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daveidol

882 karma · joined October 18, 2013

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daveidol··on Open Letter to Google on Mandatory Developer Registration for App Distribution
I agree with Epic. It should be like on windows or macOS where you can register, get notarized, and then distribute without scare screens. I don’t see why phones are inherently different than computers.
daveidol··on Open Letter to Google on Mandatory Developer Registration for App Distribution
I don’t want to be too flippant, but I think there is a real trade off across many aspects of life between “freedom” and “safety”.

There is a point at which people have to think critically about what they are doing. We, as a society, should do our best to protect the vulnerable (elderly, mentally disabled, etc) but we must draw the line somewhere.

It’s the same thing in the outside world too - otherwise we could make compelling arguments about removing the right to drive cars, for example, due to all the traffic accidents (instead we add measures like seatbelts as a compromise, knowing it will never totally solve the issue).

daveidol··on I’m joining OpenAI
“Acquihire” means there was an acquisition. This is just a hire.
daveidol··on Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist Credit Card Number
Didn’t we all learn this with the Snowden files? Nothing new unfortunately
daveidol··on More Mac malware from Google search
Yeah they are both acting as a RAT essentially. Just one is in your control and one isn’t.
daveidol··on Skip is now free and open source
Why? I'm an iOS developer and, while I don't love everything about liquid glass, that is the current design language of iOS.

I certainly don't think having my app sticking out like a sore thumb, using a design language from old outdated iOS versions is "a good thing"

daveidol··on The Overcomplexity of the Shadcn Radio Button
The parent comment is seemingly blaming React for the decisions of Shadcn for some reason.

There’s nothing about React that requires you to overcomplicate your DOM (unlike many other UI frameworks).

daveidol··on Swift on Android: Full Native App Development Now Possible
If you already have a Swift app it could be worth considering. Or if you are targeting like 90% iOS users and just need Android support to check a box.
daveidol··on How I Left YouTube
Yeah unless you legitimately enjoy it, want the experience, or want to save up some money for a while - I don’t think it’s worth it (coming from someone that spent 10+ yrs at FAANG).

It’s certainly not apples to apples with any other random tech job to where you can just compare TC while ignoring level of stress. And the money is good but not life changing good.

daveidol··on Making macOS Bearable
I’ve been using Alfred for forever, but with the new Spotlight on Tahoe I’ve decided to just try using Spotlight alone.

So far I’ve been pretty happy with it. But I was never a heavy user of the Alfred power features (despite owning a lifetime license for Powerpack).

daveidol··on Making macOS Bearable
I agree but barely ever use my MacBook not docked to my external monitor and keyboard. So for me I just stick to the Magic Trackpad in such cases.
daveidol··on Valdi – A cross-platform UI framework that delivers native performance
“Composer” ;)
daveidol··on FBI tries to unmask owner of archive.is
Totally agreed. They are just less obvious about it.
daveidol··on React-Native-Godot
I could see this being interesting in treating game elements as React components and using that level of abstraction.

E.g. imagine a Snapchat "lens" type experience (one screen with little fun mini game experiences) that the user can easily add or remove characters or entire chunks of the "game" (turn on/off raining objects the character can interact with, configure, etc).

Could also make it easier for LLMs to generate unique simple game experiences with these building block "components" vs having to build everything from scratch.

daveidol··on uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store
Why do you need AdGuard Pro and Brave blocking? Isn’t that duplicative?
daveidol··on uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store
Doesn’t AdGuard (pro) have this too? Why use both AdGuard and Lockdown?
daveidol··on AOL to be sold to Bending Spoons for $1.5B
Is there an option to export in Evernote?
daveidol··on Ubiquiti SFP Wizard
Thanks for your perspective! I’m all-in on Omada now with WiFi 6 APs and a few managed switches. Been working pretty well overall, but my network config is pretty basic.

I was more just curious if I was missing out on something great (or if I ever decide to upgrade to WiFi 7+)

daveidol··on What we talk about when we talk about sideloading
Question: if the OS does proper app sandboxing how is this basically any different from having unrestricted access to a web browser or email?

Oh no granny tapped a bad Google ad and got phished! I guess we should kill the open web and use the officially sanctioned “web store” from now on (where you have to apply, pay a fee, and of course a % commission to host a website). It’s much safer for us!

daveidol··on What we talk about when we talk about sideloading
Too bad. Pay up and ask big daddy google for permission if you want to use your device. /s
daveidol··on What we talk about when we talk about sideloading
Not to be an asshole, but you must not be very familiar with F-Droid.

It’s not just a random hodgepodge of “third party” binaries. It’s all FOSS software that was actually built from source and verified.

Probably much safer than a random app on the Play Store.

daveidol··on Ubiquiti SFP Wizard
Do you think it'd be worth upgrading over TP Link Omada hardware?
daveidol··on TextEdit and the relief of simple software
Same
daveidol··on Look at how unhinged GPU box art was in the 2000s (2024)
Oh wow Tigerdirect. Forgot all about them.
daveidol··on KDE celebrates the 29th birthday and kicks off the yearly fundraiser
What do you mean?
daveidol··on The React Foundation
We are still talking about class components these days? I haven’t even seen one in many years
daveidol··on The React Foundation
> Please don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken.
daveidol··on What if I don't want videos of my hobby time available to the world?
> cosplays murdering people with guns

That's a bit over the top. It's a game, like paintball, Nerf, or Mortal Kombat. Has nothing to do with actual murder.

daveidol··on Become unbannable from your email
I meant the password manager would just be to help you keep track of the names. The names themselves don't have to be long (e.g. `s11@mydomain.com`).
daveidol··on Become unbannable from your email
Lots of these services get their domains blocklisted eventually, sadly.
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