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droidpenguin

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  • Samsung Galaxy S23 vs. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE - GSMArena

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  • Might regret it but I just ordered an S23 after trying it out at BestBuy. I saw that Samsung had a Black Friday deal for $200 off with trade-in of an old device. I have an old Galaxy S7 just sitting in a drawer and was amazed to see it on the list of accepted devices.

    I've really been wanting a smaller phone as my OnePlus 8T gets really uncomfortable to hold after a while. Love everything about it except the size.

    I also looked at the Pixel 8 but the S23 felt like the better choice with less compromises. Pixel 8 Pro is even bigger than my 8t, so no-go there.

    Really wish the S23 was rootable (in US at least). That's prob the biggest drawback for me. Will see if I can live without that.

  • Chrome on iOS supports moving the address bar to the bottom. Why not Android?

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  • Used to hate it being on the bottom but now prefer it as it's easier to reach. All the way at the top with as large as phones are these days isn't as convenient. But ya, at least they give the option for either.

  • 15 years of Android memories – When did you get your first Android phone?

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  • I had a flip phone up until 2012 and then got an iPhone 5, then switched to Android in 2016 with the Samsung Galaxy S7. I really liked my iPhone 5 but have stuck with Android since then.

    I got my first taste of Android in 2008 though when my brother bought the T-Mobile G1!

  • Mishaal Rahman: Here's how Google (actually) addressed the spike in false 911 calls placed by Android phones

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  • Might as well make it a burst of 9 presses, wait, and then 2 single presses /s

  • Can anyone recommend terrible horror films?

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  • Monster Island (2004). I think you'll find it lives up to being so stupid it's great.

  • More presumed human remains recovered from submersible that imploded, killing 5, Coast Guard says

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  • Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box

  • What games do you think should NEVER be remastered, because they're close to perfect as they are?

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  • The original Sims + expansion packs. I haven't played any of the newer ones but I spent a lot of childhood playing the original with my mom and we had so much fun together.

    Livin' Large was my fave expansion pack because of the servo. Such a fun game!

  • Drake's new song mentions Android phones and green text bubbles - PhoneArena

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  • For the technically skilled, there is BlueBubbles to get iMessage on Android. I set this up recently and it works quite well. I'm running a MacOS Ventura virtual machine using docker-osx on one of my personal servers and pretty much all iMessage functionality is available. I modified the Android (flutter) project locally to get my own push notifications working using my self-hosted ntfy instance as a UnifiedPush provider instead of needing to use Firebase.

    There is also Beeper which bridges iMessage and many other chat services in one app, but I wanted something fully open source that I can manage myself, plus I think there's still a wait-list and I didn't want to hand over my Apple ID to a third party.

    It's hard trying to convince people (esp. iPhone users) to use a cross platform solution because they perceive us Android users as the problem and they know iMesssge just works. And for the non- technical, that's understandable even if frustrating. So as a software engineer, I am the one making accomodations so they can still use iMessage. But it also made for a fun project for me to learn about.

  • Can we create a new Internet ?

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  • This time over telnet.

    telnet is an insecure protocol. Ideally you should use ssh instead but most which some modern BBS's support both. Of course if you want to dial in on legacy "authentic" hardware then SSH isn't possible.

    💡You can SSH (or telnet) from your phone using Termux and it works pretty well (though admittedly not as good without full ANSI support). It doesn't use full height of screen but is still usable. BBS's could be enhanced to support that though.

    Here's an example of how one looks on my phone:

    ssh NEW@bbs.bottomlessabyss.net -p 2222 -c aes256-cbc

  • i gotta ask... why so many plex over kodi users?

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  • Ya Plex vs Kodi is really more an apples and oranges comparison. Should be Plex vs Jellyfin.

    That said though, I did start off with Kodi as my own media center on a Raspberry Pi, but eventually discovered Jellyfin and have really enjoyed it. Kodi is great too, but I think Jellyfin is the more refined modern streaming equivalent akin to Netflix that's fully open source unlike Plex.

  • What are your 'name brand only' items?

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  • Butter. Kerrygold is simply the best.

  • Please, do not use Brave.

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  • I used to use Brave, then used Bromite but that got abandoned. I think there's another fork of it, but ultimately I just use Firefox which has worked better for me overall.

    Browsers are a big attack vector for exploits and security is very important. Firefox releases patches regularly and I don't have to worry about it being abandoned like some others. I disabled whatever telemetry / sponsored stuff they have enabled by default and feel it's a good balance of security & privacy + doesn't have the DRM crap chromium is trying to add.

    Their extension support is nice too.

  • Bill to Ban Hidden Fees in California Signed into Law

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  • That's great! Deceptive pricing is so annoying. First time I had to rent a U-Haul, I quickly learned it does not cost $19.95. Not even close.

  • Aptera Motors Solar Powered EV

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  • Okay this looks sick! I don't drive that much so being able to just charge off solar for my short trips to the store and whatnot would be awesome. Looks like a great futuristic but simple commuter car, though a bit skeptical on how safe it would be in an accident.

    I like that they will sell parts to consumers to repair themselves if they'd like.

    I am 6'5" though, so I'm not sure I'd fit well :/

  • TIL You can use systemd-analyze plot > plot.svg to plot the service startup time to find bottlenecks

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  • Dang had no idea this was a thing, but this looks very useful! I've been meaning to troubleshoot slow startup on one of my servers.

  • What has been your best purchase this year?

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  • Dreame L10 pro robo vacuum / mop. I rooted it and run Valetudo on it so it doesn't use a proprietary third party cloud service. It works very well and my floors have never been cleaner!

  • Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro released. Thoughts?

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  • Glad it has an actual display as compared to all those previous imposters /s.

  • Pixel 8 series MEGATHREAD

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  • Ugh, why must the Pro be so much larger than the regular Pixel 8? I really would prefer an 8 Pro with a smaller size.

    I've been wanting something smaller than my OnePlus 8T, but the 8 Pro is even bigger.

  • Google Pixel 8 unboxing video

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  • If this has HDMI output over USB-C, I might be tempted to buy.