One of the issues indeed.
Here's a few more:
- stringent and unnecessary hardware requirements
- changing app defaults is cumbersome
- Home version requires a MS account
- right click menu costs more clicks than in 10
And so on and so forth...
Looks like it would be easy for MS to allow this out of the box.
The taskbar still cannot be pinned to the side? I stay with 10.
Still no properly customisable Start menu? I stay with 10.
Still refusing to let my older devices upgrade for no good reason? I stay with 10.
And a number of further reasons that make me refuse 11.
Or simply install a physical button.
Stackoverflow gets quickly steamrolled by AI.
We're not 100% there yet, but the writing on the wall is there. Just my opinion, of course.
I agree that it's not great that telemetry is shared, but to say that you buy it "just" to share your data is an exaggeration. I am sure you do useful things with it.
That said, yes, it is bloated and I wish you could really turn off all telemetry. Am totally with you on that.
The way mobile providers charge. The likes of Vodafone, any random Telecom, T-Mobile and so forth. It's a huge scam, bordering theft sometimes. Want samples? Here we go:
"Your credit expires in x days. Better recharge now to not lose it!" (Banks should start doing this /s)
"Your credit has expired. Better give us more money within our generous deadline, or else we are forced to delete your number. We love you."
"Your data has expired. We now charge you a horrendous amount every minute, because we are too greedy to warn you in time. For technical reasons we also cannot stop you from using data after your allowance has been used. Fortunately you still have credit, huh?"
"Your data expires today. We don't insult your intelligence by telling you when. Surely you remember when you bought the package, right? It's not hard to count 24 hours. We also do not send any SMS anymore to save the environment."
"Your data has expired. You need data to buy a new bundle. Our app charges data for our convenience."
"Social media data only works for WhatsApp, but not for Signal. But who uses Signal anyways?"
"Use our customer friendly support chat. Conveniently it uses data. 'Hello, I am your smart bot speaking. How can I help you? I might understand you if you type one of the three questions I have been programmed to answer. Do you want to know more about our products?'"
Edit: added point 2, minor corrections for clarity
Depressing or Hopeful?
It's not like Firefox doesn't collect user data at all. Vivaldi is hard to seriously fault in that area.
Unfortunately, Firefox lacks some features that make it a little clumsy at times. But for general use it is great. I keep it installed and use it almost every day because I believe in the browser engine and the need for diversity in that area. It's just not for every need. At least not for me. That's where Vivaldi and Edge have to help.
I'd venture out there and say Vivaldi in functionality and customisation.
Privacy probably not, though Vivaldi does quite well.
Sadly it's a Chromium browser.
Edit: a simple comparison.
Chromium - and thus Google - dominates the Internet way too much. This causes trouble and has the potential to cause a lot more trouble in the future.
This has been discussed many times before, of course.
Breezy Weather also supports OpenMeteo. Can be changed in the settings.
Saved you a search.
Why would I use this "Geometric Weather" on Android instead of a completely free weather app such as omWeather?
Doesn't show as much information (e.g. dew point, daily forecast details).
Doesn't support multiple weather providers, AFAIK.
Doesn't look as nice, if that matters.
Both apps don't track. I would venture a guess and say that Breezy Weather has the warning, because it includes AccuWeather, which can be turned off and changed to OpenMeteo or others.
OpenStreetMap surveyor app
Help to improve the OpenStreetMap with StreetComplete!
This app finds incomplete and extendable data in your vicinity and displays it on a map as markers. Each of those is solvable by answering a simple question to complete the info on site.
The info you enter is then directly added to the OpenStreetMap in your name, without the need to use another editor.
Franchise performers supportive of -- and sometimes deeply involved in -- the work stoppage
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Which ones stand out for you?
The WEF has declared that all citizens must be implanted with a CBDC microchip in the very near future, in order to be able to fully participate in society and do basic things such as purchase food and water. According to Professor Richard Werner, in the very near future citizens will “need to use t...
One day. One day...
Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan, and Terry Matalas are all nominated.
The energy in this is captivating. One can't stop watching! You will feel the effects after you're through with this. 😂
In the past, we would type something like site:reddit.com into a search engine to get to the resource we needed. In the meantime, I have already found a few useful tips on Lemmy instances by using the Lemmy search. But since all Lemmy instances are named differently, a simple site:lemmy won't work well in a search engine.
Do you see a solution for this? Or do we leave this to the search providers to figure out?
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician, an associate of Charles Babbage, for whose digital computer prototype, the Analytical Engine, she created a program in 1843. She has been called the first computer programmer. Ada Lovelace Day, the second Tuesday in October, honors women’s contributions to scienc...
Ada Lovelace, English mathematician, an associate of Charles Babbage, for whose digital computer prototype, the Analytical Engine, she created a program in 1843. She has been called the first computer programmer. Ada Lovelace Day, the second Tuesday in October, honors women’s contributions to scienc...
With the latest release of Solus, I feel I should ask. I have had my eye on this particular distro for some time now. I even did a test installation about two years ago, but it didn't feel as complete as I needed it to be.
I am looking for a solid, beginner-friendly rolling Linux distribution for general use. Multimedia, gaming, coding etc. Do you recommend Solus? If so, why? Why not? Looking forward to your thoughts.
I have done some reading and think I have a basic understanding. But if I had to explain it to someone else, I would probably fail, which means I don't understand it well. Please ELI5 this for dummy me.
Which one is recommended? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Are there better alternatives?
Links:
A bill that would allow police in France to spy on suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphone including GPS of their phones has been passed.
Am a bit confused about these two and want to learn more. Are there recommended use cases? Which one is more secure? Is there something like the "better" one?
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Do you agree? Why? Why not? Do you have an alternative suggestion?
Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holdings in Reddit and Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup.
Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holdings in Reddit and Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup.