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understandable? i have lost any ounce of compassion when dotcom, greenwald, snowden and others have went full-bore pro-kremlin.

the us and copyright bs is an iconic duo which i hate, but going after piracy is whatever compared to destroying democracy and freedom and pushing people to support legitimately evil empires

it’s been over a decade since 9/11 and the us government is still screaming about terror.

flying in oceania and europe is just a more pleasant and human experience. thank god for precheck

i’ve never heard of the second form of non-compete. how would the former employer even know? how is that legal? any amount of compensation that is finalised upon leaving the company (e.g. RSUs) should be yours to own, period. that’s akin to saying they can legally demand your paycheques back because they didnt like the company you went to.

totally insane— america needs more labour rights.

people want to be optimistic, tho, and imagine that the people on the other side of the screen care just as much

calling your own implementation a standard is like trying to make fetch happen; it’s so disingenuous.

ccs is government funded, tesla “nacs” is not. if you want tesla to be standard, sure. open it up, get all automakers on board, dont charge royalties, and let’s see.

it’s so asinine that NA and ROW will have different ac and dc charging. why cant we just have one global standard? preferably one not controlled by a rich megalomaniac

why would anyone care about Kaczynski in 2023?

utterly failed? we’ve just started mass consumer adoption. this reads like the typical “only elon can save the world” shtick.

i have a non tesla ev and it’s totally fine.

man ain’t gonna get extradited to the us over recording consent.

this makes no sense, these are STATE laws. if he is subject to jurisdiction of canada, then legally he is fine. that’s like florida saying they will go to CA and arrest people who have trans kids. they have no legal standing

this sort of tracking is illegal and not done. berlin had to cancel its rollout of smart cards and tapping some years ago due to leaking of personal information. you just wave the card when you get on the bus, or just not at all

people already film their kids on their phone, take live photos of their dogs, and tiktok/insta themselves in a cool place.

having the ability to share parts of our lives remotely and also remember them is profound. i often look back at photos of the past few years, and remark at memories i've forgotten, places i've been, and i share those things with others as well.

sure no one wants 10 people in a room interacting thru their apple vision pro, but i really don't think it's fundamentally different. and if i could have a 3d video of my deceased family that looks more real than a photo, i'd love that.

look at the parts of the tech that connect us more; there will always be negative things, loners, tech addicts, etc.

and as for the mental illness quip, i honestly don't have an answer because it's so outlandish we can't even begin to quantify it

and apple just showcased how their headset DOES allow for intrusion and awareness of the world around it

young people definitely gather online. people revel in twitch streams, voice chat on disc, and all sorts of online gaming, video calling, and more. these are still shared experiences although they are not in person.

there is a lot of isolating tech (most social media) but it's also quite cultural-- yes it's global, but america f.e. is largely idealistic and materialistic and it shows.

i don't think the mode of interaction is the issue

it's actually really frustrating-- moved to sf during the pandemic. it was empty but didn't feel so bad. it feels way worse now, lots of shops closed up or moved, a lot of sketchy areas downtown, the whole foods closed mid-market, so i'm moving to south bay. can definitely afford it, but wanted the car-free life.

coming from europe, it's sad and disappointing. last time i was in sf was in 2016 or so for work and it felt way better, and that was commuting to soma and walking around market at night

i wanted an EV sedan/not suv and didn't really want a tesla. the options were mustang mach-e, tesla m3, cheyy bolt, gmp (hyundai ioniq / kia ev6) but tbh there were a lot of tradeoffs between each car. i don't need 800V charging, i'm pretty anti-elon, and the mach-e was too slow for L2. i've driven in an ioniq and just wasn't a big fan.

then i discovered the bmw i4 and fell in love, bought one, and am glad to say i made the right decision. the driving assist is legit awesome and the car feels just like a regular 4 series

it's not scary wording if people _need_ the range to commute or to have peace of mind. there _are_ considerations needed for the EV transition and many people don't know much about voltage at all so it's important to share that.

i just bought an EV and am super keen about it, but it's important to be educated.

the first part made some sense, but the second part with the prop65 warning is pretty silly. it's everywhere, and kind of useless for the most part, but i've seen it on buildings, in parking garages at disney, on clothing, on equipment i've purchased. it's just a thing (tm).

