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  3. Comment on Your phone already has social credit. We just lie about it. in ~finance

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    I know they are examples, but do you know any cases in that banning or other harm was done to customers for disagreements with the service provider? And, not to invalidate your concern, but...

    I know they are examples, but do you know any cases in that banning or other harm was done to customers for disagreements with the service provider? And, not to invalidate your concern, but sometimes things can go wrong even with those we used to consider “on our side”.

    8 votes

  6. Comment on Wireless earphones: a belated review in ~tech

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    AirPods get disgusting pretty quickly. EarPods (without flexible tips) are much cleaner overall.

    AirPods get disgusting pretty quickly. EarPods (without flexible tips) are much cleaner overall.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Wireless earphones: a belated review in ~tech

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    I've heard this since ever, but honestly can't noticed any latency at all. Is this something related to music production, or one of those things you need a very good ear to be annoyed by?

    I've heard this since ever, but honestly can't noticed any latency at all. Is this something related to music production, or one of those things you need a very good ear to be annoyed by?

    6 votes

  9. Comment on The family computer in ~tech

  12. Comment on What follows GitHub? in ~tech

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    I loved their site! Totally crazy and no actual information at all, would be amazing as an digital art project, but not so much as the first impression to sell anything (specially to devs, who...

    I loved their site! Totally crazy and no actual information at all, would be amazing as an digital art project, but not so much as the first impression to sell anything (specially to devs, who normally hate this kind of psychedelics).

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Substack subscriptions in the iOS app: inflated prices and a new “walled garden” for newsletters in ~tech

    rodrigo
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    Yeah… from Substack's FAQ:

    Yeah… from Substack's FAQ:

    Why is Substack adding IAP now?

    Apple requires it for any app selling digital content. We previously offered IAP as an opt-in feature, but Apple is now enforcing full compliance, so we must make IAP available for all paid publications.

    6 votes

  15. Comment on Substack subscriptions in the iOS app: inflated prices and a new “walled garden” for newsletters in ~tech

  16. Comment on Substack subscriptions in the iOS app: inflated prices and a new “walled garden” for newsletters in ~tech

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    They signed for this mess the moment they decided to release an iOS app, which is totally avoidable for a newsletter service. (Also, an app made mainly to lock-in readers and publishers into...

    They signed for this mess the moment they decided to release an iOS app, which is totally avoidable for a newsletter service. (Also, an app made mainly to lock-in readers and publishers into Substack social media, non-newsletter extras.)

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Android emulators to actually use mobile apps in day-to-day life? in ~tech

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    Maybe try something like BlueStacks?

    Maybe try something like BlueStacks?

    2 votes

  20. Comment on What's your current PC wallpaper? in ~tech

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    Plain black. Almost don't see the desktop, so it doesn't matter much. (I used to leave macOS' default videos, but stopped since noticing they write and read a ton of data on the disk.)

    Plain black. Almost don't see the desktop, so it doesn't matter much. (I used to leave macOS' default videos, but stopped since noticing they write and read a ton of data on the disk.)

    8 votes