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FrequentLurker··on OEMpocalypse: Unprivileged Android app to root on Samsung, Xiaomi, others
Tried both sides but no luck.
FrequentLurker··on OEMpocalypse: Unprivileged Android app to root on Samsung, Xiaomi, others
I wonder if there is a vulnerability that allows for toggling wireless adb. I have an LG with android 12 which technically should support wireless ADB but LG stripped the option from settings. Some say they stripped out the feature entirely. On top of that the USB port is damaged and doesnt accept data but still accepts power. So no wired adb either.
FrequentLurker··on Gemini API File Search is now multimodal
This might be great and all but I am still miffed at how simple search on AI Studio is. You can only search the titles of your conversations and nothing inside them. On top of that they messed with the scrolling so Ctrl+F doesn't work reliably.
FrequentLurker··on Google confirms 'high-friction' sideloading flow is coming to Android
iOS has less device models to target for. This makes it easier to support and deliver a more consistent experience, especially for gaming. I have also heard a few other points back in the day, but I am not sure how true they are now. One is that some social media apps might offer better quality in app camera experience. Another is that iOS userbase is more willing to spend money so devs are more likely to target iOS.
FrequentLurker··on Gemini 3 Pro Model Card [pdf]
But apple intelligence is a thing, and they are struggling to deliver on the promises of apple intelligence.
FrequentLurker··on Gemini 3 Pro Model Card [pdf]
> Anyone with money can trivially catch up to a state of the art model from six months ago.

How come apple is struggling then?

FrequentLurker··on Learning to read Arthur Whitney's C to become smart (2024)
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FrequentLurker··on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking
So much for all the security posturing by Google lol.
FrequentLurker··on Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might near $2B
You cant take what google tells you at face value.
FrequentLurker··on F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree
Here is another one: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ru.tech.imageresizershrinker...

It also has a bunch of other features

FrequentLurker··on Shader Academy: Learn computer graphics by solving challenges
Here is a clean link if anyone wants: https://shaderpark.com
FrequentLurker··on Fix "pulsing" sensation when charging MacBook
New haptic feedback technology
FrequentLurker··on Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps
RCS is absolutely awful as it displays banner ads in your notifications. The notifications are far worse than what you get with SMS. It's the reason I turned off RCS as well.
FrequentLurker··on Leaked Apple meeting shows how dire the Siri situation is
> Late 2024: senior executive moved from Vision Pro to Siri/AI team

That executive is not having a good time...

FrequentLurker··on Show HN: Seven39, a social media app that is only open for 3 hours every evening
Time zones are a problem. It will be 5am for me next time this will be open which is too early but since it opens for 3 hours, I might be able to check in for the second half of the remaining time.
FrequentLurker··on Volkswagen seeks to counter rivals with budget EV model
There are ICE cars in India for around 10k that scores 5 stars on global ncap, idk how that compares to US road safety standards tho.
FrequentLurker··on Twitch's new storage limits will purge swaths of Internet gaming history
I have seen people upload petabytes worth of pirated content onto those student mail accounts. Most of it got purged after the limits were imposed.
FrequentLurker··on Goodbye, Slopify
So that is why I have been unable to discover new songs on spotify like before. Guess I will move over to yt music.
FrequentLurker··on United States Digital Service renamed to DOGE
Imagine being forced to use X. That sounds horrible.
FrequentLurker··on How to Cure Acid Reflux with Simple Exercise: An Anecdotal Study
Best tldr yet
FrequentLurker··on Apple Watch with Android
The Xiaomi Bands are quite poor according this tester[1]. Huawei Bands are slightly better but I guess you can't complain much for the price.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_aS0Q188tY

FrequentLurker··on What Arm's CEO makes of the Intel debacle
This is the second verge article I opened this month and I already hit the paywall
FrequentLurker··on GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic
Except the automobile in this case only reaches the destination correctly sometimes. They are less likely to reach the destination as the path becomes longer or more complex.
FrequentLurker··on Meta Movie Gen
They didn't post any examples where it fails?
FrequentLurker··on Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?
Not the same thing but if your show has a subreddit, they will probably also have discussion threads for each episode.
FrequentLurker··on The YouTube like button glows when you say "smash that like button" [video]
Google also censors all swear words in the auto transcriptions so is it content agnostic anymore?
FrequentLurker··on Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels
Wish it had video settings like captions, video quality etc