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by jw1224 6y ago
> Some people are going to quibble with you over the costs paid for developers licenses Yeah, I thought I'd phrased it clearly enough saying "effectively" nothing was given in return, but obviously not! I see a new perspec
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by jw1224 6y ago
Honestly, Apple's response is actually pretty reasonable, all things considered. Read the full letter — it was clear, fair, and professional — despite coming off the back of a lot of bad press. I see plenty of comments are focussing on
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by jw1224 6y ago
Even in his video he said he liked many parts of MuseScore — he never said he totally hated it. His critique of it was much more entertaining than scathing.
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by jw1224 6y ago
As soon as I saw this pop up on HN, I thought “hey, MuseScore — isn’t that the notation software Tantacrul loves to hate?”. I’m not a composer, and I’d never heard of let alone used MuseScore before stumbling on his videos a couple of weeks
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by jw1224 7y ago
Is HR Tech a big industry in the US? Over here in the UK, it feels very much like it’s still emerging. There’s a few key players but no household names. The companies I know who use some kind of HR software are typically paying ££££+ in exp
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by jw1224 7y ago
EDIT: I'm sorry, for some reason the link I submitted isn't working. I don't know if mods can fix it? It should be pointing to these search results: https://twitter.com/search?q=houseparty%20app%20hack&src
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Users are suggesting that group video chat app “Houseparty” may have been hacked(twitter.com)
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by jw1224 7y ago
Of course it's beneficial! Can you not put yourself in the shoes of a normal consumer and recognise that? They probably don't care if the app is tracking their location to tell how often they visit the shop. In exchange for this i
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by jw1224 7y ago
I had a very similar experience! My "Christmas Countdown Clock" widget (hey, I was only 12 at the time...) got literally hundreds of thousands of downloads when Apple linked to my hosting space from their old widget gallery. After
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by jw1224 7y ago
Can you give a few examples of ways in which a US citizen is more free than I, a UK citizen, am?
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by jw1224 7y ago
If (like me) you couldn't hear the conversation in English over the orchestra, I ran the subtitles through Google Translate — though the body language really has to be seen to truly appreciate what was happening...! PIANIST: "I ca
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by jw1224 7y ago
Pretty sure this is only a mockup — the note itself won't be out until the end of 2021. I remember seeing a preview of the redesigned £5/£10 notes a few years ago and thinking exactly the same thing — seeing Trebuchet MS on a bank
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by jw1224 7y ago
re: Bernhardt's tweet — > This is exactly what many of us predicted when NPM introduced a world of thousands of separate dependencies per app. The main reactions to that skepticism were "stop being so negative" and "d
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by jw1224 7y ago
I was tasked a couple of years ago with obtaining cyber insurance cover for my previous employer. Their business was an in-house B2B web application, used by hundreds of their staff, thousands of their customers, and hundreds of thousands o
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by jw1224 8y ago
Another iOS thing the rest of the world is still missing is Voicemail Transcription. Been out for nearly 3 years, yet remains USA-only to this day.
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by jw1224 8y ago
Do you know anything about how EGCG affects absorption of 5-HTP? I've read in several places that 5-HTP is more effective when consumed with EGCG (green tea extract), but I'm not sure if this is just urban legend or if it has any
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by jw1224 8y ago
From the YAML spec[1]: > Three dots ( “...”) indicate the end of a document without starting a new one, for use in communication channels [1] https://yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#id2760395
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by jw1224 8y ago
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/538/
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by jw1224 8y ago
I hadn't considered it when I wrote my earlier comment, but I wouldn't be surprised to see O2 receive their own reputational damage invoices from their reseller networks (O2, Tesco, etc.) in relation to the problems.
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by jw1224 8y ago
For what it's worth, I'm on a 20GB/month mobile data plan with O2 and pay £30/month. Puts into perspective how many customers don't change their plans when they're able to...
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by jw1224 8y ago
Just some dirty back-of-the-napkin numbers, but theoretically, £100MM doesn't seem unreasonable. O2 have 25MM direct customers, plus another 7MM through reseller networks — so that's 32MM people directly affected by the outage. Pr
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by jw1224 8y ago
Just wanted to say, that's a beautifully designed site. The colours, typography, and layout are fantastic. Really nice!
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by jw1224 8y ago
That's weird — I'd read on the internal memo it was going to be called K5.
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by jw1224 8y ago
This was just announced at WWDC: https://developer.apple.com/maps/mapkitjs/
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by jw1224 8y ago
I live in a 3-storey apartment building, and one of my neighbours downstairs actually has this. It's actually a bit of a sneaky marketing "hack" by the architects. When the building was being designed a couple of years ago, t
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by jw1224 8y ago
There's a fascinating video on this, which features the current world record holder, Alex Barron — who holds the records for most balls juggled (11) and most balls flashed (14). See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RDfN
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by jw1224 9y ago
This seems like a good time to mention Captain Disillusion. A filmmaker and video editor, Alan Melikdjanian, started a YouTube channel back in 2007. He debunks viral videos and adverts, whilst performing in character as the rather surreal &
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by jw1224 9y ago
They then go on to say: > While we do back up iMessage and SMS messages for your convenience using iCloud Backup, you can turn it off whenever you want. Sure, I can stop backing my data up - but presuming I don't (like the vast majo
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by jw1224 9y ago
Frax is a masterpiece. It's one of those extremely rare apps that manages to effortlessly combine extreme technical competency with a creative, intuitive and inspiring user experience. I just got a new 12.9" iPad Pro this weekend,
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And it's blocked in the UK on copyright grounds... :(

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