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DavidAnson

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My name is David Anson. I work at Microsoft where I've helped build client, server, and web apps. I contribute to OSS. Not a spokesperson. (he/him/Mr.)

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joesteel, to random
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Street hawk

DavidAnson,
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@joesteel All I could think about when I read that: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Hawk

DavidAnson,
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@joesteel Knight Rider on a motorcycle. Young me was very much the target demographic.

matt, to random
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Delta has finally been dethroned from the top spot on the US App Store, and it took a company giving you free donuts for installing their app to do it.

DavidAnson,
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@matt I’m ready for 100 new think pieces about how Apple’s terrible App Store policies have been squelching humongous customer demand for free donuts… :)

craiggrannell, to Emulation
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People defending owners of old gaming IP all day long. Look, I get it. And is often iffy. But imagine if other mediums were like gaming. 99% of music and film inaccessible unless you owned original hardware and original media, slowly degrading and liable to die at any moment. It’s insane that gaming is in the place it is. I’d long hoped for an ‘iTunes for MAME’ years ago, but no. The closest we’ve got to something remotely sensible is ‘Netflix for ’ Antstream Arcade.

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@craiggrannell @flargh I agree with your desire to maintain and preserve the rich history here! But it feels like you are kind of condoning this by defending it. The intellectual property owners have been very clear that they do not want their games stolen. We can debate the wisdom of that or even the wisdom of IP laws themselves, but taking the stance that “piracy is OK in this case because games are so important” does not feel right.

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@craiggrannell @flargh Well put! :)

matt, to random
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Delta is still top of the US App Store. Pent…up…demand for great software not allowed on iOS for ages 😊

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@matt Everyone is pointing at this one (copyright-infringing?) app as proof of pent-up demand, but I think it would be more convincing if there were TEN new apps at the top of the list. Just a single new app feels like more of an anomaly than a confirmation.

DavidAnson,
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@matt It doesn’t feel like the best poster child is all. :) That said, it may still be far too early to draw conclusions either way.

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@matt I’m curious about your comparison to a web browser, but understand if you don’t want to debate that here. :)

In my mind, an emulator like that exists to enable people to play copyrighted games they have often obtained through questionable means. Which is not the case for a web browser which just shows content on the web. Some of that content may have legal issues itself, but all of the content is specifically intended by its publisher to be displayed by the web browser.

matt, to random
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This is a great topic for the "incomplete thoughts" post type…tell me why I'm wrong before I post something for everyone.

Incomplete thought: I looked at ChatGPT’s energy use and it doesn’t seem that bad… https://birchtree.me/blog/incomplete-thought-i-looked-at-chatgpts-energy-use/

DavidAnson,
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@matt Molly White had a post about this recently that may be interesting.

matt, to random
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I love how so many people are like “these reviewers are paid off” and this guy’s like, “nah, it’s malpractice for a reviewer to actually give a bad review.”

A historically bad tech take that should be put in a museum.

https://x.com/dvassallo/status/1779753281960722706

DavidAnson,
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@matt Wait, do podcasters take the Hippocratic oath??

matt, to random
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Soooooo what do we think about this reason for not including full text in a personal blog’s RSS feed?

TBH it bugs the hell out of me, but maybe I’m the minority here.

DavidAnson,
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@matt Wait till this person learns about different user agents, default style sheets, mobile, high contrast, etc.... IMO, if you want your content to be more accessible to people, then publish the full text in the RSS feed.

trochee, to random
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street-name planning has, uh, incurred a persistent cognitive load tax on pedestrian and automotive street users alike

DavidAnson,
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@pbrane @trochee Yet somehow not in Bellevue.

matt, to random
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Apple just allowed emulators on iOS! Or did they? Not everyone agrees. https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-just-allowed-emulators-on-ios-or-did-they-not-everyone-agrees/

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@matt The idea of asking an LLM to interpret a policy statement boggles my mind! The output is “yes” or “no” based on the next predicted token probability from… some combination of your prompt and Apple’s press statement? Does this produce meaningful responses?

