why are android emulators either nonexistent or utterly useless?
the one thing linux really hasnt been made on par with winblows yet is the dreadful amount of options for android simulation -the most popular choice seems to be Waydroid, but its such an unneeded hassle to set up at all -genymotion is just slow -and than you have things like android x86 which entirely defeat the point of an...
Why Baldur’s Gate III is an accidental PS5 console exclusive (www.engadget.com) Japanese
Larian is having trouble fitting Baldur’s Gate III on the Xbox Series S, the lower-priced and lower-powered console in Microsoft’s ninth-generation lineup....
What is the worst US state to live in generally?
I’m aware that, at the moment, Florida is deemed unsafe for people to travel to, but what is generally the worst state to live in? Factors such as education, religious extremism, crime, cost of food, healthcare, and access to other resources are relevant. Will “Deep South” states remain one of the worst places to live in...
Massachusetts couple denied foster care application over LGBTQ views, complaint says (www.nbcnews.com)
Michael and Catherine Burke allege that the state’s Department of Children and Families discriminated against them for their Catholic viewpoints.
Favorite Terminal Emulator
I have recently jumped head first into the Linux space. I’ve installed Arch on my daily driver and I’ve become overwhelmed/overjoyed with my options. I’d like to hear from the community about your Linux favorites....
[HN] Will Browsers Be Required by Law to Stop You from Visiting Infringing Sites? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
In a well-intentioned yet dangerous move to fight online fraud, France is on the verge of forcing browsers to create a dystopian technical capability. Article 6 (para II and III) of the SREN Bill would force browser providers to create the means to mandatorily block websites present on a government provided list....
Deep and pertinent title (lemmy.world)
What's a good podcast you like?
My personal favourite is Beautiful/Anonymous. Tell me yours.
I'm done with NextCloud
Just had NextCloud denying my credentials (not for the first time). I know they weren’t wrong because I’m using a password manager. Logs didn’t say much. Was about to reinstall (again, not the first time nextcloud went bonkers on me) before I tried a docker compose down && docker compose up. Lo and behold after a restart...
Research Firm Claims Most cars still cost more to charge than to fill up with gas (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin tells Poland any aggression against Belarus is attack on Russia (www.reuters.com)
How i feel on Lemmy (programming.dev)
I can't code.
Across this vast Fediverse, I have encountered a trend of people answering questions with esoteric programming language speaking in tongues that I don’t understand, including under my own posts. I am a Boomer when it comes to coding and I am only 27. I don’t even know where I would start to learn it because programming is so...
Reddit invites mods to “feedback” conversations with the admins (www.theverge.com)
🙄
Brave's aggressive marketing (lemmy.world)
Was reading an answer to the question about fresh Amazon tablet and saw this. They used up the question as a hook to promote their browser. Pretty sure I’m avoiding Brave from now on....
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever (www.theverge.com)
The reveal came as SAG-AFTRA actors confirmed they were going on strike.
Sarah Silverman and other authors are suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement, alleging that they're training their LLMs on books via Library Genesis and Z-Library (www.thedailybeast.com)
Why people keep defending Meta/Threads?
(Sorry for bad english not my first language)...
"Privacy-Preserving" Attribution: Mozilla Disappoints Us Yet Again (blog.privacyguides.org)
Germany’s doner kebab becomes symbol of angst over rising costs (www.politico.eu)
“I can still remember when doner kebabs were sold for €3.50,” reminisced one teenager amid calls for a price brake to stop rising kebab costs....
I hate Clouds - a personal perspective on why I think Clouds suck (loudwhisper.me)
I hope this won’t be counted as some form of self-promotion, even though I am sharing a post from my own blog....