tomComb

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by tomComb 4y ago
You lament Google's dominance of the web platform while listing F-droid? Google's dominance is unfortunate, but their support for the web has been vital in keeping it (sort of) competitive with the proprietary platforms, including
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I was very excited, very briefly, by the title of this post. Now very disappointed.
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So we have to disprove the claims of any random blog?
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These points about edge vs. chrome seem questionable to me given that Microsoft just takes Google’s browser engine for edge . I guess they each do their own optimization, but it’s not like Google is inexperienced in this area.
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The Internet is awash with fake dates - old material 'up-dated' to make it appear current - but I wouldn't expect that sort of thing from SED which I have a decent amount of respect for. Perhaps the author took something he h
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by tomComb 4y ago
Yes, it may well be killed, but that’s Ok - it’s an experiment. But, yes, you need to take that into account before investing time in it. The other mistake that I think people make is assuming that because Google is a giant Corp. these thin
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by tomComb 4y ago
But isn’t that because the Clairenote alternative is new to you? Seems like an unfair comparison.
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But you don't have to worry about or understand the Android security updates - they are applied without you even having to do a firmware update. As you indicate, security updates are not something you should have to worry about. And j
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by tomComb 4y ago
No, that's just for the security updates that must be applied as full firmware updates, usually because they are in the kernel. Google has been progressively redesigning Android over the past decade to the point where they can do all
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How do you know you didn't get them? They are silent. Also, I don't think that 'not getting them' is an option other then with video drivers. The whole idea is that security updates should be pushed immediately to all
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Almost all attack services are now updated remotely by Google for security issues. In the kernel only video drivers can be updated remotely (and support for this depends on the vendor). I think it is a much better way to do security update
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I'm sorry that sort of argument makes no sense. Anything could happen in the future, but the price today is what the market judges it to be worth. The historical price is irrelevant as well. Looking at the historical price is the sam
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by tomComb 4y ago
I acknowledge the point you are making, but your Canadian ambassador seems to be jumping the gun too... https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-finland-nat...
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by tomComb 5y ago
Because Android will make you pick a default browser, you switched to iOS where you weren't even allowed to change the default browser (depending on when it was you switched), and even now every browser is actually Safari so users thin
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I highly doubt that these measures will make it so that "the impact of the sanctions on people's day to day necessities is minimal." For one thing, the stuff that they export will often not be a good match for needs, and it w
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by tomComb 5y ago
I preferred notion initially, for many of the same reasons you outlined, but eventually I just couldn’t stand how slow notion is. Google Docs is so much faster. I’m interested to try Google’s new tables product when I get a chance.
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by tomComb 5y ago
> It also runs a really good Unix OS. This laptop still won't run Linux out of the box. That's misleading - these Macs don't run Linux well at all. I would love to see Linux fully and properly supported on these great new
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by tomComb 5y ago
So much for everyone less fortunate than you. The vast majority of the people in the world are much less fortunate than the average HN reader. And yes, they are probably not worrying about us, but a little consideration for them in how we v
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by tomComb 5y ago
That sounds good, particularly the "split weight distribution" but never-the-less I'm concerned about the weight of your unit. I've seen designs that split off the main battery pack for added flexibility and weight manag
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It’s not just you. The painful slowness is what stopped me from using it after initial enthusiasm.
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by tomComb 5y ago
Glad to see that this is pure web: will not include support for android apps. Kind of ironic that Microsoft is going to the step of taking googles android and hacking it onto windows, while Google is not adding android to (this version of)
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by tomComb 5y ago
Focussing on this article (from 2021-07) now doesn't make sense. This topic (Pegasus) is getting attention now because the NYTimes just published a fairly major investigation of NSO, Pegasus, and related politics. (Maybe WaPo wants t
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by tomComb 5y ago
This makes sense to me: the biggest issue with Nuclear is cost, not safety.
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Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair argues against nuclear power(theverge.com)
5 points by tomComb 5y ago|1 comments
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Having no official play store also means you aren't getting the silent security updates today are a critical aspect of Android security. I wonder why they have avoided Android certification. It is the only thing holding me back at thi
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by tomComb 5y ago
> It's amazing what people can access now, but self-experimentation with these compounds is a terrible idea. I think it depends what the alternative is. If you have something like Alzheimer’s and no other alternatives, maybe self-e
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RCS supports E2E encryption, and Google's apps implement it. (And I think the complaints about iMessage are its exclusivity - the best solution is an iMessage for Android.)
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This is a fascinating topic (hence the HN points, I guess) but note that the article is three years old.
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If you are going to write something like that you really should explain.
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He is both fortunate and unfortunate. Must have a very difficult fifteen years.

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