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I love that this is supported on iOS. I was curious to know about more supported shortcuts, and found this list:

https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/12/top-10-qr-codes-supported-by-...

I would be all in on iCloud for sync if it had selective sync. What do you do for that?

For me, this is really the answer. It’s a fair move in the realm of the game being played, especially considering the big player. I don’t think the move is always fair with any match up in capitalism, but for this scenario it works on a moral level.

5. Users eventually figure out they are paying way too much for random platforms they watch once or twice a month with the exception of a yearly season binge for that 1 show they continue to subscribe for.

6. Users begin to drop from platforms.

7. Platforms realize the masses are fatigued from dealing with 5-10 different apps, multiple monthly payments, queues, sifting through tons of mediocre exclusive content, etc. They decide to create a God Platform that manages multiple "channels" through a single subscription.

8. Users love it, flocking to the new God Platform.

9. ?

This is the same search method I use to continuously play back YT videos on a dedicated small screen connected to a raspberry pi in my apartment. Definitely shows an amazing cross section through humanity. The great thing about the camera file name is it’s language and region agnostic. So you really get everything.

Any internet engineers privy to what's going on the last few days, at a global infrastructure level?

Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed imagining how your friend pointed and said "it went in there."

Slack would be a lot more bearable if people in my office made using threads a habit.

I currently use a hario hand grinder (ceramic bur). I imagine the grind consistency improves with an electric, but I’m curious if it has a noticeable effect taste wise.

2 minutes with a moka? I seriously need to step up my game.

1 minute: hang grind fresh beans

1 minute: take out moka pot, fill with water, put coffee in, put on stove

3-6 minutes depending on ambient temp: moka boils

1 minute: pour cup, wash out moka pot

Moka is such a pain. I drip now for time efficiency.

If I were an evil decision maker at Amazon, I would have the algorithm pick products that are well rated with low return rate, but have high inventory that doesn't clear fast enough. Easy way to free up space in the warehouse. Because why call out actual crowd favorites if they are already "organically" selling well?

>the most recent terms that Apple is offering to publishers ask for a cut of roughly half of the subscription revenue involved in the service

50% cut? And likely no access to customer data, with content embedded in a proprietary app outside of a news paper’s control... why would publishers agree to shutting off so many avenues for future innovation and strategic independence?

It's an unfortunate naming coincidence. The app I linked has no affiliation with that Adblock

It's this one: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adblock/id691121579

I've got it on my list to play with Charles proxy. I'm curious to peer into a few of the requests if possible. But I've read that, especially with mobile apps, they may use cert pinning which defeats something like Charles.

I've enjoyed using an app for iOS that installs a "VPN" which is configured to run a local DNS proxy. It gives you a log of every request on the phone and allows you to block domain wildcards.

It's fascinating to peer into the dark alleys of your iPhone.

No, they were random consumers. That's the whole point of market research.

When you are paid to take a survey, do you magically become an employee of the company conducting the survey?

>I don't want to pass judgment on whether Google (or in the previous case, Facebook) was in the wrong

I'll do it for you: both Facebook and Google were crystal clear violations. Like, not anywhere close to the intended use case for Enterprise distribution

I signed for Dropbox pro through their iOS app, which means canceling is super easy because the payments are handled by Apple. You can cancel your account by staying entirely inside iOS system preferences menus.

And ironically, it may lead to 1 or 2 more clicks than what was shown in the video, but at least there are no dark UI patterns.

Flat pack / DIY assembly does not magically lead to 10x reduction in the cost of an item.

Also, deciding to do DIY assembly changes how you think about / plan the design + manufacturing of the object, because you aren't training a workforce to assemble specialized parts, but now need a system that most people could pick up and assemble without any major mistakes. It's more design and thinnking, not less.

I think the practical idea is "flat pack" - smaller package for shipping. Of course, TE doing flat pack without an economy of scale is less about spatial efficiency and more about allowing their customers to build something themselves in order to feel a closer connection to the object (that's perfectly ok)

Love it. Their ongoing IKEA collaboration is definitely rubbing off. (downside: you pretty much get one shot folding the sheet metal the right way). Flat packed DIY build is great. Compatible with Eurorack, and the OP-Z is getting a CV/gate module.

Now that Teenage has 2 products out there that are designed with modular expansion in mind, it will be exciting to see how they update them over the years.

$ 249 / 32GB

$ 299 / 128GB

I hope they don’t do anything drastic, like roll back their admirable focus on making iOS work astoundingly well on older phones, potentially delaying the need for people to upgrade. But I doubt that was a key factor in the lackluster holiday sales.

For a different feel, check out this channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/lylehsaxon

He’s been recording “walkabouts” in Tokyo since 1990, to present day. Very raw footage, but interesting to see candid Japan street life from the last 28 years

This really makes me wonder if matcha powder poses a similar danger. Apparently it has 137 times the amount of EGCG compared to regular green tea

>the energy embodied in aluminum

See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embodied_energy

>the rate at which that carpet you specified off-gasses

I think the general idea behind this one is know that the materials you select can have an adverse effect on those who have to live with them. Carpet is one example to illustrate the point