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megaremote··on WeWTF
It is not free or magic to do that.
megaremote··on Virgin Media (UK) stores passwords in plain text, sends them through the mail
> I get everyone replying to virgins Twitter account in disgust, but let’s be honest, the person on the other end of that most likely won’t be technical, nor will there be much chance of them relaying it on. They will reply then go home for the day.

Then why are they responding to a technical issue? And you may say they will not pass on information, but it is one channel we have of contacting, possible the only one.

megaremote··on AI startup claims to automate app making but actually just uses humans
Do a quick audit. Get a technical person to submit a sample, and find out what their AI returns. The result to examine should be almost instant.
megaremote··on Google Warns Developers That All New Android Apps Require 3 Days for Approval
Wow, Apple is down to a day for brand new apps.
megaremote··on The IT Guy vs. the Con Artist
Also the fact it crashed on a Sunday when no one was supposed to be at work.
megaremote··on The IT Guy vs. the Con Artist
Or, get her an ipad.
megaremote··on The not so hidden cost of sharing code between iOS and Android
Ah Xamarin, what a horrible mess. Limited UI, limited support, constantly breaking. Never again.

And the same problem with using C++, you have to build the app around it, rather than using the best arch for android and ios.

megaremote··on Danish bank launches negative interest rate mortgage
> But there’s nothing stopping anyone from paying back the entire mortgage in 10 years.

Apart from not having the money.

megaremote··on Mercedes-Benz pre-safe sound
Fantastic, someone driving a deadly vehicle responsible for 40,000 deaths every single year, and now they can't even hear anything either.

Hey, but as long as you are ok, right?

megaremote··on Yield Curves Invert in U.S., U.K
> Take myself for example. I have had my IQ tested three times, and the lowest value was 147. I would say that objectively speaking I am not dumb. I must qualify this with the fact that I was a child all three times so there was a correction factor involved which would not apply now, so my IQ is probably lower today.

What you say is a great explanation, and makes sense, but then you go on about IQ as if it means something?

megaremote··on What It Takes to Hire 10 Employees in San Francisco
> You are basically paying to hire someone whose only job is to keep in touch with great people.

And all the other companies they work for.

megaremote··on Domino’s launches e-bike delivery to compete with UberEats, DoorDash
I mean, of course, anything near cars is unsafe. People, bikes, animals, anything. Cars kill 3 people every single day in Australia.
megaremote··on Fewer Than Half of Google Searches Now Result in a Click
The funny thing is this used to happen. In the early days, you ask a simple question, you would get the answer in the search results, before they introduced feature snippets. The problem was, because no one was clicking on these useful sites, they were downgraded in the listings to sites that hid the useful info so you had to click on it.
megaremote··on If You Lose Your iPhone, You Can’t Pay Your Apple Card Bill on the Web
Now you can get it to send the code to your phone number, no matter what. Thankfully. Saves me when I lost all my equipment due to a sailing accident.
megaremote··on Colombia fines Uber more than $629k for obstructing regulatory visit
> "legal if not specifically prohibited"

Yeah, I look forward to new forms of pollution just being dumped everywhere, new weapons that are automatically allowed.

megaremote··on NULL license plate not such a bright idea
I mean, in what world can you cash travelers cheques at a dairy queen?
megaremote··on NULL license plate not such a bright idea
So, you were just running red lights, and you think this is a hack worth bragging about?
megaremote··on The worst sales promotion in history: Hoover's free flight fiasco
It is called a joke.
megaremote··on US Navy will replace touchscreen with mechanical controls on its destroyers
They do make them. People keep pretending they don't exist without even looking for them.
megaremote··on How Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the computers of the day [video]
It isn't hard, but there are a lot of options, and a lot of units ends up taking a while.
megaremote··on Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to Invest
Or target the tax cuts at the poor who will spend it on goods and services.
megaremote··on Solar Powered Raspberry Pi Camera
Wow surprised at the 100W solar panel. Is that overkill?

Still, very cool project.

megaremote··on Disney Announces $12.99 Bundle for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+
Its easy when you don't need to make money from it. Netflix makes all its money from subscription, so has to actually cover their costs. Disney makes most of its money from parks, merch and movies.
megaremote··on MoviePass Worked Out Great
It is complicated. The share US theaters pay studios changes each week. So studios want films with up front popularity, studios want sleeper hits.
megaremote··on Europe is edging towards making post-car cities a reality
No, they do no. Hardly anyone does.
megaremote··on Scientists cook up new recipes for taking salt out of seawater
Rice doesn't need much water. It is just easier to grow it like that.
megaremote··on Electric scooters aren't as eco-friendly as they seem, study finds
Still 1000x better than cars, and anything that gets people out of their cars is great.
megaremote··on Would you accept cheaper rent in exchange for a monthly Amazon purchasing quota?
No smart tv or mobile then?
megaremote··on Would you accept cheaper rent in exchange for a monthly Amazon purchasing quota?
> If you have a $400 committed spend for a $500 rent discount,

That makes no sense, who wouldn't do that. It would be more like $250 rent discount for $500 purchases.

megaremote··on Why does unsubscribing from a newsletter take “a few days”?
Oh, of course, double check every single email just before it is sent, that will not impact the server very much. Except it will. By a lot.
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