Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy
Tesla has changed the meaning of “Full Self-Driving”, also known as “FSD”, to give up on its original promise of delivering unsupervised autonomy.
Tesla changes meaning of ‘Full Self-Driving’, gives up on promise of autonomy
Tesla has changed the meaning of “Full Self-Driving”, also known as “FSD”, to give up on its original promise of...Fred Lambert (Electrek)
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Belgium eyes using army to fight Brussels drug violence
The Belgian capital has been plagued by a spate of drug-related shootings.
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What's your 'old person' trait?
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Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
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New European car registrations of Tesla vehicles totaled 8,837 in July, down 40% year-on-year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, or ACEA.
BYD recorded 13,503 new registrations in July, up 225% annually.
Elon Musk’s automaker faces a number of challenges in Europe, including intense ongoing competition and reputational damage to the brand.
Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD's triple
Tesla faces a number of challenges in Europe including continued intense competition and brand damage from Elon Musk's political involvement.Arjun Kharpal (CNBC)
I tried to drive a model 3 and it was infuriating to have everything on touch including turn indicators, windshield wipers and especially the gear selector.
Then a huge screen that can't be used with your phone so you're still forced to use a phone holder like a decade ago.
For me a car without carplay/android auto loses $5000 in value, and "touchscreen everything" removes another $5000 in value. I could only accept those compromises in a $20k car if new, $10k if used
It connects to your phone in the sense that you can:
- Make phone calls
- Receive and send texts (no Whatsapp/signal/telegram or any other kind of app based messaging)
- Listen to audio, if you manually start the playback on the phone
- Use your phone hotspot to stream from the built-in Spotify or other streaming services, if you don't want to pay a $120/year subscription
But it can't do basic mirroring like most cars on the market can do.
In this way, if you want to have traffic info or speed camera alerts, you're forced to pay for Tesla premium subscription, as there's no other way to show a third party navigation app on the big screen (except ugly hacks like using the web browser for navigation, which is a safety hazard)
At $10 or less a month, (It's $99 for a year, $9.99 for a month) it's cheaper than using a gig of data on many non-unlimited plans. It's at least a better deal than the price-equivalent GM OnStar plan for example.
For Tesla, I believe the only feature locked behind the subscription (won't work unless subscribed, even with a separate hotspot) other than live traffic is the Tesla-app based bandwidth-intensive stuff like viewing the sentry cameras remotely, but I don't have a definitive list.
I think the nav will take traffic into account when navigating, even if you don't subscribe, but it won't show you traffic. I'm not sure on that though, it may have been true a while ago and changed.
In my country I get 150 gb of 5G data for 5.99 a month, so the Tesla premium connectivity subscription is not worth at all
I already pay for almost unlimited data, and I have a 8 core with 16gb of RAM in my pocket, with all my information on it: the best option is to just mirror my device and let me use my preferred navigation system or use alternative music apps like Tempo.
It's inefficient to have a Ryzen class computer in the car just because otherwise the mothership can't monetize the infotainment
I just wanted to point out that it's not insane, like some of GM's OnStar plans for example, the cheapest of which is 9.99 a month.
Should cars have subscriptions? Fuck no, but I was only trying to post facts, not opinions, in that comment.
Fuck off mate.
My Mercedes is leaps and bounds better than a Tesla in quality control, attention to detail, comfort, and support / aftercare.
Starting to think you’re Elon at this point.
I don't know about Europe-wide, but in Germany usually 8 of the top 10 brands (including the top 4) are European. Ford and Hyundai/Kia are the other 2.
EDIT: sales data specifically about EVs
Performance as in speed and torque or MPG?
My Merc will give me 88mpg. I could buy an AMG which will shit on your performance.
I kinda wish Elon was a Chinese agent and Trump was really a Russian agent. It would make more sense at least.
But instead we have two people making the exact same decisions that a state agent would do to sabotage the US and it's industries but it's all because of their absolute incompetence instead. Which is far less exciting and far more pathetic.
So you're saying Trumps decisions are exactly the ones of a saboteur, but you don't believe he is one, because he is incompetent?
How "competent" do you have to be to be able to do, what someone tells you to do?
Tesla cars were a very good prospect until pretty much this year. Most people are fine with everything being on a big dumb screen instead of having proper buttons (even though it's a usability and safety nightmare) and once you get past that, they're comfortable and practical - and well-priced compared to the non-Chinese competition.
But now, Elon outed himself as an actual Nazi, and took away proper indicators and gear selectors.
The normal way to open the door is with a button that cracks the window slightly, because the door does not contain an upper window frame for aesthetic reasons. However, there is a mechanical release.
What you will be thinking of is that on some models (I can't remember which exactly) the mechanical release for the rear doors is not in an obvious place, so if you need to get out in a hurry, u gon die.
This is obviously moronic design and risks lives for no practical benefit, but most people don't base their purchasing decisions based on what might go wrong in a tiny number of crashes. You could compare it to a decision to buy a luxury car rather than a normal one: that's tens of thousands of currency units that you could set aside to retire a year early, or in case you or some close to you hits bad luck. The practical choice is to buy the normal car (or the non-Tesla), but the likelihood that it will be important is very small, so it's not really crazy to make the non-practical choice.
