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bestnameever··on Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux
You can use the app that is the subject of this thread:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tether-linux-companion/id67620...

bestnameever··on Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones
Isn't some of this information encrypted, if the app developer chooses?
bestnameever··on Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android
Another vote for Adguard. it works perfectly.
bestnameever··on Toll roads are spreading in America
> Heavier users of the road ways end up contributing more to the maintenance of the public good.

Heavier users aren't causing the damage though. Heavy vehicles like busses and semi's cause the most damage.

bestnameever··on Are consumers just tech debt to Microsoft?
They only attacked Windows at the very end of their statement.
bestnameever··on EVs are depreciating faster than gas-powered cars
How are EV's progressing fast?
bestnameever··on Pixel 10 Phones
I'm able to just use faceid or put in my passcode.
bestnameever··on Pixel 10 Phones
Apple doesn't track anywhere close to the amount of data that Google collects. Equating them is very disingenuous, IMO.
bestnameever··on Tesla used car prices keep plumetting, dips below average used car
I determine when to change the oil in my car based on how the engine sounds.
bestnameever··on Tesla used car prices keep plumetting, dips below average used car
That 2022 car has maybe 12 more years before the battery will require replacing, assuming it degrades 1% a year so hopefully prices do drop.
bestnameever··on Self-Driving Cars will Destroy Cities (and what to do about it) [video]
I doubt everything is equal. AVs are likely driving many more miles on the road each day than the majority of other vehicles.
bestnameever··on Los Angeles is in a 4-year sprint to deliver a car-free 2028 Olympics
I think people are misinterpreting car free. Car free likely just means more of a park and ride type situation. You hop on a designated bus that will be available at various locations, and that bus will take you to the venue.
bestnameever··on Los Angeles is in a 4-year sprint to deliver a car-free 2028 Olympics
As a driver, I have a lot more control of what scenarios I find myself in when driving vs when taking the metro.
bestnameever··on US targets surging grocery prices in latest probe
I don't really run into marketplace items when I use Walmart for groceries unless I seek them out, as they are shipped the same day from the store.
bestnameever··on Europe is in danger of regulating its tech market out of existence
What does one have to do with the other?
bestnameever··on OpenDNS Suspends Service in France Due to Canal+ Piracy Blocking Order
how would you know how to reach per-site resolvers?
bestnameever··on T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock–guess what happened next
Higher property taxes generally would lead to lower home prices.

But really, this applies with anything that you purchase. If the sales tax inceases, you may be taxed more for an identical item that was purchased prior to the sales tax increase.

States and cities have a variety of ways to tax people. They don't need to rely on property tax.

bestnameever··on Google confirms the leaked Search documents are real
> Theres no quick hack to building a trustworthy domain or getting lots of trustworthy links for example

Sure, but there are other potential hacks that this leak exposes that marketers may now be focusing on more so now they would have otherwise based on the information in the leak.

bestnameever··on Show HN: I made an open-source Loom alternative
Loom in the title got my attention. It is the only reason I clicked on the link.

It is unfortunate this is being discussed rather than the product.

bestnameever··on 44% Unicorn Startups in the US were founded by foreign workers
> monopoly of Jewish people in finance

what is the monopoly of jewish people in finance (source?) and how does this cause israel to rank second behind India?

bestnameever··on Apple's iPhone Shipments Plunge 10% as Android Rivals Rise
My iPhone 12 Pro Max looks pretty much brand new, despite never being in a case. I really wonder how much those cases really help these days
bestnameever··on U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly
When I send photos to an android user, I just use a different method. it really is not a big deal.
bestnameever··on U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly
Apple opened up the app store for game streams back in January.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050430/apple-app-store-...

bestnameever··on MM1: Methods, Analysis and Insights from Multimodal LLM Pre-training
You should be able to do this with Siri. You can use a shortcut if it doesn't work out of the box.
bestnameever··on Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study
a lot of that can depend on your commute. If you commute over hills, you can expect shorter time between replacing brake pads.

Having said this, if you can go 70k+ miles with the same brake pads, you could likely go much further than that if the car had regenerative braking.

bestnameever··on Class action lawsuit over Apple's 5GB iCloud limit and iOS backup restrictions
Can't you backup your device locally?
bestnameever··on Losing Trust in Google
Here you go https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/23/google-gemini-ai...
bestnameever··on Rotating house goes up for sale in New Zealand
If you watch the Tom Scott video, the owner goes into the maintenance and why he was selling the property (IIRC).
bestnameever··on ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ordering ceasefire
> Palestinians have over the years engaged in many good faith peace talks.

So has Israel

> Honored their side of many cease-fire agreements.

So has Israel

> The status quo (before Oct 7) was pretty great for Israel and terrible for the Palestinians.

The status quo was partially the result of Israel being repeatedly attacked.

> Palestinians will gladly take any serious peace deal, even if that deal strongly favors Israeli interests, because the status quo is unbearable.

I think that if this was the case, October 7th would not have happened, Hamas would have surrendered, and the hostages would have been returned.

Having said this, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is highly complex.

bestnameever··on Starlink Successfully Tests Space Direct to Cell Mobile Service
I know of someone who died on a generally safe day hike. People had to hike out and then drive to get cell service for a rescue.

If it was a few months later, an iPhone likely would had saved it. It was never reported in the news.

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