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  1. Comment on Is Apple Music on Android good? in ~tech

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    Thanks for the quick review, seems like I'll be good after I switch to Android.

    Thanks for the quick review, seems like I'll be good after I switch to Android.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Is Apple Music on Android good? in ~tech

    herson
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    I don't like Spotify UI, also they are very slow to fix bugs. I used to have this bug on my homepage that suggested me the same 3 albums for over 6 months. Also once you accidentally listen one...

    I don't like Spotify UI, also they are very slow to fix bugs.
    I used to have this bug on my homepage that suggested me the same 3 albums for over 6 months. Also once you accidentally listen one random podcast episode the app suggest you that podcast forever.

    Also in apple music the quality of the music is better than Spotify, I've heard that Deezer has very good quality aswell so I may see it as an option.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Is Apple Music on Android good? in ~tech

    herson
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    Yeah, I like to keep my photos with the actual creation date on the name and metadata, but the moment I import them to my computer it's all over the place. The most recent bug I found is that the...

    Yeah, I like to keep my photos with the actual creation date on the name and metadata, but the moment I import them to my computer it's all over the place.

    The most recent bug I found is that the video files are not imported with the correct creation time but with the UTC equivalent (don't know if the error comes from the iphone or linux tbh), so I ended up to creating a script to fix that metadata and if I go on a trip to a different timezone I have to make sure I run that script with the correct offset so the dates get fixed correctly.

    3 votes

  4. Is Apple Music on Android good?

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    So before the question let me add some context: I'm planning to move from iOS to Android, mostly because how difficult is to backup photos from iPhone into my computer. I don't want my photos on...

    So before the question let me add some context: I'm planning to move from iOS to Android, mostly because how difficult is to backup photos from iPhone into my computer. I don't want my photos on iCloud so I make my backups copying all the photos and videos into my computer, I currently use Fedora Linux and keep my photo library on digiKam which I think is better than the Apple Photos app for Desktop. It certainly was easier when I used my Macbook for that, but being a Macbook from 2015 the battery is almost dead and I no longer use it.

    Recently I saw reviews for Android phones from last year and fell in love with the Asus Zenfone 10, I love small phones and that one looks amazing, but I'm still tied to the Apple ecosystem, and the service that I would miss the most from them is Apple Music. So that is actually the only reason that I'm still using an iPhone, (that and the camera which was pretty amazing back when my iPhone13 was released).

    So I'll have several options:

    • Keep using iOS and suck it up, maybe even giving up and doing my backups to iCloud (it's 10 years worth of photos and videos).
    • Move to android and use Spotify like everyone else. (I really don't want to go back to Spotify so that's the last thing I want to do).
    • Use Apple Music for Android. Which I really don't know how good or bad it is. I'm even surprised that there's a version for Android.
    • Just have an mp3 library like in the good old days. This is a viable solution since I listen to music almost exclusively by albums and it's easier to download music album by album than song by song. But that also means I'll need to be caring around my music library and making backups of it.

    So the question is: have anyone here used Apple Music on Android? Is it good?.

    16 votes

  5. Comment on How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers? in ~books

    herson
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    Thanks! I wasn't aware of that, I'll upgrade mine

    Thanks! I wasn't aware of that, I'll upgrade mine

  6. Comment on How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers? in ~books

    herson
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    I would say the screen is too small for two pages display, is around the size of a regular manga and is slow to scroll across pages when zoomed

    I would say the screen is too small for two pages display, is around the size of a regular manga and is slow to scroll across pages when zoomed

  7. Comment on How do you feel about eBooks and eBook readers? in ~books

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    I use a Kobo Clara, which does not have restrictions about how I can read, I can just plug it in as an USB device, and copy my ePubs, PDFs, and CBRs over it. (It also have its own store) The only...

    I use a Kobo Clara, which does not have restrictions about how I can read, I can just plug it in as an USB device, and copy my ePubs, PDFs, and CBRs over it. (It also have its own store)

    The only downside is the storage, because it's around 8gbs. For books that's more than enough, but not for mangas with is the main reason I use it for.

