skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This is a neat design, but, does this not just shift the issue of trust as to whether the proxy and the target are colluding:

> However, each of these guarantees relies on one fundamental property — that the proxy and the target servers do not collude. So long as there is no collusion, an attacker succeeds only if both the proxy and target are compromised.

I'm not sure how an end user would be expected to assess this any more than they could ascertain whether any particular DoH/DoT provider is as trustworthy as they claim.
I'm more worried about persistent, authenticated/ID-linked TCP connections (e.g. APNS) providing the client IP over time to an application service provider (e.g. Apple, Slack, Google, Microsoft, et c), that is, city-level geolocation track history via geoip, than I am the ISP or carrier snooping on what websites I connect to.

Every iPhone connects to APNS for push notifications and stays connected, and, last I looked at the protocol, the client certificate was linked to the device serial number. That's quite a geoip tracklog dataset, and AFAIK you can't turn it off.

It's to the point now that to keep my city-level location private from Apple, I'm not putting SIMs in any of my iPhones/iPads any longer, and carrying a battery powered VPN travel router (with a SIM uplink in it) for them to talk to. Super annoying that it has to come to this.
Funnily enough I came across these the other day.

https://www.transparentcable.com/collections/all/xl?catID=1&...

A fool and their money...
It's not a simple issue to address. People who become radicalized often don't trust the popular narrative, often for pretty legitimate reasons.

If YouTube is too heavy-handed with their attempt to deradicalize, they're likely to just end up untrusted like a lot of media.
Buying apple also buys status
Apple products are now "for the (wealthy) masses". Unfortunately they focus less on professional users.
Beyerdynamic DT-1990 are great headphones btw but I don't think Ill see anyone walking around with that :)
> since DMA requires cooperation from the host CPU

Not really. I mean, yes, in the sense that the IOMMU has to be configured to allow it, but after that, it's fair game. Any PCI device can read within the inbound translation window.
The thinking, right or wrong, goes that Tesla will do more than cars. Like batteries for consumers, utilities, homes, states... IMO it's overpriced but what the hell do I know. I thought Google was overpriced in 2010
http://www.icyousee.org/titanic.html

according to this:

Survival rate first class men and women: 62%
Survival rate women, steerage: 49%

So clearly, it was better to be rich than female.
If you only use Apple devices, the way they integrate with your mac / iphone is probably better.

But, given that these only work with Apple devices...

I'm going to be honest, I have a set of Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro's collecting dust right next to me as I type this. (I used to use them when I worked in an office.) I have some 3M "hearing protection" muffs that I bought for mowing the lawn, and they happen to have bluetooth headphones in them. They aren't as good as the DTs, but they are pretty darn close; and good enough that I prefer them when I travel to the DTs.
“AirPods Max require Apple devices...” Whelp that was the push I needed to move to a different phone manufacturer.
"Am I sure that Dudes 1 & 2 aren’t sincere & just awkward? Yes I am, because I’ve seen it too many times (and perpetrated it myself in younger years)."

This doesn't really say much, because awkward people might be common in the author's field (his bio says it's "programming", which definitely has a high number of socially awkward people.

I'm sure the article is well-intentioned, but it's basically arguing that you can ignore people based on their 'ranking' on a scale of 'structural power'. He accuses people of making a "badly disguised power play", when the tweet at the very start describes someone making an overt power play. Clearly the "random dude" has no power over anyone in this scenario, and so the situation is tantamount to a verbal put-down by someone in a position of power. The author then tries to justify it using a completely inappropriate social theory.

This article left a sour taste in my mouth. Of course, nobody owes you anything, but you can't tell me that a making a verbal put-down which shows blunt disrespect for another person is a good thing because someone who looks like them did something bad to someone who looks like you.
> "... since it wasn't rewarded the first time"

Our industry, unfortunately, doesn't promote from within. We almost always have to leave the company to another that is willing to give you a better title and salary.
No, Philip Glass's problem is that he believes he writes symphonies. He's the Donald Trump of the classical music world - trying desperately to be considered one of the "big ones," while piling on incessantly with new "works" that rehash the same tired minimalist tropes, which have all been explored by far more competent composers such as Berio, Feldman, Riley, and Reich.

