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by makecheck 5y ago
I think it’s interesting because a notch would have a much bigger effect on other OS interfaces compared to the Mac. On the Mac, there is generally space up there anyway (usually menus on one side, icons on the other). In “full screen” the
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Nope, you GTFO (re: Apple Feedback)(aplus.rs)
1 points by makecheck 5y ago|1 comments
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by makecheck 5y ago
Many of us have certainly used a number of indirect channels like forum posts, blogs, podcasts, etc. but I for one have also used several direct channels: - I have filled out their “developer surveys” multiple times and explained in very
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by makecheck 5y ago
Their latest changes aren’t great but they can be disabled. In general there are work-arounds for all their quirks. We should not overreact. Firefox remains the only way I can get full uBlock Origin and uMatrix on the desktop, and I simpl
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by makecheck 5y ago
It’s unfortunate that by default a lot of systems just gather strings into a pile for translation, as if all strings are created equal. But if you have two uses of the same text with different meanings, you have to be careful (e.g. put t
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by makecheck 5y ago
Remember that airport security was not the only thing that changed. When they note that there have been fewer incidents, etc., we have to factor in things like reinforced cockpit doors, crew retraining, etc. and not just whatever proce
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by makecheck 5y ago
Plus, since they never tell you why you weren’t selected anyway, for all you know there are problems in their recopied version (which is probably all they read). Would you even know if they just failed to store half your work history in
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by makecheck 5y ago
Don’t be fooled by allowing a link here or a link there. Stores are currently benefiting most from people not seeing the fee structure, and they’ve probably figured out that most people won’t really follow links either. What would work
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by makecheck 5y ago
Well honestly they should just have links to all apps but that would require the search engine to not also suck (different discussion). It’s just surprising to me that Apple didn’t take such a basic step to do this, when it seems it would
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by makecheck 5y ago
And it’s such an incredibly good example of why anti-steering rules should be illegal. Apple basically refuses to let apps even tell the user that such alternate licenses are available! I hate anti-steering so much that I hope any future
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by makecheck 5y ago
The Mac App Store gives a hint at what would happen if there was any choice. The amount of software actually available for the Mac is far, far greater than what’s listed in the store. Furthermore, while some quality and notable apps are
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by makecheck 5y ago
My way around fees is to greatly increase what I order to dilute the fee, e.g. I might order 3-4 days of stuff. Even before apps, e.g. back in the day when ATM fees kept increasing, I kept doubling the amount of cash I took out so that the
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by makecheck 5y ago
I know of at least one clearly-garbage behavior, which is the “Taxes & Fees” category (initially hidden). Basically instead of saying something like “$7 DoorDash fee” they say “$5 DoorDash fee” and tucked under “Taxes & Fees” is a
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by makecheck 5y ago
Basically they had been abusing developers in 40 different ways, reduced it to just 38 forms of abuse, and they expect a celebration. If you’re still stealing all my stuff but you agreed to stop jaywalking, expect me to keep fighting to kee
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by makecheck 5y ago
I think there is a general issue with platforms “conveniently benefiting” from massive growth from all their users, until one day they suddenly decide who/what they want to “allow”. This exclusion can take different forms, e.g. ex
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by makecheck 5y ago
It’s better than nothing but still not great because the login area they present is too broad. For example, if you live in a large city and the phisher is somebody you know, seeing “New login from Your City” is not going to make you think
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by makecheck 5y ago
Actually it is very reasonable to choose the right language for the job, especially for tasks that are not performance-critical. When you are writing and debugging something new, you don’t want it to take forever to get it into a correct st
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by makecheck 5y ago
It’s such a “perfect” circle of non-communication that benefits only the fruit company, isn’t it? - Can I update my app inside your store? Fruit company: No. - Can I find out why? Fruit company: No. - Can I find out who or what makes th
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by makecheck 5y ago
I don’t like the idea of stuff running on my device, consuming my battery and data, when the only point is to see if I am doing something wrong? An analogy I can come up with is: the government hires people to visit your house every day
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by makecheck 5y ago
Funny, I can draw a pretty substantial parallel between “getting stuff done” and “hours of time to work on a problem uninterrupted by pointless chat and E-mail”.
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by makecheck 5y ago
Given that algorithms are designed to avalanche (e.g. changing one bit of the plain text causes tons of bits to change in the ciphertext), I don’t see what they expect to find from the encrypted data itself. Two similar encrypted sets of d
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by makecheck 5y ago
I see no evidence of poor performance on macOS. Have you used a recent Firefox? Could you be blaming the browser for the behavior of a particular extension or web site?
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by makecheck 5y ago
Yes but unfortunately it still creates links using the “new” Reddit interface. Installing an add-on like Old Reddit Redirect helps to restore sanity when searching by site.
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by makecheck 5y ago
Yep; I can’t believe what used to be bar-none the most useful set of search results will now seemingly scatter results into the list that have zero matches for my search term, as well as some with boldfaced words that I did not even type.
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by makecheck 5y ago
This isn’t really a filtering issue though; this decision was arbitrary. It is an App Store New Rule of the Week issue. Stores and platforms can and should keep all their sophisticated fraud-detection tools, hardened runtime environment,
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by makecheck 5y ago
If they put half as much effort into eliminating real scams as they do in eliminating proven useful software , what a different platform it would be.
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by makecheck 5y ago
The main value Facebook ever had to me was a way to reach people that were otherwise hard to reach. Over the years, literally every other possible benefit eroded away as the platform changed. Therefore, I make sure people I care about know
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by makecheck 5y ago
For notifications, here[1] is a pretty good overview of the problem. A collection of comments on reformatted alert messages: [2]. Comment on icons, translucency and other quirks: [3]. [1] https://tyler.io/240-invisible-pixel
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by makecheck 5y ago
To be blunt, while the macOS 11 UI is not all bad, it contains very serious design mistakes , ruining things that everyone has no choice but to use (like notifications and alerts). Somehow Apple doesn’t get how terrible this trend is, a
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by makecheck 5y ago
Not just ads but distractions in general. Who are these people who constantly want their TVs blasting random things while looking at a menu? And who decided that these things need to be playing more loudly than the TV show itself!? When I

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