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Comment on The iPad’s “sweet” solution in ~tech
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech
donn Link ParentThank you! Been meaning to give Kagi a serious shot but the recurring cost was a bit hard to swallow for me.Thank you! Been meaning to give Kagi a serious shot but the recurring cost was a bit hard to swallow for me.
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Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech
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Comment on Mozilla sees surge in Firefox users thanks to EU’s Digital Markets Act in ~tech
donn Link ParentThat was more of a workaround for the early days where iOS did not let you change the default browser. It let people stay in the Google ecosystem should they so please instead of being sent to Safari.That was more of a workaround for the early days where iOS did not let you change the default browser. It let people stay in the Google ecosystem should they so please instead of being sent to Safari.
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Comment on Xbox's new hardware plans begin with a gaming handheld in 2025 in ~games
donn Link ParentI definitely think it's going to be a bespoke version of Windows, like the Xbox's OS, i.e. a console first and foremost. I doubt it'll be a full Windows handheld. I think they're trying to compete...I definitely think it's going to be a bespoke version of Windows, like the Xbox's OS, i.e. a console first and foremost. I doubt it'll be a full Windows handheld.
I think they're trying to compete more with the Switch 2 than the Steam Decks and ROG Allys if that makes sense.
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Comment on Proton exits Mastodon with updated account bio pointing to Reddit in ~tech
donn Link ParentIt's part of an attempt to form a cordon sanitaire around Trump. Unfortunately I think that's kind of futile when the person in question effectively controls all branches of government…It's part of an attempt to form a cordon sanitaire around Trump. Unfortunately I think that's kind of futile when the person in question effectively controls all branches of government…
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Comment on Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit in ~society
donn Link ParentThey don't have investors, just an oligarch owner who knew would this happen and didn't care. Using the ethos of the Washington Post to spew quasi-libertarian tripe seems to have been the plan all...They don't have investors, just an oligarch owner who knew would this happen and didn't care. Using the ethos of the Washington Post to spew quasi-libertarian tripe seems to have been the plan all along.
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Comment on OpenGL bindings for Bash in ~comp
donn Link ParentThis is a good bit, by all means never stopThis is a good bit, by all means never stop
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Comment on Linus Torvalds weighs in on the Rust for Linux controversy in ~comp
donn LinkSee our previous discussion on this for more background: https://tildes.net/~comp/1lz8/resigning_as_asahi_linux_project_lead (Admins I'm not sure if it's more appropriate to just post this as a...See our previous discussion on this for more background: https://tildes.net/~comp/1lz8/resigning_as_asahi_linux_project_lead
(Admins I'm not sure if it's more appropriate to just post this as a comment there or make a new topic, so clarification would be appreciated)
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Linus Torvalds weighs in on the Rust for Linux controversy
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Comment on 27% of Canadians view USA as an 'enemy' in ~society
donn LinkRational and correct reaction to a country attempting to annex you using economic coercion and not ruling out force.Rational and correct reaction to a country attempting to annex you using economic coercion and not ruling out force.
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Comment on The terrorist propaganda to Reddit pipeline in ~tech
donn Link ParentI think I can agree with that but sadly, I think that's just the nature of online spaces that grow big. People will compete for influence on those spaces, whether it's a billionaire buying a...I think I can agree with that but sadly, I think that's just the nature of online spaces that grow big. People will compete for influence on those spaces, whether it's a billionaire buying a website he constantly gets roasted on or a bunch or co-ordinated netizens with mod powers on a Discord server. Here's the Harris-Walz campaign doing the same thing, reported on by an equally unsavory source: https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/29/busted-the-inside-story-of-how-the-kamala-harris-campaign-manipulates-reddit-and-breaks-the-rules-to-control-the-platform/
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Comment on How often do you replace your phone? in ~tech
donn LinkVery infrequently. The last two brand new phones I've bought are the 2016 iPhone SE (best phone ever made, sue me) and the iPhone 15 Pro. One because I adored that it was a small, fast phone that...Very infrequently. The last two brand new phones I've bought are the 2016 iPhone SE (best phone ever made, sue me) and the iPhone 15 Pro. One because I adored that it was a small, fast phone that fit in my hand well and still ran the latest iOS at the time. The other because the EU forced them to include USB-C, and my phone was my last device to continue to charge with lightning and I wanted that to end.
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Comment on The terrorist propaganda to Reddit pipeline in ~tech
donn (edited )LinkI love how this is in equal parts showing how consent can indeed be manufactured, but also malding over the fact that a bunch of terminally online far leftists with entirely too much time are...I love how this is in equal parts showing how consent can indeed be manufactured, but also malding over the fact that a bunch of terminally online far leftists with entirely too much time are outdoing state-sponsored Hasbara on the propaganda front.
