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  1. Comment on Meta’s Muse AI works and creeps me out in ~tech

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    Emma Roth's verdict is that it kinda works, but for me, I wouldn't allow this thing to get access to my stuff (e-mail! Credit Cards!) not even it it cleaned my house and prepared the coffee. I...

    Emma Roth's verdict is that it kinda works, but for me, I wouldn't allow this thing to get access to my stuff (e-mail! Credit Cards!) not even it it cleaned my house and prepared the coffee. I can't trust Meta in any way.

    24 votes

  3. Comment on Best options for domain registrar and static site hosting in 2026? in ~comp

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    I run my personal blog on Cloudflare's Workers thing. It's a fairly simple Jekyll blog. Unlike GitHub Pages + Jekyll integration, Cloudflare doesn't limit Jekyll plugins and features. It's been a...

    I run my personal blog on Cloudflare's Workers thing. It's a fairly simple Jekyll blog. Unlike GitHub Pages + Jekyll integration, Cloudflare doesn't limit Jekyll plugins and features. It's been a pleasure.

  4. Comment on LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features in ~tech

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    Tell that to Microsoft 👀 Also, if they would add AI, they could make it agnostic, bring-your-own-API. It's a deliberate decision.

    I mean, um, yes? Like, sure? It's an office suite.

    Tell that to Microsoft 👀

    Also, if they would add AI, they could make it agnostic, bring-your-own-API. It's a deliberate decision.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech

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    Mine is 4,5 years old, but yeah.

    Mine is 4,5 years old, but yeah.

  6. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    Absolutely. That's why I asked :)

    It sounds like you don’t see it as worth it for yourself, but that is very different to it not being worth it for anybody.

    Absolutely. That's why I asked :)

    1 vote

  7. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    For me, phones and regular tablets are no go. LCD/OLED screens really aren't good for your eyes. I got a base Kindle a couple years ago and recently replaced it with a Boox large tablet (10,3"),...

    For me, phones and regular tablets are no go. LCD/OLED screens really aren't good for your eyes. I got a base Kindle a couple years ago and recently replaced it with a Boox large tablet (10,3"), also with an E-Ink display.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    Genuinely asking: what do “pro” phones and tablets do that justify their prices? Tablets, specifically, are nonsensical to me. I mean, even base iPad can show recipes, play Netflix and be used as...

    But when you’re considering a pro phone and a pro ipad, suddenly that calculus shifts quite a lot.

    Genuinely asking: what do “pro” phones and tablets do that justify their prices? Tablets, specifically, are nonsensical to me. I mean, even base iPad can show recipes, play Netflix and be used as an e-reader just as much as an iPad Pro, no?

    4 votes

  9. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    Yes, I am. Here these prices are more obscene, indeed, although upper class people (5–10% richest) can easily travel abroad and buy these things in the US and Paraguay is a shortcut to pay way...

    Yes, I am. Here these prices are more obscene, indeed, although upper class people (5–10% richest) can easily travel abroad and buy these things in the US and Paraguay is a shortcut to pay way less than the MSRP of electronics.

    Anyway, still outrageous 🥲😁

    3 votes

  10. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    Don’t be mad, my friend. I know there are people who benefits from foldable phones and aren’t rich assholes. I was just extrapolating.

    Don’t be mad, my friend. I know there are people who benefits from foldable phones and aren’t rich assholes. I was just extrapolating.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    Thanks! These numbers don’t move the needle, do them? Apple alone sells ~60 million iPhones per quarter.

    Thanks! These numbers don’t move the needle, do them? Apple alone sells ~60 million iPhones per quarter.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    Do you have absolute numbers? I mean, Google sells so little Pixel phones… you know what I mean.

    Do you have absolute numbers? I mean, Google sells so little Pixel phones… you know what I mean.

    2 votes

  13. Comment on In search of the hypothetical iPhone Duo buyer in ~tech

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    Apple has entered the foldable phone market. Which got me thinking about the audience for this kind of device — if there even is one. People who convince themselves that a phone that folds and...

    Apple has entered the foldable phone market. Which got me thinking about the audience for this kind of device — if there even is one. People who convince themselves that a phone that folds and costs double the most expensive conventional models is worth it. Do they exist?

    6 votes

  15. Comment on Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone in ~tech

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    Those are features I couldn't care less. A small phone without AI and other bell and whistles could last longer and do the exactly same things I currently do in my iPhone SE. It's a shame that...

    Modern features are battery hogs (on-device AI, computational photography)

    Those are features I couldn't care less. A small phone without AI and other bell and whistles could last longer and do the exactly same things I currently do in my iPhone SE. It's a shame that companies don't supply the demand for utilitarian phones. The closest is the iPhone 17e, but that's expensive and could be smaller.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg put on 'leave of absence' in ~tech

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    Good. Now do the same on .org

    Good. Now do the same on .org

    5 votes

  17. Comment on LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features in ~tech

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    The LibreOffice 26.8 case answers a question I and others have had since 2023: if the whole market now offers AI baked in software of every kind, is there really no room for AI-free alternatives...

    The LibreOffice 26.8 case answers a question I and others have had since 2023: if the whole market now offers AI baked in software of every kind, is there really no room for AI-free alternatives to stand out?

    19 votes

  19. Comment on Tech (or political?) choices in ~tech

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    The Italian-American blog MacStories reversed a decision made in 2022 and returned to using X (formerly Twitter), opening up a crisis among contributors and readers who feel betrayed.

    The Italian-American blog MacStories reversed a decision made in 2022 and returned to using X (formerly Twitter), opening up a crisis among contributors and readers who feel betrayed.