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Anon hates Apple (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Gjolin@lemmy.ml 10 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

My work got me an Macbook M3. After two weeks of dicking around with it, I went back to my Thinkpad. I don't get it at all. I thought at least the hardware would be great, but I hate the hardware too. Too heavy, aluminum case feels fucking cold to the touch, screen still isn't bright enough to work outside, keyboard has that fucked up layout. And although the M-series sets a nice trend, it currently cannot run GNU/Linux without lots of reverse engineering, so fuck that. My 2014 gen Thinkpad is a far better experience. I'm now even more convinced than ever that Apple is just a marketing cult.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

I wish I had that choice, but my options right now are upgrade to an M3 now or wait until our stock runs out and get an M4. For now, I've decided to wait.

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

I have the same gripe with the aluminum chassis on laptops. I got a cheap Thinkpad Chromebook for personal use and even though the material on the X1 Carbons is a fingerprint magnet, at least it isn't chilly every time you rest your hands on it.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 24 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Jobs was an idiot. Chose homeopathic crap instead of medicine. I don't give him credit for anything if he's that dumb.

He's free to do that, sure, but anyone doing so is safe to be labeled "moron" by everyone else.

Unless I've heard a messed up version of events he will stay in the "idiots that were not beneficial to humans in any way" trash can.

[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

He had one of the few treatable forms of pancreatic cancer and skipped the only known treatment in favour of homeopathic.

If he had "normal" pancreatic cancer I'd maybe give him some slack. It's just not treatable. But what he had was probably survivable had he treated it immediately.

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/steve-jobs-treatment-biographer-jobs-delayed-surgery-pancreatic/story?id=14781250

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Well if the treatment is specifically miserable, that could be a factor.

[–] turmacar@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The treatment was surgery. Not even weeks/months of chemo.

His treatment of "eat exclusively one type of fruit a week" IIRC almost hospitalized Kushner when he replicated it while doing the biopic.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Apple absolutely does NOT slow old phones when they send out new updates. Anymore.

/s

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I am almost certain, Google is doing the same with the pixels. My Pixel 6 suddenly lags or doesn't react on inputs.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 11 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

GrapheneOS.

Or maybe try looking at battery usage. Android is a piece of shit, including the apps included in it. Maybe an update changed the way one of them worked.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

GraphineOS without google play sandbox got me like 3days no charge

[–] Zementid@feddit.nl 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I think I'll need stock Android due to those two factor authentication apps for banking, which are not allowing to be ran on custom or rooted phones.

I really loved Cyanogen tho ...

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

A lof of banking apps do work on grapheneOS: https://privsec.dev/posts/android/banking-applications-compatibility-with-grapheneos/

My battery life has been soo much better since Google Play can't do whatever it fucking wants anymore.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Some work, some are more of a pain in the ass (2fa for every single interaction even with biometrics enabled), and some don't work. You lose anything that relies on Google pay, so no public transit passes or anything like that, no tap to pay, etc. I put up with a google-free phone, but many aren't willing or simply don't have the same leeway I do.

And more to the point, the main graphene guy has unaddressed mental health issues and refuses to seek treatment (he appears to believe the problem is everyone else), and I genuinely don't feel comfortable with that one man show controlling my phone. Is google evil? Yes. Unstable? Not really, they are evil in generally predictable ways. I do actually hope he seeks help because nobody should live the way he does, but last I heard from earlier this year he's still up to his same old behaviors.

[–] Supernova1051@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

the main graphene guy has unaddressed mental health issues and refuses to seek treatment (he appears to believe the problem is everyone else)

Daniel Micay stepped down last year [1]. Also, he was allegedly being swatted which would put anyone on edge, considering someone has already been killed over it [2] and police aren't exactly known for treating people humanely.

I genuinely don’t feel comfortable with that one man show controlling my phone

Looks like there's 16 people involved in the project [3] - excluding any external contributors, that's definitely more than one. Granted, its probably the previous lead and the new one who have the most commits, I haven't looked, but its still not just a single developer. That said, your concern is valid. Smaller projects are more likely to die as soon as their main contributors lose interest or stop working on it for any reason - see the end of DivestOS as a prime example [4].

