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pxeboot··on FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines
Is this evidence that micro plastics are a serious health concern? If breathing air after it has flowed over foam is bad, we are slowly exposing ourselves to the same chemicals in hundreds of other ways.
pxeboot··on Comcast reluctantly agrees to stop its misleading "10G Network" claims
> I don’t think there are many places that aren’t Comcast only.

Really? There are entire states (and countries) without a Comcast presence.

pxeboot··on A South Carolina lawmaker is suing Instagram after his son died by suicide
> But I remember HN being against sugar taxes, and other laws to help prevent it.

Aren't sugar taxes what led to the use of high fructose corn syrup, which is arguably worse than sugar?

pxeboot··on The Apple Vision Pro’s missing apps
> why Netflix won’t allow their iPad app to be used

Support costs? Bad PR when it doesn't work well? There are a lot of reasons they may not want it to be used yet.

pxeboot··on I used to not worry about climate change. Now I do [video]
I am not arguing against biking, just pointing out that with current materials, there is still pollution emitted. As you said, cars are likely exponentially worse.

Shoes have the same problem, except for some very expensive artisan brands. They may actually be worse per mile than biking.

pxeboot··on Apple and Goldman Sachs: A timeline of the messy partnership that will soon fall
> It would be logical step for Apple to set up its own Financial Services company

Are they allowed to do this in the US? I remember Walmart wanting to get into financial services, but ended up having to partner with an existing bank instead. Presumably for regulatory reasons.

pxeboot··on I used to not worry about climate change. Now I do [video]
> The bicycle machine emits nothing

The tires and some types of brakes still emit micro plastics.

pxeboot··on Microsoft Teams went down around the world for over eight hours
A lot of their enterprise offerings are still pretty good. SQL Server, AD, Intune.

But Teams is really terrible. And the move to "New Teams" was handled very poorly too. I had hoped it would improve things, but it is basically the same with slightly less RAM usage.

pxeboot··on Sxmo: Linux tiling window manager for phones
While some banking apps do this, I wouldn't call it common. I have ~10 bank/brokerage apps on my GrapheneOS device and they all work just fine.
pxeboot··on PinePhone review after a month of daily driving
postmarketOS. It installs pretty much the same as any Android ROM. Once your bootloader is unlocked, you just flash it with fastboot.
pxeboot··on PinePhone review after a month of daily driving
I run Phosh on a OnePlus 6. It is honestly pretty good these days. There are certainly bugs and missing functionality, but it works great for many tasks. I especially like having desktop Firefox with uBlock on a phone.

Unfortunately, without popular apps being readily available, there is zero chance this goes mainstream. Desktop Linux has a better chance of surpassing Windows.

pxeboot··on Teatotaller cafe owner wins Instagram case in court
Once served with a lawsuit, most companies don't continue to rely on their publicly accessible support system.
pxeboot··on How many high school stars make it in the NBA? (2019)
What happened? That does not seem typical for running, but serious injuries from higher impact sports is not unusual at all.
pxeboot··on Anon Boeing engineer reveals why the 737 door blew off
If this is true, it is impressive the door stayed attached to the plane as long as it did. If they really forgot to install all of the bolts intended to hold it in place, I would have expected to to fail much sooner.
pxeboot··on Americans are spending billions on stuff they forget to cancel
Visa calls this "Visa Account Updater (VAU)" [1]. MC and AMEX have something similar.

[1] https://developer.visa.com/capabilities/vau/overview

pxeboot··on Apple Must Stop Selling Watches with Blood Oxygen Feature
It was mentioned in a previous thread that Garmin uses a different method.
pxeboot··on Beeper Mini users find Macs banned from iMessage network
I agree. There have always been highly skilled programmers capable of reverse engineering imessage, but everybody knew it would immediately get shutdown and not be worth the effort.
pxeboot··on Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panama Canal
Pump it from where though? It would be easy to pump and reuse the water that already goes through the locks, except that it gets mixed with salt water, so putting it back in the lake would quickly contaminate it.
pxeboot··on Electric buses withdrawn in south London after fire
Batteries produce electricity through a chemical reaction. When it is colder, that reaction creates less electricity.

If you fully charge a battery, freeze it, then warm it back up, it will still be close to fully charged.

pxeboot··on Gas pumps freeze at Calgary gas stations [video]
> In cold climates, EVs should absolutely include a propane tank to generate passenger heat

I believe some EV buses are heated with propane or heating oil, so it would probably be feasible to add to personal vehicles as well.

pxeboot··on Gas pumps freeze at Calgary gas stations [video]
In some arctic locations, they keep the gas pumps fully enclosed and heated, with only the hoses accessible from the outside. You need to go in a little shed to swipe your card and select the grade.

One example: https://www.go2moon.com/image/DaltonHwy/Dalton-S3.html

pxeboot··on A site that tracks the price of a Big Mac in every US McDonald's
I remember the prices seeming comparatively much higher in Alaska/Hawaii in the past. Fast food prices have gone up so much everywhere that shipping to these places likely represents a lower percentage of the total cost now.
pxeboot··on Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service
Outlook (the app) is not the same as outlook.com (the email service) or Exchange Online (what most companies use). Data from one product/service could be used in different ways than others.
pxeboot··on iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
In prior incidents, I have heard it takes years before belongings left on the plane are returned. Devices sucked out of the aircraft seem like they would be more relevant than other items.

49 CFR § 830.10 appears to be one of the regulations on the subject [1].

[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/830.10

pxeboot··on iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
I imagine this will end up in an NTSB evidence warehouse for years.
pxeboot··on iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
It could be using a non-US carrier without roaming enabled.
pxeboot··on iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail
> Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee?

Looks like that was the price for 2 bags, and it was just increased for tickets purchased this year [1].

[1] https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/baggage/checke...

pxeboot··on US unemployment has been under 4% for the longest streak since the Vietnam War
> The unemployment metric has flawed and inherent attrition and does not reflect the actual number of unemployed

Who should be included? College students? Stay at home moms? People who retired early?

This is not an easy thing to calculate, and will always include or exclude some group(s) that could be working.

pxeboot··on Alaska Airlines 737 Max makes emergency landing due to depressurization
It is usually listed somewhere during the reservation process, but they reserve the right to switch aircraft type, and frequently do.
pxeboot··on Alaska Airlines 737 Max makes emergency landing due to depressurization
Especially if this happened because they left the anti-icing system on too long.
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