Apple sues YouTuber who leaked iOS 26’s new “Liquid Glass” software redesign
According to the filing, Lipnik has been fired from Apple “for failing to follow Apple’s policies designed to protect its confidential information, including development devices and unreleased software and features.” The filing also accuses Lipnik of failing to report “multiple prior breaches” to Apple.
When you sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement), you’d best protect the secrets. Then again, the guy who left an iPhone 4 in a bar didn’t lose his job. Wonder what the differences are between them.
Apple sues YouTuber who leaked iOS 26’s new “Liquid Glass” software redesign
YouTuber claims to “have receipts” disproving Apple’s allegations.Andrew Cunningham (Ars Technica)
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Russian, Turkish leaders discuss recent escalations in Syria over phone — Kremlin
Russian, Turkish leaders discuss recent escalations in Syria over phone — Kremlin
The situation in Syria aggravated on July 13 when clashes between Arab tribal militias and Druze self-defense groups broke out in the heavily Druze-populated Sweida governorateTASS
Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time
Ted Sarandos, a co-chief executive of Netflix, said the Argentinian science fiction series El Eternauta (The Eternaut) was the first it had made that involved using generative AI footage.
He said the series, which follows survivors of a rapid and devastating toxic snowfall, involved Netflix and visual effects (VFX) artists using AI to show a building collapsing in Buenos Aires.
“Using AI-powered tools, they were able to achieve an amazing result with remarkable speed and, in fact, that VFX sequence was completed 10 times faster than it could have been completed with traditional VFX tools and workflows,” he said.
He said the use of AI tools allowed Netflix to fund the show at a much lower cost than is typical for a big-budget production.
“The cost of [the special effects without AI] just wouldn’t have been feasible for a show in that budget,” Sarandos said.
Netflix uses generative AI in one of its shows for first time
Firm says technology used in El Eternauta is chance ‘to help creators make films and series better, not just cheaper’Mark Sweney (The Guardian)
CBP Agents Can Have Gang Tattoos — as Long as They Cover Them Up
When Franco José Caraballo Tiapa arrived at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in early February for a routine check-in, he thought he had little reason to worry.
Caraballo, 26, had arrived in the U.S. in 2023 after fleeing persecution in Venezuela, lived with his wife in Dallas, and had no criminal record, his immigration attorney Martin Rosenow told The Intercept. He’d checked in with ICE regularly while waiting on his asylum claim. But when an agent took special interest in his tattoos, they detained him and put him on a bus to the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas — and eventually on a plane to CECOT.
For Caraballo and at least half a dozen other men, U.S. officials’ assumptions about their body art played a significant role in classifying them as gang members and disappearing them to the notorious prison in El Salvador. The Intercept found that a very different standard applies for the federal agents tasked with keeping migrants out of the country and rounding up those targeted by President Donald Trump’s deportation obsession.
On a public “grooming standards” webpage aimed at prospective Customs and Border Protection agents, the agency advises that any tattoos and brandings must be concealed if they are “obscene or gang-related.” In other words, agents are allowed to have the very markings for which Caraballo and others were disappeared into a Salvadoran gulag — as long as they keep them out of sight.
CBP Agents Can Have Gang Tattoos — as Long as They Cover Them Up
U.S. immigration officials have sent people to CECOT because of what they deemed gang tattoos. CBP grooming standards allow them.Noah Hurowitz (The Intercept)
Fullstack Engineer - Waifus (for people looking for job)
This is why we went to college to make Waifu.
Employee: Is this good boss?
Manager: Make the voice more sexy.
Hamas says Israel rejected ceasefire deal including release of all captives, adds ready for lengthy battle
In his first video message since March 6, the spokesperson of Hamas’s military wing Qassam Brigades has said the Palestinian group repeatedly offered to release all captives at once to conclude a comprehensive ceasefire deal, but Israel rejected the proposal.
Abu Obeida said the group would not agree to an interim truce in the future if a ceasefire agreement was not reached and accused Israel of intransigence.
Abu Obeida also said Hamas fighters are “ready to continue a long battle of attrition”.
LIVE: Israel kills 35 in Gaza; clashes resume in Syria’s Suwayda
Gaza Health Ministry warns malnourished people are arriving at hospitals suffering from extreme exhaustion, memory loss.Virginia Pietromarchi (Al Jazeera)
Hamas says Israel rejected ceasefire deal including release of all captives, adds ready for lengthy battle
In his first video message since March 6, the spokesperson of Hamas’s military wing Qassam Brigades has said the Palestinian group repeatedly offered to release all captives at once to conclude a comprehensive ceasefire deal, but Israel rejected the proposal.
