From the article and comments, I'm assuming this will operate similarly to how Windows makes it slightly harder to run applications that aren't signed by a known trusted source.
I have, first you have to click "yes" on a modal dialog that blocks screen completely when you start the app, then you have to check checkbox "yes, I agree" and then click ok, then you have to change some hidden settings, then this settings "accidentally" reverts on each update... until they remove it completely. Microsoft, Google, Apple wants more and more control as usual.
> Digital Markets Act, a 2022 law that requires Apple to open iPhones in the bloc to competing app marketplaces and alternative payment systems for in-app sales.
They are not blocking side loading, they are closing a loophole that prevented what Google deems "sensitive permissions" from being locked away behind a number of scare screens. It appears that you will still be able to grant those permissions for apps downloaded from outside the playstore, you will just have to jump though the same hoops you have to do today for apps that are not using the current loophole.
Sure, but not all retaliation is equal and nation states know what constitutes escalation vs retaliation without escalating.
I'm failing to find it, but after the recent Israel <> Gaza war kicked off, there was an interesting article about the types of military actions between Israel <> Hezbollah and what constituted "not escalating" vs "escalating." The different attack options for each side were asymmetric, but basically both sides had "ramp up the conflict" and "ramp down the conflict without losing face for not responding" options.
Unless this is a prelude to more attacks, this feels like a "de-escalation" option to me: Iran gets headlines, gets to negotiate, gets to show its strength domestically, but if this is the extent of it probably no one dies and the damage will be limited to shipping insurance costs and the like. Big $ numbers, but not blood.
That isn't to say some terror group or 3rd party (Saudi, Houthis, etc) isn't going to take this moment to take a swing at one of the parties involved, it's always possible.
Additionally, they outright lied about things like their reserves. The website had what claimed to be a real time ticker showing the reserve level that was actually a weighted random number. SBF claimed that he fell victim to poor risk management, but the more investigators dug in, the more evidence they found that there was organized corruption.
This is a really high quality comment you've written here, thank you for posting your perspective.
For those of us who don't know about testing, can you explain COA/GMP and how robust the testing process is?
The reason I ask I'm a little concerned about Amazon's incentives not being aligned with consumers priority for high quality and safe product and is letting suppliers choose which product(s) to submit for testing rather than doing periodic random testing which I fear is too much to hope/ask for...
> And I will not learn a single new thing if I go back to university, unless it's a good one
While I understand the Indian University sentiment here, there are many other opportunities for learning AND promoting yourself at the same time. For example, contributing to open-source software (especially software that is used by corporations) is a classic route for a reason.