I've just realized the back seat of my two door car is a death trap thanks to your comment.
... Good thing nobody ever rides back there and it's just used for storage.
Trumps says Venezuelan jets will be 'shot down' if they endanger US ships
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says "differences" between the countries do not justify a "military conflict".
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Train delayed due to people trying to hang flags from bridges, passenger says
Train delayed due to people trying to hang flags from bridges, passenger says
Rail expert Noel Dolphin says he was told his train was delayed due to "people being lowered over bridge parapets to attach flags".BBC News
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What's funny about this is I'm certain one of the stunts they pulled was holding up an electric commuter train as an act of protest.
About what you'd expect from an organisation funded by oil money.
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Japanese town proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit on smartphones for all residents
The limit would only apply outside of work and study time and no fines would be given if breachedYvette Tan (BBC News)
So... no way to enforce it, no plan to enforce it, doesn't apply to work or study, or learning opportunities like cooking videos and what not... and no penalties...
Man, here I thought useless legislation to feel good and to say "we're doing something!" was limited to Americans...
Israel’s army chief pushed captive deal but Netanyahu dismissed it: Report
Former Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire deal that would have freed all captives in Gaza before last year’s Rafah assault, but the premier rejected it outright, according to a report by public broadcaster Kan.
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Belgium appeals to US not to destroy contraceptives stockpile
The contraceptives were purchased by the US foreign aid agency USAID under former president Joe Biden to be provided to women in some of the world's poorest countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa
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Newsom’s support surges among Democrats ahead of 2028: Poll
Friday showed 25 percent of Democratic primary voters saying they would support Newsom as the nominee, a jump from the 12 percent he received in a similar poll conducted in June.Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg received support from 16 percent of respondents, consistent with what he received in June, while former Vice President Harris’s support slid from 13 percent in the June poll to 11 percent in Friday’s poll.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5475487-newsom-support-democratic-primary-surge/
Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania
Sixty-nine people drown as migrant boat capsizes off coast of Mauritania
Coastguard reports boat carrying about 160 people capsized in sight of town 50 miles north of NouakchottEromo Egbejule (The Guardian)
Is it just me, or does something about the use of the word migrant instead of immigrant or refugee kinda dehumanize these people that died?
These people clearly aren't migrants, that that means they move back and froth from their home country. So why has this word been so heavily used recently?
It's part of liberals trying to control what other people think by controlling what they say and read.
The reason why news outlets aren't allowed to say "immigrant" anymore is because college-educated liberals don't want people who oppose immigration to have words to support their case.
I say this as someone who loves immigration. The policing of language by the left does more harm than good and only serves to feed the egos of slacktivists, not actually change the world in any meaningful way.
It's because the word migrant makes no assumption on their intention. We only know they were migrating. We have no idea if they are immigrating or returning, or visiting temporarily. It's not politically correct, it's literally correct.
I am a college-educated liberal. On behalf of all our kind, I hereby officially grant news outlets and "other people" lifetime permission to use the word "immigrant" whenever someone is immigrating, e.g. because they have said they are doing so.
News outlets will use migrant even if we know they are immigrants.
Sorry, you're incorrect.
Do your own research.
If you're trying to say that it doesn't happen, then say it so we can all laugh at your willful ignorance.
Just so we're clear, you think news outlets don't use the word "migrant" in place of "immigrant" when the subject(s) is question are known to be immigrants or trying to immigrate?
A simple yes or no will suffice.
I don't know, never seen it but I have an open mind. The burden of proof is on the claimant, that is you. The default position is "I don't know", not yes or no. Your question, "yes or no" is known as a false dichotomy, a logical fallacy that is not convincing to me.
I claim there is a teacup flying around Saturn. Do you believe there is a teacup around Saturn without evidence? If you answer "no" do you need prove it? What proof do you require from me to believe the claim?
Migrant to me is the more accurate word.
Migration can be seen from 2 viewpoints, "emigration" and "immigration". Depending if you are looking from the country of origin or the destination.
However, in this headline neither the origin nor the destination is mentioned, therefore it doesn't make sense from either point of view. Therefore the viewpoint-agnostic "migrant" makes more sense to me.
The US government could get even more Intel stock if the company ends up losing control of its chip manufacturing business
The US government could get even more Intel stock if the company ends up losing control of its chip manufacturing business
Though time will tell if $20 a share is good.James Bentley (PC Gamer)
Anandtech had a great saying:
There are no bad products, just bad prices.
Performance wise, Intel CPUs were just fine at the right price, no matter what manufacturing drama is going on. Don’t get me wrong, all my recent CPU purchases have been AMD, but not because of brand loyalty or anything; it’s because they were on sale and great for the price.
Yours is probably in better shape than mine. The 13 and 14 series specifically had a design flaw in the microcode that overvolts them. They slowly burn out over time, and the damage is irreversible.
Earlier processors aren't affected. It's specific to this series. But the only "fix" is a microcode patch that nerfs performance, so I'd rather just ride it out and switch to AMD.
I'm happy to see ARM gaining enough traction these days to be a solid alternative to x64. I'm happy to run it for server workloads but I'm skeptical it's ready to replace my AMD PC desktop.
