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xuki··on The ACF plugin on the WordPress directory has been taken over by WordPress.org
This is not about the code. WP is free to fork it with a new name. This is replacing the old plugin with all its reviews, download count.
xuki··on Thoughts and Observations in the Wake of Apple's 'It's Glowtime' Keynote
Steve Jobs announced a white iPhone 4 and couldn’t ship it for 6 months.
xuki··on The Vietnamese Computer Scientist Who Made Toy Story Possible
In Vietnamese culture, we don't really use the surname by itself, it's only used in a formal context where the full name is needed.

Most Vietnamese would prefer to be called by their given name, there is no implication of a relationship like "on a first-name basis".

xuki··on Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $27B fraud case
Nobody is getting executed by having a few gr of weed on them, one needs to actively distributing it and in large amount (500 gr). Singapore is very strict but they’re not executing their citizens for consuming drugs.
xuki··on XZ Backdoor: Times, damned times, and scams
But Sir The Calls Are Coming from Inside the House!
xuki··on Apple will cut off 3rd-party appstore updates if iPhone is not in EU for a month
iPhone demand has reached a plateau, they need the service revenue to keep growing.
xuki··on US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission
Apple need the 30% to keep the services revenue up to keep the stock price up. I have no doubt many people at Apple know this is wrong, including the people at the very top, but stock must not go down.
xuki··on Young men face high risk for gambling addiction as sports betting surges:experts
Not just for gambling ads, all ads. Something like the Vision Pro but as unintrusive as normal glasses today and running an open platform.
xuki··on Young men face high risk for gambling addiction as sports betting surges:experts
We need a real life adblock.
xuki··on African Ports Overwhelmed by Red Sea Reroutings
> Both shipping times and costs are rising.

It’s usually positively correlated. Longer shipping time means more demands for ships and there aren’t unlimited amount of ships.

xuki··on Figma and Adobe abandon proposed merger
It’s very easy, just don’t operate in said jurisdictions.
xuki··on Epic vs. Google: Google Loses
Yes please. Lock it up for consumers all they want but let people who want to tinker, tinker.
xuki··on Epic vs. Google: Google Loses
It’s optional to use your position as the OS developer to squash other app stores.
xuki··on OpenAI doesn't plan to offer a board seat to Microsoft or other investors
They invested in the for-profit part, not the non-profit part. The board is for the non-profit organization.
xuki··on Apple supercharges 24‑inch iMac with new M3 chip
Doesn't look like they're going to put out a 27-inch iMac any time soon, John Ternus said in the presentation the 24-inch iMac is a replacement for both 21-inch and 27-inch iMac https://youtu.be/ctkW3V0Mh-k?t=1582.
xuki··on Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max
They had multiple slides for M1/M2/M3 in the video. M3 is around 15% faster than M2 in most benchmark (according to Apple).
xuki··on Exploiting the iPhone 4
Apple have a habit of turning features on after a new OS installation, both on iOS and macOS.
xuki··on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
I do have back up of the photos and videos, but the rest of the phone can only be backed up using iCloud or Finder/iTunes on Windows. Both methods are actually impossible to test without a spare phone.
xuki··on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
Wait wtf, that’s how I back up my data. It’s impossible to test these backups, I might need to pay for iCloud for peace of mind then.
xuki··on Cellebrite asks cops to keep its technology secret
Nice try, Apple employee!
xuki··on AWS to begin charging for public IPv4 addresses
Vultr/Linode offer a full /64. Linode even offers /56 with justification.
xuki··on You can deactivate anyone's WhatsApp account by simply sending an email
I know you got downvoted but it's not that hard to find important people's phone number. The VIP is probably careful handing out that number but when it goes into other people's contact they lost control of that. All it takes is a click on a random iOS/Android app and the whole contact list is uploaded to who know where
xuki··on You can deactivate anyone's WhatsApp account by simply sending an email
Not really, just European.
xuki··on AMD CPU Use Among Linux Gamers Approaching 70% Marketshare
Holy cow, that’s a lot of power just for idling. For comparison, a Mac Studio idle at 9-10W:

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT213100

xuki··on Tell HN: Stripe killed my music locker service, so I'm open sourcing it
I'm just happy to be in an exclusive club that can request stripe support on demand.
xuki··on Alphabet selling Google Domains assets to Squarespace
Maybe go some places that make money because they’re a registra instead of a feature of a big product.
xuki··on Lisa Su saved AMD – Now she wants Nvidia's AI crown
Hey the stock only 10x since 2018, we could do better, couldn’t we?
xuki··on De-dollarization is happening at a ‘stunning’ pace
DXY is at the bottom of 52 week range does not support this.
xuki··on Aztec monks with 1/55 HP no longer die when picking up or dropping a relic
I credit that random UAE dude that was bankrolling TyranT and kept the game going. Without real money the game would not reach the critical level for Microsoft to pay attention again.
xuki··on U.S. home prices are the most unaffordable they've been in nearly 100 years
There won’t be a meaningful drop unless unemployment starts to tick up.
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