Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps… like Apple’s own iMessage.
Hangouts was so close to perfect before they blew it all up.
Now I’m using a mix of Chat and Voice and it’s terrible for everyone. Voice doesn’t even support RCS from what I can tell, and all my messages with iPhone users are full of reactions. It’s so annoying. I’ve had the same Google Voice number for over a decade, why is this so frustrating?
My wife and I saw the early screening last night in IMAX. The visuals live up to the hype, but honestly we were both very disappointed with… everything else. The story was as generic as it seemed in the trailers, and it goes on way longer than it should. The acting was fine, I guess. The actors put in work, they just didn’t have anything good to work with.
Everything that happens simply happens to serve the plot, not the characters. No one ever acts like a normal person, they are all just rote movie characters like it’s paint-by-numbers. And the editing is atrocious. There’s a lot of off-screen exposition, like they had to fill in story gaps. Similarly, scenes will just kinda end. Characters get into a predicament that seems impossible to escape? Cut away! Explain what happened? Nah, just keep moving cause we’ve got plot points we have to hit, and fast cause the audience certainly already knows where this is all heading anyway.
I love supporting original sci-fi in theaters, but this is just an unoriginal, bad movie imo.
I used A-List so it was free and I still felt ripped off.
My feelings toward the movie started strong and only dropped from there. My wife wanted to leave halfway but I hoped it would stick the landing. It only got worse from there and by the end I was rolling my eyes and laughing (not loudly) at how terrible it all became. It just kept going and it thought so highly of itself the whole time. The title cards felt so ridiculous in retrospect.
I was a patient reader and just finished the last Expanse book last weekend (it was fantastic). Now I’m having to work very hard to remain patient for this game. I may buy it just to support the franchise and play it on my own time later.
Been in IT for over 15 years and this was exactly what I was thinking too. But the top is how I felt 10-15 years ago. Now, after years of dealing with the dumbest users and the craziest decisions from tech companies, I’m more Shaw than Picard.
I should actually be working 8h a day, but most of it is spend not working. If I’m honest I’m probably working more like 3h a day even though I enjoy my job.
Btw, meetings are work. If you spend a lot of time in meetings that does count as actual work.
This is so important. I know so many people that complain about people being “in meetings all day instead of working” or manager expectations are to be doing a bunch of stuff, but your calendar is absolutely packed with dumb meetings. Meetings are work, so if other work needs to be done then I need to be allowed to take that time.
And no, multitasking isn’t real. If I’m doing other stuff during the meeting then I’m not actually paying full attention to either the meeting or the other work.
I feel like I’ve seen enough to say that this is likely real and you are probably correct. I’m struggling to figure out how to prepare for this though. Are there companies or industries that we should be investing in or something?
I ran into this as well and honestly just can’t believe it. Like, this is something my grandparent would think might happen and I’d laugh at how silly it is. Yet here we are.
Exactly. And it’s driving me crazy how many mods are caving. Like, I get that you care about the community and want it to continue on, but will it even be the same now that you know how little control you actually have? Will it survive the next insane, profit driven decision Reddit makes and refuses to negotiate on? Just rip the band-aid off now like /r/interestingasfuck and others did and let them remove you. We’ve seen that they can’t actually replace what was lost, so let them try.
I get that, and respect it very much. You care about others and the community you’ve helped create. But Reddit is now actively exploiting that care for their own profit. Reddit draws value from your community and the advice it offers others. If that advice is poor then yes, people will suffer, but that’s on Reddit for allowing this all to happen how it has, not you.
I recently went through a very debilitating and painful episode of infidelity in my marriage, separation and divorce were duly considered. It appeared that not only was I losing the love of my life but my family unit was about to be torn apart. My daughter would end up sharing my experience of a broken family, parents fighting,...
Can you give more details on searing the steak? I get a good sear in some spots, usually on the rim of the steak. The middle turns out greyish-brown sometimes.
The developer originally said he could sustain a $3 a month subscription, but after checking the numbers for higher usage account he saw that it couldn't really work.
From /u/DBrady
I'm still looking into it, gathering data etc. Unfortunately the average call rates when broken down to the top 2, 5, 10% etc of users is painting a much different picture. This is the cohort of users I would expect to possibly convert to a subscription model and the average rates for those users can be 3,4,5 even 600 hundred calls per day just by the shear amount they use the app. Some of the top users are well over 1000 per day and sometimes over 2000.
So I'm not sure yet. It would probably have to be a usage based subscription model if it was going to be anything and I'm not sure that's worth doing. I am still looking into it but unfortunately I don't think my earlier price points will work.
Reporter: To sum up, this expert representing the major Meteorological associations says it is currently raining. And this expert from the "Crack Pot Society" says it isn't. I have a window right next to me and....both sides make good points so you'll have to decide for yourself.
Having an open flame burning and releasing fumes is gonna generate smells, even with a good vent (to be fair, ours is not a good vent). Induction has nothing like that. You put your pan/pot down, you hear a low humming noise, and it just kinda magically hears up. The only smells are from the food.
I'd say it cooks more evenly for us, but we were more amateur when we had the gas stove. With induction, the pan itself is hearing up, so if it's the same size as the "burner" or smaller, the whole bottom heats up. With gas, the flame would adjust hear immediately, but was still just spraying heat and felt more random, depending on pan size.
Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)
Samsung has released a new video in support of Google’s #GetTheMessage campaign which calls for Apple to adopt RCS or “Rich Communication Services,” the cross-platform protocol pitched as a successor to SMS that adopts many of the features found in modern messaging apps… like Apple’s own iMessage.
**THE CREATOR Discussion Megapost** 2023-09-29 👶🔫 (lemmy.film)
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Are you holding off on any game in particular right now?
I suppose Baldur’s Gate 3 could be an example for a lot of people. Any recent or just “recent” release you are waiting for to get at the moment?
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How many hours a day do you actually work?
I should actually be working 8h a day, but most of it is spend not working. If I’m honest I’m probably working more like 3h a day even though I enjoy my job.
Fulton County Georgia Grand Jury returns 10 out of 10 charged indictments against Former President Donald Trump credit: @w7voa@journa.host
Crackers. (lemmy.world)
Superconductor Breakthrough Findings Replicated, Twice, in Preliminary Testing - Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)
The fact that this has been replicated is amazing!
It took some adjustment when I moved to an area where they roam free. I used to have to pay to see them in a zoo (lemmy.world)
OC YSK: If you work in the U.S. as a W-2 worker, you can check to see how much money you've paid into Social Security and learn when you'll become eligible to draw from it in retirement
https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/statement.html...
Reddit Gives Final Warning to Subreddits Using NSFW Protest Tactic (www.pcmag.com)
The Verge reacting to Reddit's spokesperson trying to discredit them (pixel.tchncs.de)
Surviving infidelity, marriage intact.
I recently went through a very debilitating and painful episode of infidelity in my marriage, separation and divorce were duly considered. It appeared that not only was I losing the love of my life but my family unit was about to be torn apart. My daughter would end up sharing my experience of a broken family, parents fighting,...
What are the best cooking hacks you've learned over the years?
What are the best practices you've learned to save time or make a meal better.
Reddit Sync will have a full page sign up for his new app, Lemmy Sync, when you open the app on June 30th (also kbin support coming!) (www.reddit.com)
Source:...
Spez talks to NY Times (www.nytimes.com)
The link is unlocked, no paywall to read...
Reddit is a Dying Mall (www.staygrounded.online)
Why it'll only get worse from here.
Gas Stoves Emit More of the Carcinogen Benzene Than Expected (www.scientificamerican.com)