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Its definitely not in my bookmarks. when i start typing, its under the section titled "top hits". google maps is right beneath it, but never first place

Recently safari (on macos 10.15) started auto completing „maps.“ to „maps.apple.com“, although I only tried Apple maps once and always use gmaps. Maybe google noticed this and tries to circumvent safari‘s „preference“ for Apple Maps

I‘m really not trying to sound snarky, but - is this the supposedly high quality treatment that U.S. citizens get that is so much more expensive as opposed to the „socialized“ insurance we get in Europe that is cheaper for everybody and supposedly therefore not as good/cutting edge?

nice, thanks for sharing! for anyone having trouble configuring the shell execution: use /bin/sh/ for launch path and "-c" (without quotes) for parameter. Otherwise BTT will autofill "(null)" and then it won't work and it won't tell you why

In case you use macOS and own a M1 mac, check if your bank's 2fa app works on macOS. Your bank can deactivate it but iOS apps default to being runnable under macOS.

What’s dangerous in a PDF besides JS which is not executed in macos Preview.app?

Really cool what you did there! One idea that comes to mind: Would it be possible to implement wake-on-(W)Lan so that the image updating can be triggered by the device that generates the image? Or would that be too battery intense?

In Europe, iPhones are less common than the US. Italy has between 23-27% market share [0], in Germany it is at about 20% [1]. Just FYI

[0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/622758/apple-ios-market-... [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/462009/iphone-sales-mark...

But it insist of using AFP+ as its Filesystem.

(Assuming you mean APFS) Not true. I have Openmediavault running on my raspberry pi 4 and the two drives i use for dual-backup are both ext4. (can really recommend RPI4+OMV for time machine btw)

Exactly my thought. It has been like that for a long time and will continue to be. Maybe the author's thought would be better phrased as: Trust online is continuing to decline due to new and better imitation techniques (DeepFake etc)

I don't think the situation is as dramatic as the article suggests. Trust online is at an all time low anyways: 1. youtube reviews are sponsored 2. online discussions (reddit etc) are influenced by manufactures.When I search online I still depend on those sources - I just filter information critically, pay attention to FACTS, verify them with other reviews again over and over.

So i guess this is only news for people who still believe other people's opinion only because they are able to publish online, alas people who got used to it being different/better before.

I guess moral only exists for things which were a problem for a long time. Mass data collection is a relatively new thing. So morals around data collection don't really exist; ask the average person on the street how much they care about this. Result is those non-existent morals weren't able to be codified in law hence no wonder somebody is out there 'exploiting' this.

Not on a mobile device, but I read that some company is using OpenCV to judge customers reactions to ads shown to them. that is, ads shown on TVs in stores and recording the reactions with a hidden camera and evaluating right away. Wish I could give more details but I can’t find the source any more

Whats the killer feature that's missing from social networks right now that a 15 year old would care about?

Could you elaborate please?

„Ohh Frankfurt is so ugly!“ first thing I heard when I said where i was from. Didn‘t care much for it but the bluntness dumbfounded me

thanks for submitting, had a lot of fun over the last couple hours

A little more info from the KaiOS website (https://developer.kaiostech.com):

KaiOS is a web-based mobile operating system that enables a new category of smart feature phones. It is forked from B2G (Boot to Gecko), a successor of the discontinued Firefox OS. KaiOS brings support of 4G/LTE, GPS, and Wi-Fi, as well as HTML5-based apps and longer battery life, to non-touch devices. It has an optimized user interface for smart feature phones, needs little memory, and consumes less energy than other operating systems. It also comes with the KaiStore, which enables users to download applications in categories like social media, games, navigation, and streaming entertainment.

Quote? From what I read it wasn’t about the money for the founders but they thought they had something unique going for them which they wanted to have control over instead of selling. At least that’s what they said when Facebook made multiple offers

Right. I just don’t really use telegram that’s why I didn’t mention it, although of course it is a good app! It is just doing exactly what WhatsApp is doing (feature wise) minus the big user base, which is it‘s downfall

Snapchat (the app) was the only app which had stories so it was unique by definition. The main problem though is that I’m uncomfortable using Facebook‘s apps because of their disrespect for user’s privacy and data.

