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It's like we're having 2 completely different conversations here...
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Man I don't even care about any of that, personally.
I don't buy modern games because of the cornucopia of shady bullshit they keep throwing at gamers. Invasive DRM, anti-cheat, 3rd party launchers, account linking, changing the ToU after the fact, releasing completely broken games, pop-up ads for DLC and MTX in game, etc. etc.
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They kept declining app updates and running the dev around in circles until they gave up.
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11h ago
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That doesn't make a PC better than Netflix. They're 2 completely different and incomparable products.
helenslunch
11h ago
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Previously, if you used the SimpleLogin dashboard or extension to create an alias, it wouldn't show up in Pass
Weird, all of mine have been synced both ways since day 1...?
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No, it has pretty much all the functionality of an app.
helenslunch
12h ago
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Maybe more people would use it if they didn't have the option of Play Store...?
helenslunch
12h ago
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They already publish on F-Droid.
I understand that. What I don't understand is why they're abandoning the project altogether instead of just not publishing to Google Play anymore.
This was the bug from the last removal
Sounds like just Google being a typical corporation and having all of their responses returned by offshore workers paid $2/hour to reject applications they don't understand.
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I really miss my Pixel 4a. That was peak smartphone. RIP
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"it's boxy" is a massive understatement. That thing looks enormous. The purpose of a small display is to have a smaller device. That's the size of 6 Google Pixels.
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The reason is a combination of Google making Play publishing something between hard and impossible and no active maintenance. The app saw no significant development for a long time and without Play releases I do no longer see enough benefit and/or have enough motivation to keep up the ongoing maintenance an app requires even without doing much, if any, changes.
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Why not just publish via F-Droid or even just to Github to be installed via Obtainium?
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What does "without Play releases" mean? What "active maintenance" is the developer expecting?
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PWA = Progressive web app. Essentially websites that act like apps on your phone. Not sure what kinda device or browser you're using but if you navigate to the page, then hit the menu button, there should be something along the lines of "add to home screen" or "install site as app".
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You don't need to install Voyager either. You can use it as a PWA.
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They also have some pretty crazy trade-ins sometimes. I got my P7 for ~$100 plus a free set of Pixel buds.
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I mean that would make sense but reality often doesn't reflect what makes sense. Planned obsolescence is a thing. As is malicious corporations. Many OEMs are creating differentiation in their product lineup by simply removing features from lower end models.
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If you can wait until Black Friday, Pixels always have significant sales.
helenslunch
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Kahn 4 Prez
helenslunch
19h ago
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Thanks I hate it
helenslunch
19h ago
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Most frontends offer similar features. Try phtn.app
I want to open by saying this is the most aspirational presentation I’ve ever seen. Some of this stuff looks insanely futuristic, so in a few short years we’ll be either completely blown away or (more likely) Tesla will further badly damage their reputation for delivering on their promises. Presentation opens with a very long disclaimer about “forward-looking statements” which is pretty damning. Never seen that before. 54:20 - Elon comes out of a building and we get the first glimpse at the robotaxi/cybercab. It has a very Cybertruck aesthetic but much less polarizing. Satin gray exterior looks like it could be stainless steel but I don’t think it is. Large lights span the entire width front and rear, much like cyber truck, including the abominable rear light that looks like a brake light but totally isn’t and definitely should be illegal. The doors open/close automatically as Elon walks up/in. 55:36 - We get a look at some crazy laser lights going on. They do not look in any way useful, more like a light show, but maybe indicative of some sort of future lighting technology? 56:44 - Elon says “I just arrived in The Robotaxi - The Cybercab”. It doesn’t seem they have decided on a name for the vehicle. Personally I think “robotaxi” may be a type of vehicle and “cybercab” may refer to this specific vehicle. Notably, the license plates on the back say “robotaxi” in the same font as the cyber truck. Elon says there are 20 more, for a total of 50 vehicles demonstrating full autonomy that day on the closed circuit at Warner Bros. 57:25 - Elon mentions there are no steering wheel or pedals. There are also no mirrors of any kind. 58:17 - a video comes on screen that says “today’s transportation sucks, costs too much, not safe, not sustainable”. Of note, in the first few seconds of this video is a train, reminding everyone that Elon is notoriously and vehemently anti-public transit. 