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It's not very 'connected' in that sense? Just connected to your phone to sync your tracked steps.

And it's borderline fraud, I think I saw an apartment on Streeteasy where they were able to 'fit' an entire desk, drawers and a queen size bed, obviously these image models just scale these down to proportions that just don't exist in real life.

the actual bedroom could only fit queen size bed ;(

ms7mon Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness

This works really well in the Tesla Ubers here in NYC when i'm working on my MacBook :)

ms7mon AI Product Graveyard

Domain unreachable being marked as 'dead' just makes this whole list kinda not helpful?

Just the first item I can see https://tooldirectory.ai/tools/letterdrop-ai-content-creatio... but the site just looks fine? https://letterdrop.com/

Maybe some of these are not really dead but thriving enough they are able to get a proper .com domain :^)

ms7mon Two pilots dead after plane and ground vehicle collide at LaGuardia

Unrelated United aborted takeoff, as well as reported some odors in the cabin from the flight attendants.

ms7mon Show HN: WalletWallet – create Apple passes from anything

A personal use case: my local gym that issues only physical barcode cards -- I used a different app (similar in this style) that allowed me keep it on my apple watch / iPhone instead

ms7mon Texas is suing all of the big TV makers for spying on what you watch

This is especially annoying and just incredibly creepy -- I was watching a clip of Smiling Friends on YouTube (via my Apple TV), and I suddenly got a banner telling me to watch this on HBO Max.

I never felt more motivated to pi-hole the TV.

ms7mon A story about bypassing air Canada's in-flight network restrictions

I don't think so, compared to transcontinental, which lately (before Starlink) has been using the cell towers on the ground + satellite backhaul -- even paying would probably still result in a garbage experience.

ms7mon Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians

> The disclosures caused alarm among senior Microsoft executives, sparking concerns that some of its Israel-based employees may not have been fully transparent about their knowledge of how Unit 8200 used Azure when questioned as part of the review.

Highly likely, or at least a bit naive -- Completely reasonable to have local staff for a contract this big, but Microsoft should have independently 'double-checked' sooner

ms7mon Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it

No, if an iPhone is iCloud locked, you're not able to use the phone unless you enter the password of the account.

ms7mon Autopay is making us worse at managing credit-card bills

The only economic benefit I see with credits are the rewards/protections it provides for everyday purchases. Here in the states, we don't have a cap on interchange rates for merchants. This trickles down into benefits (For example on my Amex card)

- 1 year extra warranty on top of my purchases, with return protection if the merchant

- Points / 'Cash Back' (much higher multiplier) that can be used to purchase airline tickets or gift cards

This is essentially free money and protections if you use the credit card and fully pay it off, but obviously, most Americans carry balances over and the interest charges basically negate any rewards.

ms7mon Ipmitool Repository Archived, Developer Suspended by GitHub

> US law does not apply to foreign nationals residing in a foreign country.

I don't think parent meant it in the context of US Law, but more as a general statement, is it a reasonable precaution by MS to ban X solely on the actions of their government?

ms7mon Google to end support for OnHub routers in 2022

> You won’t be able to update things like Wi-Fi network settings, add additional Wifi devices, or run speed tests.

Wow, I'm not familiar if users are forced to use the Google Home app, but that seems a bit drastic to stop users from even changing the most basic settings?

ms7mon Google Offices to Mandate Vaccines

Emergency Authorization also allows for production of the vaccine to happen alongside testing [0]..

Compared to Approval -> Production. If they drop the emergency use, technically they would need to stop production of the vaccine..

[0] https://vaccine.unchealthcare.org/science/vaccine-approval/w...

ms7mon Safari adopts the Chrome/Firefox extension model

It does not. There is a handful of APIs that are blocked.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/saf...

ms7mon TikTok: Logs, Logs, Logs

> No but there's evidence of CCP propaganda already, just try to make a video about Taiwan, Hong-Kong or the insecurity issues within China and notice your account being banned.

https://www.tiktok.com/tag/uighur https://www.tiktok.com/tag/hongkongprotests

Go to any of the hashtags for those issues and you'll find the hashtag still active, people bringing awareness and jokes about how they'll be banned.