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SalimoS··on Software Jailbreak for Any Kindle
rm -r /Volumes/Kindle/system/.assets

Then

touch /Volumes/Kindle/system/.assets

I tried it but it only worked for couples of days

Got it from the script https://github.com/mariopepe/KindleAdRemover/blob/master/Kin...

SalimoS··on Ask HN: What are the languages used in gaming?
It depends with the game engine you’re using (most popular is unreal engine which use C++, then there is Unity which use C#)
SalimoS··on The bottom is dropping out of Netflix
Amazon prime UI and search is kinda shit, but if I found an interesting show to watch (to be honest I’m using tiktok as my recommandation engine) I search for it then continue watching from the Apple TV app
SalimoS··on The bottom is dropping out of Netflix
Can’t agree more, the difference in watching Netflix on Xbox one and Apple TV is noticeable (also the fact that there isn’t integration with the Apple TV app is the solo reason I’m most likely to finish my tv show from Amazon prime compared to Netflix (because let’s face it it’s not Netflix and chill anymore now we have to check more than a sub. app to find what to watch
SalimoS··on An Ode to Apple’s Hide My Email
I remember Starzplay didn’t accept the + in my email when I tried it (technically I signed up but couldn’t login anymore )
SalimoS··on Ask HN: Is Apple down?
Yes, got a notification that Apple private relay is unavailable

And another notification that it’s back online 40min later

SalimoS··on macOS’s ancient problems still exist in 2022
and this exemple show either the writer don’t understand how macOS really work or he just trying to force the Windows way unsuccessfully
SalimoS··on Ukraine Is Trying to Goad the US into World War III
Wasn’t the reason of the invasion the Ukraine wanting to join the NATO which was a big no inside the same scraps of paper ?

(That’s what I understood)

SalimoS··on Git.io no longer accepts new URLs
I’m sure that the real reason for Twitter to use t.co is analytics and more control over the platform.
SalimoS··on Piracy release group EVO ‘blames’ movie industry for its popularity
I think you mean copying not stealing
SalimoS··on Playstation 5 root keys obtained
I am primary an iOS developer so I’m not interested in a MacBook + a PC setup

So for gaming i choose an xbox console and for the 70$ Price I subscribed to xbox game pass ultimate (it’s 15$/mo) but I have access to all 1st party games day one with more than 200 games in the backlog which I don’t have time to play them

SalimoS··on Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors
Why no one is talking about the base 14" 8-Core CPU and 14-Core GPU but not a single mention in the presentation ?

How the new M1 Pro 8 core compared the the M1 8 core ?

SalimoS··on MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch
Why no one is talking about the base 14" 8-Core CPU and 14-Core GPU but not a single mention in the presentation ?

How the new M1 Pro 8 core compared the the M1 8 core ?

SalimoS··on Ask HN: What’s your current dev laptop?
2012 non Retina MacBook Pro 15" (macOS Big Sur using patched sur) because I’m a “looking for job” iOS developer freelancer (with Ruby on Rails from time to time)

So waiting the 14" Apple Silicon on Monday for the jump

SalimoS··on Apple Watch Series 7
It depends, I only use it to increase/decrease the music volume of the iPhone but can’t live without it
SalimoS··on Apple Watch Series 7
That’s weird, my series 4 that I bought on October 18’, use it every day (except in the shower) and of curse when I swim (we have a sea not an ocean but it’s the same) and I never had/have an issue
SalimoS··on Apple iMessage Zero-Click Hacks
Wouldn’t be not parsing incoming media unless it’s for someone from contact is a first step that can reduce largely the thread ?

So it will stay the same for people in your contact list but a new touch to load for message from unknown person

SalimoS··on Apple’s crackdown on multicast
there is the facebook watch application on smart tv
SalimoS··on PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
Because there is a difference between identification and authentication and unfortunately the Touch/Face ID mixed then
SalimoS··on PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations
You can push the lock button many time (when pulling you phone from the pocket for example) and it will require lock the phone and require to use your passcode
SalimoS··on WriteFreely – An open source platform for building a writing space on the web
> So, if you want to empower a distributed network of personal websites, you also need a powerful "indexing" engine that continuously fetches and catalogues all the new content being published by all these people for easy discovery

Isn’t this just rss with extra steps ?

If I’m interested in content I will most likely subscribe to his RSS feeds

SalimoS··on Apple admits it ranked its Files app ahead of competitor Dropbox
> barely noted as an ad

I don’t know what version you use but in iOS 14 the ad is clearly mentioned and the ad element have a distinct light blue background and all the other elements have w white color !

SalimoS··on Xbox co-pilot mode changed disabled sister’s life
Won’t that be cheating ? (That’s how aimbot work on warzone and many fps on PC )
SalimoS··on (invalid link) Graphs You Need to See to Understand AI in 2021
You should remove the .html otherwise the page won’t open and instead you get « AccessDeniedAccess »
SalimoS··on HaveIBeenPwned adds yesterday's Facebook breach
From the leak, its only 6 million and there are many duplication accounts (you will see two entry for the same account if it have 2 phone number )
SalimoS··on Robinhood is facing nearly 50 lawsuits over GameStop frenzy
There is an episode on NPR https://www.npr.org/2021/02/02/963466346/robinhoods-very-bad...
SalimoS··on Another free CA as an alternative to Let's Encrypt
Isn’t the hash ( before the . Onion) is the public key ?

So technically we don’t need a cert for onion

SalimoS··on Apple cuts App Store commission to 15% for developers who earned less than $1M/Y
Actual title of the post is « Apple cuts App Store commission rate to 15% for many developers with new Small Business Program » but I edit it because of title limit
SalimoS··on It’s Time to Get Back to RSS
i don't know about you how you use your iOS device if you do but after installing an RSS reader (NetNewsWire is an excellent open source app) you can share the webpage/website/blog using the share menu and it will be added to your RSS reader
SalimoS··on Mac sandbox escape
And to explain his argument he explained

> However, when an app such as TextEdit with the "com.apple.security.files.user-selected.executable" entitlement saves a file, it removes the quarantine extended attribute!

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