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Re:Apple terminates Epic Games developer account, calling it a 'threat...
on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @04:55PM (#39622161)
It's somewhat locked down as you need to apply with Microsoft for a Developer account, but you can technically sideload UWP apps onto your Xbox hardware by entering Developer Mode. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/xbox-apps/devk...
It's not convenient and you need to reboot your console to go back to running commercial apps, but it is present. At least it's a one-time payment to get the developer account.
Re:Sentry new TOS to use data to train AI with no opt-out
on Friday January 05, 2024 @02:57PM (#38883984)
Sentry customer here,
I understand that you don't want to be in the business of sharing your customer's IP, but it's hard to not see using your customer's internal diagnostic data for training as exactly that.
A universal opt-out of sharing data for training would go a long way in assuring me that I'm not about to find out that another customer is getting a snippet of quasi-private information (not sensitive to be PII, but not public enough to share). I can imagine that this'll be fine for a lot of customers but it makes me very uneasy.
Heck, you could probably incentive some users into sharing their data by gating "AI" features behind not opting-out.
Re:Ask HN: DarkSky Alternatives?
on Saturday January 07, 2023 @11:13PM (#34295944)
In rainy parts of the US such as the Pacific North West coast, having a thirty minute warning that it's about to rain is really handy. It can make the difference between biking home sopping wet or squeezing in between two downbursts of rain. The rest of the app was fine, but not great. It demanded constant attention as its "predictions" changed constantly.
Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give 30% of cre...
on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:39PM (#27452913)
From a user standpoint, Web Notifications work quite well on Android. When using Chrome for Android (Chromium), each site is assigned a separate Notification Channel so users can change notification priority or block notifications. Firefox for Android (Gecko) works similarly but without Notification Channels.
Re:Ultraleap – tactile sensations projected onto your hands
on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @06:53PM (#25853490)
I really wish it were easier for artists and small operations to get a hold of these. Ultraleap acquired LeapMotion a while back[1] and made it against their development TOS[2] to give public demonstrations which killed most of the energy I saw in the interactive arts space.
A year ago, I looked into using Ultrahaptics for interactive exhibits and the yearly licensing they quoted was really high for making a single exhibit so my company ended up dropping that pitch.
I understand they want to keep their tech close to their chest, prevent competitors, and focus on large distribution deals, but it feels like they're holding it back from the people who might make the most interesting examples.
[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/30/18645604/leap-motion-vr-h...
[2]: https://www.ultraleap.com/licensing/#licensingforhaptics