Gorbzel

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by Gorbzel 3y ago
And in all 3 cases, the Google equivalents are worse. History shows they’ll probably just be replaced with a different product to solve the same problem which will be worse in its own ways. Subjective, but I use both Android and iOS daily.
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
Not so much that you’ve missed something or are mistaken, but Reddit is likely promoting those subs because they’re some of the only active high quality (I.e. not bots/astroturfing) ones left. Not going to go through every example you
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
Shouldn’t your friend be monitoring his kid’s usage? Why is everything always some government/capitalist entity’s responsibility?
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
You're right, not sure why the doubt in the edit. Different [areas/data points/anecdotes] will no doubt yield different results. The suburbs are very different than the neighborhoods. I used to live the Loop high-rise life, f
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
No doubt there's some of this given the ridiculous photos I get through the "take a picture" feature that Amazon, DoorDash, and others believe substitutes for actually validating delivery happens. I just don't give these
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
They have no idea how to disrupt last mile delivery without corruption and theft. They’ve tried. My apartment building’s doorbox has Amazon Key, such that drivers have the ability to let themselves in and drop off packages in a secure area.
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
The theft problem doesn’t vary at all in Chicago. I’m in a North (west) Side neighborhood and receive about 83% of Amazon packages, with the rest being stolen or just not delivered. Compare this with a 100% success rate for items delivered
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
Google is basically acknowledging they don’t want and or care about portfolio/small utility/first time project apps on their store. This obviously isn’t a great look, especially when both companies nominally support educational an
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
What he’s basically saying here is “I’d rather let my personal opinion prevail than responsibly disclose and get some vulnerabilities fixed.” Even if, at their worst, Apple is as petty as he’s “heard” (given the FUD surrounding quite a lot
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
It's very strange because like OP, huge fanboy. Early on it felt wrong to also burden Cupertino with being a cultural leader, but somewhere around $1.0T+ market cap, that has evolved. Vaguely remember a charity used to have a thing whe
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
Obviously is super valuable, but overreliance on internal promotion can lead to not built here syndrome and rather close minded growth, esp if the co has a strong enough recruiting pipeline + brand to keep people hired fresh out of uni even
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by Gorbzel 3y ago
> it leaves out quite a bit of agency from the employee Good catch. Of course it does, as the easiest and most lazy trend in software engineering thinkpieces is to blame middle management. Keep in mind that 90% of the article (itself “fa
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by Gorbzel 4y ago
> I feel like in order to patent a thing, you should need have to have a credible implementation of the thing being patented. Reduction to practice is absolutely a requirement of patent law in the US.
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by Gorbzel 4y ago
Eh, I think it’s somewhat of a big deal because (to stick with your analogy), just like football, it can be all consuming if left unchecked. I’d argue it’s because the anti-Apple zealots are much louder, but even if one disagrees, the resul
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by Gorbzel 4y ago
I’ve worked on both platforms for over a decade. Gruber’s conclusions are spot on.
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by Gorbzel 4y ago
It functionally is. Many of those who have not learned from history are so anti-Apple (or possibly subpar webdevs) that they completely ignore the lessons we've previously learned about why browser monoculture is dangerous. Even more w
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by Gorbzel 4y ago
Ugh, this is a classic example of skewed logic going way too far before the underlying truth can catch up. I am in tech management (also a recovering attorney) who routinely conducts interviews, and it is perfectly acceptable to ask where s
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
Yeah, the author is definitely racially problematic: all her references to Indian/Asian students claim their success is due to merit, hard work and the like (“diligence and ambition”) whereas Hispanic and Black students aren’t suited f
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
> while no one is allowed to compete with Apple for iOS customers. This is basically the core question in Epic vs Apple, wherein the court has ruled that "iOS Customers" is not the relevant market to consider.
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
> I wonder if that would run into net neutrality-type issues It absolutely would. Who is Apple or anyone on HN to tell one developer that their app is more important/costly/uses higher priority SDKs than another?
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
And I can tell an unprofessional web script kiddie based on whether they advocate browser monoculture.
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
> The main reason flash was killed by Apple was also spite toward Adobe Prior to and subsequent to Flash (a Macromedia product, fwiw) Apple & Adobe have had extensive relationships and interaction that are in no way indicative of spi
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
Just curious, but why wouldn’t one expect reliably repeat customers to be treated with increased consideration in these circumstances? Seems to me this is true in pretty much every industry, yet for some reason with flights, certain folks (
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
Guess what? No one does or should care about your opinion of Apple’s software restrictions or corporate philosophy here. As per the article, those visiting the comments were primarily interested in discussion about JIT performance, comparis
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
No no no, stick to your vision!! ½ of these comments asking for AirPlay, the other ½ asking for Android TV or wtf Google is calling it these days. Next someone will want Roku, while someone else wants Amazon, and we’re right back to where w
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by Gorbzel 5y ago
No legitimate charity would keep funds donated by criminals in order to justify their means.
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by Gorbzel 6y ago
As great as the endless possibilities software offers are, it really obscures the amount of effort necessary to bring real world products to life. The jump in hubris from “Great, I can code!” to “Well, I could build a tool to do that, so n
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by Gorbzel 6y ago
Huh. Lots of different perspectives out there... - Is it weird that there's barely any training of practical software engineering in a university setting as it is, and now this question posits that one of the great durable examples of
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by Gorbzel 6y ago
Completely unfounded speculation on your part does not make other’s beliefs baffling.
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by Gorbzel 6y ago
Simply put, none of the things you’ve said are better are actually better. Launcher apps are garbage, but you just move right past that to one single game that can be downloaded directly out of hundreds that can’t.

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