neon_nova
@neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x10 "New Life and New Civilizations" 5 days ago:
I really disliked season 3. My wife, who is a big Trek fan, stopped watching season 3 near the end. Each episode had at least one thing that I did not like about it.
- Comment on Amid Palworld Lawsuit, Nintendo Patents a System for Summoning a Character 1 week ago:
I think shen megami tensi didn’t before them. Dragon quest might have, but I’m not sure about that one.
- Comment on Hollow Knight: Silksong Sparks Debate About Difficulty and Boss Runbacks 1 week ago:
I wouldn’t mind checkpoints before the boss even if it’s not a bench and more of a “retry” option.
But the annoyance of run backs raises the stakes of the fight a bit. Like, “Please let me win this time so I don’t have to do another run back.”
But I was annoyed at a particular fight that started without warning and I had not really explored the new area yet, so I didn’t have a chance to find a closer bench.
- Comment on Were is the rest of the Star Trek movies in Paramount+? 1 week ago:
Jellyfin
- Comment on "Very dramatic shift" - Linus Tech Tips opens up about the channel's declining viewership 1 week ago:
I don’t really watch new tech videos anymore because I’m not I. The market for new tech. Mostly because it’s way too expensive now and my old stuff works well enough.
- Comment on Gamers frustrated as Hollow Knight: Silksong crashes stores on launch 1 week ago:
They are getting charged with DDOSing these companies though.
/joke
- Comment on Tech companies pledge to ready Americans for an AI-dominated world 1 week ago:
I agree, I looked into some AI stuff and it was really complex.
I’ve seen this story before and that complex stuff kind goes away and then it was a waste of time learning it.
- Comment on ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Star Melissa Navia’s Spotlight Episode Is So Intense, She Was Told She Could ‘Shoot a Marvel Film After’ It 1 week ago:
Is this episode 9 that just aired? I haven’t watched the last 2 episode yet.
- Comment on Does anyone use a VPN to subvert the Netflix household device fencing? 2 weeks ago:
I did something similar to this before because I live in a different country from my home country and it’s not a problem if you host your own VPN in your own home, but if you use a commercial VPN service, the IP address may be flagged
- Comment on No brainer 2 weeks ago:
That is exactly what I though. There are benefits to this one for sure.
- Comment on How long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027) 2 weeks ago:
I kind of expect this to happen with Apple’s rumored $600 macbook. Since they just updated ipadOS to run like a locked down version of macOS. I bet they will offer this cheap mac with the same locked down OS since it will have a “phone” processor in it.
They will say this was a compromise needed, but the majority of people will not care. After a few years, the macs that are open will get more and more expensive.
I’m guessing Windows will slowly start to move in thie direction, but I think they will try to push their remote computers thing to accomplish this.
I’m not sure about bootloaders being locked, I am guessing there will always be something that is unlocked and able to run linux though. It is needed for servers and stuff like that. In the worst case, someone will likely sell arm or risc-v powered boards that can be used to run linux.
- Comment on YouTube is now flagging accounts on Premium family plans that aren't in the same household 2 weeks ago:
I absolutely hate this stuff. My family doesn’t live in the same house, but it doesn’t mean we are not a family. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law just message us for the passwords when they want to stream something. None of us pay for youtube premium and it looks like I won’t be.
- Comment on Salesforce tech CEO says AI enabled him to cut 4,000 jobs 2 weeks ago:
These companies entrenched themselves and showed that they are terrible to work with.
As someone starting a business, I’m just admiring all these companies like the plague.
My work is not in tech, but I used to work in tech and have been building everything with open source software.
Hosting as much as I can and even coding some things myself.
I wonder if these companies are going to end up dead over these in the future.
- Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 or Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? 2 weeks ago:
I think bg3 just went on sale.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
That’s pretty cool, it sounds like the equivalent of a desktop environment in Linux.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
Does switcher the launcher affect the performance in some way? I think I read somewhere that the default launcher is still running or something. But that didn’t really make sense to me.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
From the androids I’ve used, cheap/old ones, on the main screen when you swipe all the way to the left, it always loads Google news.
Can that be disabled on your Samsung? I’m asking, not as a criticism, but genuinely. I really think dexmode is really cool. I think I could do all my work with just a Samsung and dex mode.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
Its posts like these that make me uninterested in Android. It just seems like there is so much sketchy stuff under the hood.
- Comment on Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters 2 weeks ago:
I saw that video ages ago, it took a while for it to go into effect.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
Huh?
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
Android or Apple is objectively better? I don’t think anyone can make that claim as people have different needs and preferences.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
I don’t mind the vendor stuff to much as long as it gets out of your way. I just would be so annoyed to see random 3rd party stuff on the phone especially if it automatically installed.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
Your right, I have not touched a Samsung phone and the only person I know with one lives in a different country.
I’m only repeating what I’ve heard from multiple places, I’ve never heard the opposite. Didn’t the most recent release come with tons of preinstalled apps taking up a decent percentage of of the hard drive?
If that’s not true, it makes the news and that’s what iPhone users see and believe. There is not really news to the contrary.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
I’m not saying Apple is better, but being the same as Apple is not going to get anyone to switch. They have to be better. This regression is a big step back and side loading was the biggest draw to Android for me personally.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
My understanding was that the s24 had ai features that were free for a year that later turned into a subscription to use. I don’t know if that has changed or not.
If not, I wonder if the photos app has some advertisement to subscribe when you open editing even if not using ai features.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 2 weeks ago:
I agree with you, I just said it was a fair point to move the conversation forward. I genuinely have not used a Samsung device and don’t know anyone with one.
So, I was hoping the response would lead to more information about them. I was hoping I was wrong about it as they make cool phones.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 3 weeks ago:
iCloud is a fair point, but the Apple watch app can be deleted. Can Facebook be deleted from a Samsung phone if it’s preinstalled? Level 1 techs podcast occasionally mentions apps being downloaded to the phone automatically.
Does that stuff really happen on Samsung?
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 3 weeks ago:
Other than telemetry, can you point them out as I’m not aware of those in the iPhone.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 3 weeks ago:
I’d consider switching to a Samsung phone if it didn’t contain a bunch of bloat. Don’t have ads in the operating system, don’t block side loading, don’t be loaded with telemetry. Don’t have software features in the phone that you need to subscribe for, don’t have in app purchases for the default apps that come with the phone.
If they get to this point, then they are on par with iPhone. Google seems to be closer, but they are behind in performance.
I’m happy to get a $700ish iPhone that I will use for 4-5 years.
If a phone has preinstalled apps that can be removed, I’m pretty much not even remotely interested.
- Comment on Samsung schedules Galaxy event 5 days before Apple's 3 weeks ago:
I agree he sucks, I didn’t know if he did something specific while hosting.