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To my neighbour who saw the glow in the dark planogram I bought and said, "oh, you know you could just use an app for that," uh, where is your whimsy, where is your whimsy, where is your whimsy, *throws your phone in the lake and points to it as it sinks,* is there an app for that?
#technology#technology reliance#mayhaps i want to learn the stars myself mayhaps i want the thrill of figuring out a new fun little skill on my own#mayhaps i want a pretty glowing circle on my wall#apps#apps apps apps *growls and snarls like a beast* leave me aaaalllooooneee 😭
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Nah, I actually liked the movie and y'all can kiss my ass
God dayum did M3gan make me more wary of technology But also, i think it's hella ironic that this woman, who has low empathy, created an ai robot for kids, and forgot to do what?
Make her have empathy.
She gave M3gan intelligence, CBT practice, mental health diagnostic capabilities, and a highly rational thought process... making her the smartest, most manipulative psychopath in the room without empathy or an intrinsic moral code; only orders.
She did, essentially, create a person. But because she never had that intention, she didn't get M3gan what she needed that she lacked which is only seen if you compare her to a human being and not a program.
And then THE TWIST??
"Jesus Christ, I thought we were friends." it's a funny line thrown into the trailers, but what's funny? in the actual scene it was never meant to be said sarcastically. it was genuine.
you realize M3gan was never a second child; she was a second woman.
"our child"
she wanted to raise Cady as a CO-parent. It was Cady's AUNT she was attached to and felt betrayed by, because the feelings weren't mutual. That's why every clipped command she was given, M3gan initially complied but not without an air of "bitch who you think you're talking to?" I loved it.
(edit: there's a weird take spreading around that is hitting outside of joking territory, and that's "Megan did nothing wrong"- girl, she literally tried to kill the aunt AND the child, get therapy)
Also,
Look at this cutie!!!
Amie Donald! You kicked ass in this movie!
#M3gan#I actually really liked the movie bc it's a critique on the reliance of technology in parenting.#but i just really really liked the twist ending#she's like 'bitch are you serious? i am not doing this bc of my programming-- I'm Doing This Because Of YOU!!'#M3gan spoilers#edit: feel like I should clarify that this is NOT a 'Megan did nothing wrong' post.#Some of you guys are weird
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Does ur dream imply ur the cause of the missing submarine
i want to say “if I could astral project do you think I’d be using it to Iron Lungify some billionaires at the ocean floor??” but like, i would absolutely do that
#lindsey shut up#an ask? wtf#Anonymous#like. of course loss of human life is always tragic etc etc#but also like. come on man. the titanic sank due to human hubris and over reliance on untested technology#and you go on a tourist dive full of human hubris and over reliance on untested tech. come on. come the fuck on.
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Knock knock, KaiOS.
The ephemeral taste of innovating nearly obsolete bricks might be reaching its inevitable demise.
Nokia 8110 4G displayed in a kiosk at Mobile World Congress 2018. Image courtesy of Kārlis Dambrāns.
Despite the recent boom of feature phone sales over digital minimalism and dopamine detox trends, the future for KaiOS remains bleak as they fail to be consistent with their promises, thus miserably lagging against established giants in the market.
The good start
KaiOS is a partially open-source operating system developed by the Hong Kong-based company, KaiOS Technologies Inc. It was initially released in October 2017 and was forked from Boot 2 Gecko. Their name is from the Chinese for open – 开 (kāi) which “captures the idea of being inclusive.”
In just one year, they have overtaken Apple’s iOS as the second most popular operating system in India, with Android remaining on top, despite losing their 9% market share. In that same timeframe as well, they managed to sell around 450 million devices worldwide. Furthermore, their platform is compatible to WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube, Google Maps, and Google Assistant.
To oversimplify things, KaiOS took the Boot 2 Gecko code (based from FirefoxOS) and modified it to run on hardware similar to that of feature phones and added the KaiOS Store. Other than that, they also implemented recent innovations that are becoming today’s standard, like 4G LTE and 5G, GPS, and Wi-Fi. By doing so, they effectively just created a separate phone segment, which some people call as the quasi-smartphones or smart feature phones.
