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by vinay427 5y ago
The current iPhone SE (2nd generation, 2020) has TouchID, so there doesn't seem to be a higher threshold of biometric security required by Apple as compared to similar Android brands. There are also Android phones that still offer stan
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The Pixel 4 has actual IR-based facial recognition, which is why it has a top bezel. I’m indifferent between that and the notch chosen by Apple, having owned both.
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In addition, the functional aspect is not always well-founded. As you may know, even many basic quartz watches (or certainly radio-controlled options) tend to drift less than some very expensive mechanical movements.
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For what it’s worth, the current 3:2 13” option has about the same screen real estate as a 16:9 14.0” display, so it’s not as bad as the diagonal dimension suggests.
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Sure, I definitely agree that these situations can be problems. As a counterpoint, as in my GP comment, the devices with FaceID are also the ones at which I'm least likely to have clean and available hands. For instance, I might be coo
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Certainly. As I said, it seems like a false dichotomy perhaps dictated by cost, and Android manufacturers are also guilty of this in transitioning to fingerprints only (in-display or otherwise) on many newer models.
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> Also, annoyingly, Apple hasn't reintroduced fingerprint scanners (TouchID) to their phones like some others have, while at the same time FaceID continues not to work with face masks on. It seems that manufacturers are hesitant to
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To be fair, at least as of this writing, TFA does end with this which seems to align with your view: > The programmers who made that probably know all of that, or at least that their implementation isn’t ideal They made that not because
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As someone that currently lives in Zurich but has no experience with Seoul, I find a lot of these metrics prioritize certain things which skew their results for many people with other lifestyles. For instance, I was paying 2-3 times as much
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Are we talking about the same US? I don't live there anymore, but I'm always surprised by the high number of indoor fountains in publicly-accessible buildings (as well as many parks and outdoor locations) there. For instance, ever
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Assuming I'm interpreting your comment correctly, I'm not sure I understand. Telegram doesn't have the option to backup and restore E2EE chats, let alone sync between devices, unlike Signal and (beta) WhatsApp. It very much f
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Are they competitors? As far as I can tell, Telegram focuses on non-E2EE messaging and is more of an alternative to Facebook Messenger, Google Talk, etc. for non-private messaging. That's fine, but its support for E2EE is incredibly li
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Pixel devices do not come with stock Android, and they certainly don't come with a build that allows for opting out of cloud services. They include a wide variety of Google "bloatware" that cannot be removed, much of which is
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> Flashing the red brake light is a North American thing Nowadays, the brake light is rarely used. It's usually a different part of the taillight cluster which may be red or amber, and most manufacturers (especially European ones, i
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It does count in Switzerland. Source: I live here. Also, the government: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-... > People who have recovered – what to do > You can get a CO
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To be fair, that model wouldn't be as ideal with the greater proportion of the US population unwilling to get vaccinated, as well as the higher vaccine availability in the US. It seems like Canada would make a better case given the low
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> That part Apple does get right. In the sense that they don't bother, by those standards. AFAIK Apple's watch that does everything is virtually comparable to the "watch that looks good" in its running analytics, cycl
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Thanks, I will check out the live wallpaper. There's also the Wait But Why post about this [1] with a physical calendar that they sell. My favorite option so far, however, is the customizable printable calendar written by someone else
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> come from a tradition where education is paramount and deviating from that without a clear plan is like deadly frightening to the parents et al. Definitely true for me as I was reading this thread, so thank you for making this a bit mo
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Your point stands as this is obviously not foolproof, but they do check signatures and are quite clear about that at least in my county.
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This is a fantastic reframing, even from someone that already generally felt in line with this view. If you consider the citizenship test in the US, which is already far easier than in much of Europe (and certainly the places with more assi
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> our immigration system is so broken There are plenty of those in Europe as well, in case you've missed the barrage of news about migrant crises, xenophobic naturalization policies, etc. Certainly, there are also countries like Fra
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> Also, I know how unpopular this opinion is I don't think this is unpopular at all, at least here. I've even avoided some nonessential medical care in the European country I live in due to the costs, and those prices would sti
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What is the connection to the US here? This article and the GP primarily concern Germany, as far as I'm aware.
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> If I want to hire a car, I generate a one-time code. The GP comment said "driving a car," not hiring one. It's not clear to me why you responded to a different assertion, and I can't find anything that supports the
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To be fair, there was previously no systematic exit control process in US airports unlike in many countries including the Schengen area bloc, and many other countries have also long required photographs of non-citizens/non-residents al
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WhatsApp currently handles local backups entirely incompetently and infuriatingly despite claiming (IMO dishonestly) that the feature exists, providing inaccurate and incomplete documentation. This is nice to see, but far too little too lat
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This is great to see, particularly as WhatsApp currently handles this entirely incompetently despite claiming that the feature exists, providing no accurate or sane documentation about local backups. I recently had the issue for the second
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I agree; that's insanely expensive especially given the cost of living in other aspects compared to Switzerland. To add, this GA/AG pass in Switzerland includes essentially all travel except for a few funiculars, gondolas, and oth
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> If I had thought one or two years ago how the CCP was going to handle the pandemic, In that case, it would be quite an inaccurate prediction on your part given that the CCP/China actually handled their lockdowns and continue to ma

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