Leeuk

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨China has world’s first operational thorium nuclear reactor thanks to ‘strategic stamina’⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  On most of the fediverse, I find discussions really great with no idiots/trolls… apart from technology. Here it seems some get triggered by any tech from outside the US.

  This announcement would be seen as a massive breakthrough anywhere else. China has its problems, I’m fully aware of the red flags and government influence. But only a fool would question their technological advances at this point. They are moving ahead at lightning speed, especially in energy and battery tech.

  Even on the consumer side, Huawei invested more in R&D last year than Samsung or Intel. Huawei consumer division could have been expected to be dead by now with the chip ban, yet survived and are thriving again. Not because the Chinese were forced to by their phones, Apple still sell in China, but because they innovated like hell. A Chinese buyer has the option today of buying a tri-folding tablet phone with super fast charging or an American designed device with 3 year old tech (chip aside). Americans don’t have that choice.

  Its also the reason why traditional European car brands are tanking in China. VW can no longer expect to sell on prestige alone. Here in Britain, our consumer tech offering is already almost non existent. We no longer have a true British owned car company. Our famous Mini was sold to the Germans. Jaguar/Range Rover to the Indians. MG to the Chinese. Its depressing. But I do feel fortunate to at least have choice (we can buy a BYD or Xiaomi here) and that I’m not subject to only American tech reporting. BYD will later this year have 7 different car models on sale in Britain vs 6 (soon to be 5) from Ford. This is a paradigm shift, considering for almost the last 20 years Ford had at least 2 cars in the top 5 best sellers in the UK.

  Apologies for going off on one. But i’d highly recommend US readers check out Chinese tech sites from time to time (eg carnewschina/huawei central etc) rather than just relying on the verge. Sure not all Chinese tech will be successful, sure some designs may be clones, but the shear scale of investment from China will make them unstoppable. I believe the changing of the guard happened a while ago, where about to see it play out in all industries…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Fairphone 5 price has been dropped to €499. The phone is designed to be the most advanced environmentally friendly smartphone.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for sharing your experience. I believe the F6 is likely expected by autumn and was considering this as my next. I often wondered about parts as time goes by, as I suspected the company wouldn’t want a huge inventory of spares and the costs involved. If I do get one, I’ll likely buy a spare screen at the least.

  The UI stuff is disappointing, however maybe not a deal breaker as I’m trying to reduce my usage. Perhaps a buggy smartphone could be a decent dumbphone alternative.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #10⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Another top post.

  I’ve pre-ordered the switch 2 (never owned the original) but already concerned about the reception its receiving. Seems Nintendo keep making mistakes with this one, similar to the wiiu… The only plus is I’ve already paid in full for it (UK Curry’s brick and mortar store) so hopefully no price increases for me plus got Mario kart world bundle so didn’t need a 2nd mortgage.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lucy Letby should be released immediately⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Nah, this journalist can’t say that the jury would reach a different verdict even in light of the challanged evidence - for him to announce they would today find her “clearly not beyond reasonable doubt” is incredibly arrogant. The jury spent 10 months of their lives on this - not a few hours writing this blog and he’s phrasing it like they were stupid.

  The biggest red flag for me and still is the handwritten notes and its funny seeing him try rinse away with word salad. I’ve never ever written nor know anyone - including those who have been to therapy - who has a written the words I AM EVIL and I DID THIS. And I Killed them on purpose. Its not careless admin, its damn creepy and certainly would alone be enough for me to feel zero empathy for her. Yes, one may say a normal killer would surely destroy the evidence, but we’re not talking about a normal killer. This guy wants the families to go through hell all over again to likely (by his own admission) reach the same result. Guilty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tax cut for Musk, Bezos and other tech billionaires on the table, Starmer confirms⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Appreciate its only been about 9 months or so, but been disappointed with Labour so far…

  Starmer doesn’t appear to be listening to the public mood on benefit reform, taxes or even the growing hostility here towards the US. It seems he’s stuck 2 years in the past and as others have suggested it’s difficult to see him as being the leader of the Labour Party. The most positive move I’ve seen him make was his warm welcome of Zelenskyy after the White House disaster.

  I don’t know if it was true, but I once read that Churchill rode the underground shortly before his famous speach which helped him get the mood of the public. Starmer really needs to doing something similar. He’s looking more out of touch every passing week.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Huawei's journey may be the blueprint for a post-Trump, non-US centric technology world⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Chinese tech (hardware) is already better than most US (chips aside). The no. 1 smartphone camera ranking on Dxomark for the last 5 years has been owned by Chinese brands, who also dominate all top 10 places for battery scores. The reason Chinese cars have blown up locally in china isn’t just lower prices, younger Chinese seek better tech and connectivity than VW or Audi can offer.

  Huawei invested more in R&D last year than either Samsung or Intel. Software is their next target. HarmonyOS NEXT is now completely decoupled from Android and can power everything from watches to cars. I’d say US still has a 5-year lead in Chips/Software but after that my moneys on the East.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For me, its not the console price thats the problem. £395.99 in the UK but if we consider inflation, the switch 1 would be around £360-365 today. An extra £30ish for a bigger screen and more power is not too unreasonable. Plus ending in 95.99 rather than 99.99 suggests Nintendo have tried to trim the headline price down.

  The real problem is the accessories and games. £75 for new pro controller, £50 for new microSD Express (only ones compatible) £50 for webcam and £67-75 for physical games, £59-£67 for digital.

  Ouch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Huawei sues Chinese influencer over Maextro S800 luxury sedan criticism⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Sounds like something silicon valley would do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck / Gaming News #4⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks once again - these series of posts are the best thing on Lemmy at the moment. Wish the Internet had stayed like this rather than what it has become. Your content and the fediverse gives me hope…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck Gaming News⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes exactly, its the convenience of being able to play on the sofa when I get a spare hour at the weekends or evenings that’s really appealing. Thanks, will check Decky Loader out 👍

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck Gaming News⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I wanna get back into gaming this year and have been looking into getting a stream deck, so timing of this post couldn’t have been better. Not sure where you managed to find all this info but big thanks - looking forward to the next post…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Late stage capitalism is now turning inward. What a time to be alive.