Spyke

Replies

android

Comment on

So, Google can just randomly uninstall apps from my device? What will happen after developer verification comes into effect?

Welcome to 2010. https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2010/06/exercising-our-remote-application.html

Remote installation via the web has been exposed to the user since 2011. https://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/02/introducing-android-market-website.html

This also means users can remotely uninstall. https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-store-uninstall-button-3614548/

Yes, it's possible that Google will abuse this, but it would be an easy antitrust case.

Comment on

The UN Voted to Make Food A Human Right, Only Two Countries Voted No: Israel and USA

The article would be better if it linked to the reasons for the no votes and critiqued them. Otherwise, it's just low effort outrage bait. To be clear, I don't think the no votes were justified. I just don't like low effort outrage bait.

Edit: Not https://geneva.usmission.gov/2017/03/24/u-s-explanation-of-vote-on-the-right-to-food/

https://web.archive.org/web/20211127052643/https://usun.usmission.gov/explanation-of-vote-of-the-third-committee-adoption-of-the-right-to-food-resolution/

Comment on

You know who I haven't heard of in a while? Edward Snowden. I hope he does well.

Reply in thread

It was revoked before he left China. https://apnews.com/general-news-587786e6e63b4dc2b70c471606d7f584

That didn't stop China from ignoring his asylum request following his release of documentation of hacked Chinese systems and kicking him out of the country because whether you have a valid passport doesn't matter for geopolitical issues. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1259508/edward-snowden-us-government-has-been-hacking-hong-kong-and-china

Russia was under no obligation to keep Snowden instead of letting him continue to Ecuador. Putin just wanted to use him as a bargaining chip with the U.S., but the U.S. understood that all his documents were already public, so Putin hasn't been able to play that card well yet.

Comment on

*Permanently Deleted*

Reply in thread

Switzerland has 1/4 the number of guns per capita as the U.S.

Switzerland requires a permit to own a gun. This permit is also required to own daggers. This permit requires a clean criminal record and no mental health problems. Any guns acquired with this permit must be registered with the canton. Automatic firearms and tasers are banned.

You are not allowed to carry a weapon in public unless you have a separate permit that is issued sparingly.

Comment on

lets stop thinking guys

Reply in thread

as if genocide wasn't a big deal.

The point is if that's your issue, your choices haven't made things better. In fact, it made things worse. On day 1, Trump removed Biden's sanctions on West Bank settlers. On day whatever it was this week, Trump said that Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire agreement despite the country that brokered the agreement saying it was.

I want to stop the genocide too, but I'm smart enough to know what my choices are. There isn't a choice to stop the genocide immediately, but there is a choice to slow it down and get on a path where we stop it faster.

Comment on

"Google AI summaries"

Reply in thread

I asked about the Strait of Hormuz, and it summarized information from Al Jazeera, the BBC, and Wikipedia. It added the following disclaimer:

Disclaimer: This information is based on reports from April 18–20, 2026, and the situation is highly volatile.

This seems reasonable.

When I asked about ICE illegal operations, it summarized and linked to the American Immigration Council.

This is not as good. If I'm asking about something done right now being illegal, I would like to see ongoing cases challenging the legality of the actions. I'd hesitate to call that bias instead of just bad results though.