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Not gonna lie I'm more than a little bit confused as to why people say LineageOS is easy to install on Pixel devices.
Maybe I just have a dud but trying to get it to show up on fastboot is harder than pulling teeth seems like it would be.
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A52s 5G is a really chonky big boi.
Pixel 5 is so small and thin it's crazy.
(Pixel 5 feels half as thin as the A52s 5G)
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So what you're really saying is: the more you buy the more you save.
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Leather Jacket Man must be so proud rn.
- Lightwreather, Techstorm970 and AlTech
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Curse you, Jen-Hsun Huang!
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Lol, you'll never believe what happened. As if by magic a MS Support agent called and said sorry for their previous colleagues and removed the nonsense block on my Azure account.
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Azure in a nutshell.
They decided to ask me why I want to use Azure cos it's sus that somebody wants to use Azure apparently -_- .
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I think I've figured out my A52s 5G insanely dark screen in sunlight issue.
It was either the screen protector screwing with the ambient light sensor OR the display power reduction mode OR the Adaptive brightness being too aggressive about saving power.
In any case, I've set the display to treat all environments with the "Outdoors" mode.
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Well it's still a breach since nobody is supposed to be able to get the full list. People on the full list are there for a reason, they don't want to be on the public list. Downplaying grievances with wholesale data selling and data brokering is not helpful to this discussion. It may not be the most significant breach ever but this hack is egregious and far from harmless. The hackers should face serious repercusions for their actions if they can ever be identified. I'm not sure why OP used the word leak since it was a cyber attack/hack and clearly not a leak.
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It's kinda shocking how little I've used my SteamDeck since I've bought it. I have not used my SteamDeck all that much tbh.
Of the 2 games that I'm playing tons of right now: only 1 is supported on SteamDeck.
So I'm going to figure out how to run Discord on SteamDeck without using Game mode and then play GTA on my Deck a few times to see what it's like.
I still need to find a sharpie remover tool to remove a surprise I didn't expect inside the Deck from @soldier_phBesides some games not being supported: An annoyance I am sure I will have with the Deck when I play more games on it is the lack of performance but I knew that going into it so I have nobody to blame but myself.
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Royal Mail decided to delay delivering my new business Pixel 5 without telling me. So I told them to deliver to a Post Office if it's gonna be delayed anyways.
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EA management be like:
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One of these is not like the other.
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How about no? Electric trains are awesome and far less damaging to the environment.
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This is the dumbest thing to leave off by default.
Like why.......
This is for the Lock screen always on display. The default setting is OFF.
Before to unlock my phone from Always On was:
1) Tap power button
2) Wait for Always On mode to turn off (1-3 seconds)
3) Then long press on the fingerprint sensor
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1500 nit iPhone brightness is usable in the sun.
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Thanks for making my case against 3rd rail for me. Shame they won't rip out the 3rd rail and swap to 15kV AC overhead wiring.
Not that the Electrostars that Southeastern own have pantographs even though other Electrostar models do.
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Not gonna lie I'm slightly disappointed that Samsung couldn't put a panel with a higher max brightness on the A52s 5G.
800 nits is not bright enough for direct sunlight.
1200 nits would have been nice.
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Well that was cathartic.
Maybe I'll send the evidence to Louis Rossmann when I receive it if Yell hasn't "accidentally" deleted all the phone calls between me and them.
I shouldn't have fallen for their scams but I was somewhat desperate. Now I know better.
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A52s 5G has been set up lol.
Now running lineageOS with microG.
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Cleaned them out. Nice!
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Interesting. So what AMD does in the drivers to optimize games and increase performance, among other things, is modiying Wavefront lengths to optimize for the relevant AMD Architectures like RDNA, Vega 1/2, and Polaris.
I believe RDNA works better on Wave32 Wavefronts whereas Vega 1.0 and 2.0 I think do better on Wave64 Wavefronts.
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In my defence, the only smartphones I've bought new were the first 2 lumias I listed, the S8 and my first Pocophone F1. All the other phones I've bought were used.
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@soldier_ph Asking me about how many Smartphones I've owned...
