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Should Australia lower the voting age to 16 like the UK? We asked 5 experts in c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

[–] dracs@programming.dev 9 points 5 days ago (6 children)

I'd quite like to see the voting age lowered to 16. I'd lean towards it being made compulsory over allowing voluntary voting in Australia.

As the one expert mentioned we could use some more education on voting in the curriculum to help prepare students for it. Teaching them how prefferential voting works, how to research candidates, etc.

Perfect Dark's Reboot May Be Canceled, But The Original's Native PC Port Is Great on Steam Deck in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

[–] dracs@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

I set this up on my Steam Deck when I first got it. It plays really well on the deck.

Using Signal groups for activism in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] dracs@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No requirement to have your legal name in Signal. Though, I do wish it was possible to set a different name for group chats though. Happy to use my real name with friends and family, but would prefer an alias for group chats.

Subnautica 2 early access planned for PC and Xbox, drops on Game Pass on day one in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[–] dracs@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Took me a couple of times to get through it. For the same reason. Well worth it in the end though.

Cross-platform video player GrayJay now available as Flatpak in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] dracs@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Glad to see it as a Flatpak. Looks like it's an ed version though. Shows as v5 for me, but direct download from their website is v7.

RiMusic currently not connecting in c/android@lemdro.id

[–] dracs@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

Grayjay had a number of issues recently too. Guessing some changes on YouTube's side. Recent updates have fixed things.

JavaScript Temporal is coming in c/javascript@programming.dev

[–] dracs@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago

Thank god. I've been regularly checking the Github page waiting for it to finally land in browsers. Can hopefully start using the pollyfill for it soon.

GrapheneOS now officially supports Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL | GrapheneOS is a private, secure mobile operating system with Android app compatibility, developed as a non-profit open source project in c/android@lemdro.id

[–] dracs@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

I'm using the Google Pixel Camera on Graphene OS and don't believe there's any difference in quality. It doesn't require Google Play Services to be installed and you can deny it network access to cut it off completely.

Stop Treating Phone Numbers As A Digital ID in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] dracs@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

Yes, they don't work without Google Play Services. Google didn't implement passkeys in Android, only their own services.

Where do you draw the line? in c/vegan@lemmy.world

[–] dracs@programming.dev 5 points 6 months ago

They are vegan here in Australia and a few other countries I think. I have been bitten by that when traveling overseas and not realised they weren't.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] dracs@programming.dev 5 points 6 months ago

I've been using it for several months mostly due to it's UnifiedPush notifications support and been really happy with it.

Daily Discussion Thread: 🧊🧊🧊 Monday 2 December in c/melbourne@aussie.zone

[–] dracs@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I used to live opposite the one in Reservoir and it got me through lockdown. They're opening a new location opposite Melbourne Central soon. Can't wait to be able to grab it for lunch regularly again.