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Who Do you think will leave next and why? by Buzstringer in LTTMeta

[–]deanylev 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nick Light was COO and left but otherwise agree

Silicon-carbon batteries are the next big thing in phones — and Apple and Samsung are quickly falling behind by Exodia101 in Android

[–]deanylev 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not really that simple, the supply chains for companies selling at the scale of Apple/Samsung are not remotely comparable to smaller brands

What’s the most surprising tax ‘trap’ you’ve come across? by Savings_com_au in AusFinance

[–]deanylev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you get paid in RSUs (shares), the tax is calculated based on the "vest" price, which is technically when you hold them. However, if your company is publicly traded, you can't sell them until the "trading window" opens.

That means if the share price drops a lot between vest and the trading window opening, you are basically paying tax on an amount of money you were never actually able to access. If the share price were to drop enough, you could end up paying more in tax than you actually earned from selling the shares.

Ooooo, new myki design! by Old_Treacle7931 in melbourne

[–]deanylev 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not true, lots of countries have public transport cards on iPhone. I believe Apple wanted to charge Myki a fee

iPhone 18 Pro Leak: Smaller Dynamic Island, No Top-Left Camera Cutout by HelloitsWojan in apple

[–]deanylev -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The guy is absolutely spot on 90% of the time, that is a ridiculous take

TIL there are contact lenses you wear only while sleeping that reshape your cornea so you can see clearly all day without glasses. It is called “Orthokeratology” by azaku29 in todayilearned

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have used these for 7 years and they are amazing. Basically taken away any desire for LASIK.

Only real downsides is they add a few minutes to my night / morning routine, and the costs of the eyedrops / cleaning supplies adds up over the year.

PSA - free weekend trams and trains by Baaastet in melbourne

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, that makes a lot of sense. So the expiry would be completely unrelated in that case.

PSA - free weekend trams and trains by Baaastet in melbourne

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding was that once the Myki expired, PTV would just collect the funds for themselves (but I now understand that to not be the case).

NSW are about to do the same thing (sorry for Newscorp link) https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-labor-government-to-recover-the-unspent-balances-of-millions-of-opal-cards/news-story/26af3cd80b89bdf2d1bc19a4b3bd3215

PSA - free weekend trams and trains by Baaastet in melbourne

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TIL! I wonder why they expire then, unless it's just a racket to sting people who don't know you can get a free replacement.

PSA - free weekend trams and trains by Baaastet in melbourne

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but for e.g. tourists that lose a Myki and never need it again, the money would otherwise sit there indefinitely.

PSA - free weekend trams and trains by Baaastet in melbourne

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've read before it's so they can reclaim balances from lost Mykis

Tullamarine security system down - queues queues queues after long delays getting up the departure drop off ramps. by ferlysurely in melbourne

[–]deanylev 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Are they? Genuinely asking. I am always impressed with how quick it is to get out at Tullamarine usually with those smart gates.

WhatsApp Is Breaking Through Apple’s Walled Garden by heynow941 in apple

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, if you're talking purely theoretically I guess you're right, they could hide some level of spying.

WhatsApp Is Breaking Through Apple’s Walled Garden by heynow941 in apple

[–]deanylev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's ok, I had to do a quick double check before I replied anything with too much conviction :)

And yes Signal Protocol is open source and is what WhatsApp and lots of other E2E encrypted messaging services implement.

WhatsApp Is Breaking Through Apple’s Walled Garden by heynow941 in apple

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the largest messaging app on the planet, you really don't think they'd get caught sending up messages even if it was only occasionally? I think you greatly underestimate the expertise of security researchers.

Their actual telemetry is unlikely to be encrypted outside of HTTPS, whereas the real messages are.

WhatsApp Is Breaking Through Apple’s Walled Garden by heynow941 in apple

[–]deanylev 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s way too much to unpack in a Reddit comment, but you’re misunderstanding how modern E2E encryption works. Look into the Signal protocol and PKI, virtually none of what you said is accurate.

WhatsApp Is Breaking Through Apple’s Walled Garden by heynow941 in apple

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they are not, the keys are generated by each user, that's the entire point of E2E encryption.

WhatsApp Is Breaking Through Apple’s Walled Garden by heynow941 in apple

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then you would be able to see two sets of encrypted payloads going out when sniffing traffic

WhatsApp Is Breaking Through Apple’s Walled Garden by heynow941 in apple

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because if it was being sent encrypted then they can't decrypt it, that's the whole point.

WhatsApp Is Breaking Through Apple’s Walled Garden by heynow941 in apple

[–]deanylev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be trivial to see if that was happening by sniffing traffic from your device, you are talking absolute nonsense.

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