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My bad. I read the article but I must have skimmed past the section about DPAN being randomized because I don't remember seeing it. The majority of my attention went the last part about personal details where I thought it was pretty obvious. Short attention span.

The biggest difference is that no internet connection is required for the authentication because the bank trusts the user's device. CC number is randomized per transaction so that the merchant does not receive the real CC number.

I've seen cases contactless payment is not supported only for a particular brand and I believe it's because of missing software update on the payment terminal.

I would give them a pass because the demo demonstrates that the windows ARM-to-x64 is mature enough for AAA games (assuming they are not cherry picked). The lack of performance is disappointing but their new chip is competing with base apple silicon and Intel/AMD integrated graphics so it's not egregiously bad or anything.

If you use your laptop as a laptop, the ideal charging habit is 100% and stop worrying about it. You paid for 100% of the battery, you want to use 100% of the battery. It doesn't make sense to artificially cripple the product to extend the life of the device for a questionable period.

Unless it's a desktop with ups, in which case it should stay at 50%-80%.

I don't think so, because third party app store isn't going to lift an iOS restriction on JIT.

That's been happening for at least a year for me on Gmail.

I do hope that they would steer some of their resources from Apple Arcade into cross platform porting toolkits.

I think the fundamental problem still remains that games unlike softwares are media and cannot be substituted with equivalents. By pushing their proprietary tech and neglecting native macOS ecosystem over the years, Apple has willingly pushed themselves in to the same corner as with console makers where they cannot compete with the value proposition of PC because of the overwhelming majority of exclusive titles that only run on PC. It's either all or nothing in terms of game coverage, because that's what ultimately allows consumers to "buy one device for (mostly) everything" for a hobby that takes significant upfront investment unlike netflix and hulu for example.

True, Windows will never be as locked down as macOS that only runs on Apple designed custom ARM hardware. I guess my skepticism comes from my expectation that my Windows computer should be able to run games (unlike my macbook which holds personal data and work), and remote attestation is going to be used first in anticheats.

The problem is, significant portion of "real games" used to run on macOS, and all PC games used to run on BootCamp. Now native mac games are all but extinct and cross-platform toolkits seem to be very hit and miss depending on the games (for now).

Yes, Tim Cook could flip a switch and my mac would become activation locked. Considering that Windows 11 has been working really hard to sneak remote attestation below our noses (and other stuff), I think it's safe to cross out Windows as well.

Now that their MacBooks come with 120hz screens with acceptable response time (unlike their early 120hz screens), the value proposition for hackintosh isn't as alluring for me. Previously, I've been worried about the T2 chip and the trend of Apple locking down MacOS, which also turned out to be less of an issue that I thought. The only area that saw significant retreat in macos is gaming.

On the subject of copy pasting, does anyone else use the browser's address bar as a quick way to get rid of line breaks? Ideally, I would prefer a less janky way but I do it too infrequently to justify a dedicated program.

As someone that has used M1 Macbook Air for a few years, I can confirm that this is absolutely non-issue unless when you compile for an extended duration.

Overnight trains in Japan are all but extinct now. Only two remain (but really, one). It seems that the economics just don't add up.