AlternateRoute

joined 2 years ago
[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago

Fun fact, parties running for election both get access to voter phone lists and are exempt from the do not call list.

They do however have to confirm to telemarketer / scam legislation. So you can reply with please remove me from your list and if they contact you again you can get is escalated.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

View-> Then the little v arrow in the right. Switch to tabs only, the Ribbon UI will now only appear when you click one of the titles like home or View.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago

Ya basically the one that works on the most sites while also not being a PITA.

Being older than the internet and having used mosaic, Netscape navigator, IE, Firefox, Chrome, several short lived mobile browsers and tried Opera a few times. Can’t say I have a favourite as any browser I like that becomes popular also tends to become bloated and slow over time.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The ones I need, otherwise I always prefer core HA elements if possible.

With recently UI improvements in HA I have actually removed several HACS

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

I think it has been probably more than 5 years since I have seen an optical drive on a new laptop.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

It is expected, it is already in the betas but may also require carriers to enable it as some beta testers found it wasn’t available to them initially.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

With a 5 year support cycle on iOS devices getting OS updates, ALL of the iPhones going back to 2019 (when it was added to android) will likely support RCS

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 32 points 11 months ago (9 children)

To be far, apple has had iMessage since 2011 and no one cared about RCS until it was adopted on Android in 2019.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 46 points 11 months ago (17 children)

The next version of iOS should add support for RCS which should allow for cross platform larger images as well.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 8 points 11 months ago (6 children)

"Every year, there are fewer letters to deliver to more addresses, adding significant cost pressures to the Corporation on top of continued inflationary pressures," stated Canada Post.

I wonder how long before it becomes a parcel only service.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 57 points 11 months ago (2 children)

1 million dollars doesn't go that far these days, at the world scale it is almost nothing.

You could however make a lasting difference in your community by making a scholarship, building needed facilities, or doing something else where you directly make sure the funds go where needed and can't be used for other uses. Lets face it, if you give it to some charities 90% of it will just go to the administration.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

Other than the basics NO.

The exception would be if you are into a lot of outdoor adventure / climbing / mountain biking / hiking where it will just be the two of you on an adventure. Then it is critical.

If most of your life is in a uban setting it isn't a common or critical skill I would expect.

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