Abu Obeida said the group would not agree to an interim truce in the future if a ceasefire agreement was not reached and accused Israel of intransigence.
Abu Obeida also said Hamas fighters are “ready to continue a long battle of attrition”.
LIVE: Israel kills 35 in Gaza; clashes resume in Syria’s Suwayda
Gaza Health Ministry warns malnourished people are arriving at hospitals suffering from extreme exhaustion, memory loss.Virginia Pietromarchi (Al Jazeera)
China issues safety warning for its nationals studying in the Philippines
China’s Education Ministry has issued a safety warning for Chinese students in the Philippines, following what it describes as a series of criminal incidents targeting Chinese nationals.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/apnews.com/a…
Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
"Storia di un Guerriero Lakota. Sotto il blu di Skan" – Un Esordio Epico che Ha Già Conquistato i Lettori
Tim Walz says Trump ‘brings out the worst in people – and the worst in me’
Kamala Harris running mate strikes regretful tone after calling for Democrats to ‘bully the shit out of’ US president
Brazil passes controversial 'devastation bill' that weakens environmental regulations
Critics have called it "by far the worst piece of legislation” ever from an environmental standpoint.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/euronews.com…
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Taiwan will 'not provoke confrontation' with China, vice president says
Taiwan's vice president says the self-ruled democracy will not provoke a confrontation with China and seeks to communicate with Beijing on the basis of parity and respect.
Archived version: archive.is/newest/apnews.com/a…
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🎶 He Use To Rule My World 🎶 Now A Half Billion Dollars is Mine 🎶
They abruptly parted, looked for space to duck and then tried to hide their faces. The woman beside them was seen grinning, with her hand on her face. Cabot turned her face away to stay out of sight.
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Caught 'Cheating' At Coldplay Concert, Astronomer CEO Deletes LinkedIn Profile
The Astronomer CEO came under massive criticism and faced allegations of "cheating" after Coldplay's Kiss cam segment exposed him.NDTV News Desk (NDTV)
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Arab Strap in tour a Roma, dopo 30 anni di carriera sempre riconoscibili anche se con uno stile diverso
Il duo indie-rock scozzese, in composto da Aidan Moffat e Malcolm Middleton, con trent’anni di attività sulle spalle, torna in Italia dopo l’uscita di I'm Totally Fine with It Don't Give a Fuck Anymore, uscito lo scorso 10 maggio. Tre le date italiane del tour: 23 luglio a Galzignano Terme all'Anfiteatro del Venda, il 24 luglio al Monk di Roma e il 25 luglio al Giardino Scotto di Pisa.
Con l'ultimo album gli Arab Strap non sembrano affatto preoccuparsi di rimanere fedeli all’identità sonora che, seppur evolvendo di volta in volta, li ha resi unici e distinguibili nel tempo. Già Bliss e ****Allatoncenes****, i singoli che avevano preceduto il lancio dell'ottava fatica in studio, sono due brani profondamente diversi tra loro che fungono da fiera testimonianza del loro focus sul futuro, sul cambiamento e sull’evoluzione.
I'm Totally Fine with It Don't Give a Fuck Anymore è un disco carico di tracce potenti e incisive, sia nella natura upbeat di alcuni dei momenti musicali più propulsivi, sia nel morso dei testi di Moffat. "Rispetto al nostro album precedente, c'è più rabbia e aggressività nelle parole", dice. "Non è apertamente politico ma è di sicuro un disco un po' arrabbiato con il mondo".
Il titolo (letteralmente traducibile come "per me va benissimo, non me ne frega più un...") potrebbe dare l'idea di una band che si stia arrendendo a qualcosa, in realtà fa riferimento a un messaggio del batterista live della band che Moffat ha trovato molto divertente e finisce per riflettere l'inaugurazione di un nuovo periodo di libertà creativa per gli Arab Strap.
I know the answer to "has someone stuck their dick in that before" is always yes, BUT what I want to know is how many have.
I want to interview a man who got hornet stings on his dick.
