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by pfranz 5y ago
Isn't the "reply all" problem a user issue? If people used BCC instead of a bunch of To's, we'd never hear about it. Heck, I would think email clients would prompt if you tried to sent more than a dozen people witho
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by pfranz 5y ago
Sending private information is the first thing I think of--from a bunch of aspects. Secure in transit has had a bunch of different, awkward implementations. My biggest concern is sending tax documents and it sitting in someone's archiv
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by pfranz 5y ago
> you can avoid the 4-hour dealership visit pretty easily these days I'm not a frequent new car buyer. The last two times I bought a car (over the past 5 years) we had agreed on a specific car, had cash in hand, and did not have a t
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by pfranz 5y ago
I've never heard of Carvana, but test drives aren't something we should need dealerships for. Having 1 or 2 cars of each is all you need. Technically a low-end model would be fine, but I can see them only offering the highest end
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by pfranz 5y ago
I'm pretty sure the big difference is that Apple built on top of credit card infrastructure and Alipay (from what it sounds like) is its own payment system. I'm guessing that's a larger regulatory hurdle in the US and many co
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by pfranz 5y ago
When first giving my 4yo burgers the second or third time I forgot to season the patty when cooking. After one bite he said, "That's not food" and wouldn't eat anymore.
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by pfranz 5y ago
While I think visibility of these horrific things is important, watching too many or dwelling on them just isn't healthy. It reminds me of this opinion article on watching police videos: https://www.washingtonpost.com/o
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by pfranz 5y ago
I haven't paid too much attention, but that hasn't been my experience. As recently as today when I type in a new number the text in the window defaults to green (a text message), after a brief lag it turns to blue when it validate
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by pfranz 5y ago
I thought I remember my SUV rentals having the upgrades for screens in the back and other bells and whistles. Most kids in the past 5+ years have their own tablets or phones, anyway. In my experience, the bigger the vehicle, the more likely
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by pfranz 5y ago
That sounds like a huge liability bomb. I had a mechanic that would regularly tell me tires are the most important safety feature since it's literally the only thing between you and the ground. I would think any insurance claim would b
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by pfranz 5y ago
While I do see mostly economy cars on the lots, the only time they gave me a smaller car than I had reserved was during a freak snowstorm. Weeks ahead I had explicitly reserved a 4x4, I called to confirm before I got on the plane, but when
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by pfranz 5y ago
Ignoring EVs, it's often cheaper to rent for road trips. There are a bunch of other benefits; they're more consistently maintained, if there is an issue there is the option of swapping cars, you can rent for the size you need for
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by pfranz 5y ago
If you ask them why they say its because it'll often dissolve the pipes before the blockage. Most of the trades people I talk to aren't looking to maximize their work. I've had them turn down jobs for being too gross and I do
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by pfranz 5y ago
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074236/technical?ref_=tt_dt_sp... imdb claims it was shot on 35mm film. It also says "printed film format: 35mm" so there's probably a fairly high quality master out th
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by pfranz 5y ago
Chris Christie spoke about when he got Covid prepping for the debate. 7 people contracted Covid during that prep session. He got it the worst, the second worst was Donald Trump, the next worse was Hope Hicks who was in her early 30s and a d
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by pfranz 5y ago
I earnestly think it's motivation and there's this societal pressure that software "is too hard." Just like your mom can use the Facebook app just fine. I have trouble using it, I'm worried anything I type into a bo
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by pfranz 5y ago
Right, restrictions over signup. It's also a weird, ill-defined line for "viewing apps," too. As we saw with Hey last year, you can't tell them to go to the website to sign up and you can't just have an app that doe
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by pfranz 5y ago
When they switched to Intel they released the first Macbook Pros in January 2006 (32-bit Core) and in October 2006 shipped 64-bit Core 2 Duos.
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by pfranz 5y ago
I guess maybe if Apple makes more changes after all of that happens. 10 years ago Instagram was iOS-only for years. Uber launched on iPhone and later added Android. Clubhouse is iOS-only right now. These companies are choosing to focus on i
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by pfranz 5y ago
Is there any reporting or other insight on this? My first intuition is that services are way down because of Covid and the money for people with stable jobs is being redirecting elsewhere inflating the cost of collectibles, savings, investm
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by pfranz 5y ago
You're right that anyone can make an app and that's separate from integration with system-wide search and the TV app, but when you make an app Apple has a bunch of restrictions over signup, the language you use around signup, and
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by pfranz 5y ago
I believe the immediate parent was talking about Face unlock outside of this update where the Watch is added. I have the same issue. Sometimes, (I guess?) it can tell I'm wearing a mask and pops up a number pad quickly, other times it
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by pfranz 5y ago
CDs were launched in 1982 and the paper they link to about the tech behind Minidisc was published in 1983, but Minidisc wasn't brought to market until 1998. The assertion is that Sony's (and the public's) focus on CDs prevent
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by pfranz 5y ago
I think the open question about the Mac Pro is the expandability. The trash can Mac Pro didn't do well and they went back with something with expansion slots. Is it worth it to Apple to build out and support everything necessary on the
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by pfranz 5y ago
"Who Owns the Customer" has been a criticism of the App Store for years. For apps, I've often been on Apple's side. I hate being messaged because I bought a PDF reader or a time-wasting platformer game. I understand both
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by pfranz 5y ago
I found it! It's the "Look up & data detectors" setting under System Preferences > Trackpad. For whatever reason mine was set to "Force Click with one finger" which I never use and had trouble consistently ac
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by pfranz 6y ago
Any docs or more info on this? Its not working for me.
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by pfranz 6y ago
That's very true. Apple has been best positioned (since they've hosted the main podcast database for at least a decade), but many other companies have tried and failed. Apple has failed at similar initiatives. Spotify is the most
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by pfranz 6y ago
A lot of podcasts mentioned that ad revenue dried up during Covid and they switched to a subscription model because of it. I feel like I can hear the quality drop in the podcasts that continue to have ads.
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by pfranz 6y ago
Tile didn't start with replaceable batteries--they still don't use them in all their products. I don't know how AirTags will be in practice, but user-replaceable batteries haven't been great. I don't know if it&#x27

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