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franczesko··on Gemini ending free use of Flash and Pro models
Gemini was a choice only when I ran out of free queries elsewhere. It was never a choice for its quality.
franczesko··on ICC judge on what U.S. sanctions mean for her and global courts
All of this, because one war criminal can't come to Europe anymore
franczesko··on Cops Can Bypass iPhone's Automatic Reboot to Get into Locked Phones
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/13/apple-l...
franczesko··on There's a high chance of devices being sold with GrapheneOS preinstalled in 2027
The only reason why I've decided to pay 500+ (for the first time in my life) for a flagship device was for a better camera and storage, as I wanted to have good quality photos of my kids.

That said, I will keep on replacing the battery until the circuit board itself turns into ash

franczesko··on Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'
Yet IP is processed (without permission, nor payment) and the software benefiting from it has a monthly fee
franczesko··on Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?
It's not about releasing models. Consumer market share of chatgpt is still >60%, if not more. Their search engine was hit and as soon as product search starts declining on Google this will be a code red. They're in an extreme nicle and dime mode.
franczesko··on Nitter has more working instances than before the takedowns
https://twitterviewer.net/
franczesko··on Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
https://twitterwebviewer.com/
franczesko··on Nitter and XCancel receive cease and desist notices
There still are alternatives. I don't plan to create an account on X anytime soon. Platformized Internet sucks.
franczesko··on New Casio F-B100W – Upgrade to the iconic F-91W after 40 years
Most notably, it's a bit bigger in size, so finally wearable by adults. I love the ABL100. It's my favorite Casio watch.
franczesko··on Windows quality update: Progress we've made since March
The main problem with Windows is that it's half baked with "let's see what sticks" strategy. It feels like a constant beta, not a mature, serious platform.
franczesko··on UAE to leave OPEC
You don't have to support Iran, to condemn Israel.
franczesko··on Your phone is about to stop being yours
It will end up badly for them in EU
franczesko··on Meta tells staff it will cut 10% of jobs
If there's a number given, the reason is secondary.
franczesko··on France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
No issues with other stores. Gog, Epic, etc
franczesko··on Regular army and reserve components enlistment program: Summary of change
+ a war for another country
franczesko··on GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple
Why only pixel phones are supported?
franczesko··on The US is flirting with its first-ever population decline
We should ask ourselves a question, if the system we're living in is not rewarding having kids, is a good system at all?
franczesko··on Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app
With this logic, one should pay Google for making purchases in their browser or Netflix should pay e.g. Samsung a fee, as users consume content on their devices. Truly ridiculous.
franczesko··on Linux is good now
I wouldn't mind and wouldn't be surprised by Valve phone at some point
franczesko··on High-income job losses are cooling housing demand
Another way to fix it, is to ban real estate as a financial speculation tool
franczesko··on Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm
>Valve gets a large target market

They don't need Apple for that. People who game already game elsewhere. Steam on Apple feels pointless. I wouldn't be surprised, if Valve will go for smartphones with their own at some point

franczesko··on Building a Simple Search Engine That Works
Long time ago, I've really enjoyed a course by David Evans from Virginia University about building a search engine and concepts of computer science.

Building a "classic" search engine is a very fun project to go through.

https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/courses/cs101/

List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nkR2LLPiYo&list=PLAwxTw4SYa...

Dave's profile: https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/

franczesko··on Steam Machine
Unless MS opens up Xboxes for actual gamers (which won't happen). Pity, as Series X is very capable
franczesko··on The history of Casio watches
I have the exact opposite. After wearing a few automatic watches, I came back to my happy place - digital Casio watch, similar to the one I had as a kid. I think my brain is very used to reading time in that form. I wear ABL100, which is a bit bigger than usual digital Casio and therefore highly wearable.
franczesko··on The history of Casio watches
https://www.olleewatch.com/ is a very interesting project touching Casio watches
franczesko··on The history of Casio watches
https://youtu.be/euNmIoe83FQ?si=LL0RCulF2ibWo6no
franczesko··on [dead]
US drones could also observe aid NOT entering Gaza
franczesko··on Keep Android Open
> You just have to somehow speedrun the decades of development that went into Android to make it decently run on mobile hardware

Isn't this mainly due to proprietary drivers and firmware?

franczesko··on Keep Android Open
What this has to do with the topic, if you're on iOS?
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