n2burns
@n2burns@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Android phones will soon reboot if they’re locked for a few days 6 days ago:
…that’s exactly what I said…
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Sure, but even in the most orange-pilled places, there are still cars, and occasionally reasons to drive. And if individuals/small groups need to get somewhere inaccessible by bikes/public transit, etc., I’d rather they drive something like this instead of a vehicle that’s literally the size of a tank.
- Comment on Android phones will soon reboot if they’re locked for a few days 1 week ago:
After a reboot all the data is encrypted and needs a pin/fingerprint to unlock.
Just to clarify, it needs a PIN/password to unlock after reboot. Biometrics like fingerprint aren’t available until the device has been decrypted.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 details: Screen size, controllers, storage, microphone chat and games 3 weeks ago:
If you just want the tech specs and don’t want to read a full article, Nintendo has published a spec sheet.
I’m curious to see what the “Custom processor made by NVIDIA” is, partially to see what the Switch 2 is capable of, but also to see what Nvidia might put in other devices. (Can I hope for a Shield refresh?)
- Comment on The Pebble Has Been Brought Back 5 weeks ago:
Your response says, “not epaper” which is categorically wrong. I assume you meant to say “eink”
- Comment on The Pebble Has Been Brought Back 5 weeks ago:
Yes! The best thing about Pebbles (IMHO) is how they handle notifications. In the specs, they list Nordic nRF52840 BLE chip (BLE stands for Bluetooth Low Energy)
- Comment on E-waste or Linux? Charities face tough choices as Windows 10 support ends 5 weeks ago:
And with hardware supported by XP.
- Comment on 'Writing is on the wall for spinning rust': IBM joins Pure Storage in claiming disk drives will go the way of the dodo in enterprises 1 month ago:
Nothing in this article is talking about cold storage. And if we are talking about cold storage, as others gave pointed out, HHDs are also not a great solution. LTO (magnetic tape) is the industry standard for a good reason!
- Comment on 'Writing is on the wall for spinning rust': IBM joins Pure Storage in claiming disk drives will go the way of the dodo in enterprises 1 month ago:
Anyone who has said that doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Magnetic tape is unparalleled for long-term/archival storage.
This is completely different. For active storage, solid-state has been much better than spinning rust for a long time, it’s just been drastically more expensive. What’s being argued here is that it’s not performant and while it might be more expensive initially, it’s less expensive to run and maintain.
- Comment on AMD's new RX 9000 GPUs only officially support UEFI systems 1 month ago:
Wasn’t uefi a must already for windows 10 computers?
Nope, I’ve been running Win10 on multiple computers with a BIOS.
Atleast for win 11 it is.
AFAIK, UEFI isn’t technically a requirement. However, TPM 2.0 is, and that requires UEFI.
- Comment on Pixelfed's first plateau in progress 2 months ago:
I think you’re on to something. I also think there’s a difference in where the network effect kicks in for different types of social media. IMHO, Lemmy has just enough activity to not feel empty, and even then I wish there was more comments to interact with and more niche communities. With Pixelfed, I feel like as long as there’s enough interesting posts it makes sense for people to visit regularly.
- Comment on Defense of the internet (from billionaires) according to Cory Doctorow 2 months ago:
That makes perfect sense. Thanks for explaining it so well!
- Comment on Defense of the internet (from billionaires) according to Cory Doctorow 2 months ago:
He’s pragmatic
Really? To me, most everything he says comes off as completely impractical. I appreciate that he came up with enshittification, and some of his thoughts are great, but most of it is pie-in-the-sky thinking that could only work in some hypothetical utopia,
- Comment on Is lemmy slow for anyone else? 2 months ago:
Wow, you weren’t lying about them “a very old Lemmy version.” For anyone else curious, from github, the newest version is 0.19.8, released 2024-12-13. lemmy.world is on 0.19.3 released 2024-01-22.
- Comment on would you buy a compact laptop that has spacebar touch sensitivity and allows you to adjust input sensitivity, giving it dual purpose (a spacebar and a mouse)+ it has integrated A5 printer in it? 3 months ago:
That sounds awful. We already have trackpoint to use a mouse in a compact device.
The printer would add so much bulk that it would no longer be a compact laptop anymore. I know you personally want one (from your recent post), but just carry a separate device or velcro it to the back of the laptop.
- Comment on LineageOS now officially supports the Pixel 9 series 3 months ago:
Yes, NFC the technology works. However, certain applications, like Google Wallet can be problematic and require workarounds (not because of technology itself though)
I know that low key defeats the purpose of a privacy oriented android build but yeah
Not everyone using a custom ROM is doing it for privacy reasons. I see privacy as a perk but I mainly use custom ROMs to keep my devices around longer and to get new features.
Even for those who are concerned about privacy, I don’t think NFC is that big of a security hole. I know some people who turn it on only when they’re using it, but that’s pretty painless.
- Comment on T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users 5 months ago:
Carrier lock is on the phone, not the network. You need to enter a code to disable it. There are 3rd party services that you give your IMEI and pay, and they have a way of finding the code. I’m not certain on the details.
- Comment on Microsoft has a big Windows 10 problem, and only one year to solve it 5 months ago:
It’s not a hardware compatibility problem for you or people who have reasonably new computers. However, for the last decade or so, computers have kind of stagnated and old computers are still very functional, something I couldn’t have said a decade or two ago.
I’m typing this on a ThinkPad x201 which was released in 2010. TBF, I’ve updated it as much as I can (8GB of RAM and an SSD), it’s running Linux Mint because Windows drags, and even then it’s getting tired.
My Spouse’s laptop is an Acer with a 5th gen i3. A couple years ago, she was complaining it was getting a bit slow, so I threw an SSD in it and now she’s happy with how it runs Windows 10, and I’m sure it would run Windows 11 fine if a TPM2.0 chip wasn’t required.
It’s forced obsolesces for a hardware requirement most home users are never going to use.
- Comment on T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users 5 months ago:
This is talking about carrier locked phones, not locked bootloaders.
- Comment on A tiny town (Spruce Pine North Carolina) just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry 6 months ago:
I mean, if that gets people in places if power to think about climate change, I’ll take it!