khannie
@khannie@lemmy.world
- Comment on Sora AI Slop is here 1 day ago:
Ok. Now we’re at 99 seconds. What’s next?
- Comment on Head of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europe 2 days ago:
Google employee confirmed. Absolute trash reasoning verging on trolling it’s so ridiculous. Wild that you arguing so vehemently in favour of reduced access to use your hardware the way you want.
All of them
Laughable. You’ve obviously never worked in any kind of customer support role.
Most people are going to melt at the steps necessary to use adb.
capacity isn’t willpower.
By capacity I meant access to hardware. There are so many people in poorer countries out there that don’t have a laptop, permission to start using one for installing adb on it but also have an android phone.
welcome to an effective deterrent.
I don’t want an effective deterrent that effectively kills fdroid and the like. That’s the whole point. I’ve favoured android because it’s more open. The talking points in favour of it pale in comparison to the loss of freedom.
Honestly just jog on. Please.
- Submitted 5 days ago to showerthoughts@lemmy.world | 31 comments
- Comment on [deleted] 5 days ago:
It’s ambiguous. Fresh white bread could be considered both amazing or dull.
Did you feel like the date went well?
If it was meant as an insult then the guy is a cunt. Did he give off cunt vibes?
- Comment on Head of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europe 6 days ago:
developer verification can be disabled, bypassed, or worked with
In reality, this is useless given the technical capabilities (or access to the technology necessary) of nearly every android user. What percentage of them do you think has the capacity or capability to use ADB?
you called it sideloading removal, which it isn’t.
Strictly it ticks the box, however effectively it is sideloading removal. Arguing otherwise honestly makes me think you work for them. It’s such obvious marketing bullshit “Oh, we left this tiny window open to tick the box which people can use, but almost certainly not you and even if you are capable, it’s a pain in the arse”. There are 7 intelligent people in my house. I’m the only one capable of using ADB without enormous effort, making it a deliberately huge barrier and even I’m not going to do it to install a trusted open source app.
Let’s be clear; the only reason they left that little window open was to have people like you say “no, sideloading is still possible” to cover their arses legally and also for actual developers, not because they care about an open ecosystem.
- Comment on Head of the Signal app threatens to withdraw from Europe 1 week ago:
Adb is functionally useless for most people.
- Comment on Before modern-day authoritarian regimes, did people living under abosolute monarchies talk criticize the monarchs? Or did they just stay silent in fear of persecution? 2 weeks ago:
I was 12 when that happened and even then I knew from quite far away that a great evil had left the world. He got what he deserved. Prick.
- Comment on No words 3 weeks ago:
This is the context I came to the comments for. Thank you. I knew Mandy was a solid human.
- Comment on Beggars can't be choosers 3 weeks ago:
That’s actually Ukraine. A Russian soldier died there.
- Comment on What percentage of the world population ages 30+ do you suppose is capable of financially supporting themselves & living & thriving independently? 4 weeks ago:
It’s a good, thought provoking, question but “thriving” is subjective. One of my besties is not wealthy and doesn’t want to be but he’s living the life he wants and very happy doing it so I’d consider that thriving.
- Comment on What are some franchises with characters that personify countries? 4 weeks ago:
Hon hon hon
- Comment on Name this minivan 4 weeks ago:
What is that thing on the bonnet / hood?
- Comment on Bench - A community for pictures of benches! 5 weeks ago:
Looking forward to seeing them :)
- Comment on Bench - A community for pictures of benches! 5 weeks ago:
Oh fantastic! Looking forward to those!
- Comment on Bench - A community for pictures of benches! 5 weeks ago:
Welcome! Yeah I’m not sure how I came across it in the other place but it just brought a little joy to my life. I do love a good bench.
- Submitted 5 weeks ago to newcommunities@lemmy.world | 7 comments
- Comment on Desiccant dehumidifiers are fascinating... but not for everyone [29:19] 5 weeks ago:
You should be able to pick up an old style timer plug for under 10 euro / USD in your hardware store.
They’re a tiny bit fiddly to set up but given how power hungry those things are you’ll be saving money in no time.
We have one around here somewhere. I’ll see if I can dig you out a picture.
- Comment on what does it mean being nice to your coworkers to you? 5 weeks ago:
Could you give me an example of a prying question you got asked?
I find most people overshare unnecessarily. I’m always telling me wife and kids not to give detail and have gotten very good at giving minimal detail.
Example: my wife has been in hospital for weeks. It’s not something she’d want people to know about.
My mother in law was all “what are you going to tell people?” and I just said “nothing”. So when I do have to bring it up I say “she’s been in hospital a few weeks and will be another few more but she’ll be fine”. That last part I add to deflect in advance.
Only one person has had the gall to ask for more information and I told them I’d tell them over a pint some time (i.e. would you ever fuck off with that).
- Comment on Finish the story, chat. 5 weeks ago:
Now assume pi is 4. Proceed to have a nervous breakdown.
20 points.
- Comment on Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s 5 weeks ago:
Is it a subscription though? Investors like that
- Comment on Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s 5 weeks ago:
2MB/s / 16Mbps is enough for 4K HEVC video and audio. In theory you could encode a full movie with enough starlings.
- Comment on Cornell's world-first 'microwave brain' computes differently 1 month ago:
Heads up if you’re a microwave popcorn person - they’re apparently choc full of microplastics. :( Think it was a recent Veritasium video I learned that in and stopped buying them.
- Comment on Is the amount of Lemmy activity declining? 1 month ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
It could be that a culture like mine where it’s considered rude are more sensitive to it but it was definitely a thing.
I love Italy. Been there a good few times. The staring did stick with me though, along with lots of other more positive things.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Oh that’s a lot of time! You’re right in the middle of Europe so everywhere is accessible and will probably get bored in a single city in that timeframe.
Consider a trip to Prague or Milan maybe. You could even go to Amsterdam or Berlin or hop on a flight to Rome. Internal flights are cheap.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
People do stare, not sure if that is specifically a German thing.
I found that a lot in Italy too. In Ireland it would be rude but I just took it as a different culture thing.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Well, welcome to Europe so! I hope you have a great time.
Yeah definitely try to overcome the discomfort of using the trains / subway. Once you’ve done it once it becomes easy and they’re a great way to get around.
In general I like to do the tourist walking tours in big European cities. You get to see around, meet a bunch of others and get a feel for the city plus get little nuggets of history etc all for very little money.
I’ll check with the young lad about specific recommendations and get back to you.
How long are you coming for?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
My son lives in that neck of the woods. I can ask him for specific recommendations if you like? Sounds like you’ll have local guides though.
I really like Germany myself. I have a tiny smattering of German and I felt folks liked my bad attempts to use it so maybe get a few phrases together and numbers etc. Good food. Great beer. Nice people. Fairly chill everywhere.
In general as a tourist it’s a good idea in Germany to use public transport (and walking) to get around in big cities. They do have a decent u-bahn in Munich (subway) so maybe check out the maps for that before you go.
Hope you have fun! Is this your first time coming to Europe? Or just Germany specifically?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
I’m going to assume they are also around that age
Text says they’re 22. It’s not an insubstantial age difference but definitely worth a whirl IMO despite the dad’s condescending tone.
- Comment on The Viking combat roguelite Bad North (2018) is truly incredible in bite-sized real-time tactics 1 month ago:
Legend. Thanks.
