Not just a small phone, but an ergonomically shaped phone is missing from the market. It would be great to have devices again that you can cradle in your hand and slip into a small pocket. Thin slabs are nice on a display shelf, but they aren’t human-centered. Give me a phone with a curved and grippy back and a 5.x inch display.
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Irvto Star Trek Social Club@startrek.website•Janeway’s “Tuvix” Decision Divides ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Cast: “It Kind Of Hurt Her Character”English22·1 year agoThere are a lot of instances where the Enterprise crew wanted to do the ethical thing, and Picard stops it or tries to. For example, when Dr. Crusher wanted to help when that planet population was addicted to drugs, and Picard wouldn’t let her do that or communicate anything to them.
Also, Data once found humans frozen in space, and when he helped them, Picard was annoyed; it wasn’t even a Prime Directive issue!
I believe the route was planned such that wherever you go, the weather was nice. It sounded amazing to me: travel the world, no home maintenance, no car maintenance, no commuting, no packing/unpacking, food included.
Irvto Android@lemdro.id•Scoop: Amazon is ditching Android for Fire TVs, smart displaysEnglish5·2 years agoI wonder why they’re doing this.
Irvto Technology@lemmy.world•Petition Calls on Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Support | PCMagEnglish1·2 years agoAs it says in the article, there are a lot of computers that do not meet the requirements to install Windows 11. It would be rough for those with older machines and who want to keep Windows to do without security updates, etc.
However, Windows 11 can be installed on older machines by setting a registry flag to bypass CPU, etc. checks, described here: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-11-whether-your-pc-is-supported-or-not/
Irvto Technology@lemmy.world•The iPhone 13 mini is dead, leaving small phone lovers in a lurchEnglish1·2 years agoI was really looking forward to the Balmuda phone, but it also disappeared from the market https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/11/meet-this-unique-compact-android-phone-from-a-japanese-toaster-company/
I’d like to see a more ergonomic phone; it’s time to evolve from just a thin slab.
Irvto Chat@beehaw.org•The Beehaw project is entering some significant challengesEnglish13·2 years agoIs a forum site a possibility? I honestly miss internet forums. It does kind of sound like what you’re looking for beehaw to be.
Irvtopoliticus•Wisconsin GOP's 'jihad' against new Supreme Court justice could backfire spectacularly: analysisEnglish0·2 years agoHere’s a link to the actual analysis: https://morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/the-wi-gops-doomsday-plan-for-2024
So what is this made of if not lithium?
Irvto Science Fiction@lemmy.world•You know what moment has always bugged me in Star Trek Enterprise?English0·2 years agoThe one that irrationally bugged me was when Tripp told the captain that he lowered the chair by 1cm, and the chair was still too high for everyone who sat there… I know it’s not supposed to be noticable but I could tell somehow that it wasn’t lowered at all
Irvto Ohio•Ohio effort to legalize recreational marijuana gets enough signatures for November ballot0·2 years agoI’m surprised they did this as a statute. It will be trivial for the legislature to curtail or reverse it.
Irvto Politics@beehaw.org•Meadows asks for Georgia charges to shift to federal courtEnglish0·2 years agoHaha yes it’s overall very long, but the section on this specific question isn’t too long, just 3 pages.
Irvto Politics@beehaw.org•Meadows asks for Georgia charges to shift to federal courtEnglish0·2 years agoBrookings did a long but very readable analysis about why this won’t work: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/11122022_GA_Investigation_Report_SecondEdition.pdf
There’s been a big price jump in their add-ons. Deluxe is $7.99 and audit defense is $19.99 (used to be included in deluxe, which was even a bit less)
Irvto Politics@beehaw.org•Alito says Congress has ‘no authority’ to regulate Supreme CourtEnglish0·2 years agoI saw an argument that the “necessary and proper” clause in Article I, Section 8 lays out the authority quite nicely:
Congress has the power “to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof”.
Irvto politics @lemmy.world•Progressives Unveil OLIGARCH Act to Combat 'Existential Threat' of Extreme Wealth0·2 years agoIncome taxes required a constitutional amendment (the 16th) to get past the Supreme Court
Irvto politics @lemmy.world•Progressives Unveil OLIGARCH Act to Combat 'Existential Threat' of Extreme Wealth0·2 years agoThe Supreme Court would veto it as unconstitutional even if passed. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2019/12/17/787476334/is-a-wealth-tax-constitutional
Irvto Politics@beehaw.org•Gaetz introduces legislation to end ‘unqualified’ birthright citizenship0·2 years agoThis is unconstitutional and based on incorrect comprehension of the 14th amendment. Gaetz is specifically leaning on the “and subject to” part in "born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof.”
However, this is clearly referring to exclude children born to diplomats who are not subject to jurisdiction because of diplomatic immunity. The exclusion does not apply to children born to undocumented immigrants.
This is a Kendall Roy move.
These kind of apps should be flat rate, else the incentive is for the best matches to be hidden, waste their time, or otherwise keep people lonely so they pay for more months.