- Lumia 640 XL (Mid 2015 to Early 2017) - Got bricked in 2017 and mobo was too expensive to fix. Repaired it when mobo was cheap ish and resold it.
- Lumia 650 (Early 2017 to Late 2017)
- Oneplus 3 (Late 2017 to Late 2018)
- Galaxy S8 (Late 2018 to Mid To April 2019)
- Pocophone F1 (April 2019 to March 2020) (I think got bricked in late 2019 and got RMAed for a new Pocophone)
- iPhone 8 Plus (July 2019 to August 2021)
- Oneplus 7 Pro 4G (March 2020 to March 2020) - Returned it
- Razer Phone 1 (March 2020 to September 2020) (Was broken from Late June 2020 to September 2020)
- Pocophone F1 (Late May 2021 to Early June 2021) - Returned it
- Oneplus 7T (Late May 2021 to January 2023)
- Galaxy S5 (January 2023 to February 2023) - Temporary phone when I was between my OP7T and OP6
- Oneplus 6 (February 2023 to August 2023)
- Galaxy A52s 5G (August 2023 to present)
That averages out to about 2 phones per year.
I don't have a problem..... I swear
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34 minutes ago, Caroline said:average smartphone lifespan is ~1 year so the list is fine
they're disposable products, like one use water bottles or diapers
I think that's the wrong approach here.
I used to swap every 2 years but now I just started the 4th year with my OP7P but unfortunately it's not holding up too well. However going for 3 instead of 2 years saves a whole phone being made after just 6 years so that's still great.
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59 minutes ago, Caroline said:
average smartphone lifespan is ~1 year so the list is fine
they're disposable products, like one use water bottles or diapers
In my defence, the only smartphones I've bought new were the first 2 lumias I listed, the S8 and my first Pocophone F1. All the other phones I've bought were used.
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Man, that's a lot of phones. Here's my list from the past several years:
2016-2018: iPhone 6 (64GB) - Experienced sudden logic board failure, ended up getting a free replacement from Apple despite being out of warranty and never having AppleCare. Sold the brand new replacement.
Temporary phones:
2018-2018: Motorola Droid X2 - Used temporarily after the iPhone 6 died.
2018-2018: iPhone 4 - Also a temporary phone after the iPhone 6 died, but this was a better phone than the Droid X2.
2018-2021: Samsung Galaxy S9 - I purchased the first Galaxy S9 in August of 2018, and it still works to this day. Unfortunately I ended up shattering the display, and at the time I ended up just buying a secondhand Galaxy S9 and transferring my SIM. This second phone also still works today.
2021-present: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra - I purchased this phone unlocked in June of 2021, and I have no plans to replace it in the near future. This phone is still just as fast as the day I bought it, and even with heavy use the battery has held up very well. It'll still easily get me through a full day of usage with the display at full brightness and using 120Hz mode. The cameras are great, and the build quality has been excellent as well. This is easily one of the best phones I've ever owned.
So, I'm only on my third (or fourth, if you count the replacement S9) permanent phone since 2016. Unless my S21 Ultra suddenly fails or I accidentally damage it I don't plan to replace it. I've never been more satisfied with a smartphone, especially over two years after purchasing it. The iPhone 6 was a good phone, but mine suffered from hardware issues. At least Apple replaced it for free. The S9 was a good phone as well, but it slowed down quite a bit over time. The battery life also degraded more than I would have expected on the original S9.
2 hours ago, Caroline said:average smartphone lifespan is ~1 year so the list is fine
they're disposable products, like one use water bottles or diapers
Uhh, is this supposed to be sarcasm? The least reliable smartphone I've ever owned lasted at least two years, and that one suffered from hardware issues. Besides that there's no reason a smartphone should only last about one year. They're not disposable lol.
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Non Profit Companies/Organisations are meant to make profit. It's what they do with that profit that distiningues themselves from for profit companies. Non profits reinvest in the company. For profit companies grab the cash and pay bonuses, shareholder dividends etc.
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Purism is big scam. Avoid.
Essentially Purism is now a pyramid scheme and is relying on people buying their services to continue to produce the Librem 5 product they offered because the Librem 5 is more expensive to produce than the original kickstarter and launch price.
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