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This is partly because Android apps may store data in one of several locations.

In previous versions of Android it was possible for apps to store data in an arbitrary folder on the device (if the user granted the relevant permission).

That resulted in it being quite difficult for the OS to identify which files and folders related to any single app.

In more modern versions of Android, most apps are no longer allowed to write wherever they want, and are encouraged to only store data in a private folder (like iOS).

A backup system is now present that can back things up in a manner to iOS, but it's limited to 25MB per app, and some apps opt out:

https://developer.android.com/identity/data/autobackup

Been using Kagi for just over a year and I'm very happy with it.

I make about 1400 searches per month on average.

I have zero interest in the AI features and don't use any Apple devices, so Orion is also of no interest.

I've found it's got a lot better in the last year as a user from the UK.

Still English, but the results are a better fit.

>Persistent shortages drove the real-world price up (no one was selling them for MSRP)

I see a lot of people say this, but I never saw this happen in the UK.

All of the official sellers sell it at MSRP.

Whenever this sort of topic comes up, I always have to give a shout out to 20th Century Flicks in Bristol:

https://20thcenturyflicks.co.uk/

They have a huge library of DVD and VHS for rental!

>Didn't MS once say something to the effect that Windows 10 would be the 'last' major Windows version and that they'd switch to a more continuous update model?

No, a Microsoft employee said something to that effect in a speech in 2015, but it wasn't an official statement.

They've been offering their products in an ever expanding number of countries:

https://knowledgebase.frame.work/what-countries-and-regions-...

In terms of shipping, they have multiple warehouses around the world.

There is usually a complicated list of documents that can be used.

Depending on the legal process in question, another photo ID (e.g. driving licence) may still be needed.

It's not digital in the sense that you need to show it on your device.

It's digital in the sense that it's electronically stored against your passport number, and the UK Border Force can see it just by scanning your passport.

>The EU's cookie law still requires a banner if your site uses a cookie to store something like preferred language or default location (even if it's not tied to a specific identity), as those aren't considered "strictly necessary" cookies.

This simply isn't true, and your source for this is biased as another commenter has stated.

The EU website has the exact legal definitions:

https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/dealing-with-customers...

>As an American (the horror, I know, that I deign to comment on something British), I'd love to know where your freedom of speech is codified and what a government would have to do if they wanted to change what counts as speech, what doesn't, and what's protected and what isn't. I suspect that you and I have very different definitions of what qualifies as free speech.

There is nothing easy to point to, like the first amendment to the US constitution, but it probably wouldn't matter anyway.

The key differences between the UK and US, particularly in this area are that:

1) Governments in the UK tend to have large parliamentary majorities - the current government has a majority in excess of 150 seats. So if there was some sort of written constitution guaranteeing Free Speech, and it required a supermajority to change, it's likely that many UK governments would easily be able to do that.

2) Politicians and the public at large in the UK have very different attitudes to Free Speech (or rather, they take a more pragmatic approach to things and can see the need to compromise). Polling has shown that the Online Safety Act has over 70% of the public supporting it. Parts of the act see even higher support than that. Consequently, most of the major political parties support the act or even think it should go further.

This is in deep contrast to the US, where imagining a scenario in which you could amend the constitution would be virtually impossible in the current climate.

This is a common misconception with the "EU cookie prompts".

The EU does not require the use of "cookie prompts".

User consent is required to process a user's data for certain purposes+.

That may involve the use of a cookie, or it may not.

Whatever technological methods you use to process the user's data, and regardless of whether it happens on the client or server, you must ask for consent.

Having a system where cookies are not remembered between sessions would be no use, as the user's consent would still be needed while those cookies were set.

+Not everything needs consent, but things like tracking for advertising or analytics typically does. Even if you do it via IP address or local storage, you need to ask for consent - nothing to do with cookies.

The law is not about cookies - it's about processing data.

A browser feature to control cookies wouldn't cover everything the law does.

The law isn't about cookies - it's about obtaining consent to process personal data.

You need to ask permission to track people and to do other things with their personal data.

Cookies are one method to do that, but any other method (like local storage or storing session state in a URL parameter) also counts.

Hence, it is not possible to have a system where a browser can tell a site what kinds of processing the user thinks are OK, as it would be too complicated.

Tracking isn't the only thing that the law covers.

The phone would have to actively make an IMS connection to use VoLTE, so the network would know when the device connects.

It is a frustrating situation.

I don't know exactly, but I think they prioritised the release of the LTE standard for data networks, and thought that voice could be sorted later.