I want that man to run the space force.
i've been testing debian trixie with plasma wayland on nouveau and it looks promising
trixie (aka debian 13) is about to get released with plasma 6.3. it seems that finally x11 is being left behind, which is good, but it worried me a little bit because
- my nvidia graphics card is old: the 470 driver is the latest version that supports it (so no wayland support from nvidia proprietary drivers ever)
- on bookworm (debian 12, the current stable version), nouveau works pretty well, but it crashed more or less daily when i tried to daily drive it at work
x11 is still very well supported by plasma 6, but the near future has no place to it and i worry i would eventually get stuck without updates to my system as the newer versions lose x11 support. i decided to try wayland+nouveau again on trixie to see if i had better luck this time
it all worked way better than i expected. performance is seemingly on par with the proprietary driver, i've had no crashes so far and i've been using it for a week and even screensharing, one of the most problematic aspects of the experience last time i tried, worked well. the one problem i had was with the slack flatpak, which didn't support wayland for some reason, so it had to run on xwayland. screen sharing wayland applications from x11 apps is possible through the xwaylandvideobridge, which kinda works, but it crashed xwayland entirely at one point, killing both x11 applications i had running. i won't blame that on the system itself and installing the slack deb package fixed the problem anyway
all in all, it seems like i can safely switch to plasma 6+wayland+nouveau at work
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A huge problem with Debian Trixie is that it is shipping with NVIDIA drivers from before explicit sync was added (over a year ago). This is crazy to me.
But if you want to stay on X11, Debian Stable will support it for quite a few years yet even after KDE drops support.
If you are going to use Wayland (I do), it is worth using back ports to get newer NVIDIA drivers.
Debian Stable should really be called Debian Static (unchanging). Because they can ship unstable (crashy) software for years after other distros have moved on.
Inbox doesn't work on Voyager with Quokk.au
Can’t tell why. Inbox works great on all the other lemmy and piefed servers i’ve tried. But not quokk.au (piefed).
The inbox on quokk.au piefed web ui works good.
Distro advice for a specific case.
Back again haha, I asked a little while ago about making the switch from Windows to Linux and general consensus was maybe don't, as I use my PC for work doing voice acting, music production, and digital art.
Anyway, my PC has been crashing lately so I may be at the point soon of re-installing my OS, so I may as well bite the bullet if/when that happens. Right now I'm making some backups, making a list of Linux programs I'll need, and just trying to get my ducks in a row so I'm not scrambling if I wake up one morning and have to do the thing. Which brings me to Distros.
I've done some research into it but already but there are a bunch of options (thinking maybe Bazzite or Fedora?), and I'd rather know what I'm going with if my PC dies so I don't have to waste time trying to figure it out then. My PC specs are:
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Obviously the priority is to get up and running but I'd really like to use a distro that I can learn some as well. I've installed Mint on an old laptop (recommended for being similar to Windows) but ideally I'd like a distro that's a bit more Linux-y. I'm ok taking some extra time getting up and running, though I'm not at a point for something like Arch yet haha.
EDIT: Wow, lots of comments, thanks! I think I've been overthinking it overall based on these responses. I have Mint on my old laptop and it works well, but had issues on my main laptop (Samsung Book3 Ultra) which I've read has to do with Samsung in general. I also had some issues with Nvidia on it but that may have been a Samsung issue more than anything else. My main PC uses Nvidia so I was under the impression that some distros just don't play well with it and wanted to make sure I used one that worked well with that graphics card.
Bottom line, I've been looking into Linux over the past few weeks and there's still distros mentioned here that I've never heard of haha. It seems really intimidating (hence why I asked) but I'm getting the impression that, at least for now, I'll just go Fedora to start when I bite the bullet. Arch looks really interesting but again, seems intimidating coming from Windows.
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rottanza sprecanza e la mattina nel gran cesso
Ancora non comprendo quale sia la logica universale che ogni tanto (anzi, ogni molto) porta la stabilità della mia anima a sfaldarsi pesantemente, ma, comunque sia, stamattina è successo un’altra volta… E continua tutt’ora nel pomeriggio, anche se, vabbè, ora ci sono le varie cose da fare, e quindi la marciscenza non attecchisce più di […]
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Gli Spazi ZEROSEI e il LABZEROSEI sono luoghi educativi dove bambini e bambine da 0 a 6 anni, accompagnati da un adulto, possono divertirsi e imparare insieme. Qui puoi:
• GIOCARE con il tuo bambino o la tua bambina in ambienti progettati per offrire esperienze educative e ludiche
• IMPARARE attraverso laboratori e iniziative pensati per le famiglie
• CONDIVIDERE esperienze con altri bambini, bambine e adulti
• ORIENTARTI grazie a un supporto educativo e a un servizio di ascolto e di guida ai servizi sul territorio.
