AFAIK (I may be wrong), you have to pay google for bundling Google Play Services on your phone. For example, Purism probably does not pay Google anything because it only uses AOSP + it’s own suite of services. However, Android 17 will be a bit concerning. Let’s wait till we get a bit more clarity.

That’s not what I meant. Will the other OEMs have to pay Google for using Android 17 (since it’s not open-source anymore) ?

How will Samsung/OnePlus use Android 17 and 18?

I don’t agree with the other person but the closest example that I could find would be OnePlus. They had no physical shops, used word of mouth (influencers), had good marketing (flagship killer), and were relatively cheap. They quickly rose the ranks and became a mainstream brand.

Electron: Heyyyyyyy

For me, it’s after trying a non tiling WM. I’m too deep into i3 (now Sway) + tmux.

For me, it’s after trying a non tiling WM. I’m too deep into i3 (now Sway) + tmux.

Too low on the list

“If we have to ask every time before stealing a little baby food, our morbidly obese toddler cannot survive”

Have you tried feeding the toddler gallons of baby-food? Maybe then it can play chess

If only we could have a response from an independent security researcher instead of a product, that would be great.

This explains why Windows laptops just randomly start spinning their fans. Random energy consumption -> heat production increased -> fan spins

HL3 is going to be launched with Valve’s brain chip.

They don’t even have to make the game. The chip will convince you that you have already played the game and it’s the best game ever.

wtf happened at dead cells? I mean I almost don’t believe the results

They also want to doomscroll slop; it’s mindless and mildly entertaining. The same way tabloid newspapers were massively popular before the internet and gossip mags exist despite being utter horseshite. It’s what people want.

The same analogy is applicable to food.

People want to eat fastfood because it’s tasty, easily available and cheap. Healthy food is hard to come by, needs time to prepare and might not always be tasty. We have the concepts of nutrition taught at school and people still want to eat fast-food. We have to do the same thing about social/internet literacy at school and I’m not sure whether that will be enough.