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csommers··on App Store on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app to Apple
Lots of companies use Glassbox to this degree.
csommers··on Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how did you improve?
> But none of those drugs will result in the long-term change that you’re looking for. bullshit
csommers··on FBI probe: nitrate amount in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment
Why wouldn’t the US want to be involved? FEST responds to vast majority of these incidents, simply because we want to know if someone was behind it.
csommers··on “About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”
And what exactly is wrong with any of those? Don’t like this country, then get the fuck out.
csommers··on Justice at Spotify
Then don’t put your band there. Oh wait: you’d be complaining about Bandcamp and no recognition then.

Not everything needs to be “justice”. Quit diluting words and actions.

csommers··on Fake_contacts: Android app to create fake phone contacts, to do data-poisoning
They create ghost profiles for those contacts, just in case that user ever signs up. That’s fucking garbage and they should be ashamed of doing that, let alone immediately removed from the App Store.
csommers··on Radio users reminded not to use radios in crimes
You sound like a real joy.

Quick: let’s implement ID for everything, because that clearly stops criminals.

csommers··on Intruder at the top of the 20 meter amateur band?
They’re already 5 moves ahead by the time it hits market.
csommers··on Talking out loud to yourself is a technology for thinking
Started doing this a few years back - not only does it help with public speaking, but it also is a form of debugging whatever you’re talking through.

Nothing wrong with having a little external monologue.

csommers··on Apple’s Anti-Tracking Plans for iPhone
“Fraud”...uh-huh. Please be clear that you mean AD fraud and not fraud-fraud.

Also: boohoo

csommers··on The strange new world of being a deepfake actor
Sounds like Diamond Age should be required reading - scifi is too real.
csommers··on “Really successful people say no to almost everything”
This is true, but the balancing act between when to push back and when to say yes is VERY minute for many situations. Unfortunately, this comes with experience and many don’t learn it (if at all) until later in life.
csommers··on Apple Tried Charging the Price of a New MacBook Pro for a Screen Replacement
Did they prorate the AppleTV at least? If not, that sounds like outright theft.
csommers··on Data from Experian breach found on the internet
I didn’t consent to have my passwords or SSN leaked though, so your argument is naive at best, idiotic at worst.
csommers··on Interchange in Houston is the same size as an entire city center in Italy
I don’t believe it. They had MIRVs even back then. There’s no difference in density between .5 miles and 15 miles. You’re fucked either way with: direct impact, over pressure, and radiation/fallout.

This sounds like some armchair theory.

csommers··on Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps from the Play Store
They do it with youtube now as well and demonitize ANYTHING with firearms in it. Doesn’t matter if you’re a hunter or trying to sell people on a new product.

All these disparate media sources that we yearned for back in the cable-only days have finally turned to dogshit.

csommers··on Is your chip card secure? Much depends on where you bank
That’s exactly how it should be: party at fault gets charged.
csommers··on T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T phone calls are failing across the US
Doubtful, considering you need a license, equipment, knowledge, etc.

Chad and Karen don’t give two shits about it.

csommers··on If it ain't broke: Share your oldest working gadgets
I have an OG iPod that I still use to this day (replaced the battery and storage).

Still works and looks great!

csommers··on Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaults and evictions looms
Unlikely. A fair number of people are multiple payments/rent behind, not to mention still missing their unemployment checks.
csommers··on De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer
Shooting people over Chinese made Gucci shoes is idiotic. Grow a spine.
csommers··on People Drawn to Conspiracy Theories Share a Cluster of Psychological Features
Cool story. We’d still believe the Earth is flat (some idiots still do) if we went by this logic and didn’t question the status-quo.
csommers··on America’s ‘Fried Chicken War’
Safeway has some of the best chicken tenders.
csommers··on Boeing 737 Max: Automated Crashes [video]
True, but I also know the Max has at least one serious design flaw.

I don’t know the same about my car, which is why I’ll take it over a Max any day, and that’s why Boeing is having to PR themselves out of this mess.

csommers··on Mastercard Bans Automatic Billing After Free Trials
Paypal is THE absolute worst place you can have money stored or linked.
csommers··on Deepfakes: MIT brings Nixon's Apollo disaster speech to life
"can/will" - deception of this magnitude has already been seen: Adnan Hajj.
csommers··on WeWork lays off 2,400 employees
ANYONE can lose that kind of money - that's the point they were getting at.

No need to be pedantic.

csommers··on Uber’s self-driving car could not detect pedestrians outside of a crosswalk
The PMs, engineers, and person sitting at the wheel should all be charged with manslaughter. Maybe then we'd get actual improvements.

But who am I kidding? We can't even lock up bankers for simple shit.

csommers··on A Dumb TV for Consumers
Then get a Vizio.

My P series can be run: with remote, with app, or via the tablet it came with (also app).

It’s a barebones glorified monitor, but it works great for streaming.

csommers··on Record number of colleges drop SAT/ACT admissions requirement
They don’t need to inquire why when the vast majority of students fall into the former category.
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