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Reddit users in the UK must now upload selfies to access NSFW subreddits
Reddit is introducing age verification for UK users
The change is due to new age verification laws in the UK.Amanda Yeo (Mashable)
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Microsoft extends updates for old Exchange and Skype servers
Microsoft offers vintage Exchange and Skype server users six more months of security updates
: It looks like enough of you are struggling to migrate that Redmond is willing to help out – for a price that might buy nothingSimon Sharwood (The Register)
Microsoft extends updates for old Exchange and Skype servers
Microsoft offers vintage Exchange and Skype server users six more months of security updates
: It looks like enough of you are struggling to migrate that Redmond is willing to help out – for a price that might buy nothingSimon Sharwood (The Register)
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Ex-Google CEO: Power Grid Crisis Could Kill AI's Next Big Leap
Ex-Google CEO: Power Grid Crisis Could Kill AI’s Next Big Leap
The artificial intelligence gold rush has companies burning through billions in pursuit of superintelligence.Eli Grid (GazeOn)
Ex-Google CEO: Power Grid Crisis Could Kill AI's Next Big Leap
Ex-Google CEO: Power Grid Crisis Could Kill AI’s Next Big Leap
The artificial intelligence gold rush has companies burning through billions in pursuit of superintelligence.Eli Grid (GazeOn)
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Building A Stirling Engine Bike
Building A Stirling Engine Bike
Over on his YouTube channel [Tom Stanton] shows us how to build a Stirling Engine for a bike. A Stirling Engine is a heat engine, powered by the expansion and contraction of a working fluid (such a…Hackaday
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Apple Intelligence Foundation Language Models Tech Report 2025
Apple Intelligence Foundation Language Models Tech Report 2025
We introduce two multilingual, multimodal foundation language models that power Apple Intelligence features across Apple devices and…Apple Machine Learning Research
Dentist accused of fatally poisoning wife asked daughter to create deepfake AI video of mom asking for chemicals, daughter says
Dentist accused of fatally poisoning wife asked daughter to create deepfake video of mom asking for chemicals, daughter says
A daughter of James Craig, the Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife and the mother of their children, testified Thursday that her father asked her make it seem like her mother wanted Craig to order the ingredients which ultimately l…CNN Staff (CTVNews)
the evil dprk and its lessons
when the indoctrination is just right
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Western Freedom vs. DPRK Unity: What If Everything You’ve Been Told Is Backwards? | Explore DPRK
In a world obsessed with self-expression, instant gratification, and personal gain, there is one country that dares to say: you are not alone—you are part of something greater. That country...Editorial (Explore DPRK)
Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration
Linux and Secure Boot certificate expiration
Linux users who have Secure Boot enabled on their systems knowingly or unknowingly rely on a ke [...]LWN.net
AI and immigration uncertainty threaten Nigeria’s dreams of becoming an outsourcing hot spot
Nigeria’s outsourcing bet is threatened by AI, tech layoffs, Trump’s U.S. immigration restrictions - Rest of World
he African nation is spending billions on the 3 Million Technical Talent program, but some fear demand for coders and call center workers will dry up before it can replicate India’s success.Gayathri Vaidyanathan (Rest of World)
My Fairphone 6 from Murena review!
As promised, here's my full review of the Fairphone Gen 6. It is going to be a little longer than i expected...
Let me start by explaining why i chose this device. Well, i just really like Fairphone as a company. Fair to the workers, fair materials, repaireable phone with long support and doing a collab with Murena, making it easier than ever to experience a "deGoogled" mobile device right out of the box.
Which leads me right to the very first steps: opening the box and setting up. For the ones who have seen Fairphones own videos, there's indeed nothing else in the box other than the phone, sim tray tool and some documentation.
After probably the easiest and fastest Android setup i've ever experienced, you're welcomed into the phone's default launcher:
Bliss Launcher.
You do whatever you want right from this moment. No more second setup to decline once more everything Google's trying to push through. No more endless updates, notifications about features, etc. It's just you and a small bunch of preinstalled apps.
