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I have them separated in firefox because i find it superior.
> Today, Spotify has a 56 percent share of Europe’s music streaming market — more than double their closest competitor’s — and pays Apple nothing for the services that have helped make them one of the most recognizable brands in the world.

And they shouldn't have to, users should be able to install whatever software they want on their devices without paying a gatekeeper for it. Spotify exists on the web as well, they don't have to pay Google or Mozilla for delivering the service to their users. They don't have to pay Microsoft when users downloads and installs desktop software for windows. So why should Apple get any money because users install Spotify on their iphones? I'm sure Spotify pays Google for their cloud services that actually helps make them successful.

Re:Why Isn't Titan Classed? on Monday June 26, 2023 @12:53AM (#36475858)
The report by the whistleblower David Lochridge is specifically about Cyclops 2, also called Titan, and the quality control of the carbon fiber cylinder. It also mentions the viewport only being certified to 1300 meters. Some of it can be read in the lawsuit that came from Oceangate firing David.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.26...

Why is it ok to be prescriptive with things like spelling of words but not grammar or the meaning of words? If people are using words in a way that doesn't make sense to the reader, such as changing the meaning of them to be the opposite like the word factoid, it's not the reader that is wrong by pointing out that the word has a different meaning than intended. I have no problem calling out such use as being wrong.
Re:What Broke Sweden? Real Estate Bust Exposes Big Divide on Saturday April 01, 2023 @07:23PM (#35405238)
Your source doesn't seem accurate. Swedish immigration has been decreasing for the last 7 years, it is now back at the same level as 2012 but it was increasing every year since the mid 90s before that at was at its peak in 2016.

https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subje...

Re:Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel hijacked on Thursday March 23, 2023 @07:45AM (#35273215)
And now that the main channel is down they have moved on to Techquickie. edit: and TechLinked
Re:ESP32 Buyer’s Guide: Different Chips, Firmware, Sensors on Saturday February 04, 2023 @02:29PM (#34657318)
There are many different boards with ESP32 on them and lots of old projects that use it. The extra speed and features of the S3 is often not needed, so the cheaper ESP32 is a good option. And they both support cameras. https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/stable/esp32s... https://github.com/espressif/esp32-camera
Re:ESP32 Buyer’s Guide: Different Chips, Firmware, Sensors on Saturday February 04, 2023 @12:32PM (#34656247)
If it's a guide maybe you should mention that the original ESP32 is still for sale and still faster than some of the newer alternatives. There is also a new faster risc-v based variant without wifi/bt that was recently presented called ESP32-P4.

All current variants: https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs

Re:“tipflation” and “tip creep” are sparking a backlash on Saturday January 28, 2023 @02:52PM (#34561037)
In that case it's better to tip with the card so the money is taxed correctly. Taxes are necessary and everyone involved in providing the service should have a cut of the tip.
Re:Nvidia Research Turns 2D Photos into 3D Scenes on Saturday March 26, 2022 @06:57AM (#30810782)
In a follow up tweet it looks like there was a leaf on a tree in the foreground that obscured her face, not an AI replacement.
Re:Show HN: HN Avatars in 357 bytes on Monday March 14, 2022 @02:21PM (#30676022)
You're off by one in the initial seed step. Change

for (let i = seedSteps + s.length; i >= seedSteps; i--) to for (let i = seedSteps + s.length - 1; i >= seedSteps; i--)

The original is not using the for loop in the usual way so i starts off one smaller than expected.

Re:Lets Get Arrested (2019) on Monday February 14, 2022 @01:39PM (#30336163)
Webkit is not safari. It doesn't use the same ui or bookmarks for example.
Wouldn't 50 % provide an even stronger incentive? Why is it that 30 % is the perfect number?

Apples seems to have that right, but some people are saying that they shouldn't have that right. Laws are possible to change.

In windows, shift-clicking or middle clicking opens a new instance
On windows 10, holding down the ctrl-button while clicking on the icon will switch to the recently used instance and if you keep clicking it will cycle through the open instances. If you want this behaviour as standard, you can enable it by editing the register. https://www.maketecheasier.com/enable-last-active-click-wind...
Re:Show HN: Long Range E-Bike on Saturday November 13, 2021 @12:00AM (#29207537)
Since they are registered and used as mopeds, why not get an electric moped instead? Then you don't have to pedal and can sit more comfortable, maybe even with a windscreen.

I don't really see the point of pedelecs, unless you disregard the law and just pretend they are less powerful e-bikes. But then you'll lose it if the police notice.

Re:Glass – Photo sharing app and community on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:45PM (#28556475)
Not mobile-only, iphone-only. This is a good example of how ios is a seperate market and Apple has the monopoly.
Not at all, use a different company if you like.
Re:Firefox 90 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @06:23PM (#27827004)
You can use ctrl-tab to switch between tabs and it shows a thumbnail of each page.
Not true, a rope is fine.
How do you look it up in their database?
Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower on Monday June 14, 2021 @10:09PM (#27510558)
The contact patch is only larger if the pressure is lower, and with a wide tire the contact patch is shorter and wider. Because of that there is less deformation of a wider tire along the rolling direction which is what creates rolling resistance.
Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower on Monday June 14, 2021 @10:06PM (#27510545)
Yes, with pneumatic tires the contact patch area is the load force divided by the pressure.

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