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Alphane Moon

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That there is no perfect defense. There is no protection. Being alive means being exposed; it's the nature of life to be hazardous—it's the stuff of living.

  • the Jolla Phone is fully funded

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  • The staffing and funding is the real difficult part.

    Agreed. I will also add that a lack of leadership and gumption is also a challenge. You need commitment and inspiration to successfully execute such a project in a democracy.

    I am not technical enough to evaluate whether what I am saying is correct, but my concern with using AOSP is that such a decision will result in 2nd tier clone apps.

    It seems to me it would make much more sense to leverage industry policy (technical requirements, grants for developers) to develop a "clean slate" solution.

    I had a Nokia N900, it worked pretty well for 2010 (apps weren't as big then and mobile web worked surprising well). I am done with Android and American corruption. I am not buying another Android phone; looking forward to getting a Jolla device once they add support for Ukraine (even with no official support).

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  • You are likely correct that forking Android would be a better (cheaper and more efficient) option. But I can't get rid of the feeling that it's best to do a clean break with American oligarchy and make design choices that reflect regional priorities.

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  • Agreed. Hardware supply chains and ecosystem externalities are an extremely challenging area and it will take both industrial policy and de facto tariffs to raise the cost of devices with non-local components.

    I was refering to the software/OS. An operating system and platform that has nothing to do with Android, iOS or HarmonyOS. I think in theory, software can have faster market adoption.

  • Tech leaders fill $1T AI bubble, insist it doesn't exist

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  • Not a hardware domain, but the same could be said for NFTs or "web 3.0". With the caveat that 3D TV isn't a scam.

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  • How it does very well and it even gets up to 10K+.

    I just realized that I can't pre-order even if I wanted to since I am not in EU/UK/Norway/Switzerland.

    We really need an Android alternative with no involvement from American or Chinese companies.

  • 4 reasons Plex is turning into the thing it replaced

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  • The writing was on the wall when they started getting American VC money.

    American VC culture is anthenema to truly user focused products.

  • Windhawk (an open Source customization marketplace for Windows) released v1.7

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  • How well does this work for W10?

    Some of the mods explicitly mention supporting only W11, does that mean others are tested/usable on W10?

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    Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Chip Chief at Risk of Leaving Next

    www.bloomberg.com /news/articles/2025-12-06/apple-rocked-by-executive-departures-with-johny-srouji-at-risk-of-leaving-next
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    TSMC claims 4.2X efficiency gain over a decade from N7 to A14 fabrication process

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-claims-4-2x-efficiency-gain-over-a-decade-from-n7-to-a14-fabrication-process

  • Jolla Phone Pre-order Voucher

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  • Excactly, I meant that I can't continue with Android anymore (let alone iOS).

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    Tech leaders fill $1T AI bubble, insist it doesn't exist

    www.theregister.com /2025/12/05/ai_is_not_a_bubble/
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  • Fedi is too small for that sort of thing IMO.

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    SteamOS vs. Windows on dedicated GPUs: It’s complicated, but Windows has an edge

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/12/steamos-vs-windows-on-dedicated-gpus-its-complicated-but-windows-has-an-edge/

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  • Can't buy in at this point, but I will most probably buy it early next year, hopefully the crowd-buy goes through.

    I can't participate in ecosystems run by corrupt Americans (such as Android or iOS). They've been posturing about "freedoms" for so long that they've totally lost understanding of the true meaning of freedom.

    I am done with their bullshit.

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  • It's not really like Graphene. Its roots stem from the Nokia N900; a full linux device.

    I actually owned the N900 for a year in 2010 (lost it, I was pretty young), it was a literal Linux phone. Apps weren't as important back then and it was in many ways easier to use mobile web apps.

  • AMD CEO Lisa Su 'emphatically' rejects talk of an AI bubble — says claims are 'somewhat overstated'

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  • Surprise, surprise!

    While I've been into computer hardware for decades (built my first PC when I was 16), I don't understand people who are "fans" of AMD or Nvidia or any other company. The best option is to have a large number of competitors (at least 7-10 on a global level) in every major core technology area (operating systems, cloud services, office products, social media, different CPU architectures - x86, ARM, RISC-V. GPU design fabs and so on) with such an intense level of competition that something like Zuckerberg's $60 B+ spend on metaverse BS would be impossible (because their margins would be too low).

