InvaderDJ @ InvaderDJ @lemmy.world

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With Chromium being increasingly the only supported browser we soon won't have a choice which browser to use for certain websites anymore (e.g. Firefox).

That’s where I disagree. I think that if we do get an internet where Chrome is the only option and it sucks, we’ll get another browser option. Firefox for example went through a few years of being a bad browser but it has gotten past those hurdles. People are lazy and change is slow, but once it starts I think it is unstoppable.

A few years ago (around the time of the XS) iStockNow was a good site to check availability. I remember using that to get my 8, my XS, and I think my AirPods. But that site died a while back.

You’re probably good with the XS still if it is working for you. Save your money.

You should definitely be able to play with the display models, but their stock for purchase is going to be extremely limited.

Looking at this sketchy ass site https://iphonechecker.herokuapp.com/ for example, the stores near me had only 512GB Blue versions in stock and now I'm not seeing any stock within 100 miles of me.

I had issues last Friday with the pre-order and didn't think to try through the web. So I couldn't get in my 256GB Pro Max in Natural Titanium pre-order until after 0830 and my delivery date had slipped to Oct 4-9th.

But, I just got an email today saying it shipped and it should be delivered sometime between Sept 26-29th so I'm pumped about that.

I've never really understood this argument. The history of browsers shows that a browser choice screen isn't necessary. IE used to be dominant until it started sucking so much that people looked for alternatives. For a while that alternative was Firefox, then Chrome came along and people moved to that.

I think the problem for alternate browsers on PC is that all browsers are good enough at the things most people care about that they don't look at alternatives anymore. Most pre-built computers come with Chrome pre-installed and if it isn't, people seek it out on their own to download it. More savvy users know about Chrome's issues, but those aren't issues users really care about.

What does need to be addressed is how iOS and Windows either don't really allow you to use another browser, or make it difficult to switch. iOS needs to allow other rendering engines so alternative browsers aren't just a skin over Safari and Windows needs to stop with preventing users from changing the default browser for things like widgets.

They are kind of funny, but more because of how nonsensical and disturbing they are than any actual comedy. Just looking at the image makes my brain feel like it is skipping.

The easiest two ways are to either pay per mile, or just add the round trip time to whatever their pay is. There might be some small complaints and attempts to abuse. But the complaining is easy to deal with and I think the abuse would be small and could be dealt with in similar ways as other time theft is dealt with.

Very nice. Although it is dumb that it is only on the 15.

I updated my Watch, iPhone and Apple TVs today. So far, I haven’t noticed any huge problems.

I was Airplaying my YouTube video to my Sonos speaker and I noticed that volume control was weird, but I think that is an app issue that will hopefully be fixed. I’ve also noticed some issues with PiP in YouTube, it seems inconsistent on when it works and when it doesn’t. But again, I’m assuming that is an app issue and it is also something I’ve noticed pre-update.

As far as features I’ve noticed, the biggest thing is the keyboard and autocorrect. It seems a lot better so far.

I still haven’t dived into the big headline features yet. I haven’t made a contact card or anything like that yet, but I’m planning to this week.

We’re talking USB-C to USB-C right?

Do you have links for some of the ones you looked at? Because I checked a few Anker and Apple cables and they were all USB 2.0.

It does seem to be easier to get USB 3 Type A to type C cables, but not C to C.

It does feel kind of spiteful. But honestly, it is surprisingly difficult to find USB 3 USB-C cables anyway. Most of them are USB 2 unless you spring for Thunderbolt cables.

USB 3 is not USB-C. USB-C was a few years after lightning. At the time devices were shipping with Micro USB which was genuinely terrible. Apple could have made Lightning support USB3 speeds out of the box. But they didn’t and never really improved it. I think a few of their tablets did support USB 3 speeds, but weirdly not their phones.

One thing this article doesn’t get into is whether it is an issue of customer demand or incorrect estimates on how many customers Starlink can handle.

Musk is a dumbass, unserious douche. But from everyone I’ve heard from who has Starlink and NEEDS it, it’s a godsend. For rural and mobile users (van life, RVs, boats, etc) I don’t think there is a better option.

Another question is whether this Starlink service should be nationalized or at least duplicated by other countries. I’m uncomfortable with it being used for war as it is honestly. It’s a supposed civilian, consumer aimed service that I think arguably can be considered a military target right now. Countries like Russia could make an argument for attacking these satellites. And for countries like Ukraine that are relying on it, having it being at the whims of someone like Musk also seems like it isn’t optimal.

Lightning was a good cable. It’s just that Apple didn’t improve it any for a decade and never opened it up so it could have been a standard.

It’s smaller and more durable. It’s just slow and proprietary.

Most these aren’t beliefs of leftists. They’re either straw men or completely exaggerated and taken out of context.

I think most leftists believe that before the average person gives up anything, the corporations and rich who actually contribute most to climate change should be reined in.

Besides the listed examples from the article, what would be the impact for normal to even hobbyist root users? It seems like this is a good idea to prevent modification of legit certs and allowing certs to be updated remotely.

As touched on above: if you're configuring your own system CA certificates on Android right now for debugging, reverse engineering, testing or research, that option is going away in Android 14, and presumably all future versions too.

That too. Assuming she is getting paid and not screwed like some of Twitter's former employees, I'm sure she can cry into her pile of money.

I assume on /r?

I don't know who would do that. The only reason I view all on Lemmy is because there isn't enough activity to limit what I see. Despite the downhill trajectory on reddit, it isn't at that point yet.

I would feel bad if it wasn't obvious that Musk would do this. It is impossible for him to control himself. He can't help to put his dumbass opinion in the mix, no matter how much it hurts him personally and professionally. It's the reason he was forced to buy Twitter in the first place.

I don't think climate change threatens to kill everyone in the medium term at least right? It threatens to make large portions of the world uninhabitable and spark wars, civil unrest, etc as people fight over dwindling resources.