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Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 | The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices (www.theverge.com)

The long-awaited day is here: Apple has announced that its Messages app will support RCS in iOS 18. The move comes after years of taunting, cajoling, and finally, some regulatory scrutiny from the EU....

Evilcoleslaw ,

And yet Google still hasn't rolled out RCS for Google Voice, and last I checked there was an issue with it and Google Fi as well. (It works but it precludes some advertised feature of Fi or something.)

Evilcoleslaw ,

I think it was something to do with the Fi-specific syncing of messages to the web version.

Evilcoleslaw ,

I don't even care if it's opt-in. I don't want dormant malware on my PC either.

To be clear. I actually like Windows 11. I don't care about the general telemetry, though I disabled the typing data crap. Most of the things in the last few months about ads in Windows, about blocking apps, etc have been overblown and aren't actually big problems in isolation. Even this is a little overblown right now as it requires an NPU which the vast majority of systems don't have. But, this is just so tone-deaf and an obviously terrible idea that it needs to be put down hard.

Evilcoleslaw ,

I mean, technically Windows Hello also includes signing in with a PIN or passkey. It doesn't require biometrics, although it does support them.

Evilcoleslaw ,

IIRC these organoids also die after somewhere around 100 days of hypoxia, because they have yet to be able to construct a proper circulatory system for them.

Evilcoleslaw , (edited )

They had integrated the L2 on-die before that already with the Pentium Pro on Socket 8. IIRC the problem was the yields were exceptionally low on those Pentium Pros and it was specifically the cache failing. So every chip that had bad cache they had to discard or bin it as a lower spec part. The slot and SECC form factor allowed them to use separate silicon on a larger node by having the cache still be on-package (the SECC board) instead of on-die.

Evilcoleslaw ,

"... I got better."

Evilcoleslaw ,

Add glue to your silly strings to weave them into delicious silly rope.

Evilcoleslaw ,

They are lowering the specs for this one version that's only available to license to Enterprise users because it's meant for Enterprise level IoT use cases, not as a typical desktop.

Evilcoleslaw ,

Nah it didn't have an extra chip -- but large portions of the game were written in microcode for the N64's processor specifically. It's part of what makes it and Rogue Squadron kind of a pain to emulate -- along with using their own audio drivers (MoSYS/MusyX that were later used as the basis for the GameCube sound systems).

IIRC there was an official Windows port at some point though. Not sure how well it worked or works on modern systems.

iPad Pro with M4 chip boasts impressive performance jump compared to just-released M3 MacBook Air (9to5mac.com)

On raw performance might, the M4 really does live up to Apple’s promises, should deliver. Single core is up about 20% compared to all M3 chips and more than 40% compared to M2. The generational computational leap from the previous M2 iPad Pro is at least a 42% jump on single-core and multi-core.

Evilcoleslaw ,

In Geekbench, yes. From other reporting I've seen the major improvements here are from Scalable Matrix Extensions being on the M4, which Geekbench supports. Real world performance of which would be limited to certain scenarios and require application support for SME.

Evilcoleslaw ,

I don't use it much on the desktop but when I do just the normal web interface. On Android I use Boost, because that's what I used previous to Lemmy.

Evilcoleslaw ,

I've been running Launcher 10 on Android for a long while now. Replicates the tile interface and app list/drawer. I think it has ads with an IAP to disable them and another IAP for Live Tiles support.

Evilcoleslaw ,

HTC had Blinkfeed for a while which was kind of similar to People Hub. It probably wouldn't even be feasible these days as so many services have put their APIs behind paywalls.

Evilcoleslaw ,

They put out 3G and 4G models of the 3210 and 8110 in 2017 and 2018. But yeah it's probably time to refresh as most of the 3G networks have been sunsetted.

Evilcoleslaw ,

Yeah, but the 3G networks are pretty much all gone, and iirc even the 4G reboots didn't support a ton of LTE bands.

Evilcoleslaw ,

I don't know much about security stuff, but I feel like older systems falling from popularity are not the usual targets of people who write them, and encountering one using an outdated OS would probably mean nothing since exploits they want to abuse aren't there yet.

The issues that are going to be the problem eventually are vulnerabilities that affect both new and old versions of Windows. The new versions will get the patch, but 7 won't. And it still might be worth exploiting to hit the machines with the newer version that don't update quickly or at all.