> I live in the US and have never heard of a phone that uses a different technology for emergency calls vs. normal calls. Why is this? Is it worldwide?

In the GSM (2G) standard, and all of its successors, emergency calls are treated as a special case.

Your phone does not simply place a regular call to 911 or other local emergency number.

The pgone instead goes into a special mode where it can connect to any available carrier network to place the emergency call.

It seems to be the case that some older phones didn't support placing an emergency call over VoLTE, so they just fell back to using 2G/3G when that was still available.

I am not sure how they determine it, but I haven't ever seen the same level of problems reported with device support.

I can't say I've ever heard of a device in the UK supporting VoLTE for regular calls, but not supporting it for emergency calls.

Band 20 LTE/800MHz allows the carriers to vastly increase their coverage area for a lot less money.

Customers can only access that spectrum if they have a VoLTE compatible (including emergency call) device.

The carriers have legally binding landmass and population coverage goals as part of the spectrum licensing terms.

The carriers can also market the fact that better rural coverage is available on newer devices.

Therefore the carriers have only been selling fully VoLTE compatible devices for many years and pushing as many VoLTE-enabling software updates out as possible.

This has been handled differently in the UK from a regulatory point of view from an earlier time in the rollout of 4G/5G networks, so things seem to have worked out better.

In the UK, carriers are only allowed to provide coverage in any given area to a phone if it is able to make an emergency call (999/112) in that area.

i.e. if the phone says you have a signal, you must be able to make an emergency call.

So, for a phone to actually show you as being connected to the network:

a) There must be 2G/3G coverage available for a CSFB call to take place.

or

b) The phone must support VoLTE (including for emergency calls).

Newer LTE (and 5G) spectrum deployments, like Band 20 LTE (800MHz), are being used to provide coverage in rural areas - even in places where there is no 2G/3G coverage, therefore these newer bands are often only made available to devices that support VoLTE.

If you have an old phone, that doesn't support VoLTE (including for emergency calls), then it will only connect to 4G networks in areas where there is still an overlapping 2G/3G layer.

This approach means that the carriers have had an incentive to make all devices support VoLTE with emergency calling. It has also been possible for the carriers to promote the 800MHz coverage as only being available on newer phones with VoLTE.

Thus much of the problems that Australia is having have been avoided.

Also:

Data-only devices aren't included in this requirement, as they can't/don't make emergency calls.

Roaming devices aren't affected (as far as I know).

UK carriers support VoLTE roaming in the USA, given the lack of 2G/3G networks for CSFB.

>3G is prime infrastructure, it has huge range

Nothing about 3G (UMTS/WCDMA) technologies mean that it has more range than 2G, 4G, or 5G networks on the same frequencies.

If anything, the opposite is true due to Cell Breathing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_breathing_(telephony)

>The dichotomy is pretty interesting to me, given that most major cities in the country have been running high-publicity programs for the last decade to do everything possible to reduce car-related deaths, especially protecting pedestrians and bicyclists. (Cities like NYC and Seattle call it "vision zero", a vision of zero serious traffic injuries/deaths). They work to separate pedestrians and bicyclists from traffic, slow cars down with "traffic calming measures", lower speed limits, and so on.

Those sorts of measures have been shown to have negative impact on people's behaviour.

If drivers think vulnerable road users like cyclists and pedestrians are segregated away, they'll drive at higher speeds.

Pedestrians may start to assume that it's always safe for them to walk in certain places without looking.

On the other hand, if you have a system in place where people know that traffic does mix, there will be a lot more caution from all road users.

The Verge asked Amazon, and they've said it's completely discontinued now:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24272009/amazon-disconti...

That was an intentional choice:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41792698

The numbers shown can be as high as 15000 MPH - nowhere on earth has seen speeds like that.

(I hope this comment ages well).

> Meanwhile we have gotten rid of expiry dates here in the UK. And I have bought fruits and vegetables that all look fine on the outside but inside are rotten.

It's great! Now the supermarkets can blame us for waste.

Fortunately, every supermarket does still have labels that show a coded date - so that their staff can remove products that are too old.

If you search for the particular store online, you should be able to find their system.

I shop in Sainsbury's usually. Their system is pretty simple. A letter shows the month (A = January, B = February etc.) and two digits show the day of the month.

I have an XGS-PON ONT at home (an Adtran SDX 622v) to support the symmetric 8Gbps connection I have, but it's so basic that I can't really see what benefit there would be to replacing it or hacking it.

It just works, and I can plug my own router in to it.

You have to pay extra for it, so it can't be part of the core business.