local_dev

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by local_dev 5y ago
I disagree. Nintendo and Sony don't earn the majority of their profits by selling ads. Facebook does. Nintendo and Sony customer base is people buying games while FB's customer base is advertisers. At the end of the day, each
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by local_dev 5y ago
> People seem to think this is Facebook injecting ads into games all willy nilly Based on previous behavior, this isn't an unfounded line of thinking. Many of the statements made by FB in regards to Occulus, while true at the time
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by local_dev 5y ago
It's hard to assume a centrist's opinions on these things. Anecdotally, the centrists I know and talk to regularly are entirely aligned with the left on those issues. Centrists don't pick the middle of every issue, they pick
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by local_dev 5y ago
Could a browser extension do this for every single request?
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by local_dev 5y ago
The problem with autodelete or timed content is with caching services. There are a number of sites that allow you to see deleted comments. If a social media service is large enough, I imagine the same will be created. Once something is on
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by local_dev 5y ago
I find the best solution is to simply never use a social media account attached to your real identity. Innocent comments taken out of context or a general changing of accepted speech can turn a decade old bit of text into damning evidence o
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by local_dev 5y ago
We all know the answer to this. It absolutely should be opt-in, but they know that around 96% of people will never opt-in. See: iOS 14.5 privacy changes.
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by local_dev 5y ago
I did the same. I don't think you are alone, at all. FB pays well and works on really interesting things but I just can't justify the moral price of working there.
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by local_dev 5y ago
How is this relevant to the tracking popup that shows up when you open a newly installed app? The source of that app isn't relevant here.
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by local_dev 5y ago
Imagine if Google partnered with Valve to bring your steam library to Stadia. That would have instantly won over millions of gamers. I would have bought into Stadia so I could play my games while traveling. To me, someone that has been pl
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by local_dev 5y ago
How often have you had windows switch your default browser? Genuinely curious as I've been using Windows 10 since release and have never had my default browser switched away from Firefox.
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by local_dev 5y ago
"Reality Internet" similar to "Reality TV". It is all trash and a waste of time.
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by local_dev 5y ago
>these sites won't be able to run ads that track purchases Isn't that part of the purpose of the changes that Apple is making? As a user, this seems like a great change. Less tracking is a positive.
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by local_dev 6y ago
It could also be due to how awful the new user experience is on Reddit. A journalist would be instantly turned off to using it as a source. If you haven't seen it in a while, using a new browser or incognito mode, view reddit without
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by local_dev 6y ago
Completely agreed. If the redesign was the first impression of reddit that I had, I would have assumed it was another news spam site and not created an account or used it daily for the last 10 years. Every recent feature they release that
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Reddit Adds Presence Indicator(old.reddit.com)
4 points by local_dev 6y ago|2 comments
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by local_dev 6y ago
Is this comment really necessary? Are you unable to empathize with someone because of their skin color and sex?
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by local_dev 6y ago
I would say that we have different definitions of 'abuse' in the case of Google. Of course, Google doesn't sell your data directly to anyone, allow anyone to get your metadata, or allow anyone to view your data. In that sen
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by local_dev 6y ago
>if there is a population of users who simply hate ads to the extent that any impression will be net negative value to the advertiser This segment of the population absolutely exists and I would guess that it is growing. Many people in
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by local_dev 6y ago
Depending on what you mean by "jump through any of Apple's hoops", you can already do this.
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by local_dev 6y ago
> It's completely inacceptable that a single company holds the sole power to access such a widespread platform. Why? What about Apple's practice is unacceptable? What is the difference between Apple's behavior and how Nin
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by local_dev 6y ago
Agreed. When I saw this title and read the article, the first thing I thought was "Ok, how to I block this/opt-out". It sounds like this is only in Chrome though, for now. One hopes that FF will continue to be privacy focu
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by local_dev 6y ago
I know I'm just one data point, but I've been turning down recent Google attempts to hire me precisely because of situations like this. And no, I don't mean just "Hey, we have a few openings, want to interview?", b
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by local_dev 6y ago
While those are nice words to read, I simply don't believe them. I've had personalized ads turned off on my google account since the feature was available and I still get personalized ads everywhere that they show up. That isn&#
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by local_dev 6y ago
Extremely questionable. GPS accuracy even outside isn't perfect and GPS accuracy inside is a crap shoot depending on the building. Someone could have been walking past outside and be shown as inside the building.
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by local_dev 6y ago
Thanks! I'll have to try it out again after the holiday madness calms down.
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by local_dev 6y ago
Does signal still have a problem of dropping messages? I tried to use it as a replacement for Android Messages a while ago but roughly 10-25% of all messages were not received any given day.