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by webmobdev 8y ago
Tried out a country specific query and the results were relevant. Seems promising!
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by webmobdev 8y ago
> however using a Chinese or a Russian alternative instead is just plain stupid. No, it is not. By using non-american alternatives, you ensure fragmentation of your personal data, thus making it harder to build a better / more accur
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by webmobdev 8y ago
Why would I use another AMERICAN / Western search engine? I personally feel we would be better off using Yandex (Russian) or Baidu (Chinese) search engines. We need more COMPETITION to reduce our reliance on parasites like Google &#x2F
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by webmobdev 8y ago
We do know that US Security agencies already interface and work with American tech companies to "safeguard" their commercial secrets and infrastructure. There may already be some well established protocols and processes in place.
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by webmobdev 8y ago
> They didn't ask for aadhaar number. ??? The Indian banks, especially public banks, have been hounding everyone with an account for their Aadhaar number for the past 3+ years. It only stopped when the 5 judge bench of the SC ruled
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by webmobdev 8y ago
True Sight seems interesting. I am exploring ways to avoid Google Amp completely ...
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by webmobdev 8y ago
> I don't think users are confused at all by files and folders. But somehow Apples seems to think they are. Agreed. And am glad that they were forced to reconsider and have introduced a FILES ( https://www.imore.com/f
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by webmobdev 8y ago
Makes you wonder whether these bugs have been intentionally introduced due to pressure from some government agencies with a specific target in mind. And the "delay" in issuing a fix is just to make sure that the mission objective
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by webmobdev 8y ago
What is happening with Apple - people used to justify the high cost of Apple devices claiming they paid for the "high quality". But now ... First the "bug" that allowed root access on macOS and now this "bug" t
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by webmobdev 8y ago
Or rather - "Facebook was FORCED to remove its app by Apple".
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by webmobdev 8y ago
I posted this comment twice, which I thought should be ok, but somebody probably flagged it as spam? No idea ... could be Apple's social media reputation team ...
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by webmobdev 8y ago
> Bit of a conflict there. They’re not going to lower prices elsewhere just to expand in India. The thing is they can - if they manufacture the phones in India. When they import the phones from China to India, they have to pay duty on it
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by webmobdev 8y ago
> I've been diagnosed with all kinds of stuff, including schizophrenia, OCD, depression, etc. (The docs aren't even sure themselves what I have) This sounds all wrong to me, and obviously will be very stressful for you. You nee
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by webmobdev 8y ago
> Let’s start with Apple’s decision that it will no longer be reporting the sales numbers of the iPhone. Given the flat annual sales of the iPhone since the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launch, the story about rising numbers no longer belo
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by webmobdev 8y ago
(On another note - can someone tell me why I am unable to edit my post and correct the typos? When I click edit, I am able to edit the post, but clicking update doesn't seem to reflect the changes made, even if I refresh the web page.
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by webmobdev 8y ago
That is a valid excuse. And the abnormal price hikes of the new model of iPhones indicate that Apple was well aware of the possible economic downturn, and thus sought to compensate the anticipated fall in sales by squeezing higher profit ma
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by webmobdev 8y ago
This sounds good for those who want to learn graphics programming for gaming and / or for animation etc. But where should a beginner start from to learn GUI programming without using existing frameworks or widget toolkits?