ilmagico
@ilmagico@lemmy.world
- Comment on US bans Kaspersky antivirus software due to 'national security risk' 1 week ago:
McAfee is not Russan, just like Instagram is not Chinese (I thought it was clear enough).
Yes it’s a clear reference to TikTok, which I don’t like for many many reasons, but none of those reasons is why it was banned, it’s because it’s Chinese.
- Comment on US bans Kaspersky antivirus software due to 'national security risk' 1 week ago:
But is not Russian, just like Instagram is not Chinese.
- Comment on Samsung mocks Apple’s crushing iPad Pro ad with its own ‘UnCrush’ pitch 1 month ago:
Maybe I should’ve specified that it was unlocked via the official “OEM Unlock” switch provided by Samsung. Yes, there are Samsung phones that can be unlocked, though you’re right, many cannoy (usually US versions).
- Comment on Samsung mocks Apple’s crushing iPad Pro ad with its own ‘UnCrush’ pitch 1 month ago:
I’m writing this from a samsung with unlocked bootloader.
- Comment on Terrifying reality of what airport security could actually see through an X-ray machine 1 month ago:
Millimeter waves is what they use in airport scanners,not x-rays.
- Comment on Chinese battery developer unveils new tech with 1,300-mile range that could revolutionize EVs: 'An important piece of the puzzle' 2 months ago:
You’re right, I didn’t see it! I just saw a bunch of chinese writings, which I cannot read, so didn’t bother trying to read even the only thing I could 😅
- Comment on Chinese battery developer unveils new tech with 1,300-mile range that could revolutionize EVs: 'An important piece of the puzzle' 2 months ago:
The real numbers we need to see are watts per volume, or watts per mass
You have to chase it down, following the link to electrek.co, but then it says: “the prototype cells house an energy density of 720 Wh/kg”
(of course, I’m just stating what is claimed, no idea how true)
- Comment on Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry 2 months ago:
If you (or that website) want to spread this kind of alarmist information, some would say conspiracies, you’d better back it with credible sources for all the claims in there. I read it and saw exactly zero evidence.
- Comment on Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry 2 months ago:
I love osmand for outdoor activities, recording hikes and bike rides, they actually have better info on trails than google maps (though there are specialized outdoor apps that are even better, usually paid). The UI has a lot of features and it’s not the easiest to navigate, but I love it exactly because it has all those features. Searching for places used to be a nightmare, but it got better. It even works with Android Auto (not sure abt Carplay for Apple folks).
So, what is it missing? Traffic info. And that’s why I still have Google maps.
- Comment on Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu 2 months ago:
that they look for a way to moderate cheating without just lazily requiring Windows in order to play online.
I would avoid those kernel level
malwaresanticheat anyways, whether they’re for Windows or if they port them to Linux (“to run this game, please load this kernel module”… no thanks). - Comment on Eww, Copilot AI might auto-launch with Windows 11 soon 2 months ago:
Most of the issues you describe are because usually computers come with Windows preinstalled with all the drivers and configuration set up by the oem to “just work”, so replacing the OS inevitably means fiddling with it. People who e.g. try to install Windows on a SteamDeck will face similar difficulties.
- Comment on Eww, Copilot AI might auto-launch with Windows 11 soon 2 months ago:
haha lol yeah we do get a bit annoying here … For me it’s the opposite though, I use linux for work, and I’ve used it for so long I almost forgot what Windows looks like.
- Comment on Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets 2 months ago:
In capitalistic societies like the USA, for-profit companies are mandated to serve the interest of their shareholders, which is usually to make as much money as they can. It there was some kind of incentive to do the right thing, that makes the “right thing” more profitable than the rest, maybe companies would do the right thing. Maybe make companies pay for the amount of ewaste (or any kind of waste) they generate?
- Comment on Eww, Copilot AI might auto-launch with Windows 11 soon 2 months ago:
If linux came preinstalled by default and vendor supported, regular people would use linux as well. Usability is actually pretty good these days, arguably higher than Windows since you don’t have to deal with this BS.
Yes, you can buy Dell laptops with Ubuntu preinstalled and supported, maybe Lenovos, not sure, but it’s not the default, available only on custom builds online and on business (expensive) laptops, so most regular people don’t bother.
