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by jkestner 3y ago
Pretty sure you’re a character in Gibson’s Zero History.
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by jkestner 3y ago
Maybe giving the creators more rein and budget, because they’re a cash-rich underdog. Netflix isn’t that now.
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by jkestner 3y ago
Not so. Sure, everything degrades eventually, but HDPE, PC and acrylic are notably UV resistant, and even polypropylene, which is normally weak in UV, is used in outdoor furniture. Thickness and color matter, but inexpensive UV stabilizers
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by jkestner 3y ago
Polycarbonate is great for UV resistance, though not sure that matters for something you use indoors. I’ll grant you scratch-prone. There are additives and coatings for everything now, and the glass Apple is using is also highly engineered
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by jkestner 3y ago
You can tell I read HN for the comments. Embarrassing!
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by jkestner 3y ago
Or https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/genmon/poem-1-the-ai-po... complete with AI hallucinations.
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by jkestner 3y ago
And as a developer, I see how I'm going to be collateral damage, and am less likely to do anything that gives Apple more power over me and my customers. If that means a bookmarked web app, so be it.
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by jkestner 3y ago
One of the nice things about Texas is that it has a law against that. Tell your reps to get something similar passed. https://letgrow.org/texas-becomes-third-state-to-enshrine-re... I'm reminded of how Georgia will pay
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by jkestner 3y ago
British.
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by jkestner 3y ago
To fit the necessary tech in, the glasses are scaled up 2x.
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by jkestner 3y ago
True, because it's a characteristic of the privileged now. We both seem to agree that these laws are poorly enforced, but I'm saying that a bunch of these laws, whether headlights or tints, are not for safety but a pretext to stop
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by jkestner 3y ago
I was being flippant. Of course, I know that if superbright headlamps were identified as belonging to another "social context", that wouldn't solve the problem. It'd just lead to selective enforcement, the "right&qu
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by jkestner 3y ago
I think you’re exactly right, except I can’t see Apple moving backwards to the eye-exam blinders that everyone else uses. They need to maintain that impression that Vision is less alien than the rest. (“They’re like ski goggles!”) I think t
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by jkestner 3y ago
You can’t measure brightness objectively? You are right, though, about “social context”. If glaring headlights becomes a black-coded thing, the problem will get solved.
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by jkestner 3y ago
Check them out—they aren't form factories. Resist.bot is just an SMS-based interface to send emails or paper letters to politicians, designed to minimize friction. (At least the way I use it.) When I get pissed about some issue, having
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by jkestner 3y ago
If antibacterials will brick my screen, airgapping won’t stop the moldy bread attack.
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by jkestner 3y ago
Resist.bot and 5 Calls make it easy. I find half the friction is finding the contact information.
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by jkestner 3y ago
Yeah, I keep the batteries inside in the hottest and coldest weather. That cold snap is bookmarked by spring-like weather, and the grass is lush and wet and not fun to walk in.
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by jkestner 3y ago
So the big change seems to be foregoing the usual radiation hardened components. Was the calculation that this was less risky for planetary exploration, or the standard risk was acceptable given that it was not the central thrust of the mis
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by jkestner 3y ago
“I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.” — Vonnegut
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by jkestner 3y ago
Always stare into the void^H^H^H^Hdoor plug and projectiles will merely hit the back of your head.
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by jkestner 3y ago
Amusing read. “These observations lead to the conclusion that humour evolves from androgen primed aggression.”
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by jkestner 3y ago
I’ve made a conscious effort to build our (Kickstarted!) stuff domestically. With the exception of one product in China, which was still an educational PITA. Can’t claim the things are Made in America when a critical component is fabbed ove
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by jkestner 3y ago
Goodwill recycles a bunch of clothes, anyway. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-does-goodwill-do-with-yo...
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by jkestner 3y ago
A good way to find out would be to let the market choose from other app stores.
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by jkestner 3y ago
It’s pretty stupid that apparently we need a separate device because Apple watches over our hardware with loving grace. This should be a drop-in Siri replacement, but the only way that will happen is if Apple deigns to buy them, and then I
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by jkestner 3y ago
Hope they can inspire someone to make a left-handed version. I admire your dedication to finding positive things, but if this particular cloud-dependent chunk of plastic appreciates in value I’ll eat my Audrey.
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by jkestner 3y ago
They should make the whole plane out of AirTags
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by jkestner 3y ago
> Take the ability to control who they associate with out of the hands of a media company and you doom them to being burned by the court of public opinion. Reputation is all a news outlet has. Is his work good and true? That’s all that m
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Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny'(vice.com)
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