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Re:Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings on Sunday September 06, 2026 @11:13AM (#49587278)
Google just did Google thing on a Google owned browser. No surprises here of course
Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With Caveats on Sunday September 06, 2026 @11:01AM (#49587145)
They want control on the walled garden. When was the last time apple did anything for public unless forced by FCC. Now there is no hope since they can simply donate to trump.
Re:Asahi Linux Now Officially Supports Apple M3 Macs – With Caveats on Sunday September 06, 2026 @10:58AM (#49587112)
Lack of sleep and HDMI support is real roadblock for adoption. Hope they gets past soon.
Re:Ask HN: We should urge law makers to unlock the bootloaders on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:05AM (#38056869)
10yrs is way too long. Should be at least as soon as last patch was released.

Ask HN: We should urge law makers to unlock the bootloaders

Posted by sansah on Saturday October 28, 2023 @07:48PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have so many old android and iPhone devices that turn on and work OK-ish. I don't think I will use them as my main drivers but could be used for something else. (I am an electronics hobbyist). But unfortunately most phone and tablets have boot-loader locked made it impossible to mess with the original OS, insecure to use because they haven't been patched in a while. Security is one reason but...

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Re:IRS says Microsoft owes an additional $29B in back taxes on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @08:04PM (#37851966)
Have they already started using (Microsoft's) AI to process those returns? As they said so.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/12/irs-plan-to-use-ai-may-affec...

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-announces-sweeping-effort-t...

Re:Ask HN: How YouTube is recommending Chrome in middle of monopoly tr... on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @07:55PM (#37851904)
I'm using uBlock https://ublockorigin.com/. It works on chrome, edge and firefox. I dont see any extra ads on chrome over firefox.
Re:Ask HN: How YouTube is recommending Chrome in middle of monopoly tr... on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @01:52PM (#37847863)
Makes sense

Ask HN: How YouTube is recommending Chrome in middle of monopoly trial?

Posted by sansah on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @01:45PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Google Chrome is a fast and secure browser for YouTube. Try it? I got this when not logged into google on Edge. It's a popup not a video ad. Edge runs on chromium tech, so this claim is BS. They are in-between monopoly trial. Shouldn't they have limited some of their shady practices? I also can't think brave can run ads like that. Aren't they abusing their position?

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Re:Show HN: Launch Your Bug Bounty Program with Ease on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @03:08PM (#37836141)
Nothing to show, just wait-listing?
Re:Show HN: Self hosted Embedding Server | OpenAI compatible on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:37PM (#37823002)
Yes. It's documented for their Azure support here.

https://github.com/openai/openai-python#microsoft-azure-endp...