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anonexpat··on Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra
I paid well over $2k for a TV and years later started getting ads. Inspected the traffic and it connects to at least a dozen different Samsung domains on startup and then periodically. I took it off the network permanently and now I no longer own any TVs.
anonexpat··on US Visa Applications Must Be Submitted from Country of Residence or Nationality
This doesn't affect nationals eligible for visa-on-arrival.
anonexpat··on LLMs get lost in multi-turn conversation
I believe Claude has forking in their web interface.
anonexpat··on Life, death, and retirement
Many people find it fulfilling to help those in need.
anonexpat··on Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars
That didn't work out very well for consumers buying GM cars that sold their driving data out the back door to insurance companies.
anonexpat··on Why I self host my servers and what I've recently learned
Unfortunately, you can’t avoid having your information sold by the DMV in California. Likely others too.

How this is legal is beyond my comprehension.

anonexpat··on Police can't stop sideshows. Solution: Make the streets more annoying
Somehow we always end up punishing the masses for the sins of the few.
anonexpat··on The other side of Formula 1: Barcelona residents protest for race-car exhibition
I would imagine they do this because it’s a positive ROI.
anonexpat··on Apple unveils 'Passwords' manager app at WWDC 2024
Evernote.
anonexpat··on Goodbye Auth0
You’s case was deliberate corporate espionage, not a disgruntled former employee.
anonexpat··on US rail safety legislation stalled one year after East Palestine Ohio disaster
94% of China's population lives in the 43% of the country closest to the ocean.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heihe%E2%80%93Tengchong_Line

anonexpat··on Risk management is not project management
Sure you can! Consultants/contractors are hired for that all the time.
anonexpat··on The City of Seattle accidentally gave me 32M emails for $40 (2018)
Not quite equivalent. When the feds show up looking for the uranium, I can clearly see if they take my refrigerator with them when they leave.
anonexpat··on India official empties dam to retrieve lost phone
This will almost certainly be activated most often after being dropped into a toilet.
anonexpat··on Vallejo CA police shared data in violation of state law, watchdog says
Do those states have year-round beautiful weather? I wouldn’t underestimate that factor.
anonexpat··on Max Verstappen got blank screen while leading virtual Le Man 24 hr, retires
Sure, but it would be minuscule compared to what Red Bull pays him.
anonexpat··on Draft policy proposal would authorize SF Police to use deadly force with robots
I think that’s a political problem, not a military one.
anonexpat··on Draft policy proposal would authorize SF Police to use deadly force with robots
The military is held to a much, much higher standard than regular law enforcement. Their rules of engagement are much stricter.
anonexpat··on Iceland’s forest and bush cover has increased sixfold since 1990
Very. It's extremely tourist-friendly. With the exception of grocery store cashiers, everyone I interacted with spoke at least some English.
anonexpat··on The Dubai Debt Trap
As someone whose father withheld child support payments to turn the screws on my mother, I disagree.
anonexpat··on How Many People Can Someone Lead?
You missed the part where she's criminally underpaid for the work she does.
anonexpat··on Big Sur is both 10.16 and 11.0
If I had a dollar every time I had to explain this to a PM or a CISO (!!)...
anonexpat··on Show HN: Game of Life in 32 bytes of assembler
It’s turtles all the way down.
anonexpat··on I think Catalina 10.15.4 broke SSH
The first thing I install on a fresh Mac is amphetamine.
anonexpat··on Merkel bans meetings of more than two people to slow coronavirus
There's absolutely no way that fine will hold up in court.
anonexpat··on Chinese military personnel charged for hacking into Equifax
That starts World War 3.
anonexpat··on Domino’s launches e-bike delivery to compete with UberEats, DoorDash
You'd be terrified to learn that many do this by doctoring their paperwork. At least in the United States.
anonexpat··on WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available to Chinese government
Correct. I signed up with China Unicom last week, was required to use my passport, and was only allowed a single SIM card. Anonymity is nearly impossible.