and i'm moving to MV at the end of the month and am super excited about the walkability, green space, beautiful area, weather, and proximity to work.

sure, it's kind-of boring suburb, it isn't europe, but i thought it was quite nice.

one thing that i feel will come to a head is that there are many reasonable accommodations for wfh (family issues, health, flexibility, a11y) which i support, but that there is a growing resentment and classism associated with wfh.

i love that people can wfh 100% and spend time in their _favourite_ place and raise their kids and see their family and do whatever they want, but it's quite possibly the most privileged position to be in globally. i wish that people put as much emphasis on their communities and raising wages and transforming their cities as they do about their absolute hatred of offices.

i _support_ wfh, but some of the takes are pretty insufferable. "i want to be there for my kids" yeah so does EVERYONE. most workers cannot do that, must live very far away especially in the bay area, and don't have the resources to have a large enough space to do their job remotely, if they can do so at all. i feel so much sadness and pity for the state of affairs witnessing how privileged tech workers act. feels a lot like urban flight all over again, but this time instead of race, it's just wealth.

i don't know how to support both wfh and a reasonable equitable society like that in europe, at least not with 40k FAANG workers demanding that they live their life how they want, when they want, where they want.

that's crazy, because biking 10 min to work was my favourite part of going to work.i loved biking thru my city, and having the flexibility to leave when i want, get home fast, and take public transit if i wanted to.

tho tbf i don't work well from home, i need social interaction and less distraction. the bike ride was great to wake up, jam, or think about problems for the day

to be fair, a lot of people buy a new $1200+ smartphone every year or even every two years, to only get a marginal increase. or lease a car for $400-800/mo without really _needing_ to.

i think a lot of people will pick up a Vision Pro just to see the hype

whoa, why the ad hom? it’s a valid question. the tools that organisations and governments use to do justice are often invasive or at the behest of companies who allow access to private data

i actually see this sort of commentary a lot, and i suppose it's apt for HN and other tech fora where people want open standards, but for the life of my i don't understand why we shouldn't develop with technology designed _with_ the hardware. this is apple's forte, and i've done a lot of generic development in the past, as well as multi-cloud cloud computing and the only takeaway i have is that they always provide inferior experiences for the sake of some nebulous goal

the point of apple vision pro is to run apple hardware with apple software, and people _want_ that.

apple have changed or introduced dominant paradigms that have shaped the entire computing industry several times, and have changed how most of the world access or use technology

alternatively, we can reshape cities with better public transit, liveable walkable areas, and allow people to not need a car. europe and asia look at america and shake their heads. which is money more well spent?

radar is not lidar and is present on lots of vehicles that do L2/L3 driving except newer Tesla. optical sensors do not inherently tell you distance as a function of their sensing, whereas radar does.

a vision only approach _may_ be possible at some time, but only with a strong computational model of the human brain and thought process.

also, most people drive poorly— i wouldn’t say vision is the be-all-end-all of autonomous driving. it’s also clear that waymo and cruise have taken a full sensor based approach and are successful, whereas tesla is not.

i read kafka and 1q74, colourless tsukuru tazaki, and wind up bird chronicle but put hbw/eow down halfway thru and got too busy to finish it. maybe this is a sign to do so

should be required? voting should not require any test to exercise said right, as is expected in a normal democratic society

eventuell and aktuell are two great ones ask any tech worker shat eventual consistency is in german and then get very frazzled

good article, reminiscent of my own time in berlin never heard of berlinglisch, but lived through a lot of denglish i still find myself writing sentences like “that should do it, or?” and saying “alsoooo” and “na ja” way too much.

never lived in neukölln so i missed out on the more hipster bits, and actually had to learn proper german eventually

i don’t understand what the point of talking about us adoption of nfc payment vs chip+pin is.

i’ve lived in several countries and used apple wallet in all of them + the us since 2012.

and my german bank only got a card available in wallet in 2021…

chip and sign is dumb, but nfc and apple wallet work just as well in the states as they do anywhere else.

but if you run on their OS and use apps that take advantage of iCloud or push notifications or any host of apple services, none of that is free. those apps are getting tools and support and features as well as OS APIs to use.