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by fbelzile 6y ago
I don't know though, Microsoft already runs multiple app stores (Xbox & Windows, Edge). I don't see why they couldn't build it out for another platform or at least figure out some kind of arms-reach integration with Githu
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Just found this Firefox extension that removes paywalls. Works great: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywal...
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by fbelzile 6y ago
This is similar to thanking Google for bringing the cost of email down to $0. There sure is a lot of upside to the average user, but a lot of the costs are just shifted behind the scenes (data collection, privacy). I'm not saying it ha
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Jan 28 2020 (14:05): 196,808 reviews (2.x star rating) https://web.archive.org/web/20210128140536/https://play.goog... Now: 180,500 reviews (4 star rating) https://play.google.com/store&#
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by fbelzile 6y ago
I don't think it's fruitless, but it shows how much we'll need to rely on clean technology rather than a change in human behaviour to curb climate change.
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by fbelzile 6y ago
No, please no. Make sand-boxing an optional feature the user has control over. Sort of like containerized tabs in Firefox. Not all apps have legitimate reasons for accessing your hard drive, but I'd argue that 90% of them that do, real
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by fbelzile 6y ago
I wish it was money they optimized for. It's probably engagement or some other obscure marketing metric. The problem with that is if they introduce a bug that requires you to refresh the page more often. All they'd see is an up-ti
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by fbelzile 6y ago
This sums up my experience developing on macOS as well. Apple forces you to use broken API's and then you have to find workarounds to make your app usable. Someone should start an Apple developer support group on appledevsupport.group
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Bitcoin halved on May 11, 2020 which incentives mining because of a lower inflation, lower supply and higher demand. On top of this, you have speculators timing their investment around this halving cycle to get these crazy spikes. This is b
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Yes, it's also really buggy. One of the API calls return bad data (after the mac wakes from sleep). Side loaded extensions get corrupted on some macOS/Safari updates requiring the user to fully reinstall apps. They make reporting
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by fbelzile 6y ago
I also agree with fats being the most satiating for me. For a second, I missed the part where they controlled for it, but it's there: > The meals (all 3.5 MJ, 28 energy-% (E%) fat)...
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by fbelzile 6y ago
I can't find where I read this, but I thought Comic Sans makes text easier to read for people with dyslexia. A pretty narrow use-case, I agree, but there's at least one redeeming quality from something so ugly.
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by fbelzile 6y ago
The problem with this service is that most times, I don't chose what I listen to. Spotify does. I play music all day while working and I'd love to listen to more artists but most times, I'm stuck in the routine between my R
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by fbelzile 6y ago
I've been through the Canadian equivalent of West Point and have done a week exchange at West Point. You're totally right about the experiment in human nature. Depending on which degree you were working on, there was often just wa
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Those are all fair points. I was just speaking about incentives for a new iOS developer today. They might see the option to disable IDFA in addition to Apple's lowering of it's commission as a nudge towards creating a paid app ove
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by fbelzile 6y ago
About $26 a quarter for US/Canada users, so just under $9/mo. https://whotargets.me/en/much-facebook-makes-per-user-per-mi...
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by fbelzile 6y ago
First off, I agree with you that this change is a net positive for privacy. However, let's not ignore the massive market for apps supported by ads. iOS developers had a way to be modestly compensated (without the Apple tax) in return f
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by fbelzile 6y ago
True, but I also feel this might also be part in staying relevant with touch displays. The dumbification of UI coincided with the rise of tablet computers and touchscreen devices. Windows 8 came out around that time too. I personally prefer
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by fbelzile 6y ago
As you correctly point out, those are revenue figures, not profit. $10 billion from Google out of $60 billion in profit is significant. Apple saying they 'care' about privacy while making +15% of its profits from Google alone is h
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by fbelzile 6y ago
I don't want to minimize Apple's efforts on privacy, but this is only happening because the Overton window on privacy is finally shifting. Let's not pretend that Apple 'cares' all of a sudden. They only 'care&#
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by fbelzile 6y ago
> Their income is from selling physical devices. Not entirely true anymore: 1) About $8-12 billion paid by Google to have their search engine default. [1] 2) About $20 billion from their 15-30% cut of third party app developers. Wh
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by fbelzile 6y ago
> Google believes that the browser market is still largely uncompetitive ... This is because Internet Explorer is tied to Microsoft's dominant computer operating system, giving it an unfair advantage over other browsers. Compare th
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by fbelzile 6y ago
I never thought I'd have to defend Google, but the steps to change the default search engine for your browser seem perfectly appropriate. This "open letter" comes across as DDG uncovering some Google conspiracy or exposing a
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Maybe not replace, but at least displace the phone, watch, camera. I think one of the major hurdles with smart-glasses isn't tech, it's the changing of social norms. Right now, if you walk down the street waving your hands in the
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Low cost by what metric? Cycling accidents costs money in other ways as well: a) emergency responses to cyclist/car collisions b) insurance costs c) loss of healthcare savings (nationalised healthcare or not) d) well-being through phys
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Seems like a cool idea! Did you think about referral sales (Amazon Associates) as a way to fund the project instead of Patreon? I have no affiliation or experience with either, just genuinely curious if you chose one over the other. Affilia
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by fbelzile 6y ago
Very cool. This reminds me of another HN post where someone made an E Ink frame to display the New York Times front page everyday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22831323
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I mean, you're using a site which self-selects for his target demographic. He's the founder of a VC company which created the site your visiting and apparently his blog gets 15 million page views per year. I think it's just a
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by fbelzile 6y ago
"Might as well check my Thunderbird mail on the way to open Firefox in Mozillatown!" :)
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by fbelzile 6y ago
I agree, these new metaphors survived the test of time. Probably because of it's flexibility and ability to change to user requirements. Flat design is kind of like an extreme version of this. It's easy to build and change when ne

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