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by jasonsync 7y ago
3. The answer and ignore touch screen buttons are so close together, it's easy to accidentally tap ignore when trying to answer a call ...
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by jasonsync 7y ago
The worst is the touchscreens on some Honda models (eg. 2016 Fit EX). 1. They removed the volume knob in favour of a volume slider on the touch screen. Very difficult to use, and even after a couple of years I have not been able to get used
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by jasonsync 7y ago
Risk vs. reward?
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by jasonsync 7y ago
I for one, am happy that Apple can afford to offer privacy as one of its strong suites. But can you afford to buy it?
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by jasonsync 7y ago
So you're running a local encryption library or app (not relying on server side JS code). Do you disable auto-update, and risk running a broken version of the encryption library or software, or do you enable auto-update and risk a remo
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by jasonsync 7y ago
Are there cases where company employees are reading your email for some reason other than marketing? Technical support / customer service. Email is not the tool for you if you believe you're apt to be arrested and your communic
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by jasonsync 7y ago
End-to-end encryption protects against the service provider (employees) from easily reading your data. This is the biggest benefit. Of course the service provider can be compelled by law enforcement to hand over encrypted data. Law enforcem
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by jasonsync 7y ago
That's a more difficult problem to solve. Can we trust these warnings? Do we err on the side of caution? Seems like some humans are more sensitive than others to certain chemicals, and that there's motivation from both sides .. co
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by jasonsync 7y ago
California is big enough that manufacturers do not always package a separate product (without the warning) for other regions. Up here in Canada I'm happy to see the California Proposition 65 warnings on furniture purchased via Amazon a
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by jasonsync 7y ago
A little late. Amazon launched a product called "Amazon Drive" in 2015 ... Unlimited cloud storage! $11.99/year for photos and $59.99/year for everything: https://venturebeat.com/2015/03/26&#x2F
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by jasonsync 7y ago
I don't get why Google hasn't cleaned up the Pinterest spam in Google Images: - Using Google Images search for: fun crafts. - Results loaded with Pinterest hosted images. - Visit any of those Pinterest hosted image pages - The pag
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by jasonsync 8y ago
And easily accessible to Dropbox employees?
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by jasonsync 8y ago
Don't forget https://www.sync.com for secure cloud storage and file sharing.
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by jasonsync 8y ago
> Olympic gold in most sports are based on excellence measured objectively. Athletes may value Olympic Gold more so than gold at a smaller, regional competitions, even when posting better results at the smaller venues ... Society at larg
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by jasonsync 8y ago
bank IT is a systemic risk waiting to happen The same thing happened with Tangerine.ca when they launched their new website late last year. Tangerine is owned by one of Canada's "big 5" banks, Scotiabank. For at least a wee
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by jasonsync 9y ago
I recently went shopping for a diamond. Price depends on grading factors such as cut, colour and clarity (inclusions). I was surprised to learn that lab grown diamonds also vary in colour, and may have inclusions, and as such are graded on
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by jasonsync 9y ago
The delivery, regulatory and other charges on my monthly bill are typically higher than the actual electricity charges ...
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by jasonsync 9y ago
Agreed. It's hard to see the facts through the click bait this day and age. Journalists used to vet their sources, and I'm sure (hope) most still do, depending on the gravity of the subject matter. This is a great example though.
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by jasonsync 9y ago
There's a paywall here, but WSJ reported this about a month ago (weaker iPhone X demand). Still somewhat speculative though ... Tim Cook did say iPhone X was selling well. Apple has cut orders for parts used in its iPhone X by 60 perc
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by jasonsync 9y ago
Yes, I used Plex for a couple of years, but it was not really "standalone" ... I had to have a media server (my Mac Mini) running constantly. I looked into Kodi on the AppleTV but it was not trivial to install. Overall it was easi
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by jasonsync 9y ago
My point exactly. 6 years have passed and only a 0.3 GHz improvement in CPU speed and not much else.
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by jasonsync 9y ago
Apple’s growth is almost entirely inwardly-focused when it comes to its user-base: higher prices, more services, and more devices I find myself increasingly stuck in an Apple 2011 - 2013 universe. For starters Apple has not yet provided a
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by jasonsync 9y ago
Yes, I think most early Bitcoin supporters would agree that things were much better when transaction fees were low and confirmation times were fast. Bitcoin is worthless if the underlying utility is broken. It's unfortunate that the co
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by jasonsync 9y ago
Cold emails derived from addresses collected on Google does not constitute spam? I read the article up until that point. == Edit: I'm just saying ... Google "how to get your first 10 customers" https://www.google.
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by jasonsync 9y ago
w/o any comments? Because the article is heavy on word count but light on details. The author should provide details on the benefits of posting such an article in the first place (potential front page on HN, SEO, nurture customers),
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by jasonsync 9y ago
Haha. In realistic terms they simply wanted to avoid that awkward moment. Although, if you work for GM, and exclusively drive a Toyota, would you feel pressured into switching at some point? Edit - to answer my own question I searched Googl
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by jasonsync 9y ago
At the most basic level "don't bite the hand that feeds you" seems like the main takeaway from this story. A long time ago I did an internship at a marketing firm that did work for Subway Sandwiches. As such, it was considere
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by jasonsync 9y ago
I'm here to say that the Gutenberg team is going to take a step back and rewrite Gutenberg using a different library. It will likely delay Gutenberg at least a few weeks, and may push the release into next year. Just a few weeks? Is
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by jasonsync 9y ago
Yes, Dropbox uses encryption in transit and at rest, and security would certainly a top priority for any custodian of that much data. Dropbox is an industry leader, and in many ways sets the course for the entire industry to follow in this
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by jasonsync 9y ago
I sideloaded Chrome and Firefox a few months ago using the sideload launcher app ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.t... ), but the browsers have issues, mostly UI / UX tweaks to make

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