webmobdev

6 ms·

31.
by webmobdev 3y ago
They announce the OS version with every new hardware release. So it is indeed a criteria that consumers use to decide to purchase. And not everybody automatically upgrades to a new OS version.
32.
by webmobdev 3y ago
> then a competitor would have stomped google search into the dust already You'd think so, but they can't. Forget about Google's brand power due to which every internet user is hard-wired to turn to it when searching. Th
33.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Ah, but you forget the license agreement or definitely the privacy policy that changes with every OS upgrade. By doing forced OS upgrades, Apple is essentially forcing new ToS and privacy policy updates on you too.
34.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Is it really better than Chrome in that is is faster and less resource consuming?
35.
by webmobdev 3y ago
If I remember right, Reddit hired somebody who was formerly at NSA or Pentagon. Posting anything anti-Ukranian or pro-Russian gets heavily censored. Not surprised that it happens with Hamas too, as the US provoked a civil war between Fatah
36.
by webmobdev 3y ago
I don't get it - why can't the "right holder" who wants a site blocked drag Cloudflare itself to the court over this, just like ISP's are asked to do the blocking now?
37.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Depending on the country, it is not an absolute right, but still recognized as an essential one. See Article 16 - Freedom to conduct a business - http://fra.europa.eu/en/eu-charter/article/16-freedom-conduc
38.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Obama getting the Nobel peace price was when I realised what a big political joke the whole thing is (and I admire Obama!). It is very clear that it is just another political tool used by the west - Gandhi did not get the award because the
39.
by webmobdev 3y ago
OpenCore HN discussion in 2022 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32614135
40.
by webmobdev 3y ago
> "democratically" is absolutely meaningless in this context No, it isn't. When a law / regulation / policy is made all stakeholders are consulted and their views sought on it. Consumers are one of the stakehol
41.
by webmobdev 3y ago
That's where regulation comes in - when it is mandated that devices have to support standards, all will have to support it.
42.
by webmobdev 3y ago
You are right. Perhaps the right word is port - a rewrite of Gecko with Rust, instead of C++?
43.
by webmobdev 3y ago
No. Apple can create a working solution and submit it to the standards body. That's what being "open" means.
44.
by webmobdev 3y ago
So why hasn't that been revised 200+ years later?
45.
by webmobdev 3y ago
If he can be trusted to be an "American" as a naturalised citizen, why does America bar a naturalised citizen from becoming the President? (The US constitution bars naturalised citizens from contesting in the Presidential poll).
46.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Japan is part of the Five Eyes Plus alliance that has areed to share intelligence with the US ( https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/fourteen-eyes-countries ).
47.
by webmobdev 3y ago
> ... literally, we are stepping farther from the open market and killing some personal freedom... No, we are democratically balancing consumer rights with the rights of entrepreneurs to make money. Consumers need the right to repair
48.
by webmobdev 3y ago
If it doesn't exist, then obviously the standard body has to work with the stakeholders and create one.
49.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Note that out of these, the PaleMoon browser ( https://www.palemoon.org ) is the only real "hard" fork of Firefox. The others are all "soft" forks of Mozilla Firefox in that they all just customise some exist
50.
by webmobdev 3y ago
It doesn't - it only needs to support open standards.
51.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Remember how old electrical appliances used to come with full circuit diagrams to help repair them? That's one way to go about this is - force hardware manufacturers to provide complete device and technical specification (e.g. https:&
52.
by webmobdev 3y ago
> * How will it make my everyday experience better as an Apple customer without the integration of software and hardware between my Mac, iPads Watch, Airpods and phone?* "Open Standards" - There is no reason that your Mac or iP
53.
by webmobdev 3y ago
What a nice memory to have of him! If you don't mind, please share his recipe.
54.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Knowing Apple, it's more likely to trace if the factories are selling the parts to independent repair shops without Apple's knowledge.
55.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Oracle must have given them a good deal. (I wonder if this is the future of the "Cloud" - the slow phase out of all open source software with BigTech corporate software to "tie" you in and exploit the data - for ai, pris
56.
by webmobdev 3y ago
The flush tank of my toilet was leaking. I called a plumber, and the first thing he did was to scoop up more than 2 handful of salt solids from the flush tank and clean it well - I wasn't aware that our community uses untreated hard wa
57.
by webmobdev 3y ago
This reminded me a bit of Oberon OS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon_(operating_system) ...
58.
Bengaluru startup offers a solution to fire risks and low life of EV batteries(thehindu.com)
1 points by webmobdev 3y ago|0 comments
59.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Experience matters a lot more than fresh ideas in the battlefield.
60.
by webmobdev 3y ago
Who to believe - ‘Killed’ Russian fleet commander spotted in new MOD video - https://archive.is/gFFeI ?

More ›