Also, Snapchat’s app has a unique feel (and works performant enough at least on iOS) which makes it more pleasurable to use than lets say WhatsApp which is the most popular in Europe

I am happy that we have Snapchat and iMessage as competitors to the Facebook Apps. I very much dislike their business practices of sucking up all the data they can get their hands on e.g. during the acquisition of WhatsApp where they had to promise to European [1] regulators to not combine the user data with facebook‘s and then did it anyway.

Also sad that they were so successful in copying Snapchat’s story feature - it made Snapchat so unique. Now nobody is using Snapchat for it anymore and everybody is on IG instead.

All in all I know many people who really dislike FB and would leave it if they could, but the network effect keeps everybody locked in to WhatsApp at least in Europe/Germany.

[1] https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/7/18215143/facebook-whatsapp...

https://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-started-as-an-online-datin...

Here's a little more info. They changed it to a general purpose video site after 5 days after nobody uploaded any videos although they offered 20 USD to each woman for uploading a self-introduction video.

I am really excited about this. Firewatch is an amazing game with amazing execution. Teenage Engineering's OP1 is supposedly really good hardware (from what i heard and saw on youtube). Single purpose devices like this are more enjoyable to use since you aren't always itching to use a different app etc. The gradual "rollout" of games with a new one each week sounds like an exciting thing to look forwards to every week actually! Although the price is steep (for a student), i'm pretty sure i'll get it as this sounds like a well crafted and enjoyable experience

Have you actually used the mouse? I haven't, but hearing from people that have actually used it (and not gotten all worked up about how bad this design is in theory) - they actually thought it was the BETTER design as the battery charged ridiculously fast. Meaning when they ran out they would charge it for a minute and got like a couple hours of use. This resulted in them actually using it as a wireless mouse instead of a wired one.

Same with the pencil 1st gen - it charged so fast that it having a male port actually made sense as it made on the go charging feasible.

I used to do the same, and still sometimes do for bigger investments like good headphones. Other than that i only use Amazon for things im knowledgeable about. For other things where I'm not sure about quality etc and i would have to rely on reviews to make an informed decision i usually don't bother anymore and source it from local brick and mortar stores, either go in person or use their online store.

Blows my mind how amazon is not paying more attention to this issue, i used to get almost everything on amazon - not so much anymore.

i can't read. thank you

i am lost. how can a sequence of 3 digits be 4 digits long?

Glad Microsoft is catching up, competition is always good for us. But they are still severely lacking in the software department imo. It's just too complicated (see below) and on top of that the disregard for privacy and including ads in the OS is a no-go. Small anecdote: Last time I had windows 10 installed on my MBP, the screen was funnily dark, although set to 100% brightness via the corresponding keys. Searching deep down in the system settings I found something like 2-3 different settings (power saving settings, profiles etc) which COULD have affected screen brightness, but weren't the culprit. Took me a good couple minutes to dig through the new metro settings app and then the older settings menus to find the right option. Now, it might have been my Bootcamp installation which was configured incorrectly so it was more vetted towards saving power, still doesn't matter: the settings shouldn't be so complicated. It's not really close to "it just works". On mac, the user-facing system architecture is much more comprehensive and easy to figure out.

The explore page has become a mass of memes, "viral" videos, half naked women, spam, reposts from reddit, reposts of other reposts, and so on. You can heavily influence what you see in the discover view, and I do so regularly to get more photography related content. View the content that annoys you, click on the three dots in the upper right and then tap ~"view less of this" (only loosely translated, don't know what it says exactly). Do this for 15 posts that you don't want to see, view and like the few photography related posts that you wanna see more of and this will completely change what kind of content you will get! Takes about maybe 3 sessions of doing this for seeing greatly improved results. The algorithm learns to give you posts which you give attention to, so try to avoid looking at memes etc; I have the same problem and with some time and me giving some attention to memes again brings more of them back - so rinse and repeat. You can actually use this to influence quite specifically what you want to see - from time to time I pick a specific theme of photography I want to discover (i.e. black and white photography with lots of elevated blacks), only like those kind of pictures in the discover view and definitely start getting way more of these kinds as a result. You can absolutely create your own bubble, you just have to tell Instagram what you wanna see.