squeakycat

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Especially at such a short EOL date.

Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo | TechCrunch in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago

Shitty position to be in, where you are dependent on your competitor to foot the bill.

Chinese malware removed from SOHO routers after FBI issues covert commands in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago

I would imagine you are in the vast minority :)

Vector Pinball in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Heh, haven't seen that name in a while. I remember playing with it on my first smartphone back in 2013

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago

Addiction, I suppose.

North Korea will no longer pursue reconciliation with South, Kim Jong Un says in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Because the commenter didn't want to stoop to ad hominems?

It is essential to stop using Chrome. Under the pretense of saving users from third-party spyware, Google is creating an ecosystem in which Chrome itself is the spyware. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Well said. Contempt for the average user makes it easy to forget one's humanity.

Do you prefer CD-R or CD-RW for music? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Baby boomers got burned more than Nero ever did!

Do you prefer CD-R or CD-RW for music? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Don't hate it! You were just born in a different time. Your time will come where you have to explain to the young ones about how "smart phones" worked since they'll just have their implants as interfaces. And also jetpacks.

Do you prefer CD-R or CD-RW for music? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And weird bugs like Windows audio somehow creeping into audio CD burns. Or the times in Linux where the tray would refuse to open or close. I used to keep a paper clip next to my next to force it open sometimes....

I don't miss that hardware.

What is a nifty little feature modern gadgets have lost? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 40 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I too miss the LED notification light. If you have an amoled display, check this out:

https://github.com/Chainfire/HoleyLight

What are some helpful resources to learn to touch type on smartphones? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

That is so wild! I love the inventiveness of human interface devices. Too bad it isn't FOSS, it'd be nice to see it in fdroid.