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pezdeath··on Amazon ends kindle ebooks "Download and Transfer via USB"
That and they’d rather the small % of users that use the kindle for piracy keep doing that vs going to another ecosystem
pezdeath··on Apple finally put USB-C in new iPhone, but limited to 23-year-old USB 2.0 speeds
Pictures/Videos?

50gb of data at USB 2 speeds is minimum 14 minutes while usb 3 is 1 min 30.

Real world is probably like double the time for both as usb 2.0 definitely doesn't average 480mbps

pezdeath··on FedNow Is Live
Wouldn't it also be real bad news for Zelle? And in theory Venmo/Cashapp/etc
pezdeath··on Missing Titanic sub faced lawsuit over depths it could safely travel to
How big of a ship would you need to even hold that tether?

At 4000m under the ocean, you'd need like 10000m of cabling at a minimum I'd assume? And then you'd need the tether + winch to be capable of supporting and lifting the sub at that depth.

I'd be amazed if any country let alone company has that capability outside of maybe the US military.

pezdeath··on Ask HN: Tech career advice for unsexy but decently paying jobs($100k, US remote)
Corporate America
pezdeath··on Audiobooks on Spotify
I just checked in the android audible app, I actually now have the ability to buy with dollars via the app itself.

Usually they'd redirect you to audible.com to avoid any google fees but apparently they stopped that?

I do not have the premium audible subscription though, only plus. Maybe that's why?

pezdeath··on AMD doubles the number of CPU cores it offers to Chromebooks
That's dell basically ripping consumers off.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Celeron-7300-Processor-B...

Is the latest celeron which should be more or less equal to a 6th gen i7 while using a lot less power. They are selling a 3 year old celeron in a 2021/2022 chromebook which is inexcusable.

Acer sells a chromebook with an i5 that's routinely $430 refurbished (yes it's a refurb but it's basically always available) https://acerrecertified.com/chromebooks/?_bc_fsnf=1&Processo...

pezdeath··on mRNA Vaccines May Pack More Persistent Punch Against Covid-19 Than Thought
No.

Viruses mutate over time and they could become more or less deadly over time.

The Spanish Flu mutated into a more deadly virus overtime.

https://www.history.com/news/spanish-flu-second-wave-resurge...

^ not a scientific article, simply to prove how bad the viewpoint of "mutate to be less deadly".

More reasonable article:

https://www.aap.com.au/yes-viruses-can-evolve-to-become-more...

pezdeath··on Apple asks staff to return to office 3 days a week starting in early September
Not everyone's an engineer. Lots of roles work better in person.
pezdeath··on Over Half of U.S. Young Adults Now Live with Their Parents
This penalty basically starts at 250k in combined income. The median household income is $60,700 as of 2018.
pezdeath··on Engineering Dropbox Transfer: Making simple even simpler
Found this: https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend
pezdeath··on AWS Drives More Than Half of Amazon's Operating Income
For Amazon, the cloud is the little engine that could. Amazon Web Services comprised just 11% of the company's overall sales in 2018, but delivered more operating income than all other business units combined.

I think that's the point the article is trying to make (first sentence of the article)

pezdeath··on Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect
The X1 carbon is slightly thicker (.03 inches more) than the air but weights .5 pounds less.

It also has 2 full size USB ports + 2 USB C + headphone + a card reader.

The laptop is more expensive than a mac book air but it's more an example that you don't have to sacrifice ports for weight.

pezdeath··on Design flaw behind MacBook Pro’s “stage light” effect
The X
pezdeath··on Seagate Announces 16TB HDD
Games are the only reason most people will need more.

Most new AAA games are approaching 100GB each. And on the extreme end Gears of War 4 for example takes up over 250 GB.

pezdeath··on Coinbase is launching support for the USDC stablecoin
Short term securities more than likely. Same way paypal/venmo makes money with your balance.
pezdeath··on Wells Fargo Bans Cryptocurrency Purchases on Its Credit Cards
In the US if you have your finances in order there is 0 reason not to use a credit card on everything (where you aren't charged extra to do so) as most credit cards offer a rewards system. For example I have a card that rewards 1.5% back on every purchase and I have it setup to pay in full at the end of every month. Doing this allows me to never pay interest but basically get a 1.5% discount on every purchase.
pezdeath··on New “Android Go” phones show how much you can get for $100
Or just what Motorola has done with their E series
pezdeath··on Legal pot in 100 days? New Jersey's next governor aims for national first
NYC is basically decriminalized at least from a usage standpoint. Walk through Brooklyn or Manhattan at any hour of the day and you will smell week multiple times on each block.

There are delivery services advertising via craigslist

pezdeath··on iPhone 8
10mbps (rough guess at the bitrate) would be close to 5GB per hour (once you factor in audio).