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New JavaScript Set methods
  • There also needs to be some way to indicate that a JSON construct is a Set, Map, plain object, or array. You’d want a date/time type as well.

    Without breaking existing JSON parsers, the way to do that is to add metadata like a _type field to an object, or to add a “sidecar” object like superjson does. Which works but is ugly IMO.

    Then there’s BSON, YAML, JSON Schema, and the one we don’t mention ₓₘₗ. To my knowledge all of those could be extended in a way to support new types, but require the producer and consumer to both understand and follow whatever convention you use. They lack the universal interchangeability of JSON.

  • New JavaScript Set methods
  • Set and Map would be more useful if they were compatible with JSON. I see a lot of people using an object as a dictionary or an array as a set because of that.

  • I’ve been locked out of PayPal for years because of their mistake
  • Sometimes it’s the only option or the preferred option.

  • I’ve been locked out of PayPal for years because of their mistake
  • I haven’t. Maybe someday I’ll be willing to, but not today. It’s a hassle and extremely intrusive to provide my bank statement and photo ID to a company whose security I don’t trust.

  • I’ve been locked out of PayPal for years because of their mistake
  • That’s usually how I pay if someone requests money. Venmo is owned by PayPal but my account there works just fine.

  • I’ve been locked out of PayPal for years because of their mistake
  • I thought about that, but they ask for enough info that they’d be able to identify me. And then they’d probably ban me. At least right now I have the option of restoring my account, even though I have no intention of doing so.

  • I’ve been locked out of PayPal for years because of their mistake

    About 3 or 4 years ago PayPal added the option to buy cryptocurrency, which I thought I’d try. (Dumb idea 🙄)

    Part of the sign up process was glitched. I retried and clicked submit one too many times, I guess. Now I’ve been unable to use PayPal for years. They blocked me because THEIR SITE was broken, but the web page essentially accuses me of being a criminal and asks for my bank records. No way in hell.

    This was just for me to pay others. I can only imagine how awful PayPal is if you are a vendor.

    Fuck PayPal.

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    Why are fuel perks at grocery stores so ubiquitous?
  • You live in a city, but most of the store chain’s customers live in the suburbs where gas is a major expense and fuel perks are a big incentive to shop at a particular store.

    The store isn’t trying to promote fossil fuels. They only care about customer loyalty. Besides (they might rationalize), their customers have to buy gas somewhere so why not from us?

  • [MacRumors] Apple Has 'Very Serious' DMA Issues, EU to Enforce Rules 'Soon'
  • Good. Apple’s malicious compliance — following the rules but making it extremely unappealing — is coming back to bite them in the ass. I don’t know why they thought they could win this game of chicken. Let us use the product we paid for, how we choose to do so.

  • Kia to build $30,000 EV3 in Mexico, unlocking US EV tax credit
  • This looks like an interesting replacement for the Chevy Bolt class of cars that currently is missing. A lot of these are being announced but not on the market yet.

  • GM Fights Back Against BYD Seagull With Updated Wuling Bingo
  • I don’t think there’s any plan to bring this to the US. If they did, GM would manufacture it in the US a NAFTA country (see reply below).

  • [MacRumors] First Look at Messages via Satellite in iOS 18
  • They can’t realistically start charging for the emergency SOS satellite feature (“sorry your family member died but they didn’t have a paid subscription”).

    I think this will be a way to charge for non-emergency texts to subsidize the free usage. Plus it’s a cool feature of course.

  • iOS 18 in one image. What are you most excited for?
  • The one that’s not shown: Standalone Passwords app

  • The Memorial - by Steve R Dodd (2023)
  • I see Valles Marineris on a partially-terraformed Mars with, perhaps, Phobos in the foreground.

  • [MacRumors] RCS Coming to Messages in iOS 18 for Improved Texts With Android Users
  • Their implementation won’t be gimped. Apple’s lock-in does not depend on RCS sucking. Instead, it depends on Apple adding new features to iMessage -- real features like group messaging, or gimmicks like “Genmoji”. RCS is a moribund carrier-controlled standard and has no hope of keeping up feature parity with iMessage. It will always be outdated, no matter how good or complete the implementation is (or isn’t).

  • [MacRumors] RCS Coming to Messages in iOS 18 for Improved Texts With Android Users
  • No mention of end-to-end encryption. Hopefully the carriers + Apple + Google can work something out.

    Yes, Google has end-to-end encryption on RCS. It is proprietary and requires using Google software. Yes, Samsung also supports it — using a special API that Google made for them. No way in hell Apple is using that. But it could be extended to become an actual standard.

  • [MacRumors] Apple Introduces Standalone 'Passwords' App
  • Can’t wait for this. I also noticed the screenshots show family sharing. The one thing I hope it does (but not getting my hopes up) -- is fill passwords in other browsers. The previous version filled passwords in Chrome on Windows, but not on Mac.

  • “Failed to mark post as read” errors
  • I’m on 0.4.1.11 now and so far it appears fixed.

  • Does lemm.ee support the “mark post as read” feature?
  • Thanks. I’ll follow up with the app author.

  • “Failed to mark post as read” errors
  • Good advice.

    @CreatureSurvive@lemmy.world, this appears to be a change in the API for marking a post as read. See the reply in my cross-post.

    As a workaround I turned off the “Mark Read” settings in Settings → Content Settings.

  • Does lemm.ee support the “mark post as read” feature?
  • I’m seeing this error in the Arctic Lemmy client and I’m not sure if it’s a client bug or an unsupported feature. Does lemm.ee have this feature?

  • Does lemm.ee support the “mark post as read” feature?

    cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/34248154

    > “Failed to mark post as read” errors > > I see this error almost every time I open the comments on a post. > > My server is lemm.ee. Does it not support the “mark as read” feature?

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    “Failed to mark post as read” errors

    I see this error almost every time I open the comments on a post.

    My server is lemm.ee. Does it not support the “mark as read” feature?

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    Spoiler tags

    I don’t know when they were added, but I just noticed that spoiler tags are supported.

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    +。:.゚THANKヽ(*´∀)ノ゚YOU.:。+゚

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    Apple Store across the street from an Apple Store -- are there any closer than this?

    Comedian Lewis Black has a routine about “a Starbucks across the street from a Starbucks”. Apple Stores aren’t nearly as common.

    Unless you’re in Glendale, California -- where Apple Glendale Galleria is across the street from Apple The Americana at Brand.

    Are there any other Apple Stores this close together?

    The stores are less than 150 meters apart, but unfortunately they aren’t within sight of each other. As you exit Apple The Americana at Brand, you won’t see the other Apple Store — only a notably uncrowded Samsung Experience Store.

    !map of Glendale Apple Stores

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    How reliable are EV chargers?

    New EV owner here. We charge at home so I don’t need to use them, but stores nearby have chargers. I tried them to see how they work. They are often broken.

    One store has a Volta charger (free!). It worked great the first time; the next time I went it was broken.

    Walmart has an Electrify America fast charger. The first time I went, 1 of 3 was not working. The next time I went, 1 of 3 was not working, but it was a different one.

    Was I unlucky, or are these charging networks unreliable? Has it been getting better or worse over time?

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    Spoiler tags

    We need ‘em!

    spoiler

    This is a spoiler. It should be hidden until you tap or click on it.

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    In space…

    Credit: https://aus.social/@dgar/110927118673886707

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