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thehatfox

@ thehatfox @lemmy.world

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  • I mean, that's literally the opposite of what I want

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  • I’m also using iOS in the UK. I just tried searching for Pixelfed in the App Store and the ad was for some sort of golf tutoring app.

    The top search result was the Pixelfed app and the others all other Fediverse apps.

  • Benefit cheats could lose driving licences in anti-fraud drive

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  • It will be counterproductive in a lot of cases, if the ultimate goal is to get people back into work.

    There’s a lot of areas of the country unfortunately where not being able to drive makes it very hard or near impossible to find work. It could also affect any of the sanctioned person’s dependents in a similar way.

  • Men With a Mild Fever – Arcade Rage

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  • Testicular torsion is no joke. If they get tangled even the manliest of men can be in for a very rough time.

  • 'Terrorism has changed', says Starmer on Southport attacks

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    'Terrorism has changed', says Starmer on Southport attacks

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/cvg9p39kez7o
  • Technology @lemmy.world
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    Robot packers and AI cameras: UK retail embraces automation to cut staff costs

    www.theguardian.com /business/2025/jan/21/robot-packers-and-ai-cameras-uk-retail-embraces-automation-to-cut-staff-costs
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    Robot packers and AI cameras: UK retail embraces automation to cut staff costs

    www.theguardian.com /business/2025/jan/21/robot-packers-and-ai-cameras-uk-retail-embraces-automation-to-cut-staff-costs
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    Digital driving licences to be ‘put on phones this year’

    www.telegraph.co.uk /news/2025/01/18/digital-driving-licences-to-be-put-on-phones-this-year/

  • The Crazy Nokia Designs That Never Saw the Light of Day [Wired]

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  • The N-Gage had a bunch of bizarre design decisions.

    The game cartridge slot was behind the battery - swapping games required disassembling the phone.

    The revised QD version fixed a lot of the mistakes but it was too little too late by then.

  • Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination

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  • I was told the future would be all flying cars and food in pills.

    But instead it’s industrial pollution and bloodletting.

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    Revealed: UK drinking water sources polluted with forever chemicals

    www.theguardian.com /environment/2025/jan/16/the-forever-chemical-hotspots-polluting-england-drinking-water-sources
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    Patients dying in hospital corridors, say nurses

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/cgly9z4z62do

  • ‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI

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  • Throwing money at AI seems a big gamble for productivity.

    I’d rather see the UK invest in its human workers instead, with better education and training. IT skills for example as still lacking in the country. PCs have now existed for 30+ years yet so many still struggle with task like making simple spreadsheets.

  • Zuckerberg whines about Apple

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  • If there is going be insistence on platforms being open there shouldn't be these distinctions.

    All of these devices are capable of general purpose computing at a hardware level, phones, tablets, PCs, headsets are now very similar and generalised in that regard. I don't see why a phone platform should be forced to be open while a games console gets to remain closed, when there is now only a hair's breadth separating an Xbox from a Windows PC.

  • Zuckerberg whines about Apple

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  • Considering the latest changes at Meta, it seems their latest innovation is to transform social media into antisocial media.

  • New USB logos will simplify branding on hubs and cables

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  • USB-C has been a blessing and curse. One port that does everything, except when it doesn't. Even charging is now complicated by the "guess the cable that supports the right PD type" game.

    Not that the old days were much better. I don't miss faffing around with the myriad of serial and parallel port modes and settings.

  • Tiny anime girl cyberprison shown at CES

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  • Take the AI crap out and give it an open display API and it would be a fun desk toy.

    A rotating phone screen in a cylinder creating a hologram-like effect to display notifications/metrics/whatever else.

  • raspberrypi @lemmy.ml
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    16GB Raspberry Pi 5 on sale now at $120

    www.raspberrypi.com /news/16gb-raspberry-pi-5-on-sale-now-at-120/

  • HA Doorbell

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  • I have the G4 Doorbell, it’s worked well as doorbell and camera in both UniFi and Home Assistant.

    I had no luck at all getting it to work with a chime though. I tried several different chimes and transformers and the chime would never work.

    I ended up setting up automations to trigger device notifications and a bell sound on smart speakers to act as the chime instead.

  • Home Assistant 2025.1: Backing Up into 2025!

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  • I’m surprised they didn’t include an option to disable the backup encryption.

    It’s a good feature to have but it’s probably overkill for users who only store backups locally. Encrypting backups increases security but also danger, lose the keys and lose the data. It should be up the user to decide on that tradeoff.

  • And Finally... @feddit.uk
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    Mystery of bananas on Nottinghamshire road has residents a-peeling for answers

    www.theguardian.com /uk-news/2025/jan/06/mystery-of-bananas-left-on-nottinghamshire-road

  • Apple to pay $95m to settle claims Siri listened to users’ private conversations

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  • So the plaintiff’s are claiming Siri was recording them without consent, and that Apple were sharing those recordings with third parties including advertisers.

    Apple claims they were sometimes wrongly keeping recordings for internal quality control/analytics but hasn’t admitted to sharing them, and have agreed to the $95m settlement.

    The sharing with third parties is the most egregious part here, but it doesn’t seem to be addressed any further.

  • Bluetooth temperature sensor reporting through smartphone away from home

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  • There are some Xiaomi Bluetooth temperature sensors available. I have a few of the LYWSD03MMC models. They are very cheap, have a LCD screen, and can also be flashed with custom firmware.

    I have a few flashed with custom firmware and use them as general sensors around the home integrated with Home Assistant via ESPhome proxies.

    I’m not sure how you could monitor them from both a phone and a Bluetooth proxy, but as they are so cheap and hackable they might be worth playing with.

  • homeassistant @lemmy.world
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    Home Assistant 2025.1: Backing Up into 2025!

    www.home-assistant.io /blog/2025/01/03/release-20251/
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    Hospital admissions for lack of vitamins soaring in England, NHS figures show

    www.theguardian.com /society/2025/jan/01/hospital-admissions-lack-of-vitamins-iron-nhs-figures
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    Deadline to record historic footpaths to be scrapped

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/cy89yddgg7yo

  • Remember, always stay in character!

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  • Considering the doomsday bunker fad that’s popular in techbro and executive circles currently, such honesty might not count against you.

  • TCL TVs will use films made with generative AI to push targeted ads

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  • For TVs now, by buying used. Help yourself and the environment by buying an unwanted "dumb" TV that's free of this sort of crap.

    Or if budget allows, look at industrial displays.

    Supply answers demand, is we stop buying junk smart stuff and take our money elsewhere the market will eventually follow.

  • TCL TVs will use films made with generative AI to push targeted ads

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  • A while ago a company patented a method using eye tracking to monitor whether TV watchers were paying attention to ads.

    It can always get worse.

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

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  • Zuck bending his own knee in the vain hope he won't get bent over Trump's.

    Maybe he should have spent a little less attention on Caesar and tried to learn a few other lessons from history.