I have the base M1 MacBook Pro, but I’m seriously considering eventually switching to a framework laptop with Linux if I ever get the chance. I love the processor and OS on this thing, but it feels like I’m hitting a wall with doing some of the more advanced stuff I want to do.
The mice can have a little VR. As a treat
That’s actually interesting since an android is probably a lot easier to sell off than an iPhone given activation lock
Java is a good language if you’re a beginner, but if you’ve already coded before in other languages, it’s going to suck.
My only problem with XMPP (and a lot of other federated protocols) is really the lack of quality clients. Most of them (especially on systems beyond Android and Linux) don’t really have that good of a UX, or their UI is kind of bland or dated.
It’s something that I hope gets improved eventually. Because having a variety of choices doesn’t mean much if none of the choices feel particularly good.
Hopefully you’d be able to do so from the Microsoft store
Well yeah it’s not. But it’s the first time something like this has been integrated onto an personal consumer device.
My problem with that is that a lot of them then insist on using an outdated standard that lacks encryption and high resolution media instead of just downloading something like WhatsApp, Signal, or Matrix.
I’m still curious if this is even legal. It seems like a really good idea, but is Apple going to be able to sue over it? I almost feel like it could be covered under the reverse engineering clause, because it is meant to enable interoperability with another product. But Apple’s terms of service already seem really hamstrung on what is and is not allowed. With the macOS SLA beginning with:
For use on Apple-branded Systems
Obviously iMessage isn’t macOS, and I can’t seem to find a specific terms of service for iMessage specifically, but it is running on it. Which is what would make this integration possible. So what makes me wonder if Apple’s lawyers could find a clause there.
Lol the wording and design of it all. Subscribe to use without ads, picture of a credit card. Versus Use for free with ads, picture of a shooting star:
Discover products and brands through personalized ads, while using your Facebook account for free.
Plus the little “your current experience” highlighted in green. And finally “use for free” highlighted in blue.
They really want you to go with the second option so they can try to prove to the court that people want free stuff. When most of them were likely unconsciously coerced into it.
The only reason I use Gmail at this point is because it’s the only Android email client that has an actually nice, modern looking UI, other apps like K9 mail don’t really look as nice as it.
It’s annoying how they try to integrate Google chat into the app as well.
hhhhh