Granted, I haven't been paying super close attention to the state of the art for the past few years, but from what I gather Apple was a major catalyst in the uptake of ARM for the desktop. Ironically, we have Intel's abysmal Skylake QC to thank for that 😅
How is Linux ARM support these days? Any particularly outstanding distro that shines on ARM?
There aren't any ARM manufacturers that upstream their drivers, and no SystemReady support from any manufacturers
Basically every package works on ARM, but the lack of manufacturer support for hardware means ARM effectively requires a special kernel build for every PC
RaspberryPi has worked on upstreaming their Broadcom SoC, Collabora had worked on upstreaming the RK3588 SoC...
None of Qualcomm's recent chips are very usable (always missing something like audio, or other basic functionality)
Asahi Linux worked on Apple M1/M2 support
Unless a new ARM manufacturer comes along, general use ARM PCs are a long way away
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Maybe not that far.
What’s new for generic ARM64 Desktop ISOs in 25.10
In this week’s Ubuntu Engineering spotlight, we’re diving into the technical side of how our generic ARM64 Desktop ISO works out of the box on all sorts of arm64 desktop hardware including Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops.Ubuntu Community Hub
That doesn't fix the problem of needing specific device tree files for every computer.
So you still won't be able to say, swap your WiFi chip in your laptop and still have it work.
This just enables a small subset of (specifically Windows ARM laptops) to boot from an image.
This is very different from x86, where ACPI allows you to have a single image that knows very little about the hardware.
If ARM started using SystemReady, you could see a truly generic image, rather than having a specific list of laptops the "generic" image works with
MAGA is going Socialist! Maybe there is a silver lining here.
They should go after Starlink and Space X next. After all, we paid for ALL of it, it really belongs to us.
He can keep Tesla. It will be bankrupt in 2 years anyway.
Proving the German Media Bias Against Palestinians
German reporting on the Middle East has long been criticized as one-sided. Our exclusive analysis of 5,000 headlines from leading German media outlets since October 7 shows the bias is even worse than suspected.
They don't feel guilty, they're afraid of ever having to actually be held fully responsible. The colonization of Palestine was done with public collaboration with the Nazis, and Palestinians have no obligation to pay for Germany's crimes by surrendering their homeland.
Germany got a very sweet deal, the Jewish question answered itself and they washed their hands if it.
So the former Nazis feel (rightfully) guilty about their Genocide of Jews and the current Nazis say committing Genocide is part of the Jewish identity, so the former Nazis have to feel guilty for and thus support the current Nazis? /j
(Joke as in not a serious question but a cynical attempt at simplifying in a humorous way)
I don't hold any individuals accountable for their countries past. I'm German Russian (as in my parents are both ex-soviets from Moscow, but I was born and grew up in Germany and still live here).
Why would I hold any Germans accountable for what their (great)grandparents did during their attempted Genocide against most peoples of eastern Europe and destruction of the USSR, as long as they don't expect me to feel sorry for the (Wehrmacht) oppressors, rapists, pillagers and thugs my great-grandparents rightfully shot and took as POWs to build Siberian land bridges and what not LOL.
Holding current generations accountable doesn't make much sense, but it is their legacy and how they deal with it is not crucial, but essential.
(Like Japan und Turkey also come to mind as strong negative examples; Japan much more so though)
I was more talking about societies from a macro POV. And there is a distinction IMO between a society rising from the rubble of a destroyed past (like in Germany, tho arguably the FRG never properly denazified) and still upholding that legacy and keeping it alive and well like in the USA.
The USA served as one of the primary inspirations of German fascism BTW, "Manifest Destiny" became Lebensraum, their concept of racial segregation was to be admired (and brought to its logical conclusion) and their exploitative industry to be emulated (said industry also funded the hitlerite fascists; e.g. Henry Ford was awarded the highest prize available to foreigners by Hitler himself)
The USA is built on the corpses of genocided peoples and as long as this grotesque concept exists in that form, justice will be waiting. The least they have to do is to give the land and equal rights back and establish commissions to remedy the societal legacy brought by centuries of racial oppression, reparations are not enough. (a lot of it applies to former empires and existing colonies as well)
The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software
The Browser Wasn’t Enough, Google Wants To Control All Your Software
A few days ago we brought you word that Google was looking to crack down on “sideloaded” Android applications. That is, software packages installed from outside of the mobile operating …Hackaday
I would have rather seen the development of BBOS10. It was so far ahead of its time.
That whole thing we do with swipe gestures to navigate the android interface? Yeah BBOS had that years ago.
I miss my Passport.
Exclusivity is not good for the consumer/gamer.
Now you can play more games on your console.
I’m bothered that big companies, especially tech right now, no longer see their customers as people they need to please to stay in business, but instead as something they’ll inconvenience and squeeze as much as they can possibly get away with.
They all got to where they are making, at one point, amazing products. Now? Fuck making windows useful, we can throw ads and AI at you every place we can think of. Fuck all of the parts of Android that made it stand out, we tell you what to install. You don’t want all of your data scraped and sold? Fuck you, there’s 3 of us and we’re all doing it. In fact we’ll never stop finding new ways to harvest data.
Phones have basically stagnated entirely in the US. Sure you get moderately better chipsets, but what else? AI? I haven’t had a phone struggle with anything in… maybe 10 years. Instead features that people didn’t use enough just get removed.
