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Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by blantonl »

worksonmine wrote: post #200
blantonl wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Me keeping my online and real-life presences separate has more to do with integrity than the opinions you see here. Nah, you're just being a coward and literally hiding behind the keyboard. You're afraid of the professional repercussions and consequences. You've been able to read the room just enough to know that being obtuse and unnecessarily confrontational (I think you call it "calling people out on their bullshit…

> It's adorable to watch you soften your tone as we get deeper into this. You've gone from "where do I sign up to tell you to go fuck yourself" to "I'm having fun and I like to watch the people get all riled up" I don't think my tone is any softer, could it be you reading me with a different energy? I've been very calm throughout. It was a rhetorical question as a response to this: >> I've had the distinct honor to w…

I own an iPhone and an Android phone. I think there is an old windows phone in the back desk somewhere as well. But what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

MY point is, and I think I've been crystal clear, is that this is a small world and professionalism is key to human and business interaction. I know this, and you definitely know this, otherwise you wouldn't behave like you have in public.

Am I important? Absolutely not. Do I think people care? Yes, believe it or not, important people in our industry participate here in these discussions. I've done significant business with private equity, investors and others via contacts and discussions here. This isn't reddit or discord, fox news article discussions, or facebook. You know how I know you don't know this? Because your account is 2 years old and your demonstrated behavior around here over those 2 years tells us this. Sorry. A spade is a spade. Look up the history of HN.

My point all along has been that I can assure you, if we were doing business together or I was considering you for a technical contract, role, job, partnership, anything, you'd be in a world of hurt. Your obtuse and abrasive approach might cost you an investment. Maybe a contract. Maybe a billion dollars. Who knows?

You may not like to hear this, but here's the thing. I've managed hundreds of people just like you, who think they are the "big boy" because they did x, y, and z technically or they marched down to HR to show the people in charge what's up, or their MO is to stir the pot, be obtuse and cause trouble and be disrespectful all the while skirting the line. That is your schtick, and it's probably why you're working as a freelancer. Good for you if you're doing well, but we'll have to take your word for it. Like I said, me: I'm really not important, but you can very easily look at who I am, my CV, what I've done in life, my family, technically, managerly, whatever and you'll find that when we're dropping our zippers, I'm going to have a more warm and fuzzy feeling than you are right now. And that's just the way it is, because you've got nothing else to stand on except your obtuseness and anonymity.

Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by worksonmine »

blantonl wrote: post #201
worksonmine wrote: post #200

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It's adorable to watch you soften your tone as we get deeper into this. You've gone from "where do I sign up to tell you to go fuck yourself" to "I'm having fun and I like to watch the people get all riled up" I don't think my tone is any softer, could it be you reading me with a different energy? I've been very calm throughout. It was a rhetorical question as a response to this: >> I've had the distinct honor to w…

I own an iPhone and an Android phone. I think there is an old windows phone in the back desk somewhere as well. But what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? MY point is, and I think I've been crystal clear, is that this is a small world and professionalism is key to human and business interaction. I know this, and you definitely know this, otherwise you wouldn't behave like you have in public. Am I i…

For someone who values professionalism you're strangely entitled. Do you think people would enjoy working with someone who threatens consequences as soon you're called out for being an ass?

Are you being professional when you try to bait me into doxxing myself for what, getting revenge over a comment on the web? "I dare you! I triple dare you! Coward! Let's continue outside HN".

Then you belittle me calling me a "cute little freelancer" (I'm not) and so on. Maybe you wouldn't want to work with me, but don't flatter yourself, I doubt I'd ever need your entitled elitist attitude close to me. I didn't even reply to your first comment that got down-voted because it didn't warrant an answer. But when you started bitching to people calling you out I got interested, and here we are.

Spare me your psychoanalysis Freud. Instead of doubling down just leave, or delete your comments if you care so much what people think. You're not winning any points, there are no prizes or diplomas.

Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by smoldesu »

monkin wrote: post #83

I wonder how the EU will respond when high-ranking politicians fall victim to third-party app store scams or experience significant data leaks exploited through other browsers. Given that they're not particularly tech-savvy, it raises questions about their preparedness for such situations, and who they will blame for it.

It already happened. Except, well, the blood's on Apple's hands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(spyware)

I wonder how Apple will respond when high-ranking politicians acknowledge that security is a personal responsibility that Apple was unfit to provide in the first place. That will be a fun discussion, albeit further down the proverbial line.

Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by dwighttk »

smoldesu wrote: post #197
dwighttk wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What did I say that had anything to do with emotional wellbeing? What did I say that made you think I was unprepared for Apple to have to do this in the US?

> What did I say that had anything to do with emotional wellbeing? I’m glad I don’t have to deal with it on my own phone > What did I say that made you think I was unprepared for Apple to have to do this in the US? Thankfully it is only a bad law in the European Union

Oh, your assumptions were wrong

Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by smoldesu »

dwighttk wrote: post #204
smoldesu wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> What did I say that had anything to do with emotional wellbeing? I’m glad I don’t have to deal with it on my own phone > What did I say that made you think I was unprepared for Apple to have to do this in the US? Thankfully it is only a bad law in the European Union

Oh, your assumptions were wrong

Oh, well then good! Too many people on this site get far too upset over changes like this. Methinks a lot of them own too much stock and are a bit grumpy about the consequences.

Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by blantonl »

worksonmine wrote: post #202
blantonl wrote: post #201

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I own an iPhone and an Android phone. I think there is an old windows phone in the back desk somewhere as well. But what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? MY point is, and I think I've been crystal clear, is that this is a small world and professionalism is key to human and business interaction. I know this, and you definitely know this, otherwise you wouldn't behave like you have in public. Am I i…

For someone who values professionalism you're strangely entitled. Do you think people would enjoy working with someone who threatens consequences as soon you're called out for being an ass? Are you being professional when you try to bait me into doxxing myself for what, getting revenge over a comment on the web? "I dare you! I triple dare you! Coward! Let's continue outside HN". Then you belittle me calling me a "cut…

For someone who values professionalism I'm uniquely qualified to tell you to sit your ass down and shut it. Let's back up here: the whole crux of you deciding to pick a fight with me was over me commenting about some people thinking their edge cases with Apple deserves special treatment. Guess what, no they don't, they're not special. The customer isn't always right. Neither is Apple in many cases, but they are the largest company in the world, so I think they've figured out customer service, UX, all those things, and if you go to the original post in this message, it was about some dude's edge case on canceling a subscription. Boo fuckin hoo.

Let me recap for you: you directly picked a fight with me after I defended myself from being directly called an "ass," a "terrible colleague," "a dick-face" and "I want the opportunity to tell you to go fuck yourself to your face" My defense solely focuses on professionalism, and you decide to wallow in the mud with the rest in some anonymous sanctimonious self-sucking bullshit circle. So don't engage in whataboutisms at this point with me. Only an obtuse anonymous troll can race to the bottom with a named person at THIS point... So yup, slap that tag on your forehead bud and own it.

The difference between me and you is that in the professional world, I have a track record of having hundreds of people who enjoy working with me, millions of customers who enjoy my products, and many many partners who have become millionaires. You've marched down to HR and won a fight. Congratulations.

I'll be here all night, and I ain't deleting shit. My comments stand, with my name attached right here on each of them. blantonl: Lindsay Blanton. You can't do that: you're too scared, too cowardly, and too afraid of what might come your way by writing checks with your name on them your ass can't cash. So, I guess in a sense, I am "strangely entitled" because I have the track record that you don't, and that allows me enough capital to let my comments stand. I can write those checks all day with my name on them. You? you're going to have to earn some capital. You might try by attaching your name to some worthwhile works for a start.

You'll also find that anyone that works with me knows I don't suffer fools. I will bend over backwards, but I won't bend over forwards. I can assure you that you are uniquely lucky in that you are anonymous, because I've figuratively punched more than one person in the mouth because they decided to get sanctimonious and preachy on how I should be expressing an opinion in a professional setting. I didn't start the attacks, others did, and you felt it was your duty to preach to me how I should conduct myself in response. Mike Tyson said it best, "everyone has a plan until they've been punched in the mouth."

Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by interpol_p »

Fischgericht wrote: post #151
interpol_p wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are not allowed to give their browser an advantage under the DMA. If you take a look at BrowserEngineKit and BrowserKit there is a significant API surface area they offer for third-party browser engines. They must have been building this for some time. It's really detailed, down to allowing developers to implement their own JIT! [1] they have custom UI components replacing their standard scroll views with ones t…

I am not even sure that the EU has mandated that PWAs must be able to run in other browsers. Did you see any such regulation? From what I understand, the regulation is about allowing users to install third-party apps including browser and of course PWAs. I doubt they mandate what browser engine the app uses, that's the apps business only.

I think the DMA mandates that Apple not give Safari advantages over other browsers. Being able to run PWAs seems like it could be considered an advantage? Not sure though

Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by Angostura »

Retr0id wrote: post #14
Angostura wrote: post #2

A lot of this article appears to be based on the belief that the security architecture of iOS and MacOS are identical. This seems ... an unlikely assumption

The security architectures of both are reasonably well documented[1] by apple, do you have any relevant distinctions to point out? [1] https://help.apple.com/pdf/security/en_US/apple-platform-sec... [PDF]

I suspect that there are too many differences for me to really list., but for starters MacOS supports multiple user accounts and has beeen built from its inception to allow people to install software from anywhere.

Re: Rotten Apple

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Post by asadotzler »

devnullbrain wrote: post #103
dwighttk wrote: post #70

Sure this situation already exists on Mac OS but that is a much smaller user base and there are plenty of alternatives where you can go and install arbitrary software. I deal with weird stuff my parents have installed on their Macs every time I visit… so far I haven’t had to do that with their phones. If I wanted them to use a Firefox browser engine on their phone I’d get them an Android.

It's so funny that every HN post on this topic produces more and more contrived reasons for why having less choice is better, actually. Today: my parents need to be coddled like children, so you don't get to install a new browser. It's only because Apple's legal wrangling failed that Android even exists today.

This site stopped being for actual hackers at least 5 years ago, maybe more. These people are the opposite of hackers, literally begging for and defending walled gardens and closed systems. What a joke this community has become over the years.
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