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1. 151.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   Wait, average internet speed in the US is 120 Mbits? About a gigabyte in 1 minute?
2. 152.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   I'm seeing there's some niche cases where it's worse (especially with some extreme quotation-mark-heavy searches) but I've switched a few months ago and never looked back. The thing is: Most searches aren't even tha
3. 153.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   They're big on services, which would point towards some AI thing but the next step that seems relevant in this area for an Apple-like product is probably general, reliable, human-like AI which is too far off. So my bet is on AR. VR wen
4. 154.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   >Maybe Apple intends to change that some day, but that's speculation, not reality. I'd say it's pretty obvious that this is a desired outcome on Apple's part. You can either wait until it's too late or bring it u
5. 155.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   >We are so used to see the visual presentation of samples that look like a bar diagram, that a lot of people think analog sounds better because the curves are smoother. Except for a philosophical debate about continuity, isn't that
6. 156.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   I know in my country, the police would probably knock on the door and verify that something's wrong, especially if the caller can't spin a convincing scenario that fits the location. Maybe pistols drawn, but pointed down. If someo
7. 157.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   Oddly, I see less issues with Facebook than with Google. Facebook has a tight grip on social media, but then there's also Twitter. facebook.com is dying long-term (though Instagram is picking some of that up) and they're not nea
8. 158.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   Thank you!
9. 159.▲
   by nothis 7y ago

   I’m using Firefox and DuckDuckGo and it’s okay. But, for example, I naively made gmail my work mail so I’ll be stuck with that for a while. But a few idealists on the Internet going through the effort of de-google-ing their lives doesn’t ch
10. 160.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    I mean, obviously it’s not “free” to society.
11. 161.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    I don't mind google search. Let them have search, they're obviously the best at it. What I have a problem with is literally every other service they provide. Google shouldn't own the most popular browser, the most popular v
12. 162.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Artists?
13. 163.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Whatboutism. They at least make a critical article about it and they're also a simple newspaper website, not the heart of the internet.
14. 164.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Zachtronics is a beautiful developer. Such a niche genre, so perfectly executed. I'm a bit behind but just started Shenzen I/O. It's a programming puzzle game done right . This is perfect for schools, it's genuine progr
15. 165.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Foot in the door for not making Taxi/Uber drivers jobless? I expect some political backlash in the short term.
16. 166.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Since I don't think anyone on hackernews thinks much different, I feel like defending the other side of this: Yes, in theory self-driving cars can be safer than human drivers. But the tech simply isn't mature. It just isn't.
17. 167.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Check out tildes.net
18. 168.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    For a while, now, I get these warnings that 32bit programs will soon be unsupported in macOS. Is this the release where they drop support?
19. 169.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    This is a problem that has to be solved by government regulation, “the market” has already made up its mind: It doesn’t give a fuck.
20. 170.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    I’m just waiting for the AI-generates fake people and whatever way they will come up to monetize that!
21. 171.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    You guys seriously have _500_ tabs open?!
22. 172.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Interesting and probably doable!
23. 173.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Absolutely fascinating/terrifying (why do those always come in pairs with AI research?) but I think it's also interesting to use this to make some assumptions about how human brains work. When I hear a voice, I kinda have an ide
24. 174.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    I checked their store out of curiosity. Switching from 512MB to 1TB SSD: +$400 WHY? This is literally the only thing that bothers me about Apple pricing. I get that you pay for the design, I get the quirks like introducing touch bar, everyt
25. 175.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    I never got why, if they really want the touch bar, they don't do both . F-keys and touch bar. I kinda would have welcomed this because the "fn" key is a horrible presence on any laptop keyboard anyway and I'd happily
26. 176.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Maybe advertising isn't the future of the web? I know I'm talking hypotheticals, not anything that helps people make money of actual work done online, right now. But I'd be ready to pay for a fairly done flat rate service tha
27. 177.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    Really? In the US? Do you have any good article on that?
28. 178.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    I was skeptical because the headline just sounds _too_ good. But yep, this is as stupid and cynical as it sounds. An a-b-c questionnaire about the meaning of a poem. Wow. Something went WRONG here.
29. 179.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    The evil part about this is that it needs no one at any step to say it out loud. It just “happens” as a result of Google being big. Whatever lead to Microsoft being sued for pushing Internet Explorer in Europe and whatnot? Shouldn’t that ki
30. 180.▲
    by nothis 7y ago

    >"Smile, you're in Europe!" This is under a section where they explain how they link your face biometrics into a universal database after taking your fingerprints. Wow.