I'm actively looking for a new phone that has 0 Google in it, and am looking ad de-Googling the rest of my life.
I remember being genuinely hyped about Gmail in 2008. Now, I don't want them accessing any of my data.
The year of the Linux mobile is coming.
FLX1 - FuriPhone FLX1 Linux Phone
Fast, performant and cheap. You wanted all 3? Now you got it! The FLX1 from Furi Labs runs a fully optimized system called Furi OS, packing a lightning fast user interface, tons of storage, and a …Furi Labs: Planned Permanence
I want to believe, I really do. But I fear that the crypto apps people have grown dependent on will make it harder than the desktop battle. And IDK but I seem to recall every year since at least 2001 being proclaimed to be the year of the Linux desktop.
I rely on my banking apps (plural), governmental email app, government authentificator app and the governmental LMS app for public schools to make my everyday function. And the last time I tried just a custom ROM, those apps refused to run.
A phone that can't do NFC payment, banking and authenticator work is not a phone. It's a pile of shit that's little more than a toy for children.
Nothing wrong with toys, but they arnt useable products worth any amount of real money.
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Android System SafetyCore - Apps on Google Play
Provides safety features for Android devices.play.google.com
Thanks! I remember safety codes now: it looks at all your pictures and says it only blocks CSAM, but who knows if it is trustworthy or if it misidentifies something.
The other o e from what I can tell is trying to add e2ee to google message? How does it spy?
Edit: grouphowto.com/com-google-andr…
Looks like it is mostly a good thing?
What Is com.google.android.contactkeys & Is It Safe to Remove?
com.google.android.contactkeys keeps showing up on your phone? Here’s what it is, why it matters, and how to safely disable or remove it.A. Lamrani (Grouphowto)
I don't know about anyone else, but I got into computers at a young age because it gave me a sense of control over something. I didn't understand everything, but I could do a lot of trial and error, read things and experiment, build cool things, and I shared a sense of community with some random internet strangers based on that knowledge.
In a world where we are so powerless in so many other ways, why did we insist on bringing that power dynamic into the new bright tech sphere? Why did we have to do that? (N.B. this is rhetorical questioning).
The infuriating part of the Google enshittification process is that there is absolutely nothing the user can do about it.
Literally the only thing that motivates Google is profit. Controlling side-loaded apps will almost certainly boost their profits by a infinitesimal fraction of a percent, therefore it will be done. Even if consumer uproar causes Google to back down in the short term, they'll simply implement this a few months later. Late-stage Capitalism sucks.
You can stop using all Google products. Now I understand their market share on the web means they’re going to continue to shape the web.
But make no mistake. There is something, however small, that you can do. De-Google.
The only people who can de google are basically single shut ins with a job that doesnt use anything google.
If you have kids or a company that uses google products. It's a bad fucking joke to talk like it's even a realistic option.
Google is basically shoved down your throat. In most cases by the law literally. Seriously FUCK how tied the public education system is to google now.
You can stop using all Google products.
My public school -- that my children are basically required by law to attend, remember -- is badgering me to sign a consent form so they can have Chromebooks.
This fight is a lot fucking larger than mere individual boycotts!
They probably would have to find accommodation for you, although I’m sure it’d be very inconvenient. But still technically there.
As to if you refuse to have your child be issued a Chromebook and Google account, probably not much you can do, as they are providing everything.
My personal answer to this question is the same as if it were an employer issued mandatory Chromebook; me the employee (or my child the student) is a different entity than me the individual. Me the individual refuses to have anything to do with Google, and that’s enough of a fight for me.
Around here if you can't refuse. My coworker is currently fighting that battle. His basically being threatened by the state that he either complies, home schools and compiles with those requirements which still has google requirements. Or he has to deal with the legal penalties of not sending his kid to school.
The accomodations is basically pay out of pocket for a private school. Because there is no accmodation for "free" services. Even the "poor" can do it so it's a non optional expectation.
For me, MitID in Denmark. 100% required for society and life here, requires Google Play Services now 🙁
I tried e/os on my Fairphone for a bit. I think I could make it all work okay enough besides that. I should write people at the government or something I guess?
I contacted them, they told me it is for security, I argued but it is useless. I have to buy an android phone or be punished for not filling my taxes. Amazing
I was looking into it a few ago. I found something made in Europe which advertise as more consumer friendly (Fairphone). If I got it right they want to stand out of the crowd by:
- Selling phones that can be repaired easily;
- Offer a de-googled OS based on Android.
The second point could be interesting, considering this Google abusive behavior towards users. Moreover, there is another thing that caught my attention: their devices (the last one is missing, but maybe it's just too new?) are supported by Ubuntu Touch, which should be just a Linux OS running on phones. That would be my dream, so that I can consider my phone just a computer with all the freedom I can get, such as write down my bash/python/C applications to do what I want to do without having to mess up with all that Android development suite.
However, if I am not mistaken, in the past I heard some bad reviews about Fairphone, so you should perform your due diligence.
We are Fairphone
We make technology with a purpose—designed to last longer, perform better, and make a real impact. And we’ve been at it for more than a decade.Fairphone
Yep. There's no such thing as competition any more.
