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Apple’s decision to drop iPhone web apps comes under scrutiny in the EU
  • I would disagree with the premise. A website and an application aren't the same thing just because they are written in the same language (javascript). PWAs are apps in every sense of the word. Websites are not. I think the comments section on this Ars techinca article cover it pretty well, rather than re-hashing the same. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/apple-changes-course-will-keep-iphone-eu-web-apps-how-they-are-in-ios-17-4/?comments=1&comments-page=2

  • Apple’s decision to drop iPhone web apps comes under scrutiny in the EU
  • You understand that a PWA is just a website and nothing more, right?

    This is sort of reductive. Yes, and no. It's more than just a link on your home screen. More than just a set of html pages saved locally. It downloads the entire javascript app, the manifest, the icons, all that stuff and packages it up. When you run one of these you'd have no indication that you're in a website. There is no browser URL bar or any of that. Only the controls in the app. It's not really "just a website and nothing more". It's a javascript program running on a phones javascript engine (which is currently webkit and locked down). An app in just about every sense of the word. https://app.starbucks.com is a great example. Even works offline once you save it.

  • Sadly, cancelled my Apple One subscription.
  • The problem I have with News+ is this… if you thumbs down a source or even outright block it, News+ still shows it as a tapable tile. It just says “You’ve blocked this source” instead of showing the underlying material that would have been there. It’s an incredibly stupid UI design. If I’ve blocked a site it shouldn’t show up at all. Put a different story in its place.

    The other thing Indont like is that even the paid tier of News+ still has ads. A premium price should have a premium experience.

  • Bought a Ryzen CPU from Amazon, got an empty box
  • Keep in mind that newegg sold out in 2016 to a Chinese company. They used to be great but have been going downhill ever since. I only purchase in person at my local MicroCenter and just pull out my phone and have them pricematch. They will pricematch anything sold and shipped by Amazon for example. Dunno if you have a local store, but that's the way to go.

  • [META] What are the demographics of this community?
  • It really was. It was a time when most didn’t have computers at home. Once a week you’d get to go down to the computer lab and play educational games from MECC. Oregon Trail being the most popular of the bunch.

  • What are your favorite iOS/iPadOS/macOS apps?
  • I bought it when it was a one time purchase. I love it a lot. Apparently it’s subscription now? It’s good but I wouldn’t rent it. I’m pretty much a hard no on anything with a subscription.

  • What do you think some of the fediverse's primary stumbling blocks are?
  • This was the original premise of app.net - a social service from years back. They built a “social backbone”. They offered you a single place where your identity and friends were housed. Other people could build apps on top of the backbone.

    So you would join say a clone of Instagram and all your friends were still there. And your account still worked. Or they had a Twitter clone. Same deal. It was a single sign-on social account/identity/social graph that was separate from the apps. So things could just plug in.

    Worked great. But it was a paid service. And came out right at peak Facebook so it died off.

  • Can we enable PixelFed Instagram import?

    Hey @SDF@lemmy.sdf.org , just tried out the Instagram import feature. Looks like it will ingest the Instagram data but will not process it. Looks like import is only available to admins? Can we all get it? Or make it an ARPA tier or something?

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    Help me buy a retro Sparc machine

    I’m curious about picking up a mid to late 90’s Sparc desktop/server. Just to keep rounding out my retro collection. I’m pretty much good on vintage macs and PCs and want to get something similar to the servers I used to bounce around back in the day.

    Any models in particular that are great or to avoid? I’m thinking SparcStation or maybe an ultra 1-5. What do I need to look for? Obviously the drive will need to be replaced and I’ll want Ethernet. But anything else to be aware of? I see some eBay listings call out good or bad nvram too.

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    IMAX emulates PalmPilot software to power Oppenheimer’s 70 mm release
    arstechnica.com IMAX emulates PalmPilot software to power Oppenheimer’s 70 mm release

    IMAX TikTok shows an emulated Palm PDA controlling Oppenheimer's 600-lb reel.

    IMAX emulates PalmPilot software to power Oppenheimer’s 70 mm release

    Now this is pretty cool. Who would have thought million dollar projectors would be controlled by a Palm PDA?

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    The Rise and Fall of the Gopher Protocol
    www.minnpost.com The rise and fall of the Gopher protocol | MinnPost

    Twenty-five years ago, a small band of programmers from the University of Minnesota ruled the internet. And then they didn’t.

    The rise and fall of the Gopher protocol | MinnPost

    Great article on the Gopher Protocol from a few years back.

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    Open Source Alternative for Parental Controls

    Looking at products like Gryphon or Circle, I feel like this should be pretty easy to do self-hosted. It's just firewall rules right? Anyone know of a good open source/self-host product I can do this? A phone app is not a requirement. A web interface is fine.

    I'm kind of trying right now with PiHole and cron jobs but something prettier and more comprehensive would be nice.

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    Anyone remember app.net?

    I feel like in a lot of ways, app.net was ahead of it's time. It's whole goal was to build a "social backbone". A social account and network of linked users. On top of that backbone you could build out services, and all your friends were already there. In a lot of ways, it did what the fediverse is trying to do with Kbin, Lemmy, Mastodon, Pixelfed and activitypub in general.

    I remember they started with a Twitter clone, but a clone for Vine, and Instagram soon appeared. It was wonderful while it existed.

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    Dynix Library Systems

    For no reason other than my own personal satisfaction and to scratch a retro itch (and maybe an excuse to buy a dumb terminal). I'm interested in spinning up a Dynix Library card catalog system from the 90's. Anyone know if this is abandonware or where I can get a hold of it? Or if anyone has done something similar?

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