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yaomtc··on StreetComplete on iOS is now in public beta
That's when you hit "uh..." and leave a note with details. In an effort to keep things simple on a small screen it doesn't include every possible option. You can read the wiki to find the best way to tag it. https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/
yaomtc··on OsmAnd’s Faster Offline Navigation (2025)
Settings > Driving > Navigation settings > Route parameters > Allow private access
yaomtc··on The Forklift Certified License
FOS = Free and Open Source?
yaomtc··on The ADHD body double: A unique tool for getting things done
What type of ADHD do you have? Primarily inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or combined?
yaomtc··on Volkswagen seeks to counter rivals with budget EV model
The article doesn't say whether it will come to North America. Of the six numbered models, only the ID.4 made it over here. And we got the ID.Buzz minivan. The upcoming ID.1 and ID.2 seem to be launching only in the European market.
yaomtc··on Kaspersky exposes hidden malware on GitHub stealing personal data
I'd heard of gag orders, but I hadn't heard of secret court orders like that. I searched and found this:

https://www.aclu.org/news/national-security/secret-court-opi...

Do you know of other examples?

yaomtc··on America's "First Car-Free Neighborhood" Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?
There's also Mackinaw Island in Michigan, which has banned cars at the end of the 19th century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island

It only had a population of 583 permanent residents at last count, though. It's mostly a tourist destination.

yaomtc··on 0-click deanonymization attack targeting Signal, Discord, other platforms
Thanks for pointing that out, I missed the username change.
yaomtc··on 0-click deanonymization attack targeting Signal, Discord, other platforms
Given the twitter account was made in 2017, they would have been eight: https://x.com/hackermondev

And that bug report to Adobe was made when they would have been five years old: https://hackerone.com/daniel?type=user

yaomtc··on What will enter the public domain in 2025?
Let's not forget Opus. Not technically patent-free but it practically is. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_(audio_format)#Patent_cla...

Also Vorbis has always been patent free.

yaomtc··on Oppose the Patent-Troll-Friendly Prevail Act
According to the "take action" page, it's already gone up for a vote:

> UPDATE: The vote for PREVAIL has been set for Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024

But according to Congress.gov, it was just a committee meeting: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/222...

yaomtc··on Pidgin 3.0.0 Experimental 1 Announcement
Signal is open source but they only let the official builds connect to the official Signal servers
yaomtc··on Show HN: Tinder, but to decide what to eat
Great! Best of luck
yaomtc··on Show HN: Tinder, but to decide what to eat
Any plans to extend it to the other 60% of smartphone users?
yaomtc··on Concerns raised over Bitwarden moving further away from open source
Bad news there. https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-androi...
yaomtc··on Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be coming for your Tesla
No, that's Nassau County, New York. Not the entirety of New York. Says it right there in the article you linked. There's also a lawsuit challenging it, also linked at the end of the article.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-lawsuit-challen...

yaomtc··on Rockman / Mega Man source code (2013)
The Protomen. https://theprotomen.bandcamp.com/
yaomtc··on A Slower Speed of Light (2012)
Cool concept, but this game made me start to feel sick by the 5 minute mark when I finished it.
yaomtc··on Cloudflare CEO bought a newspaper to change reporting about his new house plans
To build, you need permitting. To get a permit, you need permission from the municipality. If the neighbors believe they will be adversely affected by the new building, they may petition the municipality to reject the new building or make them alter the plan, at which point it becomes a political issue, not a private home life issue.
yaomtc··on The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disk (2023)
They said BD-R. Blu-ray. Not many computers have Blu-ray drives compared to DVD.
yaomtc··on The window for great-grandmothers is closing
They didn't say "Nobody should be allowed to have more than two children". They simply have an opinion that people shouldn't, purposefully, have more than two children. Seems reasonable to me.
yaomtc··on Canva has acquired Affinity in an effort to compete with Adobe
Davinci Resolve is on par with Premiere. Quark XPress is a great replacement for InDesign. No need to rely on one company for every type of multimedia software.
yaomtc··on Electric car battery prices are going back down faster than expected (2023)
I really hope automakers don't start embracing touchscreens even more. Tactile feedback / muscle memory is important for safer operation. At least Mazda seems to get that[1], if only others would get over their minimalism obsession. Would embrace regulations requiring physical controls for most common tasks.

[1]: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1121372_why-mazda-is-pur...

yaomtc··on Gaining kernel code execution on an MTE-enabled Pixel 8
It's been around for 38 years. It's not going anywhere.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pain%20point

yaomtc··on Dead Air on the Incident Call
Zoom has breakout rooms
yaomtc··on Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study
They said tire dust, though, and I don't see an "edited" note there
yaomtc··on How dense is your city?
You've got it: cars ruin cities. And it can be undone. https://slate.com/business/2023/03/paris-car-ban-bikes-cycli...
yaomtc··on Final images of Ingenuity reveal an entire blade broke off the helicopter
How about in geosynchronous orbit? So the control facility doesn't have to deal with the fine particles.
yaomtc··on A practical guide to quitting your smartphone
Pocket full of keys? Sounds like a recipe for pain. Carabiner!
yaomtc··on The changing face of post-pandemic New York City
Also, that national network for travel needs to include a much higher percentage spent on intercity/regional rail than we currently do.
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