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mlacks··on Snapdrop – AirDrop equivalent through a web browser using WebRTC
I have the reverse problem (win10 devices/iphone) and it has become enough of an issue to convince me to switch to android. Its ridiculous how Apple treats non apple devices as third-class citizens.
mlacks··on Snapdrop – AirDrop equivalent through a web browser using WebRTC
this has been around for four years?! Awesome! Would like to see the faq more easily accessible for troubleshooting. Was not able to send jpgs the first few tries
mlacks··on ‘YouTube recommendations are toxic,’ says dev who worked on the algorithm (2019)
I have three rules for Youtube:

1. I have two or three accounts specifically for what i want to view. I have an account where I only see video editing tips/how-to's, and a separate account for real estate, a separate account for personal interests, etc.

2. When I invariably see something interesting outside of my normal account's spectrum, sure I watch it - but I make sure and delete it from my history.

3. I aggressively click "don't recommend this again" for anything that falls outside of the account's focus.

mlacks··on How and why I stopped buying new laptops
> If you do graphical or audiovisual work, it’s more complicated, because in that case, you’re probably an Apple user and unwilling to listen.

Well that’s too bad. Sounds like the author just didn’t have the experience or energy to give advice to windows/ Linux users like myself that do audio/ graphical work. I was really interested in seeing what he had to offer.

I personally use an NEC Lavie Hybrid Zero to make my YouTube and Instagram content for my real estate practice. I’ve resigned to stating away from 4K as the render times on an i5 with integrated graphics are just too long for the marginal quality bump from 1089p. Most of my audience seems to be watching on their smartphone anyway, so 4K doesn’t matter to me.

This opens up lots of older laptops for the apps that I use (Davinci Resolve, GIMP, any office suite), but I want to be future proof enough to be able to do 4K when it becomes the norm. For me this means a thunderbolt port so I can use an external GPU.

mlacks··on When DevSecOps goes wrong: a short lesson from Huawei's source code
This sounds like something I am interested in doing with Xperia phones given their commitment to their open devices program.

What software did you use for your modifications?

[1] https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/

mlacks··on Great American Rail Trail
For anyone that has experience with bike trails like this, is crime a problem? I live in the city and bike theft here is rampant enough for me to not feel comfortable parking at a grocery store in broad day light.

I’ve seen/ experienced bikes stolen, murders, mugging, and homeless encampments in my travels on bike paths; just wondering if I’m an odd case. Would love to see this trail work out

mlacks··on 72% of smart TVs and 46% of game consoles hardcode DNS settings
The term you are looking for is “professional display”. NEC/sharp, Sony, and Samsung off the top of my head have a division for this.

I work in a classified military space where the security of our equipment has been verified; our 80 inchers are all NEC and work wonderfully

mlacks··on Monica: Personal CRM. Remember everything about your friends, family and etc.
I think it feels MORE genuine as the user went out of their way to make sure they could recall information that is important to their contacts. Taking notes in class so you can say you remembered isn't disingenuous.
mlacks··on macOS to FreeBSD migration a.k.a. why I left macOS
>Linux has systemd, not my favorite thing out there, Windows is privacy nightmare.

Two questions; I'm not that educated in this field: 1. Is Windows LTSC not an option for people like this?

2. I'm running it on my laptop and am seeing better performance with telemetry turned of, but am unsure if its still a "privacy nightmare". what tools can I use verify that my OS is not calling home?

mlacks··on Ubuntu successfully virtualized on M1
Longer battery life for individual consumers, cheaper electricity bills at scale
mlacks··on Building Your Color Palette
I was able to do this using the “brand” function in Adobe Spark. All online
mlacks··on Meeting Mr. Kid Pix (2019) [video]
This was installed on every school computer growing up. My first go at content creation!
mlacks··on Visualizing American Covid-19 Deaths
What frustrates me most about this whole event is that covid 19 deaths can never accurate, per CDC guidance.

“In cases where a definite diagnosis of COVID–19 cannot be made, but it is suspected or likely (e.g., the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty), it is acceptable to report COVID–19 on a death certificate as “probable” or “presumed.” In these instances, certifiers should use their best clinical judgement in determining if a COVID–19 infection was likely. However, please note that testing for COVID–19 should be conducted whenever possible.” [0]

What this means to me is that the number of CV19 deaths - while tragic - can easily be exacerbated into a political weapon while distracting us from other issues.

I wish everyone would just wear a mask. A jacket doesn’t prevent you from freezing, but every little bit helps.

[0] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf

mlacks··on SoftBank plans to sell $14bn stake in telecom unit
From the article:

The sale will lower its stake in the telecom unit, known as SoftBank to 40% from 62%, ending its position as majority shareholder. It will remain the largest shareholder of the company, which is one of Japan’s biggest mobile-phone providers.

mlacks··on Super Tux Kart – Linux racing game
It would be cool to see - like it’s console-karting counterparts - characters from the universe of the hardware. I realize Linus Torvalds isn’t licensable IP, but would love to see him throw bananas out back for Stallman to avoid. I wonder what other “characters” would fit in
mlacks··on Asana S-1
"tech startups" are IPOing almost daily. Happened to be a couple of big names today.

https://sec.report/Form/S-1

mlacks··on Unity Software Inc S-1
> Industries Beyond Gaming: In industries beyond gaming, we estimate the market opportunity for our Create Solutions and Operate Solutions to be approximately $17 billion today, based on the number of software developers, architects and designers our solutions could potentially serve.

