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by gumby271 9mo ago
I have no idea what app this is an icon for, but from the ones in the middle I have to assume it's Apple's version of Word? I'll agree that the inkwell one is dated and doesn't work well now, but how on earth is a pencil
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by gumby271 9mo ago
I think thats how everyone but Apple does it.
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by gumby271 10mo ago
That ended abruptly, but yes I would tend to agree. I also think in a few short years we'll have mountains of code generated by people that don't understand the fact that code is a liability, it has to be maintained and has a cost
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by gumby271 10mo ago
I'm pretty well convinced it was a goal too. If it wasn't then shame on them since it doesn't accomplish anything else well.
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by gumby271 10mo ago
I wish they'd specify if the bootloader was unlock/relockable. Could have been cool to see GrapheneOS support.
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by gumby271 10mo ago
Damn that's a nice looking watch! Really feels like they got to build what they wanted to 10 years ago but the tech wasn't there. Can't wait to build some sleek round watch faces once I get mine (unless there's an emulat
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by gumby271 10mo ago
It's so disappointing to be fed crumbs like this instead of seeing real consumer protection laws put in place. Let users install software on their computers outside of what the manufacturer permits, why focus on browsers and "app
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by gumby271 10mo ago
The web browser is the singular hole in Apple's grip over the user's device. While there are definitely arguments that can be made about security, I think it's naive to think that Apple is unaware of this and is operating on
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by gumby271 10mo ago
You would hope, but changing this font isn't about making anything better, it's that Calibre was apparently a DEI font and had to go. I can't imagine these people thinking highly of an open source (Oooh communism) font that&#
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by gumby271 10mo ago
And how would they participate in America's annual roman numeral challenge, The Super Bowl!
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by gumby271 10mo ago
I like that the other reply here is the most Hacker News reply in the Most Hacker News thread.
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by gumby271 10mo ago
The hell kind of library are you visiting?
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by gumby271 10mo ago
I mean, they also didn't say "Sweeney wrote (using his Logitech keyboard) on X". The link is right there, I don't see why it matters.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
I don't think using an engine that's equally controlled by a different big evil corporation is exactly an act of resistance. I don't disagree with their decision, but c'mon.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
We thought the same thing, and they made pretty significant changes to it based on that pushback. Also the flat redesign didn't have basic problems like white text on an white background all while Apple is saying they spent obscene res
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by gumby271 11mo ago
This defense feels so ridiculous every time I hear it (and it's almost always about Apple). People trot it out about Airpods too. If Apple is too big to care about this product line, we should be enraged, not shrugging or pointing out
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by gumby271 11mo ago
I'd love to hear how
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by gumby271 11mo ago
A revolutionary advancement in consumer rights. This technology was possible for years but Apple didn't want their users to escape their grip.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
It does, and it works to windows machines too
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by gumby271 11mo ago
Hopefully the speed of innovation will increase as Apple is forced to be less shitty of a platform owner.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
So does Mac OS support Wifi Aware now? I didn't think so, which is confusing if Airdrop still works between iOS and Mac OS.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
Well, one gatekeeper. Wifi direct/aware seems to work fine outside of iOS and Mac os.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
That's what was confusing to me. It's one thing for Apple to add wifi aware by force, it would be another for them to completely reimplement Airdrop with it. I don't think they were required to do that.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
You can add it to the quick settings tiles in the notification shade, they show that exact flow in the blog post.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
But this works with the existing airdrop client on the iOS side right? Did Apple change airdrop to use wifi aware, and now Google can build the airdrop protocol on Android?
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by gumby271 11mo ago
At least on iOS, Apple controls the singular web browser implementation. If they wanted to, they definitely could do a thing about any site. The same arguments for policing their App Store would apply to the open internet too, it's sca
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by gumby271 11mo ago
I think the point is that selling a medical device that also requires you to use that vendors mobile device or lose access to them is just a little scummy. My motivation to keep using an iPhone shouldn't be that I'd need to buy ne
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by gumby271 11mo ago
Sounds like an iPhone is the better option for your dad.
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by gumby271 11mo ago
Sorry what? Their original plan absolutely was the end of sideloading on-device outside of Google's say so. That's what the angry social media narratives were that you seem upset about. Anyone being pedantic and pointing out that
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by gumby271 11mo ago
Isn't Apple technically complying with this even while forcing notarization? Seems like Google could get away with the same scheme.

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