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by qzervaas 10y ago
Wait a minute - users were requesting for years that Google change the permissions model of the Play Store from upfront to runtime permissions (like iOS does). Google constantly shot that down and said how it works (agree to everything befo
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Apple Is Pushing iPad Like Never Before(aboveavalon.com)
3 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments
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by qzervaas 10y ago
This theory is pretty easily debunked when you consider the primary goal of bitcode is to strip assets from apps that aren't relevant to a user's device, hence taking up less space. (For example, removing @2x images for a plus dev
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Google Street View Cars Are Mapping Methane Leaks in US Cities(motherboard.vice.com)
2 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments
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by qzervaas 10y ago
Completely agree. At the same time though even if it's a 5% rate of feedback, that's still valuable, I just wish it was higher. (Hence my defense of Planet having TOS requiring feedback for their beta).
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by qzervaas 10y ago
How dare they! Seriously though, I'm an indie iOS developer with a semi-popular app. I have hundreds of TestFlight users, but I only get feedback on betas from a handful. This can be frustrating, considering the whole point is to get t
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Elon Musk promises Australia a huge new battery farm in less than 100 days(theverge.com)
3 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments
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by qzervaas 10y ago
Did they ever have good support? One of their key selling points to me over Fitbit is that they support HealthKit on iOS. However, there was a critical bug that prevented the HK integration from working properly. As someone who knows Health
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by qzervaas 10y ago
I don't mind the lack of MagSafe connector on the new MBP. What I do miss however is the green/orange light to know when it's fully charged. That's something they could have kept (somehow) in the shipped USB-C charging c
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by qzervaas 10y ago
At least NZ has fibre. Unlike the western island (Australia, aka the mainland ;) ) which has an absolute shitshow for Internet connectivity.
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by qzervaas 10y ago
There are likely no significant financial gains to be made outsourcing to Australia. It is super expensive here for everything. Not an even comparison.
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Uber Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims by Ex-Employee(nytimes.com)
678 points by qzervaas 10y ago|488 comments
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The Story of Paint Shop Pro(motherboard.vice.com)
3 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments
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by qzervaas 10y ago
Any explanation for the downvotes?
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by qzervaas 10y ago
One thing that the US-based HN crowd do well is mobilise in order to contact their local politicians. Australians aren't so inclined generally. In case you are though, you can contact Prime Minister Turnbull through this form: https:&
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by qzervaas 10y ago
This thing is supposed to last more than 3 years into the future.
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by qzervaas 10y ago
For those who are unaware, NBN stands for National Broadband Network, the Government-funded project to bring "high speed" Internet to all of Australia, both urban and rural. This article is about comments the CEO of the NBN compan
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by qzervaas 10y ago
Does anybody know the process for these companies being involved? Did somebody ring around and organise this, or does word just get around and companies request involvement, or something else?
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by qzervaas 10y ago
No Yahoo either.
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by qzervaas 10y ago
He says a lot of words. Many are false, some are true. I don't understand how everybody (well, many people at least) ignore the obvious pathological lying and conclude he's doing what he said he would.
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by qzervaas 10y ago
Who are you going to report the anomaly to when you flip a coin 10 heads in a row, and what is a satisfactory resolution?
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VanMoof's new bike-hunting team is chasing down stolen bikes across Europe(theverge.com)
1 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments
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Checking out and building Chromium for iOS(chromium.googlesource.com)
1 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments
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Where Voter Fraud Still Exists(citylab.com)
2 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments
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by qzervaas 10y ago
No, it'll still be self-selecting: Good developers who actively respond to reviews will improve their apps. Somebody who left a low review due to a misunderstanding now has a chance to increase their review because of a diligent develo
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Watch 6,000 Years of Urbanization in 3 Minutes(citylab.com)
5 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments
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by qzervaas 10y ago
My biggest issue with the cost breakdown is the omission of: "Cost of redeveloping entire app natively when a cross-platform framework limitation is hit." This is common for non-native development.
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by qzervaas 10y ago
Facebook's apps are the not the first place I would look for model example of "how things should be done" in (native) apps. It feels like the UI is changed quite frequently, which when you combine with the bugs and various an
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by qzervaas 10y ago
Not a fair comparison. Those updates can happen in the background (when in another app, when you're asleep, etc.), and most apps will continue to operate without being updated. Nothing more irritating then being forced to update /
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Access to telecommunications data in civil proceedings(ag.gov.au)
1 points by qzervaas 10y ago|0 comments

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