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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by prewett on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:27AM (#39089845)
The article was interesting, but wow, reading that page used up 20% of my battery and required a reboot stop whatever it was causing excessive lag throughout the OS. I’ve noticed news sites are basically unusable on mobile. Sure I’m using an iPhone 7, but it’s fine for every other use except news site. If even Ars is this user hostile, I think I have to consider news sites as fundamentally user-antogonistic, and not to be used without an ad blocker. (Unlike what iOS allows)
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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by happyraul on Monday January 22, 2024 @10:25AM (#39090425)
It's worth noting that subscribers to Ars get an ad-free and tracking-free experience (unlike others such as the New York Times, YouTube, ...), which is why it is one of the few online subscriptions I pay for.
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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by redcobra762 on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:56AM (#39090113)
Started and ended on 100%, just for some additional data. iPhone 15 Pro, Google Chrome.
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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by samcat116 on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:59AM (#39090139)
> sure I’m using an iPhone 7 Get a new battery at the very least
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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by grow2grow on Monday January 22, 2024 @11:52AM (#39091715)
This is why I read the comments before the article, and this is one of the rare exceptions where I've posted prior to reading an article.
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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by arcanemachiner on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:51AM (#39090062)
I think your battery might need to be replaced.
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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by AnimalMuppet on Monday January 22, 2024 @10:01AM (#39090160)
So I saw this comment in the most recent comments list (where you don't see the parent). Out of context, it read like a rather creative personal insult.

In context, of course, that isn't what you were saying at all. But as a put-down... I'm keeping it.

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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by jasonjmcghee on Monday January 22, 2024 @10:17AM (#39090333)
I use brave on iOS and didn't notice any ads fwiw. There's also reader mode. Might be worth checking out.
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Re:What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he's not com... by EricE on Monday January 22, 2024 @01:44PM (#39093507)
1blocker is a lifesaver for me - and saving battery life and my data cap is something it contributes to aside from blocking ads.
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