58:45 - “you could fly to, ya know, *another city* faster than you can get across LA”. This is the first sign of something that later becomes readily apparent, and that is that Elon is just making shit up on stage and hasn’t prepared any statements for this event. 59 - Elon talks about how much money autonomous cars will save you, since you won’t be paying for a car that is sitting around doing nothing for 95% of the day. He says you can get time back (presumably working for Elon) because you don't have to drive. 1:02:00 - Explains the average cost to operate a bus (not the ticket price) is about $1/mile. Elon “We think *probably, over time*, the operating costs is *probably* going to be ~$0.20/mi. And price, including taxes and everything else probably ends up being $0.30-0.40/mi” A whole lot of "probablys and other qualifiers there...This is the second time where it’s clear Elon has prepared nothing. “You can buy one. We expect the cost to be below $30k”. Presumably this means $29,990. Notably already more expensive than the $25k they touted previously. Though it can’t be proven this was the “Model 2” Tesla spoke about previously, I think it’s pretty clear that it is. Elon talks about how you could start a business managing a fleet of robotaxis. This is really strange, in my opinion, as I don’t understand why Tesla wouldn’t just operate the fleets themselves and keep all of the money. 1:03:50 - Unsupervised FSD in TX and CA next year for M3 and MY. Honestly, at this point, Elon has been saying “next year” for 9 years, and if you’re still falling for it, you’re a special kind of sucker. Cybercab production in “probably, well I can be a little optimistic with timeframes, in 2026. Before 2027, let me put it that way.” Again here it sounds like he’s just making this shit up on stage. This shouldn’t be something you have to think about on stage. It’s something you very carefully consider and then present on stage in a definitive tone. 1:07:04 - Elon says the “AI 5 computer” (presumably this is new nomenclature and this will be the successor to “HW4”) will be “open spec”. 1:08:45 - Elon announces they’re doing “inductive charging” and the robotaxi has no plug. Unclear exactly which models will be equipped with this. 1:09:30 - Talks about the elimination of parking lots. 1:10:00 - The Robovan appears. Elon hilariously mispronounces the name. No one laughs so he explains the joke. Can carry up to 20 people. $0.05-0.10/mi 1:12:10 - humanoid robots appear. Their walking seems impressively stable and humanoid. Some people speculate they are remote-controlled. 1:13:15 - “You should be able to buy an autonomous robot $20-30k long term” again here, $20-30k is an enormous gap and it sounds very much like he’s just making it up. “The biggest product, ever, of any kind”. Elon claims Optimus will usher in “an age of abundance” where “anyone will be able to have any products and services they want”. My take: this is nothing short of delusional… What will happen is that they’ll further displace human labor and further consolidate wealth into the hands of the 1%. So, pretty much the opposite of what he’s suggesting. That is, assuming these things are ever delivered or functional enough to replace the kind of work currently done by humans. 1:15:50 - There’s a concert where they play Daft Punk’s “Robot Rock” while a bunch of Optimuses dance on stage. Honestly pretty dope. 1:22:15 - They show the Optimus serving drinks. The way it interacts with people at the bar appears very human, and by that I mean this is obviously why people think they’re remote-controlled, shaking it’s head, posing for pictures with a thumb up, waving at people, playing rock, paper, scissors and then reacting to losing. They seem to be carrying conversations. However the motions appear very fluid and humanoid, which is at least mechanically very impressive, and beyond anything I’ve seen from Boston Dynamics (though it doesn’t do any cool flips or anything). Closing thoughts: This was a very short presentation where they unveiled a whole lot of stuff, but all of it was very sparse on any details whatsoever which, on the one hand, maybe they're beginning to learn from their mistakes. On the other, why even bother? Just release some photos and don't waste your time. Some have criticized the choice of 2 seats. But honestly, how many people are taking an Uber with 3+ people? It makes a lot of sense to me, especially considering this will likely be one of the most energy-efficient vehicles ever made.
My laptop has been having problems not charging and the top row of the keyboard stopped working. In my pursuit of a replacement I realized how ridiculously cheap Intel iMacs have become. And then I realized that you can gut them and convert them into an insanely good computer monitor after the internals die. I was looking for a dead one but somehow managed to get my hands on a working 5k 2017 iMac for $150. God the display is *glorious*. For the time being Im just going to use the existing internals since they're still functioning. I installed Fedora on an external drive and everything seems to be functional. I managed to get fractional scaling functioning. However the output only goes up to 4k. And while thats still really nice, the extra resolution does make an obvious difference when sitting ~1 foot away. Has anyone been able to get 5k working?
dailyweb.pl
Thought this might interest some Lemmy folks.
I get lots of spam from particular mailing services like Constant Contact and Mailchimp. 100% always spam from these services. Is there a way to block messages received through these services? I can see the domains in the header of the email but I don't see an option to block messages based on info in the header.
Cygni is the Epic free game this week. Unfortunately it is not working for me. Installed using HGL. Added to Steam. Set compatibility to GE-Proton-Latest. Running on SD OLED w/ Steam Beta. When launching, I sometimes get as far as the Konami loading screen but then it crashes. Tips? Ideas? Anyone else get this working properly?
