Hacker News: therealfigtree

New comment by therealfigtree in "Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features"

therealfigtree — Thu, 14 May 2026 08:25:06 +0000

It's a trap

New comment by therealfigtree in "Batteries Not Included, or Required, for These Smart Home Sensors"

therealfigtree — Wed, 06 May 2026 13:11:22 +0000

Titlegore

New comment by therealfigtree in "Fastmail desktop app"

therealfigtree — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:55:23 +0000

> I'm beyond saddened that they are wasting my hard-earned money in this

Lol, What do you mean your hard-earned money ? You already spent your money. It is their money now. Consumer != Investor.

Your equivalent is someone going to their local grocery store and asking them to sell stop selling Avocados because they are allergic.

New comment by therealfigtree in "Fastmail desktop app"

therealfigtree — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:48:30 +0000

I don't think that is what they are talking about. Users can be sad. But they cannot claim ownership of a money they "spent". It is not their money anymore.

New comment by therealfigtree in "Diff Algorithms"

therealfigtree — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:10:55 +0000

It is influenced by the language and culture. For example mask on the face emoji is usually read so. But in some asian cultures it has a religious meaning. These emojis are used while communicating in native language or even in transliteration via english.

New comment by therealfigtree in "Diff Algorithms"

therealfigtree — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:00:33 +0000

Not to critique on the article, but as a general suggestion, it would be great if people don't use emojis as a scale. Unless it shows a specific character like number emojis, they are sometimes read differently by people from different language backgrounds. So what the author might be trying to say might lead to misunderstandings.

New comment by therealfigtree in "Apple Invites"

therealfigtree — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 18:21:45 +0000

This is a weird way to think about it. You are basically saying a company should not launch something exclusive to their platform or ecosystem, but rather should consider launch a generic product compatible with everything out there. Why would they ? How will they stand different if everyone does that ?

Exclusivity is a basic part of business model. Look at PS4 with exclusive titles. Hell, look at your local store with exclusive products only available in their stores.

I would have agreed with you if Apple had done this for a basic feature like calling. But this sure is a privileged feature and there is nothing wrong in making it exclusive to iPhone (but they haven't you see).