Michal
@Michal@programming.dev
- Comment on minor tomfoolery 🛻💨🎶 6 days ago:
Hey, say what you want about cyber truck owners, but at least they’re not rolling coal!
- Comment on Funny how we see the world in landscape, but live it mostly in portrait. 1 week ago:
Text in a book is horizontal, also an opened book is most often wider than tall - so it’s in landscape too. It’s only in portrait when it’s closed so it’ll take up less space on the shelf - which is also horizontal.
You can use smartphone in landscape too, but it’s not as convenient to hold, and read text. But for watching video, you bet I’ll rotate it to landscape.
- Comment on Every toddler becomes a hackerman when they find a tablet 1 week ago:
Tieing shoes is done in 3d. One more dimension of complexity. Tablets on the other hand have a flat screen, so the toddler only needs to work two dimensions to use it.
- Comment on Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College 3 weeks ago:
Cheating themselves out of education.
- Comment on Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College 3 weeks ago:
Only in the USA
- Comment on I installed Linux on this 8-inch mini laptop, and it's my new favorite way of computing 3 weeks ago:
The devices you listed are either locked down, or are low powered devices themselves. None of them have a keyboard which is essential for linux.
- Comment on Tesla's "Predictive" Odometers Had 9+ Drivers Complaining of Inaccuracy Before Lawsuit. We Even Found Video! 5 weeks ago:
It’s not really that reliable as it it will depend on the diameter of the wheels that can vary with pressure, wear, and and actual tyre size.
A better method may be a sensor like the one used in optical mice.
- Comment on Is it rude to reply using English under posts in a language you can’t speak? 2 months ago:
If you answer in the language you know best, it’ll be easier to others to understand or translate, especially if it’s English.
You could translate your message to match the language of the comment, but if you don’t know the language, how can you know if it conveys your message correctly?
Overall, I’d say it depends on the specific community. If you try to inject yourself into a conversation in a Japanese language community, it may indeed come off as rude or ignorant.
The best solution may be to post in both languages?
- Comment on I reckon this is the usage distribution of Lemmy servers that we'll end up with. 2 months ago:
The thing about email is that the software is proprietary. Each of these providers has their own implementation of the interface, features, and integration with their tools (Google drive, photos, etc).
As long as lemmy servers run lemmy software, this won’t happen, or at least won’t be an issue as you can move to another server and not have to change your usage habits.
However if some server owners decide to fork Lemmy and develop their proprietary server, overhaul the UI, add features and attract users, it will start to become a problem.
- Comment on Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books 3 months ago:
Hi, what do you like about boox nova? I have the Paperwhite (2022) and wondering if there’s a better alternative that isn’t Amazon. I do enjoy the page turn animation, does boox have it too?
- Comment on Tech's Dumbest Mistake: Why Firing Programmers for AI Will Destroy Everything 3 months ago:
I thought it was intentional AI slop
- Comment on I miss when you could get a flagship phone that could fit in your hand 3 months ago:
I love my 9 pro! The size is perfect, and i didn’t have to sacrifice on camera this time.
- Comment on I miss when you could get a flagship phone that could fit in your hand 3 months ago:
Pixel 9 yes, but Pixel 7 didn’t have the telephoto camera that 7pro had.
- Comment on AND THEY DIDN'T STOP EATING 6 months ago:
Must be famished after all that time
- Comment on All Of Apple’s Foldable iPhone Prototypes Have Visible Creases, Which May Explain The Company’s Apprehension Towards A Launch 8 months ago:
Like that time they made a giant hole in the screen and called it ‘dynamic island’ 😂
- Comment on All Of Apple’s Foldable iPhone Prototypes Have Visible Creases, Which May Explain The Company’s Apprehension Towards A Launch 8 months ago:
It’s the iBump, it’s a haptic invention gently letting you know you have passed to the other half of the screen. They also made it visible to give you a gentle cue as to where the middle is.
- Comment on Elon Musk’s X is now worth less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price 8 months ago:
Idk, he popularized electric cars, it has to count for something. But yes, net loss.