Carter
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- Comment on GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused version of Android, is adding Android Auto support 10 months ago:
Privacy isn’t a binary choice. Obviously I would love for there to be an alternative to Google Pay but no such service exists.
The most private form of payment is to use cash but that’s just hugely inconvenient in 2024. Sometimes it would be nice to be able to pay from my phone when I don’t have my wallet on me but custom ROMs don’t allow it.
- Comment on Tesla is banned from driving schools because of new turn signals 10 months ago:
Can we just ban them entirely? Horrible cars.
- Comment on GrapheneOS, a privacy-focused version of Android, is adding Android Auto support 10 months ago:
I’d have rather seen Google Pay support than Android Auto though I imagine it’s a lot less feasible.
- Comment on Steam has now officially stopped supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. 10 months ago:
What can I say? I had a laptop with Vista pre-installed and it was fine.
- Comment on Steam has now officially stopped supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. 10 months ago:
Vista was fine. I never had any issues.
- Comment on Steam has now officially stopped supporting Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. 10 months ago:
8 and 8.1 is a shame. Best versions if Windows we’ve ever had.
- Comment on Spotify doesn't make profit from music streaming, despite having over 400M monthly active users, because it pays two-thirds of all its revenue to the rights holders. 10 months ago:
The most popular musoc streaming service. Definitely not the best. They still don’t offer lossless musoc streaming and their lossy files use an outdated encoder.
- Comment on Apple to switch to OLED displays for iPads and MacBooks - Nikkei Asia 10 months ago:
The iPad’s popularity is the reason no one else is really in the tablet market anymore. Every OEM was pushing out a tablet in every size about a month ago but failed to make any decent amount of sales to stay relevant.
The Android space is getting more varied again in recent years but I really wouldn’t recommend one to an average user over an iPad.
- Comment on ListenBrainz passes 25k users! 10 months ago:
The problem for me is it’s an extra app to check and then, find the recommendations and then go back to my music app of choice and search for the recommendations. It needs a way of being implemented into current services.
- Comment on Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration 11 months ago:
They don’t need to federate to do that.
- Comment on Threads is officially starting to test ActivityPub integration 11 months ago:
This is a bad take.
- Comment on Apple Offers iPhone NFC Chip Access to Apple Pay Rivals in EU 11 months ago:
What competitors? I’d love an Apple Pay/Google Wallet alternative but nothing exists.
- Comment on The state of open source SMS messagers 11 months ago:
There’s just no point in developing an app for a dead service. Just use the AOSP messaging app when you need.
- Comment on This scary AI recognizes passwords by the sound of your typing 11 months ago:
“Huh… All of this guy’s passwords are CTRL-SHIFT-INS.”
- Comment on Discord users are cancelling their Nitro after new mobile layout update 11 months ago:
Wrong. They sell user data.
- Comment on Flipboard has begun testing ActivityPub federation of user accounts 11 months ago:
I only know Flipboard as bloatware on a Samsung phone.
- Comment on If forced to choose one retro console forever what would you choose and why? 11 months ago:
Wii U is probably the safest bet as it can natively play GameCube and Wii games with easy emulation for the rest of the systems.
- Comment on As some carmakers run from Apple CarPlay, Porsche embraces it 1 year ago:
I’d rather cars go back to no touchscreen. Dot matrix displays are fine.
- Comment on Amazon Prime Video is able to remove a video from your library after purchase. 1 year ago:
£5.99 refund. Quite clearly not in the US.
- Comment on Amazon to introduce ads on Prime Video in 2024 1 year ago:
How do people think paying for a service and still being served ads is acceptable?
- Comment on Chromium vs Brave 1 year ago:
Brave is a buggy browser from a scummy company.
- Comment on 1 year ago:
The best thing I ever did was abandon TrueNAS and move to Debian. TrueCharts were a fucking nightmare and constantly required maintenance or even fresh installs.
- Comment on The only ‘new’ feature that would excite me enough to buy an iPhone 15 is USB-C 1 year ago:
It’s a step in the right direction but they’re a long way off convincing me to try again.
- Comment on Is there a word in English to describe someone who wants to preserve a (minority) culture against erosion from a majority culture? 1 year ago:
Welsh.
- Comment on [Video, The Verge] Hear how the best ANC headphones handle real world and lab tests 1 year ago:
The noise cancelling barely worked I throught so didn’t really see what the point was.
- Comment on [Video, The Verge] Hear how the best ANC headphones handle real world and lab tests 1 year ago:
I bought XM4s. Was not happy.
- Comment on [VERGE] AMD announces Radeon RX 7800 XT and 7700 XT, starting at $449 1 year ago:
Ooof. I just bought a 6700xt for £240 and thought that was a bit too pricey.
- Comment on Admiral car insurance loses thousands of customers 1 year ago:
I logged into the online portal and turns out I misremembered. It was actually £82.05.
- Comment on Admiral car insurance loses thousands of customers 1 year ago:
Nope. £69 was for a yearly policy. Initial renewal quote was £130 and I phoned up with a cheaper rival quote so they came down.
- Comment on Admiral car insurance loses thousands of customers 1 year ago:
£500?! For how mant cars. My latest car insurance was £69.