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by nxc18 6y ago
Yeah as an iPhone user I really hope Apple makes this a very, very, example-making costly mistake for Epic.
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by nxc18 6y ago
At the few socially distanced gatherings I’ve been too, as well as when running into people in the streets, there’s been a lack of the usual nuance and care that I typically expect. That’s mainly expressed through less careful filtering, ei
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by nxc18 6y ago
Not a parent, but fwiw even the fully grown adults I've interacted with are starting to show serious deficits in social skills after months of relative isolation. I've historically been on the socially awkward side, so its kind of
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by nxc18 6y ago
I’m desperate at this point to move from my middle of nowhere socal “city” of <100k people to an actual city now that prices are falling and I can work remote. My goal is to get it all sorted by November. My only activities right now are
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by nxc18 6y ago
tl;dr Consumers have higher expectations for the quality of mobile hardware and software (driven by iOS and nowadays Android) than Windows can currently provide. The reliability issues are bordering on a dealbreaker for me at this point. I&
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by nxc18 6y ago
I was a windows phone user for ages, I’ve got several surfaces, and I’m super hyped about dual screen phones. Unfortunately this device just isn’t made for 2020 (or 2017) usage: small battery with no wireless charging, not waterproof, no NF
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by nxc18 6y ago
This seems like it would be a lot of maintenance effort to get right, considering Windows shuffles their syscall table every release, including releases within the Windows 10 family. https://j00ru.vexillium.org/syscalls&#x2F
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by nxc18 6y ago
I strongly agree with you. Brave New World is a utopian novel desperately trying to appear dystopic. With just a few small changes, to account for the existence of automation/robots/computers, the darker aspects (e.g. the populati
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by nxc18 6y ago
It starts to matter a lot with things like AR, video games etc. I work on an AR mobile product and the performance advantage for iOS is substantial. Outside of flagships, the performance of AR on android is pretty bad, while as far back as
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by nxc18 6y ago
I wonder where the line is. Is it ok for a startup like slack to attempt to 'kill email'? Is it ok for a startup like Slack to try to 'destroy' email? What about destroying Outlook specifically? I'm also wondering t
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by nxc18 6y ago
Apple specifically has software features to protect the battery from the consequences of that usage pattern. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210512
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by nxc18 6y ago
Americans have been destabilizing foreign countries almost continuously since the end of WW2, it’s the baseline state and hasn’t changed significantly under the current administration. If Trump actually delivered and extricated the US from
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by nxc18 6y ago
It’s frustrating that we have to discuss the current administration as if we assume they are acting in good faith. It is frustrating to have to have a ‘but both sides...’ and ‘actually they just care about market efficiency’ arguments when
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by nxc18 6y ago
The craziest thing about the whole situations is there actually isn’t much evidence that vote by mail favors republicans; and yet they’re willing to degrade postal service to a country more reliant on it than ever, just for a small hope of
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by nxc18 6y ago
I don't think the voice assistants on phones are as useful generally as a smart speaker. The phone is typically in your hands already, so just touching it is often faster. The few times I use Siri are to set alarms, and that has more t
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by nxc18 6y ago
I've had issues with Outlook on Web in Firefox, mostly when I have the tab open for a long time. If you haven't tried, I suggest reloading the tab when it gets slow. It has been really fast for me otherwise.
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by nxc18 6y ago
I was a big Cortana + Windows Phone fan (big enough even that I had one in use in 2014) and it did start out competitive. Over time though, Siri got better, Alexa got better; Cortana never did. Microsoft shows an inspirational video at Buil
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by nxc18 6y ago
Massive inflation of health care, education, housing prices isn't helping. I probably won't ever have children due to those factors. (aside: I'm gay and would be adopting anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter, but my stra
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by nxc18 6y ago
Do you have any comparisons to other services? I’ve most often seen UPS route things bizarrely and I’ve had several packages delivered a day or two late.
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by nxc18 6y ago
I get mostly cooking, gardening, life hacks, and occasionally political humor. I'm also on gay TikTok so there's some 'fun' content there. I've learned lots of cool stuff on TikTok - my favorite tip recently has bee
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by nxc18 6y ago
They never said US bad. I think its totally reasonable to point out that there was a sudden, drastic shift in tone over the last 3-6 months. TikTok was gaining popularity last summer, and no one, short of a few NYT op-eds, said anything. Ch
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by nxc18 6y ago
Can you please point to any evidence or source? I've never heard of this happening (beyond what every other app can do in terms of downloading and uploading data) and the wording isn't clear as to what exactly you mean.
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by nxc18 6y ago
Yes, since ages ago the ribbon is customizable. You can create a new tab with exactly what you want in it. There is also a search feature now, so its not like you need to know where rarely-used things are.
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by nxc18 6y ago
In 2020 there is a search feature (similar to VS Code) so there's really no need to have to find anything anyway.
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by nxc18 6y ago
Xbox is better but still not as good as the Xbox 360 imo. In terms of software (excluding games), it feels like both consoles took a major step back this generation. Aside: Voice controls got a lot worse with Cortana than what was available
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by nxc18 6y ago
Absolutely. I loved this article because it captured so much of what America is about and should be about. I hope we find it in ourselves to right our wrongs and stop the wrongs actively being committed against Americans and aspiring Americ
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by nxc18 6y ago
The constitution is the document that defines the existence of the United States and all of the rights, freedoms, and protections it provides and aspires to provide. It’s not perfect, but it is a heck of a lot better than blind adherence to
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by nxc18 6y ago
Patriotism is about fighting for the principles and values espoused in the constitution, and working towards improving an imperfect republic, not worshiping the flag. It’s a fun project and I like the colors, but let’s not pretend that the
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by nxc18 6y ago
It doesn’t have to be China-style brutal. It can also be strict and effective, like what was done in much of Europe. With a competent western-style government you can have great results. See New Zealand. What matters is not how authoritaria
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by nxc18 6y ago
States have been chomping at the bit to end their lockdowns. The fact that cases are spiking again is precisely because states were too eager to end their lockdowns. China had a brutal lockdown early and thanks to that they are now largely

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