Comment Good news for Batman, I guess. (Score 1) 186
Because now, the Penny Plunderer is soon to be out of a job
Comment Hey Apple, you know what I'd like? (Score 2) 58
I'd like a phone that I can actually use like a phone, instead of treating it like a delicate, overpriced art piece.
More specifically, I want a phone that's solid, thick so as to allow for a headphone jack and removable battery, and has a camera that, while good, DOESN'T stick out from the back of the phone like a prosthetically enlarged caveman forehead. I'd like for it to have big bezels on the top and bottom so I can watch stuff on my phone without accidentally hitting the screen and completely fucking up the watching experience. I'd like for it to have a display no larger than 5", and it doesn't even have to be all that high-res - I'll take 720x1280 as long as my wish is fulfilled (which it never will be, but we can hope).
Ideally, I'd like for it to run completely FOSS software, and have upgradeable hardware (INCLUDING A MICROSD CARD SLOT), much akin to the Librem 5, which I desperately want to buy at some point. No locked-down bullshit, no invasive always-listening "voice assistant" and certainly no "classic Apple innovation" in the form of working against everything the sensible users want and then charging them a premium to get proverbially fucked over.
Of course, Apple will never heed the word of their users, and will just keep peddling the latest shiny object to spend one grand or more on every 9 months, and that disappoints me greatly.
Comment I shall make my way there... (Score 1) 76
...and I shall let myself get stung by one, so that I may become "The Amazing Wasp-Dude!!"
Then again, I've never been stung by a wasp or any bee-adjacent insect, so I could just as likely be allergic and die.
Only one way to find out
Comment Don't worry. (Score 2) 13
You can't kill Nokia. They're indestructible.
Comment If this is true, (Score 1) 34
I'm imagining a body horror monstrosity, like David Cronenberg meets Sepultura's Arise album.
I can just see me using one of these flesh computers, and whatever interface I'm using to interact with it will pop up with the words "kill me"
Comment We've won, but at what cost? (Score 1) 11
Now users won't have to see ads, but then the hot moms in your area will be out of business
Comment What I wanna know (Score 1) 29
is whether Elon is able to press a button and remotely blow up the Neuralinks while they're still in these people's heads, just cuz they posted something to Twitter that isn't approved by the regime?
Comment My two cents: (Score 1) 134
Listen, upfront, I don't give so much as a rat's ass what you use, if it works for you. I personally use X11 since that's what works for me, but I personally have no objection to Wayland.
That said, I'm excited for a potential resurgence in X11's development, but I feel XLibre isn't quite the way to go. In the 3 or so weeks it's been out, Enrico Weigelt (the lead dev) has made it clear that he doesn't really care to test for bugs or keep the project compatible with Xorg. Couple that with the over-politicization of the project (why politics should matter in a software project as innocuous as an Xorg fork, of all things, I'll never understand), and I'm hesitant to give it a try.
Simply put, the project holds no weight, in my eyes, as a valid replacement for Xorg, at least not yet. I think that with a restructuring in the form of dropping the politics and focusing solely on making good, stable, COMPATIBLE software, it could serve as a solid replacement.
But I feel that will not happen. In any event, if there's something positive to come from this, it's that Xorg, in response, has picked up development and seen new contributors who'd rather not associate with XLibre and all its buggy political nonsense.
I'm not gonna immediately turn my nose up at the project right now, but I feel it's not quite there. Like I said, it could be a solid Xorg replacement if it shifts its focus less on inflammatory politics and more on developing better software. I've been watching a thread over on the LinuxQuestions forum regarding the possibility of putting XLibre in Slackware, but Patrick Volkerding, the distro BDFL, shut that down pretty quick (a sensible approach in my book, hence why I love Slackware). I may spin up an Artix VM just to see what the hype's about.
This is just my two cents, and you're free to disagree. If you do, please keep replies civil - I don't care to hear about why "Enrico is so based and redpilled" or why "Enrico is the literal devil." Just don't.
That's my opinion.
Comment Re:Slackware (Score 1) 61
EXACTLY what I was going to say, my good sir!
Good to see a fellow Slackware user in the wild
Submission + - The Trump Phone no longer promises it's made in America (theverge.com) 1
ArchieBunker writes: When the Trump Organization launched the Trump Mobile wireless carrier, it also launched a flagship phone called the T1 Phone 8002 (gold version). One of the phone’s main selling points was that it was to be made in America. We figured that was unlikely to be true. And we were right: sometime in the last several days, the Trump Mobile site appears to have been scrubbed of all language indicating the phone is to be made in the USA. (Like, for instance, the huge banner on the homepage that says the T1 is “MADE IN THE USA.” Just to name one example.)
Instead, the Trump Mobile website now includes what can only be described as vague, pro-American gestures in the direction of smartphone manufacturing. The T1’s new tagline is “Premium Performance. Proudly American.” Its website says the device is “designed with American values in mind” and there are “American hands behind every device.” Under Key Features, the first thing listed is “American-Proud Design.” None of this indicates, well, anything. It certainly doesn’t say the device is made in the USA, or even designed in the USA. There are just some hands. In America.
That’s not the only thing that appears to have changed about the phone since its launch last week. It was originally advertised to have a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen, but now the T1’s site says it’s 6.25 inches. The site used to list the phone as having 12GB of RAM, and now doesn’t list RAM at all. It’s not entirely clear what’s happening here — the Trump Organization hasn’t responded to a request for comment — but it looks like Trump Mobile may have switched suppliers for the T1. Whatever’s going on, it’s certainly another reason to doubt whether this phone is for real. (The badly photoshopped image of the phone hasn’t changed, though, so that’s something.)