I am not surprised to read these glowing reviews of the man on HN, though, as Glass always does get the royal treatment outside of the music world. He makes the kind of soulless dreck that would be suitable for writing code without getting distracted by any chance of meaning or beauty.
Yep you are right, I have a consumer choice. I just linked to high end audio product manufactured in Germany, where you cant use slaves to build for you on a thin cost margin and then sell on high profit.

And to be more pro consumer choice, here you can see competitive products with prices: https://heavy.com/tech/best-high-end-headphones/
I'm surprised to see Cloudflare and Apple collaborating on privacy.

What does Cloudflare think of Safari's new CNAME-cloaking detection to block cookies?
https://webkit.org/blog/11338/cname-cloaking-and-bounce-trac...

The reason I ask is because Cloudflare's "orange cloud" DNS mitigates that protection because it prevents Safari from detecting the cloak. On the other hand, I haven't run into many engineers who think CNAME-cloaking actually hurts privacy in light of Safari's other efforts to partition local storage.

Does Cloudflare think it would be help privacy for Apple to know the final IPs behind orange cloud DNS?
I can respect apple's strategy. For someone like me, who likes convenience but isn't particularly obsessed with sound or sound quality, this release exists to frame Airpods and Airpods Pro as "value" options.

Personally, however, I'm actively working on moving away from this ecosystem. I've felt like every purchase is a lose/lose for a while now. I can't deny that Apple products offer a superior experience in almost every category, but feeling like I'm getting ripped off every time I buy is miserable, that's just not how I want to live life. I used to love apple stores, now they just remind me of nearly-mandatory $200 storage upsells.
Pretty much every state has a publicly available vaccine plan that you can read. The variance is pretty big even though it mostly follows the same progression. My stepdad can get the vaccine in phase 1b in his state, but not my mom. The state over from her my mom could get it in phase 1b, but not my stepdad.

My fiancée's parent's can't get it until phase 3 in their state, but they could both get it in phase 1b in my parent's state.
I run a specialty clinic for a type of cancer, so it isn't specific for vaccination. However, patients >80 yrs who were attending in person were identified as eligible for the vaccine. They have attended elsewhere in the hospital to receive the vaccine, but my understanding is that it needs -80/70 for storage, and can be moved a total of 4 times before needing to be discarded. I'm afraid I do not know more. Maybe if I wasn't so busy in the clinic I would have read through the info sheets in more detail, but it's always a rush!
A huge percentage of companies have their help desks and customer support outsourced to TCS or Cognizant or Accenture, etc.

Everything they do is driven by metrics, and their contracts are written around KPIs like maintaining a ludicrously short average time to answer, short handle times, and open/closed ticket ratios. If they do not hit these metrics, then the outsourcing company owes service credits. The incentives do not align with making customers happy and solving their problems. Everything is geared towards deflecting users with self-help options, simple scripts for the agents, and walking the line of hitting those metrics with the fewest number of warm bodies.

It's a pretty hellish business.
I know it's impressive but somehow "we have remained in this same place for 20 years straight" doesn't really scream progress to me.
Bought by companies that know $700 to be a pretty short meeting.

Don't mix up B2B and B2C to make a point haha. Different beasts. If you think that's expensive you should see some of the public sector deals
Besides Elementary, I think Pop!_OS https://pop.system76.com/ looks presentable too, although I've never tried it.

I used to run Xfce on an older laptop a few years ago. One thing that made me feel more at home on Linux was changing the font to Lucida Grande (the default font in OS X for a long time).
> But it's not really a surprise, our current approach to mental health is one of sweeping problems under the rug and hoping the rug doesn't notice.

