I've been a debian user, supporter and developer for over 20 years.
I'm the first one to shut down losery assholes when they disrespect others, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or any other immutable trait. Further, I absolutely get that women, in particular, face endless bullshit from loser guys who just can't behave.
But the political correctness thing in general (and this in particular) is like cancer. Once it starts, it spreads, until eventually it kills the host.
Designing phones that are thin and waterproof is difficult and expensive when you have ports to the outside.
Ugh. This is a lie you've been led to believe. The lie was told to justify removing the headphone jack to increase sales of wireless headphones / replacement USB-C adapters.
IP68 headphone jacks have existed for roughly 40 years. They're trivial to build, and integrating them is a 1st year engineering problem.
Heh. Funny, because I want to go the other way. I want to spend $2000 USD on my next phone, as long as it's a true, legitimate flagship. Removable/replaceable 7500mAh+ battery, factory unlocked bootloader with at least official acknowledgement of LineageOS, IP68, rugged, plastic body, dual sim, SD card, headphone/mic jack, hardware buttons, flat screen with "thick" bezel, hygrometer, thermometer, pressure sensor.. all the sensors..
Basically, a Note 3 (which I currently use) but with a bigger battery and modern camera, processor, and more RAM.
In many countries, the wiretapping and modification of private communication is illegal, and such activities could result in massive fines and/or prison time for those involved. Food for thought.
One thing we as a community need to fight for is our right to escalate privileges on our devices. We need legislation, and we need technology solutions.
It is NOT okay that I need to ask the manufacturer of my device for the root / bootloader unlock password. NOT okay.
I've got two thousand US dollars with your name on it, if you can build a genuine flagship Android phone with a removable/replaceable battery, an IP68, resilient plastic body, headphone jack, all sensors, 6+gb ram, the fastest processor money can buy, IR blaster, etc. Big, thick, heavy, with absurd battery life (say.. 8,000mAh).
There hasn't been an legitimate flagship phone since the Note 3/4 and I've been saving a long time.
I dunno man. No home button (so leaving fullscreen mode is a huge pain in the ass), and awful materials. My friend's got one, and that curved screen is terrible to use.
Faster CPU and better camera, for sure.. but.. I don't think it's better.
I've used it a lot, and it's actually surprisingly accurate as long as you keep it in the ambient air you want to measure (ie. not on your person), and make sure to give it ~5-10 minutes to cool down after being under load.
I leave it recording the temperature in the background whenever I'm out winter-camping more than a few days. You get little spikes when you put it under a very heavy load, but otherwise it's accurate from about +30 to -30C +/- 2C. It's fantastic to know how cold it gets overnight, so you can optimize your sleep system. I also set a temperature alarm overnight to wake me up if the temperatures drop below a certain point to help avoid hypothermia; if I'm expecting -10C, and it hits, for example, -18C, it might be time for another liner, etc.
As for temp sensor, i dont think the note4 has one aside from the sensor for the SOC temp. I can't see an ambient temp sensor being all that accurate seeing as the phone is generally carried in a pocket or cause of the heat generated internally by the phone while in use. a $5 digital thermometer you could hang on your bag would probably provide far superior results.
Actually, it works *surprisingly* well. Of course, if it's in your pocket... it's measuring the temperature of your pocket.:p
I keep mine in the overhead gear loft of my tent overnight, and it's tested accurate between -28C and 31C at +/-2C. More importantly, it notes the trends, and combined with the hygrometer, makes it super easy to predict local weather patterns for the day.
Sure, I have a satphone and can download weather updates, but so far I've been right every time using my little pocket weather station.
It's the ability to record temperatures which is handy.
It's time to start consolidating Android phones. There is no need to have 30 different variants for carriers and countries. We all speak the same language now - LTE.
Apple made the right call putting carriers in their place all those years ago. Google really needs change the T&C of their suite to put a stop to this nonsense.
I'm still waiting for a legitimate flagship phone to replace my Note 3.
Every phone released after it has been worse, by some measure:
- Missing key sensors (ie. thermometer, which is super useful while winter camping)
- Missing the headphone/mic jack
- Missing physical home and back/task switch buttons
- Having locked bootloaders that are difficult to deal with
- Having poor support for LineageOS/AOSP
- Being constructed of metal/glass that breaks/bends easily compared to plastic, along with bizarre screen curvatures
- Having wear components, such as batteries, glued in and non-replaceable, limiting the lifespan to ~18 months
I have literally thousands of US dollars to spend on a new phone, and can't wait for the day something is released which rivals the Note 3.