[1] https://androguru.com/2023/05/lead-developer-of-grapheneos-steps-down-amid-escalating-harassment-and-swatting-attacks/

[2] https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/14/us/swatting-sentence-casey-viner/index.html

[3] https://github.com/orgs/GrapheneOS/people

[4] https://www.divestos.org/pages/news#end

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Yep, I've seen this ~exact post a several times, same general structure and points, none of it acknowledging that the attacks on other people in the community started long before the alleged swat (no, I don't actually believe it based on every other persecution complex lie he's told, but that's neither here nor there).

Nor does it acknowledge that he "stepped down" seemingly in name alone, still having full control of the project (I'll admit I'm fuzzier on these details, I read a compelling breakdown but I can't first-hand corroborate so I'm not going to argue this point past saying "I hear things").

The real bottom line is this: I've been part of this community for years now and have been part of his chat rooms, and have seen first hand his behaviors towards other groups and towards his own supporters and users, all prior to the alleged swatting. You will not convince me he is healthy until I see some meaningful personal acknowledgement of his past behavior.

[–] Supernova1051@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

Yep, I’ve seen this ~exact post a several times, same general structure and points, none of it acknowledging that the attacks on other people in the community started long before the alleged swat.

Just re-iterating what I've seen online - would love some sources or evidence to what you posted as those are 100% valid criticisms if true.

I don't really follow the drama but have seen others comment on it before. It's the reason I try to reply to posts with sources as I hate rumors being spread and the only way to combat misinformation is to provide evidence. What you claimed is pretty damning, if you're able to provide a soruce I would love to read and educate myself in adding more context to the situation. Thanks!

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 73 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Parts missing? I don't believe this at all. A phone is basically a single board, screen, battery, lenses, audio bits. Everything is so jammed in that there's no room to think parts are missing. No tech would make this mistake and Apple doesn't benefit from generating a hostile customer experience. This is made up.

[–] exploitedamerican@lemm.ee 3 points 5 hours ago

The only way i would believe it is if they meant a screw or two or one of the flat metal plates that is used to secure other components. Ive repaired i pho es and they are a pain tk deal with and sometimes you forget exactly which screw goes where when they are mostly so small they all look the same. I misplaced a small plastic component thst acts as a sound amplifying cone to direct your voice soundwaves to the microphone use for phone calls and it made it so people couldnt hear me unless i used the speaker phone. But thats no good reason not to repair. They should have drawers filled with those screws and other internal irrelevant components

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 24 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

I used to work for Apple. I don't believe the missing parts story because as you said, how would that even happen. But, if any parts have been replaced, especially the home buttons / finger print reader, they will refuse to fix, and I never understand why. So that may be what happened.

Also Jobs was 100% behind this stuff. It's so annoying when people treat him like he was some tech god. He was a twat.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The refusal is likely tied to liability, in that they see any aftermarket parts or OoW repairs as a potential failure point and fear the customer may blame them for it. It wouldn't even matter if the quality of work or parts is as good or better. There's also another factor of trying to oversimplify any repairs/service to allow them to eventually hire unqualified/uneducated 'techs' for things who don't have a clue what's going on.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 15 hours ago

He turned psychotic control over hardware into a science. He's done more to harm open source than a weirdly misogynistic neck beard could ever do.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 17 points 1 day ago

This is made up.

It's a green text lol.

[–] Don_alForno 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Of course the tech didn't believe that. However, Apple does benefit from tech illiterate customers buying a new iPhone instead.

[–] DrPop@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Sorry details may be fake, but I do believe an apple employee would pull some shot because policy dictates they sell new equipment over fixing old equipment.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 day ago

Every apple fanboy I talk to gushes about how amazing the genius bar is, helping them when they get their iPhone stuck in their ass.

But every casual user who has different problems beyond getting an iPhone stuck in their ass seems to get the same response: "Buy the next version".

I dunno though I'm forced to use the apple products from work.

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[–] rehydrate5503@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Are you suggesting someone would lie? On the internet?

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[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 day ago (36 children)

what did Steve Jobs even do except for management and marketing, and why does he then get the praise for the hardware/software???

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

ripped off Steve Wozniak

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 22 hours ago

Honestly, genius-level move. Always a good decision.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Anon is not alone

[–] MightyCuriosity@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Real story: A friend of mine used his iPhone on his motorcycle and it messed up the OIS. He went to Apple, said they wouldn't fix it. He went to a third party and they told him they basically have to beg Apple to fix it and get parts so he'd have to leave his phone for a week to MAYBE get it fixed by the grace of the big fruit. He bought a new iPhone. I still don't understand why.

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[–] odium@programming.dev 333 points 2 days ago (25 children)

Steve Jobs was evil af

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