Evilcoleslaw ,

My ISP announced a $30 monthly credit if it should expire, for an indefinite amount of time (until further notice, essentially). The only condition is not letting your bill get past due at all. Kinda telling how much margin they must have had and how inflated their prices are.

Evilcoleslaw ,

It wasn't so much the lack of SSDs. Vista had much higher memory requirements than XP. At the time, OEMs were still regularly shipping systems with sub-1GB RAM installed. Those OEMs put pressure on Microsoft to change the Vista- Ready certification requirements to include their shitty builds that couldn't really run Vista.

In addition, dual core machines were only just coming to market, so there were a ton of systems with single core CPUs. Plus, with the changes to several driver models and some of the verification requirements (sound, graphics, needing to provide x64 drivers to get verified) from XP to Vista many vendors decided to EOL their products instead of write new drivers. I know many sound cards were EOL that were literally still on store shelves.

Evilcoleslaw ,

What flavors did it deem acceptable? My denomination draws the line at Riptide Rush.

Evilcoleslaw ,

Like someone else said, Lifeline is still a thing. For mobile phone plans it isn't quite as good as the old Lifeline + ACP combo where some were offering Unlimited minutes, text and data. Most are 500-1000 minutes, unlimited text, 4-5GB data.

You have to be on SNAP, Medicaid, or some other federal programs OR meet the income requirements. If you sign up online now they kick you over to a National Verification site to check your eligibility. It's pretty quick and painless. Then you'll get a free (shitty) phone, or a SIM card on some that do BYOP.

Evilcoleslaw ,

Elon: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QJwLf7oF8AA&t=5s

Evilcoleslaw ,

Yeah so the thing with PC parts suppliers is that every brand is going to have people who have experienced problems with their stuff.

Gigabyte I've never had a problem with, but yeah during the pandemic their power supplies were fucking exploding so yeah that's a problem.

Asus I've never had a problem with, but yeah their boards on both sides have been setting voltages and power limits very aggressively, killing AM5 CPUs catastrophically, potentially causing instability on higher end Intel chips as well it seems. That's a problem.

Etc etc etc

Evilcoleslaw ,
  • SSE 4.2
  • POPCNT instruction specifically
  • 16GB of RAM.

The first two are available on CPUs starting from AMD K10 (Phenom) and Intel's Penryn and Nehalem architectures (Core 2 and original Core i5/i7).

Evilcoleslaw ,

There are plenty of unsupported CPUs that also support the AI requirements. Basically anything with an AMD Phenom or an Intel Core i5/7 first gen or newer supports these.

Evilcoleslaw ,

Yes, it's unsupported for other reasons. But if you bypass that requirement you won't get these warnings about the AI requirements, assuming you have 16GB of RAM.

Evilcoleslaw ,

I think there are also some ARM SoCs (now that Windows on ARM is a thing) that don't meet the requirements, and there are too many systems out there with only 8GB of RAM.

Instagram Advertises Nonconsensual AI Nude Apps (www.404media.co)

Instagram is profiting from several ads that invite people to create nonconsensual nude images with AI image generation apps, once again showing that some of the most harmful applications of AI tools are not hidden on the dark corners of the internet, but are actively promoted to users by social media companies unable or...

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It's especially bad on reels/shorts for pretty much all platforms. Tons of financial scams looking to steal personal info or worse. And I had one on a Facebook reel that was for boner pills that was legit a minute long ad of hardcore porn. Not just nudity but straight up uncensored fucking.

Evilcoleslaw ,

You have to give notice via email to arbitration-opt-out@discord.com that you're opting out of the arbitration agreement by May 15 (or 30 days after starting a new account). I included a short bit stating this was a notice opting out of the arbitration agreement and then my name, etc

Evilcoleslaw ,

Yikes btw, their arbitration agreement is rather nasty. A bunch of weird convoluted rules about mass arbitration. Some situations where it looks like they could demand in person appearance at hearings. Rather intimidating language about settlement offers made just before the arbitration hearings -- basically if you turn down an offer and then get awarded less than what they offered you're on the hook for paying all their fees from the time of the settlement offer, etc.

Evilcoleslaw ,

That and the large ad networks even on sites like YouTube and Facebook literally are advertising scams. Every time I browse shorts on either I get ads that are obvious scams of the "There's a new $6400 monthly health credit see if you qualify." variety. On one of Meta's apps I got an ad that was for male enhancement that was straight up clips of uncensored hardcore porn. Not just nudity but full on PIV sex. If they can't even do the work to properly screen their ads they can get fucked, I'm blocking all of it that I can.

