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Comment · 5 days ago
In Windows, by default, Microsoft tools put projects in ~/source/repos, which OneDrive, in turn, by default won't touch so they'll be lost if the SSD fail and they're not in git.

However, OneDrive doesn't seem to even know how to handle source files (it doesn't even attempt to honor the gitignore), so rebuilding a project in folders covered by OneDrive results in flurries of temporary files being uploaded/updated to the cloud, hogging the bandwidth, with a bonus of locking files, crashing builds, or even reverting changes silently.

One would think backup tools, even if primarily for normal users are still literally made by programmers, at least consider the use case of programmers instead of just ignoring them entirely.

Comment · 10 days ago
Pretty dead for me when they don't support the messaging app I need (yeah yeah people should use open protocol blah blah, but pretty much everyone in my country use them and I won't be able to convert them), nor transport (regular cabs can easily cost twice), and last I heard they don't even support copy paste between apps.

There isn't even any high res large touch screen KaiOS phone. I want to watch HD movies and read articles in comfort without scrolling all the time.

Comment · 10 days ago
Once enabled, it stays enabled even after developer mode is turned back off. It's also associated to the Google account (if any) so later device purchase don't have to wait the 24 hours period
Comment · 20 days ago
I suspect that was a legacy from when they planned for iOS not supporting any third-party apps. If they want to force devs to target mobile Safari, the least they can do was to provide the desktop version on Windows.

Once apps dominate (which requires devs to have a Mac anyway to compile and debug) and turns out nobody use the Windows port, it's just a money sink.

Comment · 20 days ago
Due to App Store $99 per year compared to PlayStore one-time $25 and iPhone being unaffordable for most people in my country, there's too many niche and/or local apps I'm using in Android where they won't port to iOS.
Comment · 21 days ago
Have they support copy paste between apps? Since WhatsApp abandoned the platform I figured it is in life support. Almost no one use SMS in developing worlds, it's WhatsApp all the way.
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Personally I'd just use Cloudflare Pages, unlike GitHub Pages I can let the backing repo private. Maybe OC originally started with GitHub Pages and wants some analytics and filtering with Cloudflare.
Comment · 26 days ago
Companies that only produce LLMs will downsize or merge once the progress plateau, but major companies with LLM division can afford to keep spending if the bean counters figure out it do increase their market share.
Comment · 26 days ago
Those "experts" works in companies that have spent years touting about LLMs solving everything while getting massive pay raise.

The general public see LLMs flailing at simple tasks, spam fake contents, and target civilians for military strikes all the while struggling to pay the bills. It also doesn't help that LLM companies PR think claiming their products to be extremely dangerous as selling point.

If I'm selling a car for civilians, I won't be touting how it would barrel through pedestrians even if technically all cars can do it.

Comment · 1 month ago
You're assuming that the AI created solution (virus, cold fusion, etc) won't have unknown effects either due to incompetence or malice.
Comment · 1 month ago
"Think about the children" used to be their free pass until it no longer fit American values
Comment · 1 month ago
When I read the headline of the announcement article, I thought it would be in the spirit of https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-drive/, instead it's just advertising a series of device that most devs won't ever buy.

Devs might be bad at marketing to general public, but if the target market are devs, run the ads through them first. Even if they're in a building with no dev at all, surely one can be reached through an internal email.

Comment · 2 months ago
Firefox with uBO on Android can handle that easily, no idea if iOS limit that

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