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I definitely don't miss it. Sure, it was great pressing into the keyboard to move your text cursor position, but it was a feature that most users didn't know about (and would never find about since there was usually no visual affordance).

Why would Apple keep hardware that most people didn't know about and didn't use?

I do miss the headphone jack, but clearly Apple is not bringing that back.

yup, using netlify was way easier for my custom domain. I looked into cloudflare pages, but I didn't want to move my domain (DNS) over to cloudflare

So much of many people's digital identity depends on Google/Apple (or FB/Twitter/etc). This is a huge dependency problem.

Clearly Google doesn't want to do support, but this seems like an opportunity to me. If they offer in-house (US based) support that can actually resolve the issue for a fee, they would improve countless users' lives. Actual support would be infinitely better than the current black hole of oblivion any time an automated processes flags something.

( I realize paying for support isn't popular, but it seems like the only way 1.) Google would care about helping you and 2.) reduce support ticket volume. )

I agree. Marketing is hard.

With nearly zero Twitter followers, posting to Twitter is a black hole. Even posting to reddit is posting to a black hole unless you get really lucky (lots of upvotes and engagement).

It's a chicken and egg problem. How do you get the word out when nobody listens to what you have to say?

TFA:

> what's the root cause of all of this?

> Amazon courting overseas manufacturers and sellers at all costs.

Why though? How does it benefit Amazon to have endless, no-name, bad quality listings? It makes the consumer experience awful & dangerous, not to mention the continued lowering trust in the marketplace.

As others have mentioned, it's often better to go to Target/Walmart/Costco/etc to buy from a reputable supply chain (instead of risking getting counterfeit goods from Amazon).

Amazon excels on shipping speed (logistics), but why bother when it's mostly garbage that sometimes gets returned?

Yeah, the old design could perform better if it loads faster and has an easier to find CTA (order button).

Wonder if OP could A/B test the two designs?

They are constantly running Pokemon Go fests. Berlin just wrapped up and Seattle is later this month https://pokemongolive.com/en/events/gofest-2022-seattle/

These are ticketed (monetized), location specific events for players.

Could Niantic do a better job? Yes

> I just wish somebody was still going to build an actual location-based Pokemon game.

Pokemon Go is absolutely a "location-based Pokemon game" today. The mechanics are simplified from the mainline console games, but it's definitely location-based Pokemon.

Niantic has received a lot of (warranted IMO) criticism. That said, they did make some positive improvements during the Covid era:

They increased the interaction radius for Pokestops & Gyms. They actually reverted it (at the "end" of covid), faced a giant backlash, and un-reverted it (back to the increased radius). This is a rare occurrence of Niantic actually listening to the community.

They introduced remote raid passes. Remote raids are great in a pandemic since you can raid with friends from anywhere. I assume these generate a lot of income for Niantic since it's sold for 250 coins (now 300 coins) for 3 passes. What's baffling to me is how they are constantly discouraging users from doing remote raids.

They are not requiring you to pay a monthly fee. The feature is available as a $18 monthly fee OR a 1 time $406 fee.

[TFA](https://www.motor1.com/news/597376/bmw-heated-seats-subscrip...) says:

> Should you want the feature permanently, that'll set you back $406.

Yeah, Costco has OK selection and OK/good prices. The downside for groceries is the bulk sizing can be much more than you want to buy.

Their return policy is also very good. Obviously do not abuse this (or you are being a jerk). This means you can buy things without hesitation since you can easily return it should you run into an issue later.

Shopping for appliances is not easy.

For my recent purchase, I looked at wirecutter as a starting point and bought from Costco. Also I got a 3rd party extended warranty (since you never know with water-using appliances).

According to Wirecutter (NYT): "If you’re a member, Costco offers the cheapest delivery and installation of the big national chains, you’ll get an additional year of warranty coverage for many products, and it will help you make warranty claims with the manufacturer."

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/where-to-buy-appl...

While I don't like how annoying Apple is with service upselling (iCloud, Music, Arcade), at least they moved iPhone backup from iTunes to Finder. So their local iPhone backup process is being maintained over time.

I don't have issues with my computer (PC or Mac) detecting my iPhone. Generally need to make sure iPhone is unlocked after plugging it in. What is tough is the large size of my iPhone (X gb) and how small my Mac's HD is (2X gb).

