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by simfree 3y ago
Which Yahoo services work in China?
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by simfree 3y ago
Apple has abandoned OS upgrades for a 5 year old, $1000+ laptop? Windows, Linux and even ChromeOS offer at least double that support lifetime, Apple must really think MacOS hardware and software is an afterthought given their IDGAF mindset
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by simfree 3y ago
Rhodesia, Nicaragua and Thailand all ended up with regime change in part due to sanctions making life more difficult.
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by simfree 3y ago
Because Google knows it's search engine has degraded in quality over the years, and though Google Search might be better than alternatives that Apple could switch to, last time they had this fight (where Apple Maps became default) Goog
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by simfree 3y ago
France is using AC4 from Dolby for OTA audio transmission as part of their new standard...
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Samsung has probably automated this testing given the number of SKUs they support, and they definitely have a lot more developers who are familiar with the cellular modems they use (Exynos and Snapdragon) to fix up edge cases unlike Google.
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by simfree 3y ago
The Pixel 4 probably reliably called 911 on the simplest network config, like GSM or CDMA, but when encountering WCDMA, VoLTE and all the fun ways you can configure these technologies, you ended up with situations where the phone would perh
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by simfree 3y ago
911 obviously doesn't have to work given the blatant disregard Google has had for 911 performance over multiple phone generations. I consistently had 911 calls fail on my Pixel 6, which led me to get rid of that device. Some Public Saf
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by simfree 3y ago
RCS does not consistently work unlike other OTT messaging platforms. Roaming on another network often breaks RCS, and even when both people are on their native networks, RCS will turn on and off during a conversation seemingly at random. No
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Even with unions King County already does 3 year "temporary" contract positions for all new hires in some departments, and the City of Seattle is driving a hard line of only a 2% COLA increase in contract negotiations. Outside of
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by simfree 3y ago
The Radeon MI series seems to perform fine if you follow their software stack happy path. Same for using modified versions of ROCm on APUs, it's just no one has been willing to invest in paying a few developers to work on broader hardw
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by simfree 3y ago
Some restaurants still use wax coated paper cups, like Dicks Drive-In in Seattle. Businesses make choices that adversely impact consumers, it's important to consider what choices the businesses you frequent are making with regards to w
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The birth rate is cratering, people are eschewing dating, and many live meaker lifestyles than their own parents since they cannot afford to live as well as their parents did. Rail, healthcare and rent prices might be bright spots in Japan,
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Nearly all of which have pivoted from the free at point of use model since moving money for consumers at no cost is not often profitable.
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AWS, GCP and ilk make up a minority of traffic on the internet due to their pricing. Charging for peering is generally the sign of powerful Telecom firms abusing natural monopolies to profiteer off their username by adding troll tools like
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by simfree 3y ago
VoLTE and VoNR are just SIP over a cell carrier prioritized data channel (Google LTE QCI). T-Mobile has a beta for latency sensitive applications to access the 5G equivalent of this, it's called Network Slicing. UMTS an similar 2G and
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by simfree 3y ago
Esri has a free address auto-complete API, and unlike Google who suggests addresses that aren't legal, USPS deliverable addresses, you nearly always get real, valid addresses from Esri since they are pulling USPS's dataset (who is
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by simfree 3y ago
Or you could use a reasonable API like Mapbox and get better quality data for much, much cheaper. Google Maps data quality has been tailing off. I encounter missing roads that are on the county parcel viewer and in OpenStreetMaps yet Google
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by simfree 3y ago
Sounds like the low beams are mis-aimed if they are generating a much larger light pool and likely dazzling other drivers on the road at night.
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by simfree 3y ago
You're not missing anything, it appears OP missed the mark on when to post this to drive engagement, and where to cross post it. This is why it's important to hire someone who's good at community engagement rather than pawnin
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by simfree 3y ago
This case ain't very common anymore, just Nvidia proprietary driver users suffer with this commonly these days. Intel and AMD don't have significant breakage when upgrading the Linux kernel.
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by simfree 3y ago
Expanding Air Force bases on the West Coast nets us little in a conflict with China. Building bigger bases in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and similar adjacent countries is a much better way to posture ourselves for any future scuffles with C
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by simfree 3y ago
uBlock Origin and Sponsor Block provide a better experience than YouTube Premium.
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Tesla isn't engaging with the express lane barriers on I-5 in good faith. This is a multi-year, life threatening issue that Tesla doesn't appear to care to resolve.
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by simfree 3y ago
Depends on your locality, biking on sidewalks and trails is perfectly legal here: https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs...
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Having the database on the same server as the application significantly improves responsiveness of applications. Many of these cloud applications choose fragmentary architectures with data sprinkled across many discreet servers that are mil
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by simfree 3y ago
eBikes certainly aren't classed as vehicles in the US, and no one cares when they are stolen. Given how little prosecution there is around bike theft, I doubt any police department or prosecutor is interested in spending the resources
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It is never actually cheaper to bundle TV once you count the Regional Sports Fee, Franchise Fees, STB rental and taxes atop all these fees. Sales reps will happily tell you the pre-fee, pre-hardware rental cost of service, when they actuall
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by simfree 3y ago
What is the best place for someone looking to buy a /24 to go? Should people be looking at legacy resources?
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by simfree 3y ago
Sounds like you need some Neil Degrasse Tyson ASMR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK1QciF-t5k

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