MiDaBa
@MiDaBa@lemmy.ml
- Comment on Wait a minute, we've been going about this all the wrong way! 1 month ago:
My point was that a transmitter would be easily detectable.
- Comment on Wait a minute, we've been going about this all the wrong way! 1 month ago:
I am fully against this booby trapping war crime regime but the problem with your first options is that pagers don’t transmit like phones do. That means there would be no way to remotely aquire the GPS or other saved data undetected.
- Comment on Ive bought two 3 months ago:
I had an ex who insisted on this setup. Apparently Kitchenaid has somehow been able to convince people this is an decorative status symbol. As an alliance I’ve never seen one in action and I’ve seen many of them.
- Comment on Can't get that metallic taste out of my mouth 4 months ago:
Gross!!! Let me taste it.
- Comment on Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough 4 months ago:
This we can agree on.
- Comment on Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough 4 months ago:
See the OP’s ending sentence for reference.
- Comment on Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough 4 months ago:
No one is shitting on other people’s choices. They are criticizing a major corporations choices to skimp on specs while charging a premium price. Specs that can’t be upgraded and will absolutely lead to a shorter usable life. I find it odd that people get upset about criticism that isn’t aimed at them at all. The only thing I can think is maybe they realize they were ripped off after putting so much money into Apple products and they need to defend their financial decisions. Even then I don’t fully understand. I’ve purchased overpriced junk many times and don’t feel the need to defend the offending company. Maybe it’s because Apple has managed to make their customers feel like they’re in an exclusive club even though everyone uses Apple products these days. A publicly traded company is around to make money and nothing more. They should never be held in reverence.
- Comment on Even Apple finally admits that 8GB RAM isn't enough 4 months ago:
If you choose to be a weak little quiet corporate Stan then that’s up to you. Apple is well aware that third party apps exist and they’re well aware that machines with less ram will need replaced far sooner than machines with more. RAM is cheap and Apples intigrated memory is no different in the regard. The only reason to use less is planned obsolescence. If you don’t believe that then you’re either Tim Cook or you’re an idiot.
- Comment on You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000 6 months ago:
I need it for personal protection.
- Comment on Daylight saving has 80% support in Australia and a majority in every state 7 months ago:
Evenings are the exact same length regardless of where you set your clock. Thinking DST gives you extra time is the same as someone who sets their clock fast so they have extra time to get ready for work. It just doesn’t make sense to trick yourself. If you want a longer evening then talk to your employer about it.
- Comment on Liking an OS isn't a personality trait ❌ 7 months ago:
Android can be great. It’s Google that’s the problem.
- Comment on Liking an OS isn't a personality trait ❌ 7 months ago:
- Comment on Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data 8 months ago:
I’m all for crapping on large publicly traded companies but lumping Google in with companies that sell your data isn’t honest. Google does not and never has sold user data. They sure as hell use your data for their own ad network but they do not sell that data wholesale. Meta and other data brokers sell your data and this Avast company sells your data through a product they claimed stopped tracking. I’m not pro-Google but to compare their business model (which is very transparent about how it handles your data and how it’s never sold) to Avast’s business model (which is to completely lie to the end user while literally selling everything that user does) is not an honest comparison.
- Comment on Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros 8 months ago:
Apple pitched the Vision Pro as if VR hadn’t wasn’t already a thing that’s been around for a while. While the VP has some higher specs particularly in its display it lacks in areas like field of view, comfort, game selection and portability. The first group of people that would be interested are those who already own or have used other VR systems. They those people won’t see the VP as such a jump. Especially considering it’s locked to the Apples app store with not many VR options. The second group is composed of people who have been out of the loop and think this is the begining of VR. I think thats the camp more likely to return the unit once they realize it’s just a novelty in its current state.
- Comment on Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen 9 months ago:
Is there any way to repurpose an old android phone into an android TV? Sometimes like Linage OS but TV focused. Even older Android phones can be considerably more powerful than any current streaming box. Add on privacy and you’ve got the perfect solution. It also would save on e-waste.
- Comment on Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen 9 months ago:
Why won’t anyone make a privacy focused premium streaming box with no ads? I’d pay so much for this thing that will never exist.
- Comment on Cable firms to FTC: We shouldn’t have to let users cancel service with a click — Customers may “misunderstand the consequences of canceling,” say lobbyists 9 months ago:
Where they see consequence I see benefit.
- Comment on Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely 9 months ago:
To be fair, you’re the one crying and twisting yourself around to defend the worlds biggest company here. What’s really funny is when you talk about “the rules” when I just outlined how international law is about to change the rules. It appears it’s you who isn’t happy with the rules and therefore you who is the massive hypocrite. You don’t like it? Well too bad. Start your own country then you lazy cry baby. 😉
- Comment on Don't expect iPhone apps to get cheaper now that you can pay for them outside of the App Store 9 months ago:
This article seems like Apple had to sign off on it before it was published. Having multiple stores from which to choose will certainly lead to lower prices. The best example of this is gaming. Closed systems of digital purchases like Xbox or Nintendo Switch and stores almost always have higher prices than the exact same game on PC. Of course on PC I can buy from the ubiquitous Steam, the Microsoft store, Epic, GOG, UBI, EA, itch.io and others. If PC were like an iPhone I would only be able to buy from Microsoft and MS could demand a cut of every game sold outside of their walled garden.
The fact this writer claims developers would be nothing without Apple is laughable. If Apple closed up shop tomorrow we’d still want and use apps. Apple is not the reason we use apps, they are only a platform that can run the apps we already use.
- Comment on Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely 9 months ago:
And your response is the most arrogant boot licking BS excuse for intellectual analysis I’ve read since Mike Lindell insisted Trump won the election. Apple is not a mom and pop shop so when they control so much of our means to connect they damn sure should be scrutinized. You may not agree with that sentiment but a growing number of people who understand the issues sure do. This includes a growing number of regulators from around the world. Japan, the European Union and the United States are all in various stages of addressing this issue. Despite your bravado you don’t have the moral or intellectual high ground here.
