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Fairphone 5: Everything about the "fair" smartphone in advance - price, details, pictures by SillyBanana in c/android@lemdro.id

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Exactly. I'm now on 4 years old Samsung S10e, with replaced battery and display, because I can't see myself using ANY of the new phones. All of them are so giant and heavy, and I already feel like I'd like something smaller than my current one... I guess the Fairphone philosophy wins anyway, hehe.

I have just joined lemmy. What should I do next? by SillyBanana in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Post the first thing that comes to your mind in !nostupidquestions@lemmy.world. Oh, wait...

Phones should have 2 USB C ports by SillyBanana in c/android@lemdro.id

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I can't relate at all. My phone is a PHONE, with options of short-term entertainment. I have other devices for other "computery" activities. I personally almost never use even my single USB-C port, thanks to wireless charging and wireless headphones. Sounds like your phone is your main device.

Dark mode is really annoying by SillyBanana in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Paper uses pigments, it just reflects the ambient light. Screens however actively emit light.

Let's compare screens to sky. What is easier for your eyes, to stare at a flying airplane during daylight, or to watch stars at night?

Tip: Easier toggling of Wi-Fi/cellular data on Android 12 by SillyBanana in c/android@lemdro.id

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

This is one of the rare instances when I'm glad I have Samsung with their custom UI. I have to sometimes use a Pixel phone, and those new Android 12 settings tiles overall are just mind-boggling. It feels like a change just for the sake of change, ordered by marketing department or something.

Ukraine updates: Putin warns Poland not to attack Belarus by SillyBanana in c/world@lemmy.world

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

To me it sounds like guys in Polish uniforms are about to attack a radio tower, haha.

nofi: An interruption-free notification system for Linux by SillyBanana in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

This really needs a screen recording of it in action.

Spotify privacy concerns by SillyBanana in c/privacyguides@lemmy.one

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Uhm, it kinda does? On the Home page you have Daily mixes, which are pretty well grouped, and some other playlists. Although those seem to be based on your history rather than liked songs, which I personally prefer anyway.

Why is snaps hated by SillyBanana in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

This is such a stupid minor thing, but it's what made me switch from Ubuntu to Fedora, haha.

Why is snaps hated by SillyBanana in c/linux@lemmy.ml

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Fedora uses DNF, with rpms under the hood, not sure how that works, haha. Honestly I have no problems with it. I'm no power user, but it does everything I need. The only downside being kinda slow repo fetches.

Team Fortress 2 reaches new player count record at 250k players by SillyBanana in c/games@sh.itjust.works

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

This peak is obviously because of the update, but why is it keep getting more popular in general in the last 3 years? It was on downward trend before that. What changed?

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Fun fact: Unlike Int, UInt doesn't extend Number, but sometimes it does (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by SillyBanana@lemmy.world to c/kotlin@programming.dev

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I bumped into this interesting behavior around unsigned types. At first I was confused why UInt doesn't extend Number, but as I was experimenting, it got weirder. It sometimes is a Number (see case c below) and sometimes isn't (see case d)?!

val a: Int = 12
a is Number // true

val b: UInt = 12u
b is Number // doesn't compile, `Incompatible types: Number and UInt`

val c: UInt = 12u
(c as Any) is Number // true, Idea says "No cast needed"

val d: Any = 12u
d is Number // false

I guess this is partly legacy of Java, which doesn't have unsigned types, and partly effect of UInt being value class. I'm curious if someone has a deeper explanation.

Brexit: More voters want to rejoin the EU than stay out, polling shows, as 57% blame it for inflation by SillyBanana in c/europe@feddit.de

[-] SillyBanana@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I honestly think this should be the standard for all binding referendums with answers "keep it as it is" / "change it". Maybe not 75% but at least 55%. Implementing a change at 50% is so ridiculous. It can swing around by a single news story, weather at the polling date etc.