mh8h

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Comment · 5 hours ago
Playstation, Xbox, and Steam charge 30%.
Comment · 7 days ago
Shut up and take my money!
Comment · 17 days ago
My wife and I share a plugin hybrid and an EV. You'd think the EV is as loud, because you notice the air and tire noises in the absence of the engine noise.

But in the plugin hybrid, the change in noise is very noticeable when the car goes from pure EV into hybrid and the engine kicks in. It's specially loud when the engine revs up as you're accelerating, but even when the car is cruising, I can still hear the engine noise.

Comment · 25 days ago
In a lot of cases they are claiming that the layoffs are not based on performance. The government's argument is that if there are high-performing American nationals or green card holders that are being laid off, then there is no point in giving more green cards, or H1Bs.
Comment · 6 months ago
You don't need that permission if the user gives their implicit consent by selecting the Documents directory in the browse window. That's why most apps don't even show up in the Privacy Settings at all. Most apps don't need that, because they don't try to access that directory on their own. They only do it when the user selects the directory.

I guess the improvement can be to show the implicit consent in the privacy settings page as well, and have a way to revoke it.

Comment · 6 months ago
I guess not. Looks like if you choose the Documents directory once, you give your implicit permission to the app until you choose another restricted directory.
Comment · 6 months ago
That's not what's happening here. Forget about the first 5 steps. If you install the app and start from step 6, the behaviour will be the same. If the user chooses the Documents folder in the browse window in an app, the app can use the contents of the Documents folder without the need for that permission in the Settings page.

The Privacy settings applies only to access to the Documents folder without the user interaction.

Comment · 6 months ago
"6. Click on Open from folder and select your Documents folder there. Confirm that works as expected and displays the name and contents of one of the text files in Documents."

It's because in step 6 the user explicitly selected the Documents folder.

The app can access the Documents folder because the user chose that directory in the native file browse dialog during the same run of the app. IMO that's a reasonable trade-off.

Comment · 7 months ago
US fossil fuel companies also make money from projects outside US. They explore, build the infrastructure, and operate oil fields for other countries.
Comment · 8 months ago
Comment · 11 months ago
except that a big chunk of the AI investments is going into buying GPUs that go obsolete much earlier than the 6-8 year time frame.
Comment · 1 year ago
It's not as simple as documentation. If you document the interface, you need to keep it somewhat stable and backwards compatible.

But if it is internal, then you control both ends of the API, and can change them in tandem.

Comment · 1 year ago
In the same county, maybe. But electricity is a tradable commodity. The electricity price goes up for the neighbouring counties without the tax benefits.
Comment · 1 year ago
Have you measured the lag time for your CGM?

Typically the glucose level in the interstitial fluid takes longer to respond to your food intake, and the GCMs measure that instead of the blood glucose level.

Comment · 1 year ago
Theoretical question: what happens if he doesn’t do what the courts order, and the congress is too afraid to impeach him?

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