Same. Also feels a bit safer connecting to public wifi.
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giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•Dell responds to return-to-office resistance with VPN, badge tracking1·1 year agoAs much as I hate to admit it, the conversations that happen because I overheard another conversation a couple cubes over do have value.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•Breakthrough promises secure and private quantum computing at home5·1 year agoMaybe not once quantum computers become more common.
Our current encryption methods can be represented as wave functions. This allows a sufficiently large quantum computer to solve for the keys in very little time.
There are new algorithms being developed that should defend against this. So you may still be correct.
It is amazing how long a phone lasts without many apps installed. I put Lineage with gapps on my old pixel 3 and didn’t install much. I think it would last a couple weeks if I just changed it up and left it alone.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Android@lemdro.id•The Google Pay app is shutting down in the USEnglish3·1 year agoThere was a payment app (maybe wallet?). Then they killed it and forced everyone to Pay. It was terrible, and everyone hated it. They gave up on that and brought back Wallet. They are now ending Pay. This is a good thing.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers, accused of monopoly2·1 year agoDo someone else’s point. HP does have a custom BIOS they develop themselves.
Not sure about GPUs and desktops, but they did lock out all but specific wireless adapters in the laptops. This was done in the custom BIOS.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Android@lemdro.id•Google Maps 'Driving Mode' on Android might be killedEnglish3·2 years agoI thought they got rid of that years ago. I used it for a bit after they killed Android Auto.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Android@lemdro.id•Google Maps 'Driving Mode' on Android might be killedEnglish71·2 years agoMaybe true for just dumping you into it unexpectedly, but once you do know how to use it, it is a much safer interface.
I much prefer having the podcast or music app integrated into the map interface with big buttons. The alternative is spending a lot more time with eyes off the road to switch apps and hit small buttons.
If I need to get to the normal interface when stopped, it is just a swipe away.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Android@lemdro.id•Google Maps 'Driving Mode' on Android might be killedEnglish31·2 years agoIsn’t this that last driving friendly UI?
I’m unclear if this is further killing something that is already dead or if this is the only remaining driving mode.
Isn’t not having a driving mode bad? I wish they’d just bring back on device Android Auto.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•Google Announces to Delete Inactive Accounts, All You Need to Know2·2 years agoSign into it at least once a year.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Android@lemdro.id•Fitbit ends sales in nearly 30 countries to 'align' with PixelEnglish5·2 years agoWelcome to the Garmin Vivosmart family. 😀
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Android@lemdro.id•Google can turn ANC earbuds into a heart rate monitor with no extra hardwareEnglish2·2 years agoJabra had earbuds with heart rate monitoring at least 5 years ago. I assumed this is how they did it.
It had all of the pistols.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Gaming@beehaw.org•Starfield remake created in two days actually lets you fly seamlessly from space to the surface4·2 years agoStarfield as a mod for Kerbal Space Program.
Are you managing it for yourself?
I’ve been using it for a long time and haven’t needed to do anything with family link.
There is no passcode, but it does support daily timers per app. I haven’t used that in a while, but do use focus mode to disable apps during work hours.
Maybe these features are still only in the beta version even after years of being in beta.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•Microsoft to Drop Support for Third-Party Printer Drivers on Windows14·2 years agoThe device manufacturers have to send the driver to Microsoft to get them signed. Windows needs some sort of drivers available out of the box. Might as well keep them up to date with the signed versions.
It’s been this way for some device types for at least 20 years.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Gaming@beehaw.org•Microsoft completely removes recently-nerfed £1/$1 Xbox Game Pass trial33·2 years agoNo $1 Starfield for you!
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Technology@beehaw.org•Roblox Accused of Concocting Illegal Gambling Ring for Minors - Bloomberg Law3·2 years agoI think a more important difference is that Apple isn’t involved in the transfer of the card from one person to another.
It sounds like Roblox is involved in each transfer and could cut off access to the third party site once they find out it is actually a gambling site.
giloronfoo@beehaw.orgto Programmer Humor@programming.dev•finally there is a perfect monitor for Java programmers2·2 years agoSame monitor, just rotate it.
Doom 2016 plays well on almost anything. It was the beginning of the self scaling graphics and rendering to maintain high frame rates.