There is a graphic I stumbled upon years ago - I haven't been able to find it recently - that described Facebook's gameplan - 10-20 years out. It basically described how the focus of the platform would evolve with how effectively users would be able to share their lives with their network, in progression with technology, or - more specifically - the price of bandwidth. Let me explain:

FB early years was very text-centric. I recall not "getting it" because it was effectively a tricked-out twitter. Kinda like Asana vs Clickup today - more features doesn't directly translate to "better". I of course didn't factor in the "network effect". I digress. Early years was text-centric.

When internet speeds picked up (without much of an increase in price to the end user), photos became more of a focus. The Instagram acquisition happened around this timeframe

At the time I found this graphic, The same price/data speed phenomenon was in effect and FB was transitioning to video as its core sharing focus. Facebook acquires Occulus, which leads into the last part of the graphic -

VR. I remember MZ's Mark Zuckerberg's virtual Puerto Rico jaunt. New tech is often akward, but knowing Facebook a player in an industry typically "beyond gaming" is in line to blur that line, is one good example of the viability of Unity as a real revenue producing entity.

This is getting a little long winded, but I think this next part drives the point home.

I'm a real estate agent, and I used to work at a brokerage called Exp (NASDAQ: EXPI). Their pitch (to agents) is that they are a "cloud-based brokerage". While not required - there is a Club Penguin-esque "world" you log into, make an avatar, walk around and an attend meetings in auditoriums. Its very cheesy, but as mentioned above, all new tech is cheesy. Check out Exp stock performance this year. Unity is in a prime position to work with companies in "non-gaming industries" looking to keep current and move with the pace of tech

mlacks··on Has Elon Musk's Tesla already won?
>We can debate the merits of this sense of corporate responsibility. The fact remains, though, that Musk's operation is not hampered by this galaxy of moving parts. By keeping many of these functions in-house, Tesla can innovate 24/7 and implement a new technology tomorrow, not in 2025.

There is a quote I'm fond of; to paraphrase: To go fast, go alone, to go far, go together.

I while I think that TSLA is doing a great job at innovation, it does seem to be leaving a lot of jobs in uncertainty.

On one hand, those people can be find new, innovative problems to solve now that (theoretically) the problem their job was working on is now solved.

On the other, most people in those positions aren't really in a position to find and pull resources to solve a new problem. Here in the US, there isn't much of a safety net to support them while they're just trying to put food on the table.

Love the progress of Tesla, but I think there needs to be a solution to the jobs that are going to be made obsolete by reducing the number of suppliers and jobs. Don't know if this is a policy issue or a market issue to solve.

mlacks··on Persisting as a solo founder
https://github.audio/ is a game changer. one thing I find hard about lo-fi channels is the sheer amount of visual/ mental noise to break through in order to get the video/ station up and running on various platforms.

One thing that I have taken to in my quest for zone-out material is to put this type of music on a separate Hi-Res music player; I have a Sony A20 Walkman, Sony PHA-1A DAC / Amplifier, and Sony MDRV6 Studio Monitor Headphones as my setup.

Github.audio is perfect for when I don't want to/ can't set all that up

mlacks··on Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store
I think you're onto something. Why is it that anyone can write a program for PC, but we failed to prevent a system from rising up that wouldn't let us do the same on mobile.
mlacks··on Ask HN: What are the least competitive consumer and enterprise markets?
depends on your def of millionaire, but to make 1M you only need to convince 2,000 people that your 500 dollar course will set them free ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
mlacks··on Ask HN: What are the least competitive consumer and enterprise markets?
Take good photos of product, grow IG following, give tips on how to grow your own ice cream truck business, dev and sell course on how to quit the 9/5 and start your own food truck niche
mlacks··on The Fed now owns Walmart debt
This is probably not the correct way to ask this, but does the ‘investment’ of the fed into a company verify its stability, or is the investment force the gov to ensure it’s solvency?
mlacks··on Small ISPs “stunned” by FCC move to ban Huawei/ZTE gear during pandemic
From how i understand the public/private space in China: Authoritarian government tells you to do something, you do it or go missing and are replaced by someone that will.

I think its fair to assume that at any time, your data can be turned over to the gov, but if this is the way the FCC is going to go about it, where is the funding to offset the cost of switching to a Nokia or Ericson system? It shouldn't be the small regional ISPs that have to foot the bill for this one.

mlacks··on Goldman Sachs Created a Font, but You're Forbidden by Its License to Critique GS
Sorry it’s a weird render that is only happening in landscape on iOS (XR) Safari
mlacks··on Goldman Sachs Created a Font, but You're Forbidden by Its License to Critique GS
Does anyone else notice this thread’s font sizes are different per post, seemingly at random?
mlacks··on Why China Bullies
On iOS’ Safari, you can bypass the paywall if you activate reader mode before the paywall finishes loading
mlacks··on Should I wait for the MacBooks with Arm chip?
What are you using the laptop for?

If its web browsing with long battery life, you should just get an iPad Pro with the keyboard attachment. for anything else just buy an Intel Macbook - who knows how long it will be until the ARM Macbook gets released

mlacks··on T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T phone calls are failing across the US
Ok thanks. Sorry about that
mlacks··on T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T phone calls are failing across the US
Looks to be a tech issue related to the Sprint merger.

That is the current suggestion: (reposted from elsewhere in this thread: https://puck.nether.net/pipermail/outages/2020-June/013124.h...

This is because of an update in the systems from the Sprint side to help merge with T Mobile. That happened from 12am-6am EST and Sprint's systems clashed with T Mobile's. I'm glad I have off today.

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