Trying to cover all my bases on the headline LOL. I confirmed LACT was installed, though I don't think that has anything to do with it. Installed movit via RPM-OStree. GPU processing is still grayed out. Currently waiting for a 20 minute video to process on CPU only and says it will take 3 hours :(
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Short version of this interview is that nothing is changing, other than they're going to be asking a flat fee "$5-20" for the app, rather than relying on donations. All donation platforms have been closed. However, if you choose not to, as Louis says "that's between you and your God". Project will remain AGPL and thus can be forked at any time. FUTO maintains the trademark of Immich name and logos.
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> we collect the information that you provide by entering it into certain Service features. For example, when you want to post in a forum, you provide us the content for the post (which could contain PI which we collect and then display for you on the forum). Likewise, when you use other features such as voice or text messaging, blogs, surveys, user-generated content, activity streams, or social media, we may first collect the information you enter into the feature. > We may also automatically or passively collect information about your use of our Services, see the sub-sections below for a list of categories by sources of such information. > Each time you use a PlayStation console or a PlayStation app on a PlayStation console or other devices (such as a mobile phone **or PC**), we may automatically collect information about your use of that device and app. If you sign into an Account, we may combine it with other information we have for that Account. > The information that we collect from devices may include: Device identifiers such as your PlayStation console ID, mobile device IDs, cookie IDs, or serial numbers, Network identifiers such as your IP address and MAC address > We may receive information, including the following, from third party sources and combine it with information we already directly collect from you. We will handle the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. > Game, social media, or other information, from those third parties or services **you link your Account with** >Marketing and Advertising: We may **target** and personalize our marketing communications, purchase recommendations and advertisements that we display on our **and third-party websites and services** based on the information we have collected about you. The list just goes on here, but to boil it down: Sony wants dat sweet sweet data.
I use Proton. But I continue to run into more and more websites and services that detect my VPN and refuse my connection, or just run literally 40 captchas in a row until I just give up. I use Proton because it has a "suite" of products under a single subscription, but that benefit is losing it's allure as some of their products are pretty shitty from a user experience perspective, their customer support is atrocious, and they don't seem to pay any attention to what their users actually want. Does anyone track known VPN servers? Is there a specific provider that causes less problems? Does anyone test different VPNs for detection? Thinking about cancelling my subscription and moving to Mullvad.
Original video: https://youtu.be/1KEtxTQUzxY
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> Pixel 9: with a 6.03-inch screen and a double rear camera. This is the heir to Pixel 8. > Pixel 9 Pro: with a 6.1-inch screen and a triple rear camera. This is a new model. > Pixel 9 Pro XL: with a 6.7-inch screen and a triple rear camera. This is the heir to the Pixel 8 Pro. If we get Pixel desktop I will def have to be upgrading to 9 Pro come Black Friday...
Trying to squeeze some more storage in my MiniPC. I have questions about these. These use hardward RAID with selectable modes (Individual/JBOD/RAID1/RAID2). 1. If I use RAID 1 and one of the drives fails, will I know? 2. If a drive fails, and a slap in a new one, will it internally begin repairing RAID 1 again? 3. Can I use these as "individual" or JBOD and have 2 separate drives through the same connector, and use something like TrueNAS to software-RAID them?
Playing Helldivers 2. My brother on the desktop on the living room TV. Me on the SteamDeck on the couch next to him. Playing co-op together.
Not sure why this doesn't exist. I don't need 12TB of storage. When I had a Google account I never even crossed 15GB. 1TB should be plenty for myself and my family. I want to use NVMe since it is quieter and smaller. 2230 drives would be ideal. But I want 1 boot drive and 2 x storage drives in RAID. I guess I could potentially just have 2xNVMe and have the boot partition in RAID also? Bonus points if I can use it as a wireless router also.
I really enjoy Linux but I find myself having to keep Windows partitions around for software that specifically requires Windows. Proton makes everything easier by automatically running game files through a translation layer, and it "just works" quite well most of the time. Also VanillaOS can apparently auto-spin a container when you try to open a .deb or AUR package (this is my rudimentary understanding). Setting up WINE/Bottles, etc. is above my pay grade. Is it not possible to create an OS that just does the same thing as Steam but for the entire OS?
Hi friends, I managed to get a few services running (Mobilizon, Mastodon, PeerTube etc.), and I'm just now realizing that by default none of these federated networks are subscribed to anything? I'm going to be the only one using these services so I don't care about moderation or defederation. Is there no "subscribe all" button? And if not, are there comprehensive lists somewhere I can download and import? Thanks in advance.
