Located 3499 results from search term 'phone'
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Commented in The walls of Apple’s garden are tumbling down
I stopped using an IPhone largerely because the walled garden on it kept me from interacting and sharing info from said phone with my operating system causer it was Linux based (not Android) I now have an Android phone and it plays very well with my fresh and shiny Linux Mint os.
Apple keeps its customers and its platform under tight control
Which is why I have always disliked it and refused to use it. The only reason I had an Apple phone is cause it was a gift.
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Commented in 3 million smart toothbrushes were just used in a DDoS attack. Really
On Mastodon people are disagreeing, simply because the article in question doesn't tell about the target, there's only one single source and the researcher is not named. One of the responses to that post is pretty valid, namely the toothbrushes' brands are not mentioned and it seems rather impossible that toothbrushes have wifi, most of them have bluetooth (pun not intended) and are only connected to a phone. In order to use that phone, you have to hack that phone also. It's not that easy as presented. The article that was linked as source of the news was behind a paywall, so I have tried to undo it. Here's the link. To me it's more fearmongering than reality.
That being said, I think it's always smart to check the safety of your equipment, whether it's a toothbrush or a system critical computer. Like with operating systems, people tend to just use it, consume it, without questioning the safety of all that stuff. Putting your trust in companies is never a wise idea, since they have just one main goal: a profitable bottomline.
Edit: the botnet with toothbrushes story was merely an illustration and not a fact, see this Mastodon-post. Also on YouTube someone has some really well argumented comments on this story.
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Commented in Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: ‘We took steps to protect our users’
Like the steps you took to brick my phone with your last update. I'll never use an Apple product again.
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Commented in Freemp3cloud
Ahh yes, back then I use those but I've been subscribed to Spotify for years now, and speaking of SEO I came across a blog that has been really handy to me its about seo backlinks for online casino it might help. I can relate to not functioning as well without music! Its like the worse when my phone is drained and I'm commuting.
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Commented in Google extends Chromebook lifespan to ten years
As it should be. But since it's locked down like a cell phone,I'll never use it. Sad thing is most people don't even know how locked down these devices or,much less what that term even means.
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Commented in Fedora Linux on M-powered Macs will be here shortly
Don't wait for Linux on a phone or tablet: there are already several distro's for that purpose.
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Commented in Fedora Linux on M-powered Macs will be here shortly
Interesting...Now if they could make a phone and tablet version.
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Commented in 18-year-old Nebraska woman sentenced to 90 days in jail for burning fetus after abortion
Facebook messages between the two, in which prosecutors say the women discussed terminating the pregnancy and destroying the evidence. Police then found the burned fetal remains buried in a field north of Norfolk.
Why did they not just have a discussion on the phone? But no,they want everyone to read this. rolls eyes
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Commented in Papa John's sued for 'wiretap' spying on website visitors
On my webserver I can see all IP-addresses that visit my site, including an approximation of the location of those addresses. It's standard, without cookies. Also: it is visible what browsers the visitors use, with the equipment (tablet, phone, desktop) and their respective operating systems. Still without cookies.
When someone uses the internet, they hardly know what kind of telemetry their software and hardware hands out and I can only imagine that it can be pretty easy, with the help of cookies, scripts and trackers, to do whatever you like with that information. -
Commented in In Apple’s world, you’ll die without its watch
I do have some serious heart stuff going down,but my pacemaker is monitored by a monitor that sits on my bedside table. I have the usual stuff to monitor my heart and o2 and no way am I getting an Apple watch. The only reason I have an IPhone is cause it was a gift and I only use it as a phone cause I like my Ubuntu computers better.
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Commented in Apps and advertisers are coming for your lock screen, and it’s going to be exhausting
I know, I reckon there's going to be a decent sized market for a dumbphone, or at least a privacy oriented phone. The problem is that few networks sell or even plan to sell these
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Commented in Apps and advertisers are coming for your lock screen, and it’s going to be exhausting
I really do not want to deal with annoying nonsense in my face..When this comes to pass,I'll get a dumb phone.
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Commented in Apple and Meta headsets could face a big challenge: Sticker shock
Sitting down in front of a computer or looking at a phone is one thing. Putting headgear on to play a game is not something I'd want to do, and the price makes it seem even less appealing! The article itself was great, very well-written journalism. I love the reporting and the choice of article here, I just can't imagine myself wanting to use a headset to access the metaverse.
