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That assumes every LEO, bodega, grocery store, etc. goes out and buys the terminals to read these things though. Assuming LEOs you encounter will never just say "sorry, my reader i…

There's something quite interesting about the problems in number theory especially. The questions/relationships sometimes don't seem useful at all and are later proven to be incred…

For those that run systems with zfs, sanoid makes this fairly trivial to configure on a per-dataset basis. It's saved me more than once. https://github.com/jimsalterjrs/sanoid

...I wonder how many reverse-engineered the protocol or just bought a remote from the manufacturer.

The TechCrunch article indicates cell site identifiers were included, which means approximate location as well. https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/12/att-phone-records-stolen-d...

I actually just left Betterment because over the last few years their Core portfolio has really lagged performance of my non-Betterment investments (largely VTI, VTSAX, VBTLX in ap…

Another thing that annoys me endlessly: a few months ago, Apple Music introduced animated cover art and then proceeded to animate album covers that shipped decades before Apple Mus…

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102651

I'd argue DARE is more akin to abstinence only sex ed than an actual sex ed curriculum. Or at least my DARE experience was much closer to a Mr. Mackey "Drugs are bad, m'kay" than a…

I had a Honeywell smart thermostat that worked entirely locally with Apple's HomeKit. I haven't used Home Assistant but a cursory Google search implies this would work. My recollec…

This gives me flashbacks to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BonziBuddy

Very much so. Particularly if you're switching roles a useful strategy is to mention what equity, bonuses or compensation you may be losing as a result. In my most recent swap, I i…

https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/find-my/ Excerpts: "The Find My network uses end-to-end encryption so that Apple cannot see the location of any offline device or report…

https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/ under Privacy and Security: "Eye input is not shared with Apple, third-party apps, or websites. Only your final selections are transmitted w…

As a JetBlue customer this is pretty disappointing. I certainly feel a lack of competition in the airline space, but frankly it's seemed that both Spirit and JetBlue are ill equipp…

I'm surprised MentourPilot hasn't been mentioned yet. https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPilot I also found this video on CFIT in General Aviation to be quite compelling https://www.y…

Trailers certainly spend more time sitting around than the trucks do during loading/unloading times, so if you put the panels on the trailer you would improve the ROI, although I’m…

JetBlue also has pretty limited landing slots on the west coast, and missed out on purchasing Virgin Atlantic to Alaska a few years ago, which would have allowed them to diversify …

FaceTime is also available in browser from Android and Windows. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212619

A bill providing privacy rights for congress, while no such law exists for the rest of the population that has to contend with having their personal info captured and sold by data …

I ran in to this "feature" in the US as well. I was the only party with my password and opening Netflix on a new device triggered a twice-over auto renewal, which their customer su…