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hamsterkill

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  • Why would they need to tie that telemetry to people in order to use it to inform their own development (as it states as the purpose, and is the purpose of all their telemetry as far as I know).

  • Google employees question execs over 'decline in morale' after blowout earnings

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  • I wonder if the decline in morale correlates with the decline in morals.

  • Google employees question execs over 'decline in morale' after blowout earnings

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  • Companies can seem very bipolar that way. Always yelling about how well they're doing, while also cutting costs to maximize investor confidence.

  • Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says

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  • If a third party app store provides a tool or service to improve their app store, should apple expect to be able to use that for free? Negating any benefit that third party would get for developing such an improvement

    Sideloaded apps aren't asking for benefits from being in Apple's app store. They're asking to be allowed to exist on Apple's platform without being fined for it.

    Apple has used other platform API and tooling at no added cost the same way everyone everyone else does. iTunes and Safari used to run on Windows. Apple provides AppleTV+ apps for several platforms. And there's a number of apps they make for Android.

    Apple already charges developers for access to their APIs and tooling. What Apple is doing with the per-install cost is trying to charge developers for access to their audience — which is not what the EU intended.

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    Can an online library of classic video games ever be legal?

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  • Abandonware amounts to "the rights holder no longer exists or no one knows who owns the rights anymore" or, more clearly "no one is enforcing their rights to this game anymore for whatever reason, so it's de facto public domain."

  • Google fires more workers after CEO says workplace isn’t for politics

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  • When my co-workers get terminated for political criticism? Yeah, I would. Lots of tech workers would and do — remember the Blizzard walkout several years ago? At the very least, this is the type of thing that spurs white collars to form unions.

  • Google fires more workers after CEO says workplace isn’t for politics

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  • I'm honestly somewhat surprised that these firings haven't triggered a mass walkout or something at Google offices yet. They're being very cavalier with employees they spend so much effort (at least historically) on keeping in the office to work "free" hours.

  • YouTube moves to AV1 by default to the dismay of some Android users

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  • But you can't just wait until every phone on the planet supports it.

    The proper approach is simply to have the app check the hardware decode capabilities of the device and use the best option. Pretty sure that's what YT has always done for codec transitions in the past.

    Forcing AV1 on devices without hardware decode will end up making users think their battery is starting to wear out, even with the better software decoder'

  • Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150

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  • I'm dubious Android even serves as a base for Kobo's OS. I've seen no evidence to support that claim.

    EDIT: if you are referring to Tolinos, they are not simple rebrands of Kobos.

  • Kobo's new color E Ink eReaders start at only $150

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  • I'm not aware of any Kobo using Android.

  • Professional drummer hears Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on Parade for the first time... without the drums and is asked to improvise. Comparison at the end.

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  • I don't think famous songs hold any special place for musicians, and this isn't a song famous for its drums (that a drummer would seek out to study). There's a lot of songs out there — sometimes you just miss some.

  • Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web(?)

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  • Could mean that Qwant will be a selectable option included in Firefox. Could mean something else. The last time Qwant partnered with Mozilla, it was on a Qwant-branded version of Firefox.

  • Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web(?)

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  • DDG also has a partnership with Firefox. It's one of the selectable engines included in Firefox (at least in the US).

  • Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web(?)

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  • Every selectable search engine in Firefox has a partnership with it. Google just pays big bucks to be the default.

  • Firefox Partners with Qwant for a Better Web(?)

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  • most people who use Firefox are already privacy conscious enough to change their Search Engine too...

    This is either hyperbole or delusional. Most Firefox users don't even use an ad blocker. Google definitely remains the selected engine for most users. There were even many complaints about the default not being Google during the Yahoo default years.

  • Vote to Restore Net Neutrality

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  • Bigger problems that the FCC can address right now?

  • US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones

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  • The investigation actually started in 2019 under Trump's DoJ.

  • Pornhub shuts down in Texas... and predictably, VPNs benefit

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  • VPN use likely spiked in South Korea recently as well, since being blocked by Twitch.

  • is this copium or hopium or schizophrenia?

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  • Knowing how hard something is can be a larger barrier than not knowing. But the main barrier preventing space colonies is the same thing preventing ocean colonies — "Why?". What motivation is there to settle space? Exploration and experimentation can be done for motivation of seeing if we can, but settling needs known payoff both for the settlers and the funders.

    Asteroid mining is the only current suggested motivation for such a thing. And it's very possible that by the time we figure out asteroid capture, we won't need humans present for that work.