- Comment on I dockerized my Nextcloud 2 months ago:
My point is, since its meaning depends on the context, I don’t see the issue for it to mean, in the context of containers, “outside of a container”. Just like in the case of VMs, or OS vs No OS, it means there’s one fewer layer between the app and the hardware, whether that’s a VM, Container runtime, or the OS.
I’m pretty sure everybody, including you, understood its meaning in this context, it didn’t really cause any misunderstanding.
- Comment on I dockerized my Nextcloud 2 months ago:
That’s only the meaning you’re used to, and that’s my point. It depends on the context. I can assure you that, in the context of microcontrollers, for example, “bare metal” means running without an OS.
- Comment on I dockerized my Nextcloud 2 months ago:
Well, since we want to be technical … Docker is not bare metal. Linux apps are not bare metal. Arduino is bare metal.
- Comment on Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL, which had the same ultimate root cause as recent XZUtils backdoor incident 2 months ago:
The first one was a genuine bug, the second a malicions backdoor. The only common thing is they are both open source projects. I agree with having more oversight and funding on critical open source software, but suggesting that these two vulnerabilities are the same in some way is a bit of a stretch.
- Comment on Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV 2 months ago:
I mean, yeah sure, but are the alternatives that much better in this respect? Which alternative non-ad-ridden, privacy-respecting smart tv would you recommend (or ended up buying)? Asking for my future tv choice…
- Comment on Roku has patented a way to show ads over anything you plug into your TV 2 months ago:
“security” for themselves, not the customer, I guess
- Comment on Nissan To Deactivate Key Features From Early EVs 3 months ago:
I’m not in the UK so I don’t really know, I’m just saying the headline is misleading, and I’m just summarizing the article. Yes, I checked again, the article does mention the networks won’t go down immediately, so maybe Nissan is a bit evil, or maybe there’s something else the article isn’t saying.
- Comment on Nissan To Deactivate Key Features From Early EVs 3 months ago:
Once again a misleading headline: No, Nissan isn’t evil trying to force people to buy a new car. Those older cars rely on 2G connectivity, which is soon to be shut down in the UK, so they are sunsetting support for the features relying on it…
TL;DR: The 2G network they rely on is shutting down.
- Comment on Linux market share passes 4% for first time 3 months ago:
Yeah, misleading headline. They’re talking about the linux desktop, and based just on browser stats. Marked share of linux as a whole, including all datacenters, servers, cloud infrastructure, and heck, throw in IOT devices, android, routers, etc, I’m pretty sure it’s the dominant OS already.
- Comment on Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Stations | The oil giant is one of the big players in hydrogen globally, but even it can't make its operations work here. 4 months ago:
As much as I’d like to use public transport, even with LA traffic on a Thursday (for those who don’t know, Thursdays are always the worst in LA), even when the 405 is a parking lot, taking the metro / bus is still at least 2x slower than driving. Yes I tried, it’s that ridiculous. There are a lot of ongoing projects to build and extend metro lines, new bike lanes, etc. but progress is very slow. As others have said, the whole metropolitan area was designed with cars, and only cars in mind.
- Comment on How did China get so good at chips and AI? Congressional investigation blames American venture capitalists 4 months ago:
Right? I don’t known why some Americans think they’re the only one capable of building AIs, and if someone else did it, they must be stealing it… (or more likely it’s an excuse)
- Comment on Mozilla CEO Mitchelle Baker stepping down to Executive Chairwoman 4 months ago:
Well, technically, CEOs don’t pick their own salaries, they are decided by the board, and so, indirectly by the shareholders. Then again, she is also a board member, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Comment on Facebook at 20: Four ways the app changed the world 4 months ago:
Still using WhatsApp only, because I failed to convince people to switch to Signal (so far).
- Comment on I’m sorry, but I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy 5 months ago:
I just checked amazon and searching “OpenAI policy” or anything the like yields no results. I guess they got taken down?
- Comment on 11 INTRIGUING ENGINEERING MILESTONES TO LOOK FOR IN 2024 5 months ago:
Sometimes it feels like that ;) I’m sure there are cases where it’s the other way around
- Comment on 11 INTRIGUING ENGINEERING MILESTONES TO LOOK FOR IN 2024 5 months ago:
If your house, like mine, was all set up for a gas range and a gas oven, why would it have a 240v outlet (and yes, the house was built in the 50s, but it’s on the west coast). But of course, houses that are all wired for electric ranges, maybe not even have a gas line at all, like some apartment I lived in the past, will already have a 240v outlet.