callalex

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by callalex 3mo ago
Because backwards compatibility expectations make it hard. Also telecoms are evil and greedy so unless you are actually going to stop paying for a phone they won’t lift a finger to improve anything. Countries with newer phone systems at lea
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by callalex 10mo ago
Because there is a real problem that needs to be solved one way or another.
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by callalex 11mo ago
> The technology is just not there yet. The technology literally can NEVER be there. It is completely impossible to positively identify a bulge in clothing as a handgun. But that doesn’t stop irresponsible salesmen from making the claim
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by callalex 1y ago
What does the energy source have to do with anything? Creepy tracking in ICE cars is also problematic and just as common.
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by callalex 1y ago
Citizen is really enshittified, so any alternative would be better. I don’t object to them charging for their service, but they use all kinds of predatory editorial tactics and push notifications and marketing copy to instill primal fear th
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by callalex 1y ago
Dart/Flutter was never a technical issue, but a political/monopolistic issue. The underlying monopoly has not changed, so I don't really see a path forward unless the chromium team magically changes leadership.
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by callalex 1y ago
Expanding on this, it's specifically to reuse older tooling in a factory that's not in China like their mainline products.
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by callalex 1y ago
People are doing some interesting work in an attempt to categorize whale and dolphin communication https://blog.padi.com/talk-to-whales-with-ai/
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by callalex 1y ago
Having that kind of power as an implementer requires the backing of a union.
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by callalex 2y ago
I go back and forth on my opinion for this one. You wouldn’t necessarily want a mechanic or engineer to drive a race car, for example.
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by callalex 2y ago
Do you have a phone?
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by callalex 2y ago
He is legally the “founder” of Tesla.
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by callalex 2y ago
Very true. My dad (late 60s) has written a DNS server, but still nearly fell for an email scam when he was sleep deprived and at the airport believing his flight was overbooked and he was going to be kicked.
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by callalex 2y ago
That seems like the textbook definition of a bandaid solution. Does that even work for the new hotness, passkeys?
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by callalex 2y ago
He also said cars would drive themselves in 2017, so you probably shouldn't listen to anything he has to say. https://fortune.com/2015/12/21/elon-musk-interview/
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by callalex 2y ago
You can't leave money for your kids in the USA unless you have several million dollars lying around, because health care will eat up all of your savings in old age.
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by callalex 2y ago
Quite the opposite! Since people can have faith that they are protected by GDPR, they can have machines that actually work to help them, instead of hobbling them out of fear of being exploited.
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by callalex 2y ago
In the US, google maps is useless because it will give you stupid directions like “at the McDonalds, make a right turn.” Just so they can spew more ads at you. Half the time the location they are advertising is not right up against the stre
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by callalex 2y ago
Can you provide specific examples of censorship based on Republican political views? I haven’t experienced that on the platforms you mentioned.
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by callalex 2y ago
The battery will live much longer if you run it from 80% down to 50%. There are some clever plugs you can get off the shelf if your phone doesn’t support setting this in software.
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by callalex 2y ago
What about the dozens (at this point hundreds) of phone models that are both rainproof and have a replaceable battery without melting and scraping? They exist in real, observed reality. What about the last 15 years of MacBook models that ne
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by callalex 2y ago
What about the dozens of phone models that have SD slots and waterproof ratings? Please don’t unquestioningly regurgitate propaganda.
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by callalex 2y ago
When I go to replace wear items such as the battery the insides of my Apple products look like goopy garbage because of all the adhesive I have to melt and scrape through. How is that considered “gorgeous”?
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by callalex 2y ago
Do you use a bank account? Or do you still trade using only the shells you can carry in your arms? Perhaps networked computers are secure enough to be useful after all.
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by callalex 2y ago
The latest iPhones require the battery to be cryptographically paired to the phone and can only be done by Apple or a few approved vendors. You can’t just take them to a normal repair shop.
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by callalex 2y ago
Even in the best case scenario is objectively worse in every way than a 10s at-home battery swap. Especially for the vast majority of human beings that don’t live within a reasonable distance of an Apple Store. Keep in mind that most olde
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by callalex 2y ago
There are many tools at their disposal, of which AI may be only a small one. 1) They could implement a “promotional” notification category the same way that they do “time sensitive” and let the user customize that the same way, or at least
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by callalex 2y ago
Agreed. The catch is that it’s an entirely self-made problem.
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by callalex 2y ago
I wonder if the process would be cheaper than the current high end (smart)watch and lens practice of sapphire coating?
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by callalex 2y ago
I just went through that process at an Apple Store less than 50 miles from Apple HQ. It took 4 and a half hours from my appointment time to having my repaired phone back. (And of course I couldn’t get work done because I didn’t have my phon

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