Valkhyr

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by Valkhyr 4y ago
I can definitely see that argument, but I feel the issue is that Ive lacked a product-focussed and customer-focussed CEO to reign in his "wilder" impulses (the Edition watches are another example of that). Jobs may have managed Iv
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by Valkhyr 4y ago
> [...] struggled with a shift in the company’s focus from making devices to developing services. Boy can I ever empathize with that. This shift is the worst thing that ever happened to Apple. Personally, it was maybe the biggest reason
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
> Pretty easy to define. Long-term = chronic illness. Not that easy. If I'm unable to exercise for a year due to COVID complications, that is a major life changing event and has long-term impact. Does it have permanent impact on my
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
We can split hairs about what constitutes "long-term" and what doesn't, but if I can't smell anything for a year - not knowing for sure if I ever again will be able to - I'd consider that pretty devastating. The poi
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
I'm not sure driving is a great analogy to taking/not taking a vaccine or refusing to follow COVID restrictions, but if we do, we also need to consider this: When driving, you can exercise caution and attempt to minimize the risk
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
> And Im in favor of banning video games, social media and pornography. Those are quite bad analogies you have there. Playing video games, reading/posting to social media (assuming you're not posting content inciting violence e
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
The vaccine does not make you fully immune, and the vaccine does not necessarily prevent you carrying and transmitting the virus. It just makes it less likely to happen (and you're certainly much less likely to become a coughing supers
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
After almost 2 years working from home, I do miss the office. However, crucially, I do not miss my commute. So unless I could afford to live within easy biking/walking distance of the office, I don't see myself going back.
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Did I say he should have objected, or to get the recruiter reinstated? I find it inappropriate to respond with a smilie when you hear somebody was just fired. Something more neutral like "I appreciate the issue has been handled" w
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Sure, but at the very best it means he did not object to somebody getting fired over it. Legality of wage fixing aside for the moment, I don't think this should have been a fireable offense at all (reprimanding the recruiter to ensure
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
I don't know if this statement is true or not. But let's assume it is: what does it matter to the Swiss people enjoying a good life?
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
> If you want to work hard and become rich, that's your spot. Maybe, maybe not. I'd argue there are far more who tried and failed than who succeeded, but I don't know if that ratio of success is better or worse than in oth
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Being told a person got fired because of you. Your response: ":)" Man, Steve Jobs sure had a lot of admirable qualities, but sometimes he was just a f cking ass hole.
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Fair enough. I tried it out under the assumption that it was an attempt at a better mainstream search engine, but I guess I should have paid deeper attention to the name :-)
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Congratulations for restating my point in different words. However, many people who are into Apple tend to ascribe some kind of benevolent or even altruistic motives to the company and its actions.
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
As a quick test, I searched for the name of one of my favorite game series: "Baldur's Gate" (on its own, no qualifiers, properly spelled - I would usually spell it "baldurs gate" on Google, but I decided to give thi
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Frankly, anybody who thinks that Apple is out for anybody but themselves is living in a dream.
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Despicable.
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
I'm extremely glad I don't work 90h/week, nor have I ever had to (my contract says 40h/week and that's usually how much I work - if I do overtime (rare) I usually get to adjust for that on a different day). However,
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
How did such an empty, ill-researched, ill-backed article even make it onto Hacker News? "Drivel" is putting it charitably.
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
I don't use themes or a very heavily themed distro, so maybe I haven't seen egregious (mis)uses of theming. That said, I absolutely agree when (if) it comes to theming actually breaking functionality (and the original developer ha
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
How about designing devices and services such that they are open and cross-compatible and the user is ultimately in control?
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Yeah, I had heard of that. Personally, I don't really like the idea of depending on re-signing every 7 days to prevent apps from breaking. In practice it would be fine nearly 100% of the time, it's just not something I like from a
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Not true, unless by "having the benefit of hindsight" you mean "having watched Apple's actions for the last few years". Yes, they do a lot for privacy. But when it comes to their bottom line, they also have a record
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Except, you didn't need to roll your own. 1PW used to support Dropbox - it's how I still use it. And specifically you only need the DB free tier to store a 1PW vault, so the only cost was paying for the 1PW client (which I am more
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Well, f** 1Password then. I am currently still using them, but once my current apps are no longer supported, whenever that might happen, I will move to another solution rather than paying a subscription for the privilege of storing my data
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
I don't mind that personally. They can default to their own stores and advertise them, as long as I can sideload anything I want. On Android I do use sideloading for niche applications and for FOSS applications available outside the Pl
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
> One’s device ought be one’s property, with all of the expectations of ownership and privacy that entails Preach. Though with Apple phones this has never been the case, unfortunately. Having your photos scanned on upload is just the lit
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
Before watching the video, I was wondering what a "Comma Three" even is (you know, to decide if I should spend time watching the video). So I went to their website first, to find out - and I think I still don't know. Doesn&#x
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by Valkhyr 5y ago
It has a very nice industrial design language and it's whimsical, a combination which appeals to some people I guess. I feel like I mainly see people interested in this who I'd consider casual gamers at most but who are into deep

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