bristleworm

yes, and concerning this we should also add it's successor: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/

According to Apple, wireless headphones like the AirPods do support spacial audio. No idea where the author got the information they wouldn't.

Apart from that, I get how an audio engineer would think that way, but for me, and I suppose most music listeners, what's important is that the sound is great. And personally I really like spacial audio.

"after 9/11 and false reports of weapons of mass destruction my trust in the media has been badly tainted."

could you elaborate on this please?

we could start some cool, HN related subreddit for this.

Oh that really looks awesome! Makes me wish I had a need for a desktop PC at home :(

you stole that from reddit! :) https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/fdtym6/til_t...

Regarding your first question: there's only one edition that let's you turn off telemetry completely: Windows 10 Enterprise. You can set it to "Security" which means nothing but the following information is sent: "Information that’s required to help keep Windows, Windows Server, and System Center secure, including data about the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry component settings, the Malicious Software Removal Tool, and Windows Defender."

I've got a question regarding the Pizza story: where in italy is "american" pizza supposed to be considered a delicacy?

I can't remember the name, but a few years ago there was a website that did something similar. You could drag and add different elements and print it out afterwards. Must have been around 2006-2007, I used this quite often during my final year at college.

Edit: found it, it still exists: https://pocketmod.com/

Some valid points there. The problem, for me at least and I guess many other people, is that the vast majority of my contacts uses WhatsApp. I know this probably will never happen, but what I'd love to have is some kind of universal messaging app that connects to all services I want to use. Back in the late 90s there were plenty of internet messengers such as ICQ and Yahoo! Messenger, and IIRC it wasn't long before universal clients were developed.

While entertaining to read, I'm surprised the author didn't mention newer ThinkPads when explaining why modern laptops suck. If I'm happy with a 12 year old ThinkPad, the obvious first step when looking for a replacement would be to check out the current ThinkPads. And while I can't speak for the author, I for one love the current lineup.

US only for the time being :(

I've got a Synology DiskStation at home and use the "Moments"-App for my photos. Works like a charm.

Here's the full report: https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Business%20Functio...

And the executive summary: https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Business%20Functio...

I really like that "Think Different" is still printed next to the specs.

True, although I wouldn't like prohibiting paywalls. Maybe displaying [Paywall] next to the title would be a solution?

Parent site: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00376-020-9283-...

That reminds me of the kitchen scene in Jurassic Park: "Unless they figure out how to open doors." :)

You should have used just "Show HN: HN Titlenator", that one gets Good: 0.9560

Elon Musk unveils brand new technology

Good: 1.0000 :)

Nah, I'm waiting for the Apple TV S Max Pro

No, PINs are not transmitted to Apple.

"What this process appears to show is that Apple never sees, handles, or stores your device passcode or password in unencrypted form, and it never passes the passcode or password over anything but secure transport. It requires only your Apple ID account name and password, sent over HTTPS, as the first stage of logging into iCloud, but not for the later stages."

Excerpt from: https://tidbits.com/2019/09/26/why-apple-asks-for-your-passc...

Hi.

While I like the general idea, I do have mixed feelings storing so much valuable data online, on servers of a company I don't know, that operates in the US.

Here's the text without paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20191009015429/https://www.nytim...

Personally I like Manjaro and Mint a lot.

If you want something that feels familiar after using macOS, you maybe should try Elementary OS: https://elementary.io/

From Wikipedia: "Mid 2019 plans of CLINTEL and Berkhout were leaked showing that they were organizing a campaign against political commitments to net zero carbon emissions being made to law. The campaign features a number of academics and industry figures with ties to climate change denial groups, as well as members from oil and gas companies" I'll just let this stand for itself...

text without paywall: https://web.archive.org/web/20190930123234/https://www.nytim...

What kind of support do you mean? Financial? Or more along the lines of joining and contributing to some project?

That was a good read. Thanks for posting! I think I'll have to read that book.