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harkinian
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Comment #39795634
I think they meant that rendering can only be done with JS/HTML, and if you want to use React stuff, React also has to be involved. No need to be rude and assume the worst. Third p…
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Comment #39795273
MobileSafari is currently the only thing preventing a Chromium web monopoly.
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Comment #39795265
Because users get a scary warning if they don't do that. Unlike Mac or Windows, where users can download stuff outside the Mac or MS store without warning, so big companies don't u…
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Comment #39795209
Apple Silicon Macs. Aside from that, yes very boring, especially the silly stuff like watches, pencils, and credit cards. That said, I'd rather our country respect private property…
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Comment #39795158
Android heavily warns users against installing those, which might not fly if the ruling is to treat them equally. Despite that, a major app Fortnite is only available via the Epic …
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Comment #39795114
My Apple BT keyboards+mice run out of battery very quickly and sometimes randomly disconnect/reconnect. A newer non-Apple BT keyboard seems ok on its own, but then there are issues…
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Comment #39794537
Yeah, it's just a bandpass filter (very easy to make by accident) and an amp.
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Comment #39794242
I tried my Bose NC700 with my Pixel 6. It gave me the quick-pairing notification, asking me also to install an app, which ofc I said no to. Then when it was already paired, I got t…
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Comment #39793957
Guess it's less obvious than some Android phones, which mount as a filesystem. But most of them don't.
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Comment #39793771
Yes. I scrolled and found it by chance: "Simply put, your brain is trying to figure out what it’s hearing, so it’s filling in the gaps of the noise you’re listening to with a commo…
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Comment #39793724
It's wild how easily things can act as AM receivers. A pencil and rusty razor, or a tooth filling and saliva.
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Comment #39792846
1. Allowing other app stores would immediately mean each app wanting you to go to a separate store. I barely use apps in the first place but would imagine this being bothersome for…
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Comment #39792806
Doesn't the iPhone present itself just like a camera to any PC? So you can use whatever you'd normally use on Mac or Windows to download the pics.
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Comment #39792760
I have expensive Bluetooth stuff, and in my experience it's always glitchy. Also, even the cheapest wired stuff doesn't have these problems.
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Comment #39792741
Size is an issue, because with more people in a chat, there's an exponentially higher chance that someone doesn't have RCS or has some issue with it.
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Comment #39792709
People do use multiple apps, but everyone in a single group chat has to be using the same app.
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Comment #39786781
I'm fine with this. Apple can extend sucky BT, Apple can make their faster Apple Silicon chips, Apple can make iMessage since SMS is trash, Nvidia can do CUDA cause OpenCL sucked, …
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Comment #39785756
Yeah, try setting your nav from Los Angeles to Irvine or San Diego to Irvine on any given day. Guaranteed 2-3 wrecks, plus some jams that the nav might think are wrecks but are jus…
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Comment #39785735
Also, many newer cars will automatically downshift if they think you want to engine-brake. Usually based on the fact that your foot is off the gas and on the brake for a long perio…
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Comment #39785726
You always need the clutch to start/stop, though.
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Comment #39785695
Does your old mom use RCS in large group chats?
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Comment #39785034
USB-A always felt fine, even though there's v3 vs v2. But USB-C is a mess.
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Comment #39785009
I've never used one, because they have no use.