Still, the company hasn't released an innovative hardware product since 2008. That's a long time for them. If Apple can't innovate anymore, regardless of whether they have continued financial success, are they still really Apple?
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Readit Newseeeeeeeeeeeee commented on Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again nytimes.com/2019/07/30/te... · Posted by u/humantiy
Except this ignores the fact that there has been spyware and malware on Apple's store. Which perhaps gets removed eventually, but what about services that sell your data to the highest bidder without Apple's knowledge? Apple's offered security is relative to their definition of security. All it takes is your parents to install a malicious app that passed the app review. Deferring to Apple as some sort of security baby-sitter is just lazy and blind to the truth.
Like I said, no system is perfect. But let’s be real — which OS model is likely to better secure them and limit the damage? It’s objectively clear it’s iOS. iCloud backups make recovering from the damage much easier too. Backing up MacOS or Windows is still not easy.
Even if they installed a malicious app on iOS, the damage is still limited because of the security model of iOS.
I definitely understand the concern of centralizing everything around one provider, but I’m just pointing out that these systems win because, on the whole, they are a better experience for users. It’s why Facebook wins, and it’s why closed systems continue to crush open ones.
Disagree. Every system has problems. Look at what happened with Zoom — unrestricted access to your entire user account on MacOS, for them to do whatever they want. Normal people should not have to even think about a virus or malware scanner on their system.
I like where Apple is going and I like the iOS model. Most of all, I know that people like my parents will be better protected from malware and spyware and crypto extortion.
eeeeeeeeeeeee commented on YouTube faces creator backlash axios.com/youtube-faces-c... · Posted by u/hhs
TikTok is a mobile-only vertical video platform consisting of memes and kids dancing to popular music. YouTube is a platform where long-form, high definition, well produced content is becoming increasingly more prevalent. I genuinely don't see how the two are even remotely alike.
I appreciate that TikTok is the "new hotness" but I don't see its relevance to this conversation about YouTube or why the author felt the need to shoehorn it into every paragraph.
I found that odd too. I like TikTok, but it’s really nothing like YouTube. TikTok is basically a better Vine.
eeeeeeeeeeeee commented on In Brazil, Amazon Protections Are Slashed and Forests Fall nytimes.com/2019/07/28/wo... · Posted by u/pseudolus
> Capitalism can solve many of these problems
Do you really think so? I would say that capitalism and the economic models that support it are one of the main factors we are in this situation.
I’d like to think so hah, but I’m not 100% either. It seems it would be easier to integrate the true (or close) environmental cost so there is a negative profit impact, instead of twisting people/countries to do the right thing. Because right now we basically incentivize environmental destruction because it’s cheaper in an economic sense.
I agree with you that capitalism is the origin of many of these problems, though. Doesn’t mean it can’t evolve.
eeeeeeeeeeeee commented on In Brazil, Amazon Protections Are Slashed and Forests Fall nytimes.com/2019/07/28/wo... · Posted by u/pseudolus
It's a pity things are going in that direction. But i don't think we are in position to judge the Brazilians over this.
I watched a short documentary about this issue recently on Youtube, and the journalists went to some really remote area and spoke with the mayor of town there. The guy was big supporter of Bolsonaro and he said something that is actually very true. He said US and Europe have no right to tell Brazil what to do with it's natural resources, because they have already used theirs to industrialise and develop and now want to prevent Brazil from doing so.
And as unpleasant as it sounds he is right. People in the western world can wipe their buts with toilet paper made from virgin pulp, but Brazil and other poor countries should hold should preserve the lungs of the planet.
I definitely understand that viewpoint (China and other Asian countries say similar things). And specifically for Asia, much of that pollution is technically originating in the west, we’ve just outsourced a lot of our pollution to Asian countries.
The environmental impact of industrialization needs to be built into the cost of goods. Capitalism can solve many of these problems, but right now pollution practically has no associated cost to the end price, which is why we use the cheapest materials that cannot be recycled.
America needs to change dramatically before we can make substantial progress here; we can be the world leader in this issue. But I guess I’m not that optimistic considering the politics right now.
eeeeeeeeeeeee commented on Adblocking: How about Nah? eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07... · Posted by u/dredmorbius
On iOS I swear by Dnscloak - local-only vpn that routes only DNS requests through pihole-enabled dns server of your choice:
https://apps.apple.com/cz/app/dnscloak-secure-dns-client/id1...
I’ve been thinking about doing something like that, but would that stop auto-playing videos on news sites? Or are there specific filters for that?
Either way, do you find that the Adblock detection / nags are less reliable when you do it DNS based instead of the client?
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eeeeeeeeeeeee commented on Adblocking: How about Nah? eff.org/deeplinks/2019/07... · Posted by u/dredmorbius
> as far as forbidding embedded JS altogether
I do this on my iOS device. It's a bit of a pain to not have JS enabled in safari, but I can always share a page from Safari --> Duckduckgo's browser which i have installed for just such occasions.
Settings > Safari > Advanced > Javascript off
Good idea, but I wish there was a less harsh method. I have been using my iPad a lot recently and the thing that bugs me is that it’s almost impossible to listen to Spotify uninterrupted as you use Safari because of auto-playing videos (not just advertisements).
It’s completely obnoxious and there is no way to stop it. Safari takes control of sound even if the video does not have audio toggled on and pauses your Spotify. Then if you use control center to start it again, it plays iTunes. I can’t believe this hasn’t been fixed.
EDIT: Just tried Brave Browser and this is pretty great so far. Seems to be the best compromise. Thanks!
Even the first answer has “Western media won’t tell
you this”. Like there’s some western conspiracy to downplay Chinese agriculture industry.
The Chinese media is constantly telling their people that the US is plotting against China and is hostile to them, so the citizens don’t get any crazy ideas like democracy and human rights. While simultaneously amplifying the bad news coming out of America to show the ‘dangers’ of western culture.
Plus there is a large group of astroturfers constantly scanning the web for mentions of China (aka “50 cent army”).
I don’t blame the individuals for holding these views but it’s something to always be conscious of when reading anything online about China. And I say that as someone who loves their country and people, just not their cultural controls.
I found that comment a bit bizarre, too, as an American.
Many (most?) people in America simply don’t care about this or have any general curiosity about the world outside of them. America is the land of fast food and unsustainable cheap beef; we have a president that denies climate change, so it’s no wonder that there is simply no interest in understanding sustainable fishing by a large portion of the population, regardless of which country is succeeding at it.
That is much different than some kind of conspiracy like that post implied. I think it’s actually worse than a conspiracy because it shows widespread ignorance and no desire to seek out the information or analyze the food we eat and it’s impact on the environment. America doesn’t need a conspiracy to hide this, they won’t seek it out anyway.