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notaustinpowers commented on Unidentified object might have just crashed into Saturn   bgr.com/science/an-uniden... · Posted by u/Bluestein
kbelder · 2 months ago
In fairness, they do say this later:

"Past detections of impacts on gas giants have mostly involved Jupiter, where dark impact scars or heat signatures were easier to detect. Until now, Saturn has eluded such direct visual proof."

Although that doesn't make any sense to me.

notaustinpowers · 2 months ago
Saturn does have a much more uniform cloud layer so impact scars are less prominent as the mixed up gases are similar colors rather than Jupiter’s darker bands.
notaustinpowers commented on Axon’s Draft One is designed to defy transparency   eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07... · Posted by u/zdw
Workaccount2 · 2 months ago
I wondering how much this even matters in the age of everything being recorded.

If they are using axon body cameras and vehicle cameras, then usually the entire interaction is recorded, often from multiple officers.

I cannot imagine a defense so incompetent that they rely on the police report rather than watching the entire body cam footage and doing their own assessment.

Even if the cops are doing something sketchy (like turning off their camera) then it's not like the police report would be any more trustworthy.

notaustinpowers · 2 months ago
The current administration has already removed the requirement for federal police forces to wear body cameras. As well as made statements (but little action so far) to federalize the police force to be under the jurisdiction of the DOJ. Everything being recorded may not be the case very soon. Sorry, I’d get sources but I just woke up, I’ll edit this later with them.
notaustinpowers commented on Working with the UK Government to Protect Children Online   bsky.social/about/blog/07... · Posted by u/zimpenfish
63 · 2 months ago
So your alternative is teaching millions of 40+ year olds how the internet works so they can implement dns blocks on their home routers? Service side age restriction seems much more effective than mandatory parenting classes.
notaustinpowers · 2 months ago
Or just use your iPhone and set up your kids iPhone as a kids iPhone and set restrictions on what apps to download. It’s really not that hard.
notaustinpowers commented on Working with the UK Government to Protect Children Online   bsky.social/about/blog/07... · Posted by u/zimpenfish
63 · 2 months ago
Ideally, sure. In practice, that hasn't worked well. I was a youth fairly recently and I can assure you my mother lacked the knowledge to meaningfully enforce any content restrictions on my devices short of physically going through my phone. Incognito windows and deleting texts isn't exactly out of reach for children.
notaustinpowers · 2 months ago
Why does that make that everyone else’s problem?
notaustinpowers commented on Mkbsd: Download all the wallpapers in MKBHD's "Panels" app for free   github.com/nadimkobeissi/... · Posted by u/swyx
haberman · a year ago
FWIW he says your last point is false: https://x.com/MKBHD/status/1838583491413360781

> The Twitter account is from 2021 because it's a salvaged username from an inactive account. The app was built from scratch.

notaustinpowers · a year ago
Thanks! Didn't see that update from him.
notaustinpowers commented on Mkbsd: Download all the wallpapers in MKBHD's "Panels" app for free   github.com/nadimkobeissi/... · Posted by u/swyx
addicted · a year ago
> Quite a few of the wallpapers are simple gradients, and one is just the color orange. So they don't quite feel "curated".

Then ask for a refund. Don’t go and steal the content.

> The app asks for some unnecessary permissions (cross-app/site tracking, and location tracking).

Then ask for a refund. Don’t go and steal the content.

> The app doesn't look to be something that was actually made by MKBHD and his team.

Then ask for a refund. Don’t go and steal the content.

notaustinpowers · a year ago
Sorry, when did I say anything about stealing the content?
notaustinpowers commented on Mkbsd: Download all the wallpapers in MKBHD's "Panels" app for free   github.com/nadimkobeissi/... · Posted by u/swyx
gerash · a year ago
> Quite a few of the wallpapers are simple gradients, and one is just the color orange. So they don't quite feel "curated"

Pardon my language but then don't fckng use the app!

What if you put your car for sale for $20K and then someone else says: nah that piece of junk is not worth that much and then steal it from you and give it to someone else for free. That seems to be what's happening here.

notaustinpowers · a year ago
Well, I'm not using the app, so... But that doesn't absolve someone of public ridicule or commentary.

MKBHD, who has been a huge proponent of privacy, asking for my LOCATION for a wallpaper app? You and I both know its for ad targeting, and happens whether you're paying a subscription or not.

Also, where in my original comment did I say anything about stealing the artwork?

notaustinpowers commented on Mkbsd: Download all the wallpapers in MKBHD's "Panels" app for free   github.com/nadimkobeissi/... · Posted by u/swyx
dysoco · a year ago
Can anyone give context on what the app is and why it's considered "grifting", "predatory" and "shitty"? I'm just curious.
notaustinpowers · a year ago
The app is a repository of artist-submitted and curated wallpapers. The app allows for SD downloads, but you have to watch 2 ads, or HD downloads if you have a subscription ($12/month or $50/year).

The pushback is due to multiple factors:

- Quite a few of the wallpapers are simple gradients, and one is just the color orange. So they don't quite feel "curated".

- The app asks for some unnecessary permissions (cross-app/site tracking, and location tracking).

- The app doesn't look to be something that was actually made by MKBHD and his team. It's had an online presence since 2021. To many, it feels like he just bought it, slapped his name on it, and is using his "brand" to push an inferior product.

notaustinpowers commented on Google Pixel 9 Pro   store.google.com/us/produ... · Posted by u/ksec
skapadia · a year ago
Rationalizing a purchase because the monthly payments are small is a terrible way to approach shopping. If you don't have the money to pay for it upfront, you can't afford it. Full stop. People actually finance their phones, believe it or not. It boggles the mind.
notaustinpowers · a year ago
People making an average hourly don't think of things that way. Paying $28/month for a phone provides much more liquidity for the unexpected, when the other option is spending over 25% of your months income, you're SOL if your car breaks for whatever reason, or you get a flat tire, or your water bill was unusually high.

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