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by jjcon 6y ago
Use altstore - it doesn't require jailbreak or maintenance. It autorenews your certs for you and you can even add alternate store sources to increase the apps available in the store. I have a bunch of apps sideloaded and they work grea
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by jjcon 6y ago
Not everyone here speaks English as a first language (including me). To me that sort of language policing just seems petty. We all know the point being made.
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by jjcon 6y ago
Google and Facebook were banned long ago in China - if anything these actions are retaliation for that. Apple has been allowed in but has had to divest all data hosting to Chinese controlled companies.
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by jjcon 6y ago
> How would I trust the social networks under the American Gov? Presumably a country probably wouldn’t if they are an enemy of the western world.
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by jjcon 6y ago
Isn’t this just an embargo? The fact that it is on software is new but embargos have been a thing in just about every western democracy
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by jjcon 6y ago
You can side load on iOS - quit spreading misinformation
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by jjcon 6y ago
> How much of Google, Apple, and Facebook will have to spin off to Chinese corporations in return You haven’t kept up on China’s policies on these companies over the past decade have you?
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by jjcon 6y ago
The 5nm nodes being released aren’t actually 5nm though right? That’s just the branding/marketing associated with them from what I’ve seen.
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by jjcon 6y ago
Isn’t this Apple loosening the rules? That seems to make the opposite point you are
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by jjcon 6y ago
No - look at the report - projection was >2 million by end of summer
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by jjcon 6y ago
The imperial college COVID response team (one of the major forecasts) predicted 2.2 million deaths in the US without action. > without action by the government and individuals to slow the spread of coronavirus and suppress new cases, 2.2
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by jjcon 6y ago
> without action by the government and individuals to slow the spread of coronavirus and suppress new cases, 2.2 million people in the United States could die https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/us/coro
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by jjcon 6y ago
The idea that these regions may contain life (and the observations that suggest this) predate those probes. That doesn’t rule out a ‘contamination’. But considering this is just another observation in a long line of interesting data I think
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by jjcon 6y ago
Given that there are basically only two parties in the US there is a pretty good chance you will find a Trump donor/supporter in every c-suite (and a Biden supporter for that matter). Don’t need to go full conspiracy for no reason.
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by jjcon 6y ago
Japan and Australia have legislation in the works and there are rumblings in a few EU countries.
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by jjcon 6y ago
> that is where the innovation is coming from Wasn’t tiktok just running a huge campaign about how all the work is done in the US, it just happens to be hq-ed in China?
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by jjcon 6y ago
> I felt like I traveled back to 1990 when I moved to Canada. In Germany I've never paid anything with cheque. I’m sure the reich likes the nationalism but that sort of flame bait isn’t allowed on HN
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by jjcon 6y ago
Asking someone to not start a nationalistic flame war is not breaking the rules.
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by jjcon 6y ago
I never used/saw them when I was in the US - I always paid via bank. I’m sure it’s an option though.
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by jjcon 6y ago
What Strawman? That is the logical conclusion from the premises you set up. If you can’t defend it, maybe it is time to rethink your position?
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by jjcon 6y ago
You mean the story where she said send message and it did just that? Yeah accidents happen but this isn’t some nefarious amazon is spying on you story. This could happen on any smart phone and isn’t unique to smart speakers or amazon. >
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by jjcon 6y ago
And? This implying Alexa is spying on your conversations crap is getting out of hand on HN. The dude is ceo of a cybersecurity company and has very unique and deep insights into global security threats. He’s definitely someone you would wan
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by jjcon 6y ago
Must be your circles. In 2018 (must be higher now) 22% of uk residents with internet access reported having regularly used a smart speaker. https://contentstorage-nax1.emarketer.com/519874bbcaa13e06b8...
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by jjcon 6y ago
People used to say the same thing about phones.
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by jjcon 6y ago
In 2018 (I’m sure it is a lot higher now) 17.2% of Germans with internet access reported having regularly used a smart speaker. 26% in us, 18% in Canada. https://contentstorage-nax1.emarketer.com/519874bbcaa13e06b8...
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by jjcon 6y ago
I live in an EU country and travel quite a lot. I see them and google homes very frequently. This article is from Australia. Maybe it is just your circles? Just to add - per-capita as % of internet users market saturation is in the same bal
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by jjcon 6y ago
In what way? Smart home control? Alexa demonstrably does not listen to your conversations and it would be illegal for a landlord to do so. This just seems like a nice way to build smart home abilities into a house or rental so people don’t
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by jjcon 6y ago
I agree - the situation described in the article is so so illegal. If a landlord did this they could be sued out of existence. As we move into the future smart homes are becoming ubiquitous. It is only natural that they become built into ho
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by jjcon 6y ago
> You don't have an unlimited right to publish other people's imagery for commercial purposes absent permission, even if they are photographed in public You disputed it right here. You 100% have a right to PUBLISH even for com
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Stock sites may but again, not the law

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