We’ve created an updated version of Beeper Mini that fixes an issue that caused messages not to be sent or received. We even added in a few new feature improvements: chats now open at the last unread message, and we polished the video player a bit!
Artemis was a promising mobile app for Kbin, with a dedicated community, a rapid pace of development, and a high level of polish. Then, the developer disappeared.
I just listened to this AI generated audiobook and if it didn’t say it was AI, I’d have thought it was human-made. It has different voices, dramatization, sound effects… The last I’d heard about this tech was a post saying Stephen Fry’s voice was stolen and replicated by AI. But since then, nothing, even though it’s...
Obviously there are many ways different hair types can be worn, combed, braided, cut, etc., but is natural, untouched Black/African decendent or ancestry hair an afro like in the 70s or was that styling? I imagine if it is natural, it’s normally like any hair cut shorter to make it easier to manage so that’s why one might...
Thanks, I couldn’t even tell what the image was about math. I thought a dirty joke was hidden somewhere involving the 0. Didn’t realize it was small and floating above on the right so people would immediately realize it’s a power lol. Many people hide clever things but I always approach them in the wrong way lol.
I have seen many people in this community either talking about switching to Brave, or people who are actively using Brave. I would like to remind people that Brave browser (and by extension their search engine) is not privacy-centric whatsoever....
im thinking of getting an ereader, but cant find many foss devices. i dont plan on connecting it to the internet, so i suppose it doesnt matter if its controlled by amazon right? love to hear your thoughts…
E-book readers are great for reading. I have a kindle which isn’t foss sadly but I can give my opinion on e-ink. It offers a much more comfortable way to read compared to reading on a tablet or phone. I can’t read books on phones or tablets anymore now that I’m used to e-ink lol.
I’m just pointing out the boost subreddit from reddit never got this many comments in any posts. I know the reason is federation and people sorting by ALL here often compared to sorting by subscriptions in reddit
Seems like it’s required by google admob to show any ads at all according to dev. Closed sourced software with an ad version option is becoming a nightmare for foss folks. Those devs don’t seem to have many options anymore to profit from their work in a privacy friendly way. A bit concerning.
I’m all for devs wanting to profit from their work since they are putting work into it and not everyone wants to open source the work they put countless hours into. Foss only folks have many other options compared to reddit where the number of popular open source apps aren’t that many.
But ad versions sadly seems to be very privacy unfriendly right now.
Elon lied about the monkeys — and he shouldn't be trusted to put his Neuralink chips in human brains.
"They are claiming they are going to put a safe device on the market, and that's why you should invest," Ryan Merkley at the Physicians Committee, told Wired. "And we see his lie as a way to whitewash what happened in these exploratory studies."
Really heartbreaking reading what happened to the monkeys.
People quite rightly think of Elizabeth Holmes as a fraud for making false medical claims about what the Theranos machines could do. So why aren't Elon's claims at Neuralink being held to the same level of scrutiny?
The first part of the joke is the type that people like me will never understand without someone explaining. I can tell it’s mitosis but I can’t tell that’s what fills the gap. It just never comes to me on my own.
I’d be restricted to the apps on the app store that have to restrict themselves to the app store policies.
I wouldn’t have an alternative way to download an app if it gets banned from the app store for any reason. I remember hearing about Fortnite getting banned from both app store and play store but android users can still play it.
I couldn’t use modified apps like revanced.
I think you’d be restricted to region locks in app store which you can circumvent on play store by running a vpn, force stopping play store and then clearing data on it.
Being restricted to app store only means some extraordinary apps wouldn’t be developed like the cool apps on android that aren’t on play store.
Sometimes developers make different versions of the same apps. One is a bit restricted and is for play store. It’s restricted because it has to follow play store policies. The other version ends up having more features. I don’t see this happening on iOS. I heard about EU asking them to make a way to sideload, but I also heard that that might be restricted to EU only which means it wouldn’t pick up as much as it could.
Aesthetics:
Nothing much to say except I don’t like the iOS ui. I even fine it ugly. I much prefer the material you thing android is doing.
Lack of your own choice:
Apple decides for its users. They removed headphone jacks and then the sim card thing in US for no reason. Since they only have flagships, that’s all the users are restricted to.
Android flagships sadly seem to follow their example soon enough
All the browsers on iOS are just reskinned safari.
General bias:
I don’t like apple handles their things and many of their users. That affects my decision so I think I should put it here as a reason. I don’t think I have to mention what apple does but for their users, I live in Asia and a lot of people see iphones as a status thing which I find annoying. Feels like a matter of shoving cash in your face to flex. There’s also the bubble thing I hear in US which I find ridiculous.
A masterpiece (lemmy.world)
Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight (www.theverge.com)
Google will appeal the decision: theverge.com/…/google-will-appeal-the-epic-v-goog…
Beeper Mini is back! Now you can text Apple users via iMessage again (blog.beeper.com)
We’ve created an updated version of Beeper Mini that fixes an issue that caused messages not to be sent or received. We even added in a few new feature improvements: chats now open at the last unread message, and we polished the video player a bit!
Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android’s new iMessage app (www.theverge.com)
After Radio Silence, Kbin App Artemis Shuts Down (wedistribute.org)
Artemis was a promising mobile app for Kbin, with a dedicated community, a rapid pace of development, and a high level of polish. Then, the developer disappeared.
Monthly Question Threads (December)
Place to ask questions, respond to questions and discuss Genshin
Why isn't everyone talking about AI generated audiobooks?
I just listened to this AI generated audiobook and if it didn’t say it was AI, I’d have thought it was human-made. It has different voices, dramatization, sound effects… The last I’d heard about this tech was a post saying Stephen Fry’s voice was stolen and replicated by AI. But since then, nothing, even though it’s...
Youtube ads finally got me
Looks like its over for me and youtube. Being told I cant watch because of an ad blocker....
What does natural Black/African Ancestry hair look like, is it an afro?
Obviously there are many ways different hair types can be worn, combed, braided, cut, etc., but is natural, untouched Black/African decendent or ancestry hair an afro like in the 70s or was that styling? I imagine if it is natural, it’s normally like any hair cut shorter to make it easier to manage so that’s why one might...
A meme for math people (lemmy.world)
History lives in the present (lemmy.zip)
Context (for those who don’t know): Israel and Palestine
Please, do not use Brave.
I have seen many people in this community either talking about switching to Brave, or people who are actively using Brave. I would like to remind people that Brave browser (and by extension their search engine) is not privacy-centric whatsoever....
Boost for Lemmy is now live (play.google.com)
thoughts on ereaders/kindles?
im thinking of getting an ereader, but cant find many foss devices. i dont plan on connecting it to the internet, so i suppose it doesnt matter if its controlled by amazon right? love to hear your thoughts…
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Reddit faces content quality concerns after its Great Mod Purge (arstechnica.com)
Pirate Pro (lemmy.ml)
Two jokes in one (sh.itjust.works)
The dreaded ring (by Pedro Arizpe) (i0.wp.com)
Source: portsherry.com/comic/the-dreaded-ring/
How does everyone feel about iPhones?
Surprise....
reddit moment. (lemmy.ml)
btw: this was a .gif file but for some reason lemmy converts it into a MP4 file. sorry