> What is the threshold for running something in the cloud?

To be fair, this was just the keynote -- details will be revealed in the sessions.

I think a lot of people don't understand how anonymous sourcing works in jounalism.

It's hard. I'm instinctively inclined to believe this story, but from first principles, why should I trust that Axios has adequately vetted this source? All I know about them is that lots of people in my circles send me their articles, I've never seen or conducted a review of their journalistic practices.

Obviously thinking about it this way would cause me to miss or disbelieve a lot of true stories, but it doesn't seem right to say I should trust every outlet I see widely posted either.

The US economy has proven this pretty decisively. There's a reason we don't have single payer healthcare, or mandatory living wage, Super PAC contribution limits, or an ability to close tax loopholes for the rich.

The US economy is also unique in these features among similarly wealthy economies.

I agree 100%!

A couple years ago I would have guessed that it would take us decades to get where we are now. The new Copilot integration into Office 365 (I can't believe I'm saying this!) looks fantastic, and even though a lot of my coworkers are skeptical, I really like using AI to help me with dev work. It doesn't do tasks for me, but it definitely helps speeds things along.

I think there's going to be a huge demand for engineers who can help integrate AI into software, regardless of the field its used in.

I'm sorry, if Wix and SquareSpace can figure it out for their templates, a site with dedicated UX designers should be able to figure it out, too. The smartphone is 15 years old, designers know what to expect.

The problem isn’t UX Designers figuring it out, it’s managers not wanting to spend time designing different breakpoints because they want the site delivered ASAP.

A lot of bad UX decisions come from bad management, not necessarily bad designers.

What's interesting is I found that the less time I spent on an estimate the more accurate I was. (5 perfect cuts, 97% accuracy total.)

There really are two different version of the internet, and which one you use depends on how how well your ad blockers are configured.

I was using my mom's laptop over the holidays, and it took me a minute to realize why every site I visited looked so _different_. What I quickly realised is almost every site I visited was wallpapered in ads: banners between every paragraph, sidebars full of ads, and background images selling things. A lot of sites were unrecognizable from what I was used to.

The ads covering the whole background of some websites websites are the most outrageous thing I had the pleasure to discover recently after so much time of ad blocking. They are absolutely aggressive to your very soul.

These people would put ads inside your eyelids if they could. Inside your dreams while you sleep. They have exactly zero limits.

I've long planned a cyberpunk setting where you can sneak past low-level corporate guards by plastering your clothes in ads for competing companies, because their neural interfaces are configured to only let them see their employers adverts.

Every year that plan feels less and less like silly hyperbole.

That's genius! The camouflage of the dystopic future...

I found the ads covering all of the foreground to be more annoying, where you even cannot close them, without opening the link. Pity on those who do not know what a adblocker is and have no one to tell them.

Yeah, browsing the web without uBlock Origin is an extremely shocking experience. I end up installing uBlock Origin in every single browser I come across.

The most aggravating for me is ads that follow me throughout the page as I scroll or show up out of nowhere while I'm reading rudely pushing the text away.

What are people using on their phones these days for ad blocking? (iphone specifically). I absolutely cannot stand any mobile website ever- it's insanity.

Firefox + uBlock Origin on Android makes it impossible for me to consider iOS again.

I’ve been really happy with NextDNS for blocking trackers and ads via DNS for my iPhone. You can create a provisioning profile for iOS and also have the ability to turn the blocking on and off on demand.a

Since iOS doesn’t make it easy to run a flush DNS command, I’ve discovered turning airplane mode on and off will clear your cache.

Which blocklists have you chosen and do they break any sites? Any other tweaks you’ve made? I find it doesn’t block in app or YouTube.

You can use a lot of the same blocklists you can use with uBlock.

I do see less ads in apps with NextDNS. However, I do run into scenarios where certain apps don’t work. For example I know if I want to use DoorDash or Facebook, I need to turn off blocking and flush my DNS cache to run those apps. I don’t see this being a viable option for a nontechnical user.

Here’s the list of the blockers I use in NextDNS: - NextDNS Ads & Trackers Blocklist - AdGuard DNS filter - OISD - AdGuard Mobile Ads filter - EasyList - Steven Black - notracking - AdGuard Tracking Protection filter - Goodbye Ads - EasyPrivacy - NSABlocklist - Disconnect - Fanboy's Annoyance List - Anudeep's Blacklist for ads and trackers

I like 1Blocker [1] and Hush [2].

[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/1blocker-ad-blocker/id13655310...

[2] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hush-nag-blocker/id1544743900

Same, and can't recommend those two enough. I'm a uBlock die-hard on the desktop, but 1Blocker/Hush are very effective.

I recommend 1Blocker. One feature that is rarely mentioned is they can also block some ads in apps and not just Safari, by using a VPN profile which filters trackers locally.

https://1blocker.com

Does it work together with an actual VPN profile?

See “Firewall & other VPNs” on their FAQ: https://support.1blocker.com/en/articles/6436227-firewall-ot...

Brave on mobile has all the popular filters as an option to enable. So all built in, it’s great.

I have 1 blocker premium, adgard, proton vpn blocklist, NextDNS. Out of all of them Brave is best and the only one that consistently blocks YouTube ads (and allowed for background playing).

1Blocker has been solid for me for a couple of years now. I use it on my i-devices and Macs.

https://1blocker.com/

Adguard. The free version works like a charm in Safari on iOS.

I second this. Blocking quality is on par with ubo, never had any issues with it. One of the less hacking, more value apps.

I use Wipr, not so much to block ads but to reduce the chances page content will shift around while loading (to accommodate ad sizes that designers don't bother to plan for). It works pretty well, however it only affects Safari.

NextDNS

Best part is it works for the whole device, not just specific apps.

Cromite, but not for iPhone

"Orion" is developed by the people at Kagi, free, and blocks a lot. As soon as I'm earning a salary again, I'll be supporting them financially; super valuable.

Actually uBO can be installed in Orion.

Orion supports firefox and chrome plugins and runs on iOs

This is news to me. Kagi/orion just got me to jump to their paid search engine.

Previous was using 1Blocker on safari but ublock origin on Orion is much more effective.

I'm in the same boat. I was planning on upgrading my iPhone 13, but TBH it's pretty much in perfect shape so it feels wasteful.

Yeah, it feels like it's perfect as a phone. I absolutely love it. I'm actually quite surprised that they take what I think as a perfect product and still add stuff to it. Very impressed by Apple in every way. Great product. Great engineering.

Somehow they always dodge the reverse Osborne effect, haha!

Honestly if it weren't for the USB-C I'd probably just keep on keeping on; but this might be the time to jump from the Xs.

It was closer to 15, but still...

That's been my frustration as well. I live in city and only drive on weekends, so I'd absolutely love a little 4 door AWD electric hatchback, but the US car market pushes people like me into hybrid crossovers like RAV4 and the CRV.