#Windows' upcoming #Recall feature is enabled by default btw in the OOBE setup and CANNOT be disabled directly - you will need to disable it in the Settings app instead, afterwards.
I don't know if you'd trust #Microsoft to actually respect that setting either, wouldn't be the first and only setting on Windows that doesn't actually do anything you'd want it to (or not to) do.
OH and also - Microsoft stores all the Recall data in an #SQLite database in plaintext, so you KNOW it's secure and definitely not easy to steal away from you by anyone that gains physical or remote access to your device <3
Idk if this is a Nunjucks thing or an Eleventy thing but template blocks (like if blocks, for loop blocks etc.) leaving empty lines after rendering is driving me nuts since I'm used to how Helm's templating works instead which imo is a lot more intuitive/cleaner.
@anianimalsmoe this looks promising tho - it should work for at least simpler situations like if I need to send a ton of messages programmatically, one time rather than all the time.
@irfan It can break at a critical moment, but the developer community on their Github is pretty quick at offering pull requests. The maintainer however... is not quick at pulling fixes.
Bonkers how you can't 3 finger tap an item/link to open it in a new tab on #macOS like you could on #Linux (and #Windows, probably). #Apple forums I was looking into this on all starts with a simple, civilised question and quickly drags into a messy garbage of Apple extremists saying you're stupid for wanting that simple way of opening stuffs in a new tab when you can just either 1) Cmd + Click, 2) 2 finger tap + Open new tab, or 3) Get a mouse - as if those are the same things, when the answer should've been really, "you couldn't".
@adamsdesk I'm on Ventura still and holding off on updating to Sonoma since I've seen quite frequent reports on here of things I need being broken on Sonoma, but seems like a good option when I do upgrade. Thank you!
Read yesterday that Malaysia's the leading country globally in terms of e-wallet/cashless transaction adoption with over 63% of Malaysians using them over cash. This does not surprise me honestly since I myself have not used cash (in Malaysia) 99% of the time for years now, and have not used any of my cards (physically) 90% of the time since 2 years ago when #ApplePay was made available here.
Almost everyone around me too are the same, preferring any of the available #NFC payment methods like #GooglePay and #SamsungPay (which have been around for many years longer here than Apple Pay) when available, or fallback to #DuitNow (QR Pay) through any of the available #eWallet apps like #TNGeWallet or just about any of the first-party #bank apps like #MAE for #Maybank users or #CIMBClicks for #CIMB users.
Almost all shops from your local market and roadside stalls to restaurants or any stores in a shopping mall would at least support QR Pay should they not also have a bank card terminal (for NFC payments). Even my local laundromat and roadside car wash place accept QR Pay for a long while now, instead of how it was in the past constantly having to find change or stock some cash up in your wallet. This was my experience not just in KL/Klang Valley (the city), but also in other rural places throughout the peninsular.
Heck, should you need to, you don't even need your bank card to take out money from an ATM - you only need your phone to do that. My wallet's only filled with foreign money, otherwise I'd only have cash in my possession once~twice a year to give Angpow or Duit Raya. Some government/public facilities I've been to don't even accept cash anymore. I think people just hate having to withdraw cash so often or have change lying around. I suspect this thing is no different in most other #SEA countries, seeing the growing number of countries where Malaysia's DuitNow QR Pay is compatible with - its counterparts.
@irfan
Ah, I'd take this one with a gigantic grain of salt. Censuswide is well known for doing what they're paid to do - skew data to make their customer look good.
I suspect they surveyed the easiest place, KL, instead of actually getting what they call "nationally representative sample sizes across countries".
I still can't move on from how magical this is. I can only imagine how surreal it must've been to experience this live - esp if you're a fan of this song in the first place, which I've just learned that it's an ending from #SAO.
This whole thread about the Recall feature on #Microsoft Copilot PCs is making me anxious about future workplaces that may supply a Recall-capable #Windows laptop, and enforcing it/the policy to be enabled.