Evilcoleslaw ,

At least a few TV service DVRs stop you from skipping ads.

Evilcoleslaw ,

When YouTube Red first dropped they were putting hour-long pilot episodes of their shows as pre-roll ads. Now I notice ads on shorts are full of obvious scams related to "new monthly health credits". Still better than getting an ad on Facebook reels that was uncensored hardcore porn.

Evilcoleslaw ,

For Android on phones and tablets look up Revanced. You have to download the YouTube .apk from somewhere like apkmirror, then use the Revanced manager to apply patches to block ads and change functionality. Then you log into your account with their own version of MicroG/gmscore. It was briefly affected by the issue in the main post but was working again in a few hours.

For Android-based smart TVs and streaming devices there's SmartTube (SmartTubeNext). Not sure how well they'll do if YouTube goes cat and mouse though.

And for a wider variety of devices (including Apple TV and now WebOS) there's also Kodi which has a YouTube addon although logging in with it is kind of a pain as you need to get API keys, etc.

& finally on a desktop browser uBlock Origin alone handles all the ads pretty well, and you can optionally add Sponsorblock.

Oh. And check out some of the over the top TV services and see if there are any cheap ones that might meet your needs to replace cable. Though the way the cable companies do their bundling even that might not save you much as the net might jump up to more than $80 standalone.

Evilcoleslaw ,

IIRC I've read the Roku TVs at least can be set up in an offline mode. Some of the other brands I've heard get obnoxious when not allowed to connect.

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    Evilcoleslaw ,

    The only time I've ever noticed a substantial difference is when enabling Windows' Virtualization-based security on hardware without support for things like MBEC/GMET.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    This isn't normal Windows Updates. These are warnings for OS upgrades as Windows Insiders upgrade to new preview builds of the OS.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    Also Google Voice doesn't support RCS at all.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    The shoe dropped on most of Verizon's former territory. Basically anywhere they had DSL but didn't want to lay fiber they sold off instead of even trying.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    Saying that it could be used to attack white or white presenting women.

    That's not his implication. The white woman there was protesting for a Gaza ceasefire. This guy has stated numerous times he views people protesting for a ceasefire in Gaza as idiots. Targeting in this context is targeting them as "useful idiots" to cause civil unrest.

    Notice how it's a total coincidence that TikTok must be banned again as soon as it becomes one of the biggest platforms for dissent wrt Israel and Gaza.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    The only comment I see being glad about it is a joke about the style of beer also called an IPA.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    I'm leaning more on nobody using it. Didn't help that they partnered with Amazon for it.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    Meh, there are a few decent apps on there I use where the distribution is easier or solely through the MS Store. EarTrumpet for better audio management from the taskbar, PaintDotNet, Custom Context Menu for Win11 to add context menu entries. Maybe a few others. It's not something I open often but it's not entirely without use. It would probably be better if it wasn't full of garbage apps/books/etc

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    Call me when it's at $69,420.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    I bet Apple has an arbitration clause in your ToS on that as well. Pretty much every company where you agree to a ToS does.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    The bigger thing here is no class arbitration or other representative proceeding. A lot of law firms do arbitration now against companies either with class arbitration or just thousands of individual arbitrations filed en masse. I wonder if this protects them from even the latter approach? It would be shitty if it forced you to do all the legwork on the arbitration yourself.

    In any case I get this is happening now and why it's such a huge ultimatum is they know they're about to get hit with a ton of Video Privacy Protection Act suits. Turns out in the late 80s the US made video service providers that share video watching/rental/purchase history open to actual damages of $2500. So in the last year or two a ton of law firms have started filing class actions and arbitrations against all the streaming services and platforms.

    AI-generated content and other unfavorable practices have put longtime staple CNET on Wikipedia's blacklisted sources (www.tomshardware.com)

    In the wave of AI controversies and lawsuits, CNET has been publicly admonished since it first started posting thinly-veiled AI-generated content on its site in late 2022— a scandal that has culminated in the site being demoted from Trusted to Untrusted Sources on Wikipedia....

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    With whom did CNET maintain a top tier reputation until 2020? It's been a shell of itself for well over a decade at this point. That they've gone to full throated AI content seems to me the corpse standing up and shuffling around as a zombie.

    Evilcoleslaw ,

    Supposedly this isn't doing any warning or asking to fall back. The messages just fail silently. I'd root and use the play integrity hider magisk module.

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