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iDOS 2 will be gone soon

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Post by Spivak »

upofadown wrote: post #165
Cthulhu_ wrote: post #153

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Plus access to public places via QR codes verifying you have been vaccinated / recently tested negative.

But you are the one providing the QR code in that case so you can normally just print it out or get a card sent to you. You don't need a phone just to display an image...

I've encountered a few apps where the QR codes are only valid for a few minutes and rotate. For your vaccine status it's probably not an issue but using QR codes to auth yourself for payments or access will probably be a no-go eventually.

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Post by neurostimulant »

bpye wrote: post #292
lilboiluvr69 wrote: post #287

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I am very happy with my current setup after flashing my new One Plus 9 Pro with LineageOS for microG ( https://lineage.microg.org/ ). It's LineageOS with application spoofing and comes pre-baked with microG. I'm able to use all the standard apps (Uber, games, etc) without a Google account. I use Aurora instead of the Google Play Store, local maps as my GPS back-end, and my phone only contains the apps I actually used…

I’ve tried that path before but SafetyNet makes it hard. I can’t use my banking app for example, and for better or for worse, I wouldn’t be able to access my work email either.

Did you try skipping the root step when flashing your custom rom? I never had any problem with safetynet as long as I don't root the phone.

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Post by wil421 »

ThePhysicist wrote: post #222
bluedino wrote: post #184

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I can't run whatever I want on a Tesla's FSD unit.

Yeah but a Tesla isn't marketed as a computing device for "pros", while an iPad arguably is.

Pro hasn’t meant Pro for like 10 years. Not sure it ever meant what HN considers a Pro, meaning a development machine. Pro also meant Professional as in Artists, Photographers, Musicians, and content creators.

They have sweet hardware so us developers always wanted then. We always were the last use case; everyone machines, content creators, and then developers.

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Post by nomel »

whatshisface wrote: post #272
arvinsim wrote: post #248

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Developers are also users.

A consumer union is an interesting idea but not what people think of when you say "union." It is actually a really good idea if you think about it... if labor unions can counterbalance labor monopsonies maybe consumer unions can counterbalance monopolies.

I think the problem is that the overwhelming majority of consumers don't care at all about, or even are aware of (because they don't care), anything being discussed here.

Tell a non-tech person that their data is being harvested by Google and Facebook, and see what they reaction is.

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Post by Spivak »

ThePhysicist wrote: post #222
bluedino wrote: post #184

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I can't run whatever I want on a Tesla's FSD unit.

Yeah but a Tesla isn't marketed as a computing device for "pros", while an iPad arguably is.

I feel like our definition of "pro" is different from Apple's. Apple has always marketed to professional creatives who need specialized software for content production. Developers are a completely different user-story.

The ideal machine for a programer looks absolutely nothing like the ideal machine for a digital artist.

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Post by cronix »

only_as_i_fall wrote: post #297
lilboiluvr69 wrote: post #287

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I am very happy with my current setup after flashing my new One Plus 9 Pro with LineageOS for microG ( https://lineage.microg.org/ ). It's LineageOS with application spoofing and comes pre-baked with microG. I'm able to use all the standard apps (Uber, games, etc) without a Google account. I use Aurora instead of the Google Play Store, local maps as my GPS back-end, and my phone only contains the apps I actually used…

It has to be rooted though right? Pretty sure that's a non-starter for anyone who needs to use their phone for work, which is more people than you would think now that so many office workers are remote.

Great, if a work phone is required by a company, let the company provide it and leave that one alone. Do you have to supply your own work computers or other equipment "required" to do the job as well, outside of contract work?

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Post by heavyset_go »

durovo wrote: post #191
toxik wrote: post #163

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It’s funny that we software developers have been so coddled into thinking that we don’t need unions because we get paid enough for our work. Yet we all know and see these oversteps by companies, taking away our very ability to work our trade as we see fit, piece by piece, inch by inch. I support the EFF, but that’s basically all I know how to do. Imagine if Google’s software developers went on strike every time they…

I don't understand how unions would help here. Closed platforms are in the interest of developers. Devs make a good amount of money on closed platforms like iOS. Closed platforms are not in the interest of users.

Unions can help implement democratic processes for deciding how to work and what to work on.

For example, Kickstarter unionized in 2020. One of things that initiated unionization was this lack of democratic decision making at Kickstarter[1]:

> One of the changes that most angered employees was the decision to end Drip, announced in late 2018. Drip was a tool that had been developed to let creators of projects on the site start subscriptions, similar to Patreon, allowing them to build sustainable revenue streams. Eliminating the tool “came out of the blue,” Zhang says, with “no consultation” with employees who were affected. “It seemed to be at the whim of one person to just make a blanket decision,” she adds.

If employees are working on projects that go against their users' interests, democratic decision making can give them a voice that they otherwise wouldn't have.

[1] https://www.wired.com/story/how-kickstarter-employees-formed...

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Post by Spivak »

daemoon wrote: post #130
freakynit wrote: post #122

That's fcking my mobile. I paid for it. I own it. If I want to install something on my owned device, who the f is Apple to stop it? Think about it this way: A chair supplier telling Apple to only allow it's employees to sit a certain way. Or architects telling it to only build their HQ's a certain way. Not as an advice, but, enforced. How ridiculous is that!

> How ridiculous is that! Not as ridiculous as being well aware of the limitations of iPhones wrt to installing applications outside of App Store and still buying one. People should vote with their wallets. Me personally I do not mind the limitations, but if you do - don't buy it.

The phrase "vote with your wallets" should just be eliminated because it's completely meaningless. You're asking to "just" coordinate millions of people to do some collective action or to change their behavior.

Do you know what the tool for doing that is called? Government. Vote with your actual votes.

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Post by asdff »

8ytecoder wrote: post #294
speedgoose wrote: post #274

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The lack of a touchscreen and a tablet mode on the m1 MacBook is a major downside though. A lot of apps are more user friendly on the iPad too.

Agreed. The iPad is leaps and bounds better for casual device use during travel - reading, movies, music, emails, browsing, social media and some casual document editing works just fine on the iPad. Except for the development environment, I don't need to reach for a laptop at all. I can even read code via the Github app. So, unless I know I have to write code, I don't carry my laptop anymore. 10 years (or even 5 year…

Really? I find the laptop still better for that stuff. For the ipad you have to use some clunky folding stand thing. Its awkward to sit there with it on your lap waiting for a flight, or have to hold it up in front of you with one hand and do something with the other. Laptop on the other hand is pretty comfortable on a lap, and macbooks these days don't weigh very much at all.

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Post by swiley »

AnonC wrote: post #250
swiley wrote: post #188

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Almost all iOS apps are sending telemetry to data brokers like Facebook and the platform makes open source stuff extremely hard. It really is marginal when you look closer.

If you're someone who's able to figure out how to block such things on Android, then you'd be happy to know that this is possible on iOS by using apps like Lockdown that work completely on-device. [1] [1]: https://lockdownprivacy.com/

My solution is to not run either; Having to take extra steps to block that is completely unacceptable.
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