There are ways to non-annoyingly ask for a review. Wait until the user has meaningfully used the app. Don't interrupt the user mid-flow (a banner on the dashboard, a call-to-action on a piece of existing copy) with a modal. Provide a
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
> Apple provides an API, but Apple doesn't ask for reviews. The app has to initiate the process to ask for a review (through Apple's API). I'm aware. The API to do so limits how often you can ask, because of the incessant
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
The GDPR required an action by those performing intrusive tracking. Popups was one possible action. Less intrusive tracking is an option! Opt-in tracking is an option! Not tracking is an option! I don't track anything on my persona
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
> I'd like to see the EU legislators who gave us these GDPR popups… The tracking industry's endless abuses gave you those popups, and they're deliberately implemented to be as annoying as possible to make you say things l
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
> Imagine if a professional writer for the tech news media submitted this app review to their editor for publication. The writer would likely be fired for incompetence. It's not an article, it's a review. Everyone knows it&#x27
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrolmen%27s_Benevolent_Assoc... > Approximately 4,000 NYPD officers took part in a protest that included blocking traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge and jumping over police barricades in
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
Can? Sure. Will? Often not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_wall_of_silence It's like communism; works great, until humans get involved.
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-c... > While Flock’s audit logs have been successful in bringing to light certain abuses, that very fact is likely to deter many officers from honestly
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Israel Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It's Working(dropsitenews.com)
23 points by ceejayoz 3mo ago|1 comments
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by ceejayoz 3mo ago
> Why don't they instead push for making abuses of law enforcement access illegal? We did. Guess who you have to call when it happens?

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