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Go to the accessibility disply settings, turn on white point, then set it to the lowest percentage you can. HDR is no more.
Re:Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20% on Thursday June 25, 2026 @04:03PM (#48678528)
the 4 year old Apple TV getting a price doubling makes it a horrible value compared to any other TV streamer, quality be damned.
Re:Veracrypt Project Update on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @03:29PM (#47695104)
Get off Windows right now.

The newest frontier AI models can easily find 0-days in all major software stacks, while the two biggest open source security tools on Windows can’t even ship patches.

Re:Your phone is an entire computer on Friday March 13, 2026 @04:14PM (#47369250)
I had a similar experience where I tried out a Z Fold 7 with a kickstand and foldable bluetooth keyboard. I was curious about the feasibility of an all-in-one computing experience; it was clunky but surprisingly somewhat productive.

Then when confronted with scenarios where I had no stable surfaces I realized why the LAPtop form factor reigns supreme.

Peripheral add-ons like the NexDock are very nifty, but at that point you are suffering from the same physical constraints of a phone + laptop lifestyle. All with zero of the benefits of a locally accessible, more mature, and capable OS.

Clicked on the podcast portion and its Google Notebook LM AI Slop
Re:iPhone dumbphone on Monday September 08, 2025 @03:51PM (#45173067)
As of iOS 18 you can add any app you want into assistive access now! It has been going pretty well with Beeper on my end.
The stage has been set with the mass proliferation "lofi" and "chill" music that has been all but AI automated.
Re:iOS indie app development looks like on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @05:17PM (#43030365)
Some people hide their porn from their partner / significant other; I don’t know why people rationalize that, but it’s common enough.
Re:It's Time to Rethink 6G on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @05:09PM (#43030285)
We need the freedom to do more on our mainstream pocketable devices, my hotspot for my laptop will be always throttled down to 3G, as if to say

“Hey, this isn’t actually supposed to be used to get work done. Keep doing simple phone stuff!“

Is the value proposition of this just the implied simplicity of setup? This doesn't look like the best value.
Re:Tech-vexed: how digital life threatens our capacity for awe on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @04:40PM (#42188393)
and greedy
Re:Google Domains Is Gone on Sunday September 10, 2023 @12:36PM (#37457491)
most likely Google Podcasts next