You should never install personal stuffs on a work PC for privacy reasons, but doesn't this take it to a whole nother level where you couldn't/shouldn't even i.e. reply to personal messages on it cos it's all recorded? 😮💨
But meh, fuck employers that'd force you to use a certain OS anyway.
@rakyat yea, this is the other side of the coin - there's an incentive for employers to enforce it but also a counter that should hopefully prevent them from even considering it. Overall, this feature does sound like an absolute nightmare.
Microsoft should know that all they need to do is just fix their broken search function and implement a working Spotlight-like feature found on macOS and Linux where people could easily look for their files or wtv else insanely quickly - even from their content in cases of files, instead of having an AI watch over you 24/7.
But ofc, they don't have an incentive to do that lol.
@irfan I can actually see how it’ll scare lots of middle managers as they often rely on untraceable communications to enforce their shenanigans haha. The same reason why many employees like to send emails that start with “as discussed, you’ve said this on WhatsApp…” On the other hand, I can also see my HR being thrilled at this feature as they already monitor everyone via the office wifi network.
@geerlingguy you push out a ton of vids nowadays and I never miss any of them, on any of your channels. You getting the new studio has been a big blessing, either bcos it made it easier to produce more videos or it just became necessary in order for you to pay it off, or perhaps a bit of both. Either way, I'm happy!
@irfan mostly it's easier now because I can record during the day. I used to have to wait until kids were in bed! Plus I have room to work on long term projects.
It's insane thinking about how #iPhone has nailed touch scrolling right out of the bat from the first phone, and #Android phones still have not figured out how to do it right. Not just on touchscreens but on trackpads too, only #Apple has managed making something as "simple" as touch scrolling as intuitive, magical, and true to life (instant response, the exact amount of weight and inertia as you'd expect from what you just did with your finger) SYSTEM WIDE (and not app-dependent) while #Windows laptops still makes you feel like you're better off with a mouse. I use an Apple Magic Trackpad on my #Linux PC and it feels great and was one of the best investments I've made, but it will never be as good as it'd be on #macOS and that feels like a crime. Since no one has figured it out, I unjokingly wish the EU or CCP make it compulsory for Apple to teach everyone else in the industry how to implement this seemingly simple thing, so right.
@irfan If you want a long-living pet that can probably outlive you, consider a large parrot. (Don’t actually, cuz apparently parrots outlasting their owners by a couple of decades is not uncommon & their kids ended up having to take care of the parrots)
Pretty tempting to get #ACValhalla for 37.80 MYR. As far as recent #AssassinsCreed#games go, I didn't finish #ACOrigins which isn't surprising cos I got distracted with many other games I have that I also haven't finished. #ACOdyssey, at first I played the male character and I thought meh I didn't like his accent lol and his character had too much testosterone (or what I describe as he's too ooga booga) so I gave it up - until long later I tried playing the female character instead and I loved her character better and the game itself was actually decent and fun so I almost completed it.
I was interested in the game before bcos a #Vikings setting seems interesting to explore but bcos it's set in the UK, I think, I've to say the world/landscape itself seems pretty dull compared to something like Greece in Odyssey (again, not sure about Egypt in Origins since I've only played it like 10 mins).
@irfan the game is quite boring, and you can play as a woman, and there is a quest where you have to seduce your brother’s wife, which also works as a woman. A lot of it is just filler, but not a bad way to see a lot of boats and water and villages
TIL there's a "Gereja Ayam" (literally Chicken Church) in Indonesia that looks like it'd fit right into #NierAutomata lol, maybe the theme park and feature a secret boss fight with the chicken head if you hit it just enough times.
The Singaporean government has joined the Malaysian government in using #AI generated (pictorial) content in their public materials instead of shelving out the money to get original content that they need (be it photos, illustrations, etc.).
My partner has just asked me the magic words I've never thought I'd hear in the years we've been together: "How do I set #Firefox as my default browser?". Bye #Safari and thank you <3