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what_ever··on Building resilient services at Prime Video with chaos engineering
You only need to go to the PC to access that setting. Then you can resume watching Netflix from anywhere you want.
what_ever··on Building resilient services at Prime Video with chaos engineering
I have been getting failed to load error almost every week on Prime Video when I try to load a series at dinner time on weekdays (pacific timezone). Never have this issue with Netflix.
what_ever··on Building resilient services at Prime Video with chaos engineering
I recently got a new UI on my LG TV app which is much better than the old one.
what_ever··on Building resilient services at Prime Video with chaos engineering
Netflix now provides an option to disable that.
what_ever··on US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days
+4 to 0 is not THAT much of a difference to be called out tbh. So not sure if it tells you enough about US folks starting to wake up.
what_ever··on US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days
It make difference to your country's companies to make business there.
what_ever··on Google discontinues the Pixel 4, nine months after release
This news has nothing to do with software. It's the hardware that's getting discontinued.
what_ever··on Google discontinues the Pixel 4, nine months after release
I think you might be confusing 3 and 4. 3 still had unlimited storage and the best camera. 4 doesn't have the unlimited storage and camera is still top notch (you can refer to many reviews) but lacks the zoom lens unlike other flagship phones. Looks like you forgot to put your reference link. Plus battery on 4 XL is good, 4 had really undersized battery.
what_ever··on Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A
I disagree - MKBHD has gone downhill and has really surface level reviews these days. He pays more attention to how the video looks instead of the actual content itself. Plus questionable associated with OnePlus.
what_ever··on Google announces Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, and Pixel 4A
60hz screen at lower resolution as well.
what_ever··on Apple surpasses Saudi Aramco to become the most valuable company
> I once saw a 1 hour presentation on the cryptography design of the iPhone compared to an Android phone. The IOS design used layers of fine-grained encryption and was obviously carefully thought out to protect the consumer from: device theft, misbehaving apps, illegal searches by law enforcement, and even nation-state levels of spying.

When was this? Do you have a link? Was this like the usual grandiose presentations that Apple usually does? Cause I don't think this how it is for last few years.

Disc: Google but nowhere close to Android other than using an Android phone.

what_ever··on Amazon says email banning TikTok from employee phones was ‘sent in error’
Vine was different. I just posted this on another thread couple of days ago.

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Vine was 6 second long video clips. Comparing Vine to TikTok is somewhat like comparing TikTok to YouTube videos. They are different.

Lot of TikTok popularity has come from offering songs/lip syncing functionality (done better by their acquisition of musica.ly). That wouldn't have worked on 6 second Vines.

what_ever··on TikTok to pull out of Hong Kong
Vine was 6 second long video clips. Comparing Vine to TikTok is somewhat like comparing TikTok to YouTube videos. They are different.

Lot of TikTok popularity has come from offering songs/lip syncing functionality (done better by their acquisition of musica.ly). That wouldn't have worked on 6 second Vines.

what_ever··on DuckDuckGo browser seemingly sends domains a user visits to DDG servers
I don't think that has taken place yet?

Disc: Googler

what_ever··on Update on IT Security Incident at UCSF
While what they did was may not be right, is there any direct link about this to work done by HCL? Have all of such previous attacks been linked to work done by H1Bs?
what_ever··on iOS14 reveals that TikTok may snoop clipboard contents every few keystrokes
Security updates are pushed monthly though. And Samsung supports security updates for much longer period.
what_ever··on Basecamp’s founders are trying to start an email rebellion
They can similarly create a new FROM address for the campaign then to get around Hey?
what_ever··on 30k unsuspecting Rose Bowl attendees scooped up in a facial recognition test
> During the NFL Playoffs they couldn't show crowd shots because there were enough empty seats that it was noticeable. I saw empty seats at the super bowl.

I am pretty sure the Superbowl was sold out. People just didn't show up or were stuck in traffic. I believe this will be true for any NFL playoff games.

> Sports attendance is way down

Citations needed. Other than baseball, I highly doubt this is true for any sports in the US. Unless it's a team like Phoenix Suns.

what_ever··on A photo is crashing some Android phones
> rotating the device still doesn't work as it should.

What exactly is the issue?! Been using Android for about a decade now and can rotate the device just fine.

what_ever··on Let's guess what Google requires in 14 days or they kill our extension
What next - if philanthropy worked there would not be any poverty in the world. So let's stop all philanthropic actions.
what_ever··on Grubhub stock halted after report Uber is eyeing a takeover
If that's what we start calling pro-consumer companies then you will hardly find any pro-consumer companies. I can't even think of a company that is "perfect" if you are taking issues with such things.
what_ever··on Grubhub stock halted after report Uber is eyeing a takeover
That's a pretty minor thing to hold against. A rider can cause any number of issues in the car including a very common issue of throwing while returning from a drunken night. How do you charge that person then? Lot of companies also use credit cards to tie account to a person so they don't abuse the initial sign up bonuses.
what_ever··on Citing revenue declines, Airbnb cuts 25% of workforce
It was just acceptable before to have a 1 year cliff? Also it was done to placate Nooglers not getting a refresher for the first year (although that didn't make any sense and some Nooglers in 2017 got neither end of the stick).
what_ever··on Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto
Isn't that a separate problem which Vancouver is already trying to fix by occupancy rules?
what_ever··on Citing revenue declines, Airbnb cuts 25% of workforce
But this is already more than 3 months even with 1 month of tenure?
what_ever··on Citing revenue declines, Airbnb cuts 25% of workforce
Changed in latter half of 2017.
what_ever··on Facebook Reports First Quarter 2020 Results
Those were not all in Q1 which this quarterly result is about.
what_ever··on Google Pixel Buds
> 10-minute charge of earbuds in the wireless charging case delivers up to 2 hours of listening time and up to 1 hour of talk time.

I think it could work for me given the case provides 24 hours of listening time. I sure don't mind taking 10 minutes break every 2 hours or so.

Disc: Googler.

what_ever··on YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly contradicts WHO advice
Isn't one too many?
what_ever··on Google Duo rolls out realtime AV1
I haven't used Facetime so I can't compare but Duo just works as well? Have you tried using it? Also, have you tried video calling someone using Android phone using Facetime? And what's wrong if you tell features that make your app stand out against the competition or should they really say on their probably 50th update that it's easy to install?

Disc: Googler.

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