- App Lounge
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Clock
- Files
- Gallery
- Recorder
- Maps
- Music
- Browser
- Notes
- Tasks
- Contacts
- Phone Dialer
- Messages
- Camera
The homescreen only shows your app icons, and when you scroll to the right, you'll open a Google Discover-like page where your widgets are located. Sadly, the widgets can't switch positions, so you have to remove all of them and then select them in the order you want. Once they are in place, you can change their size and that's it.
Edit; swiping down in your homescreen gives your a search option, in the widget screen there's a searchbar on the top of the screen.
All the basics covered, nothing more, nothing less. Pretty much all default apps work well, although i installed my go-to apps and put the others in the "no uss" folder, because you can't uninstall preinstalled apps.
One app that did not work well is the email app. It wouldn't delete the emails i manually deleted and instead showed me the email as an new incoming mail with notification and all. After installing Thunderbird i wanted to log out in the app, but it even refused to do that... I end up disabling it as much i could and put it in the "no use folder" also.
There's another app i think that needs improvement, the default camera app: A fork of the well known OpenCamera. This leads me right to a good moment to talk about the phone's camera setup.
Of course you can find (much) better cameras in this price point, but cameras are not the main reason to buy this phone.
However, i think the cameras are more than fine, for me at least. Moving objects/subjects are captured well, the focus gets the job done, photos and videos have a good amount of detail in them, colors look good.
In low light they might struggle a bit, especially in dark environments where there are moving/changing light sources. The camera can't seem to find the right amount of ISO and the correct shutterspeed in these situations.
This will result in some difficulties for "point and shoot" moments, not being able to focus properly and showing the good amount of brightness.
One thing i think is most annoying, is not being able to zoom in or zoom out. I don't know if this is because of my settings or if the app/phone really can't do this, but it is something that should be present by default.
That being said, the cameras are good enough. I even think they might be or get better with updates or other camera apps, but i guess we will have to wait and see what happens.
You can download and install app by using e/os's app store, the App Lounge.
The App Lounge heavily relies on Google Play Services API, as well as the ones needed for F-droid, etc. Read this link to understand a bit better how it works;
doc.e.foundation/support-topic…
You can sign in as guest or login with you Google account to get acces to your paid apps. While it would be nice to filter search results, the app store performs well, including Privacy Scores for each app, which i think is a nice detail.
I was able to install pretty much everything i wanted, including most of the requested apps in my previous post. There was just one app so far that i couldn't download, the Sofi Banking app.
Good time to talk about banking and contactless payment options, because here's the biggest problem people who want to deGoogle will come across.
While i can count myself lucky, because my banking, paying and investment apps (Rabobank, Paypal and Degiro) all work without any issues (even after days of usage, not a single issue), there are apps that simply won't work, such as said Sofi Banking app. What did not work was;
- doing some* in-app purchases, for example: buying Minecoins in Minecraft
- Google Pay/Wallet. I was able to install it, but it wouldn't load after that. Paying contactless, at least where i live since pretty much all banks moved to Google/Apple pay, is a no-go.
- perhaps your banking apps...
...Because, like @Tapionpoika mentioned in a reply in my previous post, some apps will require Google Billing API, something that isn't included in MicroG. There are probably ways to spoof this, but for me the whole point was to 'deGoogle'.
So, if you looking for a device that runs any deGoogle'd OS, make sure to take time browsing the internet to see what other people are saying about the apps you really want or need. I know that this was not what you hoped to read here today, so i'm sorry for that.
- And like i said in my previous post, feel free to ask me to try out installing and running your banking app, or any other app! Maybe then you can find out if Murena will work for you!
And why i put the '*' after 'some' is because not all in-app purchases require Google Billing API. Example, i was able to order food in Uber Eats, because the app simply send me to my banking app to pay.
If your payment needs to go through Google you can almost be sure it won't work, without spoofing the API that is.
I have yet to figure out a good way to find out which apps are using these API's.
When it comes to other apps, such as Whatsapp, Signal, Brave/Firefox, Digid (for the Dutchies under us...), pretty much every other app i've installed on other phones, all work fine! I have yet to find apps that won't work.
I'll update this post when i find apps that won't work. And again, feel free to ask me to try out apps!
Now i'm going to talk about hardware for a bit. I'm going to compare this to the Fairphone 5 i used to own and my previous phone, Nothing Phone 2a.
