My gym did that. But it’s not really an app, it’s a QR code you pull up to scan, wrapped in some semblance of trying to be an app. Which means I took a screenshot and just pulled that up. Still stupid.
But you can also just print it out and put it on a card 😎
Google is an American company. Apples and Oranges.
I think you have it backwards, in that it’s the US that’s trying to stop all the Chinese propaganda coming from that app.
And if TT pull out of the US, it’s pretty telling that their core drive for that thing wasn’t money.
Lots reject it. Most retailers use emails like phone numbers: unique to a single person. They often simply reject temporary emails of this nature. In fact, at one point even lemmy.world was not signing anyone up if they used temp emails.
But do you know who has? Sundar Pichai, who previously worked at McKinsey — arguably the most morally abhorrent company that has ever existed, having played roles both in the 2008 financial crisis (where it encouraged banks to load up on debt and flawed mortgage-backed securities) and the ongoing opioid crisis, where it effectively advised Purdue Pharma on how to “growth hack” sales of Oxycontin. McKinsey has paid nearly $1bn over several settlements due to its work with Purdue. I’m getting sidetracked, but one last point. McKinsey is actively anti-labor. When a company brings in a McKinsey consultant, they’re often there to advise on how to “cut costs,” which inevitably means layoffs and outsourcing. McKinsey is to the middle class what flesh-eating bacteria is to healthy tissue.
Damn. That’s a third degree burn if I’ve ever seen one!
I’m not doing anything illegal, why do you care if I hide or not???
If we want to meet the original straw man head to head.
They had to. You don’t fuck with China. Whatever they say goes. But yeah, “China forces distributors to pull…” just doesn’t have that incendiary clickbait ring to it.
It’s who left that matters. We lost a TON of tech people. People with experience and knowledge in the field. I visit there and the tech subs I’m in are just kids who either a) just post edgy jokes or b) have no clue and reply with factually incorrect material. The veracity of Reddit plummeted after the API change.
And that matters. That’s the heart of Reddit. The nerds. The geeks. The tech enthusiasts.
If there aim is to turn it into Twitter or Fb, they can do that, but those two already exist and their platform is much more conducive to socializing.
They fucked up with the API and will never bounce back. Not like they care because all they’re chasing is quick money, but still. It won’t end well for them.
And if you don’t think 1% matters, it most certainly does when the 1% attracts 60% of your visitors.
Google would murder every single one of these people for that contract get real. I can’t see how anyone expected to keep their jobs after this.
I’m just shocked it went on for like 8h lmao
Privacy is a fundamental human right. It’s not a luxury or a means to extort or monetize customers. That’s why the EU is getting involved. Because companies like Meta will leverage them against monetization.
It’s like going to your doctor and having them tell you that unless you pay them $50 for the visit, they’ll sell your medical data to whomever.
A company has to build their services on top of privacy and security, not use either as a means to monetize or boost profits. That’s what the EU is fighting for. Because we all know what happens when it’s left up to the companies…
No it's a long standing bug that showed up around 2021 where songs were inexplicably stopping after 15s. Some thought account issues, some thought Apple Music was down, etc. etc.
I have them on select files. Stuff that I added to my library way back when that is matched. Some that are uploaded do the same.
Then there is also the long standing bug where Apple Music just stops playing. For whatever reason it doesn't load the song. You try and it just won't, forcing you to skip to the next song. It's insufferable and shows up in waves now and then.
You can get around some of the stalls by downloading the song to your device. It will play just fine then. It's not anti-piracy, Apple doesn't do shit like that. If they had proof of anything, they'd ban your account indefinitely and move on.
AM is not a good service I'm sorry to say. Yes the song quality is amazing and the recommendations are decent, but playing things, it's always been super super twitchy. Like if you look at it sideways it stops playing. I've been on it for 6 years. This is kind of known in the AM community.
Yeah that’s just some real tin foil shit