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Is pixel 4a too old for a new phone? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

CalyxOS still provides extended support for Pixel 4a until August 2024.

Shein suppliers still working 75-hour weeks, report says in c/world

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The reasons why clothes are so cheap are workers getting paid close to nothing and a complete disregard for the environment, health and safety.

The cycling revolution in Paris continues: Bicycle use now exceeds car use in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

I recommend having a rain poncho with you. It is easy to put on and covers your whole body plus the bike.

Help getting Ubuntu with KDE to sleep in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

You could try to change the sleep state from s2idle to deep. Not sure how to do this on Kubuntu though.

School uniforms return to French town in pilot scheme to tackle inequality in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There is enough magic money to distribute if France (and every other country) would tax the rich.

The first car-free community built from scratch in the US is starting to take off: 'For some, cars equal freedom, but for me, it's a restriction' in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

UK and Germany don't have good public transport, maybe except for individual cities. Switzerland on the other hand has good and frequent public transport nationwide.

I started using tiling window managers. What tips do you have? What packages do you use to make yours fully functional? Lost noob needs some guidance... in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I second using a preconfig for Hyprland if you want to have something fancy and usable out of the box. You can build on top of that.

Fossify File Manager released on f-droid in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

My bad, it's on Izzysoft, not F-Droid.

Fossify File Manager released on f-droid in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

The new Calendar app is also on F-Droid now!

Edit: my bad, it's on Izzysoft, not F-Droid.

LineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Fairphone

Microsoft will let users uninstall Edge, Bing, and disable ads on Windows 11 as it complies with the Digital Markets Act in c/technology

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (3 children)

That's already possible either by using a custom ROM or by connecting to a PC and using adb.

Bezos, Gates, and Buffett own as much as the bottom half of Americans in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The graphic is quite outdated (2019 for top 3) and the situation got much worse. The latest datapoint on the website I could find was from 2021, indicating a wealth of 683 billions of the top 5 US citizens.