Address validation is not 100% reliable, so systems should have an override "Yes, this is my address" option. Unfortunately many forms assume address validation is foolproof, so there is no mechanism for entering in your actual address. It just gets rejected.

As a customer, I wanted to buy something and the website wouldn't accept my address (since it wouldn't accept any "/" characters). Guess what? There are plenty of addresses in the US with "/", such as 50 1/2 Foobar Street. Address validation does not always work, so companies shouldn't act that way.

This is not unique to HN.

Social media, reddit, etc. - everyone just comments on whatever they want. Reading TFA is absolutely not a prerequisite for discussion.

Streaming services have no pretense of ownership. You can watch whatever they happen to have as long as you keep paying.

When you buy a title on Amazon, Apple, etc., the digital services are selling you on "ownership". In theory, this will be in your account forever (without any money changing hands after the initial transaction). The reality is obviously not so simple.

Disagree. If a restaurant is listed on uber eats, the customer (johnebgd) should expect to get their order right the vast majority of time.

Why should it be the customer's problem to figure out the implementation detail (delivery for new places, not in-house)?

This is no longer the case. I read the link jkubicek posted and it mentions you can get it on amazon.

Sensodyne repair & protect with novamin (pack of 6): https://www.amazon.com/Sensodyne-repair-protect-novamin-pack...

Looking forward to the future where wearable exoskeletons/exomuscle provide endurance, possible reduced injury, strength, etc.

If the market is going to sell us AR glasses, a wearable ecosystem could provide battery power and shift weight around (away from your head). This system would provide power for any number of accessories (phone, watch, earbuds, etc).

> Anything else: if you don't have a site you trust, then the only recourse is to look at LOTS of sites and read between the lines. By "sites" I also include "user forums."

That's why Wirecutter is useful: convenience. They might not have the best product recommendations, but for items they "review", they provide an easy to click button to buy the product.

No offense, but reading random review sites, reddit, yelp, forums, misc google SEO landing pages with affiliate links, etc to try to find the best product is a huge pain. If I can go to 1 review site that is good enough and just buy the thing, the convenience often wins out.

My car is not a Tesla, so I can go to a variety of places to get service. Sorry if you misread and thought I was referencing independent Tesla service shops.

> Really? In the experience of myself and my friends, dealer repair is at best hit-and-miss and at worst feels downright dishonest... most of the people I know who felt "in the know" always used third-party repair people that they trusted.

Agree. I use dealers since they are the ones who provide authorized recall repairs. Otherwise, I go to the local, independent for much faster & cheaper service.

Dealerships have a really bad reputation so they are sometimes called stealerships.

I'd like a modern day remake of Sony's Infantry. The community was a large part of it too, so it's not just remaking the game (itself) and calling it a day.

I know there's http://www.freeinfantry.com/, but for whatever reason, I haven't gotten into it.

About 4 hours ago today, I was trying to pay for food with my Chase card. It wasn't working even though I input the card information correctly. I strongly suspect it was related to this outage.

For some reason, I was able to bypass the Chase issue by using Apple Pay (in app).

For years now, I've seen many restaurants rely on an Instagram account instead of an actual website. It's definitely easier for them to create an IG account than to pay someone (or a service) for a website. Also, posting to IG lets them market to their audience (instead of posting it to a website that presumably fewer people visit).

Shame since I often want to view their menu, and IG is really aggressive about not showing you profiles & images unless you login. Viewing their menu on a 3rd party site (Google Maps, Yelp, delivery services, etc) is subpar and often out of date.

Yeah, the use case is pretty clear. It allows non-technical people to easily & quickly take a selfie video.

I'm disappointed in the video quality, but I'm looking forward to the extreme ease of use. Press 1 button and watch it go.

Yeah, DJI is much more capable, but their drone pairing process (remote, drone, and app) is very painful & confusing.

Mom & Dad? aka parents

Very neat.

I wonder if you could put the canvas/flashlight controls in a fixed corner of the page (instead of inline as you scroll up & down). Fixed, omnipresent controls would be more video game like.

Interested in fun (or useful) iOS & web projects. Also interested in meeting Southern California (LA) people

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