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msh··on iOS Kindle app now has a ‘get book’ button after changes to App Store rules
Amazon have already removed the link once so why not again. Originally in the kindle app there was a link to get books, which opened safari, which they later removed.
msh··on What went wrong with wireless USB
Bluetooth took off before wireless usb did and was allready useful to people when wusb came a long. It was also lower power so you could do peripherals that was smaller and longer lived.
msh··on I use zip bombs to protect my server
Its sad software like citydesk died and did not evolve into multiuser applications.
msh··on Ask HN: Best audiobooks you've listened to recently? (Cosmic horror/non-fiction)
For cosmic horror “a colder war” by Charlie stross is great.
msh··on Apple and Meta fined millions for breaching EU law
There is android. Works pretty well in China without any google services.
msh··on Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move
qnap seems to have a similar app ecosystem, or is there a quality difference? I have only used QNAP NAS devices so I dont know.
msh··on OpenWrt Two Approval
What devices are you comparing? I don’t see anything near those price differences.
msh··on LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs
Only office works quite well: https://www.onlyoffice.com/office-for-android.aspx
msh··on The Wright brothers invented the airplane, right? Not if you're in Brazil
I guess this kind of invention also depends on a few things outside what is technically possible:

Do you have enough flat surfaces where the wheels will work in the places people travel.

How cheap and dependable can you build it without adding too much weight to the luggage.

Are there enough people traveling and carrying their own luggage for them to purchase this.

msh··on Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones
No, they would on their own phones automate sending spam to the iMessage network using ble at the interface.
msh··on Ask HN: How to backup iCloud images to second cloud provider
You can do the same with iCloud for windows
msh··on Shares of Starlink's European rival Eutelsat have tripled
The chip in your phone (or non intel computer) would like to disagree. It is most likely manufactured using tech from the EU (ASML).
msh··on Mozilla site down due to "overdue hosting payments" [fixed]
Is this a case of can’t pay? It sounds more like a error. So you would loose out on future revenue.
msh··on Mozilla site down due to "overdue hosting payments" [fixed]
Suspending a service is one thing. Advertising that it’s due to non paid bills is inexcusable.

Also consider how many bridges you would burn if it’s in error. Or it’s a disputed payment.

msh··on Introducing a terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox
By the wording here there are many Netflix shows you could not watch using Firefox.
msh··on Spotify's Beta Used 'Pirate' MP3 Files, Some from Pirate Bay (2017)
Dropbox actually took action on shared files if piracy was reported. Megaupload made systems that faked they took action.
msh··on Alexa+
This is a local only version: https://www.jollamind2.com/
msh··on 5G networks meet consumer needs as mobile data growth slows
5g Home internet is getting common
msh··on 5G networks meet consumer needs as mobile data growth slows
Steam and the ps5 store can fill out my 1 gigabits connection.
msh··on 5G networks meet consumer needs as mobile data growth slows
In my part of the world 5g actually is rolled out on lower frequencies than 4g so I actually get better coverage.
msh··on ElevenReader by ElevenLabs
I feel conflicted about this. I somewhat agreeing with you, but the other hand not needing voice actors is a big help to people with disabilities that prevent them from reading.
msh··on Surnames from nicknames nobody has any more
Not until recently as such. In Denmark it became illegal to form them from the fathers name in 1828.
msh··on Asahi Linux lead developer Hector Martin resigns from Linux kernel
OSX would like to disagree with you.
msh··on Dropbox to Reincorporate in Nevada
As a non American, what is the significance of this?
msh··on No one is disrupting banks – at least not the big ones
There are different sorts of loans that you can do in different ways. It certainly does not fit a short pdf (I am not in the US). So it’s nice to have someone walk you through that consequences of the different choices.
msh··on No one is disrupting banks – at least not the big ones
I have had video chats with my bank. The video part was not super important but nice given the magnitude of the transaction (house loan things). The more important part was the screensharing to sho the advisors calculations and other info.
msh··on The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a disaster
I dont like windows these days but I still think they have made several useful things in the last 30 years:

C#/.NET Windows 95 Windows 2000 Windows XP WSL SQL server

for a start.

msh··on Using eSIMs with devices that only have a physical SIM slot via a 9eSIM SIM car
you can buy travel esim packages like arialo, that gives you easy data in a lot of countris.
msh··on Nvidia's Project Digits is a 'personal AI supercomputer'
The odroid H series. But that packs a x86 cpu.
msh··on SrsRAN: Open-Source 4G/5G
yes.
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