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Corgana , 1 day ago to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

I know what you meant but unless you're gaming there's nothing you can do with a Pixel 8 that can't be done with the 4a (though I usually reccomend the P5 because for a few dollars more you can get wireless charging and significantly better battery life).

Corgana , 1 day ago to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

extremely old

Dude it's less than four years old lol I get what you are saying but Q3 2020 is not that long ago.

Corgana , 1 day ago to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

The Pixel 5 is not much more expensive and is still a great phone with good battery life and good camera, and the last Pixel small enough to used one-handed. It also has wireless charging which is missing on the 4a.

If your friend isn't gaming or doing anything CPU-intensive the P5 is what I would reccommend today. Everything afterwords has been an incremental upgrade for significantly more money.

Corgana , 1 day ago (edited 1 day ago) to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

The Pixel 5 is still a great phone with excellent battery life and camera, and the last Pixel small enough to used one-handed.

If they're not gaming or doing anything CPU-intensive it's what I reccommend today. Everything afterwords has been an incremental upgrade.

Corgana , 1 day ago to Privacy in Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone?

The Pixel 5 is still a great phone with his battery life and camera, and the last Pixel small enough to used one-handed.

If they're not gaming or doing anything CPU-intensive it's what I reccommend today. Everything afterwords has been an incremental upgrade.

Corgana , 5 days ago to linuxmemes in GNU-Linux

hey look its the guy from the meme

Corgana , 20 days ago to Technology in This new dating app will use facial recognition technology to exclude trans women

It won't, it's just a grift.

Corgana , 1 month ago to Technology in The level of engagement on Reddit these days

Got a link? I'd be curious to read that.

Corgana , 1 month ago to Technology in The level of engagement on Reddit these days

It's not hopeless! The Fediverse is AFAIK entirely nonprofit, and smaller instances means more moderator eyes on everything, too.

If I had to predict the future, I think apps like Reddit, Twitter, Tioktok, etc will be the places for entertainment and the Fediverse will become the place for conversation.

Corgana , 1 month ago to Technology in The level of engagement on Reddit these days

Reddit has been trying hard for years to move beyond being a discussion forum to another mindless scroling app.

The reason is because in the time people read one discussion thread they only see one ad, but scrolling memes, etc they will see many more. It makes the ads much more valuable.

Corgana , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to Technology in HouseFresh disappeared from Google Search results. Now what? - An elaborate historical analysis and overview of Google search results and media landscape

The reason is because they use that stuff to help determine if you're a bot.

reCAPTCHA Enterprise interacts with the customer backend and webpages to trigger a sequence of JavaScript, HTML, and token authentication events.

Corgana , 1 month ago to Privacy in Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on its new PCs | The Guardian

Don't make the mistake of confusing the Linux community (an absolute mess, just read the comments here) with the software itself (Actually cleaner and better organized than Windows).

Corgana , 1 month ago to Technology in Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand

https://c.tenor.com/punj70NkFc0AAAAM/the-simpsons-why-didnt-i-think-of-that.gif

Corgana , 1 month ago to Free and Open Source Software in Windows 11 is now an ad platform--this is why we're here

I don't disagree, but discoverability is important. On the flipside there are so many times in FOSS world where I've actively looked for a tool for months, only to give up and then months later have someone randomly mention it in a thread where I discover it has existed for years.

Corgana , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to Fediverse in You can now bridge Fediverse and Bluesky Accounts!

I have trouble believing that last bit. My Mastodon feed is always extremely full of scientists and Mastodon has almost 3x the active users that BlueSky does.