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Scharkenberg··on Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
The DMA poses big risks to Apple's profits.
Scharkenberg··on OpenAI's chaos does not add up
I have no idea if you are genuinely arguing in favor of or against something here, or just playing devil's advocate.
Scharkenberg··on EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals
Economies of scale / specialized production / labor costs / higher margins on "premium" production lines.
Scharkenberg··on D.C.'s ban on cashless businesses takes effect
Well, yes, but only a small fraction of the population buys something on a given day. It could be realistic, I don't know.
Scharkenberg··on EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals
It's not (just) because of externalities that that model costs 2199 USD.
Scharkenberg··on macOS Sonoma is available today
They rewrote almost all of the Taskbar code for Windows 11. This was the first major update to it since the introduction of the Superbar in Windows 7.
Scharkenberg··on macOS Sonoma is available today
Edge's implementation is better.
Scharkenberg··on Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for First Half of 2023
"Decent living" for the standards of year 2000 perhaps. Real wages stagnated for a long time while rich got relatively even richer. Furthermore, the structure of the economy has been changing, it's just that Germany is slow to adapt (perhaps more so because of its aging population).
Scharkenberg··on Germany Achieves Record 57.7% Renewable Energy Share for First Half of 2023
Electricity bill?

Electricity prices did not increase in April. They peaked last year and have been falling this year.

You are welcome.

Scharkenberg··on Android’s emergency call shortcut is flooding dispatchers with false calls
On my recent Samsung smartphone, the power button is below the volume buttons, on the same side of the device.
Scharkenberg··on Using a Mac without a network connection
It's a built-in and supported workaround, just intentionally hidden (because Microsoft wants the average Joe / the masses to use an online account). That's not something that a random person came up with, even if it's not advertised.
Scharkenberg··on Using a Mac without a network connection
IMO, that's the difference between straightforward and obvious. It's not obvious because Microsoft doesn't want it to be obvious. But one can totally tell a family member "press these keys, then type this command and press Enter" - non-technically inclined people couldn't care less about further explanation, only about the end goal. I've done more complicated troubleshooting over the phone...
Scharkenberg··on Using a Mac without a network connection
There is a straightforward workaround, namely Shift+F10 -> OOBE\BYPASSNRO.
Scharkenberg··on Why is remote work seen as a gift?
Munich has spiralled out of control in this aspect.
Scharkenberg··on Twitter's API is down?
He haphazardly ordered turning off "bloated" microservices, including the one responsible for sending auth codes via SMS for 2FA... Learning through mistakes is a thing particularly for newbies, but a CEO should absolutely have a clue about not micromanaging, especially in areas he practically doesn't understand and after firing most people who do.
Scharkenberg··on The Windows Subsystem for Android now runs Android 13 in beta
Either you did not answer my specific question, or I don't get your point.
Scharkenberg··on The Windows Subsystem for Android now runs Android 13 in beta
If of interest, one can also pre-install Google Play Services during the prep work for sideloading WSA.
Scharkenberg··on The Windows Subsystem for Android now runs Android 13 in beta
Is there anything stopping anyone from offering and maintaining an open-source store with open-source extensions for VS Codium?
Scharkenberg··on German state of Hesse has banned the use of Microsoft 365 in its schools
> Most of our systems here are equipped with 8 GB only, where it's 15.75% as said by somebody else.

520/8192 = 0.0635

Scharkenberg··on Show HN: Firefox Addon to Filter NSFW Content
Because I was at -1 after just 10 minutes and no one was engaging in discussion about why what I said would not be correct?

And, please, let's not pretend to be socially inept machines - everyone here chooses to ignore a guideline or two when it's convenient - at least I was looking for actual feedback, as I was sincerely puzzled by the situation.

Scharkenberg··on Show HN: Firefox Addon to Filter NSFW Content
General reminder: BDSM does not imply "man dom, woman sub". In fact it doesn't even imply how many people are involved and what their genders are.

Edit: Why am I being downvoted for pointing out something objectively true?

Scharkenberg··on Windows Subsystem For Linux a.k.a. WSL 1.0.0 released
No, the 2 in WSL2 refers to the generation (i.e. the one with VM architecture). This release simply "graduates" WSL2 from pre-release (0.xx days in quasi-semantic versioning). It's still WSL2 and for most intents and purposes the specific version of the package should be irrelevant, especially if one is using the Store-published version. It's not the only moving part anyway, as WSLg and the kernel are updated separately.
Scharkenberg··on Overton's window creates opportunities for the brave
The initiative lies squarely on the interested country. No other entity can decide to start that process. Whether NATO members take the interested country in or not is another matter. And it still has nothing to do with Russia itself. Let alone that its border with NATO countries hadn't changed in nearly two decades.
Scharkenberg··on Two Marriott Hotels Introduce New Junk Fee
Even if we assume you have a point there, are people staying at city A's hotels the ones voting in city A's elections?
Scharkenberg··on Overton's window creates opportunities for the brave
Your reply removes all agency from individual countries who independently decided to join NATO. Reminds me of certain whataboutist, bothsidist discourse in circles outside YN too.
Scharkenberg··on Apple Execs on iMessage for Android (2013)
Probably referring to sharing them as "Documents" (files).
Scharkenberg··on Show HN: Reveddit.com: Improving online discourse with transparent moderation
Hmm, doesn't seem very flexible, so it's not of much use to our subreddit. No wonder no mod has bothered to turn it on.
Scharkenberg··on Show HN: Reveddit.com: Improving online discourse with transparent moderation
Automoderator can be manually configured to perform actions on posts and comments that fit certain criteria, though as far as I know, it's not as extensive as, say, a bot that one would program themselves and tailor the needs of their own subreddit.

There is also the "approved users" feature [1], but it requires manual intervention for every particular user, and I am not sure whether it practically serves any purpose in public subreddits. Reddit claims it does, but when we tested it a few years ago, it did not work correctly. In any case, I do not recommend it for public subreddits with more than 1k daily users.

[1] https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009164452

Scharkenberg··on Show HN: Reveddit.com: Improving online discourse with transparent moderation
Subs cannot "shadowban" users themselves. Either one banned and gets a notice, or one isn't banned at all. Comment removal initiated by moderators themselves is not "shadowbanning" - that's something Reddit's automated mechanisms (and maybe admins too) do. I think you meant "content removal without explanation" instead.

I will say, however, that for about half a year now or even more, reddit's own anti-spam detection has been filtering too many posts in a sub (60k big) that I co-moderate, to the point where we've had to manually reinstate up to a dozen posts on specific days.

Scharkenberg··on I fought the PayPal and I won
I am in Germany too, currently with Deutsche Bank but moving to ING.

I've never been in a situation where a next-day SEPA transfer wasn't good enough though.

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