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Feniks··on Microsoft has a dumb idea to make people use its web browser
Yep. Its not a bad idea at all, stuff like this is what made Chrome huge on Android. A lot of users will never change default settings.

I mean I would love to live in a world were people make informed decisions based on research but that's not happening. Meanwhile advanced users retain the freedom to use whatever browser they want so everyone wins.

Feniks··on Fallout 3 in Fallout 4 mod cancelled due to voice acting copyright
Its why dual audio is often missing and why undubs are illegal.
Feniks··on Navy Medics Get Prepared for Combat with Tour of Duty in Chicago
America in general. A surgeon in the Netherlands can wait DECADES for a kid with gunshot wounds. Its just textbook stuff but if you want to see it in action the US is a good place to learn.
Feniks··on Why Is U.S. Health Care So Expensive? Some of the Reasons Turn Out to Be Myths
My healthcare provider always opts for the generic drugs. When that's not an option they negotiate hard with big pharma.

It amuses me how in the ostensibly capitalist US nobody cares about efficiency. You would think that the insurance companies in the US would care about profits, instead billions are being wasted every year. It wouldn't even be so bad if healthcare was actually the best in the world so people would get what they pay for but it is not even close...

Feniks··on Mozilla working on in-page popup blocker for Firefox
On a side note my ublock origin went into overdrive on androidpolice. How many trackers does a man need FFS?!
Feniks··on Unratified Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Well most countries have living constitutions. I think its only natural to update the constitution every once in a while, a document from 1848 predates gay rights for instance.
Feniks··on Unratified Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Or you could just do away with it all and go for a one man one vote system. Why a vote in Kansas needs to be tallied differently from a vote in New York in the 2020 elections is beyond me.
Feniks··on Fountain pen inks: the good, the bad, and the ugly (2011)
As someone who writes with his left hand I hate them with a vengeance. Haven't looked at them since primary school.
Feniks··on Ask HN: One tab on Chrome takes about 100MB memory, why?
This incidentally is why I chose a OnePlus: for its 6Gb of RAM.
Feniks··on Notes on Analytics and Tracking in Onavo Protect for iOS
"available free of charge" And that's the point were you become the product.
Feniks··on P&G and WPP: How shit hit the fan in digital marketing
Yep, I'm the one who decides when and what to buy. No manipulation needed.
Feniks··on History of the browser user-agent string (2008)
User agent sniffing is still around.

If you're uding something different from the approved four, Edge/Safari/FF/Chrome, lots of sites will nag you.

Feniks··on MoviePass CEO says the app tracks your location before and after movies
Reverse that trend by giving away tickets? Is that sustainable?
Feniks··on MoviePass CEO says the app tracks your location before and after movies
I never understood the concept behind this app anyway. You save money with tickets but are supposed to buy more overpriced food in the theatre? Thats not how you save money. Must be an American thing.
Feniks··on Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in Europe
Well I personally despise all tech companies selling out their users whether they are from the US, France or Peru. Its a fact on the ground many are from the US though.
Feniks··on Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in Europe
By all means name all the social media sites that are breaking the law on this scale and the EU is ignoring. I'll be sure to contact my local ombudsman.
Feniks··on InfoWars’ conspiracy theories have advertisers ditching YouTube channels
Outcasts and undesirables aren't invited to parties. Is that censorship or is that just how society works?
Feniks··on [dead]
Not true actually. There are many different forms of Islam. The Islam most people are familiar with today is the crappy one Saudi Arabia has been pushing. With Western oil money ironically.
Feniks··on Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in Europe
Its quite normal in my opinion for the police to invest more resources in pursuing a kidnapping case than a bicycle theft.
Feniks··on Eight Years On, Google Fiber Is a Faint Echo of the Disruption Promised
You clearly underestimate the cost of providing fibre to every house. This is why in the past electricity, water and phone lines were rolled out by the government.
Feniks··on Facebook’s tracking of non-users ruled illegal again in Europe
Policing is always about setting an example.

The entire tech industry can now consider themselves warned. Not even giant American corporations with direct links to the White House are above the law.

Feniks··on Eight Years On, Google Fiber Is a Faint Echo of the Disruption Promised
Not really surprising, my own country is still profiting from the massive investment in cable done by the state owned telecom operators in the 80s. Infrastructure like this is something that can only be done with government support.
Feniks··on The best Nintendo Switch feature is its lack of region-locking
It is however technically against the ToS to buy digital games from a different region than the one you are a citizen of, but that's not MS/Sony/Nintendo/Valve cares to enforce until nations tell them to.
Feniks··on American using Britain’s NHS (2015)
The NHS is based on solidarity. Good luck with that in the US.
Feniks··on Malta: an island of secrets and lies
Fitting for a country founded by real Templars.
Feniks··on ‘Success’ on YouTube Still Means a Life of Poverty
I think its incredibly difficult to find success without a huge marketing campaign. Launch against Zelda or GTA and you'll need a miracle.
Feniks··on How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop
For consumers yes. But I understand that Facebook might not like it since it goes against their business case.
Feniks··on Ad network uses advanced malware technique to conceal CPU-draining mining ads
Ublock origin filters update automatically. You can find filters specifically targeted at mining.
Feniks··on How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop
Deny access to EU citizens. If EU citizens then lie about their identity its out of your hands.
Feniks··on How GDPR Will Change The Way You Develop
Everyone is freaking out. If GDPR is a success Americans may want it too. The same happened with Steam refunds.
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