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Re: iMessage, explained

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Post by philsnow »

catlover76 wrote: post #23
samtheprogram wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After my gaming computer started rebooting (probably needs a new power supply in order to hit peak power draw), I tried out my new M2 Pro for gaming again. I've been using Codeweavers Crossover to play games that are Windows only, and it's been surprisingly fine. I never fixed my gaming PC (for gaming, at least) and converted it to an at home server. It's been a couple months now. I just lent a friend my GPU. Epic Ga…

Ehh yeah the prospect of using such patching software doesn't appeal, and I don't want to run the risk that games work poorly or not at all even with that kind of fiddling (which is something I abhor about Linux, so why would I want it on my expensive and supposedly superior Macbook).

Just want to throw out there that ~20 years ago I sometimes got better framerates in linux than windows on the same hardware for certain FPS games

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Post by zer0zzz »

dinobones wrote: post #61
cynicalsecurity wrote: post #42

> In order to generate the “validation data”, pieces of information about the device such as its serial number, model, and disk UUID are used. Sadly, this is a clear sign the project is going to stop working eventually. At some point, the Apple is simply going to pull the plug. I remember doing similar tricks when I was a kid. Nowadays I simply won't even care trying. The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved t…

"I remember doing similar tricks when I was a kid. Nowadays I simply won't even care trying. The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved this way." This level of snark is undeserved, and a subtle amount of bitterness/jealousy leaks through. Even if this stops working, this was a fantastic exercise to learn and practice reverse engineering. "The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved this way." No duh, there…

I think the engineering on this project is a great step forward, I am not a lawyer but I think it’s possibly actually especially a step forward if Apple pulls the plug on this because it will add that much more ammunition to the case regulators have against Apple using their services as gatekeepers.

Re: iMessage, explained

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Post by wizerdrobe »

dinobones wrote: post #61
cynicalsecurity wrote: post #42

> In order to generate the “validation data”, pieces of information about the device such as its serial number, model, and disk UUID are used. Sadly, this is a clear sign the project is going to stop working eventually. At some point, the Apple is simply going to pull the plug. I remember doing similar tricks when I was a kid. Nowadays I simply won't even care trying. The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved t…

"I remember doing similar tricks when I was a kid. Nowadays I simply won't even care trying. The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved this way." This level of snark is undeserved, and a subtle amount of bitterness/jealousy leaks through. Even if this stops working, this was a fantastic exercise to learn and practice reverse engineering. "The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved this way." No duh, there…

> "I remember doing similar tricks when I was a kid. Nowadays I simply won't even care trying. The problem clearly isn't supposed to be solved this way."

For some, being a hacker is a fashion and a phase. Much like being a punk.

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Post by kube-system »

beretguy wrote: post #13
catlover76 wrote: post #6

I just got an iPhone for the first time, and it is a noticeably better device than my previous Android phones. One downside is that I can't use iMessage on my Windows and Linux computers. Will look into pypush Honestly, the iPhone is nudging me further to giving a Macbook/OSX a try one day, but the major blocker to me is the poor state of gaming on Macs.

A much more major issue with Macs is planned obsolescence. It’s the only reason I am not buying any Macs.

And traditional PC makers have a problem with unplanned obsolescence. A lot of consumer hardware does not receive updates from the manufacturer after the device is off shelves.

Re: iMessage, explained

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

I just got done adding APNs to one of my dashboard apps.

It's a wicked pain in the butt, but I finally got it. The trickiest part was the backend server, which I implemented in ... gasp PHP. I didn't want to load in a whole SaaS, in order to do a very simple push notification, so I had to learn to do it from scratch.

In the process, I learned that there's a lot of wrong information out there, and I had do quite a bit of trial and error.

But it works, and the code is actually wicked simple.

Re: iMessage, explained

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Post by overgard »

beretguy wrote: post #13
catlover76 wrote: post #6

I just got an iPhone for the first time, and it is a noticeably better device than my previous Android phones. One downside is that I can't use iMessage on my Windows and Linux computers. Will look into pypush Honestly, the iPhone is nudging me further to giving a Macbook/OSX a try one day, but the major blocker to me is the poor state of gaming on Macs.

A much more major issue with Macs is planned obsolescence. It’s the only reason I am not buying any Macs.

My 2013 MacBook lasted 9 years (I'd still be using it if the battery connector wasn't shot.) In my experience Mac's last a lot longer than my equivalent PC's, although w/ an initial premium of course.

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Post by selykg »

joshmanders wrote: post #70
selykg wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Trillian used to be amazing. It is up there in my memory as about as life changing as Winamp was for me personally.

I remember being jealous I couldn't use Trillian because I didn't have a way to pay for it. Running AIM, ICQ and MSN all at the same time.

Ah man, it was glorious. I was really just in awe at how I could talk to all my various friends in one app, regardless of which platform they were on. Such a great app. I recently went to the webpage for the app and see it's sort of a shell of its former self and is some sort of business tool now. Kind of a bummer, but such fond memories of how amazing it was back in the peak of the various instant messaging tools, before unlimited text messaging was an affordable option.
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