https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Internet_connection_speeds

07.  United States 	274.16 Mbit/s

19.  Japan 	        212.06 Mbit/s

According to this page, seemingly sourced from Ookla, US has way higher average speeds these days.

Japan had way faster internet on average than the US like twenty years ago, but the US actually did a decent amount of broadband growth even if it still doesn’t cover rural areas well.

Pixel 6a users got a big change to their battery life, on the other hand.

… But gone are the days where the back of the phone pops off using only your thumb and you can just swap batteries.

They were the only phones I would reasonably buy due to their ability to be customizable… Yeah this pretty much puts a nail in the coffin of using a Pixel in my book as well.

As long as the repair shop is reputable it’s not too hard. I was looking at options on iFixit when I first heard this update was coming down the pipeline. I guess I am lucky that mine was already a refurbished unit when I bought it so it looks like the battery has already been replaced.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Google+Pixel+6a+Battery+Replacement/152516

I replaced a few batteries myself before in a Nexus 6 and a Pixel 4a. The guides really help as does having the right tools. It’s also helpful that iFixit offers genuine battery replacements.

https://www.ifixit.com/products/google-pixel-6a-battery-genuine?variant=39912699330663

Currently out of stock but that’s probably due to this update that wrecked so many users battery life.

We literally cannot have even one nice thing in this country. You best start believin’ in cyberpunk dystopias… because you’re in one.

The Edge of who gives a fuck?

Doesn’t that have more to do with Gamepass eating game studios’ lunch though? And a lot less with AI? Just regular ol’ dumbass management decisions.

No, the graphics from Intel back in 07-10 were crap.

What are you using graphics on a server for instead of just CLI?

You just can’t buy too old or the inverse happens and the performance per watt drops. I think you’re right that 2012 is about the cutoff. Maybe 2007 for certain items, like my 2007 iMac. But if you’re getting back to the Pentium 4 era you’ve gone too far and need to turn back around.

Hell yuh.

Exactly, I doubt the person or persons who developed ICEBlock are getting tons of income from the project compared how much it costs to host and run the project, but the project is immediately creating a positive impact in society.

despite risk to Trump relations

This is where we are at, not risk to US relations, a risk to relations with Emperor Trump.

We are fully cooked, well-done so to speak.

Its always Cruz.

Ha, that’s pretty optimistic to think after all this that democracy and voting will still be part of the picture.

The co-evolution of control and resistance.

Double post

The only time a hacker is going to target you like this is if you’re an extremely high value target like a CEO or if you’re in the crosshairs of a nation-state. The average hacker isn’t going to waste this kind of effort to hack someone with $200 in their bank account and no power over anything or anyone.

And this is why people wanted headphone jacks… and also why corporations didn’t want them.

This is a very important point. There is a reason there is a “cultural victory” in the Civilization games and the UK is definitely ceding cultural influence with this move.

Gotta get that TV loicense.