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Apple Gave Governments Data on Thousands of Push Notifications in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee -2 points 2 weeks ago

All fanboys are alike. I just find it ridiculous to think that only android users are aware of privacy issues. I’ve used both, currently run an iPhone but with end to end encryption turned on. Yet I know that not all things are private.

Apple Gave Governments Data on Thousands of Push Notifications in c/privacy@lemmy.ml

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

I got news for you. Google does this too. Have a great day.

They can see the policy working... in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

During code review, we reject PR’s with commented out code. Problem solved.

Had a take about Supergiant Games that recieved a lot of pushback fromy two longest running best friends. in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t pyre be the worst by sales numbers? I think your bias against roguelike’s is showing here.

Hades is massively popular and well liked by a lot of people.

Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Would you though? Many people say the same thing but here we are. Windows is still dominant in spite of all its failings.

What games are just objective masterpieces? in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago

I disagree with you. The story is amazingly written. Dialogue, character motivations, their fuck ups, everything is fantastic.

[Debian Stable] Which Static Blog Generator: blag, Jekyll, Hugo, Lektor, Pelican, staticsite? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

Docusaurus. It supports markdown, and you can also use JavaScript if you like.

Baldur's Gate 3 dev calls Randy Pitchford's $80 Borderlands 4 comments "gross" because it implies the FPS is more important than "making it day to day" in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 1 points 4 weeks ago

DLC now costs $60. If you can’t afford it, sell a kidney /s.

Anyone else dealing with this, hiring freeze for new devs but more work/projects? in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I haven’t touched an 850 or 856 EDI document in years and I‘m happy for that 😂

Apple TV+ is painful as fuck in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don’t get what’s so wrong with paying for a service he finds useful. If everybody sailed the high seas, there would be zero content for you to watch.

Apple TV+ is painful as fuck in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

I watch on an Apple TV and via my PS5. Both work well.

YSK: In China, a growing number of people are avoiding Starbucks. Many prefer local owned brands. Starbucks corporate executives are angry about it. in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world

[–] thequickben@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Funny enough, the most expensive coffee you can buy is made in elephant dung. Probably still tastes better than Starbucks coffee.