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gevz | 2 years ago | on: Some notes on Firefox’s media autoplay settings in practice as of Firefox 124

Vivaldi is worthy successor and have those toggles built-in.

gevz | 2 years ago | on: Meta now lets EU users unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts

It seems that Facebook proper does not require you to have a phone number. I just tried signing up and there is an option to use email.

gevz | 2 years ago | on: Meta now lets EU users unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts

Is there a criteria to be qualified as a EU user? I assume there must be more than just geo-ip location. What will happen if I pretend I moved to EU for the sake of decoupling all Facebook accounts.

gevz | 2 years ago | on: European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries

I wonder what is the definition of easily removable and replaceable. Does popping a few screws and using a specialized tool qualifies as easy? What about re-sealing the device after to keep the waterproof rating?

gevz | 3 years ago | on: Apple launches its new classical music streaming app for pre-order

This video compilation is the great example how a simple 11 beats from the “rite of spring” can be interpreted.

>103 different versions of the same 11 notes for a total of 1,133 beats

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-NqGMS8p-c

gevz | 3 years ago | on: The great junk transfer is coming

I wonder if digitized objects will hold same sentimental value as real ones. What if taking a picture of a vase or a postcard, or even 3D scan of a toy you cherished as a kid, will help with keeping memories and not agonizing on the decision to junk it.

gevz | 4 years ago | on: Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio

I wonder if it is specific to the country. I am accessing the US store and out of all link you posted I have no issues. All EPs and albums are complete and no tracks are missing.

gevz | 5 years ago | on: OpenStreetMap proven to be a highly accurate map in top US cities

That is a fantastic idea. Thank you for sharing. I just checked a few trails that were missing in OSM and they all showed up as bright yellow on heatmap.

gevz | 5 years ago | on: NSA warns against using DNS over HTTPS inside enterprise networks

Is it just me or the headline is the complete opposite of the actual message here?

gevz | 6 years ago | on: Google Duo rolls out realtime AV1

I think you can send voice messages and/or make a video straight from FaceTime UI and send it immediatelly.

gevz | 6 years ago | on: Three kinds of early humans unearthed living together in South Africa

I think this is the one https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6486/eaaw7293

gevz | 6 years ago | on: MIT moves all classes online for the rest of the semester

I’m not sure about mit schedule, but at Harvard, which announced same measures earlier today, the students has to vacate dorm rooms at the end of the academic year anyway. This happens at the end of April. So essentially Harvard is asking students to move out 6 weeks before the end of the year. One of those weeks is spring break. I’m sure students are in shock and there is a lot of chaos on campus. But according to what I heard preventive school closings are much more effective comparing with reactive closings after people are already sick. I hope it is for the best and feel bad for all the parties - both students and school administration that has to basically abandon all work and figure out what and how to proceed.

What I am concerned about is this case in town next to Cambridge where elementary school student tested positive and school remains open with “advice to self-quarantine” for “close contacts”. The town officials thought it was sufficient to close and disinfect the school for one day and then to reopen it again. I find it very disturbing.

gevz | 6 years ago | on: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp outages

And on top of that highly classified Russian submarine allegedly used to tap on undersea cables has sunk on Monday.

gevz | 7 years ago | on: Canadian team confirms presence of huge unexplored cave in British Columbia

Here is short aerial shot video of the entrance https://youtube.com/watch?v=m0zCbxYravM

gevz | 8 years ago | on: Playing Ingress in Antarctica

Wouldn't it be trivial to hack and link portals in Antarctica, or anywhere, with a jailbroken/rooted device and location spoofer?

gevz | 8 years ago | on: Disqus Security Alert: User Info Breach

It seems that you might not need a good password manager for this type of scenario. Password manager for me is the one that stores unique passwords for each login. I don't know the majority of my passowrds

gevz | 10 years ago | on: Berlin public transport in real time

Open-source platform that provide real-time info for Atlanta, Puget Sound, Tampa, York, or New York City. http://onebusaway.org/

gevz | 11 years ago | on: Balancing Bike-Share Stations Has Become a Scientific Endeavor

I wonder how this problem is solved by car2go. There are no stations to drop the vehicle, and cars can not be transported in bulk. Would it help to get rid of the stations for the bikes?