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rwcon Apple announces Self Service Repair

Much more likely it’s related to increased antitrust and regulatory pressures. Vanishingly few customers likely to take advantage of this, its true value is in the PR.

rwcon Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry?

Shot:

https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/06/tech/mobile/ryan-seacrest-iph...

Chaser:

https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/1/8696991/blackberry-typo-ke...

rwcon Apple Watch production delayed as engineers wrestle with quality issues

The rumor (based on acquisitions Apple has made) is that it will be based on sweat, using sensors built into new watch bands.

rwcon Apple making some employees wear body cams in response to leaks?

Ironically enough the iPhone 4 was also the first iPhone to leak prior to launch.

rwcon Lambda School lays off 65 employees

This is extraordinarily common language to use in this scenario. Dates back to 1989 according to MW:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rightsize

rwcon Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse but are leaving San Francisco

Seems like there's a lot going on in Miami: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_qRK9VplNY

rwcon Apple Platform Security February 2021

To enable the Unlock with Apple Watch feature, open the Settings app on your iPhone, then look for the “Face ID & Passcode” setting. Once you flip this toggle, your Apple Watch will be able to authenticate your iPhone as long as the following conditions are met:

- Face ID detects a mask - Your Apple Watch is nearby - Your Apple Watch is on your wrist - Your Apple Watch is unlocked - Your Apple Watch has a passcode enabled

https://9to5mac.com/2021/02/04/iphone-face-id-unlock-apple-w...

rwcon Slack is down

Seems to be more than that. Even slack.com in an incognito browser fails.

rwcon Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

Not so easy: https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/24120/caffeine

rwcon BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billboards

These things are common in similarly-classed vehicles and have been for many years.

rwcon Silicon Valley exodus: Bay Area tech companies leaving for Texas

Even better than a part time legislature, in fact. Texas only meets for a few months every other year.

rwcon Warner Bros. Will Send Entire 2021 Slate to HBO Max and Theaters

It's a Roku problem, not an HBO problem.

rwcon Background Features in Google Meet, Powered by Web ML

Autistic?

rwcon Two Way Mirror Improves Video Conferencing

It’s back!

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/06/22/facetime-eye-cont...

rwcon Apple announces Apple Music radio

My expectation is the renewed interest in radio stations is part of an attempt to make the rumored Apple One offering more attractive.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-13/apple-rea...

rwcon Transparent OLEDs

Available in FaceTime:

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/06/22/facetime-eye-cont...

rwcon Microsoft Surface Duo – Dual-screen Android phone

"Microsoft is also using algorithms to predict how to open apps on different displays. 'There is an algorithm in there that’s very smart and trying to be predictive,' explains Panay. “If you’re on one screen and you’re invoking a link, it will fill the other screen."

That's if/then statements. You invented if/then statements.

rwcon Fighter pilot breaks down every button in an F-15 cockpit [video]

The Navy installed touch-screen steering systems to save money. Ten sailors paid with their lives.

https://features.propublica.org/navy-uss-mccain-crash/navy-i...

rwcon Google will delete new accounts' data by default in 18 months

Understand where you're coming from and agree there are real benefits to using your data to improve experience.

I don't think the debate is whether this data can improve your experience. The debate is in how the data is leveraged.

Watching the WWDC 2020 keynote, lost count of how many times the presenters referred to "on device" computation to create the same improved experience you're describing, but without sacrificing privacy.

When Google does it, we know the data is being leveraged not only for the betterment of our experience, but also for the betterment of their advertising products.

rwcon Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says

No, no it's not. It's ridiculous to think unlicensed pilots from Alaska are somehow flying A320s for any airline carrier.

rwcon Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says

Those pilots wouldn't happen to be flying fully loaded A320s would they?

rwcon Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says

Start at the 4 minute mark here:

https://youtu.be/oUOn6FrDPwg?t=240

Infuriating series of events. It's not simply a matter of pilot error, it's criminal negligence.

rwcon Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says

"Haven't read the article" That's your problem right there.

rwcon Goldman Sans

Nobody’s suggesting modifying. It’s accomplished through R&D... ripoff and duplicate.

rwcon A third of Americans now show signs of clinical anxiety or depression

uh “Attractive, fit, intelligent” seems like a winning combination regardless of the era.

rwcon Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices

And the Moderna vaccine progress announcement this morning

rwcon Let's Stop the 5G Hysteria: Understanding Hoaxes and Disinformation Campaigns

640K is more memory than anyone will ever need on a computer.

rwcon Tell HN: Cisco WebEx on OS X uses the same pre-installer tricks as Zoom

Because logging in, downloading and installing from the App Store is higher friction than how it works now. Typically Zoom is installed for the first time at the very moment a meeting is starting. Seconds matter.

rwcon We are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases

Didn’t stop Apple today from releasing new iPads, Macbook Airs, and Mac Minis...

rwcon We called it RAID because it kills bugs dead

you mean the first image to come up in a google image search for [Annika the Anteater apple radar]?

https://twitter.com/macshome/status/1028996446903783426