When Trump Mobile first launched, it was also promising the T1 Phone 8002 would ship in September. Now, the only timing I could find was “later this year.” Probably best not to hold your breath.
Instead, the Trump Mobile website now includes what can only be described as vague, pro-American gestures in the direction of smartphone manufacturing. The T1’s new tagline is “Premium Performance. Proudly American.” Its website says the device is “designed with American values in mind” and there are “American hands behind every device.” Under Key Features, the first thing listed is “American-Proud Design.” None of this indicates, well, anything. It certainly doesn’t say the device is made in the USA, or even designed in the USA. There are just some hands. In America.
That’s not the only thing that appears to have changed about the phone since its launch last week. It was originally advertised to have a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen, but now the T1’s site says it’s 6.25 inches. The site used to list the phone as having 12GB of RAM, and now doesn’t list RAM at all. It’s not entirely clear what’s happening here — the Trump Organization hasn’t responded to a request for comment — but it looks like Trump Mobile may have switched suppliers for the T1. Whatever’s going on, it’s certainly another reason to doubt whether this phone is for real. (The badly photoshopped image of the phone hasn’t changed, though, so that’s something.)
When Trump Mobile first launched, it was also promising the T1 Phone 8002 would ship in September. Now, the only timing I could find was “later this year.” Probably best not to hold your breath.
Submission + - JD Vance joined Bluesky - was banned 11 minutes later. (x.com) 7
RoccamOccam writes: U.S. Vice President JD Vance joined Bluesky with the post "Hello, Bluesky, I've been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis. So I'm thrilled to be here to engage with all of you." His post included a screenshot from the United States Supreme Court Decision that upheld Tennessee's law barring "gender-affirming" treatments on minors.
He then wrote "To that end, I found Justice Thomas's concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating. He argues that many of our so-called 'experts' have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth. I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids. What do you think?".
He was banned 11 minutes later.
He then wrote "To that end, I found Justice Thomas's concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating. He argues that many of our so-called 'experts' have used bad arguments and substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth. I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids. What do you think?".
He was banned 11 minutes later.
Comment Or... simple solution... (Score 1) 30
Sell both games and cards. Sell all your stupid TCG addiction bullshit, and supplement that with what people who go to GameStop actually care about: GAMES.
It's in the name for crying out loud. Unless they intend on becoming CardStop.
Putting aside the obvious fact that GameStop will most likely not enforce any buying limits on cards in the name of money, thereby making GameStop a scalper's wet dream, who actually stopped and thought with a straight face that changing your entire business model to accommodate a resurgence in the dumbest yet still undying fad imaginable was a good idea instead of selling the thing you built your company around?
It'd be like if Apple said "hey, we're not making iPhones anymore, we're a Korean restaurant chain now."
If GameStop is still around 10 years from now, I'm predicting they're gonna get into NFTs next. It's the most natural course of progression for a company that's been falling this hard for so long.
Submission + - Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica (phys.org) 1
alternative_right writes: Rather than reflecting off the ice, the signals—a form of radio waves—appeared to be coming from below the horizon, an orientation that cannot be explained by the current understanding of particle physics and may hint at new types of particles or interactions previously unknown to science, the team said.
Comment Oh... great... (Score 1) 24
Some days I legitimately question what the thought process within these big tech companies' meeting rooms is.
Like, do they honestly think people are gonna be like, "Woohoo, more AI spyware!! Thanks Google, you're the best!
Or do they just realize most average tech consumers are dangerously complacent over the invasive nature of proprietary tech, and use and abuse that "why switch, it's convenient" mindset to capitalize on people's lack of drive to switch to open-source alternatives for wont of their precious convenience, which is rapidly running out as more and more AI slop is added to each product every day, much akin to the late 90s when everything somehow had the internet shoehorned into it?
You know, I think I just answered my own question.
Submission + - WW III is not news yet? No effect on tech? (bbc.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Really surprised not to see any mention of this little development, but maybe everyone is afraid of being accused of antisemitism? Even if I'm "of Jewish descent"? That's how my father used to put it after being raised Orthodox and then losing his religion (all long before I was born). So this is a time for the anonymous option, though I don't think it means much on Slashdot.
My take? Whether or not this attack on Iran escalates into WW III mostly depends on Putin and Xi and whatever secret signals they are sending to Iran. Iran already has plenty of capacity to escalate, and Israel is already a ripe target for dirty bombs... Doesn't even matter if such a drone with uranium gets all the way to its target. This is one of those cases like horseshoes where close counts. Okay, so I don't think [the inscrutable? ;-) ] Xi wants any big wars anywhere, but Putin might be getting desperate and he knows he cannot retire peacefully to one of his dachas.
I've never lived in a predominantly Jewish community, though I have enough exposure to religious communities to know that I don't like them--and I think that's most of the problem with Iran. Probably Israel, too. But I have made a number of Jewish friends and I still remember what one of them said after he spent a couple of years in Israel: "There's such a thing as too many Jews in one place." Sometimes funny isn't.
My take? Whether or not this attack on Iran escalates into WW III mostly depends on Putin and Xi and whatever secret signals they are sending to Iran. Iran already has plenty of capacity to escalate, and Israel is already a ripe target for dirty bombs... Doesn't even matter if such a drone with uranium gets all the way to its target. This is one of those cases like horseshoes where close counts. Okay, so I don't think [the inscrutable?
I've never lived in a predominantly Jewish community, though I have enough exposure to religious communities to know that I don't like them--and I think that's most of the problem with Iran. Probably Israel, too. But I have made a number of Jewish friends and I still remember what one of them said after he spent a couple of years in Israel: "There's such a thing as too many Jews in one place." Sometimes funny isn't.
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