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> laptops left open just so tasks could keep running Too real. We’re currently still sticking to local agent workflows which feel more powerful than cloud native ones. Moving that …

This is mine https://johnlian.net/ I posted it to Hacker News once, and it seemed to be decently received https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46281060

This was actually the first route I considered. Unfortunately the latency was too much. > My first instinct was to lean on traditional automation stacks: HomeKit scenes to chain “T…

Yes I actually run into the same issue and put it down as a footnote on the post https://johnlian.net/posts/hdmi-cec/#fn:3 Where I talk about the craziness that happens when more t…

I like how WeChat does it for their "Moments" posts, where you can see only the number of Likes from your friends. https://www.quora.com/Who-can-see-what-you-publish-and-comme...

I’m not sure if this is right approach. In fact in the 70’s, the US basically went through this back and forth, largely influenced by one book: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_…

A short-ish read on how the UN does population projections and major factors contributing to the expected population decline: https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Publications/Files/Key_Fin…

One thing that Apple hasn't addressed is if the Geekbench results [1] over-represents or exaggerates the the throttling effect. Since Geekbench pushes the iPhone to its limits for …

There is a student offer that doesn’t require credit card https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/offers/ms-azr-0144p/

Back in the days MS used to allow you to create a "Microsoft Account" (MSA) using any email, including an email that's already associated with Azure Active Directory (AAD work or s…

Would love to hear more about your opinions on the first part.

This might not meet your needs but you can use Azure App Service (free) to host a static website https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/acoat/2016/01/28/publish-a-... EDIT: also http://s…

I'm super curious as well.. 3DR is the original platinum member, Intel and Qualcomm are newer. It seems like all three were collaborating on pivoting towards proprietary drone tech…

The last item is very prevalent throughout many microsoft.com pages. https://azure.microsoft.com has gotten it right here but I'm wondering what's preventing the rest of microsoft.…

Two confirmation dialogs (one from the app and one from iOS) for deleting an image seems kind of overkill. Can you make it just one?

I went through a similar experience. In hindsight the red flags were extremely obvious but I was also in extreme denial. I really wanted it to be true and was not willing to face w…

Looks like it's a different process now https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204921

I believe this is a new system. It's called two-factor authentication as opposed to two-step verification. To quote the FAQ: > Is this different than Apple’s current two-step verif…

I understand your frustration, but I don't think products trying to compete with closed ecosystems hurts innovation. The smartphone race ushered a new era for software development.…

I think the point Apple is trying to make is a little different than how this article described it. I don't think anybody would disagree that the tablet form shown in the 1994 vide…