But I would say that people with mental health problems will always exist too. And we absolutely should also focus on those who intentionally push them toward extremism and then toward violent action.

Because trying to pretend that issue is just mental health or just socialization is not accurate either.
No other product before has had a twistable button!
I do not think Linux desktop will happen any time soon if ever.
it might not replace a dedicated GPU but people play games on integrated GPU and the M1 makes games playable that weren't playable on previous Macs w/ integrated GPU

e.g. take a look at Metro Exodus on a MacBook Air M1 (30 FPS+ @ 1080p):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUG8SbrFj-A

That's exactly why I started the spreadsheet. All the early review benchmarks about the M1s were interesting but what is even more interesting to me is whether a specific game runs and how well and on which system under which conditions and settings.

e.g. if you are out and about, don't have access to a power plug (need to run on battery) it is interesting to know what the MacBook Air M1 can do (compared to previous Macs).
I have the QC35's and I love them, but they have drawbacks.

the audio quality for calling is disastrous, disabling (or turning down the noise cancelling) is impossible without their App, and the "primary" source of audio overrides the secondary source. Which can be an issue if you have something the headphones 'think' is playing, but isn't. -- common when my linux laptop is the primary source.
And what's wrong with that if you can afford it like the OP said they could?
Actually I'm surprised nobody's asking about a wired headphone jack. Without one, you won't be able to watch movies on planes, which is a pretty significant use case for over-the-ear noise-cancelling headphones. Probably gaming as well -- I don't do a ton of gaming, but StarCraft basically doesn't work over Bluetooth (probably due to buffering requirements).
> As a customer, I just trust that Apple will not put out a crap product in this price range

You have airpods and airpods pro, and you don't care enough about sound to spend an hour or two researching headphones. Why would you want these then? What about your current headphones isn't good enough that you are willing to pay $600?

> They will also make a great gift for the people on my list that have everything

I mean, so would a really great pair of headphones that costs $200 less. Also, if you are giving out $600 headphones as gifts, I would like us to be friends.

I'm just saying I get having trust in a company, but what you are describing sounds like more than that.
I'm not going to buy these because I'm happy with my WH-1000XM3's, but I understand the point the commenter was making.

Most people do not have the time or the inclination to exhaustively survey the market and technology when they want to buy headphones, speakers, laptops, and so on. They use low-effort proxy signals to judge the quality and desirability of products.

Brand is a reasonably reliable proxy and most Apple stuff is pretty good. At the very least, its rarely terrible, which you can't say about many other brands. If you know nothing about headphones but want a decent quality pair without looking into it too deeply, these are a rational option.
I mean, source kind of does matter, because potatoes are pretty filling. You would be hard pressed to eat enough potatoes to become obese at 110 calories a pop, unless you cover them in cheese and sour cream and meats, in which case it's not really the potatoes fault. I'm not saying they're a healthy diet option but you can't blame potatoes for someone being obese, which is what we're talking about.
The name sounds like a shoe.
I think this is actually a fantastic place for Apple. I'm happy to trash Apple where appropriate and I've got plenty of complaints. I think Apple does it's best when the integration of hardware and software is really important and there is a very low tolerance for, I won't say bugs, but issues.

They're headphones. I want to put them on and they need to make noise. I'm not dealing with connectivity issues, battery issues, etc. Sure they're $500 but when Apple gets it right I'm happy to pay $500 for something that works than $300 for the first try that I eventually stop using because of some issue or another then another try at $350 for something a little better only to finally throw in the towel an pay the $500 to Apple that might not be perfect but hits it on enough points that I want to use them.

Battery, I need to be able to easily and quickly know what the status is and I need to know that if I plugged them in before I go to bed I'll be good to go all day, the next day and I don't have to think about charging.

Connectivity. When I go to use them I need them to connect and work. No fiddling around with loss of connection or not connecting in the first place.

