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marriedWpt··on MacBook 16-inch Fan Noise (2019)
Why can't you? Compiling iOS apps?

Otherwise anything an Apple product can do, a competitor does cheaper and better.

marriedWpt··on MacBook 16-inch Fan Noise (2019)
Given Apple's less than ethical history, I'm not sure it's reasonable to give them benefit of doubt.

They might have an excuse that fans can believe, but the real reason is to suppress bad press.

marriedWpt··on macOS Kernel Extensions are officially deprecated
This has everything to do with marketing, not hardware or OS or usability.

Just because someone is talented in CS, doesn't mean they can defend themselves from Marketing.

I imagine advanced users want full control over settings and programs. I recently needed to turn off signatures to get a compiler to work.

There doesn't seem to be a rational reason outside iOS compiling.

marriedWpt··on Your New Medical Credit Score Could Deny You Care
Can we call it a cartel market instead of private markets?

The various healthcare leaders use their wealth to strengthen their position through laws.

Most sectors cannot operate like US medical, they are their own beast.

marriedWpt··on macOS Kernel Extensions are officially deprecated
I never understood the reason an advanced user would buy an Apple product.

Is it compiling iOS apps for other people?

Given the high price and lack of qualities, I don't imagine many advanced users would buy anything from Apple.

marriedWpt··on The world's first Bitcoin-settled index futures
"It's possible to deposit, trade and withdraw without ever completing any KYC."

How is this legal?

marriedWpt··on Scaling to 100k Users
AWS seems like it would be expensive long term.

Between my issues with AWS currently and the exterior look of Amazon, I'm skeptical AWS is a good solution.

marriedWpt··on Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death
The private sector goes out of business. The government lives until it collapses.
marriedWpt··on Jeffrey Epstein's mystery bank came alive after his death
Your surprise that this happens under democracy- does that change your political views?

It doesn't change mine. The government is notorious for being corrupt and inefficient.

I hear this and it makes me horrified of the thought of government takeover of a sector.

marriedWpt··on Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID
The difference is extremely noticable. So yes.

I can open up 2 tabs and Firefox is still loading the page.

marriedWpt··on Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID
Ahh the good ol HN "stop using Google and start using Firefox" advertisement.

It's a bit odd to see this in every Google thread.

Btw, Firefox is too slow.

marriedWpt··on Gini coefficient
I think this is a bad way to gauge an economy.

If you want to look at why people are poor, I would look towards corruption rather than merely inequality. Or maybe people in a country are poor on paper but can afford a hundred dollars of luxuries a week.

Using gini reminds me of GIGO. You used a poor metric for information, your decisions are going to be poor.

marriedWpt··on Electric cars grab 44% market share in Norway in January
It's hard to understand why the stock is soaring. I don't think it has to do with sales.

Is it from inflation of USD due to the federal reserve? Is it a bubble with current owners fomo?

I really don't think it's Tesla being Tesla. They just aren't competitive in the luxury market or for a 35k USD car.

marriedWpt··on German banks are hoarding so many euros they need more vaults
Hasn't Japan already gone through the course?
marriedWpt··on German banks are hoarding so many euros they need more vaults
This makes sense to me, but I don't see democratic countries able to stop themselves before it's too late.

What comes after?

This exact problem is why I liked Bitcoin a few years ago. Although with the scaling issues, it seems less useful than I expected.

marriedWpt··on Google Maps Hacks
I've noticed this too, and as a result I cannot trust Google maps.

Is there any competitor I can check to confirm best routes?

marriedWpt··on The cup-of-coffee pricing fallacy
Maybe it's by design?

You aren't their target demographic.

People that do spend money on a cup of fast coffee would realize it's fine for their budget, and associate whatever offer with something affordable.

marriedWpt··on Plastic pollution: 'Hidden' chemicals build up in seabirds
The chem Engineer in me hates the general word "Chemical".

It's not descriptive, any (macro) matter is classified as chemical.

I find the words used to describe plastics is equally poor.

Is it nylon? Is it a polyurethane? Is it ABS? Is it all large chain chemicals? Or just low density? I could go on.

marriedWpt··on Lenovo now shipping Ubuntu on high end workstations in the US
I'm not sure how Ubuntu desktop became the standard for Linux desktop.

I love Ubuntu server, but some quick issues with Ubuntu desktop- Netflix needs a hard to install plugin, mouse acceleration cannot be disabled completely, unstable operating system installs that could break with a reboot or update.

Like I said, love ubuntu server, but I can't understand why Ubuntu desktop is recommended.

marriedWpt··on Health-records software pushed opioids to doctors in secret deal with drugmaker
Remember when physicians said they should be the only ones to give out antibiotics for our safety?

Can we totally kill that excuse for their monopoly?

We trusted the physician cartel for decades and they have made healthcare worse.

marriedWpt··on Illinois governor signs law capping insulin costs at $100 per month
This will either increase the price of insurance or cause people to take monthly trips to neighboring states.

Price ceilings don't work, I don't quite understand how people are elected when they don't understand high school level government/economics.

marriedWpt··on Illinois governor signs law capping insulin costs at $100 per month
Medicare isn't one gigantic entity though.

You get a Medicare provider, with an insurance company that you work with.

Yeah there's lots of layers of bureaucracy.