I mean I get it. I got to know somewhere that something I’m interested in buying exists. However, there has to be a better system then tracking my every move online and then force-feeding me ads about crappy products that I don’t like or worse, outright scams. I even watch videos on youtube about products I’m interested in VOLUNTARILY. How is this a billion dollar industry?
Something like this should be available from Apple. But I guess they only offer privacy and security if it doesn’t require transparency. Well as long as it makes for good marketing.
I completely agree. It always baffles me how something so simple (yes, simple!) as version control can end up as the abomination that is git. After controlling for popularity, you don’t see nearly as much posts explaining subversion in detail, and subversion being centralized is neither the only nor the biggest reason for that.
Man I wish I could find that post where Apple told developers not to complain about app rejections on social media. When in reality it’s often the only way for developers to successfully appeal. Anyway, I hate the App Store (and by extension all adjacent reviews by Apple) and I hope Apple gets regulated to hell. It will also be completely their own fault. The people that are competent enough to make correct decisions in such cases don’t want to do such menial work. I think the whole approach of manual reviews is doomed to fail.
> the Atmos mix of Abbey Road, which was produced for its 50th anniversary in 2019 is “a much better-functioning Atmos mix because it’s much closer to the stereo mix, sonically.”
Having listened to the mix after a recommendation on HN I couldn’t disagree more. The atmos mix sounds terrible. I don’t have high expectations for the sgt peppers mix, the mono mix is just a very high bar. I assume any modern mix will sound good for people that otherwise listen to a lot of modern music but terrible to people used to 60s music.
> This is every bit as pretentious as it seems, and literally requires a high price attached to it for it's target market...
I think you’re completely right and it‘s funny reading the justifications for the price and the hype. I mean, kudos to Panic for their success with the Playdate, but I have a justified reason to believe that a lot of these devices will end up in drawers after the novelty factor has worn of.
Another German here, I agree. The regulatory hurdles are insane, the sentiment among the population is anti-business and I see the chance that the Green Party will be in the Next government as another negative point for businesses.
Overwriting flash with 0s. To be fair I think the iPhone should grant you that option (MacOs does). But to suggesting that leaving an encrypted block of data on the device is on the same level as leaving unencrypted blocks of data lying around is foolish.
I doubt Apple cares about people that need to "work" on their machine anymore. Those people will buy PCs because a lot of industrial software is still Windows only and Apple shows no interest in changing that. Modern Apple products feel more like toys for adults (in a non-lewd way).
I didn’t have a SNES growing up, so the ports on the GBA were godsend for me. Other than that, developers got crazy creative with the hardware, despite its low power. Aggressive Inline had pseudo 3D and licensed soundtrack, there were cartridges with rumble, tilt and light sensors. You could use the console as a GameCube controller. I still remember playing Castlevania under the lamp in our living room (the screen of the original GBA was terribly dark) when I heard the new about 9/11. I also got a flash cart and dipped my toes into developing when I was about 15. Fond memories!
These days it seems Apple is begging to be regulated. So much stuff where they either let through scams or boot off legitimate apps on a whim. If anyone followed the news in the EU, Vestager is openly discussing to do so. They should rather make a halfhearted step themselves to open up their platform or they will be forced to do a full step themselves. That's my prediction, as states start to realize the abusive practices Apple is currently using.
I know exactly why you’re being downvoted: most developers identify as the average experienced developer and can’t handle the fact that they can be outperformed by an extraordinary rookie (although such people usually have a lot of experience from working in their free time).
We already do this with libraries and frameworks in a more primitive way. The hard work is actually done by a hand full of programmers, everyone else is sticking pipes together. I don't think that's a bad thing per se, but in my experience most people don't make the distinction. You're not going to be able to write your own database server with this tool if you weren't able to do so without it. If you're one of the few programmers that are able to build a database, a graphics engine, a compiler etc. you're fine. Everyone else should probably feel a mild panic. You'll be automated away in a couple of AI generations.
I'm learning Japanese. Of course you have to learn the grammar at some point, but you're not going to analyze a sentence were "hodo" and the negative form are used for a comparison. The best way for this pattern to stick is to know the meaning of the sentence you listen to in advance and then getting used to hearing it. No amount of grammar learning will help you understand the construct in a fluent conversation.
I think the issue is that Duolingo just isn’t good for learning a language at all, just for learning vocabulary. For example, we learned the English conditionals in school. Never once in my life have I actively thought about how and which conditional to use (except for the exam of course, but that just shows how dumb testing languages is).
The founder (Steve Kauffmann) is a polyglot with a youtube channel where he talks about effective strategies for learning languages, sometimes even in other languages. I can’t recommend it enough.
You don’t need to. Read up on the grammar if you encounter an odd construct or as a refresher, but remembering grammar rules is useless (And I say this as someone who can cite most of the grammar rules for English and German). It’s better to expose yourself to a lot of language and etch the patterns in your brain. In fact, I think not explaining grammar sparks curiosity, which is much better for remembering the rules you really need to know.
I’ve tried Duolingo, Babbel, Rosetta Stone, Lingq and some others I can’t even remember the name of. First of all, you won’t learn a language using only an app. And you will need a lot of intrinsic motivation and grit which an app can’t help you with. That being said, the best app I ever used and still use is Lingq, because it guides you towards using the language in real life situations with a lot of context, and you can use their audio clips to learn in the car or during Sport etc.. The other apps only ever have you translate words and context free sentences, which is a futile approach.
Thanks for the tip! Ads in Duolingo have become so obnoxious I stopped using it (I have better language apps that I pay for so the plus plan doesn’t make sense for me). This is probably the biggest risk for this IPO. You spend almost as much time dismissing ads and popups as you are learning the language. I can’t imagine this is helping them attract new users or converting users to the plus model for that matter. And no I don’t want notifications especially if you ask every 2 minutes.
As someone who has learned and is learning multiple languages this rings true to me. Duolingo is very good for getting started and acquiring the basic vocabulary. but it plateaus rapidly. After that you don’t get much from it and you should use something that uses mini stories with a larger context and preferably audio read by natives (Small aside: Duolingo has awesome mini story podcasts for Spanish and French which they should incorporate into their app). The best tool I found for the mini story approach is Lingq, which is not so good at getting you started though. You’re also right about the gamification. This is something Duolingo absolutely nails. A friend’s mother is addicted to doing her English lessons and has a 2 year streak. But she also barely speaks English yet, which is unsurprising to me given the fact she only ever uses Duolingo.
How do people reconcile that Snowden, who should be lauded as a hero finds refuge at a country where Vladimir Putin is president is frankly a much more interesting question.Btw: He doesn’t need to be a martyr to be a hero.