Comment Filters (Score 2, Insightful) 254
Even if you filter politics as a topic out on this site, I still have to hear about it. More than that, it's everywhere, in many stories here. I wish there were better filters on
Comment Re:offshoring more jobs (Score 1) 337
Isn't it amazing that the Evil Republicans can disembowel the education system in very blue Oregon? And that the people sending jobs overseas are very conservative companies like Facebook and Google?
What is the "US Education System"? Don't we have state-level education systems, with some federal money and federal standards for things like common core? Common Core, partially supported by the incredible GOP PAC known as The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation?
Comment Filters (Score 0) 269
I wish there was a way to filter this crap out. This is channel decay,
Comment Press Hits (Score 1) 234
All of those stories about how drinking wine is good for you are just press hits in a corrupted media from a corrupt PR firm. Once you see it, you realize there are many many stories like that. I see it everywhere now. The technology, medical and science news is generally terrible.
The suit is making a comeback! http://www.paulgraham.com/subm...
Purism Says Unfair iOS Policies Forced it to Remove Its VPN Tunnel from IOS Store (puri.sm) 94
In 2019 Purism launched a suite of privacy-protecting, no-tracking apps and services named Librem One. And it included an encrypted, no-logging, virtual private network tunnel named Librem Tunnel.
Unfortunately, "Recently we've been forced to remove Librem Tunnel from iOS due to their unfair policies," explains a post this week on Purism's blog: Apple's policy is that applications that make in-app purchases or offer subscriptions using Apple's payment platform pay Apple 30% of their revenue. The justification behind that fee is that companies are benefiting from all of the work Apple has put into its payments platform and so the fee helps them maintain that payments infrastructure while saving app developers from having to implement their own payment or subscription infrastructure...
Recently our VPN endpoints have changed, which required us to update the Librem Tunnel application. Unfortunately our attempts to push an update were blocked, because Apple saw that the application was a VPN, which flagged it to check whether it was a subscription service (which VPNs frequently are). Even though Librem Tunnel is just part of the overall Librem One offering, because it's part of a subscription service, Apple is requiring us to add the ability to sign up and pay for Librem One subscriptions within the Librem Tunnel app before they will allow updated versions into the App Store. Why are they making that requirement even though we already have our own independent payment infrastructure? Because once that app allows in-app purchases, Apple can then automatically take their 30% cut.
We do not accept these kinds of monopolistic practices, nor do we want to fund them through our own customers. Since Apple does not allow alternatives to the App Store on their platform, we have no choice but to remove Librem Tunnel from iOS, until such time Apple changes their policies either on their own, or through government intervention.
For their existing users on iOS, "Because Librem Tunnel uses the standard, open, OpenVPN protocol, we have been working with customers to apply their OpenVPN configuration to a different iOS OpenVPN client."
Unfortunately, "Recently we've been forced to remove Librem Tunnel from iOS due to their unfair policies," explains a post this week on Purism's blog: Apple's policy is that applications that make in-app purchases or offer subscriptions using Apple's payment platform pay Apple 30% of their revenue. The justification behind that fee is that companies are benefiting from all of the work Apple has put into its payments platform and so the fee helps them maintain that payments infrastructure while saving app developers from having to implement their own payment or subscription infrastructure...
Recently our VPN endpoints have changed, which required us to update the Librem Tunnel application. Unfortunately our attempts to push an update were blocked, because Apple saw that the application was a VPN, which flagged it to check whether it was a subscription service (which VPNs frequently are). Even though Librem Tunnel is just part of the overall Librem One offering, because it's part of a subscription service, Apple is requiring us to add the ability to sign up and pay for Librem One subscriptions within the Librem Tunnel app before they will allow updated versions into the App Store. Why are they making that requirement even though we already have our own independent payment infrastructure? Because once that app allows in-app purchases, Apple can then automatically take their 30% cut.
We do not accept these kinds of monopolistic practices, nor do we want to fund them through our own customers. Since Apple does not allow alternatives to the App Store on their platform, we have no choice but to remove Librem Tunnel from iOS, until such time Apple changes their policies either on their own, or through government intervention.
For their existing users on iOS, "Because Librem Tunnel uses the standard, open, OpenVPN protocol, we have been working with customers to apply their OpenVPN configuration to a different iOS OpenVPN client."
Comment Re: The Great Reset (Score 1) 44
You are way off, random internet person. I love how anywhere I go, if I am not totally on board with X, people assume I am totally Y. Where did I mention Trump?
Comment The Great Reset (Score 0) 44
Oh hey is the Great Reset guy.
"The pandemic represents a rare but narrow window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine, and reset our world" - Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum.
Never let a crisis go to waste.
Submission + - NextMind's brain-computer interface is ready for developers (engadget.com)
clubalien writes: NextMind is the latest in a long line of companies trying to harness the brain as a means of controlling our digital world. At first, its take on things may seem familiar: Don a headset which places a sensor on the back of your head, and it’ll detect your brainwaves which can then be translated into digital actions. One area where NextMind differs is that the sensor seems more practical than many we’ve seen and won’t leave you looking like a shower cap-wearing lab rat. In fact, the wearable can just as easily clip onto the rear of a snapback.
Submission + - Harrison Ford Will Return as Indina Jones (cnn.com)
Arthur, KBE writes: Harrison Ford will be grabbing his whip and ramming on his hat for a fifth "Indiana Jones" movie, Disney has confirmed — a mere 41 years after the first installment, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," was released.
Disney said in a tweet on Friday that the movie would be produced by its production arm Lucasfilm and released in July 2022, and that "Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character's journey."
The entertainment giant also confirmed the news in an investor presentation, saying the movie was currently in "pre-production."
Disney said in a tweet on Friday that the movie would be produced by its production arm Lucasfilm and released in July 2022, and that "Indy himself, Harrison Ford, will be back to continue his iconic character's journey."
The entertainment giant also confirmed the news in an investor presentation, saying the movie was currently in "pre-production."
Submission + - SpaceX Starship high altitude test flight ends in a fiery explosion (engadget.com)
Thelasko writes: After a successful launch, the Starship rose and successfully maneuvered its way to the landing area. However, it appeared that the spacecraft didn’t slow down enough for a proper landing, and it exploded in thrilling fashion.
Elon Musk Posted on Twitter:
"Fuel header tank pressure was low during landing burn, causing touchdown velocity to be high & RUD, but we got all the data we needed! Congrats SpaceX team hell yeah!!"
Elon Musk Posted on Twitter:
"Fuel header tank pressure was low during landing burn, causing touchdown velocity to be high & RUD, but we got all the data we needed! Congrats SpaceX team hell yeah!!"
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