With the spatial audio they're actually cheap if you figure I'm done with any Dolby Atmos, 9.1, 7.1, 5.1 etc stand alone setup. I'm watching movies with this. I'm tired of all the speakers, decoder, amp, wires, sub, constant upgrades. Compare this to even the least expensive stand alone 5.1 system and it's a very inexpensive alternative.
The level of rage and indignation in this thread is a good reminder for when you are making your next product:

people are bad at understanding when a product wasn’t made for them.
Amateurs. With this level of overvaluation you raise 25%-50% of market cap (could be via acquisitions), and then you actually have a shot at making self driving cars and other moonshots.
A significant change in PC processor architecture, with seamless translation of legacy apps and huge gains in both performance and battery life seems pretty cool.

Airpods are a pretty big deal. The Apple Watch and iPad continue to be basically uncontested in their markets as well.

It's difficult to have an iPod or iPhone moment these days. Some of those products I mentioned sell more than the iPod did in its day, they just seem small in the face of Apple's $2T business, and the much larger selection of products in the consumer electronics space.

I guess my point is that it's not binary. Apple can do exciting things and also release overpriced niche headphones. The latter doesn't mean nothing they do can be interesting or have a big market impact.
Hi everyone, I've released my scramble game for Android phones. Try it out if you have the chance.
This is "fixed" in DoH the same way it's "fixed" for encrypted SNI: by having a small number of superproviders servicing millions of domains.

With current encrypted SNI proposal, your privacy (between you and the superprovider) is /improved/ by talking to a site behind a large aggregating provider. It sucks (since the superprovider still sees everything), but that's how it is.

edit: added clarifications in (parens)
90% of that is just making a virtual machine, the equivalent would be acquiring/assembling your dev machine.
CrypTool
Given that YouTube's algorithms have been shown to push people toward content with more and more extreme views, I'm not sure why'd you'd think it would ever serve that purpose.

https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3351095.3372879?download=...

It's been running as a defacto radicalization engine for years at this point.
Heavy metal and Dungeons and Dragons did not actively push far-right extremist content at people. There is absolutely no comparison to be made there.
He recounts being nearly mugged while driving a taxi, and other stories, in this Fresh Air episode with Terry Gross,https://freshairarchive.org/segments/philip-glass-legacy-fut...
Aww, these appear to require Widevine in order to watch.

Oh well...
It's the same question for 20 years.
If I understand this correctly this was mostly about Google getting an unfair advantage over the ISPs.

Which wouldn't be the case if everyone loses access to the IP + DNS request info.
Looks like they do support wired playback. If you add them to your cart, Apple's website suggests this[0] add-on:

> Lightning to 3.5 mm Audio Cable (1.2m)

> Connect AirPods Max to your iOS or iPadOS device. Or connect to 3.5mm audio ports in your car, on an airplane, and more.

After AppleCare, this optional 3.5mm cable, and tax, it comes out to just over $700 USD.

[0]: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MR2C2AM/A/lightning-to-35...
> Has anyone been thinking of ways to set up deradicalising rabbit holes? I guess the basic problem is "the algorithm" would tend to push viewers away from those kinds of burrows...

Well, music on youtube used to converge toward mainstream. You started with punk or metal and three songs later it was playing easy pop.

I guess that repurposing the same algorithm could work.
Show HN: Rockstar feat. C# Source Code Generators
The first person went past the stairs (you clear floor by floor). It would be better to park the first person at the stairs while the others proceed to search the rest of the first floor, basically a modified bounding overwatch. That way you don't have to reclear the stairs everytime you pass it (since the upstairs has not been cleared).
I suspect that practical matters will interfere with widespread adoption of encrypted DNS.

In my state, Comcast is going to start charging heavy bandwidth users extra. After a few people get surprise bills, I suspect that lawmakers will require that internet providers break down a bill by application.
Roll back three or four centuries, and one can find claims about radical Quakers:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23859546

"In its first few pages, the book accuses the Quakers of obscenity, adultery, civil commotion, conspiracy, blasphemy, subversion and lunacy. Milton was not out of fashion in applying bad manners to propaganda. It is merely regrettable that he did not transcend the frailties of his time."
Thanks!

