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by unix_fan 6y ago
Yeah, but all those things only happen to the other guy. It can’t happen to me. It’s like trying to explain to people why they should care about privacy on the Internet. They can’t see themselves in that position, ever.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
Like were using android to run iOS apps?
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by unix_fan 6y ago
seeing this as an international student from a developing country, this is simply disheartening. It’s coming to the point where I’m starting to think hard about if it’s really worth applying to a US university at this point.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
I know HN likes to beat the drum around braking up big tech, but this is absurd. This is a move right up there with protectionist policies from the US and china, and does not directly benefit consumers, as it is being framed.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
mandarin and German are not exactly easy to learn in my country. maybe French, but I’m still culturally exposed to English. I live in a Spanish speaking island in the Caribbean, and really, being drawn to the US is inevitable. With that b
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by unix_fan 6y ago
The US didn't do anything when Russia took Crimea, why would they do anything now?
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by unix_fan 6y ago
Reddit was a huge time waste for me. I'd spend entire mornings and nearly all night browsing the site and arguing with other users. I wish I could get all of it back.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
As a part of a minority, I heavily disagree. The new push for diversity create self doubt. am I really achieving on merit, or just the result of this new social justice movement? I tend to think the people of the left are politicians. The
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by unix_fan 6y ago
As a recent highschool graduate, it is rather Unfortunate that many of my classmates seem to lack personal responsibility in the face of this pandemic. Worse, parents and older adults are freely enabling it.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
Apple‘s designs are already far better than the equivalent ARM coRe. I doubt they're using anything besides the ISA.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
I live in dominican republic, and power outages a few times a week are common.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
The bad news just doesn’t end for this company,does it?
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by unix_fan 6y ago
I really hope this doesn’t happen. Nvidia could hike prices for future designs, making devices more expensive as a result.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
this is why I don’t take anything at face value, especially if it’s trending on social media. I wait for the drama to blow over,and check for the actual truth later.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
The minimum iOS version supported for most apps is iOS 11,sometimes even iOS 10.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
I have the original SE. Same chip as the 6s. It's smooth as hell, even on the beta.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
Meh, kernel extensions are on life support at this point.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
I could spend hours trying to explain to people why data harvesting is a bad thing, and most of them still wouldn’t care.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
Huawei has been completely crippled in my country. In Latin American markets at least, people heavily depend on Google services.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
no common drivers, hardware, or software.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
How about APFS on the Mac? That seems to have succeeded.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
unfortunately, the market isn’t willing to pay for high-quality games.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
Personally, I find windows to be much more intrusive than macOS out of the box. sudo spctl --master-disable is usually enough for macOS to keep quiet.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
if Steve were still alive, iOS would never have been as open as it is today.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
But ipads don't have to run windows. Which Makes it actually reasonable.
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by unix_fan 6y ago
Apple depends on Asian factories to build its devices. But it also relies on people like Mike Janicek, part of a vanishing breed of American experts in metalworking, machine tooling and other aspects of manufacturing
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The ‘Old Dogs’ Who Build Apple Products(theinformation.com)
3 points by unix_fan 6y ago|1 comments
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by unix_fan 7y ago
Performance isn't the only area where apple chips are superior. Power efficiency is another, and that's a lot more noticeable to your general consumer.