When it comes to CPU performance, the FP Gen 6 is actually snappier than i would've expected. While the performance compared to the NP 2a isn't really noticeable, which feels weird to say because of the 300 euro difference, the Gen 6 feels miles ahead of the Fairphone 5.
I've had no lag, all apps and the UI run smooth, and even Minecraft runs unexpectedly well.
The SD 7s Gen 3 also seems to be very efficient and not a hothead at all, which again compared to the FP5, is a massive step ahead.
I expect this CPU to perform well for at least 5 more years to come.
The amount of RAM is more than fine for my usage, which at most would be a couple of chat apps, Voyager and a browser with just a handful of tabs opened.
As I'm preparing the review in Standard Notes, my go-to note taking app, the phone has 4.8gb RAM free. Plenty of room available.
Where this phone absolutely DESTROYES the Fairphone 5, is battery life and thermal performance. In my first full day of usage, with a mix of Wifi and Mobile Data and installing and trying out a lot of apps, i didn't end up below 30% battery at the end of the day, and that after almost 7 hours of screen-on time!
On a normal day, such as yesterday, the battery reached about 68% at the end of the day with a screen-on time of ~3 hours.
With normal to high usage, the temps didn't get past about 35°c.
However, and this is something to keep in mind if you are using your phone hooked on a charger a lot, the phone got pretty warm when using it while hooked up to a 30Watt charger. I was just browsing the UI and Voyager, and the temps already reached about 45°c.
So, if you plan to use you phone as a navigation device, hooked on a charger in a hot car, the temps might go beyond that. I would not worry too much tho, just keep it in mind (and maybe check to see if other users are experiencing problems).
The phone charges pretty quickly. The "50% in 25 minutes" actually sounds about right. Sadly Murena did not give us the option to charge it slower (so it produces less heat, better for the battery) and also the 'charge to 80%' is not present. Hope they will add these things in the future.
There are some worries about the USB-C being only 2.0. I tried hooking it up on a external monitor using a USB hub and HDMI, but that did what i was expecting: nothing.
That's kinda a bummer, althought i would not use that myself anyway.
Charge speeds and data transfer are fine and that's what matters most to me.
Speakers sound quality is fine, with a good amount of lower tones. They aren't really loud, but they are enjoyable enough to watch videos with. They are better then the FP5's speakers, but i think my Nothing Phone 2a has a little better speakers (with a little less lower tones tho).
Vibration is much, much better then the FP 5's! They are smooth enough for haptic feedback, but strong enough to not miss any calls. Much improvement here!
The devices itself holds much more comfortable than any other smartphone i've used in at least the last 5 years. The 6,3 inch comes closer to what i think is a nice screen size (which would be a maximum of 5,8"), the edges aren't sharp anymore (FP5 had very sharp edges), the weight has been improved compared to the FP5 (lighter, although i do not really care myself).
The Fairphone's extra button, for Fairphone's Moments, does not do anything other than lock or unlock the microphone and camera acces. Would love to see Moments come to Murena as well, or at least some customizable options for that button; they can't be changed to something else.
Button placement is kinda annoying sometimes. To press the powerbutton you kinda squeeze your phone, and with the volume button being on the exact other side, this phone is good at taking accidental screenshots.
In the powerbutton you'll find the fingerprint sensor. It works very well! The only thing is... when i press the powerbutton to turn off my screen and leave my finger a little to long on the button, the fingerprint scanner will unlock and open my device again. That can be somewhat annoying.
I takes a little time to get used to these things, but overall i think Fairphone almost completely nailed the phone's design (except for not including the 3.5mm jack, but it might be time to finally accept this won't change in the future...).
There was a question about changing band frequencies manually without rooting. Sadly, i have found no way to do this.
This only thing you can change when it comes to networks, is changing your prefered network type(s). So, like turning of 5G, etc. Big list to choose from (see my previous post).
I chose to only turn off 5G, since i don't notice or need higher speeds, which might be good for battery life as well.
Bugs, glitches, etc: pretty much nothing. There are some slight visual bugs tho. Opening a map on your homescreen blurs the surroundings. When you open an app in the map, and instead of pressing home you press the back button, the map re-appears but the blur will be gone.
Also, when i have the "show taps" setting enabled in developers settings, the display's refresh rate will not smooth anymore (significant lag, going to at least 60fps). I will make sure to forward this to Murena.
That's about it actually...
Now i'm going to say a couple of things i like, and maybe give u some tips about the device.
