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[–] kae@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

For the needs you described, you want to go with power efficiency. Check to make sure your quicksync version can handle h265, and you'll be fine

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I'm genuinely confused how this is a thing. How are people rapidly pressing the power button 5 times in rapid succession without being aware of what they're doing?

Now adding a 3 second press after those 5 presses is solving the problem? Mine as well go back to opening the phone app and dialling the number.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (10 children)

For those late to the party, this is a day old already. The drivers have been pulled, pending an update.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More specifically, it is enabled in the dev builds, but not in the user builds at this time.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

This strikes me as wildly revisionist. The argument you're making completely ignores that Surrey started this transition in 2018. Surrey Police have been deployed alongside RCMP since 2021.

Locke was elected as a pro-RCMP candidate, trying to put the cat back into the bag. The province and RCMP clearly sent a message: no.

The police force doesn't have a budget to continue to hire. The province is doing their job by holding the city accountable to their own decisions, and clearing out roadblocks that have come up.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Hook, line, and sinker? No. But Pixel Pass was a money thing, this promise is a brand thing.

Most people didn't know Pixel Pass exists. They drop this promise, and I guarantee you your grandparents will know about it. It's a brand killer kind of moment.

All I'm saying is the scales tip in favour of them holding this up. We're on the 8th generation of Pixel phones now. Generations 4&5 we're rough, but they stuck it through when it would have been easier to walk away.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is a great move for Google, and goes beyond the minimum of what they needed to do. That's a huge step forward for them, Pixels, and Android as a whole.

Right from the first Pixel, Google was seeking (for better or worse) to take a bite out of Apple's pie. They've largely been successful in that. Without Google entering the fray, it would only be Samsung left.

They've elevated the hardware expectations of Android devices. Pushed the envelope of software integration. Shown that a bloat free experience is preferable and possible for the consumer (even though many here on Lemmy want a Google free device, that is a different discussion).

Now they didn't merely match other OEMs, but exceeded their updated promises by years.

Android isn't going anywhere. This is a pillar of their company now, and Pixels are a key part of that strategy. If Google dumped making Pixels, the whole Android ecosystem would be in doubt, because who would make phones if the maker itself doesn't believe in them? Google, by jumping into the fray, has moved from a platform provider to a pillar of the hardware ecosystem.

So despite all the cynicism, which is justified for all but their core software, this promise has teeth. If they don't follow through on this, we're likely seeing the demise of Google as a company, not just the Pixel line.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The gating of a lot of the software features and UWB are really disappointing in the non-pro 8. I'd love a smaller phone, but they really do push you to the big one if you plan on keeping it for any length of time.

Even the pre-order bonuses are only for the larger phone.

Need more places calling them out on this.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 65 points 2 years ago (4 children)

If you aren't up on the acronyms: The Wolf Among Us 2.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

I understand the concerns around uncertainty, but the calls around censorship seems far fetched here.

We've been doing this since the inception of the country. It's called taxes. The government is levying a tax on media companies to reinvest in Canadian content. We've always had this 'tax' on traditional broadcasting, which is easier to regulate through frequency auctions and licenses.

Moving forward in good faith, this is a win for our country and content producers.

Even if we humor the conspiracy theories, you can vote with your conscience to make this a balanced and fair regulation.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 53 points 2 years ago

The idea of the product is really great. The cost is prohibitive for all but major corporate customers.

Add in Google's track record of killing products... just like this... and why would you invest?

Jamboard needs to be a tablet companion app first, and the hardware can follow. If they're going to keep coming up with these halo products, then they need to support them for the long term. They also need to be willing to bite the bullet and give these away to lock people into Workspace because it's unique and no one else does it.

Now it's another reason to not buy in.

[–] kae@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm shocked.

We're in for an interesting few years with Alberta. Anecdotally, some of my friends who live in rural Alberta voted for the UCP because the Alberta NDP allegedly cost them billions in oilfield investment.

When I pointed out that all cars were going to be electric by 2030/35, this was news to them. They had no idea that now was the time to pivot the economy to solar/wind and prepare for the not so distant future.

This is very much a get my friends rich scheme, while the people suffer. There is a precipitous cliff coming for Albertans, and ignorance won't be an option.

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