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D13Fd commented on How did Windows 95 get permission to put Weezer video 'Buddy Holly' on the CD? devblogs.microsoft.com/ol... · Posted by u/ingve

netsharc · 2 days ago

Decades later Apple put U2 on everyone's iPhone and people got mad... (/s, yeah the album was a gift on people's account, ready to download to the phone but not taking space otherwise, but I would've found it obnoxious too).

This video was also on the CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqL1BLzn3qc .. holy smokes, let's rewind time 30 years, where the presidential sex scandal was singular, consensual, and was actually a scandal!

D13Fd · a day ago

Honestly it was the cover art and title, not the album itself. Without context, it’s easy for all of our internet-jaded minds to get a very wrong idea about what the album relates to.

And your music library is a very personal thing. For some people, it represents part of their identity. It can feel wrong to have something you may not like or agree with stuck in there.

D13Fd commented on Eddie Bauer declares bankruptcy cbsnews.com/news/eddie-ba... · Posted by u/mgh2

ghaff · 3 days ago

A number of outdoor sports retailers that used to have no-questions-asked return policies and internal repair departments have dropped them. I have known people who basically had a practice of indefinitely returning worn out clothing for replacement. I did return a jacket to Patagonia a number of years back and they gave me a decent credit but, in my defense it had basically completely delaminated.

D13Fd · 3 days ago

I sent an Eagle Creek suitcase in and they honored the warranty even though it's maybe 15 years old. They sent it to a repair place who actually fixed every single issue with it (first a broken wheel, then later a torn pocket, broken buckle, and missing zipper pulls). I honestly can't believe that the repairs are cheaper than just replacing it, but it has worked out really well. It's a shame more places don't do that.

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pogue · 3 days ago

I think that's silly. Do we really live in an age where we feel it's better to simply not communicate with people in the slightest?

Give them a call, you're not harassing them. If they choose not to answer or call back a voice mail number, then you can presume they don't want to be contacted.

D13Fd · 3 days ago

> I think that's silly. Do we really live in an age where we feel it's better to simply not communicate with people in the slightest?

I agree it’s silly. But it’s also the prevailing view that I’ve seen.

I still answer calls, even if 95% of them these days are either phishing attempts or vendors trying to sell me stuff. But my friends will text me first and say “can I call you” even if I say they can just call.

D13Fd commented on Bitcoin tumbles below $70K, heavy losses in cryptocurrencies in last three weeks bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/heresie-dabord

bryanlarsen · 4 days ago

Remember that bitcoin miners have to pay for electricity with real currencies, so they have to sell bitcoin regularly.

Most other bitcoin uses are balanced -- ie user buys bitcoin gives to dealer who sells it. When the number of transactions per day is going up this is slight buy pressure because of the time lag between buy & sell, but in a steady state system this is neutral.

IOW, the natural direction of bitcoin prices during steady state is down.

D13Fd · 3 days ago

What is the volume of those real-world uses vs. the speculators/investors, I wonder?

D13Fd commented on I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams kirkville.com/i-now-assum... · Posted by u/cdrnsf

Analemma_ · 6 days ago

Fitness+ is okay-ish but it’s not getting any attention and I don’t think it deserves its $10/month price. Non-Apple fitness subscriptions at the same price are far better.

Just for starters, what if you have two people in the house who want to do a Fitness+ workout together? Too bad: even if they both pay for it, one gets the nice tracking and HUD and the other gets squat. This is an obvious and trivial feature, and it’s nowhere to be found. I could maybe see it getting cut for the launch checklist if people were behind schedule, but Fitness+ plus is more than five years old now, there is no excuse.

It’s total abandonware from a company trying to do the absolute minimum to get your recurring subscription.

D13Fd · 6 days ago

> It’s total abandonware from a company trying to do the absolute minimum to get your recurring subscription.

What? Abandonware? They are constantly posting new workouts that are thought out and well produced. The Fitness+ app is very well maintained. It works great. It has cool features. Honestly I don't know what you are talking about, here.

I've worked out together with one to three other people several times. No one cared that their heart rate wasn't shown on the screen. It's really not an important feature and a very niche use case.

D13Fd commented on I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams kirkville.com/i-now-assum... · Posted by u/cdrnsf

ksec · 6 days ago

Ever since Apple moved to Services Strategy in 2014 it has been like this. Services were not there so they could provide a better experience for its "customers". I use the word "customer" here which is what Apple / Steve Jobs used to call their loyal fans, and not user. But to further growth their Revenue pie because they foresee iPhone one day will stagnant.

You now have Apple Fitness+, Apple TV, News, Music, Arcade. None of these are of any quality of what Apple used to be. It is really sad.

Oh and the most iconic thing? Apple was the one who tried to kill internet ads between 2017 - 2020.

D13Fd · 6 days ago

Fitness+ is actually super high quality, really well integrated with Apple’s products, and fun to use. I love it. I would happily pay the monthly Apple fee just for fitness+. I hope they don’t change it.

If there is anything that represents a “services strategy” like the Apple of the Jobs era, it’s fitness+.

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bloqs · 12 days ago

Just needs to be broken down into series of scrollable short format clips with different dramatic snippets of distorted music over each one

D13Fd · 12 days ago

And an outrage-inducing political bent.

D13Fd commented on Ode to the AA Battery jeffgeerling.com/blog/202... · Posted by u/Brajeshwar

dragontamer · 13 days ago

NiMH cells are like $1 each. Seriously, Amazon.com is quoting me $18 for 16 cells, AA Amazon Basics NiMH.

As I said earlier: it's likely a better strategy to buy 4 extra cells and keep them pre charged / topped off, rather than spending a few dollars on a better charger.

D13Fd · 13 days ago

I'm not sure that's true in practice. Chargers are often shared in a household and you may not have control over people putting things back on the charger. My preference is to have something that charges more quickly, rather than a bunch of spare batteries.

Plus if you leave batteries on the overcharge-style charger for long periods of time, I'm pretty sure they just dissipate the extra charge as heat, and that charge is applied indefinitely. They essentially turn into little electric space heaters, sending that energy down the drain.

D13Fd commented on Ode to the AA Battery jeffgeerling.com/blog/202... · Posted by u/Brajeshwar

everdrive · 13 days ago

>Meanwhile, alkaline batteries can go to hell. You might as well plan on one leaking in the battery compartment.

On the other hand, alkaline batteries never burn your house down.

I also feel like they serve different purposes. Needed for long-term storage and only used in an emergency? (eg, a flashlight for power outages) You're probably better off going with old-fashioned alkaline batteries. Duracell claims they're good for 10 years. Needed for day-to-day usage? Lithium might be better: you can monitor for swelling, the battery recharge-ability is probably more important than any of the downsides that come with lithium ion batteries.

D13Fd · 13 days ago

> You're probably better off going with old-fashioned alkaline batteries.

Never. They will leak and die. Alkaline cells always end up leaking and dying in my experience, given enough time.

In fact, I do the reverse: If it's something I think will sit for a long time, I make sure to put a rechargeable battery in it. That way, worst case, it's dead—but it won't be destroyed by a leak.

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Quothling · 25 days ago

It's probably also because a lot of people sit in rooms which are poorly lit. Part of it is probably because it's really hard to establish proper lighting with modern LEDs. This is anecdotal, but our lamps haven't really changed in the way they are designed, We now have six lamps where we had three before, and there is still "less" light in our living room because LED's create and emit light differently.

I usually work with darkmode at home, and light mode in the office because our office is basically the surface of the sun.

D13Fd · 25 days ago

Have you tried high-CRI LEDs? I find that they are much closer to the incandescent lighting feel.