1- Change the animation speed right away. Do this by Settings-> About Phone-> tapping Build Number 7 times. Now you've unlocked Developers Mode.
Go back to Settings -> System -> Developer mode. There change all 3 animation speeds to 0.5. Now your phone feels much faster! (also make sure 120hrz is turned on in you display settings).
2- As someone who really hates the Rotation Suggestion Popup everytime the device is slightly turned when auto rotate is off, e/os has a simple, maybe unintended, fix. Slide down the quicksettings and hold Auto Rotate. In these settings, set rotate to 90 and turn on auto rotate. Now, your phone won't rotate AND don't give you the popup anymore. Downside: you have to change this settings when you do want to rotate your screen...
3- Turning off or change notificationpanel icons. A neat little feature to let everything look the exact way you want. I only have the Clock enabled, everything looks more minimalistic! You can even change the shapes of the icons, for the battery you choose a whole other icon as well.
4- For the ones who really need contactless payment options, Fairphone has a cardholder that can replace your phone's back. It might sound a bit silly, but this might be a simple solution to your problem, if you card can be used contactless that is...
It's understandable if you don't like this, but hey, mentioning it as a possible solution wouldn't hurt!
Can i recommend this phone? Absolutely! But please, and i can't say this more careful enough, make sure to look up the app compatibility of the apps you really need in a deGoogle'd OS! Otherwise, the regular version made do well enough for you, or, if you're just like me, just get the Murena and be okay if you need to find alternatives if necessary.
So, that's my take on the Fairphone Gen 6. I hope i was able to provide information you was looking for. I'll update my post if i forgot to mention things, made typos, or if i need to update something else. And let me know if i can add more, or simply if you have questions!
Have a good one!
Edit: i forgot to mention that once logged into Google, your contacts, agenda, etc, will work perfectly fine in all default apps. This make the step towards using e/os even a little bit smaller. Personally, i'm slowly migrating to Proton since they are providing a good amount of alternatives as well!
Edit: spelling
Hacker o supereroi: rivalutiamo Superman III
Il terzo episodio di Superman è uno dei meno amati della serie, al netto della presenza di Richard Pryor che dovrebbe vivacizzare la storia e che invece si perde nel meta-umorismo e in gag un po’ fini a se stesse.
Nel 1983 Richard Lester dirige un film iconico degli anni Ottanta, antesignano della moda dei cinecomics ed interpretato, oltre che dal solito Christopher Reeve nel ruolo del protagonista, dal comico e stand up comedian Richard Pryor. Il regista era reduce dall'esperienza del precedente episodio della saga, da quando la produzione aveva licenziato Richard Donner in corso d'opera, lasciando circa un quinto di Superman II sotto la sua esclusiva direzione.
La saga dei tre Richard (Lester, l'attuale regista, Pryor l'attore, Donner considerato il "vero" regista) si esplica giusto in questo terzo episodio, il quale racconta della lotta di Superman contro un cattivo duplice: da un lato, una psicosi indotta nella sua stessa personalità da un effetto collaterale della kryptonite, dall'altro un supercomputer pronto a dominare il mondo.
Come è nato internet (una storia)
Hi, I’m a product manager of an AI notetaker – would love your feedback
I’m one of the people behind MinutesLink - a simple AI-powered tool that records your meetings, transcribes them, and creates clean summaries with key points.
We built it mainly for freelancers and small teams who want meeting notes without the usual setup hassle and clutter of big tools.
There are bigger players out there with tons of features and integrations, but we focus on keeping things lightweight, easy, and intuitive - no complicated settings or learning curve.
Right now, we’re exploring new directions and just started integrating with HubSpot. Before going further, we’d love to hear from this community:
What’s missing?
What could be clearer?
Would this fit into your workflow?
Thanks in advance - really appreciate any feedback!
MinutesLink - AI note-taker
Transcribe & summarize online meetings automatically with MinutesLink – the note-taker that delivers accurate, secure, human-level meeting minutes. Try for free today.MinutesLink
Neil Young & Crazy Horse — Weld (1991)
Così come alle sue produzioni più celebri degli anni settanta, dense di sapori e climi californiani, fece seguire musica sperimentale, uscendo poi con un disco di country nashvilliano e subito dopo con un episodio di hard rock, ora (siamo nel 1992) dopo “Freedom” (quasi interamente acustico) spiazza tutti con un doppio album dal vivo con il suo gruppo storico, i Crazy Horse, di tagliente, violento, sudatissimo rock americano... Leggi e ascolta...
