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Re:I couldn't find a free, no-login, no-AI checklist app–so I built one on Sunday November 03, 2024 @01:09PM (#42034809)
base64 isn’t just for images. You can encode text so unsure why you’d need OCR?
Re:Who Wants 30k Used Teslas? on Thursday May 16, 2024 @02:48PM (#40381780)
https://archive.ph/shrmq
Re:Elon Musk Today on Monday April 08, 2024 @04:58PM (#39973636)
It’s amazing how he’s so far managed to avoid repercussions from his outright lies and deceit. The biggest example being Tesla full self driving that has been promised for years and never materialised.
Re:Tired of late messages from your boss? A new bill aims to make it i... on Thursday April 04, 2024 @05:29PM (#39936003)
https://archive.ph/nmk8i

Seems impractical and difficult to enforce. Will be a stigma and potential realisation towards those who try and get their management fined.

Re:'HR is not your friend': why frustrated workers are hiring reps of ... on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @05:39PM (#39923556)
This is not exclusive to the US and should be common sense.

Except where legally required (e.g. government provided attorney) it should come as no surprise that people are loyal to whoever pays them.

HR are paid by the company, and thus they will act in the interests of said company.

Re:Black Uber Eats driver banned after "continued mismatches" by facia... on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @05:29PM (#39923418)
Specific issue aside, one thing I find so frustrating is that it’s basically impossible to contact big tech. He had to sue for this to get resolved. I get that AI and heavily automated processes are always going to be a thing with platforms with so many users, but there needs to be a way to speak to a real human who is empowered to fix issues when things aren’t working.

This is especially bad in Ubers case given the extortionate service charge that they add. It’s not like it’s an ad supported free user that brings hardly any revenue.

Re:iOS 17.5 Lets EU iPhone Users Download Apps from Websites on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @05:39AM (#39915241)
I think this is going to cause the EU to issue a new set of laws which are even more robust than the current set. Apple seems to be baiting them with their behaviour.
Re:Discord showing ads to paid users on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @06:06PM (#39911361)
https://discord.com/nitro doesn’t make any reference to an ad-free feature as a paid perk.
Re:'If it's Boeing, I'm not going': travelers nervous to fly after pla... on Monday April 01, 2024 @03:41PM (#39898260)
Geo locked (at least in the UK): https://archive.ph/b4ngV
Re:Nginx fork with builtin auto HTTPS certificate obtaining from Let's... on Friday March 29, 2024 @05:17AM (#39862032)
Hadn’t heard of Angie before, but looks like it’s developed by at least one of the folks who previously worked on nginx, specifically https://www.nginx.com/people/valentin-bartenev/.

There’s a few of these forks popping up, including https://freenginx.org (see: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/nginx...).

Not sure if this is a good thing, can’t help but feel it’d be better to consolidate these efforts.

Re:X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots on Thursday March 28, 2024 @04:30PM (#39856937)
Isn’t this just forcing communities to flag when they contain adult content? X has always allowed adult content to my knowledge, either that or they’re dreadful at taking content down.
Re:What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane on Thursday March 28, 2024 @04:26PM (#39856891)
It baffles me how this happens time and time again in companies as they grow (albeit rarely with this level of human life consequence), and nobody ever seems to learn from it.
Re:Dachshunds under threat as Germany proposes ban on breeding on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @04:45PM (#39844393)
I think this is a great move. We shouldn’t be inbreeding dogs that are unhealthy just because they’re cute.
Re:Recent 'MFA Bombing' Attacks Targeting Apple Users on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @03:16AM (#39836376)
I’m still disappointed by Apples implementation of security keys. I want to be able to prevent all 2FA methods other than security keys, but it still seems possible in certain flows to authorise a new login with another iOS device making it vulnerable to this attack.
Re:Security Bite: Here's why Apple is being vague with iOS 17.4.1 details on Sunday March 24, 2024 @04:07AM (#39805742)
My money is on a particularly bad/exploitable CVE that they want to patch as widely as possible before giving specifics.
Re:Redis Switches Licenses on Friday March 22, 2024 @11:04AM (#39791430)
Discussion from yesterday - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39772562
Re:Users say Glassdoor added real names to user profiles without their... on Friday March 22, 2024 @04:14AM (#39788424)
Agreed, but my point was that those that are lowest rated will likely have the worst cultures, and so would be *most likely* to retaliate. A company with a good culture would in theory be more likely to take any constructive feedback on board.
Re:Users say Glassdoor added real names to user profiles without their... on Friday March 22, 2024 @03:50AM (#39788302)
That is really shitty behaviour, and bizarre. Glassdoor is only feasible if users can have trust that their feedback is anonymous. I really hope this has not harmed anyone, I'd imagine the lower rated companies are most likely to retaliate.
Re:FlipperZero: Our Response to the Canadian Government on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @04:45PM (#39760021)
It’s the equivalent of banning balaclavas to prevent burglaries. Sadly I think it’ll still prove a popular move as most people will lack the technical aptitude to understand that the FlipperZero is not used for car thefts.
Re:Tell HN: OpenAI will require pre-purchased API credits from March 25th on Monday March 18, 2024 @04:03PM (#39749277)
Isn’t this the case already for most users? All I could find when searching was: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8264644-what-is-prepaid-...
Re:Google researchers unveil 'VLOGGER', an AI that can bring still pho... on Monday March 18, 2024 @04:00PM (#39749241)
I’m still not convinced that Generative AI is going to be a net benefit for the human race.
Re:Lawsuit proceeds over Amazon revoking "purchased" digital movie con... on Saturday March 16, 2024 @06:11PM (#39729937)
I would agree this is false advertising. When you hit “Buy” on a movie the only reasonable expectation is that you have the digital equivalent of an owned DVD.

When you “Rent” you are given an explicit warning that it is a time bound transaction, so if the same potentially applies to “Buying” a movie a warning should be equally visible and not hidden away in 100 pages of legal jargon.

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