Life is so fragile, isn't it? We all can die at any moment, and the elderly are in even greater danger. But what's the value of it all, anyway? Especially when we're so alone?
Perhaps, instead of adding some tech, what if you add more humanity? Perhaps trying to reach out for her more often, chatting more often, perhaps bringing some food to eat together. Some elderly people love to eat with some company to talk to. Perhaps she will start inviting you or so. Being closer to her will highly improve the chancea of her reaching out in case of an emergency and will improve both hers and your life, if the friendship is a good one.
Do people still use Google search?
Google literally has more than 90% ofthre global marketshare https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share
It would be nice if we could choose our bias. Sometimes, we might want it biased towards scientific sources, sometimes, towards user-generated content, sometimes towards institutional sites, etc.
It's not just a matter of discomfort for something new, but at something highly dangerous. Deepfakes have several bad and disturbing use cases, like itentity theft, sexual exploitation, marketing abuse, political manipulation, etc. In fact, I hard to find a significant good use of such technology.
Using fedora because back then, they were the only ones to support my hardware. Have been usinc it until today, by inertia. It's a nice distro for everyday use though.
It would be the solution to phone obsolescence. This concept, paired with project treble would allow us to run our phones for as long as possible. Want a screen with more pixels? Just install one. Phone getting behind on specs?Change the cpu or add ram. Want a better camera? Just get a new one. At some point, the chassis would need to be replaced, but even then, you could reuse some of your installed conponents. It would be so awesome.
I mean that we may think that supporting fm radio isn't worth it, but, if it's only a matter of software, it could be done without much trouble. For example, if the android ecossystem was truly open, this feature could be supported by the interested part of the community, allowing users who want the feature to have it, while not bothering anyone else.
Indeed, interference is the greatest enemy of analog signals. It's not impossible to shield, though. Other parts are already shielded, but I can see how it could have become more challenging.
Btw, I thought it was more related to frequency than components size, but now I'm confused, I will look more into it when I have more time. Thanks for bringing this into the topic.
Well, thinking about it like that really puts things in a new perspective.
I'm all up for p2 jacks and sd card slots, but fm radio? That one looks like just people wanting some nostalgy, sorry.
But what's the problem with having an analog component?
Also, your last claim is weird, because the headphones will ultimately require an analog signal, so, it just changes the place where the conversion is made, either in the user device, or in a digital circuit inside the headphones, and the cable diatance is small enough for adding interference. Your better sound experience is probably due to manufacturers making better sound actuators, not due to the digital data transmission. Try some really cheap bt headphones, and you will see what bad quality is.
I was so hyped for project aria back then... It was so sad that it was discontinued.
It's nice to see syncthing becoming more popular. It's a great foss app that deserves more attention and can be used in so many contexts, replacing several proprietary and restrictive solutions
You probably mean the relay servers. They are used in case your devices are behind a NAT and don't have any ports forwarded. In that case, it would be impossible for devices on different networks to communicate over the internet, so the relay servers make the communication work. It's not something to worry, since your data is encrypted when passing through it, but it can be disabled.
At one hand, I like lemmy for being smaller and cozier, but on the other, the possibility of reddit becoming unprofitable due to lost users is so awesome to be missed.
COME ON REDDITORS, JOIN LEMMY AND LET REDDIT ROT!
Oh my... one of the things that made me really uncomfortable on reddit was the open discrimination against the elderly, and now it comes to lemmy, apparently...
Look at the comments. People want even to take the voting rights out from the ederly. Seriously?
You all have to realize that what we need isn't less voting rights, but better POLITICAL EDUCATION! The elder politicians who are in charge and screwing up things aren't doing so because they're older, but because they have bad political agendas and intentions. And yet, people voted on them...
If you're still unsure about that, just look at the Brazilian example. Our current president is 77, but was the only one that had potential to confront the opposing, fascistoid party. He won (by a tiny percent), and is working heavily, against an opposing senate, trying to give us back the rights they tried to take out, and improve our economy, favoring the poorer ones. He's not perfect, no one is, but his age doesn't make him a bad ruler, and that's the point
Still far from easy for the average user.
And the poorer people find themselves having to trade their privacy for access to technology.