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New comment by rem1313 in "How to find a lost phone in a no-cell-coverage camping site?"

rem1313 — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:32:22 +0000

If Apple can access your account, they can see any device location the same as you. Which means that three letter agencies also have access

New comment by rem1313 in "Is watching the 1984 Ghostbusters movie killing people?"

rem1313 — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 15:51:58 +0000

https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/the-english-data-on-vacc...

New comment by rem1313 in "Every day at the same time, my internet dies for 1 minute. How do I investigate?"

rem1313 — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:05:17 +0000

What channels do you use on wifi? If you you use DFS channels on 5GHz it could be a radar issue that forces your router to switch channels. I have it as well, but it happens at night so I'm not terribly concerned about it (my router sends me notification thats how I know).

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_frequency_selection

New comment by rem1313 in "Apple Silicon M1 chip in MacBook Air outperforms high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro"

rem1313 — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 12:53:54 +0000

There will be always something better next year. The general advice I give is - wait as long as you can before you buy and then buy the best version you can afford.

New comment by rem1313 in "Ask HN: Please stop writing tutorials/tech articles on Medium"

rem1313 — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:38:52 +0000

https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome

works like a charm

New comment by rem1313 in "Google Container for Firefox – Prevent Google from tracking you around the web"

rem1313 — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:32:29 +0000

I also find CookieAutoDelete invaluable, particularly in combination with "I don't care about cookies" extension which removes almost all of the cookie warning dialogs which you would get otherwise. Web is usable again :)

New comment by rem1313 in "Tesla crash in September showed similarities to fatal Mountain View accident"

rem1313 — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 11:22:00 +0000

It is the opposite, LiIon/LiPo batteries are inherently dangerous and can cause chemical fire for various reasons (overcharging, undercharging, puncture, high temperature, etc.). These things are monitored/controlled in any modern application in normal usage, but in a crash you have to remember that you are literally few inches away from a massive stored up potential chemical energy. The fire burns very hot, the smoke is toxic and assuming somebody gets to you in time, it can only be extinguished reliably using special dry powder fire extinguishers (Class D)...

New comment by rem1313 in "Charles Proxy now available on iOS"

rem1313 — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:49:52 +0000

Could be that Charles itself uses the crashlytics? How to tell which app is it?

New comment by rem1313 in "FoldingText – Plain text productivity for Mac users"

rem1313 — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:15:08 +0000

Would that be a paid upgrade? I like the idea of FoldingText, but paying twice would be a bummer :)

New comment by rem1313 in "Can the new Firefox Quantum regain its web browser market share?"

rem1313 — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:05:48 +0000

It is not as fast as advertised. It is not even 'fast', composing emails in Google Inbox web app is laggy AF...

New comment by rem1313 in "Much of the research around meditation and mindfulness has serious flaws"

rem1313 — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:10:13 +0000

Yes, my thoughts exactly (not an expert as well). It was eye-opening for me, if only for just the technique to understand how the mind works and how it can be directed more productively

New comment by rem1313 in "'Our minds can be hijacked': tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia"

rem1313 — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:20:51 +0000

And you are exposed to it's effects if you have "users" in your household - the same way as cigarettes

New comment by rem1313 in "iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review"

rem1313 — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:39:49 +0000

The marshmallow comparison was spot-on at the end :)

New comment by rem1313 in "The iPhone X’s notch is basically a Kinect"

rem1313 — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:12:07 +0000

Is it because of some potential illness?

New comment by rem1313 in "Deep neural networks more accurate than humans at detecting sexual orientation"

rem1313 — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 10:27:38 +0000

It wouldn't take long for a government to replicate the study even if it is not published if it is sufficiently interested

New comment by rem1313 in "Teaching my 10-year-old daughter to program"

rem1313 — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:19:50 +0000

Thanks!

New comment by rem1313 in "Teaching my 10-year-old daughter to program"

rem1313 — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 12:19:38 +0000

It seems more aimed for high school and is last updated 2 years ago...

New comment by rem1313 in "Teaching my 10-year-old daughter to program"

rem1313 — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:25:23 +0000

I have an old Thinkpad x61 lying around. What would be the best way to introduce a 7-year-old to programming? I plan to be heavily involved of course. Can anybody recommend Linux distro that is responsive and programming enviroment? From the looks of it, Scratch requires Flash...

New comment by rem1313 in "iOS 11 Location Privacy: "Only While Using" is now always an option for users"

rem1313 — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 08:10:52 +0000

Yes, finally!! Can't wait for the final version

New comment by rem1313 in "A bigger problem than ISIS: The Mosul Dam is failing"

rem1313 — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:25:08 +0000

The built up water is a form of potential energy and draining it would mean it is wasted.