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Gentle reminder to everyone that support for [#windows10](https://mastodon.social/tags/windows10) ends in about 90 weeks. Many computers can't upgrade to Win 11 so here are your options:
  • They haven’t dropped the requirement, but you have to manually go in and disable that check yourself on the windows 11 installer if you want to install it on a non-tpm 2.0 machine

    Basically, it’s a faff that only the techie people will realistically do. Everyone else will just go out and buy new hardware.

  • GloriousEggroll announces new project to unify Proton runtimes
  • This doesn’t affect valve at all though. It’s borrowing their tech that they’ve made open source, and figuring out how to use it elsewhere outside of steam.

    Actually, it’ll benefit them. More eyes are on proton and any fix will benefit everyone, including games played via steam.

  • Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’
  • I’ve come to realise at least half of the stuff posted on Reddit these days, especially more so on the popular subs, are all designed to make you angry.

    It’s things like posting incorrect info in the title, posting a comic / image that’s been deliberately designed to get you angry, someone really wanting their 5 minutes of fame like this guy, or some post from some bigot.

    It’s so tiring. Have started to notice it on Lemmy too.

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  • So if an iPhone gets stolen, would having Find My completely disabled actually be a bad thing if we’re trying to improve device security? I see that’s listed in the article.

    Would this affect the ability to use the remote lock & wipe functionality?

  • The Taliban’s curious love of SIM cards.
  • Would be awesome if they somehow ended up using signal as a means to facilitate remote learning. Mind you they’d have to be very careful and hide it from any potential snitches…

  • [Game] New Elden Ring patch - fixes broken EAC on Steam Deck
  • Supposedly so long as it’s the Epic Online (EOL) version of EAC, then it’s about as easy as checking a tick box in the settings.

    Any developer who cares enough to enable it would most likely test that it works as expected and make a couple of tweaks before announcing the support. It’s usually not a good idea to take a vendor by their word that it “just works”.

  • Apple tells EU it has five different App Stores, not just one
  • I get what you’re saying and I hate that I had to write it like that. Was saying it to point out that Mac’s just aren’t as locked down as other Apple devices so won’t be subject to the EU ruling anyway.

    The entire argument is stupid anyway.

  • Apple tells EU it has five different App Stores, not just one
    • App Store for iPhone
    • App Store for iPad
    • App Store for Apple Watch
    • App Store for Mac
    • App Store for Apple TV

    I guess if this gets argued correctly it means Apple could technically get away with not opening up the iPad, Apple TV and Apple Watch to accept other stores (Mac already lets you install apps directly from developers). I can see this still letting Apple continue to have the stranglehold over their ecosystem.

    I doubt this will change much though. We all know the EU were specifically thinking about the iPhone which needs opening up.

  • Started to move off Google (not strictly self-hosted)
  • Thanks,

    So they haven’t made an announcement about retiring the proton bridge app yet.

    I think I’ll wait until I see them actually remove it before I believe they’re locking us in.

  • watchOS 10.2 now available: Here's what's new - 9to5Mac
  • WatchOS 10.2 is also needed for enabling Contact Key Verification in iOS 17.2.

    You need to enable CKV yourself it seems.

    Settings -> Apple ID -> scroll right down to the bottom -> contact key verification.

  • You're goddamn right it did.
  • I caved and downloaded the Reddit app to get my fix for more niche communities that don’t have Lemmy equivalents yet (I don’t have the time nor the energy to stand up new Lemmy communities).

    The app is just so infuriating and information dense. I struggle to figure out what’s actually content and what’s just an advert. Navigating doesn’t make much sense either.

    Stay away from the app. Use the website if you absolutely have to.

  • Signal Facing Collapse After CIA Cuts Funding
  • This is certainly one way to spin this.

    It doesn’t touch on all the other donations signal receives, including the major loan from Brian Acton. The OTF isn’t the only source of funding that signal has.

    Signal will be fine. In fact now that the OTF have withdrawn funding it’ll probably shake off the weird take that Signal is CIA tech.

  • Microsoft Wants Game Pass On PlayStation, Nintendo, And "Every Screen" Possible
  • From memory Apple rejected game pass on iOS because they wanted Microsoft to submit every game (even though they’re all streamed) as separate apps on the App Store to comply with the age rating systems.

  • Bloober Team responds to lack of Silent Hill 2 Remake update: Konami is the publisher of the game and communication is definitely part of their job
  • I feel like Alan Wake 2 is a different scenario here. Remedy owns the Alan Wake IP and therefore can do what they please with it.

    Konami own the Silent Hill IP but have contracted Bloober Team to develop this game. I’d imagine this tweet is them saying Konami needs to give permission before anything can be shared about it.

  • Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year
  • I think the phrasing is important here.

    Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association.

    If Google’s & Samsungs implementations aren't compliant with the GSM associations’ standard then I don’t think this is going to work how people are expecting it to. The stuff Google has added to RCS messaging has all been their own implementation of it and not part of the standard, and as far as I’m aware android RCS gets routed through Google’s servers.

    I wonder if RCS support is Apple trying to appease the EU with the DMA stuff forcing messaging apps to be interoperable with each other.

  • Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Fight to Break Encryption
    www.wired.co.uk Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Fight to Break Encryption

    The UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn’t exist, weakening its controversial Online Safety Bill.

    Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Fight to Break Encryption
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