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Commented in Using smartphones could help improve memory skills
Sure, If I can remember where I left my phone.
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Commented in Post-COVID psychosis occurs in people with no prior history. The risk is low but episodes are frightening
This is horrific!
She was convinced she was being tracked through her mobile phone.
Which is true..We can't even block this sort of crap on phones.
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Commented in Apple Made an Additional $6.5 Billion USD by No Longer Providing Accessories With New iPhones
Same here. I've slapped Linux distros onto hapless computers for almost sixteen years. As you noted.they also price gouge up one side and down the other, and have taken the term "walled garden" to further heights than Windows could ever dream of. I have an IPhone and the only reason I have it is it was a gift. I only use it as a phone,since I have Linux Mint on this lappy and UbuntuMATE on my tower.
I also have an Androud tablet,which also lives to micromanage it's users. I just wish there was a way to get a Linux distro on it,but the good folks at Linux Internationals have said that won't happen.
It's sad tjat the fanbois of Apple and Microsoft have no clue how little control they have over their own OS's,but then again,most people don't even think in those terms and just think:"OoOOHhh, shiny!!!"
Just wait till these two companies start monthly fees to even go on line...Now that will be interesting to watch.
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Commented in Foldable iPhone Could Finally Launch Next Year
I remember this being predicted several years ago. I wonder how sturdy it will be. Honestly, a phone screen is too small to do anything with, so this will put phones within shooting distance of tablets for screen size, while still fitting conveniently in a pocket. The next move is a three-fold phone. Any predictions on when we can expect that?
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Commented in When My Wife Developed Alzheimer’s, the Story of Our Marriage Kept Us Connected
I have a friend older than me in an independent living facility. He started having dementia symptoms when we took six cats and my rabbit to Withville VA when we evacuated eastern NC during hurricane floarance. On the way there,I realized something was wrong. I knew something was really wrong when he asked:"What is that bright light over there?" It was the time readout on the microwave oven. He had to go to the er twice while we were in Withville. Getting home and till 2021,things escalated and came to a head when he lost his pills,dumped leaves and sticks in the washing machine and turning it on..This was after wrecking his car (no one was hurt.) My friend Katherine, has power of attorney talked with him ,and they both agreed it was time for him to go into independent living,so he's in a safe place in NC. I left NC after the hurricane and call him twice a month. His decline has been heartbreaking. He goes from being a sf writer (non professional) and retired MRI tec to someone who can't use a computer. Katherine has his phone set up so only 3 people can interact with him and we three are on speed dial. I call him twice a month.
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Commented in 'Companies will do everything but pay you a living wage': McDonald's blasted for viral 'free iPhone' promise to applicants
Let's say the average franchise has 20-30 workers, We'll say 25, that is 8.3 workers per shift. Of those 25 I'm guessing 5-10 are part-time. So I'm going to go with 15 full and 10 part-time workers for this. Let's say the full time staff are making $10 or $400 a week. The part timers are making minimum wage, let's call it $7.50 or $150 a week. OK, so now let's go with the "living wage" of $15 an hour, that means the full time group is now making $600 a week and the part timers are making $300. We'll guess and say they need 5 full and 5 part time employees, you only get the iPhone if you stay for 6 months, which is about 26 weeks. With the living wage rate of 15 that equals out to $45,500 extra those employees would get... then since the ad doesn't say what phone, we'll go with the cheapest new iPhone the SE at 400, 400x10 is $4,000. So it's a no brainer from the business standpoint for the franchise to offer the iPhone over a higher wage. I will also point out Illinois already pays $10 as minimum wage for non-tipped people, meaning my math is off for where this is actually happening but doesn't change the fact that a business owner would rather buy iPhone's than pay more.
I'm not saying that higher wages aren't a necessity, I'm just pointing out that franchise operators aren't always in a position to offer more. After they buy the materials and ingredients from McDonald's or McD's mandatory partner. They then have to pay McDonald's part of their yearly intake, on top of that my understanding is that McDonald's owns most of the real estate and the Franchise owner has to pay that lease too. Then you have, electricity, water, payroll, taxes, trash, etc...
Here is what they pay to McD's, it's interesting:
Ongoing Fees
During the term of the franchise, you pay McDonald’s the following fees:
Service fee: a monthly fee based upon the restaurant’s sales performance (currently a service fee of 4.0% of monthly sales).
