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m4rtinkyesterday at 9:33 AM1 replyview on HN

IR with palm devices was super nice - just point to the other device and send, then confirm on the other. No persistent pairing bullshit & you could also use it to control TVs.


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hnlmorgyesterday at 9:46 AM

That’s how BT originally worked too but it got abused (I touched on this in my original comment when I said BT was insecure). The paring is a security measure to protect people from abuse.

Back when BT was new, I used to get all sorts of random shit pushed onto my phone every Friday night on the drunk train home from London.

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