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diebeforei485··on Blurry rendering of games on Mac
How can this be fixed without breaking existing software? Re-ordering the list?
diebeforei485··on Show HN: Occupied Tech Podcast, episode 1: Microsoft [video]
Please put this up on all the regular podcast players so people can listen in the background on their phones. The youtube app is very iffy with background play.
diebeforei485··on H-1B Visa Changes Approved by White House
I don't anticipate this will even get a committee hearing, let alone get passed into law.
diebeforei485··on H-1B Visa Changes Approved by White House
Google AI is wrong.
diebeforei485··on H-1B Visa Changes Approved by White House
Nurses generally can't get an H-1B, and professors are exempt. Your argument makes no sense.
diebeforei485··on Battery charge limiter for Apple Silicon MacBook devices
I'm not sure if adding another Electron app is good for my system lol.
diebeforei485··on Battery charge limiter for Apple Silicon MacBook devices
I unplug a couple times a week and does not charge to 100% each time I reconnect.

I know the non-deterministic nature of this can be frustrating, but it actually has to charge to 100% every now and then in order to calibrate.

diebeforei485··on CA May Ban Lyft and Uber from AI Price Gouging Users with Low Phone Batteries
Didn't Apple say they're going to restrict apps' access to this information? Why does an app need to know your battery percentage anyway? They should instead respect the Low Power Mode setting. Maybe I'm at 95% but I have a long day ahead of me and have enabled Low Power Mode, so use less power - thanks.
diebeforei485··on uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari
Doesn't Safari block trackers already?
diebeforei485··on ‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF aid site [video]
Israel lobbied for restrictions on the resolution of satellite footage of the occupied Palestinian territories, so it tends to be a lot more blurred than images of anywhere else.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyl–Bingaman_Amendment

diebeforei485··on ‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza – former worker at GHF aid site [video]
Israel does not allow international journalists in and it's fairly obvious why.
diebeforei485··on Elon Musk Reportedly Asked Curtis Yarvin for Advice on Starting Third Party
It is important to speak with people across the political spectrum. Who else is he speaking with?
diebeforei485··on Tesla seeks to block city of Austin from releasing records on robotaxi trial
> communications between Tesla and Austin officials over the previous two years.

That is, by definition, not about accidents, because there have been no Tesla robotaxis operating at all in Austin during the past two years.

diebeforei485··on Tesla seeks to block city of Austin from releasing records on robotaxi trial
> communications between Tesla and Austin officials over the previous two years.

That is, by definition, not historic crash data, because there have been no Tesla robotaxis operating during the past two years.

diebeforei485··on Covert web-to-app tracking via localhost on Android
If a webpage wants to use WebRTC, the browser should pop up a thing saying this website wants to start a phone call, asking whether the user wants to enable microphone, camera, or both.

That would not be an issue for genuine uses of WebRTC.

diebeforei485··on Tesla seeks to block city of Austin from releasing records on robotaxi trial
This is a competitive market, and other companies (Waymo, via the Uber app) already have general permits to operate in Austin.

They shouldn't have advance notice of Tesla's strategy and plans.

diebeforei485··on Airlines are charging solo passengers higher fares than groups
Would this be allowed for international flights under IATA's fare rules?
diebeforei485··on Airlines are charging solo passengers higher fares than groups
Taxi companies, moving companies, and rideshare are all considered utilities and there are generally multiple choices of provider. Being a monopoly is not a requirement to be a utility.
diebeforei485··on Can you trust that permission pop-up on macOS?
I use Slack as a web app, but not in the browser: https://support.apple.com/en-us/104996

Discord can be installed this way as well. It's (imo) a better usage experience than their Electron apps.

Nearly every Electron app is better this way.

diebeforei485··on Tufts student: Video shows masked agents arresting Rumeysa Ozturk
This is ridiculous. And people should be aware that this is happening. Why is this flagged?
diebeforei485··on The long-awaited Friend Compound laws in California
It would be nice if the yards could face each other. So people could basically have a large open space that is private to the residents.
diebeforei485··on Introduction to Deep Learning (CMU)
> I think for someone who hasn’t seen the material at all before it would be a lot for a semester. They don’t know what backpropagation is but by the end will understand a diffusion model? It’s ambitious, I think.

Welcome to CMU :)

diebeforei485··on I'm the Canadian who was detained by ICE for two weeks
Hemp is not THC. And hemp was legalized in 2019 federally.
diebeforei485··on Age Verification Laws: A Backdoor to Surveillance
I don't see why Google/Android can't implement the same solution.
diebeforei485··on Tesla fans exposes Tesla's own shadiness in attempt to defend Autopilot crash
This appears to be a different take based on the speedometer value. Also, he turned the system on 3 seconds before the wall, while giving the other system much more time. More importantly than all this, why didn't he used FSD, why is he using legacy Autopilot?
diebeforei485··on Tesla fans exposes Tesla's own shadiness in attempt to defend Autopilot crash
The driver disengaged it using his foot, or perhaps the steering wheel. Self disengagement makes a very different sound.

It's super sus that they aren't using FSD.

diebeforei485··on Age Verification Laws: A Backdoor to Surveillance
I have my California Drivers License in my Apple Wallet.

I should be able to prove to iPhone apps that I am 18+ (only a binary yes/no with no metadata) by the apps making a local API call to iOS, which checks this information with the unexpired drivers license on device.

diebeforei485··on China tells its AI leaders to avoid U.S. travel over security concerns
They have the best technology and the highest EV margins.

By analogy: Apple doesn't sell the most smartphones but they are clearly the leader in the smartphone market.

diebeforei485··on Made a scroll bar buddy that walks down the page when you scroll
It looks wrong when scrolling up. The direction of the feet makes it look like walking backwards in a very strange way.
diebeforei485··on How Flash games shaped the video game industry (2020)
Anyone remember Miniclip.com? Something I didn't realize at the time was that their "Top 10 List" was not actually based on usage stats, but based on their editorial decisions and decisions of games to pay to be on the list.
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