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by esolyt 5y ago
> Apple has always bragged about iMessage content being end-to-end encrypted, and thus inaccessible even to Apple. Majority of iPhone users have backup enabled so Apple can certainly access most iMessages.
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by esolyt 5y ago
Tech reviewers are too busy praising Apple and calling everything they make magical. There are very few real tech review sites that test devices based on objective criteria. They don't get as much traffic compared to websites like The
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by esolyt 5y ago
> there's just one way to pronounce "S" in Finnish, whereas there are four ways to do that in English What are those four ways?
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LSD, Cargo Shorts and the Fall of a High-Flying Tech CEO(bloomberg.com)
10 points by esolyt 5y ago|1 comments
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by esolyt 5y ago
In normal countries, the government provides you healthcare, no matter what your job is, or if you have a job at all. In America, we already gave up on that fight. Instead, we made it your employer's responsibility to provide you healt
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by esolyt 5y ago
Another reason to buy an Apple Watch. It works out perfectly for Apple.
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by esolyt 5y ago
I know people who changed jobs for a salary lower than their current one. Sometimes people just don't enjoy what they are doing and they would rather work at a place they love.
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by esolyt 5y ago
AirPods have a worse mic than pretty much anything you can get. Macbook Pro's built-in microphone or Apple's $20 wired earbuds both have much better mics than AirPods. I would suggest recording yourself using different microphones
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by esolyt 5y ago
In half of these positions, it's hard to tell which player is attacking. It would be nice if there was a note that explains which team we are looking at.
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by esolyt 6y ago
> Ok sounds. Good. Medical treatment is an available service. Which treatment? When? How often? Does "the right to healthcare" include yearly check-ups, for instance? People died from COVID in many different countries, not beca
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by esolyt 6y ago
> Although low resolution image uploads doesn't seem very useful They are still very high resolution. They're just not the original 50 MB file. It worked perfectly well for the overwhelming majority of people. Pixel offered unl
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by esolyt 6y ago
It implies he has parents in Iran. He could be a US citizen or an Iranian citizen. Or both. Or neither.
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Apple apps on Big Sur bypass some firewalls and VPNs(thenextweb.com)
593 points by esolyt 6y ago|263 comments
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Steam prevents you from playing games you own when your account is suspended(twitter.com)
63 points by esolyt 6y ago|35 comments
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by esolyt 6y ago
You won't see this article on "tech journalism" websites. They will instead talk about how the upcoming iPhone 12 will be the best iPhone yet.
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by esolyt 6y ago
Isn't it sad? Running your own software on a computer you own has become this weird thing and there needs to be a specific term for it (side-loading).
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by esolyt 6y ago
They were lobbying for an increased quota, not for wage requirements for H1B workers.
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by esolyt 6y ago
No, Canada doesn't have this. I don't know any country that gives immediate citizenship to talented individuals.
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by esolyt 6y ago
Well, unfortunately everything is so political these days. Principles or potential legal precedents are barely being discussed at all.
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by esolyt 6y ago
glad to know i'm not the only who felt that. i kept trying to scroll assuming my browser is broken. i think it's also the design of the page. it has no footer.
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by esolyt 6y ago
This was probably true in the earlier days of Facebook. At this point, Facebook isn't even about Facebook. Facebook is a typical giant that acquires other companies. I would argue WhatsApp has more impact on the world than Facebook. Zu
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by esolyt 6y ago
Reddit has some of the most obnoxious and shameless dark patterns I've ever seen. Even if you download the app, it constantly tries to lure you into logging in by displaying a fake notification count. The good old "Hey you've
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by esolyt 6y ago
Well, I certainly can think of more worker-friendly nations. Isn't Japan known for its toxic work culture?
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by esolyt 6y ago
You need to use the UI (assuming you have access to an iOS device).
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by esolyt 7y ago
I agree. "SMS is not 2FA-secure" implies SMS is not suitable for 2FA at all. In reality, SMS 2FA is still very valuable to most people, even though it's not secure enough.
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by esolyt 7y ago
I would pay a premium for NOT having a touch bar. I want physical keys for brightness/volume etc.
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by esolyt 7y ago
As someone who is not depended on by anyone, I still have to acquire a monthly payment. I don't have a way out of the rat race either.
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by esolyt 7y ago
Helpful and interesting. However, you can tell this was written by an engineer. The acronym CL is used about a hundred times. There is not a single page where the first usage of the acronym explains the full term.
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by esolyt 7y ago
But they're happy.
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Viral App FaceApp Now Owns Access to 150M People's Faces and Names(forbes.com)
9 points by esolyt 7y ago|0 comments

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