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lps41··on Equifax linked customers to my fake phishing version of their site by accident
Glad to hear that! Thanks for giving clarification.
lps41··on Equifax linked customers to my fake phishing version of their site by accident
Beware! If you sign up for their free identity monitoring, they make you forfeit your write to sign onto a class action lawsuit over the breach!
lps41··on SKYACTIV-X: first commercial gasoline engine to use compression ignition
I think the long-trip problem is solved by families owning one gas or hybrid car, and one pure EV car. Or even two pure EVs, and planning to rent a gas powered car for long trips!
lps41··on Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years
The aux cord in the car was actually a major concern for me too when I was considering upgrading to the 7. And then I found this $15 bluetooth FM transmitter: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KJJP1TG/

The sound quality is fantastic and it's easily way more convenient than using an aux cable: No cord, and it has play/pause and track skip buttons on it!

Also has a microphone for Siri/phone calls though I've never used it to speak to its quality.

There are a bunch of similar ones on Amazon with slightly varying features.

I do understand it would be frustrating to swap the dongle around if you have multiple headphones though. Worth noting that the "crappy included ones" that come with the phone are already lightning though so they don't need an adapter.

lps41··on Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years
Like I said, I just leave my dongle attached to my headphones all the time. I forget the dongle even exists.
lps41··on Microsoft Paint to be killed off after 32 years
I'm curious about this - why do you no longer listen to music or podcasts? The phone comes with headphones that plug directly into the lightning port, and an 1/8" adapter so you can still use your old headphones.

Personally I just keep the adapter permanently attached to my 1/8" headphones. Only downside for me is the inability to charge at the same time, but then the iPhone 7's battery life is pretty great, so that's not a huge deal.

lps41··on Fuse
Just gotta wait 3 seconds, man. The welcome overlay on Forbes will let you click through if you wait 3 seconds.

So much hate in your comment. Why are you so quick to be dismissive and rude?

I for one think it's fair to claim they are cross platform if they work with 97.12% of the mobile market share [1].

1. https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share...

lps41··on FCC Takes Stronger Aim at Robocalls
Yup, me too on Verizon.
lps41··on The internet as existential threat
Your comment is very bizarre. Securing software is in no way comparable to giving up freedom.
lps41··on Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?
Whoa, this is a great tool!
lps41··on They Used To Last 50 Years
I thought about this too while reading the article.

I would be willing to bet, however, that net the energy cost of assembling, shipping, running, and ultimately discarding 3 or 4 "energy efficient" appliances is greater than the energy cost of owning one the more reliable older "less energy efficient" models over the same time frame.

lps41··on KeepassXC – A cross-platform community fork of KeepassX
Yes it is, right at the top of the Download page: https://keepassxreboot.github.io/download
lps41··on Alphabet Says It Shut Down Titan Drone Internet Project
Sounds vaguely like the plot to the show Continuum.
lps41··on Trump administration will ban lobbyists
Thanks for linking to that. I found kbaker's input interesting, that transparency of Congressmen's votes leads to powerful lobbyists: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11509420
lps41··on America’s housing system still has not been properly reformed
Why does Alan Greenspan's opinion have any weight? He is not in any kind of position to have control over rates.
lps41··on Homo sapiens
I think the "distribution" is concerned with long-term habitation, which the Deepsea Challenger in the Marianas Trench was not.
lps41··on Show HN: Pipecat – Connect message queues with Unix pipes
Yeah... Maybe change it to a cat crawling into a pipe? Depicted from the side?
lps41··on EU tax probe will not affect Apple's operation in Cork – Tim Cook
Doesn't Apple maintain their incorporation in Ireland so that they don't have to pay taxes? I remember a year or two back that Ireland began questioning Apple's tax status.

I wonder if Apple agreed to hire workers in Ireland in exchange for keeping their tax status in Ireland.

lps41··on Dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment
I'm really confused by your comment - isn't it general knowledge that poor diet causes cavities? I remember being taught this in public school as early as kindergarten, and having my dentists reinforce it my entire life.

However, I do believe that genetics also plays a large role in predisposition to cavities, with or without a healthy diet.

lps41··on No, you're not 'running late', you're rude and selfish
Being absent-minded just shows that someone doesn't care enough to make an effort. Someone who cares about something will not be absent-minded about it if they are willing to try.
lps41··on Surface Pro 3 Review
To resolve the lack of edge gestures when the screen bezel is covered, they should configure the TrackPad to also work with edge gestures.
lps41··on Death To The Open Offices Floor Plan
>Has no one ever heard of headphones.

To some, headphones are just another form of noise and distraction and not a solution to the problem.

lps41··on Zappos says goodbye to bosses
I find it interesting that the number of Amazon-related articles in the Washington Post seems to have increased since Jeff Bezos' purchase of the Post.

Note that Zappos is owned my Amazon.

lps41··on The Guys Who Trade Your Blood For Profit
Article is over a year old... At one point it mentions that the company isn't profitable but expects to be by mid-2013. I wonder how the company is doing now?

Edit: Looked up their website, found them at http://generalblood.com. Looks like they are now working with Delta to deliver their blood, and Delta had an internal news article about General Blood: http://www.generalblood.com/img/0912_5min_28.pdf

lps41··on Open webOS up and running on the Nexus 7
I feel exactly the same way. It's such a major disappointment that it wasn't more widely adopted, because WebOS is still to this day such a pleasure of an OS to use, and very intuitive feeling.
lps41··on Reddit user captures video of 2012 voting machines altering votes
That would be a state-by-state law. There is no such law in Maryland as far as I know.
lps41··on Ten Finger Touch Screen Keyboard
Unrelated but I'm replying to this comment so you will hopefully see...

You guys should add a feature to your website for requesting to be added to a mailing list for information on product development, release dates, etc.

lps41··on One Thing Outlook.com Mail Needs To Fix Immediately
I didn't immediately see the send button either, so I attempted the same hotkey combo that sends in Office Outlook (Alt+S) and it sent!
lps41··on Peter Thiel's Rise to Wealth and Libertarian Futurism
I find his company's investment record eerily aligned with Francisco D'Anconia, of Atlas Shrugged. Unintentional, I'm sure, though I wouldn't be surprised if he noticed it himself and proclaims the parallel loudly among his peers.
lps41··on I sued a telemarketer and got $4,000
My understanding of the law is that if they have established a business relationship with you (you express interest in their product), that "relationship" lasts for (I believe) 30 days, during which they can call you freely. Asking to be put on their DNC list should cut off your relationship, but I think had they gone to court they would have had a solid defense that you expressed interest in their product, and you would have likely won nothing.
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