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I've just renewed my two year sub. Auto-renewal to be switched off imminently. This is terrible.

Still down

Is it this? https://www.namecheap.com/status-updates/ongoing-temporary-t...

Vibe-coded crap, again

The best thing to come out of the internet!

well there is a context to this of people doing ridiculous projects just because they can through LLMs, of which Claude excels at for code-writing, so it makes sense that two users would have a similar reaction to this. also copying jokes from other people is as old as time (just check youtube comments from 2008)

And Criterion :(

They did the same thing with Komoot and other apps. I don't understand where the money comes from and how they are planning to keep this portfolio growing.

Why not just burn DVDs with whatever content one wants to fetch and re-encode to SD MPEG2? It's not like kids are super critical about picture quality anyway.

If they ever make a Kobo like the Kindle Oasis, I'll switch. Until then, I'm holding onto the best e-reader experience I've ever had.

Isn't this a bit of an ad?

No chance of it ever being hit by anything?

Thank you for saving me many minutes. It has happened more and more recently that 'interesting' headlines lead to AI slop blog posts and it just all feels like such a waste of time. Sad that content has degenerated in this way.

That is simply not true. I have tried to get so many people on Linux, just for it to fail when they try to do something simple, enough times in a row for them to want to go back to Windows.

I really wish it was seamless and good, but it just isn't (and frankly it's a bit embarrassing it isn't given desktop environments for GNU Linux have been in development for 20+ years).

It's finally the time for Sailfish OS / Linux Smartphone OSes!

Couldn't agree more!

What a silly idea, a whole Raspberry Pi for basic photography! Just the boot-up alone would drive someone nuts, you'd miss the moment every time and I'd drain your battery if you left it on. So silly.

Is this an appropriate course ahead? I found the split of Element Pro and Element much more interesting to achieve a nice app for normal users and a power app for professionals. I don't think I'd like my WhatsApp replacement to look/feel like a Slack replacement.

And most importantly, is there a completely new approach that Element / Matrix can bring to messaging that doesn't feel like it's replacing something?

Is there a list of supported thermostats? Would be very interested in implementing this ahead of the winter.

Saying that the macOS desktop is vastly inferior to Linux desktops is absolutely nuts. I've tried to get my relatives on Linux desktops so many times, just for it to go completely wrong a couple of weeks after and having to reinstall Windows. It's just not made for average (or below-average) users, so I don't see how it can be VASTLY inferior to something as easy and polished as macOS.

what would it make of this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyvZUxnIC3k

You can choose between a locked down system, iOS, and a free one, Android. No-one is forcing you to buy an Apple device.

Most people on desktops / laptops interact with these services via a web browser, which has very limited permissions on the system. Not sure how you could control that tightly on a fully open iOS.

On iOS, I can trust that pretty much everyone in my family won't download something silly that then creates a security hole in their devices. Not sure how you could guarantee that if you could load code post-review. What would be the point of the review, then? Wouldn't the App Store be littered with trojan horses in waiting?

I found a fascinating arrangement of a funky Ligeti work. I had listened to it on the piano, but the sound of the theremin mixed with the programmed analogue synths really elevates the piece for me.

More annoying than that is the email monopoly operators deciding any non-monopoly email is spam, effectively driving businesses into their corporate packages. As a business, you have no guarantee that if you run your email server or have a hosting company run it, you'll actually be reaching customers.

29 dollars a month is a bit of an insane starter price, especially for smaller teams.