I think this might be the first and only instance I've ever seen of a non-traditional scrolling experience actually being a benefit to a website
And the implementation of it was brilliant. Didn't mess with the scrolling feel very much at all.
CT scans of AirPods evolution
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#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
Telemetry logs can be sniffed, with a good firewall and as long as you're on your wifi with a wifi only device you can learn a lot. I jailbreak to use this: http://cydia.saurik.com/package/ca.btraas.appfirewall/ Amazing how much analytics I block from every app.
Awesome to see a jail breaker here on HN. It has been my experience that when you mention the benefits of jailbreaking the HN crowd really looks poorly at it and shuts it down.
Whats the current status of jailbreaking on iPhone 12s and iOS 15? I've been out of the game for a very long time, I assume even if I wanted to have a look at it I'm out of luck.
What are the major benefits you yourself get from it? My major reasoning used to be emulators, but I have a hacked New 3DS which runs everything I want it to these days with better controls.
Firewalls like the grandparent comment seems quite useful
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#103I think this might be the first and only instance I've ever seen of a non-traditional scrolling experience actually being a benefit to a website
Completely agree. First and only, in my experience. Genuinely impressive on mobile.
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#104I'm curious how the newest airpods compare to the pros when it comes to bass. I had first gen airpods, then I bought a set of pros, but the bass was so weak I thought they had to be broken. Turns out it's just an artifact of how they were designed. Some people are okay, but a lot of people feel the same way I do. I ended up returning them and now I'd like to know if the g3 airpods are comparable to the pros, or compa…
I’ve tried all of them so far. The standard gen 2 AirPods are the best by far. The new 3rd gen ones won’t stay in my ears. Pros are uncomfortable and lack bass. 2nd gen are perfect. I listen to everything from classical to metal to hard dance.
They’re pretty variable depending on your ear shape. For me the pros are the only option since the others fall out immediately (same for mkbhd).
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#105Not an audio expert, but I really wonder why they need a microphone for their adaptive EQ. I understand home speakers/theatre systems need to compensate for a room's shape and contents, but do human ear canals vary that much to need a mic? I think it's pretty neat how sophisticated this adaptive EQ system is, but tbh, I haven't noticed much difference between this mic system and the "dumb" adaptive EQ that companies…
do human ear canals vary that much to need a mic? Based on the number of online complaints that AirPods slip out of people's ears, and the equal number of people saying they're rock solid, even while working out, I think the answer is "yes."
Strange that when making 110 million units per year they don’t bother to cover tens of millions ears more with slightly different design.
Same with incredibly small mouse and bunch of other sku’s that could def be differentiated.
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#106So do airpods actually sound better than the standard wired headphones? If they don't, this is a lot of fancy engineering for some pretty bad headphones. Maybe they just didn't fit my ears or something, but I've always hated them.
I think the Pros sound amazing. I used to have the Sony WH-XM1000 v3 and v4 noise-canceling headphones, but sold both after using the Airpod Pros for a few days and never went back. The Airpod Pro sound quality is maybe 90% as good as the Sonys, but the form factor is INCREDIBLY convenient. No more sweating and constantly adjusting the earcups and headbands... just plop them in and they fit my ears perfectly and neve…
> Sony WH-XM1000 v3
They aren’t even comparable. Sony’s being over ear design cancels noise way better, but Pro’s are much more practical for sleep and calls.
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#107Does anyone have a canonical URL to the previous month's scan of the LEGO mini-figure? I didn't see any navigation on the site unless there's a magic spot I missed or am inadvertently adblocking: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29253441 This month's entry comes off way too much like advertising for my taste, with the flowery language like "magic features" instead of just "features", or the seemingly-unnecessary…
They don't seem to keep the old pages around. Here is the Lego one from the web archive https://web.archive.org/web/20211122210134/https://www.scano...
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
It does. But it's not about that. It's about being able to get rid of wires and associated mess.
Are wires a mess? Looking at the Zoom calls I've been on, I've never heard "oh sorry I'm all tangled up in my wires", but have seen "my batteries are dead" or "my headphones won't pair with my computer", etc. (I say "seen" because you don't hear much from people debugging their "magic" wireless headphones.) This has added up to many person-hours of delays, while the wires just keep working.
I like being able to walk around, even exercise, during meetings.
And the AirPods Pro provide better outbound audio when I’m speaking than my Sony Bluetooth headset.
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#109I think this might be the first and only instance I've ever seen of a non-traditional scrolling experience actually being a benefit to a website
Apple's own website has used same design pattern on many pages. Similarly, Xiaomi also
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#110This is still the strongest apple advantage: design, engineering and build quality. Recently I wanted to buy a second notebook so I could leave my MBPro at home in trips where I didn't want to work, but still had a machine that run linux and windows for some quick idea or even some light gaming. Decided for a Samsung Galaxy Book Pro. Expensive machine, but slightly cheaper than a MacBook Air. good i7 11gen processor,…
I guess you didn't purchase the iPhone 6, or perhaps you had very large pockets. A phone that bends semi-/permanently when placed in pockets was a ridiculous oversight.