Chipthemonk

@Chipthemonk@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I really don’t like the idea of governments regulating tech and innovations. Although this seems like a good idea, it could severely limit companies in the way they design their phones.

  People think that Apple and Samsung maliciously make irreplaceable batteries, but these people barely know how to use their phone in the first place, much less how the phone was engineered. Battery implementation in super thin devices is not a simple affair. Requiring tech to have certain things is really dumb. Let the capitalistic market and buyers figure out what they need. Don’t force it through government.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think all smartphone companies should pull out of Saudi Arabia until they have better human rights policies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Saudi Arabia passes law requiring USB-C charges for smartphones⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Governments move really, really slow. How long has USB-C been out? Many years it seems and now it’s being mandated? In my view USB-C is old tech. I like it, don’t get me wrong, but it’s old old.

  If you go to any government organization except maybe parts of the military, you’ll find that their tech is outdated and running legacy shit because they have to go through piles of paperwork to change anything.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry, my comment got mangled and I had some typos. I agree that we can separate artists and art. I am annoyed that so many people try to argue the contrary. In academia, many are currently trying to argue that you cannot separate the artist from their art (at least, in music circles). I find that perspective juvenile.

  Anyway, I agree with you Gnubyte.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  What’s your logic? That slavery and same sex marriage are similar?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Your question doesn’t make sense. But anyway, I read the rest of the article, but very quickly as I found it to be unconvincing from the start.

  The adding shit to the URL is scummy but that’s no longer there. The author spends an excessive amount of time on this issue Eva use it’s no longer there. It was a bad move by Brave, but they retracted from it pretty quickly it seems.

  The crypto stuff doesn’t bother me. I am not anti crypto. I think it’s an interesting technology that has potential. A lot of people, I think, are lashing out against crypto because they don’t understand it and there are too many crypto bros.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know what it is, but a fair number of people are incoming these types of arguments these days, especially in academia. What started this trend?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why you shouldn't use Brave Browser⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  This article did not present a compelling case for abandoning brave. Who cares what the founder thinks about various political issues. If the software is good, then that’s all that matters.

  Don’t get me wrong, I support same sex marriage, but people have a right to oppose the concept as marriage is a government idea that is tied up in politics.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU passes law to blanket highways with fast EV chargers by 2025⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Nuclear a power, when done right, is highly efficient.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨EU passes law to blanket highways with fast EV chargers by 2025⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Although I like big public transportation options, cars are also awesome and won’t be going anywhere for the foreseeable future. I’d rather have electric cars than gas cars as we can generate renewable electricity but not renewable gas.

  I’ve seen your argument a few times now. In San Francisco, some folk are protesting self driving cars with cones because they want more public transportation infrastructure. Again, I’m sympathetic—I love public infrastructure. But improving public transportation doesn’t have to be antithetical to EVs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify now has 220 million paying subscribers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure why so many Apple folk use Spotify. I prefer Apple Music. Also, the new included Apple Classical App is fantastic. Spotify offers a shit experience for classical music lovers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify now has 220 million paying subscribers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Supporting Amazon? I’d pass.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Does this work across platforms? iPad? iPhone? AppleTV?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I can’t stand watching ads. Ads waste my time. My time is valuable. I’ll pay for no ads.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Overwatch 2 Investment and Engagement is declining, Blizzard says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s almost like Blizzard is trying to use the same monetization strategies for every game to drive profits above all else. It’s annoying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Overwatch 2 Investment and Engagement is declining, Blizzard says⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  How come?