kyle

kyle , 1 month ago to Technology in Google Chrome’s plan to limit ad blocking extensions kicks off next week

To my shame, I'm still deeply ingrained in the Google ecosystem. I settled on it like 8-10 years ago and I'm not sure how to dig myself out of this pit. More than Chrome, I heavily use Docs, Sheets, Drive, Wallet, YouTube, Gmail, I even have a Pixel (I hate how bloated Samsung is).

I've used Firefox a little for work because of the nice containers feature. Is Google Drive bad too? It's so easy to share things, I torrent a lot of books and I've shared with a bunch of friends, idk if there's an alternative that others could easily use.

kyle , 3 months ago to Technology in The DMA already having an impact. Brave Browser installs surge after introduction of browser choice splash screen on iOS.

At least it's drawn to scale, but yeah I get it. Starting at 7k probably makes it easier to read.

kyle , 3 months ago to Memes in [OC] Anyone else insist on using the generic name for all meds?

What if I call it Tylenol but always buy the generic anyway?

kyle , 3 months ago to Memes in [OC] Anyone else insist on using the generic name for all meds?

People have lost trademark rights because it's too ubiquitous.

Aspirin was literally the brand name by Bayer but lost it.

kyle , 4 months ago to Privacy in Finally got rid of telegram, congratulations to me

People who had you listed will just see "Deleted Account" instead of your name, and a little ghost as your avatar.

They will still see your chat history though.

kyle , 4 months ago to Technology in Dell RTO mandate said to be a stealth layoff, for women

I might be a moron, but how can a business be down in revenue but up in profit?

Edit: confirmed moron. Their expenses were just that much lower.

kyle , 4 months ago to Technology in FCC bans AI-generated voices in robocalls that can deceive voters

Phone numbers actually can be an identity, but generally that's just business numbers. There's also a lot of phone numbers that aren't cell phones and can't get texts. It's a lot easier and cheaper for companies to design one system. Depending on the company, they'll still do text/email reminders for things. Old people like phone calls, so companies need to know their audience too. Again, cheaper to build a single system, so that tends to be the default.

Source: I design call centers for a living, personally done probably 200+ projects over the years, in banking, insurance, retail, transportation, state/local govt, etc.

kyle , 4 months ago to Technology in The FTC isn’t too happy with Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard layoffs

When your weapons are dollars, we are woefully ill equipped