narc0tic_bird

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[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

True, like they banned two-time world champion Michael Schumacher.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Other manufacturers did/do parts pairing as well.

Apple also removed a couple of roadblocks for third party parts and you can pair replacement parts on device now.

Is it perfect? No. My point is simply that most other major smartphone manufacturers are no better (remember Google's Pixel 4a battery performance program?). But around these parts people seem to be prejudiced and maybe have outdated information. I just feel like it's more of a "pick your poison" instead of a "grass is greener on the other side".

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 37 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Jup, I just never buy games with Denuvo these days.

Under Windows, the 5 machine activations per 24 hours limit they impose wasn't something I ever hit, but under Linux it's kind of easy because, as the article states, switching Proton versions counts as a machine activation to Denuvo.

Ah, Microsoft. Just when I thought you understood how to properly release a game with South of Midnight and TES: Oblivion Remastered: Steam Deck verified, no Denuvo or other intrusive DRM (doesn't mean the games are DRM free), available on multiple storefronts. Along comes Doom and they just couldn't resist Denuvo. Idiots.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I think iPhones have one of the best iFixit repairability scores among popular smartphones. The current iPhone 16 Pro scores 7/10, while the Pixel 9 Pro and S25 Ultra only achieve 5/10. Parts - first or third party - are broadly available.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Neither are "normies" "ready" for degoogled Android.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

99 % of smartphone users don't care about USB-C transfer speeds because they only use the port for charging. Maybe a fraction of these users uses wired CarPlay, which works the same with USB 2.0 speeds. Maybe some users use a USB-C to headphone jack adapter which works the same as well.

There's a tiny fraction of users that'll ever notice the speed difference (because they use the port for actual data transfer) but they won't find reading a spec sheet confusing.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

A Way Out is marked as "Playable" by Valve, mainly because of Origin (or EA App nowadays?) and some quirks with the controls. Should play just fine though and once in-game controllers should be well supported.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Same. It's pretty cheap, comes with unlimited free traffic and is just simple to use. Supports many ways to access it, including BorgBackup.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Did the orange cats share their OneOrangeBraincell with him for a moment there?

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 13 points 2 months ago

I switched from a HP MicroServer with TrueNAS (the BSD one) to a Synology 8-bay system because of convenience, mostly (DIY 8-bay with hot swap, low idle power and all seems hard to come by).

Hopefully it'll last for years to come but if I ever need to replace/upgrade it it's not gonna be another Synology with this type of extreme vendor lock-in.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

I'm surprised the press hasn't reignited the Verstappen to Mercedes rumors yet. Russell getting a contract extension pretty much rules that out, no?

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I mean you could see how bad that car was that weekend from the outside. Looked like a nightmare to drive, even for Max.

Will be interesting to see how the season develops as even Norris vs Piastri seems very unclear to me right now.

 

Normally, list items have an active state when they are being tapped (example from Mlem):

Lemma doesn't seem to have any special state for an active list item. This can make it seem like one didn't actually touch the item, it feels kind of weird to use.

 

Would it be possible to update the TestFlight build whenever a new build is pushed to the App Store? This way, TestFlight users won't have to switch to the App Store version because the TestFlight version would always be at least as new.

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