pycorax

@pycorax@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Unremovable Spyware on Samsung Devices Comes Pre-installed on Galaxy Series Devices⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  I agree with what you said outside of their flagship smartphones. My Fold3 was fantastic all the up till the point I traded it in for a Fold6 so if you don’t mind, could you explain what they did to your Fold5 because I don’t see any example mentioned of how they managed to ruin it over time?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve's new hardware will NOT be loss leaders⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I think they’re referring to the Steam Frame controllers, not the Steam Controller.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is cracking down on illegal streaming on its Fire TV Stick⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Hmm I was thinking of using it when travelling so I don’t think that fulfills the same use case.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is cracking down on illegal streaming on its Fire TV Stick⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I was thinking more for streaming from a laptop. I’ve tried it before and it doesn’t work, you need Chrome to start the connection.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is cracking down on illegal streaming on its Fire TV Stick⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d personally rather not use something that requires Chrome and has miracast support too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon is cracking down on illegal streaming on its Fire TV Stick⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there a good alternative that’s in the same compact size?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  What would you want hand tracking or color pass through for? The goal of this headset is VR and I feel like it checks all the boxes required for it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Hardware [new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and VR headset Steam Frame, coming in 2026]⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I very much doubt it would be 1K, the Index was 1K and they’ve made it clear that this is not targeting the same premium headset market that the Index was.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yea no, just don’t change things. Things are good as they are without them trying to encroach further on our ownership of our devices.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  My experience with the Steam Deck and the Index controllers are the only thing keeping me from writing it off my mind all together. I have faith in Valve’s team when it comes to ergonomics so I hope they surprise me.

  That said, I hope they improved on the Steam Deck because the face buttons on the Deck are so close to the edge that it’s challenging to do quick presses for games like rhythm games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean he’s being really extreme about it but he’s not exactly wrong. The touchpads on my Deck are more of an annoyance than help because of my smaller hands. I can only remember using it in one game and disabled in others because of how my hands would accidentally brush against them so I would love it if they had a touchpad-less version.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  On the opposite of the spectrum, my small hands doesn’t play well with that feature. The capacitive sensors only works if your fingers touch the top of the sticks but I usually move the sticks by pushing on the round edges of it so I still occasionally brush against the touch pads which is annoying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The controller would’ve been an instant buy for me if it had asymmetric sticks but I’ll wait for it to come out and give it a try before I make a decision.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  go in completely wonky directions, and in general are so generic and repetitive

  Do you have an example because these 2 points seem like they are at odds with each other.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] 10 Best Long-Running Anime That Will Keep Fans Busy For Years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Does Nasuverse count? Took us forever to get a confirmed date for Strange Fake and Mahoyo’s still nowhere to be seen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anime studio bankruptcies and closures continue to rise for third consecutive year in Japan⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Honestly I just want them to not use trash subs or even worse, machine translated subs. There’s no reason why fans doing translation for free can get far better results than a company with an actual budget. Until then, I’m choosing to support the studios by buying the blurays when they come out instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The ability to miss games has been there for years, you could go to the game in the Xbox app and open the modifiable app data folder. The problem with this is that, developers can choose not to expose that capability on a per game basis.

  Still there’s ways aroused it at least but it certainly not as straightforward.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I went to an anti-tech rally, where Gen Z dressed as gnomes and smashed iPhones. Here's what I learned. | Business Insider⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Great if your culture encourages that I guess? I do that in East Asia and I’ll get weird stares from everyone. And they’ll ask you to mind your own business which, I agree. It’s basic respect here to not talk on the train.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone know if Nexon is a concern for this game? I haven’t heard much about them recently but their shitty practices from way back then (and continuing) from their older MMOs doesn’t inspire confidence.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Japanese Government Calls on Sora 2 Maker OpenAI to Refrain From Copyright Infringement, Says Characters From Manga and Anime Are 'Irreplaceable Treasures' That Japan Boasts to the World⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And build it seeming convincingly well before it falls apart once a storm passes by.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Everyday AI looks more like the '08 housing bubble⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean even if it was planned the amount of excess given falling birthrates, doesn’t check out either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Personal data storage is an idea whose time has come⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  How do you account for off site back ups though? I’m currently setting up my own set up but I’m not sure how I should perform off site back ups.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean sure, but that’s not the case for the majority of the user base of these banking apps. Is it the most secure? No but it’s way better than it is right now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure how it works the way where you live but where I live, the way the banking apps are implemented completely violate MFA. They rely on SMS verification which is absurd since if you’re phone is already compromised, no doubt your SMSes are too. There’s no true multi-device authentication in place and this has led to a huge number of victims being scammed after their devices get compromised by a phishing attack.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme crushes Apple M4, Intel, and AMD in new benchmarks⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Shouldn’t they also be comparing it to Strix Halo instead?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asus ROG Xbox Ally Gaming Handhelds Cost Up to $999.99, Preorders Open Now⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like I’m the only one who finds this pricing reasonable? I looked up similar devices from Ayaneo and GPD and they’re priced similarly. It’s a premium ultrabook shrunk to a handheld size with a built in controller built by a company that can’t offset costs from an online store like Steam can, what were people expecting?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forza Horizon 6 Japan setting confirmed⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Really, for most people, there’s not much reason to buy the new ones, except that they keep de-listing the old ones and making them impossible to buy.

  Isn’t that because of music licenses or something? I wish they’d just patch those out for people who buy it after the licenses expire.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Spotify is finally taking steps to address its AI slop and clone problem⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s an issue with how AI is defined though isn’t it? A decade ago, no one would have counted Miku as AI. It’s just that marketing teams and the media has abused the term that now almost any algorithm can be termed AI even if it never utilizes any mechanism that would be under the umbrella of the academics’ definition of AI.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Apple iPhone 17 Devices Plagued by Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  When your whole shtick is that it just works, people are definitely gonna expect a lot more from you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft announces it will automatically install the Copilot AI app alongside desktop versions of 365 products like Word, Excel and PowerPoint this October⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Might I suggest Notepads (yea with an s) instead? It’s a 3rd party app that’s similar to how Notepad works. The dev actually started work on it back when Notepad was pretty basic and has pretty much all of the new Notepad improvements and no AI nonsense way before Microsoft started revamping Notepad.