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New comment by aednichols in "Volvo Centum is Dalton Maag's new typeface for Volvo"

aednichols — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:06:51 +0000

No button necessary for voice: “Hey Google, set my seat heater to medium.”

I would still like to have a button-only option, of course.

New comment by aednichols in "Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?"

aednichols — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 22:06:28 +0000

Mileage varies a lot on this one. I have an Android Automotive car (not to be confused with Android Auto) and “Hey Google” is basically flawless for changing car settings while driving.

New comment by aednichols in "Docker Model Runner"

aednichols — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:41:03 +0000

Docker Engine uses a feature of the Linux kernel called namespaces. Alternate OSes require a Linux VM. As another commenter mentioned, apps like Orbstack, Podman Desktop, and Docker Desktop provide a facility to create such a VM.

New comment by aednichols in "United Airlines to launch Starlink wi-fi in spring 2025"

aednichols — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 21:45:18 +0000

Mobile data sucks even in the densely populated northeast parts of the Amtrak system. Cell network congestion and dead spots where the railroad takes a path away from population centers and highways.

New comment by aednichols in "Passkey technology is elegant, but it's most definitely not usable security"

aednichols — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:42:16 +0000

Same. It is annoying to dodge the prompts that guide me to save in Chrome or iCloud instead of 1Password, but with patience I have always succeeded. Of course, I know what I want and when to ignore what the machine suggests, which I wouldn’t expect of non-enthusiasts.

New comment by aednichols in "US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case"

aednichols — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:36:48 +0000

Google has acquired a lot of ad competitors, but I can't remember any general-purpose search engines. It seemed more like they died out naturally over a long period. I welcome new information if that's not right.

New comment by aednichols in "Google loses antitrust suit over search deals on phones"

aednichols — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:32:34 +0000

The DOJ is concerned with moving the needle on one specific issue (search monopoly a.k.a. seatbelts) and is not concerned about the side effects on related entities (Firefox a.k.a. undertakers).

New comment by aednichols in "California approves final high-speed rail link connecting San Francisco to LA"

aednichols — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:50:05 +0000

Amtrak reaches 110 mph in a few places in diesel territory (outside of the NEC). The Empire Service and Lincoln Service, for example.

New comment by aednichols in "Passkeys: A shattered dream"

aednichols — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 20:33:09 +0000

My passkeys are in 1Password and work on every new device I set up.

New comment by aednichols in "Commission opens non-compliance investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta"

aednichols — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:09:37 +0000

CTF is waived for nonprofits, which is how a lot of FOSS projects are structured.

New comment by aednichols in "Real-time map of every Starlink satellite in orbit"

aednichols — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:29:03 +0000

Having them as low as possible improves latency, which is a big selling point of Starlink over incumbent geostationary services like Hughesnet.

New comment by aednichols in "U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly"

aednichols — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:42:36 +0000

I hope the UX changes are limited to that extent, yes. I’m concerned about another cookie banner unintended consequences situation.

New comment by aednichols in "U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly"

aednichols — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:03:35 +0000

I’m sure RCS messages would stay green though, so it’s less than clear that your proposal addresses the alleged social lock-in.

New comment by aednichols in "U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly"

aednichols — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:39:49 +0000

It seems like DOJ might force Apple to make separate "SMS" and "iMessage" apps, and perhaps forbid preinstalling iMessage so users have to download it from the App Store when they get a new phone (giving it equal footing with its competitors). This would diffuse the claim that iOS is downgrading Android users within the same app.

New comment by aednichols in "U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly"

aednichols — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 18:04:28 +0000

Are you sure the password manager is using all the APIs available to it? I use 1Password and it feels extremely well integrated.

New comment by aednichols in "Dear Paul Graham, there is no cookie banner law"

aednichols — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:35:25 +0000

Yep. In other words, things that almost every website in the past 10 years does, making consent banners ubiquitous.

New comment by aednichols in "Dear Paul Graham, there is no cookie banner law"

aednichols — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:43:26 +0000

I am amused that your official EU link, which contains only static documentation, asks me to choose between “all cookies” and “essential cookies”.

New comment by aednichols in "I'm an idiot. I just gave money to kinda-scammers, not the US government"

aednichols — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:00:07 +0000

A family member got tricked by a similar scam. They asked for a refund and ultimately got one after lightly threatening a credit card chargeback. High chargebacks cause card issuers to close merchant accounts, so they are a genuine threat.

New comment by aednichols in "When Google Fiber abandons your city as a failed experiment (2019)"

aednichols — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:48:04 +0000

Excuse my ignorance, but at that point what does the ISP actually do other than send bills to customers and pay invoices for fiber plant and upstream bandwidth?

New comment by aednichols in "PSA: Intel Graphics Drivers Now Collect Telemetry by Default"

aednichols — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:44:50 +0000

Check out immutable distros like Fedora Silverblue & Kinoite.