Tech companies are just gas stations across the street from each other.
UK Home Office ‘backdoor’ seeks worldwide access to Apple iCloud users’ data, court documents confirm
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/50665455
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/33877538
A court filing states that a government order against Apple would give it the capability to access communications and metadata of customers using the iCloud service anywhere in the world
It would seem like that when reading news, but it's really not that bad. Enshittification is an issue though, but mostly being driven by the us oligarchs worldwide. A lot of the outrage/opinion manufacturing "media-news" never becomes reality on the ground.
The issue with nonsensical invasive surveillance tech is, logic and facts usually and eventually prevail, for instance backdooring systems for one group is backdooring for everyone, it just puts a huge target on your system and is ultimately ineffectual in its purpose, because the people of interest will adapt almost instantly (see examples "war on drugs", "ending piracy"). In the end it is a losing battle, akin to trying to legislate wind to blow only in one direction.
AI Safety Camp Outputs
AISC10: Virtual (2025)
Many teams participated and worked on the following projects:www.aisafety.camp
[JS] Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python
From CastleLoader to CastleRAT: TAG-150 Advances Operations with Multi-Tiered Infrastructure
Insikt Group reveals TAG-150’s multi-tiered infrastructure and CastleRAT malware—an advanced threat actor evolving rapidly with stealth and scale.www.recordedfuture.com
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Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features
Among the software developers who use Microsoft's GitHub, the most popular community discussion in the past 12 months has been a request for a way to block Copilot, the company's AI service, from generating issues and pull requests in code repositories.The second most popular discussion – where popularity is measured in upvotes – is a bug report that seeks a fix for the inability of users to disable Copilot code reviews.
Let us git rid of it, angry GitHub users say of forced Copilot features
: Unavoidable AI has developers looking for alternative code hosting optionsThomas Claburn (The Register)
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Something to Think About this month
As well as everything else, each month I offer you something to think about and get the brain working. This month …
Actors pretend to work.
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Formation en 2 temps :
- un sur la conduite à tenir en cas d'arrestation et Garde À Vue
- un plus ciblé sur les soins face à gaz ou blessures (ce n'est pas une formation médics mais quelques bases nécessaires)
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In a Reddit AMA, the then-Branch CEO Alex Austin also revealed that if Kevin ever left Branch, they would open-source Nova Launcher's code and release it to the community.
We still have hope if they keep their promise!
Read a bit further:
Two years later, Kevin Barry left Branch and is no longer involved in Nova’s development. In his announcement, Barry revealed that he had been the sole developer for the past year, spending recent months preparing to open source Nova Launcher and clean up its codebase. However, Branch ultimately asked him to stop both development and his open-sourcing efforts.
Yeah, I read it. But they still promised open source, nothing about Barry working on it or not.
That's why I said "keeping their promise"
I hate being hinted and asked to click on the link, so I save you a click:
It’s the end of an era: the founder and original developer of Nova Launcher — Kevin Barry — has stepped away from the development of the iconic custom launcher. This essentially marks the end of the road for the launcher, as it is unlikely to receive updates or new features. For years now, Nova Launcher has been the go-to launcher for power Android users, standing out for its plethora of customization options and features.
Now that Nova is in literal limbo, if not allegedly in the hands of some data miner, there should be talk about substitutes.
- This app may share these data types with third parties
- This app may collect these data types
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Lawnchair was too bare bones for me. However, I was able to recreate 90%+ of my Nova setup with Neo.
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Neo-Launcher. Contribute to NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Their other projects are in active development, so I wouldn't consider it to be abandoned.
I haven't had any issues besides the desktop being occasionally unresponsive. Same thing used to happen to me in Nova.
It's FOSS and suits my needs. But I can see why others may want to stay away from it.
I hate being hinted and asked to click on the link, so I save you a click:
Are you using a different client? Without teaser texts? The Lemmy website mentions Nova in the teaser.
I'm on the PC and using Firefox, viewing Lemmy directly rather than on mobile.
Android’s most beloved launcher may be done for good
I see only this.
Seems like lemmy.world has the opengraph/teaser stuff disabled? When I open the post on lemmyworld, without an account, it doesn't have a teaser at all.
If you open this comment source link it may very well show.
The interoperability of ActivityPub is nice, but all these differences make it confusing and cumbersome too.
if not allegedly in the hands of some data miner,
it's android. what do you expect? It's one giant data miner.
I don’t even know how to use Android without Nova…
Why does nothing good ever last?
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I switched to Niagara a few years ago when Nova was sold. True game changer once you get used to it (which doesn't take too long). It works great on phone or tablet. And there is still something SO satisfying about watching the alphabet and apps move with your thumb. It's so smooth and the haptic feedback is perfect (running on Pixel 7, GrapheneOS, and a cheap old Samsung tablet A8).
Random video showing the UI within the first minute:
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I'm very thankful to Kevin for this amazing launcher that I'm still using to this day.
Also a bit disapointed he trusted Branch and gave them the opportunity to ruin it.
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You make it sound as if human greed as part of the human condtion will suddenly and magically disappeared under any other form of trade or political system. That is not what literal history has us shown to be the case, over, and over again.
