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kayazere

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  • Tim Cook is the latest tech CEO to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

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  • The EU actually didn’t force them to implement RCS. Apple did it themselves to try and avoid an regulatory/antitrust scrutiny.

    At the moment I think having RCS on iPhone is worse than if Apple was forced to open up iMessage to other platforms. RCS on Android is basically controlled by Google and you can’t use it on custom roms. Google also runs the RCS backend that most carriers rely on (rather than implementing their own). So if you are trying to avoid Google’s spyware, you can’t use RCS to message iPhone users.

  • Tim Cook is the latest tech CEO to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

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  • Remember when Tim Cook told someone’s mom to just by an iPhone in order to access iMessage. True colors coming out there, total douche bag.

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    Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund.

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  • You don’t have to use AI. It’s only being crammed into proprietary software. You can steer clear of it with FOSS operating systems.

  • Google lays out its vision for an Android XR ecosystem

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  • I thought VR was dead after Apple’s flop of a launch.

  • Tokyo government to introduce four-day workweek for its employees

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  • In Germany it’s quiet common to work part time and you have the same employment benefits and legal standing as someone working full time, there is no discrimination like in the US.

    So I willing reduced my working hours to 30 hours a week. I am working 75% and get 75% of a full time salary. I actually get the same vacation as someone working 100%, as vacation is based on number of days a week worked rather than hours. I am still working five days a week.

    Since I don’t need the extra money, there’s no reason to work full time.

  • What are you not nostalgic for?

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  • Get a Steam Deck, load it with emulators and indie games.

  • Any thoughts on the "European left" political party?

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  • I think we need new parties to take these ideas forward. I would like to see some kind of new left party focused on degrowth and moving to a post capitalist economic system.

    At least in Germany, die Linke is the associated party, which has recently collapsed and had historically been more communist with also some pro-russian supporters (now BSW).

  • It has nothing to do with your right to work

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  • It's also the standard almost everywhere

    Only in the US.

    In Europe there are strict notice periods for both sides around terminating the employment agreement and the employer can’t fire you from one day to the next.

  • All the other brands went along

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  • Yes, pre 2013 models had a screwed in battery. I had a 2011 pro that I changed/upgraded the ram, hard drive, and battery myself.

  • All the other brands went along

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  • USB-C has been out for 10 years and it’s a huge mess. For some devices it makes sense to switch like an external hard drive, but for things like a wired keyboard, I don’t need to repurchase it for USB-C, that serves no purpose.

  • All the other brands went along

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  • Wired keyboard and mouse, USB sticks/thumb drive, and USB-A to lightning cable. I think I have more USB-A peripherals than USB-C.

  • All the other brands went along

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  • The MacBook Pro still doesn’t have USB-A ports. I have an apple silicon model for work and have to use multiple dongles to connect all my peripherals. This is ridiculous for a 2000+ dollar computer.

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  • It’s also not just about photos. If you want to do automatic backup of your phone you can only do that with iCloud. Otherwise you have to connect your phone to a computer and do a manual backup with iTunes/Finder. Apple even killed off automatic local wifi backups by forcing you to enter your unlock code every time you trigger a backup via iTunes/Finder.

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  • Whoops, I thought it said “not opt out”. Too early in the day apparently 😅

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  • Allow third-party app stores for Android, and let those app stores distribute all the same apps as are available in Google Play (app developers can opt out of this);

    Developers should definitely be able to pick with AppStores their apps are distributed in. This seems strange they can’t opt out.

    Pretty sure Fdroid doesn’t want PlayStore spyware apps.

  • Moving from the US to the EU soon... Any advice?

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  • Moving from the US to the EU soon... Any advice?

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  • The EU isn’t the US.

    Most countries in Europe have this idea of integration where the foreigner learns and adopts the language and culture of the country. You’ll see lots of discussions of “failed” integration of foreigners, especially in Germany.

    I think this is still a type of colonialism where they think there culture is better and the foreigner must change, rather than the other way around.

    I think the US is a bit better in this regard as there is this idea of a cultural mixing pot and foreigners aren’t expected to “integrate”.

  • [rant?] I'm hopeful for the future of technology

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  • At the moment there is no end-to-end encryption as part of RCS. Google created a proprietary add-on for their app. Apple is working with the standards committee to add end-to-end encryption.

    RCS on android has only two supported apps, one by Google and one by Samsung. Google is actively blocking phones with custom Roms from using their RCS app.

    Google also provides/hosts the RCS backend software used by most telecoms. They can host their own implementation, and most did at the start. But now a lot switched to Google to provide their RCS service.

    You can’t get around Big Tech spyware if you want to use RCS.

  • Eu to make Apple open up operating system to rival tech (link added forgot to include it this morning)

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  • Yes I think we this in addition to be able to unlock the boot loader. This allows the community to continue to provide security updates after the company abandoned the product through planned obsolescence.