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@matt That is super interesting, thank you for the insights! For me (and this is a personal failing), I cannot embrace the idea that text prediction will lead to independent thought. Reading those responses with a critical eye, your question was about whether users could provide their own games and all 3 LLMs answered that it would be possible to download games. I think these are different topics. Their answers feel like restating the announcement while you asked something more nuanced.

sindresorhus, to random
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I'm planning to add a setting to Dato to show free time between events. How should it be presented? This is my first take.

DavidAnson,
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@sindresorhus Minor tweak to make it clear this is free time: “2 hours free”

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    DavidAnson,
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    @matt This looks very useful, thank you! My one comment after reading is that the misconceptions section feels to me like it is written for someone who has a Threads account as primary and the questions are answered in that context. If viewed by someone who uses Mastodon as primary, this may be a little bit harder to follow or even feel a little backwards? It might be interesting to call out the perspective somehow.

    DavidAnson,
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    @matt Actually, I guess you are very clear about that perspective in the title. It’s just me being a primary Mastodon person… :)

    siracusa, to random
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    From the top of the web page where you can view the recent EU DMA compliance feedback session, much of which concerns itself with browser choice in iOS: https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/compliance-with-the-dma-apple-2024-03-18

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    @siracusa I’m not sure if I think that’s an argument FOR browser choice as it gives people an option not to use a broken browser or if that’s an example of why Safari is a reasonable default/only browser because it works when others don’t. 😀

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    @matt @siracusa I only ever use Safari on Mac and iOS and everything works fine. Even for developer scenarios, the browser tools are more than adequate.

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    We can ignore the particulars of the case: The idea that the EU threatens to wipe out almost a year and a half of Apple’s profit for the EU on a whim seems like a strong case for Apple to leave the EU. If they stay and that happens, the next fine is three years profit and seems designed to drive Apple out of the EU. Maybe if the rules were crystal clear and Apple felt like it could comply with 100% certainty, things would be different. But not like this.

    https://daringfireball.net/2024/03/eu_share_of_apples_revenue

    DavidAnson,
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    @andyn But it’s not clear to me that any company can do that with confidence. Have a look at Gruber’s post, especially the part about the definition of “unfair“. If, at any time, the EU decides something Apple has done is unfair, they impose this massive fine and there is no recourse. That’s no way for Apple - or any other company - to run a business as it’s not something that can be reasoned about. The downside is absolutely massive and they have no way of knowing where the line is on “unfair“.

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    @andyn Imagine I said you could drive a car as much as you want as long as you never go above the speed limit. If you do, then you go to jail for a year. Would you ever drive? I doubt it. A single mistake, hidden speed limit sign, or obscure traffic law is all it would take to send you away. The only winning move in a situation like this is not to play.

    matt, to random
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    If you ever wondered if I was bought and paid for by Arc 😉

    https://birchtree.me/blog/the-browser-company-feels-gross-to-me-right-now/

    DavidAnson,
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    @matt If a browser company thinks the only reason I use a browser is to search for things, that’s not the browser for me. Reading is a prominent scenario for some of us and there’s no need for search or AI in that context.

    matt, to movies
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    Movie #1: Dream Scenario

    This is a thread I’ve done 2 times before, sharing short reviews of every movie I watch in a year. My goal is to watch about 100 movies this year.

    All reviews are created with https://quickreviews.app

    You can follow me on Letterboxd as well https://letterboxd.com/mattbirchler/

    DavidAnson,
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    @matt This is not to say your ratings are wrong or you should feel differently, but it’s hard to contrast these movies with 2021 Dune and feel like it’s a fair fight.

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    @matt No arguments there! My comment about special effects is a little broader, though. Imagine trying to make Jurassic Park 10 years earlier or 10 years later. It would be a very different movie in either direction purely based on the quality of the special effects that were available. We are spoiled these days because anything is possible, but filmmakers decades ago had to work within tighter constraints. Dune 2021 vs Dune 1984 is a good example: same story, very different experience.

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