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deranger@sh.itjust.worksto
Technology@lemmy.world•Decimen Lets You Send Files Through Light, Not a NetworkEnglish
81·3 days agoNo, radio is light. They’re all light waves from gamma rays to radio waves. Not visible light, but light nevertheless.
deranger@sh.itjust.worksto
Technology@lemmy.world•Decimen Lets You Send Files Through Light, Not a NetworkEnglish
373·3 days agoWi-Fi is already using light to transmit digital data. Shit, radio was transmitting data using binary with Morse code in 1895, also using light waves. Radio requires no direct connection, pairing, account, or apps.
Thoughts of a 16 year old “hacker”
deranger@sh.itjust.worksto
Technology@lemmy.world•Flock cameras are getting mobbed | CNNEnglish
1·8 days agoMuch like health insurance CEOs getting waxed, destroying flock cameras seems to be one thing almost everyone agrees on.
deranger@sh.itjust.worksto
No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why are some people deciding to switch to iOS as Android is putting on more (iOS-like) restrictions?
1·3 months agoAs soon as most Android boot loaders were locked, I jumped ship. If I’m in a walled garden, I’d rather the garden be as nice as possible. Also, I don’t really want a customizable computer in my pocket, I want a communications appliance. I have a computer at home to tinker with.
Don’t care about file management, files app works just fine for sneakernet trading with coworkers.
Don’t care about deep customization, I think this makes most phones look worse, not better. It also makes troubleshooting harder when my parents or kid have changed everything.
With regards to price, I find Apple phones are cheaper in the long run; I can buy a refurb phone for my mom and it’ll get updates for 5+ years. My experience with Android was 1 year of updates. That alone was enough to push me away.
Ultimately I just don’t care about phones anymore. They all are boring and I want the easiest family fleet of devices to manage. For me, Apple is easier. I can fuck with phones less and do literally anything else more.

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