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dubrocks··on Apple shuffles AI executive ranks in bid to turn around Siri
The problem is the software. macOS could remind you to charge the night before, but it always ends up needing charging in the morning as you're ready to start working. One engineer could fix the problem in under an hour if anyone at Apple cared about user xperience.
dubrocks··on The Burnout Machine
All that union managed to do is get various Google contractors fired for unionizing.
dubrocks··on NASA Unveils Design for Message Heading to Jupiter's Moon Europa
If I were an alien civ that received an interstellar list of millions of people's names, I would assume they were narcissistic idiots.
dubrocks··on Juno – A YouTube Client for Vision Pro
They surely have their own business plan for AR/VR that you're not aware of.
dubrocks··on How did the chess pieces get their names?
Author doesn’t know what he’s talking about. The knight is a knight because its L-shaped movement represents a flanking maneuver, which cavalry is good at.
dubrocks··on Tech Is Allowing Businesses to Overcharge You in Tips
When tech bro capitalists pit customer vs. worker in order to artificially increase their profits, we're all the victims. The only moral option is to tip 0% on iPad counter screens, all the time.
dubrocks··on A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore
People were also getting $10K, $20K, $60K in unemployment.
dubrocks··on Launch HN: Helio Sleep (YC S21) – One-stop portal for sleep apnea
They’re scamming insurance companies
dubrocks··on Another misstep for Audacity
Another schism over ownership issues, plus ca change
dubrocks··on macOS Monterey Beta 3: Apple Redesigns Safari Tab Interface Following Complaints
FYI you can hold Command in spotlight to show the file/folder location
dubrocks··on The parallel universe of FireWire hubs
Imagine how many cumulative hours, or human lifetimes, have been wasted just from people trying to plug in USB-A cords repeatedly.
dubrocks··on An iOS app update that annoys me
Wouldn’t that put an undue burden on app developers who have a server-side API if their users were running a bunch of different old versions, en masse?
dubrocks··on Apple's “Disposable and Unfixable” Airpods [video]
It’s a very small amount of plastic and metal. It really doesn’t matter.
dubrocks··on T. S. Eliot, the Art of Poetry No. 1 (1959)
Interesting tidbit on the importance of keeping a day job:

I think that for me it’s been very useful to exercise other activities, such as working in a bank, or publishing even. And I think also that the difficulty of not having as much time as I would like has given me a greater pressure of concentration. I mean it has prevented me from writing too much. The danger, as a rule, of having nothing else to do is that one might write too much rather than concentrating and perfecting smaller amounts. That would be my danger.

dubrocks··on Charty for WhatsApp – Visualize WhatsApp chats
The name Charty is already taken on the App Store by an app that integrates with Siri Shortcuts. OP is an IP thief.
dubrocks··on Want to Solve Venture Capital's Diversity Problem? Start with Pension Funds
It’s not lifting, there’s just a higher degree of anonymity here.
dubrocks··on Zork source code, 1977
Looks like it's incompatible with Catalina (64-bit only)
dubrocks··on Broadcasting from Deep Space, a Mysterious Series of Radio Signals
Just because scientists can’t understand something doesn’t make it “mysterious.”
dubrocks··on The Human Brain Is a Time Traveler
Nope. Just pop-sci clickbait.
dubrocks··on New York Times Co. Reports $24M Profit, Thanks to Digital Subscribers
Not as trivially-bypassed on mobile, I presume.
dubrocks··on Twitter did not suspend Alex Jones or Infowars
Good. Political speech, which conspiracy theories are, is the speech most in need of protection.
dubrocks··on Apple's AirPods and Live Listen are a revolution for the hearing impaired
Yes it’s very common to get wax buildup. Just hit them with some rubbing alcohol and an electric toothbrush.
dubrocks··on [dead]
Early “programming jobs” were secretarial work
dubrocks··on Scientists find 'friendliness' genes that distinguish dogs from wolves
You could start by addressing his point and not appealing to "experts."
dubrocks··on Trump orders Postal Service review after blasting Amazon deal
That sounds like a excuse to wave off government accountability.
dubrocks··on Background checks pay for Checkr, which just raised $100M
Well look at you
dubrocks··on Transitioning Google URL Shortener to Firebase Dynamic Links
They use it internally
dubrocks··on Study produces 3D images that float
Must every discussion devolve into identity politics these days?
dubrocks··on Chelsea Manning files to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland
Most states restore voting rights for felons after a period of time.
dubrocks··on What the brain's wiring looks like
Funny, it looks about as complicated as I would have imagined it.
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