Xlythe

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by Xlythe 1y ago
What was the data actually sent out? It was vague enough to sound like it could be tracking data (eg. Location) or it could be something like automatic updates.
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by Xlythe 1y ago
Including anyone Trump still considers a "criminal" even after they've been acquitted by the courts.
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by Xlythe 2y ago
Even as a (dark) joke, the official @WhiteHouse Twitter post on NYC's congestion pricing is uncomfortable: https://xcancel.com/WhiteHouse/status/1892295984928993698 The president is not a king.
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by Xlythe 2y ago
Sure, happy to expand. Stepping back quite a bit, the US constitution divides up responsibilities between the Legislator (Congress), the Executive (President), and the courts (Supreme Court). The Legislator is given rights over declaring wa
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by Xlythe 2y ago
Oh, hey, I was working on that back in 2014 for one of the big TV manufacturers. The project was ultimately cancelled. It was nice for things like switching HDMI inputs; you could dynamically update the name and icon, making it more intuiti
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by Xlythe 2y ago
It seems like it'd be possible to, instead of typing multiple exclamation points, have one trigger-character (eg. ). And then replace that character visually with an entire paragraph of text, assuming there aren't limits to the wi
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by Xlythe 3y ago
They pioneered the graphical user interface: https://www.folklore.org/Busy_Being_Born.html
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by Xlythe 3y ago
Google, internally, is pretty up front that there's a forced distribution (or quota) for performance ratings and promotions. It's for budgetary reasons, and it's not strictly enforced, but it's published and often referr
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by Xlythe 3y ago
They've had one ongoing since Q3 2022 in my org.
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by Xlythe 3y ago
Sounds like a reference to the "Google People" parody: https://qntm.org/person
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Share files easily between Android devices and Windows PCs(blog.google)
2 points by Xlythe 3y ago|1 comments
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by Xlythe 5y ago
I'm the lead for Nearby Share at Google. After more than a year of work porting from Java to C++, Nearby's finally available on another platform! If anyone has questions/comments/bugs or features, I'm happy to talk
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How the Chromebook team uses Nearby Share(blog.google)
1 points by Xlythe 5y ago|1 comments
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by Xlythe 6y ago
If you like hard sci-fi, Greg Egan has a written a few books that cover what life would be like if there were 2 dimensions of time ( http://www.gregegan.net/DICHRONAUTS/DICHRONAUTS.html ) or if the dimension of time was
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by Xlythe 6y ago
The underlying stack (Nearby Connections) is open sourced on GitHub[1]! This stack is what handles the negotiation between Bluetooth/WiFi and chunks the files while sending. There's a couple protos on top of Connections that are s
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by Xlythe 6y ago
Hey, it's my project! :) I led the development of Nearby Share since its inception in 2018. Feel free to ask me any questions.
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by Xlythe 7y ago
I've been at Google for almost 4 years, mostly working at startups before that. First and foremost, there's nothing special about Google (compared to any other tech company) and it's best not to evangelize any one company. Le
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by Xlythe 9y ago
Could it be used to power wireless mice, keyboards, etc? Things that are generally low power but still require batteries every N months?
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by Xlythe 10y ago
Google has an application process where, before you've written any code, you can ask for copywrite release. However, if you don't do that, they can and WILL claim ownership over your personal projects. It's happened to me.
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by Xlythe 10y ago
You could just let the external methods only access public variables. That's exactly what Java let's you do when you extend another class. I agree that private members should stay private. I wish I could add methods from outside o
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by Xlythe 12y ago
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xlythe.sao... An Android app for quickly accessing contacts, apps, and whatnot. It sits on top of your screen and if you swipe down from the little bars the app op
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by Xlythe 12y ago
Doesn't do quite everything, but it is a start: http://www.parrot.com/flowerpower/us
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by Xlythe 12y ago
Thanks! That was fast. I'm definitely interested - most of my apps are translated by users and I've been emailing xml files back and forth. Not fun for anyone.
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by Xlythe 12y ago
I just uploaded a project to try it out. Suggestions: Include the language code when uploading xml files. I always have to look up the codes. Google does this with their service[1]. An option to default to Show All. Or a url parameter. Ever
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by Xlythe 12y ago
We (friends and I) launched SAO Launcher [1] as an Android app in 2013. It lets you make phone calls, launch apps, and a few more things by swiping down from a small hitbox. Got to build a lot of cool things because of it (Themes and Extens
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by Xlythe 12y ago
There's a cap at 100[1]. And individual apps can set a lower cap if they wish. [1] https://developer.android.com/preview/api-overview.html Concurrent documents and activities in the Recents screen
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Android Wear available now(play.google.com)
3 points by Xlythe 12y ago|0 comments
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by Xlythe 12y ago
In Java, everything extends Object, so something like List<Object> will let you put anything you want into it. I should play with more languages, I didn't realize that was an uncommon feature.
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by Xlythe 12y ago
I have a full time job, but do contract work on the side. I have an LLC for that, as well as for sales from my Android apps.
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by Xlythe 12y ago
That might be the one closest to a real product. http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2013/04/plan-your-dig...

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