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New comment by olliebrkr in "Is Fable 5 Back?"

olliebrkr — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:23:55 +0000

at least it has a dark mode

New comment by olliebrkr in "Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left"

olliebrkr — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:01:18 +0000

I agree on the search functionality. Even the apps do feel a little clunkier than Gmail. Considering how much I get for my Proton subscription I doubt I'll look for an alternative for a while. They're mild annoyances really.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to step down"

olliebrkr — Wed, 27 May 2026 08:53:08 +0000

I always really liked Dropbox, but after a while it just made more sense to consolidate and start using Proton Drive. Do I miss Dropbox? Sure, but I don't miss the extra payment.

New comment by olliebrkr in "I love my dumb watches"

olliebrkr — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:52:21 +0000

Best thing is you don't have to charge them every day!

New comment by olliebrkr in "Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults"

olliebrkr — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:59:39 +0000

Forgive the profanity, but no shit.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Sizing chaos"

olliebrkr — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:55 +0000

Not sure how we expect this to be fixed when women still don't get proper pockets.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Accessing Max Verstappen's passport and PII through FIA bugs"

olliebrkr — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:27:01 +0000

HAX HAX HAX SUPERHAX HAX HAX (sorry)

New comment by olliebrkr in "iMac G4(K)"

olliebrkr — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:02:58 +0000

An iMac G4 was our families first computer. I've always regret not saving it. The design still feels completely timeless.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads"

olliebrkr — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:28:40 +0000

Consumers win when there is continued competition. Short term, sure, consumers get a better printer, but once Amazon has taken over the market where is the drive to make anything better or cheaper? It's competition 101..

I think a lot of American's have lost trust in AT&T, Time Warner Cable, but it doesn't meant they're not forced to use them.

If you control the pipes you should not be allowed to also sell the water in those pipes. You will always be in a far greater position to take advantage and become a monopoly, which, is well documented, hurts consumers.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads"

olliebrkr — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:25:52 +0000

but you can become an economic super power by avoiding tax smaller companies pay?

New comment by olliebrkr in "Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads"

olliebrkr — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:12:01 +0000

It's one sided. Facebook have all the data for how AcmeShop's products are selling. They are free to use this information to undercut AcmeShop's products with data AcmeShop does not have on Facebook.

Yes, it's a better deal on the face of it, but as soon as AcmeShop goes out of business, competition is gone and Facebook can charge whatever they want. And we all know from the US markets that low to no competition does not benefit the consumer in any way.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads"

olliebrkr — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:09:33 +0000

It's 100% predatory. I hope we will see similar cases brought against Amazon soon (if they haven't been already).

The fact that so many companies are dependent on selling on Amazon, yet Amazon also sells their own products, is ludicrous.

- AcmeShop sells 3d printers and sell on Amazon

- Amazon sees these printers are selling well

- Amazon buys/creates their own 3d printer brand

- Amazon gives their own products preferencial treatment and uses all it's data for how AcmeShop's printers are selling to undercut them in all markets

- AcmeShop goes out of business because unaware consumers buy what, on the surface, is a better deal

- With no competition Amazon increases it's prices to whatever it likes

New comment by olliebrkr in "Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads"

olliebrkr — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:07:02 +0000

Based on their stock and wealth, I don't think Meta and Google are exactly suffering. They've been getting away with this shit for, well, decades.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads"

olliebrkr — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:04:52 +0000

It surprises me how many people here are against this decision, and expressing sentiment that this is bad for the EU tech scene.

Meta has been fined because they employed tactics to undermine competition and persistently employ anti-competitive tactics.

Why is it wrong for the EU to force companies to obey it's laws and act in the best interest of it's inhabitants?

The companies being targeted are some of the biggest companies in the world and are accountable to almost no-one. Because they're a monopoly they're somehow exempt from the rulebook? C'mon.

If anything this helps competitor businesses because it shows that the tech giants are not except for the law, and the EU will fight for competition. Something the US sorely lacks in many industries.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Meta Fined $843M by EU over Marketplace Ads"

olliebrkr — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:01:27 +0000

Totally agree, it's not a bad thing. It's a large area of the world saying you do not dictate the rules.

POV: You return to office [outtakes] – KRAZAM [video]

olliebrkr — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:53:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p24KbTBR3QE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39769163

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by olliebrkr in "BrowserEngineKit – Apple Developer Documentation"

olliebrkr — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:28:22 +0000

"only", so we'll likely start seeing multiple listings of the same app?

New comment by olliebrkr in "Pitch CEO resigns, reduces team by 2/3, and opts out from hyper-growth/VC"

olliebrkr — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:13:28 +0000

What's dumbfounding is the general vibe of the replies to his post. "You'll come back stronger" and "This says so much about you as a leader."

New comment by olliebrkr in "Volkswagen Will Bring Back Physical Buttons in New Cars"

olliebrkr — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:39:02 +0000

Thank god. I hate cars with touchscreen controls for core functions. I shouldn't have to look away from the screen for more than a minisecond to turn the temperature up a bit or turn up the volume.

New comment by olliebrkr in "Choose the browser that best suits your privacy needs"

olliebrkr — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:01:47 +0000

All I really need is 1Password, and I just installed that extension. Let's do it!