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abrahambelch

@ abrahambelch @programming.dev

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  • iPhone users, what's stopping you from switching to Android?

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  • First thing: Privacy. I am aware that iOS is not entirely private too, but I trust Apple Photos much more than Google Photos. You can even enable end-to-end encryption iirc.

    Second point is control over my data. I can easily export my photos from Apple Photos as files, whereas Google maliciously separates Photos and Metadata upon export. In my experience this is the same for a lot of other services as well. Being able to easily export my data enables me to escape the walled garden more easily should I get fed up with one system. I also try to use as many open source services as possible for this as well as other reasons.

    Apple has a lot of malicious practices too, especially when it comes to EU citizens and third-party app stores, etc. - but in my experience Google is no better.

    Lastly, I considered switching to an Android with Graphene OS (privacy focused Android derivate) a couple of times, but the added control over your data comes with a lot of other inconveniences. So for now, I’m just sticking to iOS.

  • Is there any way to transfer between two games of the same generation?

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  • I’m afraid there’s no way to do this without a second Nintendo DS or an external tool like a save editor (PKHex, for example) :(

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    At what hour you go to sleep?

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  • Same! I just can't manage to sleep earlier than 2 am and I'm starting to feel it in the mornings

  • JetBrains RustRover Is Released and Includes a Free Non-Commercial Option

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    How useless are dating apps?

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  • Im very well aware these apps are terrible in every aspect possible and only there to take advantage of people's anxieties. Thus, I'm even more confused I met my girlfriend on Bumble and we've been a couple for two years now.

    To be fair, I've been trying my luck on tinder before and got so frustrated I deleted the app multiple times.

    As an introvert, finding people in real life can be a lot harder than for other people so you kinda have to rely on dating apps sometimes. This makes it even worse to see how they're developing.

  • Windows 11 is now automatically enabling OneDrive folder backup without asking permission

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  • It's not an Apple fanboy but imo it's a lot more transparent on their side. There's a switch for each and every service to use iCloud or not in the settings. Services don't just re-enable their usage of iCloud after some random update and most importantly, they don't just re-install apps you previously deleted. Or bloatware.

  • Has anybody noticed that some videos on YouTube will let you out of the app and continue playing in PiP mode on iOS?

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  • Usually their videos have an info box below the title stating they're part of our public broadcasting system and explaining what it means :)

    Regarding the buggy mess: I often find it becoming unresponsive or the UI glitching around. For example when changing from dark to light mode and vice versa the text often becomes unreadable. Or when switching from shorts to regular videos the tab bar often becomes unresponsive. As a result of the glitches I was able to get PiP a couple of times even though I'm not on the Premium plan. They might have already patched this though.

  • Has anybody noticed that some videos on YouTube will let you out of the app and continue playing in PiP mode on iOS?

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  • In Germany there are channels owned by our public broadcasters which won't have ads and let you watch their videos offline, even if you're not paying for YouTube Premium. Letting you enter PiP is not possible iirc, but it might be in other countries having the same model.

    Edit: Also, YouTube seems to be a buggy mess in iOS 😅

  • XᴍʟHᴛᴛᴘRequest

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  • AbstractExtensibleMarkupLanguageHypertextTransformerProtocolRequestFactorySingletonBuilderDecoratorDelegationStrategyDispatcher

  • If AI can now speak Italian, it can certainly replace us...

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  • Which language uses these signs? It truly looks like some kind of alien language

  • PSA: Bartender Mac App Under New Ownership, But Lack of Transparency Raises Concerns

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  • Thanks for sharing! Do you know if it can show/hide icons based on screen size? I used to only hide my icons when I'm not connected to a larger screen with Bartender.

  • Just use it. Now.

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  • Maybe that's because of your extremely niche hardware vendor not providing appropriate drivers for their hardware?! Honestly, I read your salty comments under this post and your kind of attitude really pisses me off. Don't like the experience? Totally fine, don't use Linux and move on. Linux, for the most part, is FOSS software so feel free to contribute to it instead of complaining about things being broken. Linux is also free in terms of cost. So quite frankly, the developers of your distribution of choice owe you nothing.

  • iOS 18 (and AI) will give Siri much more control over your apps

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  • Multiple tasks in one request! 🙏🏻

  • [512Pixels] Logitech’s Mouse Software Now Includes ChatGPT Support, Adds Janky ‘ai_overlay_tmp’ Directory to Users’ Home Folders

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  • Thanks, I was wondering where this directory comes from for a while now!

  • You can now bridge Fediverse and Bluesky Accounts!

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  • I don't see any need for BlueSky at all when there already is a great network in the form of Mastodon. I mean all (most) of the ideas you mentioned apply one-to-one to Mastodon as well. To me they have very similar ideas.

  • The real magic word

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  • PowerShell: right clicks and selects run as administrator, loses previous session

  • iOS 18's Rumored AI Features for Siri, Spotlight, and More Revealed in New Report

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  • That article basically says nothing

  • The perfect way to round out your career

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  • Goose Farmer - Remote

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    What are your thoughts on the downsides of anarchic capitalism?

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  • Where is this from?

  • Russia's first politically motivated block of a Fediverse server

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  • And it once again shows why federated social media rocks 😎