What fucked it up was he selling to the wrong company. But we do not know why he did it. For all we know, he was tired to taking lead in the project and wanted to cash out. He was entitled to do that, or what is the option, force him to work on it just for your needs or to sell to only the company that you or I approved of? What gives us the right to force their hand?
It sucks but that is what he wanted. We both agree that it us unfortunate though. It is too bad.
That human nature will disappear when provided an egalitarian society is the biggest lie I see parroted over and over again by folks who also demand I read theory.
Our nature isn’t a result of our systems, our systems are a result of our nature
See: sh.itjust.works/comment/208518…
The human condition is dictated by the hegemonic system that is governing.Monopoly™ the game is structually engineered so that players kill the competition and secure the entire board. Would playing by the game's rules make me inherently a capitalist jerk? No, because they dictate my behaviour and not following them would put me outside the realm of the game (i.e. the system) resulting in my loss (decay).
If the capitalist system incentivizes me to outcompete others and hoard my wealth and, conversely, punishes me for my altruism; then, I am forced to play by the rules of such a system.
"Human nature" is much more complex to be reduced to just greed. This is what's so cool about being humans, we are so malleable and can be many many things either at once or separately.
Edit: I want to give some concrete examples to what I'm saying. Initially, the Google leadership was skeptical about AI funding, because of privacy and environmental concerns. Yet, as rival competition grew they backpedaled because this would mean their spot as the strongest teck company would be usurped. The late hop into AI funding and development heavily impacted their prospects and they remain falling behind in this respect (source). Here, we have an exemplary case of how the system automatically punishes hood deeds and reinforces predatory and greedy acts.
Google unceremoniously dropped its promise of carbon neutrality, with emissions rising nearly 50% over the last five years
Google's $100 billion investment in AI will come with an environmental cost, an expert warns.Eva Roytburg (Fortune)
The human condition is dictated by the hegemonic system that is governing.
Monopoly™ the game is structually engineered so that players kill the competition and secure the entire board. Would playing by the game's rules make me inherently a capitalist jerk? No, because they dictate my behaviour and not following them would put me outside the realm of the game (i.e. the system) resulting in my loss (decay).
If the capitalist system incentivizes me to outcompete others and hoard my wealth and, conversely, punishes me for my altruism; then, I am forced to play by the rules of such a system.
"Human nature" is much more complex to be reduced to just greed. This is what's so cool about being humans, we are so malleable and can be many many things either at once or separately.
Edit: I want to give some concrete examples to what I'm saying. Initially, the Google leadership was skeptical about AI funding, because of privacy and environmental concerns. Yet, as rival competition grew they backpedaled because this would mean their spot as the strongest teck company would be usurped. The late hop into AI funding and development heavily impacted their prospects and they remain falling behind in this respect (source). Here, we have an exemplary case of how the system automatically punishes hood deeds and reinforces predatory and greedy acts.
Google unceremoniously dropped its promise of carbon neutrality, with emissions rising nearly 50% over the last five years
Google's $100 billion investment in AI will come with an environmental cost, an expert warns.Eva Roytburg (Fortune)
Did you know that Monopoly was originally invented by a woman whose point was how horrible monopolies are? It originally had a co-op mode that could topple monopolies through unions and co-ops.
Her game was bought by a jerk who removed the co-op mode and then claimed Monopoly as his own game. She died penniless.
If the capitalist system incentivizes me to outcompete others and hoard my wealth and, conversely, punishes me for my altruism; then, I am forced to play by the rules of such a system.
So change it... or be a pebble in the mountain of change.
Yes of course, humanity didn’t start until we figured out capitalism.
How could I have been so naive
You make it sound as if every system is perfectly equal, and that all humans are the same, and that nothing we choose or decide matters at all and that the only form of existence is the one we are seeing right now.
Jesus christ if this was a film you'd happily be hooked up to a bunch of tubes in a goo pod pretending you're free.
I wonder if additional revenue may have helped.
For those coming looking for alternatives, this mega comparison chart is what I used to select an alternative launcher when I switched.
I would strongly recommend checking this site for the trackers in an app if you're at all concerned about privacy. Links to each app's exodus privacy report is also at the end of the table linked above.
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I stuck with Neo for ages waiting for updates to fix the last few issues.....and they never came. Neo would be perfect if someone forked it and continued development.
Fossify is a tad too basic for me. I use the dialler and calculator. Both have slight issues. The calculator always starts with zero so tapping 1416 will give you 14016.
Dialler doesnt seem to wake or respond as quick as others.
I take it as it is given I know it is private and open but still there are gaps in UI and UX with foss that I wish were a bigger priority.
Qalculate! | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Powerful and versatile multi-purpose calculatorf-droid.org
Speaking of calculators on android, I recently found an old silver link cable on ebay, which connects TI calculators to a computer, allowing me to dump the ROM of my old TI89. Loading up that rom in the 'graph89' emulator app is an amazing addition to a phone. Blows the socks off any calculator app.
But yes, fossify apps are simple. They do seem to be under active development, so hopefully they shape up nicely in the future.
There's no direct replacement. The features I use are in Pear launcher so I use that. You have to look through launcher comparisons to find the features you need.
