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RCS is not compatible with all androids, the only manufacturer I can think of that opened their builtin messaging system to everyone was BlackBerry after much request. Their system became just another messaging app since the pins were no longer tied to the Blackberry user. In either event how did apple refuse anything? Other manufacturer’s just never bothered to seriously implement anything similar. Besides what do you consider an absurd amount of money? Because an iPhone SE 2022 is often $150 in the US for prepaid (no contract) service and gets you into their ecosystem with pretty powerful hardware.

2y ago

Stop pretending Nothing's iMessage app had anything to do with RCS on the iPhone

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Yeah once the bubbles turn green I know I am limited to MMS, so texting goes from stickers, effects, videos and image galleries to the quality of texting on a Motorola RAZR. Half of the joke about the color of the bubbles is that the green bubble people are either ignorant of or disregard the improvements in texting for the last decade. RCS I haven't used extensively, but it has mostly felt like MMS without mime and size restrictions with the added bonus of allowing Google to access the messages.

2y ago

Nearly 450 patients at Massachusetts hospital may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis

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https://giphy.com/gifs/southparkgifs-3o7TKPQCQa8fUezeGk

2y ago

Users Can't Speak to Viral AI Girlfriend CarynAI Because CEO Is in Jail for Arson

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Not your keys, not your girlfriend

2y ago

He's in the crowd somewhere

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True, source: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Charizard_(Pok%C3%A9mon)

2y ago

Working in mysterious ways rule

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A breakdown that covers above theory: https://www.thinkersbiblestudies.com/people-before-adam

2y ago

Working in mysterious ways rule

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Well last minute before plunging the knife into the son the Abraham stopped. Although it is worth noting that the disagreement over who is his rightful heir has caused so much bloodshed since antiquity til currently. Source: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2022%3A1-19&version=ERV

2y ago

I choose to believe

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https://www.spaghettimonster.org/

2y ago

Meanwhile there is a whole generation that doesn't understand this joke

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The first season of Futurama began airing on March 28, 1999 and concluded on November 14, 1999 after 13 episodes.

2y ago

Do you fear rule?

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https://uwuntuos.site/

2y ago

why do some people really dislike google??

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There are some, myself included, who believe many of the “mainstream” projects are only open to avoid antitrust lawsuits in America. The reason why there is chromium vs chrome and AOSP Android vs Google Android, is to take advantage of the confusion to make it sound as if the actual Google product is open source, where as the Google product is based upon the open source project. This makes it sound like anybody could copy Google’s product and give them a run for their money, which is obviously not the case.

2y ago

why do some people really dislike google??

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Personally Google gives me a negative impression due to its intrusiveness and current aim of hoovering up all data possible. While you seem certain Google would never hurt you, there are many people who would never take such a risk. Even if Google was purely good of heart (which I doubt), they have proven themselves subjects to Government whims. A recent example is here: https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/18/google_keyword_search_warrants/ where a court in the United States ordered Google to return personally identifying information on any and all users who searched for the address of a crime in the month prior. And their commitment to open source is debatable as shown by their graveyard of projects (https://killedbygoogle.com/) often killed with strong usage and with dubious explanations really has strong Embrace, Extend, Extinguish vibes.