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Re:Check out and criticise my business idea on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @12:08AM (#27364731)
Maybe showcase what games a user can play before signing up.
Re:Which Macs will be officially supported by macOS 12? on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @04:31AM (#27351907)
What apps? Just curious
Hi Hacker News,

A big update of my app Quiet is released, celebrating its 5th anniversary. I am especially proud of the systemwide domain blocker on the Mac.

TL;DR Quiet is a content blocker for Safari on iPhone and iPad and a system-wide content blocker on Mac. With Quiet installed and running users can free themselves of web-based distractions like social media, specific websites, instant messaging services, and more.

I know this app is maybe not that appealing for the tech crowd because there are other solutions available, often open source. Quiet is very easy to use and is the app you can recommend to your not so tech savvy friends or family.

Check it out!

Thank you :)

- Peter

Re:Facebook still ‘secretly’ tracks your iPhone on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:15AM (#27253258)
Is Facebook messenger not available in the browser?
I approve :D
Bust myths with science. Than people can point to bro.science/mythical-topic
Not available in my country :-(
Re:Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage on Thursday December 10, 2020 @11:10PM (#25382183)
Maybe not clear enough normal sharing works yes.. but recommendations of persons to share with in the system share sheets are not working.

https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/iphone_...

Re:Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage on Thursday December 10, 2020 @11:09PM (#25382182)
Maybe not clear enough normal sharing works yes.. but recommendations of persons to share with in the system share sheets are not working.

https://www.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/iphone_...

Re:Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage on Thursday December 10, 2020 @08:41AM (#25373568)
I know Telegram is less secure and Secret Chats are an opt-in. Security-wise Signal would be better... but:

Signal experience isn't that good. Alien from the platform they run on. For example, no system recommendations to send this person a message or share something with them through signal.. Telegram is more a platform native and integrated into the system.

Also there is the issue of messages arriving late (not minutes but hours late, sometimes days late)

Re:Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:50AM (#25373133)
Im also from The Netherlands. I don't use whatsapp at all... (for me its a bliss and removes the group chats insanity)

iMessage and Telegram covers everyone I know.

Re:Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:44AM (#25373091)
That explains all the new Telegram contacts :P
Re:How to get rid of a YouTube addiction on Monday December 07, 2020 @11:57PM (#25342029)
Block it on your network or on your device
What is your business model?
It used cut instead of copy... :P
Re:Euclid – Scientific calculator for iOS/macOS on Saturday October 17, 2020 @12:18PM (#24811048)
My vote is for Pcalc too
Not only Facebook. Also other developers. Like Airbnb and classpass for example.

Source: https://9to5mac.com/2020/09/25/apple-pausing-its-30-ios-cut-...

Re:Why Mozilla Matters and Won’t Switch to WebKit on Thursday September 17, 2020 @10:23PM (#24512309)
(2013)
Finally!
Re:Mozilla Lifeboat on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @03:15PM (#24135663)
"For Mozilla folks looking for a landing spot, Safari and WebKit teams have a number of openings. DM if interested in any of the below: - HTTP stack - Web dev tools - 3D/AR/VR - Mac app - iOS app - Web Extensions - Any web platform area (layout, web APIs, ...) "

https://twitter.com/othermaciej/status/1293252487021916161

Re:Ask HN: How to nab and block a creepy user? on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @05:32AM (#23842989)
Login with Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft etc...

Let them handle account creation and detect misuse.

Caching not cashing

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