exodust

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by exodust 8y ago
That update option window says "max 18 hours". Doesn't help when leaving computer for 24 hours+ to render. The other thing is you might have critical work happening, and really don't want any risk of problems due to upda
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by exodust 8y ago
Well said kens, and those are great examples of having manual control over updates. There's a lot more examples too. I'm still on Windows 7 and my laptop is Windows 8, where I can safely disable updates until I'm good and rea
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by exodust 8y ago
This diagram is nothing more than a psychologist's theoretical doodle. The diagram is not needed. Pasting it to your fridge, as mentioned in the article, is not needed. Obviously I'm not referring to "my sadness" when I
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by exodust 8y ago
This reminds me of the backhanded remark "do you understand or should I draw a diagram?". If someone needs a diagram on these matters, that's sad.
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by exodust 8y ago
That's clearly not the point, and a lousy suggestion. Why would I want to "dispose of" perfectly functioning hardware which has no fault except for reaching an artificial expiry date imposed by its maker? The best way to help
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by exodust 8y ago
Not to mention the limits being reached into raw processor power. Hanging on to our devices (and receiving software updates) makes a lot of sense from the user's point of view. I find it disgusting that Apple labels my iPad 3 "vin
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by exodust 8y ago
> Keep the feedback coming Okay sure... please provide opt-out or disable option for the "Account Chooser" you currently force on everyone for web login. I don't want my credentials hanging around on the page after I cli
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by exodust 8y ago
Google already forces the "Account Chooser" for web sign out on everyone with no option to disable. This is all related. There was previously a link to an opt-out switch that set a cookie to disable account chooser, but Google hav
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by exodust 8y ago
After clicking the "Richard Watson" site logo to see his homepage and getting a broken link, I've formed a negative opinion about his HTML skills. Apart from that, people with skills have opinions, and vice versa. There'
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by exodust 8y ago
That author states in opening paragraph: "Apple offers better products and solutions than its competitors." And how as a "tech writer" they always recommend Apple products. Nothing to do with privacy. The article is not
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by exodust 8y ago
Nope. It's about a price premium being worth it when that price is connected to an Apple product.
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by exodust 8y ago
Pointless. Next time say nothing if you have nothing.
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by exodust 8y ago
But this article is not about privacy issues. It's about "how fantabulous and oh-so worth the higher price, Apple products really are".
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by exodust 8y ago
> "...we live in a commercial surveillance state. Well, unless you use Apple’s products." The cringe train is arriving at the station. > "When you pay that extra money for an Apple product, you’re not just buying bet
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by exodust 8y ago
The article lost me in a sea of introductory fluff, and I never made it to the end. As always, the best solution is good old fashioned discipline. Get up at the exact same time every single damn day. No matter how late you stayed up. When y
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by exodust 8y ago
I have some constructive criticism. The pricing is over the top for what is just timestamps + (any interaction you can think of) on a video. And it's a subscription model, which is an extremely optimistic pricing model. While I believe
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by exodust 8y ago
What you're saying is these world class engineers can't develop a browser without giant security holes and vulnerabilities popping up every week. Sounds like a con job and intravenous koolaid drip you've volunteered yourself
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by exodust 8y ago
A website is obviously something that changes according to third party wishes. I am visiting their domain from my machine using my browser . Software I decide to install on my machine, is under my control. I could update it, re-install i
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by exodust 8y ago
Nonsense. > Every single release contains a lot of nasty bugs fixed in various places. Oh please. "Nasty bugs fixed in various places"? You're not replying to your mum here. Nothing, ever, should be forced down anyone&#x
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by exodust 8y ago
That doesn't work. You've linked to outdated information. If you search the web for how to disable Chrome updates, you'll find people on StackOverflow etc saying the same thing... that it's not easy or not possible when
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by exodust 8y ago
If the status bar is still missing, I'm not interested in Firefox 62. They should never have taken that option away in their pathetic "make it look like Chrome" weakness of product strategy.
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by exodust 8y ago
I doubt anyone gives a toss if Chrome is having a "10th birthday" except Google. Never liked how this browser forces updates down your throat including "new looks" without any choice. Feels like software I have zero cont
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by exodust 8y ago
From the FAQ under what can Governments and policy-makers do: " As a general sense of magnitude: if all countries had the management infrastructure of high-income countries (i.e. no mismanaged waste with the exception of littering), gl
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by exodust 8y ago
When I go to https://www.netlify.com/pricing in Firefox I get this error: Corrupted Content Error The site at https://www.netlify.com/pricing has experienced a network protocol violation that cannot be rep
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by exodust 8y ago
"Never leave home without my flip-phone and kindle" said nobody ever. Your smartphone might have the kindle app or e-reader app or something. You can put it on flight mode, and enjoy.
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by exodust 8y ago
> Watch other people. Read the old Vogue magazines I said "you're by yourself". Forget the magazines, they are the crappiest magazines ever. The pages are sticky, they are awful. "Sit and think". No, I feel li
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by exodust 8y ago
The point is obviously that you already carry a phone everywhere. If you're arguing that we should always carry a book too because our phone is only a phone, then you've lost me. Simply take control of your smartphone and conf
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by exodust 8y ago
You're in a gloomy waiting room. You arrived early, so could be waiting awhile. Nothing to read except a few old Vogue magazines. You're by yourself, you didn't bring a book. Your inventory is a wallet, keys, and flip phone.
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by exodust 8y ago
Payback (1999, Mel Gibson) trailer contains a scene not in theatrical release. The main poster for the movie shows Mel Gibson in a scene which never made it to theatrical release either. Usually I avoid trailers. It's marketing, spoile
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by exodust 8y ago
Nobody. The image is more recent.

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