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hitmyspot ,

It is likely very few, but enough that it made it worth their while to stop paying.

hitmyspot ,

Meh, it was a fifty fifty chance anyway.

Or 47:53 if you trust the bots.

Android 14 Beta 5 (android-developers.googleblog.com)

With the official release of Android 14 only weeks away, today we’re bringing you Beta 5, the last scheduled update in our Android 14 beta program. It’s the last chance to make sure your apps are ready and provide feedback before non-beta users start getting Android 14. To enable you to test your applications on devices...

hitmyspot ,

You can opt out of the beta program at any time, but doing so when there is no stable version means a wipe and reinstall.

Once the stable version is released, you can stay on it and opt out of future betas. Android 15 beta will require a new beta program. Betas for minor upgrades can be opted out.

hitmyspot ,

If official software has bugs and they use reports to fix, what’s the difference with using stable beta software as a user?

It’s just early access, with slightly less polish.

hitmyspot ,

Turk turkleton begs to differ.

hitmyspot ,

I think that’s one of the strengths of the show. They don’t try and ram home every emotion or problem. It’s a hospital. They deal with the worst of times.

hitmyspot ,

All aspects of android (pretty much) are customisable. It’s not the os that is the problem, but the developers who program on all this telemetry.

There keyboards on android are much more useful than what’s available on iOS. There is a similar issue with launchers. They, by their nature, need more access to other apps and more permissions. In most cases, that means more features, but meta and Microsoft have launchers too…

I use android and iOS. I find both good but the customisable nature of android is what drove me away from iOS.

Typhoons add to China’s food security headache, as export bans push up prices (www.scmp.com)

Torrential rain brought by two successive typhoons has added to concerns over China’s food security, which is already under pressure as export bans from the likes of India have pushed up global prices, pushing officials and researchers to warn of a “severe impact” on agricultural production. Typhoon Doksuri made landfall...

hitmyspot ,

I wonder if they wiill regret their support of Russia in the war in Ukraine due to the rising food costs associated and the global increase in food security as a direct result.

'Barbie' makes history with $1 billion at the box office (www.cnn.com)

“Barbie” has answered the billion-dollar question with a resounding “yes.” Barely three weeks into its run, writer-director Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster has raked in an astounding $1.03 billion at the global box office, according to official Warner Bros. estimates. This makes Gerwig the first solo female director with a...

hitmyspot ,

It’s based off existing IP, though, so not as fresh as we would like. This is more likely to lead the studio execs to think they can mine kids toys for content, rather than think writing is important.

What are your thoughts on restricting children’s access to pornography online?

There are a lot of GOP-controller legislatures in the USA pushing through so-called “child protection” laws, but there’s a toll in the form of impacting people’s rights and data privacy. Most of these bills involve requiring adults to upload a copy of their photo ID.

hitmyspot ,

All politiicans should be listened to with scepticism, but the Republicans have gone to full on lies, alternative truths, fraud, grifting and fascism. It’s not a both sides issue.

hitmyspot ,

I think the point is that usually there is a gaggle of hangers on, that think they can avoid being thrown under the bus. That group is shrinking.

Supporters are still supporters, but less inclined to make an effort to support. It’s a sign of waning power as the emperor’s new clothes are indeed missing.

hitmyspot ,

The hope was that enough people had learned to sound the alarm. We’ll, the alarm was sounded and nobody listened.

It’s not enough to learn history. Apparently, you have to live it.

hitmyspot ,

Revolut allows you to create disposable cards on the go. And to restrict cards from ATM use or online use.

hitmyspot ,

Looking at the list, less a catch more a difference of ethos. Higher taxes for better public services and more even wealth distribution for social cohesion.

Many are less diverse than the USA, which brings pros and cons too.

hitmyspot ,

It can be smart money thinks it’s fine, or smart money has already priced in the risk due to the trump years.

hitmyspot ,

I disagree. There is some blister but there are also more crazies with more power.

hitmyspot ,

While you are correct, your tone is quite dismissive and unwelcoming. If it’s to be a replacement, it’s reliability is relevant. On most of the update posts ive seen, users are generally appreciative of the work done.

hitmyspot ,

I don’t disagree, but discussing reliability and access shouldn’t be met with suggestions to leave the community.

It may be entitled to expect uptime for a volunteer service but it’s also entitled of the project as a whole to expect users if the service is not usable.

I’ve had good reliability. My home instance advises when updated are planned and are normally for minutes. The timeline is generally rough estimates, with the caveat that the admin is doing it outside their usual work hours. The users thank them for the update and take an interest.

hitmyspot ,

As much as it is opportunism, most of Trump’s power in the Republican party comes from people thinking he has power. The more that stand up to him as he is weaker makes him weaker. So, I wouldn’t be praising Christie, but let’s welcome the progress that his criticism brings.

It does ring hollow, similar to the anyone but Trump Republicans before the first primaries he was in. It’s looking for an alternative until none is found and then settling in Trump. However, it still erodes his strong man imagez which is blatantly untrue.

hitmyspot ,

Every phone has potential unknown vulnerability. The problem is if there are no security updates, they become a security issue when discovered as they won’t be fixed.

Vulnerabilities in current gen phone getting updates exist too. They only get patched when the manufacturer or Google know about them.

The flip side is it’s probably had all the most obvious flaws patched already. Newer phones may not, yet. So be cautious is always a good idea.

hitmyspot ,

Maybe he’s hoping that when people click X to close the ads, he’ll get paid.

hitmyspot ,

It would be a mistake to not realise that they operate in the same virtual space as profit driven corporations though. They should still be professionally run with proper pr and marketing. Whether that is volunteer led, or alternative funding like Wikipedia or charging corporate clients etc.

Personally, I’d like corporate integration to fund the free part, but with no additional benefit. Just the same access that private users get for free. Otherwise it’s a slippery slope.

Hard to regulate though. How woukd you verify, who would verify? Could be like fair trade products, whereby there is a certifying body. User instances could decide to only federate with corporate instances that are registered with this non profit. They would pay for their access, like Reddit is asking from their apps, except actually reasonable costs. This could be disbursed to large instances with over X amounts of users to fund their computing needs.

hitmyspot ,

Oh, I completely agree. What I mean is that a not for profit can still live in the commercial world of it wants.

Not for profits still need stuff. Like offices or servers or staff. How the funding comes about without compromising the mission is the question.

Look at cancer charities fund raising. Look at Wikipedia. Look at Firefox.

The funding model doesn’t have to be the same for every instance. Some could be just volunteer funded or donated by the admins as a cost of their hobby.

However, the broader community will not tolerate a social media space that is not professionally run with uptime and lack of errors and downtime. The only way the commercial ones die is if the free ones are better. Look at piracy. It’s not a cost problem in music versus movies versus games, it’s a service problem.

hitmyspot ,

Really. I’ve a pixel 6 pro and it’s almost bug free for me. Also not much in terms of new features, but that’s another story.

hitmyspot ,

If it’s not yet found, would it not be lost, until it is found.

hitmyspot ,

That and politicising a public health emergency. Making people defiantly ignore health guidelines as a statement is crazy. It made me worry about humanity more than the election of Trump.

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