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dr_spicy commented on Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report extremetech.com/mobile/ap... · Posted by u/thunderbong

fh9302 · 2 years ago

We are specifically talking about USB-PD fast charging cables which the Pixel 1 does not support.

Edit: The above sentence is incorrect, I misread a source. The original Pixel shipped with a USB-A to USB-C cable that supported 3.0 speeds and a USB-C to USB-C cable that supported 2.0 speeds. Since the Pixel 2 they only ship with USB-C to USB-C cables that support 2.0 speeds.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7158537

dr_spicy · 2 years ago

It supported 18w of USB PD. Is there some further spec?

dr_spicy commented on A small town that saved its only grocery store by buying it thehustle.co/the-small-to... · Posted by u/walterbell

ch4s3 · 3 years ago

There are a lot of co-ops in the US too, but that’s not quite what this is. I’m this case the town government bought and runs the store. A co-op might be better, but you may need a certain population threshold to make that work.

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

I have relatives on an island with a permanent population of about ~200 that cooperatively own their store

dr_spicy commented on GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cadillac Models thedrive.com/news/gm-make... · Posted by u/seitzej

sneak · 3 years ago

> But can Car Play call 911 or the police if you are unconscious after a crash?

Crash detection isn't a thing in phones generally, but it's worth noting that all cellular devices, regardless of subscription/service status, can call 911 (even without a sim card). You don't need some subscription payment to do that.

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

Maybe not generally, but it's starting to be a thing https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7055029?hl=en

dr_spicy commented on Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7B cnbc.com/2022/08/05/amazo... · Posted by u/mrkramer

pull_my_finger · 3 years ago

I wonder if Amazon actually cares about cleaning robots, or if they're after the data roomba collects? https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/28/16055590/roomba-wont-sell...

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

Apparently iRobot is going to Amazon Devices and not Amazon Robotics, but who knows if they'll silently transfer a lot of that knowledge/talent after the acquisition

dr_spicy commented on Asus Zenfone 9 asus.com/Mobile/Phones/Ze... · Posted by u/fomine3

pooper · 3 years ago

I completely agree with you.

We could solve two problems at once: get rid of a camera bump and make the battery bigger at the same time by using the extra space of the camera bump to house a bigger battery.

Not sure why it hasn't happened yet or if it has I don't know if it.

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

The pixel 1 had a wedge shape for this reason

dr_spicy commented on Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW twitter.com/ColeSouth/sta... · Posted by u/rafaelm

themacguffinman · 3 years ago

You sometimes can't even get the right thing from official brand stores. I bought a thermal paste product from the official Amazon ThermalGrizzly store (I did check) but Amazon delivered me a fake. Amazon co-mingles inventory.

The only reason I could quickly tell it was fake is because ThermalGrizzly provides an online serial number verification system, which isn't very common among most products. I'm not sure I'd trust Amazon for anything.

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

Amazon has a similar service now, but brands need to onboard so it's not super wide spread yet https://brandservices.amazon.com/transparency

dr_spicy commented on Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of people to hire vox.com/recode/23170900/l... · Posted by u/Umofomia

TMWNN · 3 years ago

>I interviewed for a position with Amazon a few months back to lead up a new research program to determine how they can better recruit and retain hourly workers.

Some companies take pride in promoting from within. McDonald's is well known for turning entry-level workers into store mangers, then regional managers, and so on. Walmart does this, too.

Does Amazon not have such a culture?

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

They definitely have some fluff pieces talking about cases where it happens, no idea how common it is relative to those others though

dr_spicy commented on Ask HN: Are companies preparing to end Remote? · Posted by u/tropicalfruit

mjr00 · 3 years ago

Sure but those returns have been delayed, not canceled in favour of a perma-remote policy. I don't think moving to Sioux Falls as an Amazon or Apple employee would work out 6-12 months from now.

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

At Amazon return to office is now up to middlemanagement some entire orgs are officially ok with full remote indefinitely. Outside these orgs some individuals can work from different locations on the same team. It's not quite clear what the average steady state will look like, but with a lot of internal hiring at Amazon, I would imagine things would gradually tend towards being fairly flexible

dr_spicy commented on Grandpa’s Basement House granolashotgun.com/granol... · Posted by u/cubix

OJFord · 3 years ago

> like having the audacity to fly a [doesn't matter] flag.

I don't live in the US, and at best the concept is very rare here, and I don't like the idea of it, but that sort of thing is exactly what I would like.

Flying a flag (why?!) has much more impact (probably negative) on your neighbours than it does (presumably positive) you.

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

I think flying [let's say current nation's] flag, can very a bunch depending on the country, I know in Denmark as well as the US it appears much more common than in other parts of the world. And personally, once I'm used to a flag being flown, I don't really care which

dr_spicy commented on Congress urged to ease immigration for foreign science talent axios.com/2022/05/09/nati... · Posted by u/JSeymourATL

rg111 · 3 years ago

This is completely based on personal experience, and a significant amount at that.

Most Indians who study Physics/CS/Math/Engg. do that because they want a high paying job and social prestige.

Most Americans who study these, are genuinely interested in these subjects. They are passionate about these.

dr_spicy · 3 years ago

Purely anecdotally, but it seemed like the majority of the students in my college classes, American or not, were probably more interested in the money than passionate

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