How many real life users are going to install software from somewhere other than the built in app store on their phone?
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reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Apple’s plan: Stall, cheat, repeatEnglish465·3 days agoGovernments are going about this the wrong way. The problem isn’t with app stores. The problem is that you can’t install a different OS on your phone (or current Mac, or iPad).
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.zip•An AI That Promises to “Solve All Diseases” Is About to Test Its First Human DrugsEnglish1·3 days agodeleted by creator
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•The End Of The Hackintosh Is Upon UsEnglish711·4 days agoThe nice thing about the Hackintosh was the upgradability/repairability. Wishing Apple would bring some of that back.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•The End Of The Hackintosh Is Upon UsEnglish233·4 days agoWhy would I want that? I don’t even want it on my Mac.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Open Source@lemmy.ml•If Oracle goes bankrupt in the future, what would you like to see as the destination for some of its products?English1·4 days agoDoes Oracle own JavaScript? I thought JavaScript was developed by Netscape and that Oracle claimed to own the rights to Java, which is not the same thing.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•I need to buy a fridge+freezer soon, what should I look out for?English3·4 days agoSide-by-sides require you to pretty much squat to get to the items on the lowest shelves. Consider taking a look at units that have a freezer drawer instead. Go to the store, and try accessing the bottom items in both kinds see which one is easier for you. This is especially important if you or someone in your family has a bad back.
Check to see how the shelves adjust. Compare to what you currently have in your home. Some refrigerators allow you to split shelves. Other others have a single shelf that goes the entire width of the refrigerator. For example, where would you put the leftover pizza box? Or the milk carton? Can the doors hold the items that are currently in your fridge doors?
When shopping, be sure to look at the warranty, especially on the compressor. Some of the warranties are really lousy. Repairing the cooling system (compressor and coolant refill) can cost just out of warranty as buying a new refrigerator. LG for example has a 10 year warranty on some of their compressors, but not all of their models. Be sure to check the warranty on the specific model you are buying.
Some refrigerators have icemakers in the door, some of them in the freezer. In my experience it doesn’t matter which you choose. having a bunch of ice located in the freezer helps keep it cool. What is more important is if you want a filtered water dispenser. If this is the case, I recommend getting one on the door exterior so you don’t have to let all the chilled air out while you fill a glass or pitcher. The exception is that some Samsung models include a pitcher that’s kept automatically filled in the refrigerator door. However, this pitcher is plastic, so that may be a concern depending on your views on microplastics.
If you are worried about where your appliances manufactured, you’re going to need to look at the label inside the fridge. It will sayon the label. You can’t really just rely on a brand, since brands have factories in multiple countries. You should also be aware that there aren’t a lot of brands really left. Most of the brands have been allowed to merge into a handful companies. You can look up the brand on Wikipedia to see who the actual manufacturer is.
I encourage you to take actual measurements of the appliance at a store. Relying on the measurements on a website can be very confusing. Some depth measurements include the depth of the doors, some do not some specified depths with handles, some do not you need to measure the space where your fridge will fit this includes height, width, and depth.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Microsoft’s Edge browser now loads sites even fasterEnglish311·4 days agoIt’s sad and pathetic that Microsoft gave up on their own rendering engine. Edge is just a chrome clone with a bunch of privacy invading marketing crap stuffed into it.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.zip•Jack Dorsey working on Bluetooth messaging app, BitchatEnglish4·5 days agoShould’ve called it “Meshchat” or “Bluechat”.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Trust in Denmark 💯: 2 phones and 1 tablet left unattended in the trainEnglish815·5 days agoWho says everyone on the train is from Denmark? Leaving expensive items unattended in public is a stupid thing to do, no matter where you are.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What technology will disappear in the next 10 years?English3·7 days agoAs does Amazon believe it or not. Of course then you’d have to give Bezos money.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If I delete iBooks on iPhone, does that delete audiobooks or do they stick around even when doing so?English11·7 days agoAre you asking if you delete the Apple Books app from your iPhone if it will delete audiobooks purchased from Apple from your phone, I’m pretty sure the answer is yes. I don’t think these purchases show up in any other app.
If you delete them, you should be able to redownload them from the Books app/store without repurchasing. However, I would still make a backup of your purchases on a computer because record companies and other publishers have a nasty habit of pulling items out of circulation because of licensing disputes and whatnot. Better to have a local backup just in case.
https://support.apple.com/guide/books/download-purchased-and-updated-items-ibks888f2d84/mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/itunes/download-previous-purchases-itns36a8f323/windows
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Samsung phones can survive twice as many charges as Pixel and iPhone, according to EU dataEnglish562·8 days agoThat’s strange, considering they all use the same battery suppliers.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•How China's new auto giants left General Motors, Volkswagen and Tesla in the dustEnglish82·8 days agoYou left out “Uyghur slave labor”.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's a really popular TV show you just couldn't get into?English6·9 days agoThe Leftovers. Tried twice.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Cold water was probably less refreshing for early humans due to most cold water likely only being available during colder weather.English1·10 days agoCold water is easy to heat if you know how to make fire. Most early humans probably knew how to make fire. Hot water, however, is difficult to cool without refrigeration.
Spring and well water is often cool. I don’t know about the water that comes down from the mountains. Does it retain it’s coolness when the snow melts and runs down into the valley?
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user baseEnglish1·10 days agoYou say turned around, I say ruined. He’s just remaking it into another IBM by selling services and killing anything innovative or creative.
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.zip•US | Pentagon may put SpaceX at the center of a sensor-to-shooter targeting networkEnglish9·10 days agoThe Space X with the exploding rockets and the Starlink satellites that fall out of the sky?
reddig33@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user baseEnglish21·11 days agoIt’s Microsoft’s current CEO. All he is interested in is subscription revenue. Xbox hardware is next to go.
Breaking up Microsoft would be the best thing they could do right now. But it won’t happen.
PNG is fine. The industry likes to reinvent the wheel every few years so that you have to upgrade everything. It’s ridiculous nonsense.