Any idea if thoseipid vesicles are "standard"?

In case you care, I have no objections to the vaccine. I'm too young (36 and not working in care) to get it any time soon. But I'd take it tomorrow if it were available for me.
I was referring more to audio quality. Airpods seems to be able to act in headset mode (audio + microphone) without killing the quality of the audio you are listening to. Most headphones switch to a very low bitrate mode when you activate the microphone.
I just presumed it was existing work from the AR goggles that shipped early because the goggles are not ready yet.

No idea why you'd create it otherwise.
Apple announces AirPods Max for $549
Well, for appliances, those are probably the same brands you'd end up with anyway even after doing research.
If time equals money, then a reliable track record also has monetary value, at least to the people who are not hobbyists.
If you want to see a hilariously awful documentary, watch "Glass: A Portrait of Philip In Twelve Parts". It's hard to say whether the director really intended to create a more subtle and wry Spinal Tap, or it just came out that way. (Not knocking Mr. Glass - you're welcome to enjoy his music as much as any other and I like some of it too)
great question @ input hardware.

I also have a Razer on Big Sur right now and it "works" but I have no idea which polling rate is used and the official app by Razer seems unsupported.

Going forward I want to add more context about peripherals as well. The section about supported controllers is a first start (e.g. I was surprised that some controllers are supported on Macs but aren't on iOS etc)
Are you implying you might become a geometry concept?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asymptote
Looking at Beethoven’s heroic oeuvre, 250 years on
OK, so why would anyone think 15-20 FPS is not playable?
Have you tried? I did and I assure you it is playable - I did it for few years, finished few games and wan enjoyable.

So why I am downvoted?
it was still 1400 tons of high explosive. Monte Cassino was reduced to rubble. The entire monastery was reduced to ruble and had to be rebuild from the ground up. Also, the US did have artillery at the time, which is bloody precise.

It didn't matter, the Monte Cassino was a meat grinder for the Allies.

Anyway, why dredge WWII era stuff? The US got spanked in Afghanistan by an irregular militia with bolt action rifles. And their tactic is simple as it is brilliant - negate the advantage of air raids by fighting as close to the enemy as possible.
The first phase isn't to stop the spread. The initial pool of vaccinations is to lower the strain on healthcare infrastructure. Older patients are at more risk of requiring hospital stays + ICU stays.
to the majority of apple's target consumer, none of this matters.
Those things did not exist.

Far-right extremism on Youtube actually exists.
The Porta Pros are still amazing headphones. Lifetime warranty, cheap, and great sound. They work perfect for exercising, if you're willing to put up with the cable
> Wouldn't it be possible for headphones to have a button to switch "inputs" between devices they are paired to?

Bose QC35 has such a switch toggle. It can be paired with four devices, and connected with two simultaneously. Switching between my private Windows computer, iphone and work-Mac is pretty flawless.
You should try to save Casino Royale. It's worth the wait and, after enduring the middle 6 or so, you'll appreciate just how much better it is than all that came before it.

Best opening credits. Best femme fatale. Most believable villain. It's all downhill from there.
These are not the professionals, professionals and people who like to listen to music are completely different bunch apart from audiophiles.

The audiophiles don't like music and don't make money from their equipment, they simply obsess with it. They are like those camera nerds talking about the sensors, color science and so on but are not actually into photography. The professional photographers simply use the equipment for the task and the people who love photography don't obsess with the camera. Same thing with the audio.
You misrepresented what I said by removing the conditional part of the sentence - that's a misquote.

>There mere possibility of a court-mandated backdoor means the entire system is already compromised and it's impossible to trust it.

So then you should trust literally no software or hardware.
$499!?

That puts it in the same price category as: Palm Pilot, Blackberry Curve and Nokia N95, among many many others.

Honestly, I don't understand why you would buy these when there are a lot of established professional phone companies offering better phones at a cheaper price.