> and abuse H1B and other programs to ensure you suppress US wages Heh. Most HNers that seem to have little moral restraints when it comes to making money in their posts seem to be in the US. Do you even notice how many "solo saas founder" and "faang employee" types defend the right of those large companies that you're complaining about to increase their profits ad infinitum? Or how many consider "free to play" IAP f…
As it turns out, maximizing profit for shareholders screws over everyone else...
And in addition to that, a lot of people think that's normal...
I thought I was pretty clear when I said "force users to use their app". It's a trend more and more banks have started following.
Unless the bank forces SafetyNet, I can run the app with Waydroid. I switched banks when I had that problem.
My point still stands. How many non tech people do you know that will switch to a Librem Phone? Or know it even exists? Or will muck around with Waydroid? And eventually we might not even have a choice to switch banks.
> Their standards forever dropping And yet their standards still haven’t dropped low enough for Linux to be an acceptable replacement. I don’t think that’s a knock on the Windows user, but an indication that Linux desktop (and its replacement applications) still isn’t user-friendly enough for most people.
I hope Linux is never suitable for windows users, who's tolerance for abuse is matched in magnitude only by their lack of taste. You have no idea just how over I am with the very premise of Linux evangelism. I will go as far as find reasons or even just flimsy pretexts to oppose and criticize any change to Linux calculated to win over Windows users, because being co-users with such people is plainly against my own in…
This comment is harsh, but after many years of seeing HN threads about this topic I agree. You can’t help people who don’t want to help themselves. Linux is great, I love it, but I’ve stopped trying to convince people to use it.
> A Timex ad went viral this year: “Know the time without seeing you have 1,249 unanswered emails.”
Sometime last year I got tired of using my phone as a clock. I dug out a 2-decade old watch from a drawer, put in a new battery, and eventually realized I really missed its simplicity. It has calendar functions, and a mechanical rotating dial I can use as a timer. Its interface never changes. I never lose it. What's not to like?
I looked pretty hard - I specifically don’t want an android OS called an mp3 player. I want a dedicated media player that has physical button controls (not touch screen), is very snappy, has a good UI, and has a purpose-built OS specific to only playing songs and podcasts, and maybe movies, which I can sync with my computer (maybe with rsync or whatever else). No apps. The only option that I could find was an iPod cl…
I can't vouch for it personally since I don't own one, but I saw a video on YouTube mentioning the Innioasis Y1[0], which supposedly does a decent job of replicating the iPod experience with some modern features like USB-C and Bluetooth at a decent price. Can be flashed with RockBox. No external SD slot, but it can be opened to swap out the SD card it comes with. Reportedly doesn't feel nearly as nice in hand as a re…
Bought off your recommendation for my kids to replace their Yotos [1], thank you!
For me it's not arbitrary. An android device is a general purpose handheld touchscreen computer that happens to be used for music. That means a bunch of things to me: 1. "Touchscreen first" UX 2. Heavier than it needs to be 3. Worse battery life compared to a non-Android device Using a touchscreen in the rain is impossible. Running out of battery sucks. Going for a run with a 240g brick is no fun, it'll pull your pan…
> For me it's not arbitrary. An android device is a general purpose handheld touchscreen computer that happens to be used for music Android is just an operating system. I’ve developed and shipped Android based devices that have no screen at all. Android and Linux are both used for a wide variety of embedded systems. Saying they’re all general purpose computing devices isn’t true. > Going for a run with a 240g brick i…
Generally, across most DAP manufacturers, the android devices are all of those things that I don't want, and the non-android devices tend to be cheaper, lighter, with better battery life. I don't specifically choose non-android, I specifically chose those other parameters and have simply noticed a pattern. I don't doubt you, but you haven't given any examples and I'm not going to spend my life searching for the exception that proves the rule.
240 grams is twice as heavy as for example an average minidisc player ( https://www.minidisc.wiki/equipment/sony/portable/mz-g750 ) which could often weigh less than 100g. The very first cassette Walkman was about 40 grams light: https://www.soundandvision.com/content/flashback-1979-sony-s... The Rio MP3 player was 109 grams: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/diamond-rio-pmp300-m... The classic Creative Nomad w…
> 240 grams is twice as heavy as for example an average minidisc player ( https://www.minidisc.wiki/equipment/sony/portable/mz-g750 ) which could often weigh less than 100g. The parent comment chose an unusually large DAP with a big screen to compare to. It’s not really a fair comparison. Also the weights of old devices are usually listed without batteries, which could increase the overall weight by 50% or more. I ha…
You see that I used the weights including batteries for all but the minidisc player which is specced at 144g including those, right?
Unless the bank forces SafetyNet, I can run the app with Waydroid. I switched banks when I had that problem.
My point still stands. How many non tech people do you know that will switch to a Librem Phone? Or know it even exists? Or will muck around with Waydroid? And eventually we might not even have a choice to switch banks.
Yes, this is exactly why I'm trying to spread the word about it, and everyone that cares should join.
I think Fiio and Hiby are the closest that exist today. They have dedicated hardware and physical buttons for the things listed in your comment. However, they do still ship with a custom Android OS and you need the touch screen to navigate your library and such. On the upside, this lets you choose your media library app. On the downside, it still isn't as good as the touch wheel on old iPods. I, too, am waiting for s…
Shanling uses a custom OS although it feels very primitive compared to iPods (e.g. the iPod Nano had VoiceOver for touch navigation). So I'm not really a fan of these dedicated single-function players; modern media player apps can be fast and convenient (more so than a clickwheel, honestly), and Android devices can still have dedicated control buttons. If only these devices weren't so bulky...
Fair argument, these devices (the Hiby R4, in particular, which is the one I have) are absolute tanks. Way too heavy and big to throw in your pocket for any reason, especially if you use a case. Still, it's nice to be able to (sort of) carry my own library around and never need internet to listen to it.
Well, I had something like this back in the late 90s (can't recall the year exactly) https://walkman.land/aiwa/hs-px297 Battery: 1AA gets 30h Dimensions: 111.4 x 29.1 x 80.7 mm Weight: 132g Ok, so you were limited to 90 minute tapes with slow seek. But aside from that compare it to the specs I posted for the android vs non-android mp3 players. Remember, this cassette player has some seriously impressive clockwork ins…
Ok, and each AA battery you keep in your bag adds another 23 grams, so "a few" (let's say 3) and you're already right back up to 192 grams
If you're going running with your Walkman I think 30 hours on a single AA would be fine