hamsterkill

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[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

With how expensive AI seems to be, it's baffling to me how companies expect to turn a profit on it. 30B a year sounds more like the budget for an entire government scientific agency. And if that's just for the data services...

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The act itself still appears to include the language excluding wifi spectrum.

Certain frequencies used primarily by the Department of Defense and unlicensed devices, including Wi-Fi, are excluded from auction eligibility

EDIT: Unless that only protected sub-6 wifi frequencies...

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Wifi6e/7 6ghz spectrum that was reserved for wifi got approved to get auctioned off

I don't think that's exactly right. Spectrum that's already reserved for unlicensed use (wifi) was explicitly excluded from the auction directive.

There may be some spectrum in that band that's not already reserved for wifi yet that will end up auctioned, though.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The main advantage of 5g was never really speed, but rather spectral efficiency. It allows the same speed to use less spectrum.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

~~Swipe typing~~ (and word suggestions) are on the roadmap for Florisboard 0.6 I believe (EDIT: Swipe typing is mapped for 0.7). Though, they were also on the roadmap for 0.5 until recently...

Florisboard used to have swipe typing, but it just wasn't really useful without a working suggestion engine, so it's been disabled.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 2 weeks ago

EU is also the second largest economy after the US in the world. Vacating the region would cost way more than compliance.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

Some sloppy copy-paste editing in the article. It still references president Biden.

The bill never made it to a vote last time. I expect it will have a similar fate this time —especially with legislative attention focused so much on budget issues. Feels like something they did so they can put it in an election ad.

I hope i'm wrong and it makes it further, but i'm not holding my breath.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nokia switched to Windows Phone in 2011, just before the N9 came out. They weren't bought by MS until 2014.

And yes, I know about Symbian. Meego was their intended replacement for it.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I had a similarly high opinion on Meego's future at Nokia and then they suddenly went all-in on Windows Phone.

I also had a somewhat high opinion of Windows Phone before MS killed it.

No one wants to maintain an OS for any less than like 25% of the market — which pretty much only leaves room for Abdroid and iOS... and KaiOS I guess, though I don't know how much effort the put into maintaining that. webOS and Tizen (resting place of Meego) are now pretty much only in TVs.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

Pretty vague description, unfortunately. Sounds like it could be one of Eugen Systems' games though?

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This was what I did until it became fashion to also make phones slippery as fish.

[–] hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

How important is being an RPG in this case? (as I note only a couple of your examples are in that genre)

The below suggestions are not RPGs, but I think fit your request.

It's a survival game, but Conan Exiles ticks a lot of those boxes once you get a bit geared (which doesn't take super long), and it can be played single player. Just have to be okay with some janky experiences.

I will also note that you are a girl in Hades 2.

Sifu is another one you might enjoy, though bosses certainly are a challenge.

Bayonetta is probably the most pure example of a horde-fighting action game with a sexy female witch protagonist. Lollipop Chainsaw is there too, for more of an airhead protagonist. Darksiders 3 could fit the bill as well.

 

Rant incoming:

This was spurred by having just read https://www.androidpolice.com/google-tv-streamer-questions-answered/ , particularly this bit:

When I asked directly, a Google representative told me they couldn't confirm which chipset powers the Google TV Streamer — essentially, Google declined to answer.

I've been noticing an increasing trend by device makers to not disclose the SoC their devices run on. I've been seeing it with e-readers, network routers, media streamers, etc.

It's incredibly frustrating to have devices actively exclude important information from their spec sheet and even dodge direct questions from tech news reporters. Reporters shouldn't have to theorize about what chip is in a released device. It's nuts.

If you're wondering why this infomation is important, it can be for several reasons. SoC vendor can have significant impact on the real world performance and security of a device. It also carries major implications for how open a device is as SoC vendors can have dramatically different open source support and firmware practices.

I've had to resort to inspecting the circuit board photos of FCC filings way too much lately to identify the processors being used in devices. And that's not a great workaroud in the first place as those photos are generally kept confidential by the FCC until months after the device releases (case in point the Google Streamer).

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