Rent: a monthly base rent or percentage rent that is a percentage of monthly sales.
Mashed says that the average store brings in 2.7mm a year, but after fees, payroll, the costs of buying the food, etc it works out to the average store profit of just $150k. The initial cost to open one is $1,000,000-$2,000,000. So it's going to take 10 years just to pay off the initial investment to open a McDonald's at the 150k profit margin. So the $15 living wage has the ability to absolutely destroy that profit, especially if McDonald's Living Wage raises prices and McDonald's iPhone down the street doesn't because most people will just go to the cheaper one.
It's a lot more complicated than just saying raise wages.
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Commented in Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking 'private' internet use
Google “cannot continue to engage in the covert and unauthorized data collection from virtually every American with a computer or phone,” the complaint said.
Ah,but they will. That's not even worthy of being called a slap on the wrist.
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Commented in Science has fixed the worst part of psychedelic drugs usage for depression
Last year I have tried psychedelics for the first time in my life (I'm 51 years). Both out of curiosity and for getting insights LSD-25 (the classic), 1cp-LSD and mushrooms passed "the lab". I got my insights and it helped me with my attitude towards several things in life and a cascade of good things followed, courtesy of Mother Karma. But the thing is that the hallucinations were a real part of the entire experience and helped me understand the source of, for instance, my more or less depressed state of mind. Even the staring at the curtains and being really fascinated by the dance moves of the wrinkled up bedsheets helped me free my mind. And the colours! Oh, the colours were splendid and out of this world. Good thing it is not a drug that has habitual tendencies like alcohol (which I do not use for over six years) or cannabis (which I sorta quit a few months back, thanks to the psychedelic journies). Listening to music helped also boost all the wondrous things I was able to encounter during the sessions.
Taking away the hallucinations is not helping with the healing qualities of those glorious chemical compounds. Having a bad trip has mainly to do with the settings you have the trip in and with the sources of whatever you're trying to deal with IMHO. For instance: having babbling nurses and analyzing doctors around you won't really do any good to the effectiveness, I'd say. Also, having hallucinations helps you discover your true potentials and, believe me, is just worth undergoing it. Every trip, before ingesting the tab or capsule I gave myself a hug and told myself: "Whatever you see, hear or encounter, is you with the help of what you're about to take. And I will love that to its' full extent." Also: I did the trips alone, no disturbances, phone turned off, social media was forbidden, no communication but myself and the thoughts.
Researching these medicines is very good and will help a lot of people, I'm so sure about that, but please: healing is a fun experience, the visuals and silly stare downs of the carpet and wallpaper could make one wonder about what we don't see or forgot to look at. Anyway, let's see if those doctors and researchers will get that part. It might help if they tripped themselves before they started researching. It would save a lot of implants in those poor mice.
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Commented in Rocket League is coming to phones
I do wonder how this will work, I have a controller for my phone so I do hope everything will be compatible.
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Commented in Brave Browser Review
Well, after a few weeks of using I really do not miss Firefox. With several things I have noticed that the browser doesn't get identified as "Brave", but as "Chromium", which is not really strange, since that is the base of the browser (read: Brave is a Chromium-fork/spinoff). For instance, my phone sees the browser as such when I use KDEconnect and when I check up on my webserver it is exactly the same thing. It is not a problem, but one of the details that are encountered.
I have several extensions installed, which went really smooth, no reboots required. I am a Linux-man, so I was already used to that. ;-) I need way less extensions to preserve my privacy, which I find very handy.
Surfing still goes smoothly, the rendering of fonts is nice and crisp and the speed is constantly pretty darn high, in contrary to Firefox, what could freeze with a few tabs with video-content open. Starting a TOR- window is extremely fast and it shows that safety and speed go hand-in-hand pretty well.
I am satisfied upto now and would really recommend it for a test-spin. :-)
#thisanswerisNOTsponsoredbyBrave
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Commented in If 2021 already seems like too much, there's a hotline that encourages people to call in and scream
Why would I need to scream into a phone?
If I feel I need to scream I’ll just scream
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Commented in Mercedes-Benz unveils its absolutely massive 56-inch ‘Hyperscreen’ display
Hey guys, using your phone and driving is now a crime, don't take your eyes off the road!!! Oh hey, how about you enjoy this new giant touchscreen that will replace your radio, cooling system and dashboard, no dangers here.