Readit Newsdistrill commented on Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones ericmigi.com/blog/apple-r... · Posted by u/griffinli
distrill commented on Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones ericmigi.com/blog/apple-r... · Posted by u/griffinli
distrill commented on Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones ericmigi.com/blog/apple-r... · Posted by u/griffinli
I have a very capable smartwatch and it's ridiculously bad how hobbled it is on iOS. I'm glad to see this article specifically highlight the issues, and how it's 100% Apple's intention to make non-Apple wearables on iOS terrible.
it's pretty frustrating how "apple people" just don't care that it's apples fault. i routinely hear my wife mutter "i hate google so much!" when a google maps integration is being intentionally hobbled to keep her using apple maps. or when she has trouble managing rcs conversations because somebody in our social world has the gall to be on an android phone.
Seveneves in case anyone wants to read it. I thought it was okay, certainly captivating enough for me to finish it.
I thought it was quite good, although maybe it should have been a series rather than a single book. That might have given Stephenson time to flesh out the end, which felt a bit rushed.
distrill commented on Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI github.com/outerbase/stud... · Posted by u/burcs
(tangential) In theory I like TS. But in practice, unless I'm the one writing it and can KISS, it can quickly turn into an unmaintainable nightmare that nobody understands. TS astronauts, left unchecked, can make extremely complex types using generics, conditionals, and all the esoteric features of TS, resulting in extremely obtuse code.
For example, I doubt anyone could explain this "type" without studying it for several hours:
https://github.com/openapi-ts/openapi-typescript/blob/main/p...
In this case, the "type" is really an entire program.
Yes, I find myself in type hell with some regularity. TBH it happens with my own codebase too when libraries I want to use are authored by these type astronauts.
it just seems to be old.reddit, maybe this is how they're deprecating it
distrill commented on The unwritten rules of negotiating with Meta interviewing.io/blog/how-... · Posted by u/leeny
Is it really a lowball offer if you can’t command higher compensation from any other company?
from an eng pov, of course it is.
from any rational business pov, of course it's not.
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The reason Google loves RCS is because they spectacularly failed 4 or 5 times at introducing their own iMessage competitors.
Competing companies often act in their best interests. And both Google and Apple offer OS’s which have very different value systems. I think that’s good for consumers. If I want open (and all the pros and cons that come with that) I can buy an Android phone. If I want closed (and the pros and cons that come with that) I can buy Apple. If they Apple starts to open up a bit and Google locks things down a bit we get the worst of both worlds and no true options.
this is definitely an apple culture thing though. it's such a clear product choice to get apple users to pressure their friends into buying apple products.