Ottomateeverything

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[–] Ottomateeverything 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I just meant for explaining the function of what the thing does.

[–] Ottomateeverything 2 points 10 months ago (12 children)

I mean, I don't want the thing supplying the air I'm breathing to accidentally not burn all the gas and lead to carbon monoxide poisoning etc.... Things like the ductwork and shit, for sure, but not like, a burner.

[–] Ottomateeverything 20 points 10 months ago

“Florida is on the front lines of the warming climate crisis, and the fact that we’re going to erase that sends the wrong message,... It sends the message, at least to me and to a good majority of Floridians, that this is not a priority for the state.”

What do you mean "sends the wrong message?" This 100 percent is NOT a priority for the state. When the state tells you who they are, believe them.

[–] Ottomateeverything 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's basically an analog version of an HDMI cable. Except no audio, only video.

It's like the yellow RCA cable, but for computer monitors instead of TVs

[–] Ottomateeverything 71 points 10 months ago (58 children)

I could see an argument about medical devices, HVAC, and vehicles... But I don't think I'd agree with them. Except maybe medical.

Consoles and toothbrushes though? What the fuck?

[–] Ottomateeverything 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

(Plus the Zojirushi has no timer, no status indicator, and no power button. To turn it on you plug it in.)

Every zojirushi I've ever seen has more buttons and settings than most microwaves. Did you buy the cheapest one they sold?

[–] Ottomateeverything 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's isn't enough physical space for three sensors on a smaller phone especially if it's the size of the iPhone mini

I wouldn't go as far as to claim that "more cameras" is the complaints being made here. Sure, telephotos make sense as things that take up more space. But most people are using them for like 1 in 50 shots or something. I have an extremely hard time believing that someone would genuinely notice the difference unless they're an extreme case or they've been told the other ones are better. Within reasonable effective focal lengths, these are pretty negligible in the sizes we're talking about.

If Apple couldn't make a smaller phone sell particularly well, I doubt anyone else could.

I hard disagree with this. Apple is literally the worst company to try to make this shit work. Apple's core selling point is the status symbol of it all. People trying to show off having the flashiest phone are not going to buy a product being touted as a half baked smaller and cheaper version of something else. Their entire marketing was about it being mini. Apple customers are not the core audience for something like this, and Apple marketed it as exactly what people disliked about small phones.

around or less than 5% of total iPhone 12 and 13 sales

I find it more surprising that this was below expectations than I do that only 5% of people bought a smaller phone. I doubt much more than 1 in 20 people really is after a smaller phone. I'm sure they exist, but based on the people I know and the number of people I've heard interested in smaller phones, I'd estimate it more like 1 in 20 to 1 in 40. It's not for most people by any means. But 1 in 20 is still a decent number of people.

[–] Ottomateeverything 5 points 10 months ago

"We know from all research that even a fee of just 1.99 euros or less leads to a shift in consent from 3–10 percent that genuinely want advertisement to 99.9 percent that still click yes," Schrems said.

Stating the obvious.... But glad there's evidence.

Idk how the fuck Meta actually argues that 9.99 constitutes freely given consent. People clearly don't even want to pay 1.99.

IMO this is essentially extortion. And it's clearly not in the spirit of the law.

[–] Ottomateeverything 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

They have to understand that the cameras on the biggest flagships occupy a lot of space and it isn't feasible to bring it to a smaller form factor.

Not... Really... Sure it makes some difference, but the much more constraining factor is the money. Cameras arent that big, but they're one of the priciest pieces of hardware in the device.

The problem is more that they keep trying to sell small phones at cheaper price points. So they end up with much worse screens, socs, and cameras so they perform like shit. People don't want a small phone because they don't care about their phone. People want small phones because the standard size is fucking huge. They need to make a high-ish tier small phone instead of low tier small phone that performs like the 50 Walmart shit.

[–] Ottomateeverything 6 points 10 months ago

I know it's not everyones cup of tea but..

I ended up buying a Pixel Fold for the Fold aspect. There's an added benefit that it's really short when folded so I can reach the entire screen one handed. It's heavier and thicker than a slate phone, but I actually enjoy the folded experience way better than other phones.

[–] Ottomateeverything 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are you on Android 14? I know someone with a Pixel 6 that suddenly had all these issues appear when they updated. This never happened on 13.

[–] Ottomateeverything 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I can understand that Valve doesn't want to give false impressions that a game runs perfectly when there are imperfections as mentioned

Idk, I disagree with this. It means that games are being labeled as "not verified" because of things that don't really hamper what people would care about - the keyboard popping up for naming your character or seeing "A" in a green circle isn't going to make people be like "oh no, this doesn't work well on my steamdeck, I'm not playing it". Does it look unprofessional? Sure. But that's not what people care about when looking at the ratings for compatibility. They just want to know if it's going to run well.

These systems are all about trust and evaluating the right metrics. Having the right button icons matters to Valve but not the player. Once players play games that aren't verified and they run fine, and they play games that are verified but still have performance hitches in some places, etc, the rating system loses its credibility and then it's meaningless.

On top of this, developers are already shunning the verification and just not bothering. Some of the things they ask for don't directly affect the playability of their game. It's an extra hoop for the developer to jump through, and if people don't trust the badge, there's no point in chasing it. Valve is literally undermining their own system from both sides by doing this.

There's already people in this thread touting protonDB being a better evaluation. It's exactly this that will happen and will continue to happen and continue undermining their rating system until Valve aligns their verification system with what users actually care about.

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