vividspecter

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[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Signal has been a good option because you can get "normal" people to use it, which hasn't been true for many of the alternatives (except Telegram, but that's a mess).

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Maybe they are planning to take back that spectrum they gave to Boost/Dish on a pinky-promise that they'd actually become a competitive network, during the Sprint and T-Mobile antitrust case.

Which would fit with the FCC's increasingly mob-like behaviour under Trump.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I've seen less whining about downvotes, "you can't say x on y subreddit" meta comments, and general persecution fetish stuff. Probably just due to less people, but it's still a relief not to have to see it constantly.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago

Everyone's life is different. Some people spend more time working but have more opportunities for breaks, and others have shorter hours but more a clearly delineated work-life separation where they must be working through the whole period. There are people with a large amount of responsibilities outside of work, and others that have little to none.

Anyway, it's not true for all but many people do have the time they just choose to spend it on other types of entertainment. Sometimes consciously, other times because TV and social media are the path of least resistance, even if it's less satisfying.

My suggestion is to consider a Steam Deck and use the suspend function readily. You might not have hours to play, but maybe you can pick up 15 minutes here and there, which is more satisfying then you might think.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Smart is fine if and only if:

  • Not the only way to interact with the device
  • Supports open, local-only protocols like Zigbee or Matter
[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

Obesity is a major predictor of colorectal cancer, which has become more common since the 1990s. Physical exercise and fibre intake may also be independently associated with lower rates of colorectal cancer as well.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

It's just saying it's not supported, not that it doesn't work. Depending on your country, I doubt that warranty voiding claim is enforceable either.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Also, if you get one of their units that has an ARM chip inside instead of an intel one, there is basically no chance you’re ever going to be able to use anything other than the software that they have by default.

Their x86 models are fine as you imply, just avoid ARM and you can install any OS you want.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In some states like WA and Queensland but not all. It should be nation wide.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 29 points 7 months ago (17 children)

They should really make it free for everyone if they want increased uptake. It's not exactly expensive, but any price at all is going to disincentivise people.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

He lobbied the party to oppose the bill. Which is unsurprising, because he prevented an abortion bill from being available during his time in the Howard government as health minister. And because he is an extreme right-wing religious ideologue that still has power in the party.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I use it for my self hosted apps, but yeah, it's rarely useful for websites in the wild.

 

See also: https://www.buildaballot.org.au/

The questions there are a little biased but the results were generally in line with how I'd vote.

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