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Microsoft previews its Fluid framework(theverge.com)
36 points by s3r3nity 7y ago|15 comments
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
What counts as a political ad, in a world where many would claim "everything is political?"
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
They also wrote off > $1bn in losses in Uber & Lyft investments - which I was surprised to hear that they were invested in both.
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I've had the OG Airpods since release, and haven't had to replace battery. Not sure how often you use yours, but I'm on maybe 1-2 hrs a day and still can go almost a week between needing to charge.
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
> companies have a monopoly in one area that they leverage to extend their monopoly into "the next thing." This is also illegal in the States for being anti-competitive. e.g. if you have a dominant market position in one market
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
So I strongly disagreed with that finding, but two possible lines of reasoning: 1) Say you have a machine learning algorithm, where there could be two ways to improve the outcomes: get more data, or pick a better model. Google's massiv
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I also don't blame them, and in fact I'm a bit bullish on the fact that these influencers are bringing greater awareness to using VPNs to an audience that might otherwise not use them / understand them.
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
This was one case where the best hospital in the world for THAT particular procedure was in Canada - and is primarily a PRIVATE hospital. (Though the hospital also gets some $ from the government, so I'm not quite sure what it means to
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I believe Andrew Yang also supports this to some extent IIRC.
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Google employees are debating company's decision to ban HK Protest game(vox.com)
7 points by s3r3nity 7y ago|1 comments
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
> So Apple are just the same as Google... > So the lesson here is to rather use the Android platform if you want "freedom". I doubt you're going to get much more "freedom" from a Google owned platform if you t
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
>Yesterday, English-language state media outlet China Daily blasted Apple’s decision to allow HKmap.live onto the App Store. “Providing a gateway for ‘toxic apps’ is hurting the feelings of the Chinese people, twisting the facts of Hong
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I love this in every way. I'm curious to see if their relationship with Ubisoft gets strained, though, given some recent news with gaming companies trying hard to maintain good relations with China, and because I believe Ubisoft is par
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
Question for those more knowledgeable than I in this space: a huge value prop for iMessage is E2E encryption, correct? Why hasn't that gotten similar response from the AG? (OR has it already, and I may have missed it?)
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
Not to be too pedantic, but WeWork HQ is in New York and is not a tech company (according to general sentiment and investor analysis,) so any attempt to correlate to Silicon Valley trends aren't quite fair nor appropriate.
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
Well we do have methods to enable division / compartmentalizing it - the biggest two concepts are: 1) The three branches of the federal government & the checks / balances system, each with their own sub-divisions (e.g. legisla
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
> But most federal agencies are simply too large and bureaucratic for individuals to push their own political agendas. I think I agree with you, both in principle and from similar anecdotes I have from friends & colleagues in the are
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
Not sure what the reasoning was at the time, but I can provide some personal thoughts on the idea - so don't take it as representative of everyone who is center-right like myself. I don't trust a government entity to be "inde
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
It doesn't have to be either-or...any game / app / service can, and should, have competitors. Plus, the article provides a lot of comparisons to relevant services that help differentiate Horizon in the marketplace.
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I have two questions that are related: 1) Isn't this really a "problem" for HCL, and not necessarily Google? Google can just not renew the contract, meaning all the benefits they gain from working "for Google" go aw
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I think that's a bit harsh - it's a company with a bunch of good people working for it that will probably lose jobs through no fault of their own.
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I wish I could upvote this more, as I've been blown away by the speed as well. Also, the deep integration of Siri Shortcuts with iOS opens up so many possibilities for automation for this - maybe OP can help their mother with setting u
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
You could use Spotlight or Siri - handles the function of "calculator" pretty easily.
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
One under-rated "creation tool" that the iPad (regular and pro especially) has is its front-facing camera. I have been playing with low-key streaming with the iPad Pro, and have been pleasantly surprised at how well I can prop up
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
This. I always use Amazon and eBay as go-to examples of Optimization that works as a counter-force to those that want massive redesigns every 6 months because some other new app or competitor has some sexy slick UI.
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I think you're being too literal. I was referring to a mechanism of taking in investment or capital to generate a return on that investment through some positive generation process (prototypical example: manufacturing.) But you're
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
> They aren't doing anything other than using huge sums of money to generate more money. Isn't that the function of _any_ company in capitalism? (Excluding, possibly, non-profits)
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
> While $350,000 might sound like a lot of money, it’ll go quickly when you’re raising a family in an expensive city. We all deserve to live a middle-class lifestyle. Unfortunately, we’ve first got to sacrifice more than ever to get ther
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
I think the argument is that one set of roles is highly skilled and requires a lot of education & investment in money & time to get to a $40-50k "apprenticeship" -- the other set of roles is not. Getting paid equally for b
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by s3r3nity 7y ago
It's not just about effort. Doctors work hard, and so does my barista making my coffee. But let's be honest: they shouldn't be paid the same simply because they both work hard.

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