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by sebastien_b 4y ago
> I haven't looked in detail, but I'm suspicious they are using the SQLite Session extension: https://www.sqlite.org/sessionintro.html Having used the Session extension extensively, from reading the info this
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Also makes no mention about schema changes.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
"When I called Apple support they said that there is nothing they can do to reverse the charges, and my only option would be contacting my bank and reporting them as fraud." So Apple, who is the one charging the credit card, c
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Given the quotes and examples given, sounds like something an AG might (should?) be interested to look into.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
It was a sponsored video, in partnership with the same actual company. Most definitely not something he didn’t have the rights to do.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Some ICE cars have block heaters for this similar purpose.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
I feel like the “metaverse” will fare actually worse than 3D TVs did, which would be quite the accomplishment.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
> The drivers were sold that they are contractors who make their own hours and don't have a boss. Which was total BS from the start - when they do choose to work, they’re told (by a boss) when/where they do their work. Har
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
I would agree with this. Our work Adsense account got suspended with no reason given. Tried emailing or contacting anyone , no luck whatsoever. After 1 month we finally just gave up and created a new account (we do have a business to ru
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Are you European? Could ask them to delete all your data/account, and then they’d have to find it and probably figure it out.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Which seems to imply that Apple, which counts 1000+ engineers[1], and spent $5B+ on a “spaceship” campus[2], is just “lazy”. 1 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-reveals-lineup-... 2 https:/&#
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Does it come with a smartphone? If not, it’s sold fraudulently.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
The first step is acknowledging that “DeFi” really means “Deregulated Finance” right now.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Anti-competitive behavior: disallowing a commercial app from existing by means that are illegitimate.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Which was corrected, and confirmed by their lawyer, but still getting refusals to reinstate.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
I would say: file a claim with the FTC against Google, Instagram and the “complainant” for anti-competitive behaviour, and when those 3 come begging to dismiss it say they need to take it up with the FTC as it’s now in their court (similar
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
“Apple: Think Arrogance”
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
macOS and iOS are rapidly becoming adware for Apple’s services. Any tricks to disabling these ads will likely be “corrected” by Apple in future release updates.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
> ” I willingly paid a tremendous amount for the hardware, and I choose to pay nearly $500 annually to access Apple services, but seeing ads being further promulgated across the software feels, well, gross.” I stopped paying to see ads
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
That’s the problem with public companies - by definition they cannot do what’s best for their users, as that will eventually conflict with their duty to their real customers: their shareholders.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
> fiber to the home This one is becoming real for me this year.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
One potential use of for allowing "plugins" in an app (the host app exposes the extension points for others to hook into), where other apps can integrate with that app, within that host app's own views. This is different than
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
I believe there already are plenty (objc.io, Swift by Sundell, Hacking w/ Swift, many more), where they're both technical and tutorial style info. But I still feel that, as paying developers (membership fees, and giving out 15-3
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Exactly. All this lack of vital info, from a company that offers APIs for developers to use (consume), is disgraceful. Especially when they claim they have over 1000 engineers, and keep showing off their $6B+ campus at every opportunity in
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Still lacks proper documentation (like, vital details still missing). So obviously not a serious feature yet. This fact has been reported multiple times before[1][2][3], and it's frustrating that a company that claims having over 1000
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
It’s advice on how to proceed with a potential legal matter.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
> ”…all I need is one kind person at Google or YouTube or Adsense that can help me [get hold taken off|tell me why|reinstate my access|insert any problem with no answer or justification]” LOL - no such person has, or ever will, exist th
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
Fog Reveal: just another entity in the long list of Privacy Rapists.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
As others have said, unless actually tested, it is only an extra fee for storage, no more. However if you do get locked out, and the usual story of no support happens, you might now have standing to sue for fraud.
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by sebastien_b 4y ago
> Why not? Simple: I don't trust Meta. Absolutely correct. There’s a meme going around saying “Meta” is short for “metastasize”

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