Your pesky morals are no match for my capitalism! /s
Don’t forget about emotions. There’s something here about the journey not just the destination. Press a button and problem solved is not too fun
Same here. IME on the lock screen I’ll be interacting with the media controls and the screen will just turn off, like I’m not doing any interaction. It’s funny how that basic of functionality is broken.
Less things that can go wrong. Sometimes just having a local machine that you can do everything on is what you need
It’s so easy to generate a pile of crap now that it “just works” as you say. Quality, maintainability, simplicity, understandability, flexibility etc all still matter at $DAY_JOB, where you’ve got paying customers.…
> restricting things without any good reason A feature, not a bug! You need to be super up to date to be involved! Have all the devices!
It just comes naturally to me, I know them as Facebook. There’s some effect of corporate name changing in order to have a reputational reset. I’m opposed to that. Real people OTOH I’m happy to call them whatever they…
If they changed their name to “Flobular” it wouldn’t change a thing. They’re Facebook in many people’s minds. “Meta” doesn’t convey the same meaning that “Facebook” does. And it’s also squatting on an important term in…
> Dare I say programming isn’t as fun anymore I can imagine programming being an absolute blast if phone OSes were open like desktop. Just imagine publishing little apps for your friends and family, easily, without…
My little story: I recently replaced my $HEALTHCARE_APP with the PWA of their website. It was the *exact* same. The app was just a webview (and a pretty good one at that!) It makes me really question how much “security”…
> Turns out Apple disables it if it can't detect a third party battery. Why? I'm sure someone will come and try to defend it, but if you do, you better come with an EE degree and math. To me, it looks like a punishment…
Maybe this gets us closer to some idea of email being a more protected digital service, that has some legal guarantees? Putting the potential negatives under the rug for a second… I would be nice to have email that (1)…
I use brown noise sometimes to focus. It’s like an auditory blank wall. I’m sure I could train my brain to ignore the random sounds around me, since I grew up in a not super noisy city. It really does help me ignore the…
Take it one step at a time. I’ve had a fun time just intercepting the Bluetooth communication part for little devices. Most of the time the protocols are not locked down, and if it’s a popular device chances are someone…
Respectfully disagree. Toggle buttons have an expected behavior that everyone understands. It should work just like a physical button. I don’t appreciate the “we know better for you so we’ll adjust the behavior…
Spare batteries that are designed as internal batteries not to be easily swappable, yes. Look at DSLR cameras: take out in 1 second, put in in 1 second, physically robust. We absolutely can have the best of both worlds.…
IMHO: I like the issues faced on Linux more, since I can solve them. I too have a handful of repair scripts. I feel like an adult to be given access all the internals. I don’t feel that way on Windows (and any other…
For those with more knowledge, what’s the best direct and group messaging platform for security nowadays? Is it signal? I don’t use Snapchat but have been meaning to increase personal and family security (security from…
> their own devices Sure! Apple can do whatever they want with their devices. But when they sell them to people, it’s no longer theirs. People are (IMHO rightfully) not happy with a general computing device not being…
You could also try a bowl of mashed potatoes on Donald’s head. This was one of the very embarrassing things that happened to Donald as a boy, done by Freddy Trump (his late older brother), when everyone had enough of…
One more thing thats nice with <picture> and <source> and <img> over <img> with srcset is the former can responsively change images, while some browsers (Chromium based IIRC) will assume srcset corresponds to the “same…
Sometimes I wonder if randos peek in and see this terminology and think we’re all nut cases
Following this to its logical conclusion… “Sorry, you didn’t buy a Development Pro Guitar. Please bring it in to your nearest Apple repair shop to get it retuned or restringed” See? “Development machine” just means the…
The warden is making the prison just nice enough to not cause riots, to put it vividly. Most people won’t care or understand about this openness. Their needs are satisfied with the limitations. Similar to other freedoms…
It’s a combination of Stockholm syndrome, having an expensive phone as a status symbol, and corporate worshiping. It also makes me “:(“ when I think of an alternate reality of where phones were as customizable and open…
Your pesky morals are no match for my capitalism! /s
Don’t forget about emotions. There’s something here about the journey not just the destination. Press a button and problem solved is not too fun
Same here. IME on the lock screen I’ll be interacting with the media controls and the screen will just turn off, like I’m not doing any interaction. It’s funny how that basic of functionality is broken.