Ya... Google Play Music was ok from a UI perspective (odd, being a Google product). Unfortunately if you were running AdAway, a long-standing never-fixed bug would cause it to repeatedly loop trying to hit their ad servers, even with a paid account. Cut my battery life in half before I found the culprit. Unsurprisingly, WONTFIX from Google.
Cancelled my account, switched to Spotify. Idiots.
30k deaths in 2017 from fentanyl overdose, most of it coming from China. And rates are growing exponentially.
Yep. And one hundred point zero percent the result of the drug war. End it, correctly treat addiction as a medical issue, and that number will plummet.
What is it that separates some of us, who believe that a proper, immutable archive is more important to our species than copyright restriction, from those who feel otherwise?
Is it just money? Is that all it is? Or is it something deeper?
When you convert wind momentum into electrical power, you lower the amount of heat ultimately created by that wind in the form of friction, as it dissipates.
When you convert sunlight into electricity, you reduce the amount of heat absorbed by the area of the panel.
One does not "use" energy, one converts it.
All of this falls apart digging up and burning fossil fuels, or fissioning uranium, of course.
Also, kudos for spelling "you're" correctly. Baby steps! Keep at it, and one day the quality of your posts may make it right to the top of the bell curve!
3. NO ONE is "locked in". Don't like Apple? DON'T BUY IT!
But why? I can vote for folks who will enshrine market/appstore competition into law, so that I could (in theory) buy an Apple device. They win.. I win. We all win. Why wouldn't I vote that way?
It should be illegal to manufacture or imported for sale any device which has vendor/reseller limitations applied to privilege escalation preventing users from obtaining superuser. The wording would be tricky, of course, but I'm sure we could swing it.
My kids need the same right to tinker, enhance, and learn that I enjoyed 30 years ago.
Instead of obsessing over pointless features that no one wants, how about adding:
- Speed signs and (optional) warnings
- Sort by distance
- POI folders
- More than two "history" entries synced between phone and maps.google.com
- Sub-second startup
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I've been a debian user, supporter and developer for over 20 years.
I'm the first one to shut down losery assholes when they disrespect others, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or any other immutable trait. Further, I absolutely get that women, in particular, face endless bullshit from loser guys who just can't behave.
But the political correctness thing in general (and this in particular) is like cancer. Once it starts, it spreads, until eventually it kills the host.
Remember, folks: offense is taken, not given.
Designing phones that are thin and waterproof is difficult and expensive when you have ports to the outside.
Ugh. This is a lie you've been led to believe. The lie was told to justify removing the headphone jack to increase sales of wireless headphones / replacement USB-C adapters.
IP68 headphone jacks have existed for roughly 40 years. They're trivial to build, and integrating them is a 1st year engineering problem.
Heh. Funny, because I want to go the other way. I want to spend $2000 USD on my next phone, as long as it's a true, legitimate flagship. Removable/replaceable 7500mAh+ battery, factory unlocked bootloader with at least official acknowledgement of LineageOS, IP68, rugged, plastic body, dual sim, SD card, headphone/mic jack, hardware buttons, flat screen with "thick" bezel, hygrometer, thermometer, pressure sensor .. all the sensors..
Basically, a Note 3 (which I currently use) but with a bigger battery and modern camera, processor, and more RAM.
In many countries, the wiretapping and modification of private communication is illegal, and such activities could result in massive fines and/or prison time for those involved. Food for thought.
One thing we as a community need to fight for is our right to escalate privileges on our devices. We need legislation, and we need technology solutions.
It is NOT okay that I need to ask the manufacturer of my device for the root / bootloader unlock password. NOT okay.
So, hey Asus!
I've got two thousand US dollars with your name on it, if you can build a genuine flagship Android phone with a removable/replaceable battery, an IP68, resilient plastic body, headphone jack, all sensors, 6+gb ram, the fastest processor money can buy, IR blaster, etc. Big, thick, heavy, with absurd battery life (say .. 8,000mAh).
There hasn't been an legitimate flagship phone since the Note 3/4 and I've been saving a long time.
.. and refuses to give us our key/code to unlock it.
Fuck 'em.
If you're not running it already, the latest hlte LineageOS 14.1 builds are absolutely bulletproof, and lightning fast.
Holy shit. Have you seen the BV9500? Actually there are a bunch of armored phones out now... the Ulefone as well! Interesting.
Note 9 is clearly better
I dunno man. No home button (so leaving fullscreen mode is a huge pain in the ass), and awful materials. My friend's got one, and that curved screen is terrible to use.
Faster CPU and better camera, for sure.. but.. I don't think it's better.
