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Siri Is Super Dumb and Getting Dumber | John Gruber's Daring Fireball, Jan '25 -- Siri gets 15 Super Bowl winners wrong in a row; Apple's ChatGPT integration shockingly neutered in c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Why not just rename the device to bedroom lights?

Split Fiction Developer Already Started Working On Its Next Title, Calls It An "Exciting Thing" in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Oh I never realised that was the same devs, we've played the entire series and loved those as well! (The second one wasn't as good but the third and fourth were great)

Spider with water droplet reflecting a flower by David Alejandro Narváez in c/aww@lemmy.world

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is what I saw from the thumbnail lol

Split Fiction Developer Already Started Working On Its Next Title, Calls It An "Exciting Thing" in c/games@lemmy.world

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I'm currently playing split fiction with a friend and it's really good, we enjoyed it takes two when that came out as well. There's not enough co-op games like this so it's good to hear they're doing well

Switching from Nvidia to AMD in c/archlinux@lemmy.ml

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Ah fair enough, I have heard that's an issue but I can't really see it being a problem for me as I will basically just be using it for gaming

Switching from Nvidia to AMD in c/archlinux@lemmy.ml

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Why do you regret it? I'm currently using a 2080 but I'm thinking of upgrading to a 9070 XT when I can get hold of one

Report Phishing in c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 22 points 4 days ago (5 children)

So are you saying the original email genuinely was from Apple? If so do you have any idea how the scammers got all that info? And did you ever receive the legitimate call back from Apple?

Trust Rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

Oh I've noticed that, I didn't realize that was a KDE thing lol

Trust Rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What's weird with the KDE clipboard?

Meta seeks to block further sales of ex-employee’s scathing memoir in c/technology@beehaw.org

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You got any more info on that? I've not heard of Meta's involvement there but it sadly wouldn't surprise me

Google researchers uncover critical security flaw in all AMD Zen processors in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Except the AMD microcode package doesn't cover most consumer grade CPUs

Crack moderators doing a stand up job👏👏👏 in c/reddit@lemmy.world

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

The difference here is they can't ban you from the whole of lemmy

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Questions about switching from iOS to GrapheneOS (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Infernal_pizza@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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With the recent news of Apple disabling iCloud encryption in the UK I'm wondering if now is the time to switch from iOS to GrapheneOS, however I have a few questions before I consider switching.

Firstly I know the ideal way to use it is without Google play services, however it looks like thats needed for my banking app (which also apparently only works under the owner profile so I don't have the option of having a separate profile for Google play apps). I believe it would also be needed for notifications on Whatsapp and Facebook messenger (I know they're shit but I can't convince everyone else to move). In terms of how much data Google/Apple can harvest how does GrapheneOS with sandboxed Google play services compare to iOS which I believe also sandboxes all apps by default? I've always used iOS previously so I don't fully understand what Google play services does on stock Android or how much better the sandboxing truly makes it.

Secondly what are the best options for backups? It seems like seedvault is USB only, ideally I'd like to be able to backup to my home server. The main thing would probably just be my photos and Whatsapp messages if its not possible to do full device backups.

I also have a couple of questions about the pixel hardware. There's currently an offer on so I can currently get a pixel 7a for £280, that seems like a good price but I know the pixel 9a is releasing soon, is the 8a likely to drop much in price after that? I don't know how quickly the prices drop but considering the 8a is currently £500 I can't see it dropping to <£300

Also I hear a lot of good things about the pixel cameras, is that still the case with GrapheneOS or is that just because of Google's proprietary camera app? I'm not a massive camera user so its not a deal-breaker either way.

Lastly, I know this will mostly be speculation but I'd be interested in people's thoughts on the future of GrapheneOS and alternatives with stuff like the play integrity API. Do you think it will get to the point where 90% of apps no longer function or do you think most developers will ignore it?