endemic

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1. 271.▲
   by endemic 5y ago

   Not sure if that would be a panacea for Facebook in this case. Aren't the privacy controls built into the OS?
2. 272.▲
   by endemic 5y ago

   How is this different than saying “if a company wants to make bad environmental decisions, that’s their prerogative”? Sometimes the government needs to get involved to prevent short-sighted behavior.
3. 273.▲
   by endemic 5y ago

   Your argument boils down to "people are bad for the environment." True, but not helpful.
4. 274.▲
   by endemic 5y ago

   What I find difficult is the lack of communication. Programming UI changes is hard work, and when a developer isn’t convinced of the benefit to users, it makes it seem like the change is being made for the ego of the UX designer.
5. 275.▲
   by endemic 6y ago

   Name dropping Ryan Gordon sold me on taking this for a spin.
6. 276.▲
   by endemic 6y ago

   I tried really hard to learn Perl/CGI as a young'un, but it wasn't until I tried PHP that web programming "clicked" for me.
7. 277.▲
   by endemic 6y ago

   I’ve been confused by the “share” window where the screen dimensions cut content off perfectly, and there is no scroll indicator, so you don’t realize there’s more to the UI.
8. 278.▲
   by endemic 6y ago

   I had learned this from The Old Web: http://totl.net/VisibleMars/
9. 279.▲
   by endemic 6y ago

   Plus Google can't intentionally cripple Edge without shooting themselves in the foot.
10. 280.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    I switched to hCaptcha on my home-grown blog comments. It was a drop-in replacement — they obviously have an incentive to make switching as easy as possible
11. 281.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    You know, we're living in a society!
12. 282.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    Yeah, native apps are basically a black box in terms of what data gets “sent home.” At least with blockers such as uBlock Origin, scripts/requests directly from known tracking domains are denied.
13. 283.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    I use LineageOS, which has step-by-step instructions on how to prepare your phone/install the OS. A list of supported devices is at https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/ , with various guides on each device-specific
14. 284.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    > I dont want malware or scummy developers on my phone Despite what many folks say, the App Store review process doesn't protect from bad developer behavior. See the various controversies surrounding social media apps that used many
15. 285.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    I can't think of a good reason why Mitchell Baker should keep her job. I'm fine with competitive executive compensation, but what has she done other than lay off the people doing the work?
16. 286.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    When I broke my Android and had to use an old iPhone, the background audio feature in NewPipe was probably what I missed the most.
17. 287.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    Probably lots of tech folk who are getting older fall into this category. I loooove drinking coffee while working, but as I get older it’s giving me pretty bad heartburn. I’ve tried just about every other type of drink as a replacement, but
18. 288.▲
    by endemic 6y ago

    Apple's big lie is that their "curation" prevents bad actors, when historically we've seen that apps will track your usage, location, harvest contacts, etc. etc. even when allowed in the store.
19. 289.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    From the linked article: > We’ll respect user configured telemetry opt-out settings by looking at the most recently used Firefox profile. What am I missing?
20. 290.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    Or compile it yourself. My device lost "official" support, but following instructions on the wiki worked pretty well.
21. 291.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    Wonder what it would have been like _without_ the shot.
22. 292.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    > They're all very receptive to feature requests. I think that's part of the problem.
23. 293.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    Agreed, sync is a great feature, but last I checked iOS content blockers only work with Safari, not any other apps that use WKWebView. So stupidly, I have both Focus and Firefox on my iOS phone, but only Safari can use the Focus content blo
24. 294.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    Agreed, to be honest uBlock Origin is the only extension I'm currently running on mobile, and "deal-breaker" is exactly how I'd describe browsing without it. I'll probably give this new build a try.
25. 295.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    > Also, there is a culture of not staying home when you're sick That's been my experience in the US, but in Japan? While briefly living there, I was shocked when my 22 year old neighbor stayed home because of a common cold.
26. 296.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    My company still uses Ruby/Rails. It’s just so easy.
27. 297.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    Nostalgia, rose-colored glasses, etc., but I loved the iPhone 4 form factor. Mostly symmetrical, fit in your pockets, easy to hold, with a bit of heft. And the 2x screen density was a revelation.
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    by endemic 7y ago

    Apple isn't without their own problems: https://imgur.com/a/PFRlJMB Not as egregious as what MS is doing, but I set my default browser away from Safari on purpose, thanks.
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    by endemic 7y ago

    Lenovo does make laptops with AMD hardware; some even within the ThinkPad line. e.g. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-t-ser...
30. 300.▲
    by endemic 7y ago

    Anecdotal, but my 4 year old Android phone (Sony Z5 Compact) runs Firefox and uBlock Origin with no issues at all.