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by xethos 3y ago
There really is no good term; GNU+Linux includes ChromeOS (TIL) and excludes Alpine (and derivatives like PostmarketOS), "Desktop" doesn't jive with Mobian (for Linux mobile devices), and "Linux" includes Android. U
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by xethos 3y ago
When advocates say Linux they unironically (and sometimes unknowingly) mean GNU+Linux. This typically means a standard image the school can manage that has reasonable device management, with a company they can pay, and that their in-house I
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by xethos 3y ago
It's a government handout either way, but the former goes on indefinitely for an individual (while also putting downward pressure on other workers), while the latter (ideally) increases earning potential - improving the workers lot, th
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by xethos 3y ago
Gabe's stance was established over a decade ago; I think it's been long enough that we can add Music streaming to bolster that argument, because so many people don't really consider piracy there either. The price isn't o
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by xethos 3y ago
Apple has spent years teaching people that if it runs without modification, it's safe. End of story. It came from the App Store, or it's allowed by Safari, so it's good to go. Couple that with malware getting more subtle [0],
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by xethos 3y ago
> And I don't have to buy new computers every time [Microsoft] come out with a new release and abandon the old one. I know you can get around it, but that's a hell of a 20-year-old quote in the face of Windows 11 dropping suppo
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by xethos 3y ago
> Interestingly enough, while I was writing this, calling using my current (officially supported by T-Mobile) Android phone, I got a very similar scenario: about 30 seconds of attempting to call, phone frantically switching between VoLTE
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by xethos 3y ago
This [0] is the closest we have so far - almost entirely FLOSS, and it consumes ~1/4 (IIRC) the power of the stock firmware. It's also never going to be the default Pine64 ships with, because no OEM wants to tell the FCC "We
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by xethos 3y ago
Something I learned recently is that tethering works correctly on the Pro - had to use it for my Kobo. I was looking around for wifi, and eventually figured it was worth looking into for the Pinephone Pro. And it... just worked. Entirely vi
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by xethos 3y ago
You keep posting about an F-Droid-like store for iOS is not only possible, but imminent now. I doubt that - how many devs will make something exclusively for the smaller EU market, how many will do so for free, and how many will be willing
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by xethos 3y ago
The distinction I'm looking to make is the subtlety. Palworld is objectively, dramatically more in-your-face about it. The first ad on Steam is one "Pal" eating another. Nintendo will accept they need to have an answer to &qu
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by xethos 3y ago
I struggle to picture Nintendo teaming up with the game that has players farming and eating their own "pals". More to the point, people have been clamouring online for an MMO-style Pokemon game... hell, since the internet went mai
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by xethos 3y ago
> should be constantly under video recording That's what led to this exact instance. "More surveillance" is not the answer to everything.
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by xethos 3y ago
> Canada's current private copying levies are as follows: $0.29 per unit for CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R Audio, CD-RW Audio disks [0] The Canadian government does not. You likely haven't paid the tax in the last decade, if ever. [0] htt
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by xethos 3y ago
TFA is explicitely in regards to how chats can be reported, and forwarded to reviewers that work for Meta. E2EE means Meta can't review the messages on their own, but there's no protection for one user in the chat reporting it, at
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by xethos 3y ago
"Join our guild because we know you're top-tier and we can collectively keep the hacks from calling themselves your equal"
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by xethos 3y ago
> it can have someone connect to the truck remotely This is covered in TFA, and noted that one cannot rely on wireless connectivity along all highways. Certainly not immediate responses, and doubly-so when the vehicle may be in a deadzon
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by xethos 3y ago
Oh is this why Invidious' setup documentation recommends restarting Invidious every hour or so?
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by xethos 3y ago
Are you willing to have a camera pointed at you - not other drivers, you - as you drive to and from work every day? People's lives are at stake, driving is objectively more dangerous than flying, and it can be tied to work by the sim
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by xethos 3y ago
Don't forget frequently leaked out of context, for all the laymen and public to gawk at, and cast judgement upon those involved. "This is normal" say industry experts, "and your second quote is missing some very import
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by xethos 3y ago
Just a minor nitpick, but > without going wildly into monopolist territory by freezing out ad & spying competitors while surely still allowing their own You mean like killing off third-party cookies while retaining a way to track and
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by xethos 3y ago
It's not the slant so much as the width - it wouldn't be thick enough, close enough, and leave such poor visibility were it thinner. But it's required to be thicker to survive a rollover without the big heavy body crushing
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by xethos 3y ago
That's not a knock against the app, but something you can actually fix - this would use the OSM backend, and adding your parent's address would take all of ten minutes if you care to do so.
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by xethos 3y ago
> SU7 base model is rear-wheel drive (RWD) with Xiaomi’s in-house developed V6 engine with a maximum power of 220 kW and 400 Nm torque. The statement about the V6 is throwing me. Can anyone fill me in what they're using the V6 for?
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by xethos 3y ago
My Sunbeam has a temp sensor. This toaster is at least twice my age, and it will likely outlive me. It's such a rare feature that I'm sure your parents and I have the same model (though likely a different year or style, as it va
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by xethos 3y ago
I wonder if more generic searches would have helped, because this seems like an issue that's neither specific to Google nor likely something that's likely to be protected any time soon. Think "Domestic flight TSA regulations&
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by xethos 3y ago
I'm not sure it matters - it's not a technical-heavy flaw in Apple's security. He either recorded people putting in their unlock codes, or straight up asked them what it was . The reporter doesn't have to be very techni
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by xethos 3y ago
> the display is placed too far away to be reached on purpose. ... because there's a dial, obviating the need for touch. Beyond that, without needing to use touch, the screen can be placed further up and forward - meaning there&#x27
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by xethos 3y ago
I still don't see the relevance - couldn't the higher gross profit margin be accounted for by having a markup of only slightly above zero, but supplemented by membership fees?
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by xethos 3y ago
As noted in the article, > "Earlier this year, the FBI raided his house and seized all of his electronic devices after he had obtained and published some leaked video footage from Fox News. As we noted, this seemed like a pretty big

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