tinybear1

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by tinybear1 10mo ago
Microsoft testified under oath in court that they lost money on every Xbox sold prior to the current generation. Sega lost money on every console prior to exiting the market. Nintendo sold various consoles at a loss (Wii U). The PlayStation
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by tinybear1 2y ago
* With targeted advertising
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by tinybear1 3y ago
One of my pet peeves is how people get so dismissive about limiting their battery charge. People will even get defensive, as if it is a personal attack or something. Empirical evidence has shown time and time again that it is a-matter-of-fa
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by tinybear1 4y ago
Price already dropped $100 on Apple’s website.
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by tinybear1 5y ago
Any Android phone will be spied on by Google so long as Play Services are installed with elevated privileges(aka 99.9% of phones being commerically sold). At least with Pixels you don't have OEM bloatware on top of that. For those incl
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by tinybear1 5y ago
The parent comments are talking about phone operating systems not hardware. And Microsoft is failing in that front, the Surface Duo missed it's target date for the Android 11 update multiple times. It didn't receive a11 until 4 m
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by tinybear1 5y ago
> What do you attribute that to? Is it software updates that slow it down or some kind of pile up of junk that somehow slows it down like Windows 95 used to get? I'll add that in addition to software, Android hardware typically expe
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by tinybear1 5y ago
As someone considering taking a gap year, can you expand upon what you did in your gap year, and what made it a special experience?
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by tinybear1 5y ago
IMO I think that it is more about the content of the book then the device it is stored on. Especially with a Kindle(the e-ink variety, not the LCD tablets) it is a single purpose device that looks near identical to a physical book. Of cours
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by tinybear1 5y ago
Uninstalling the update also didn't work for me using my 2015 Shield.
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by tinybear1 5y ago
Unfortunately, for newer Intel CPUs, undervolting is no longer an option due to Plundervolt mitigations.
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by tinybear1 5y ago
I also have a relatively old kindle(the voyage) replacing the battery is easier than newer models due to the lack of waterproofing. It only took me a few minutes to do, I really recommend it as batteries are cheap and my battery life woes a
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by tinybear1 5y ago
- A New Model M keyboard from Unicomp. I was initially skeptical of spending >$100 on a keyboard but those doubts quickly evaporated, typing on this keyboard is true bliss. Every keystroke has excellent auditory and tactical feedback. -
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by tinybear1 5y ago
It is definitely being sold at a loss, the Cyclone V SOC being used costs more than the entire development board.[0] I wonder if Intel will ever take notice due to MiSTer's growing popularity and quit subsidizing the board. [0] https:
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by tinybear1 6y ago
It's a fork of lineageOS [1], but I don't think they added much. [1] https://gitlab.e.foundation/e
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by tinybear1 6y ago
The market for these must be incredibility niche. The average Joe would probably just switch to an iPhone if they want to de-google, and those who don't can probably find step-by-step instructions on how to install LineageOS without Go
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by tinybear1 6y ago
It's not necessarily a book, but I can recommend "The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room", by the Great Courses on Audible. I decided to get it with a remaining Audible credit I had, an