sjwright

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   by sjwright 8y ago

   Only if you're a Chinese citizen in China. From the article: "Apple to move Chinese iCloud keys to China servers...Once on Chinese soil, government agencies will be able to request information through the Chinese legal system, wh
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   by sjwright 8y ago

   If you want to run entirely open source software on entirely open source hardware with every software component compiled by a personally verified compiler and with every hardware component manufactured under your personal scrutiny then you
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   by sjwright 8y ago

   That is horrifically naive, as it would only solve the problem for the few. It would create a two tier society where the highly technically literate get privacy and everyone else are limited to whatever the big companies ship by default. Ap
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   by sjwright 8y ago

   You don't need to demand Apple change. There are countless phones and pads available from other companies, many of which will satisfy your requirements.
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   by sjwright 8y ago

   Tell that to the manufacturers of TVs, cars, home alarms, AV receivers, smart watches, digital cameras, smart home devices, dash cams, game consoles, universal remotes, cordless phones, cable tv boxes, baby monitors and printers. The world
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   by sjwright 8y ago

   Even if McDonald's were being total dicks about Supermac's, the remedy shouldn't be for the Government to act like a petulant child.
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   by sjwright 8y ago

   I can't see the logic. McDonald's submitted multiple affidavits, brochures, menus, packaging and actual sales figures. What else could they possibly do to prove a trademark is being used? If that's not enough to prove the use
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   by sjwright 8y ago

   Whereas Fortnite is itself just a big ad for their in-game purchases.
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   by sjwright 8y ago

   I know five people with iPhone SE devices (I recommend them to older family members who aren't phone addicts and to anyone who baulks at the cost of a new phone) and all of them are still working perfectly. I do recommend the phone. Gi
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    It's not fair to call it a mere backup, it's an upgrade to the iPhone 6 in every respect other than screen size. The SE is effectively a 6S logic board shoved into the case of an 5S.
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    Five percent of iPhones is still an enormous number when Apple sells ~200,000,000 iPhones per year. (And that's despite Apple not catering for this market for the past three product cycles. Imagine if they did!)
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    The SE is so small that you could add all of these elements to the existing phone with a well designed case and you'd still have a reasonably small (albeit thick) device. (Of course it would be nice if a next-gen SE had IP67+ water&#x2
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    I don't think upgrading a phone makes sense from an e-waste point of view, particularly if the alternative is a robust recycling program like what Apple promotes. Look at the constituent parts of an iPhone SE: https://d3nev
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    I have the power to create an entire universe exactly as I want it, so I made one with many humans that worship fictional Gods, which makes me jealous. Then I'm going to fill it up with delicious shellfish and tell them not to eat it.
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    I often struggle to find yoghurt for children that is flavoured but not intensely sweetened... though even that's beginning to change in Australia with some great options from a few different brands. Look at these macros—pretty impress
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    It's telling just how anthropomorphic every concept of god is, in all of known history. The Christian bible especially so, telling the story of a grumpy and largely ineffectual narcissist with lots of really weird fears and fetishes.
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    They are here as well (Australia) among some people but their reputation for reliability and longevity is trash among many segments of commentator and consumer. Mazda has an unusually strong footprint in Australia, particularly for hatchbac
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    All true but again, I don't trust VAG as a company so I'm not inclined to purchase any of their products. I personally know too many people burned by their various catastrophes with their DSG gearboxes and diesel engines that I&#x
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    I do like the look of the Golf GTE, but it's not sold here (Australia) and I don't trust VAG as a company. In my estimation, electric is perfect for the smaller second car, where it becomes a no-brainer for 95% of commuting and sh
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    Possibly, as two stroke burns oil intentionally. But the actual volume of carbon dioxide emissions is a function of the volume of fuel consumed. A small handheld tool won’t use much fuel compared to the (napkin math) 500 liters of petroleum
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    Yes, it's definitely sarcasm.
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    If you had to ask, please don't ever design logos.
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    Except the arrow in the Fedex logo was entirely intentional and highly brand-relevant.
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    DNA tests prove a very specific narrow fact, and it’s up to lawyers to string together a hypothesis in order for it to have relevance. Unfortunately all too often the DNA test result is used as proof of a hypothesis, not of the mere presenc
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    https://cturt.github.io/cinoop.html https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17496859
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    For me the only thing missing from iOS is the ability to share directory trees, which is why we get swiss-army-knife apps like Coda instead. If Coda suits your needs that's great, but I'd prefer it if a Git client could create a d
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    ...yes, because it’s far better to spend $3000+ on a new camera every three years.
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    Half the time, my microwaving action consists of closing the door and pressing [start/+30sec] however many times is required. Sometimes I twist the knob until the display shows the desired time—in this respect it works like an iPod. An
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    I agree wholeheartedly but I will say my new LG microwave is pretty good. It lets you close the door, twist a knob and press start. All the complexity of weird preset modes is condensed down to a few essentials. You can dial up a frozen bre
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    by sjwright 8y ago

    The context being >>> And if you're a smaller developer there's no way they will let you get away with what Netflix and Epic have done.