With any luck, the Earth will still be capable at that point of hosting complex life forms, like scientists.
Chilling and depressing. Happy Friday everyone!
Posts by Onga
6 publicly visible posts • joined 17 Dec 2015
NASA: Mars rocks won't make it back to Earth until 2033
Podcast Addict banned from Google Play Store because heaven forbid app somehow references COVID-19
Tuesday 19th May 2020 12:10 GMT
Where did it mention COVID-19?
I assume things like this get flagged because the code or some metadata related to the app references COVID-19/coronavirus and the reference is spotted during some static analysis. Things like podcast names and descriptions are only going to be available at runtime via some feed or API call.
If my assumption is correct, then surely there is no need for the code itself to mention either of these terms? Even things like categories have the option to be externally driven to get around the filters.
What does £55 get you in the noise-cancelling headphones world? Something like the Taotronics SoundSurge 85
Monday 4th May 2020 11:26 GMT
A+ would buy again
I was about to pull the trigger on some Bose headphones last year when I stumbled across a pair of Taotronics headphones on Amazon that had feature parity with the Bose but for about £250 less, so I decided to give them a go.
I have to say I am impressed and I cannot imagine being happier with a more expensive pair, although I am the first to admit I am not an "audiophile".
Right now I am mainly wearing them for my once-a-day outside exercise (ok maybe once a week) and it's good to know that if I don't hear the car coming (due to the excellent ANC*) and get run over, my primary concern will be if I am broken and not if my headphones are (due to how cheap they were).
* just kidding, I don't actually run with ANC on
Biting the hand that feeds IT