I also love that every time the issue is that they're promoting views that may have been shared by "US-designated terrorist organizations" but refusing to engage with the actual material of the views.
The promotion of content from foreign terror organizations on Reddit, including by top moderators, raises serious legal concerns. U.S. “material support” laws prohibit aiding terror entities, including spreading propaganda
Citation needed. That would be a first amendment disaster and many people would have been in jail by now for expressing support for Hamas on X and similar websites.
all performed in service of radical ideologies that seek nothing more than totalitarian control of how we think and what we think about.
Ah yes, I love me some projection to top it all off. https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/12/21/metas-broken-promises/systemic-censorship-palestine-content-instagram-and
What a load of crock.
EDIT: If there's one thing you can gain from this article, is that, once again, nobody is immune to propaganda. If the zeitgeist can be controlled, it can certainly influence your own opinions. Keep that in mind and consume things critically.
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Comment on TikTok ban fueled by Israel, not China: US Congressional insiders spill the beans on how the law was passed in ~society
donn Link ParentI will state that the Supreme Court agreed with you on that particular point (that speech ought not be censored, even if done in concert with a foreign adversary) but let the ban come into force...I will state that the Supreme Court agreed with you on that particular point (that speech ought not be censored, even if done in concert with a foreign adversary) but let the ban come into force anyway solely because of the data collection aspect. I can't think of many U.S. politicians who would have kompromat on TikTok but I digress.
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Comment on TikTok ban fueled by Israel, not China: US Congressional insiders spill the beans on how the law was passed in ~society
donn Link ParentYeah in the wake of the passing though I had a multi-comment-long discussion where people dismissed my argument that this is mostly just about censorship with China being an excuse. Now the people...Yeah in the wake of the passing though I had a multi-comment-long discussion where people dismissed my argument that this is mostly just about censorship with China being an excuse. Now the people who have proposed and passed the law said it explicitly.
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Comment on TikTok ban fueled by Israel, not China: US Congressional insiders spill the beans on how the law was passed in ~society
donn Link[Former U.S. House Representative Mike] Gallagher described how the national security bill was dead until Hamas’ attack on Israel, which brought the legislation back to life. As Gallagher said:
“So we had a bipartisan consensus. We had the executive branch, but the bill was still dead until October 7th. And people started to see a bunch of anti-Semitic content on the platform and our bill had legs again.”
The account by Gallagher makes explicit something there have been hints of for some time. Israeli officials and lobbyists told everyone that would listen in Washington that TikTok’s algorithm fueled American youth opposition to the Israel-Hamas war.
NPR at about the same time reported on a memo written by Israel Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General Emmanuel Nahshon, which blamed TikTok’s algorithm for “turning young people against Israel.”
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TikTok ban fueled by Israel, not China: US Congressional insiders spill the beans on how the law was passed
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Comment on Apple debuts iPhone 16e in ~tech
donn Link ParentGod, Face ID is still so bad compared to Touch ID. My iPad Air has a touch ID button on one of its sides and it works perfectly every time. My iPhone 15 Pro struggles if I'm cuddling a pillow.God, Face ID is still so bad compared to Touch ID. My iPad Air has a touch ID button on one of its sides and it works perfectly every time. My iPhone 15 Pro struggles if I'm cuddling a pillow.
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Comment on Who's afraid of Hasan Piker? in ~society
donn Link ParentThis guy's downfall has been so interesting to see. Went from THE guy that fought for fair use on YouTube to issuing DMCA takedowns to subreddits making fun of him.This guy's downfall has been so interesting to see. Went from THE guy that fought for fair use on YouTube to issuing DMCA takedowns to subreddits making fun of him.
This take comes up a lot, and it's one of my pet peeves. iOS and macOS are the same operating system with two different UI stacks as demonstrated by the fact macOS can run iPad apps without virtualizing an entire other operating system or rebooting or similar.
The problem with iPad isn't that you can make it awful for tablet use by running a cursor-first UI desktop environment on it, it's that Apple doesn't give iPadOS users the freedom they give macOS users: to open the terminal like Macs, to run Cocoa (macOS) apps like Macs run Cocoa Touch (iOS), to get apps outside of the app store without Apple taking 30%-- nothing. There is no technical barrier to running Mac apps on iPad, especially that they both share an instruction set architecture now. It would just eat into Mac profits. That's why the iPad sucks now.
Other than that....
Yeah I agree with pretty much everything in this article.
EDIT: Also not sure if it's because of my aging A14 but the web app experience kinda sucks too