I've made a post about this and some people are giving recommendations. Check out comments here: europe.pub/post/4256799
Dammit. I knew I should she already switched once they were bought but I couldn't find anything that matched the features at the time.
I really like being able to set swipe actions on my icons. For example swiping up or down on an icon will open an alternative app, folder, or a specific functionality. It's allowed me to keep a clean screen while keeping everything I need accessible.
God DAMMIT.
I don't know why, but this is some proverbial straw for me today. Motherfuck.
if it's nova launcher I'm gonna be pissed.
edit: it's nova launcher. fucking fuck.
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Hey by any chance do you have the last APK file and the SHA256 of that file ?
Oh wait, it this it ?
apkmirror.com/apk/teslacoil-so…
Name: com.teslacoilsw.launcher_8.1.1-81001_minAPI26(arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
Size: 11970405 bytes (11 MiB)
SHA256: 30bccfdd995969089ad364a7a6bb7bbea482a703fbfb30ebccad6418aa977fec
Is there an x86_64 version ?
Just making sure we've got the last version saved
Oh wait, it's not open source ? And they've been acquired in 2022 ?
date of acquisition 2022-07-19
Ok, last one before the acquisition, just in case
apkmirror.com/apk/teslacoil-so…
Name: com.teslacoilsw.launcher_8.0.2-80002_minAPI26(arm64-v8a,armeabi-v7a)(nodpi)_apkmirror.com.apk
Size: 12580956 bytes (11 MiB)
SHA256: 61a760413387dde99f2a2ef4b065caf278b575c8028cc5b3092f05192cfee258
Mine for the last 3 years
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KISS Launcher | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
Blazingly fast launcher focused on searchf-droid.org
I just use the Fairphone 2 Launcher and it's fine 🤷🏻
I used Nova on my last phone and it worked great, I paid for pro. So I know what I'm missing, not worth it to get back in the Google Play Store system though. I like being anon with no Google account, especially considering Nova sold to a company that data mines user data?
I've been using kvaesitso. I like it!
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Kvaesitso | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
A search-focused, free and open source launcher for Androidf-droid.org
Oh yeah, I don't often use it, but it helps me sometimes for apps I rarely use (but have tagged).
Also the button to disable all work (profile) apps is neatly placed.
Against Narcissistic-Sociopathic Technology Studies, or Why Do People *USE* Technologies?
Against Narcissistic-Sociopathic Technology Studies, or Why Do People *USE* Technologies?
Why and how do people USE technologies? This question should be at the center of any thinking about human life with technology. The ways in which people use technologies, after all, determines the social, economic, etc. effects they have.lee vinsel (Peoples & Things)
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la sedia sfaldante che ti rompe la mente
Lo so che ormai, nelle mie condizioni, non dovrei più minimamente stupirmi di nessuno spacc, ma… boh, quest’ultimo qui (che in realtà si manifesta da qualche mese, ma in certi momenti di più ed in altri meno, vai a capire perché) è proprio zamni, perché sembra non aver avuto mai un inizio né tantomeno una […]
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la sedia sfaldante che ti rompe la mente
Lo so che ormai, nelle mie condizioni, non dovrei più minimamente stupirmi di nessuno spacc, ma… boh, quest’ultimo qui (che in realtà si manifesta da qualche mese, ma in certi momenti di più ed in altri meno, vai a capire perché) è proprio zamni, perché sembra non aver avuto mai un inizio né tantomeno una fine… la mia sedia si sta letteralmente sbriciolando, oltre i limiti dell’umano. E pensare che ormai non faccio nemmeno più tanto gaming, su quella sedia… e ok, alla fine dei conti anche il non-gaming ammonta solo a premere la tastiera e muovere il mouse, ma mi pare strambo. 💔
Il fottuto rivestimento di finta pelle o quello che è — che a questo punto francamente potevano evitare di mettere proprio, se dopo appena 6-7 anni scarsi doveva rompersi in questo modo indegno — ha iniziato lentamente a sfaldarsi, a fare i frammentini, che spesso finiscono direttamente per terra come merdini neri a far sembrare la stanza sporca… quando non rimangono solo parzialmente staccati sulla sedia, creando una superficie lievemente irregolare che da lievemente fastidio all’anima (o beh, a volte si staccano del tutto ma non cadono subito a terra, ancora peggio); strofinando con la manina come in video poi cadono effettivamente. Come dovrei fare io a non essere costretta a cambiare questo affare prima dei prossimi 100 anni di uso, se già ora fa così??? Da non credere… 😿
#danni #gaming #sedia #usura
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Firefox Nightly now lets you access Microsoft Copilot from the sidebar
Firefox Nightly now lets you access Microsoft Copilot from the sidebar - gHacks Tech News
Mozilla is testing a new feature in Firefox Nightly, which adds Microsoft Copilot to the sidebar. Cue the pitchforks! ADVERTISEMENT That gecko's up to something. Firefox already has 4 chatbots: Anthropic Claude, […]Ashwin (Ghacks Technology News)
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As a Linux user btw and a person who does not like LLM AIs I am trying to give the new tech a chance while im at work forced to use a windows laptop. First I gave Edge a fair shot and its just not as good as firefox and chrome it has 1 features i liked split view. I did not find much use for the sidebar AI and it fucked up most tasks I gave it. Now that Copilot is in the firefox sidebar I can go back to testing it and see if its gotten better since when i was last using edge.
