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dodgson··on When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed fake data” option
It depends on the app. For example, I can’t view my balance in my banking app if I don’t sign in to an account, but I can find nearby ATMs or pull up the number for customer service.

The logistics app could offer some features like phone numbers, support hours, or even account management features without location access, so users can still get access to those things even if they can’t enable location (or are in Airplane Mode, for instance).

And then the core part of the app could have a message explaining why location access is essential. Perhaps with a link to a privacy policy or other document to explain how it will be used and handled safely. I love apps that do that and even have a button I can tap to go straight to the proper settings screen to grant access (or in some cases I can tap and the app will request again, so I can say yes this time).

dodgson··on Show HN: Day by Day – every day of my life
“Found out Rebecca was pregnant” really caught me off guard because I thought she delivered twins two weeks after the wedding!

I suppose Bella and Trix are cats.

dodgson··on META's Threads is Rate Limiting Users
So the lawsuit is right—they are stealing Twitter’s ideas?
dodgson··on Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads
Assumably some backchannel conversations with existing advertisers or advertisers she’d like to lure back, assuring them that Twitter is a stable platform and its users will be able to do things like, for example, see tweets, for the foreseeable future.
dodgson··on Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads
I don’t know her at all, but I know she’s someone who looked at Musk’s handling of Twitter over the past few months, his personal behavior, and the offer to work with/for him in this environment and said, “Yeah, this seems like a good idea.”

And that’s more than enough.

dodgson··on Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads [pdf]
Can’t deny a bunch of people who used to work for Twitter now work for Meta, though! I wonder why…