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by pi-err 3mo ago
True but it also reflects that the EU has indeed destroyed most goodwill towards it in the last decade regarding most things digital. Most EU initiatives have damaged everyday UX on the web and in tech. Yes, some malicious compliance has pl
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by pi-err 4mo ago
Awesome book. Students were already gaming the system as extremists in 1200 Paris. > (the cleric students were) marked by the tonsure, which granted them two major privileges: > the privilegium canonis , protected their persons, whic
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by pi-err 6mo ago
This specific design decision makes so little sense, really curious on how it got approved. It's not an accident or a miss, since the variable radius got quite heavily promoted during WWDC. Hopeful they don't wait 7 years to chang
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by pi-err 10mo ago
If 90% of passengers were scamming the drivers or hijacking the car for some nefarious purpose that affects other cars, you definitely wouldn't find that silly.
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by pi-err 1y ago
Looks like it's recording all the time and analyzes 900 screenshots every 15 minutes? And it keeps records for 3 days. So I'm not sure I buy the lightweight/low-impact claim.
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by pi-err 1y ago
That's one is first point: "don't buy anything Apple" based on the linked Anil Dash's post, itself based on Arab Steve Jobs fantasy and Cook's supposed betrayal.
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by pi-err 1y ago
Clickbait built on 2 fantasy notions: 1- that Jobs would somehow be the hero of a mythical arab/syrian culture and diversity politics who would have behaved differently than Cook towards Trump. If anything, Jobs cherished the white wor
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by pi-err 1y ago
It's ironic that you didn't read a comment before answering. > it's unclear that Nasa can ever be without that (military and political) oversight By design, Nasa is probably doomed to get interference. > If theyd kept t
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by pi-err 1y ago
You could swap "tech" for "big media" and just play the same blame game for Reagan's and Bush Jr's elections. > the crown jewels of America’s last century Including Nasa in this pure idealization of the past
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by pi-err 1y ago
Feels more like Apple is sticking to its position that "all those LLMs are gimmicks and not actual AI". So they think they're not late because they see the primary tech behind oAI (etc) as a base for non-threatening features.
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by pi-err 1y ago
Sounds a lot like "Google+ will catch Facebook in no time". OpenAI has been on a winning streak that makes ChatGPT the default chatbot for most of the planet. Everybody else like you describe is trying to add some AI crap behind a
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by pi-err 1y ago
Pretty sure this is not about revenue but profit margins, since the Services line was under heavy surveillance by markets back then. Though that's the core issue, margins on services are just too addictive for big tech. Not sure Apple
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by pi-err 1y ago
You could argue that macOS development is too slow, not too fast and in need of a maintenance year. Basic OS features have fallen way behind in term of UX - and of vision. Managing files and searching for information have become a chore c
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by pi-err 2y ago
An engineer in chief is not necessarily the best way to grow an engineering driven culture.
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by pi-err 3y ago
Pretty sure this thread will be the slashdot equivalent of iPod launch.
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by pi-err 3y ago
Just give it a few months and they can probably get back IP and the remaining OAI assets for nothing.
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by pi-err 6y ago
tl,dr: CCP involves as many ordinary people as it can into the judicial and extra-judicial killing process in what could be "life insurance" for the regime: too many have blood on their hands to ever face accountability. Personall
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by pi-err 6y ago
I've always been a fan of those projects but it's clear they've now mostly turned to greenporn. For this specific project: nothing makes sense. The farm is operated by "Nordic Harvest", with claims that it can produ
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by pi-err 6y ago
Al Jazeera is 100% owned by the Qatari state (itself lacking democratic institutions), with its 2 last CEOs being from the ruling Qatari family. The current editorial standards are supervised by AJ chair man, who is Qatar's former mini
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by pi-err 6y ago
Not sure this is the weakest link in value-for-money for Apple products. Like many people I know, my iPhones have been changed for no fee, outside warranty, for minor or major issues. I'd say it's more about Apple moving from a ye
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by pi-err 6y ago
john...doe@gmail.com doesn’t seem to work though. I don’t think Gmail takes multiple dots.
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by pi-err 6y ago
I use a non-Facebook login on Spotify and the app crashes right there. How is this even possible, even less acceptable from Spotify point of view?
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by pi-err 6y ago
This is missing something on the larger dynamics at play to reinvent the car. It’s one of the biggest addictions inherited from the 20th century (with disposable plastics and cigarettes). This is not only about engineering and sales. Curren
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by pi-err 7y ago
I live in Paris and whatever you think of the current mayor, this is pure marketing babble for the elections next month. Paris has always had this very dense city core where 99% of daily life is 5-10’ away. It’s a great concept for dense me
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by pi-err 7y ago
Over 10 years of terrible back pain, tried all kind of things. At some point, I was prescribed painkillers, tried PT, yoga, everything. Turned out that the “glutes/hip weakness” approach was correct. Changed my life - not a single issu
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by pi-err 8y ago
IIRC Germany sort of requires all offices to have direct natural light https://www.thelocal.de/galleries/lifestyle/top-ten-weird-ge...
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by pi-err 9y ago
Tl,dr: “it makes sense to settle down”. Tells how much this is pure projection from the author (he’s open about it). Apple has amazing bricks to build on (Watch especially) so to not settle down. Even iPhone X shows they can still bet big w
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by pi-err 9y ago
A smartphone is more like comic books among regular books. More appeal. Damaging? No. More limiting? Possibly.
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by pi-err 9y ago
If you love market panics, you're going to love this one. So many just bathing there with no swimsuit whatsoever.
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by pi-err 9y ago
A bit OT but how did ancient civilizations know that they should NOT watch an eclipse with a naked eye? The knowledge would have been lost or unavailable at each occurence. Remote areas would probably never get the word. So how didn't

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