BallsInTheShredder

Very early nineties: no ads Mid late nineties: many ads Early 2000's: ad blockers become prevalent 2023: now receive an ad telling us to disable ad blocker so we can view more ads.

We've come full circle. I remember when logging onto the internet was a way to escape the ads that plagued cable and satellite.. now there are more..

Haha I agree with that actually, I'm an Android fan but don't see the issue with all the copying. If iPhone users want it and we have it, why can't they? Also, conversely, if there's an iOS feature that I don't yet have so what if I finally get it?

I can't too much understand being all too competitive about this. plus, comparing them is apples to oranges. Apple, who I actually used to work for 😂 is one company making one device.

Android? Anyone can make one, anyone can make apps for them. Of COURSE we're going to get some features first.

And yes, you're also right, depending on the manufacturer some Android devices have had features we're just now getting today many, many years ago but as we're not consolidated into one company sometimes they're forgotten or omitted from later Android barebones cores.

Screen sharing being one of those things lol. I've had it on a few devices throughout the years but probably couldn't pinpoint the device as I've switched between Google, Motorola, LG etc. And also try more 3rd party stuff than most. I believe the first time I saw it native was OS10 or whatever it's called as that was my last phone, a Motorola Ace something from Verizon.

Good phone btw! Had some badass features that iOS most likely doesn't have yet, like can you flick your wrist twice to activate the camera instantly anytime for quick shots? Or can you shake it twice to activate the flashlight?

However, the fucking cameras on that thing were awful. Advertised as 48Mp but really just a 12, 2 and 16 megapixel camera strapped to the back. Why? Because not Apple. With an iPhone you know that you're getting something consistent with great hardware. Some of the androids I get may have a feature or two that iOS doesn't yet have, but I also miss out sometimes and have to pay for that feature in other ways because androids are the wild west of smartphones.

Love my androids for my personal needs, freedom and the price but can definitely get why iPhones work better for some.

Also, yes the privacy shit is insane on these devices. I constantly have to fight to keep it from spying and sending reports about my usage to anyone that will listen.

Oh okay, I'm late to the party on that and actually had to Google it. I've just been using split screen for that purpose haha

This has happened to me and there's some confusion in the comments so I'll attempt to clarify here, it's not missing an interview in the way we're perceiving it. What happens is;

On indeed, you can pre-fill out an application and "quick apply" to most jobs, and that's the entire application process for that job. If you're accepted for an interview, they will message you on the indeed app or maybe via email.

But many of the jobs you can apply to on indeed don't accept quick apply and instead direct you to their website, where you apply again, and from then on must log into their site frequently checking back for responses, potential invites to interviews, recommendations for other openings etc.

So they're not missing an interview they've been notified about, they're missing the notification of an upcoming interview because they didn't check the site that notified them.

Is that still on them? Yeah, technically. But many, many sites are now doing this on indeed. Back when I was applying it didn't take me long to be signed up for indeed + DG + Walmart+ Amazon + UPS etc etc.

I'm sure I'm signed up to at least 50 different sites. 99% of those sites will never notify me of anything aside from other job openings.

So you get forgetful sometimes, checking 50 sites a day can do that to you.

Then one of them offers you an interview on their site, but you only checked 40 sites today and spent the rest of your time mass quick applying to 100 new jobs instead of checking the remaining 10 sites that had a .001% chance of actually offering you a job anyway.

I mean, yeah, the blame is still on them. If you're in desperate need of a job with nothing else going on then you should be religiously checking every site you're signed up with. However, I can see forgetting to check one or two as well because there are a fucking lot and it's a lot to remember.

I remember hating to apply to jobs that required me to use their site so, so badly, because they ALREADY had my application from indeed but instead of just using that app they want me to arbitrarily sign up for their site instead, that's likely much more of a hassle than indeed, and add ANOTHER fucking layer of difficulty to just getting a damn job.

A better way to get employees seems to be to just accept quick applications from indeed, message them on the app and just set up a damn interview. With indeed available I'm not sure why these companies even use their own sites.

There's a mechanic advice page but not many have asked for advice. This is a shameless plug bc somehow I ended up being a part of that place and would love to see it active

Yes, that would be a nice green flag to me as well. Bonus points if those pockets are filled with very specific items, like little tools that seem excessive or redundant to others but are vital in getting through your day. That's someone I wanna follow around and learn from

I live inside a firetruck

I like that "unknown" is OSX's biggest competitor

Yes, Zune! Had one of those, a Palm TX and a PSP Design wise? Apart from cellular connectivity the Palm TX is pretty similar to an iPhone imo. More of an upgrade really, even though it released several years before the original iPhone.

Had a built in stylus, 312 mhz processor, touch screen, Bluetooth, Infrared, Wifi, flip cover (which took smartphones a while to adapt to) 128 MB ram just like iPhone, 480×320 screen like iPhone, heck even a Nes emulator. It's so similar that I really feel like Apple took note, even had its own Palm OS.

And it releases 2+ years before the iPhone.. if only they were hyped more and had access to cell networks.

When the first iPhone released I paid virtually no attention bc I'd been having devices that did similar and more for a while already

Heck the TX even had an App where you could select virtually any T.V and use it as a remote via IR, can't do that shit on an iPhone even today

Oh, and expandable storage via SD cards. Idk how we downgraded

I miss them so much. Those, and IR transmitters being common, That's a major one to me. Almost 20 years ago, I had control of every single T.V, DVD player, VCR, etc. That came my way thanks to the palm TX, it had IR and a nice little app where you'd just choose the make/model of the device you're trying to control and bam, your screen became the remote you needed. Iirc the buttons also could be used so you didn't necessarily have to do everything touch screen.

Now on my super fancy modern smart phone I couldn't dream of doing that. Hell, I even struggle to use it as a remote for my Roku because I use my device as a hotspot and Roku requires both devices be on the same network. Why can't we figure out how to do what we did so easily 2 decades ago?!

They just got widgets? Widgets have been on Android since my first smart phone in 2011 at the very least

Genuinely curious, what did iOS have first that Android then adopted? Not doubting at all just curious as to what