Dieter Bohn

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@CaseyNewton was great seeing you randomly on the street today! — PolitiTweet.org

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(I would also have taken “works more independently from the iPhone so you can have phone-number-based iMessage even… https://t.co/qqcloelnTL — PolitiTweet.org

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I know this is a Me problem and not an Anybode Else problem, but the thing I was actually hoping for the most in th… https://t.co/HlBl5XzNb8 — PolitiTweet.org

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@cgartenberg @pierce @reckless @JoannaStern there is still a huge gray market for these thigns. — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m glad this is happening, but I also suspect that Google can do more with your data in the period it keeps it than most people realize. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jareddipane @CaseyNewton @SlackHQ (That was a twitter joke) — PolitiTweet.org

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@CaseyNewton @SlackHQ If you have 40% to spare for shame about duplicate Slack discussions then honestly you are living a better life than anybody I know. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CaseyNewton @SlackHQ The other nice thing about vBulletin is that you could edit posts if you had a typo. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CaseyNewton @SlackHQ A very obvious and necessary feature. The number one rule of all vBulleting tech forums back in the day was Search First. And we’d just close dupe discussions with a vengeance. — PolitiTweet.org

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I think I’ve written enough about macOS Big Sur for now. It’s time to flip the script and write about a small scoundrel. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jjvincent: AI experts call for an end to algorithms that claim to predict criminality: "There is no way to develop a system that can… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cgartenberg: So, I’ve spent the last month using Superhuman — the super-hyped, $30 per month email app. It’s a good app, even if it d… — PolitiTweet.org

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@fqure I think it was because I’d turned off focus on shutter press and was using back button focus? I eventually got it but honestly IDK what did it, I changed a few settings. Sony Cameras do random things when they’re connected to HDMI or remote apps. — PolitiTweet.org

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TFW you're trying to shoot a YouTube thumbnail photo but you can't figure out the arcane Sony a7III menu setting that's keeping it from focusing with the Android remote shooting app and then your cat is like hey what's up dummy I can make this camera work better than you. https://t.co/54gXEnkBXt — PolitiTweet.org

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In today’s Processor (newsletter and video!) a deep dive into the home screen changes in iOS 14. Apple waited YEARS to add deep complexity to the iPhone home screen then did at least four major things in one fell swoop. https://t.co/gxsWD2tox3 https://t.co/wA3uZoJF5m — PolitiTweet.org

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@jorisw agree — tbh I’m using “tabs” because I think it’s a shorthand people understand for “a way to view a web page that isn’t permanent.” — PolitiTweet.org

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(No, I have no idea if webOS could have figured this out. It's enough that webOS figured out Universal Search, dismiss-able notifications, control center, card interfaces, etc etc) K bye. — PolitiTweet.org

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Anyway. ...and now, a brief definition of the web https://t.co/Y4uAwhda0t — PolitiTweet.org

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I just keep thinking that when tech companies tell me a problem is too hard, the proffered solution always seems to benefit their products or platforms. 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

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But I get it: there are enough bad actors on the web that granting web rendering engines the access to do app-like things like access your location or camera is Very Scary and Hard 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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The idea behind App Clips and Instant Apps is to get lots of features and functionality you want without the hassle of installing a thing or having something permanently installed on your phone. .......sounds like a browser tab (or one-time-use browser window) to me! 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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App Clips and Instant Apps live in a liminal zone between browser tabs you're happy to dispose of and apps you want to keep around. But on balance they feel too much like apps to me, especially since they're proprietary to iOS and Android 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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In that world, Apple and Google would have just figured out secure models to let web pages do it. Right now, allowing a web page to get real access to thing you'd want an App Clip to do is fraught and hard. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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This will be a tiny part of tomorrow’s newsletter, I promise, but still: there’s a world where Android Instant Apps and iOS App Clips wouldn’t be necessary or burdening developers with more work 1/ https://t.co/eQoSjfnBa4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Reminder. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ObscureAaron: Danzig has a Devilman tattoo on his lower back and wore the Captain Harlock skull while in the Misfits. He is also respon… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ranimolla: Netflix culture can seem like a cult. It has its own language. Your boss is always trying to hire someone better than you. Y… — PolitiTweet.org

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@LaurenGoode @reckless @JoannaStern @waltmossberg Okay I’ll play. https://t.co/kbXy3KYaOW — PolitiTweet.org

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Tweets but editable — PolitiTweet.org

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@RDRv3 oh yeah I have to call to do anything — PolitiTweet.org