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Post by sabatonfan »

fennecfoxy wrote: post #216
testfrequency wrote: post #193

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Just like how they removed all the gay dating apps in China yesterday (by request of the government of course). So sad to watch a gay CEO just sit comfortably and allow his company quietly destroy his own “community”. Don’t get me started on SA either…

This is why, as a gay man, I give people a look when they ask why I still rant about gay rights "even though you guys have marriage and stuff now". It's 2025, almost 2026 and we're still doing this shit. I don't care if you think I'm icky, I think other people are icky sometimes but I don't try to stop them from existing for it. People are entitled to be who they are.

I am a straight man and I feel like some communities just become scape-goats

We have this us vs them mentality which some people use to collect power and influence at the costs of them

Ultimately I think that it is a very foolish thing because I think that as long as nobody bothers on my freedom etc., I should be in literally nobody's business bothering their freedom

> It's 2025, almost 2026 and we're still doing this shit. I don't care if you think I'm icky, I think other people are icky sometimes but I don't try to stop them from existing for it. People are entitled to be who they are.

I agree 100% with this message.

But one thing I have problem with (on the straight side of things) is that I have seen occasionally some extremely feminist comments which do try to impeach or try to have this very fundamental skewed problem that man are ALL the problem and its all man's fault etc. and I have seen the same in masculinity cultures as well and I feel like both of them are just radicalizing people to seize power and influence or sell courses or feel better about themselves.

I think that we sometimes forget that people are people and we should treat others with the same courtesy and kindness that we expect to be treated with, I guess. maybe we sometimes don't treat them that way or didn't treat them that way and I guess we should just apologize or try not to do that ever again. Mistakes happen but as long as we still have a mindset similar to doing good, I feel like things would be hopeful.

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Post by beAbU »

birdman3131 wrote: post #175
RataNova wrote: post #78

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It reads like satire until you hit the part where it costs $229 and realize... nope, this is 100% real

Its showing as $149 for me. Which still feels outrageous for what is basically a knitted scarf.

There's a long and a short one. The long one costs $80 more than the short one. Jesus.

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Post by alejo »

jonathanlb wrote: post #157
ricochet11 wrote: post #146

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I once paid $1000 for some sneakers. I’m still regularly wearing them 7 years later. I’ve bought $50/$100 and they never last that long. It was an insane purchase at the time, done in a moment of jet lagged madness when my shoes fell apart in an airport. But over time it’s turned out to be a great investment. Smart, comfortable, well made.

As someone who is on the lookout for long-lasting durable products, what brand and model sneakers did you buy? How often do you wear these? I've heard that Common Projects are pretty good at a $400 retail price point, but it sounds like you got something else.

I got a pair of Santoni’s leahther sneakers in 2017, for about $500. I still have them and while they worn out a bit, they are still nice.

The most comfortable shoes I’ve ever owned. I remember describing them like “walking in clouds”.

Never bought any of them and all the other pairs I got from different brands in the $200-$400 bracket have been awfully disappointing

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Post by behnamoh »

ronsor wrote: post #201
testfrequency wrote: post #193

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Just like how they removed all the gay dating apps in China yesterday (by request of the government of course). So sad to watch a gay CEO just sit comfortably and allow his company quietly destroy his own “community”. Don’t get me started on SA either…

> Just like how they removed all the gay dating apps in China yesterday (by request of the government of course). Those apps have always been illegal in China. Of course, one could say Apple should not operate in China (and this is perhaps true), but they cannot both operate there and break the law.

Or you know, allow third party app stores?

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Post by jader201 »

davidmurdoch wrote: post #65

Had to make sure it wasn't April 1st.

When I clicked the link, seeing it so high on the FP, I was 100% convinced they were finally re-releasing + rebranding the Mini.

Then I saw what it was, and was like “ah it’s an April Fools joke — but wait, it’s not April 1st”.

So now I can only assume people are upvoting it because it’s so ridiculous?

Are there people (on HN) that seriously think this is a good idea/are considering getting one of these hideous things?

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Post by Lu2025 »

fxtentacle wrote: post #83
rekoil wrote: post #74

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I wish the iPhone 12/13 mini had been a few mm thicker for a bigger battery, and had been in the Pro class of devices. As it stands they didn't have a good enough battery to last a day, and most people interested in smaller devices had probably just picked up the new SE that was released just half a year earlier.

I believe the issue is that with Jobs gone, Apple's design team is now apparently unable to continue their job. Instead of developing their own UI paradigm for small screens, they keep copying from Google Pixel both the UI ideas and the screen size. And now that they ran out of useful ideas, they turned everything transparent. Why make the iPhone look more like Apple Vision when people so obviously hate the latter? […

> Why make the iPhone look more like Apple Vision when people so obviously hate the latter

They are normalizing Apple Vision look so it looks less weird when you switch.

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Post by nimbius »

perihelions wrote: post #171

> "Greater China" Irredentist pro-war language, Tim Cook? I am so done with Apple. They knew what they did when they chose the words; they certainly spent thousands of hours deliberating them. This is Lebensraum with Chinese Characteristics. > "The term is often used to avoid invoking sensitivities over the political status of Taiwan.[16] Contrastingly, it has been used in reference to Chinese irredentism in national…

of the 193 members of the UN, only 12 (6%) recognize Taiwan as a country.

the Kuomintang lost the war. its effectively the same as if the confederacy retreated to the Florida keys and China maintained a policy of deliberate ambiguity.

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Post by grishka »

stetrain wrote: post #251
grishka wrote: post #224

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Phones have grown, but people are the same size as ever. It's as if the industry has collectively forgotten what ergonomics is. It's especially frustrating for me as someone who is a comparatively compact person and who still considers the phone a secondary device mostly for use outside.

The industry has given consumers the choice, and they overwhelmingly prefer to spend their money on the larger phones.

The choice in the form of the iPhone mini that sold by millions but is somehow still considered a failed product by Apple, yeah. And nothing comparable in the Android world, where all manufacturers pretty much move in lockstep.

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Post by groundzeros2015 »

reaperducer wrote: post #270
groundzeros2015 wrote: post #234

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Not engaging in political fights outside your circle of influence is actually good for business and responsible leadership.

"Good for business" is not the highest goal a human can achieve. Not even close. Start with "do the right thing" and progress from there.

- What do you desire from professionals you hire?

- is performative naming of countries that hurt your relationships “the right thing”

- is business where we achieve our highest goals as humans?

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