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    AMD CEO Lisa Su 'emphatically' rejects talk of an AI bubble — says claims are 'somewhat overstated'

    www.tomshardware.com /tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/lisa-su-rejects-talk-of-an-ai-bubble-at-wired-event
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    Engineer proves that Kohler’s smart toilet cameras aren’t very private

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/12/despite-accessing-user-data-kohler-still-says-its-smart-toilet-cameras-use-e2ee/
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    Intrepid modder builds an M4-powered 4K iMac G3 with 3D-printed parts — guts 90s all-in-one and replaces internals with a Mac mini and an OLED screen

    www.tomshardware.com /maker-stem/intrepid-modder-builds-an-m4-powered-4k-imac-g3-with-3d-printed-parts-guts-90s-all-in-one-and-replaces-internals-with-a-mac-mini-and-an-oled-screen

  • Things to do with Turion laptop

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  • Try and sell it for parts?

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    How can we get more of the population into the Fediverse? Tech literacy?

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    • Better on-boarding - For non-technically inclined users, Fedi can be challenging. I personally strongly oppose the "join by selecting instance" type sites. There should be an algorithm automatically signing up users based on region, refer header and perhaps some sort of random selection
    • With respect to Threadi, when a user is logged in, all links to instance/communities should automatically be transformed to the "view via your instance format" (!technology@lemmy.world).
    • Movement to Piefed (I am aware I am posting from a Lemmy account, this one is used for managing !hardware@lemmy.world, I used Piefed) - tankies are a major turn off for people across the globe and across the political spectrum.
    • Target users who are recognize the severe dangerous of US oligarchy. More and more people are recognizing that the American model is a dead end.
    • Target open source communities. I don't understand why r/linux or r/BSD are not making a move to directing users towards Threadi

    And most importantly: post, comment, upvote.

    Note, I am doing some of these thing when I can.

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    Amazon keeps pressure on Intel, AMD with 192-core Graviton5

    www.theregister.com /2025/12/04/amazon_graviton_5/
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    Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama.

    arstechnica.com /gaming/2025/12/why-wont-steam-machine-support-hdmi-2-1-digging-in-on-the-display-standard-drama/

  • The RAM pricing crisis has only just started, Team Group GM warns — says problem will get worse in 2026 as DRAM and NAND prices double in one month

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  • I generally agree with your thinking at a high level.

    I wouldn't be so pessimistic though. Not saying everything will magically work out OK, it will probably get worse before it gets better. In the long term, oligarchs too subject to human weaknesses. hubris, factual ignorance, ignoring the notion humans aren't like parasite and can be very unpredictable.

    That being said, this is all in the long term. We might really be fucked for the next 30 years.

  • Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say

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  • Don't really remember which Stable Diffusion model was used. I followed a guide.

    I am just looking for generation of simple two tone flat icons and very basic 3D photo images for products. It to save time making presentations. I would usually just cook something up based on free iconsets or Google images. It actually doesn't take long.

    Gemini works pretty well for this (and support multi -model prompts), but I would prefer to use local models.

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    The NPU in your phone keeps improving—why isn’t that making AI better?

    arstechnica.com /gadgets/2025/12/the-npu-in-your-phone-keeps-improving-why-isnt-that-making-ai-better/
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    Alphane Moon @lemmy.world

    Intel 14A Node Trials Signal Confidence From Early Customers

    www.techpowerup.com /343571/intel-14a-node-trials-signal-confidence-from-early-customers

  • Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business

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  • So the consumer market is not worth it?

    I wonder why they didn't sell the brand to a third party, I guess they don't want to be tied to providing RAM.

  • Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say

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  • I have a 3080 with 10 GB VRAM.

    I wasn't getting very good results with Automatic1111, it felt like I was spending more time fiddling with config than getting the images I was looking for (nothing special mostly generic home hardware type objects, but done in a specific and consistent style and view).

    32 GB VRAM won't be common for at least another 5-7 years IMO, perhaps more.

  • Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update improves and breaks dark mode

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  • The corrupt oligopolists have completely given up on QA; why would they bother when they don't feel any real competitive pressure.

    AFAIK, this has been happening as far back as Windows 8. I believe they had a giant pool of physical PCs (laptops, pre-builts and various popular component combinations for desktop) that they physically tested updates on, but they scrapped all of it because they know they don't need to worry about competition.