    For the record: for books I still prefer having them on physical form, but sometimes I download the digital version of books I already own so I can read them in the dark.

    7 votes

  8. Comment on What are your favorite "hidden gem" RPGs? in ~games

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    Terranigma is one of the best action JRPGs from the SNES, sadly it was not released for the NTSC region, but lucky for my younger self that didn't know English, it is one of the few games back in...

    Terranigma is one of the best action JRPGs from the SNES, sadly it was not released for the NTSC region, but lucky for my younger self that didn't know English, it is one of the few games back in the day that you could get in Spanish for your emulator.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on A documentary on the Men's Rights movement in ~humanities

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    It's funny how they almost get the point that we men are also affected by the patriarchy but then discharge all their rage and discomfort over women.

    It's funny how they almost get the point that we men are also affected by the patriarchy but then discharge all their rage and discomfort over women.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Ponniyin Selvan: I | Trailer - Tamil in ~movies

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    My stupid ass thought this as a PS1 game trailer. I was one minute deep in the video and still waiting for gameplay.

    My stupid ass thought this as a PS1 game trailer. I was one minute deep in the video and still waiting for gameplay.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection breathes new life into iconic stories in ~comics

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    ah yes, "Captain America…Commie Smasher" a literature classic.

    ah yes, "Captain America…Commie Smasher" a literature classic.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on What is the most pedantic, arrogant, obnoxious answer for the sentence "Good morning!" you can think of? in ~creative

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    What's good about them?

    What's good about them?

    4 votes

  13. Comment on Pinocchio | Teaser trailer in ~movies

  14. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    Been reading Berserk because of Elden Ring, I watched the 1997 anime years ago and didn't like it, but I really wanted to start the manga, and I'm glad FromSoftware games gave me that push....
    • Been reading Berserk because of Elden Ring, I watched the 1997 anime years ago and didn't like it, but I really wanted to start the manga, and I'm glad FromSoftware games gave me that push.
    • Started yesterday watching Jujutsu Kaisen, because that banger of ending https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6riDJMI-Y8U
    • Wating for One Piece 1047 so bad.
    2 votes

  15. Comment on Trying to become a junior developer in Brazil is an uphill battle in ~comp

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    I feel you, I'm from Honduras and working for local companies here is an awful experience, there's market for most mainstream technologies but very few companies are willing to pay a decent wage...

    I feel you, I'm from Honduras and working for local companies here is an awful experience, there's market for most mainstream technologies but very few companies are willing to pay a decent wage for the labor.

    Almost every other programmer I know works remotely for foreign companies that offer better payments, but most of the time is under contractor agreements where you get paid by hour and you can't have PTOs.

    5 votes

  17. Comment on What everyday foods are 10/10? in ~food

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    Granola, even without fruits or milk or anything else.

    Granola, even without fruits or milk or anything else.

    3 votes

  18. Comment on FireCityFunk - Surrender To Me (2022) in ~music

  19. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    I've been re-watching Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I have love/hate relationship[1] with the series, I love the characters and the setting, but the pacing is awful, I've only watched the...

    I've been re-watching Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

    I have love/hate relationship[1] with the series, I love the characters and the setting, but the pacing is awful, I've only watched the series once when it was still ongoing and I even had to rewatch a few episodes because of how fast things go.

    I don't remember much from the 2003's series, but I didn't recall any pacing problems there, (I still remember the series going south in the second half, though).

    I could just read the manga (and maybe I will), but I have nostalgia for the latino dubs which are iconic on this region :)

    [1]: not really a love/hate relationship, I just want to enjoy the series, but the pacing is a problem
    Also is really tiring that all the jokes are just "Edward is short" and nothing more beyond that.

    3 votes

  20. Comment on Sia - Fly Me To The Moon (Inspired by Final Fantasy XIV) in ~music