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McDev

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    Comment #47607553

    FWIW I've tested Android Auto before with sandboxed Google Play, works fine.

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    Comment #44499206

    If it were my Chess app, I'd get them from the Lichess open database (currently at 5M puzzles): https://database.lichess.org/#puzzles

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    Comment #36563702

    Wherever you're driving you want to be positioned towards the center of the road. Tesla are mad for selling these in the UK regardless of their 'stick'.

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    Comment #35916030

    They are. I was going to say the UK's ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) are entirely impotent, however it appears they recently fined TikTok £12.7M for data misuse.

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    Comment #35788490

    After what I think was the same Windows 10 update last month I noticed a giant Edge search bar planted in the middle of my desktop which I did not ask for. I've since rolled back t…

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    Comment #35770408

    There was never any conclusive evidence. He did file a defamation lawsuit against Magnus though which is still ongoing.

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    Comment #35604511

    Then don't install them.

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    Comment #35436289

    From my experience with their Plus plan GPT 4 usually just times out no matter what the prompt, forcing me to revert to 3.5. I'm not sure why I haven't asked for a refund yet.

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    Comment #35326000

    >First of all, Stryjak should have been aware that /e/OS is compatible with any mobile application from the Android world This is probably because /e/OS IS Android. It also contain…

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    Comment #33938729

    Better to have the final say come from someone at the controls rather than a desk in Silicon Valley. Humans aren't going anywhere.

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    Comment #32826516

    I used MSFS a lot for practising VFR navigation / dead reckoning skills, very helpful for that with how good the scenery is. Not sure I could achieve the same in XPlane

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    Comment #31443667

    Before covid I would commute daily in London to work filtering (lane splitting) through traffic. You operate on the assumption that they don't see / hear you and you need to antici…

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    Comment #30271352

    >his developers can deliver good and working product really fast. (And from what I understand, it's a really small team.) Fun fact, their Android code [0] (haven't seen iOS) is unm…

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    Comment #28707280

    I came across https://shop.fairphone.com/en/spare-parts , seems like they do sell spare batteries for all versions

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    Comment #26257259

    This is our NHS, not a social media company. You can't compare the two.

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    Comment #26163219

    The last time I'll never use a healthcare app was when I heard about [0]. I can't trust our current tech / startup company culture with such sensitive things. [0]: https://www.digi…

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    Comment #26134889

    Off-topic but I'm glad to see them offering the APK download right under the Google Play link. More organisations should do this!

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    Comment #26073038

    They've straight up started banning certain subreddits from the mobile website, forcing you to download the app. As I write this, I just noticed it was an A/B test and I'm able to …

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    Comment #26033713

    That runs on Java unfortunately

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    Comment #25996547

    This looks great. On a side note, I was wondering why the controls were freaking out when I was trying to depart, and then realised I had my foot on my rudder pedals I use for flig…

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    Comment #25436124

    That would be due to this https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-us-automatic-e...

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    Comment #24600645

    I was intrigued by this comment and downloaded TikTok, only to find that they now push for sign up immediately!