Suicidal take: Copilot is kinda useful I like having it available at the press of a button. I cant be fucked searching the internet for everything and its really useful to be able to get quick answers in the format i want. I would like to have Krunner with a fast response AI plugin on my system because windows copilot implementation is bad its only GenAI instead of providing hard functions like krunner.
You've summed it up nicely. We shouldn't be having to qualify LLM use. It's useful in some narrow niches, but it's being abused, forced into every corner, and it's wrong as often as it's right in many cases. And most people are not informed enough to understand it, and so over-estimate its capabilities.
Corporations are so desperate to capitalize on it and leverage it for short term profits in ways þat harm users and employees, þat we can't even use it for what it's good at wiþout qualifying þat we're not complete dumb fuck wagon-jumpers.
The update everyone wanted.
They are so blind to their purpose now. One day I hope to get millions for destroying a good product.
MDB II -2025.52 – O mais belo e justo dos destinos #podifusão
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Psicodelia Malafaiana no Metrópoles; Bolsonaro passando mal; Luiz Foda-se e o Careca; O mais perseverante dos pastores; Ainda sobre instituições.Castbox
Non è cane, non è coccodrillo. Sa soltanto quello che non può saziarlo a dovere - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Non è cane, non è coccodrillo. Sa soltanto quello che non può saziarlo a dovere - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
È una questione largamente acclarata nel campo della paleontologia che le balene attualmente presenti all’interno dei nostri mari, in origine, discendessero da creature ungulate di terra risalenti ad un periodo di 50 milioni di anni fa.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
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Of course he does. Putin needs to sell oil. It's a major Russian export earner. If US demand for oil and gas drops, so do global prices for those commodities. Less money for Puto, less ability for him to murder Ukrainians.
And unlike low-cost producers like the Saudis, Russia needs a moderately high price just to break even on their production.
NEW WAR on DRUG CARTELS: Just begun in the Caribbean Sea /Lt Col Daniel Davis & Steve Jermy
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Driver films ACT leader David Seymour undertaking
Seymour said the car in front of him was driving erratically, speeding up and slowing down in the right lane.
AI in Education: Doomed?
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At this rate USA will slide into the Idiocracy movie plot quickly.
Education needs to move with the times. “AI”, LLMs, etc are not going away and they’re only going to become more and more integrated into everyday life. Kids need to be taught how to use them, and most importantly that they’re not 100% correct all or even most of the time.
If you don’t teach them these things then you end up with people like we have now - mindlessly believing everything they say, and believing that they are “alive” and have feelings and relationships.
Just like a calculator, a laptop, and a bunsen burner - they’re a tool. If you operate them wrong you’ll get incorrect results that might look and sound right.
The entire education system in most countries needs an overhaul to be more relevant for the world we live in. There should be no student coming out of school that doesn’t understand how interest and loans work, or the basics of taxes a normal person has to navigate, for example. LLMs and their accuracy/inaccuracy should be another. Assessments also need to change - closed book stuff basically shouldn’t exist for maths for example, and take home essays should be a thing of the past. They have no place in the current world.
Education needs to move with the times. “AI”, LLMs, etc are not going away and they’re only going to become more and more integrated into everyday life.
Every time I see this I just see capitulation to society's ruin. "Just bend over and take it!"
A few months ago now, Arizona? Arkansas maybe? Some state legalized "AI powered" home schooling systems. But it was mostly clickbait and the system is less like ChatGPT and more like the YouTube Algorithm machine learning. It takes into account the stuff that students do well at and let's them advance beyond "grade level" limitations while also learning how to present problem areas in ways the student responds to.
I had asked my home schooled AI researcher buddy his thoughts and he obviously liked it. I like the idea too, but my hang up was on socializing kids. That to me is the more important role of schools.
I wouldn't trust an LLM in this set up though. A human tutor would still need to step in for questions outside of a FAQ IMO. I love working with an LLM by giving it all the manuals, guides, and config files I used then asking where I went wrong because it can usually give me a good enough interpretation to see where to go next. But that's just a rubber duck. My mind and skills are developed. A kid learning math for Tue first time can't do that.
Piracy on campus WiFi
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only thing in the universe/multiverse that is 100% certain....
is humans overestimating certainty.
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my only advice, don't do it without a VPN, proton, ivpn or mullvad
with ivpn and proton, be sure to have some other stuff open on the same device to make some extra noise to help prevent fingerprinting the traffic
with mullvad, enable DAITA, matter of fact, use DAITA whenever you're using mullvad, it makes things a bit slower, but it's worth it to not have to worry about any AI finding a pattern in your traffic
Seedbox or vpn with remoting into a home sever would be safest
Guest network would be best as any large downloads can be tracked back to your account.
Randomize Mac address
And for overkill, try to randomize which wifi node you are using to be less predictable.
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For a long time having it unticked was the default setting and it's meant that the search results are often missing posts that people expect to be there. It'll be ticked by default from now on.
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Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
A settlement between Anthropic and authors over books used to train its AI would pay out “at least” $1.5 billion to resolve a class-action copyright lawsuit.Hayden Field (The Verge)
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