I've used it a lot, and it's actually surprisingly accurate as long as you keep it in the ambient air you want to measure (ie. not on your person), and make sure to give it ~5-10 minutes to cool down after being under load.
I leave it recording the temperature in the background whenever I'm out winter-camping more than a few days. You get little spikes when you put it under a very heavy load, but otherwise it's accurate from about +30 to -30C +/- 2C. It's fantastic to know how cold it gets overnight, so you can optimize your sleep system. I also set a temperature alarm overnight to wake me up if the temperatures drop below a certain point to help avoid hypothermia; if I'm expecting -10C, and it hits, for example, -18C, it might be time for another liner, etc.
As for temp sensor, i dont think the note4 has one aside from the sensor for the SOC temp. I can't see an ambient temp sensor being all that accurate seeing as the phone is generally carried in a pocket or cause of the heat generated internally by the phone while in use. a $5 digital thermometer you could hang on your bag would probably provide far superior results.
Actually, it works *surprisingly* well. Of course, if it's in your pocket ... it's measuring the temperature of your pocket. :p
I keep mine in the overhead gear loft of my tent overnight, and it's tested accurate between -28C and 31C at +/-2C. More importantly, it notes the trends, and combined with the hygrometer, makes it super easy to predict local weather patterns for the day.
Sure, I have a satphone and can download weather updates, but so far I've been right every time using my little pocket weather station.
It's the ability to record temperatures which is handy.
It's time to start consolidating Android phones. There is no need to have 30 different variants for carriers and countries. We all speak the same language now - LTE.
Apple made the right call putting carriers in their place all those years ago. Google really needs change the T&C of their suite to put a stop to this nonsense.
I'm still waiting for a legitimate flagship phone to replace my Note 3.
Every phone released after it has been worse, by some measure:
- Missing key sensors (ie. thermometer, which is super useful while winter camping)
- Missing the headphone/mic jack
- Missing physical home and back/task switch buttons
- Having locked bootloaders that are difficult to deal with
- Having poor support for LineageOS/AOSP
- Being constructed of metal/glass that breaks/bends easily compared to plastic, along with bizarre screen curvatures
- Having wear components, such as batteries, glued in and non-replaceable, limiting the lifespan to ~18 months
I have literally thousands of US dollars to spend on a new phone, and can't wait for the day something is released which rivals the Note 3.
Ya... Google Play Music was ok from a UI perspective (odd, being a Google product). Unfortunately if you were running AdAway, a long-standing never-fixed bug would cause it to repeatedly loop trying to hit their ad servers, even with a paid account. Cut my battery life in half before I found the culprit. Unsurprisingly, WONTFIX from Google.
Cancelled my account, switched to Spotify. Idiots.
Spotify is great. Why would anyone use anything made by Google if there are alternatives?
Good news is Google will most likely fold Music in another year or two, and the question will be moot.
30k deaths in 2017 from fentanyl overdose, most of it coming from China. And rates are growing exponentially.
Yep. And one hundred point zero percent the result of the drug war. End it, correctly treat addiction as a medical issue, and that number will plummet.
What is it that separates some of us, who believe that a proper, immutable archive is more important to our species than copyright restriction, from those who feel otherwise?
Is it just money? Is that all it is? Or is it something deeper?
Oi.
Energy is neither created nor destroyed.
When you convert wind momentum into electrical power, you lower the amount of heat ultimately created by that wind in the form of friction, as it dissipates.
When you convert sunlight into electricity, you reduce the amount of heat absorbed by the area of the panel.
One does not "use" energy, one converts it.
All of this falls apart digging up and burning fossil fuels, or fissioning uranium, of course.
Moron or not, he's correct.
Also, kudos for spelling "you're" correctly. Baby steps! Keep at it, and one day the quality of your posts may make it right to the top of the bell curve!
It would appear, at least in this case, that it just might.
3. NO ONE is "locked in". Don't like Apple? DON'T BUY IT!
But why? I can vote for folks who will enshrine market/appstore competition into law, so that I could (in theory) buy an Apple device. They win.. I win. We all win. Why wouldn't I vote that way?
It should be illegal to manufacture or imported for sale any device which has vendor/reseller limitations applied to privilege escalation preventing users from obtaining superuser. The wording would be tricky, of course, but I'm sure we could swing it.
My kids need the same right to tinker, enhance, and learn that I enjoyed 30 years ago.
*Laughs in Canadian*
Instead of obsessing over pointless features that no one wants, how about adding:
- Speed signs and (optional) warnings
- Sort by distance
- POI folders
- More than two "history" entries synced between phone and maps.google.com
- Sub-second startup