#ubuntu #snap #updates are a #killer #feature - by which I mean, they are goign to #kill #ubuntu https://smaller.fish/posts/snap_updates You get tonnes of #notifications , you finally take #notice and #shutdown the #app , and it *still doesn't #update after.* It happens *only* on a #schedule , which will always be at the *worst* time. How can you possible use #ubuntu #snap on any long-running task? I am switching #os because of this #feature , it is a #darkpattern .
A bit late on this one but the #uk will have 3 hour #blackouts this #winter https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/uk-nati.. Apparently we would get just one day #notice and the #aim would be to #reduce #power by 5%. I suspect most people will just #plan their #activity for another day, or #travel to somewhere with #power .
Interesting, #apple have #abused the #dmca #takedown #notice to #block the sharing of a #ip v4 #address that #leaks #internal #documents - despite the fact the #security #researchers were trying to #warn them of the #leak ! https://twitter.com/RayRedacted/status/1.. And this is why we can't have nice things.
The sentiment of this idea from #samsung is nice, just not well executed: https://hackaday.com/2021/05/27/samsung-.. I think a better use for an old phone could be alarm #clocks or #notice boards - something that makes better use of the display. It could still do all that other sensor and audio stuff in the background, but make use of the display too.