I'm as excited about the rumors of improved desktop modes and video out support for the Pixel 8 as the next guy, but we've fielded these kinds of rumors before.
Currently the only phone I have that can run an Android 14 beta, AND has video out, just did this using the desktop mode in Android dev settings.
Which is even more broken than the A13 desktop mode, which was already almost nonfunctional from the A12 mode.
I really WANT Google to give us a Pixel 8 with a proper desktop or tablet large screen mode, but I'm not getting my hopes up until we see the phone in action.
I've gotten my hopes up the last couple updates, seeing code that would indicate improvements, but the actual practical experience has gotten WAY WORSE over the last two years.
Desktop modes are a huge perk, so I hope this is the year Google fixes this.
Phones are so ridiculously powerful now, they vastly outpace the actual compute power most families need for daily needs. The only thing holding us back is getting that performance out to devices and accessories to better USE that power.
If we can get a more usable platform for a desktop UI, devs might take apps for mobile and mixed use more seriously.
I know it's inevitable, as its already well underway, but I'm against using AI to replace #humans in any and all #creative capacities.
I'll just cancel #DisneyPlus for now and wait until all the episodes for #Loki season 2 to be available this fall, then consider rejoining just to binge those two shows. Maybe.
I'm definitely near the end of my road with the MCU.
Excellent points raised here about how this is especially bad and an absolute spit in and slap to the face of creative talent because #AI replacing #staff is a major reason why the #WGA is on strike.
#KevinFiege especially, at #Disney / #Marvel, is making a statement that puts him on the wrong side.
#KDE is a world-wide community of software engineers, artists, writers, translators and creators. Therefore, posted below are the warming stripes for the entire globe. The picture is alarming.
Rich Posts? Pretty much every other Fedi server software supports Rich Posts with the exception of Pixelfed. Mastodon provides quite a sub-par experience in this area compared to Calckey and Akkoma for example.
Search? There’s been a lot of debate about searching on the #fedi. All of your toots have been searchable in Pleroma, Akkoma, Calckey, Misskey, and Foundkey have had search pretty much since Day 1. The sky hasn’t fallen.
Quote Posts? Akkoma, Foundkey, and Calckey have Quoted Posts. They’re awesome by the way.
Emoji Reactions… Because sometimes a ⭐ isn’t good enough. Only Mastodon, Pixelfed, and GoToSocial don’t have emoji reactions.
Dragging an offline file from #NeoFinder8 into another application will now paste the thumbnail into the destination.
Previously, it was only possible to drop an online file into another Application, but now, NeoFinder will already provide the thumbnail for offline files...
This is an award-winning documentary that pulls no punches and goes into detail on what blockchain is, how it works, and all the other crypto schemes and how they inter-relate. The second half of the documentary goes into examining specific claims made by crypto proponents. A must watch for anybody who wants to fully...
A Viant colleague of mine started an API-based service called Okaya that assesses human well-being based on video streams.
Okaya is currently seeking data to help train a more accurate and less biased algorithm.
Please consider filling out a brief survey, recording a 20-second video, and passing along this information and link to anyone you think might also want to help.
Blockchain - Innovation or Illusion? (Offical - Full Documentary) (www.youtube.com)
This is an award-winning documentary that pulls no punches and goes into detail on what blockchain is, how it works, and all the other crypto schemes and how they inter-relate. The second half of the documentary goes into examining specific claims made by crypto proponents. A must watch for anybody who wants to fully...
Call to Action: Easy porting opportunity in Plasma - KDE (pointieststick.com)
For anyone looking for an easy opportunity to get started in opensource development KDE needs some help replacing references to Kirigami components...