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What was the data actually sent out? It was vague enough to sound like it could be tracking data (eg. Location) or it could be something like automatic updates.

Including anyone Trump still considers a "criminal" even after they've been acquitted by the courts.

Even as a (dark) joke, the official @WhiteHouse Twitter post on NYC's congestion pricing is uncomfortable: https://xcancel.com/WhiteHouse/status/1892295984928993698 The president i…

Sure, happy to expand. Stepping back quite a bit, the US constitution divides up responsibilities between the Legislator (Congress), the Executive (President), and the courts (Supr…

Oh, hey, I was working on that back in 2014 for one of the big TV manufacturers. The project was ultimately cancelled. It was nice for things like switching HDMI inputs; you could …

It seems like it'd be possible to, instead of typing multiple exclamation points, have one trigger-character (eg. ). And then replace that character visually with an entire paragra…

They pioneered the graphical user interface: https://www.folklore.org/Busy_Being_Born.html

Google, internally, is pretty up front that there's a forced distribution (or quota) for performance ratings and promotions. It's for budgetary reasons, and it's not strictly enfor…

They've had one ongoing since Q3 2022 in my org.

Sounds like a reference to the "Google People" parody: https://qntm.org/person

I'm the lead for Nearby Share at Google. After more than a year of work porting from Java to C++, Nearby's finally available on another platform! If anyone has questions/comments/b…

If you like hard sci-fi, Greg Egan has a written a few books that cover what life would be like if there were 2 dimensions of time ( http://www.gregegan.net/DICHRONAUTS/DICHRONAUTS…

The underlying stack (Nearby Connections) is open sourced on GitHub[1]! This stack is what handles the negotiation between Bluetooth/WiFi and chunks the files while sending. There'…

Hey, it's my project! :) I led the development of Nearby Share since its inception in 2018. Feel free to ask me any questions.

I've been at Google for almost 4 years, mostly working at startups before that. First and foremost, there's nothing special about Google (compared to any other tech company) and it…

Could it be used to power wireless mice, keyboards, etc? Things that are generally low power but still require batteries every N months?

Google has an application process where, before you've written any code, you can ask for copywrite release. However, if you don't do that, they can and WILL claim ownership over yo…

You could just let the external methods only access public variables. That's exactly what Java let's you do when you extend another class. I agree that private members should stay …

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xlythe.sao... An Android app for quickly accessing contacts, apps, and whatnot. It sits on top of your screen and if you swipe dow…

Doesn't do quite everything, but it is a start: http://www.parrot.com/flowerpower/us

Thanks! That was fast. I'm definitely interested - most of my apps are translated by users and I've been emailing xml files back and forth. Not fun for anyone.

I just uploaded a project to try it out. Suggestions: Include the language code when uploading xml files. I always have to look up the codes. Google does this with their service[1]…

We (friends and I) launched SAO Launcher [1] as an Android app in 2013. It lets you make phone calls, launch apps, and a few more things by swiping down from a small hitbox. Got to…