Less things that can go wrong. Sometimes just having a local machine that you can do everything on is what you need
It’s so easy to generate a pile of crap now that it “just works” as you say. Quality, maintainability, simplicity, understandability, flexibility etc all still matter at $DAY_JOB, where you’ve got paying customers.…
> restricting things without any good reason A feature, not a bug! You need to be super up to date to be involved! Have all the devices!
It just comes naturally to me, I know them as Facebook. There’s some effect of corporate name changing in order to have a reputational reset. I’m opposed to that. Real people OTOH I’m happy to call them whatever they…
If they changed their name to “Flobular” it wouldn’t change a thing. They’re Facebook in many people’s minds. “Meta” doesn’t convey the same meaning that “Facebook” does. And it’s also squatting on an important term in…
> Dare I say programming isn’t as fun anymore I can imagine programming being an absolute blast if phone OSes were open like desktop. Just imagine publishing little apps for your friends and family, easily, without…
My little story: I recently replaced my $HEALTHCARE_APP with the PWA of their website. It was the *exact* same. The app was just a webview (and a pretty good one at that!) It makes me really question how much “security”…
> Turns out Apple disables it if it can't detect a third party battery. Why? I'm sure someone will come and try to defend it, but if you do, you better come with an EE degree and math. To me, it looks like a punishment…
Maybe this gets us closer to some idea of email being a more protected digital service, that has some legal guarantees? Putting the potential negatives under the rug for a second… I would be nice to have email that (1)…
I use brown noise sometimes to focus. It’s like an auditory blank wall. I’m sure I could train my brain to ignore the random sounds around me, since I grew up in a not super noisy city. It really does help me ignore the…
Take it one step at a time. I’ve had a fun time just intercepting the Bluetooth communication part for little devices. Most of the time the protocols are not locked down, and if it’s a popular device chances are someone…
Respectfully disagree. Toggle buttons have an expected behavior that everyone understands. It should work just like a physical button. I don’t appreciate the “we know better for you so we’ll adjust the behavior…
Spare batteries that are designed as internal batteries not to be easily swappable, yes. Look at DSLR cameras: take out in 1 second, put in in 1 second, physically robust. We absolutely can have the best of both worlds.…
IMHO: I like the issues faced on Linux more, since I can solve them. I too have a handful of repair scripts. I feel like an adult to be given access all the internals. I don’t feel that way on Windows (and any other…
For those with more knowledge, what’s the best direct and group messaging platform for security nowadays? Is it signal? I don’t use Snapchat but have been meaning to increase personal and family security (security from…
> their own devices Sure! Apple can do whatever they want with their devices. But when they sell them to people, it’s no longer theirs. People are (IMHO rightfully) not happy with a general computing device not being…
You could also try a bowl of mashed potatoes on Donald’s head. This was one of the very embarrassing things that happened to Donald as a boy, done by Freddy Trump (his late older brother), when everyone had enough of…
One more thing thats nice with <picture> and <source> and <img> over <img> with srcset is the former can responsively change images, while some browsers (Chromium based IIRC) will assume srcset corresponds to the “same…
Sometimes I wonder if randos peek in and see this terminology and think we’re all nut cases
Following this to its logical conclusion… “Sorry, you didn’t buy a Development Pro Guitar. Please bring it in to your nearest Apple repair shop to get it retuned or restringed” See? “Development machine” just means the…
The warden is making the prison just nice enough to not cause riots, to put it vividly. Most people won’t care or understand about this openness. Their needs are satisfied with the limitations. Similar to other freedoms…
It’s a combination of Stockholm syndrome, having an expensive phone as a status symbol, and corporate worshiping. It also makes me “:(“ when I think of an alternate reality of where phones were as customizable and open…