the unix layer is (mostly) a non-issue now with the windows 10 anniversary update, though that doesn't help for xcode

personally i found exposé and spaces to be way ahead of windows a few years ago, but the new task view in windows 10 and multiple desktops have basically caught up, and i think combining them into mission control was actually a bit worse than just using the features separately

window management with aero snap and actual, real maximized windows was always better though

of course, all this and much much more have been possible on various linux desktop environments for a long time, if one doesn't run any critical windows-only (or mac-only) software

Xposed module patching only works when SSLPinning is performed in the Java code of the application, as Xposed provides a mechanism for intercepting Java method calls only. Unlike in this case, the code is in C/C++ layer, hence can't be used.

It needs rooted android phone. OP has done it without even needing a rooted device.

>If I had complete authority over a nation's nuclear weapons I would never, under any circumstances, actually use them. In all respects I would act as though I would respond to a nuclear attack in kind without hesitation, but that would be a lie. If I were faced with an overwhelming strategic attack and had the opportunity to respond with an attack of equal magnitude, I would not. Such an act would not change the outcome of my own nation, it would merely inflict the same on my enemy, which since I am not a psycopath has negative utility. At that point the war is already lost, the best one could do is minimise the destruction inflicted on humanity as a whole.

part of me wants to hope that the individuals involved in the creation and deployment of nuclear warheads have actually agreed to silently sabotage them all, rendering them inoperable even if there were an attempt to use them

it would make a good storyline, at any rate

Have there been nuclear tests where they just pulled a weapon off the proverbial shelf and blew it up without any more preparation than it would get in a real war? I wonder if such a scheme would ever have been detected.

ideally we'd stop the scams at the source, rather than flooding the internet's infrastructure with even more pointless traffic

but i'd still enjoy seeing a project that automates the wasting of scammers' time

even something as simple as piping their emails and responses to/from cleverbot could be moderately effective

People are notoriously bad at spotting bots. Just a bunch of canned messages can draw people into surprisingly lengthy conversations when they are desperate to get something out of you... The biggest problem would probably be to vary the exchanges enough to prevent them from learning to pick them out after a few exchanges.

this is one of the reasons i'm quite happy with my first gen pebble: the screen is always on, so i can always see the time

i also got mine for half the original price, at $75

i think they were smart to focus on the things smartwatches actually do well: notifications, and simple remote controls (i.e. for music, navigation)

having physical buttons makes it much more useful, since i can easily perform actions without even looking at the watch, or with gloves on

and only having to charge it once a week is wonderful

i personally don't use activity trackers, but the newest pebbles include that functionality

i think android wear and the apple watch both try to do too much, and end up being good at nothing

The activity tracking is the Pebble's killer feature for me. While I like getting notifications on my wrist, and being able to see the time whenever I choose is nice, what I really love is passive tracking of how far I've walked in a given day and how long I slept for. They've also just today released a mood tracking app alongside the rest of the tracking which prompts you once an hour for a quick summary of your mood and what you did in the last hour.

Being able to later go back and correlate all these things is awesome - even now I know that on days I get out and exercise more I'm happier, soon I should be able to give objective numbers on that, along with being able to determine things like the correlation between caffeine and happiness/energy levels over the day.

I'm pretty excited for the Pebble Core as well, especially since they announced Alexa integration, I think its got a lot of potential for drastically changing how we interact with mobile computing and moving on from the current interactive glass paradigm.

> ("tab" handling is abysmal, at least with Chrome on Android)

this can be fixed by going to the settings via the chrome menu and turning 'merge tabs and apps' off, if that's the behavior you're referring to

>open multiple apps to compare prices

that gives me an idea...

It's a fair point, honestly Lyft or whoever should be doing this themselves. If they just listed competing prices (heck, even link out to the other apps) that would be a strong reason to use their app as your default.

Tangential, but this is exactly what's happened in some parts of the adtech market, it's called "mediation".

> >open multiple apps to compare prices

> that gives me an idea...

...for the ride service fare and time comparison feature in Google Maps?

There was a similar app during the check-in app craze (where a half-dozen competing apps existed) but that didn't stop Foursquare from eventually winning the space (even though it was arguably not the best of the options).

They invented the concept, so far as I was aware, in the form of Dodgeball. Foursquare was just their relaunch of Dodgeball after the failed Google acquisition.

Aw, poor Gowalla.

And loopt, brightkite, whrrl (spelling?) and probably more. And that was just within the "check into a place" category. There were also other categories like checking-in to what you're watching on tv (GetGlue), checking-in to what you're eating (Foodspotting), checking in to what you're drinking (Untappd).

Some of these are still around but most are not. Not sure if the ride-sharing space will turn out the same or not. I feel at least Uber and Lyft are probably safe.

This may be related to my provincial ignorance (I was in Ann Arbor during the check-in boom), but I remember Gowalla being the Lyft to Foursquare's Uber. Of course, there is an actual business model for the ride-sharing companies, so maybe there's room for multiple players.

It's not a great comparison because Gowalla had essentially no competitive advantage, whereas Lyft at least has the chance to have one. Gowalla competed on "better design" for a while but ultimately the network effect of Foursquare mattered far more. Lyft is making headway in some cities so I think they're doing fine.