Neil Young & Crazy Horse — Weld (1991)
Neil Young è un artista imprevedibile, poliedrico, eclettico, dalle mille personalità. Un musicista che non finirà mai di stupire.
Così come alle sue produzioni più celebri degli anni settanta, dense di sapori e climi californiani, fece seguire musica sperimentale, uscendo poi con un disco di country nashvilliano e subito dopo con un episodio di hard rock, ora (siamo nel 1992) dopo “Freedom” (quasi interamente acustico) spiazza tutti con un doppio album dal vivo con il suo gruppo storico, i Crazy Horse, di tagliente, violento, sudatissimo rock americano... silvanobottaro.it/archives/428…
Ascolta: album.link/i/317109311
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Weld (Live) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.Songlink/Odesli
Allenarsi...prepararsi
L'allenamento ci aiuta a prepararci alla gara/evento ma un aspetto che, solo nel tempo emerge è che ci prepara agli imprevisti. La vita è fatta di imprevisti cosi come la corsa. **NO la corsa NON è la vita! **Allenarsi significa essere pronti all'imprevisto a capire e conoscere i segnali del corpo e sapere che si può fare quel passo in più. Se in gara arriva un imprevisto saperlo gestire e andare oltre, per dimostrare niente a nessuno. Ma solo sapere che siamo in grado di essere felici per aver superato la fatica.
If It’s Thursday, It Must Be BSDNow
Yesterday, a new episode of the BSDNow podcast was released.
Episode number 620 — yes, exactly, 620. Since it’s a weekly show, you can do the math and realize just how much dedication its creators, editors, and hosts have put into it. A huge round of applause and thanks to Benedict Reuschling, Tom Jones, Jason Tubnor, and everyone else involved in making this fantastic podcast happen.
BSDNow has been my faithful companion during road trips for many years. And when I’ve had a long day, my wife will ask, “Why aren’t you coming to bed? It’s late!” Then, without waiting for an answer: “Ah right, it’s Thursday.”
And I go: “Of course – there’s a new episode of BSDNow!”
In this episode, Benedict reads my post “The server that wasn’t meant to exist” – not too technical, more of a horror story, but still on topic: the server was running NetBSD.
The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist
A story from 16 years ago - trust, tech, and a server that had to disappear. They offered me a blank check. I said no.Stefano Marinelli (IT Notes)
‘Lied to their workers’: CBA’s ‘shameful act’ while sacking staff [Deceptive offshoring of hundreds of tech roles]
Other news source: ABC's The Business - youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Pc1U4Rsf…
The [Finance Sector Union] said the roles being advertised by CBA India had the exact same job titles as those impacted by the redundancies."We do not believe that the redundancies outlined in these change processes are in fact genuine redundancies and that in doing so, CBA has breached the terms of the Agreement,” [FSU National Secretary] Ms Angrisano said, pointing out that genuine redundancies mean the role is no longer required. This is the very definition of bad faith.”
“All Australians are paying for the sham redundancy actions of the CBA. Not only are Australian workers being unfairly and reasonably sacked but this is being subsidised by all taxpayers.
“Bona fide redundancies are taxed concessionally in the hands of the workers. It is especially disgusting that the nation’s richest company is also reducing the tax take as it makes the final payment to hundreds of Australians that we know are being sacked solely to have their work performed offshore.”
a non-sensationalist conflict-centered channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=channel/UC0TivKVOs7FmXn-y_VOdD2g
Blender 4.5 LTS released
4.5 LTS — blender.org
With 2 years of updates, full Vulkan support, and quality-of-life improvements, Blender 4.5 LTS is every Blenderhead’s best friend.blender.org
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LibreOffice 25.2.5 Rolls Out with Over 60 Bug Fixes
LibreOffice 25.2.5 Rolls Out with Over 60 Bug Fixes
LibreOffice 25.2.5 rolls out with over 60 bug fixes, addressing crashes and compatibility issues across Writer, Calc, Impress, and Base.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
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in reply to geneva_convenience • • •Using AI to make shitty videos is easy. Using it to make acceptable VFX is not. If they are able to use the tool properly, why not.
I have not seen it and dont know if I will, but if its not sticking out like in coca cola ads, then it should be fine.
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