KaiOS specifically chose the hardware present in their devices for an appealing approach to developing markets, like India and Pakistan, to bridge the digital divide and bring cheaper internet access. They removed the touch screen which they consider as the most costly part of the device, and replaced it with a cheaper T9 keypad input. Additionally, their devices only need 256MB to work and are also compatible with cost-efficient Spreadtrum chipsets.
What went wrong
By doing so, they effectively avoided the mistakes that Mozilla made. They chose a target audience first and offered them a product. They made an operating system out of the web but used that as a tool rather than the end goal, the latter being their approach to the digital divide. But not all products are perfect on their own, as their approach is a double-edged sword.
The T9 keypad meant that the apps had to be optimized to work on such inputs. Likewise, dissimilar to FirefoxOS, not all webpages can run on KaiOS devices due to hardware restraints. Such disadvantages make it an appealing short-term solution while their users save up for better entry-level Android devices.
Platform immaturity
The platform is still quite immature, despite five years since its initial launch. Some users claimed that their devices sometimes cannot receive calls, and crashes on related functions constantly. The battery also does not live up to its expectations and provides a ‘disappointing’ performance.
Additionally, the calendar’s sync and date functionality is unstable, the alarm clock doesn’t ring from time to time, and the lack of note-taking, file browsing, multitasking, and wide audio format support. Besides, the platform lacked proper app quality control, bug reports, and feedback system, along with a slew of advertisements. Perhaps, the most lambasted functionality of the platform is the T9 input. Users characterized the input as slow and unreliable, thus ineffective for efficient user interface navigation. The predictive text input, which might sound good, is something they’d rather have disabled due to its restraints such as inaccurate suggestions and buggy input.
Some have mentioned that users may be over-estimating KaiOS and pitching it against smartphone platforms. Then on, we can’t deny that a platform still has to be stable and reliable, albeit hardware-restricted. Some went on to compare the system to its older counterparts such as Nokia’s Series 40, Microsoft’s Lumia, Vodafone’s MobiWire, and Blackberry’s Blackberry 10, which the users characterized as more ‘stable.’
Unfortunately, version 2.5.4 onwards faced a downward trend as certain apps were no longer maintained and supported, due to the decrease of development activity. For instance, the optimized Google and YouTube apps have been pulled out from the app store, around the same time as the update. In version 3, WhatsApp support has already been dropped and new app submissions to the store also plummeted. Google Assistant, the primary tool for users to voice type and issue commands (albeit stripped-down in comparison to Android), also dropped KaiOS support last June 30, 2021. Some users reached out to the company regarding this matter, to which they replied that they are developing an in-house voice assistant alternative. Until now, it is nowhere near worldwide coverage, given the limited devices it was shipped upon.
The company and its partners
Even more worse, the problem rests beyond that. The project development of has been consistent enough until the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the company’s blog statement “the growth was still not like how we achieved in the pre-COVID times, but these numbers and new partnerships are going up and in the right direction in this second year of the pandemic.”
In 2022, the project updates has since then plummeted. There weren’t any major announcements across all their social media platforms, even from the company website. Their Github repositories are no exception as well, as they still haven’t received any commits until now. Their only active repo is the gecko-b2g, which serves as the operating system base.
It is not implicit that their users are complaining about the bugs and speculating on the project’s downfall but it seems that they have no proper public relations and customer support as the company fails to actively respond to these messages.
Nokia
Nokia, or should we say, HMD Global has been a primary partner of KaiOS Technologies over the years. They manufactured the higher-end devices of the platform that were considerably the most popular in KaiOS’ lineup, such as the Nokia 6300 4G, Nokia 2780 Flip, and the Nokia 8110 4G.
Regardless, their approach is somehow vague as enthusiasts are confused over what their target audience is supposed to be, and what were they trying in the first place. Their approach started with the reboot of their classic devices, so it’s safe to assume that their target consumers are the ones who are nostalgic over their retro bricks. HMD, for a matter of fact, might have just been the worst example of a KaiOS partner.
Their devices are the most expensive ones of the platform, almost close to the entry-level Android Go smartphones. HMD Global has also been long criticized over the failure to deliver software updates from KaiOS to their devices, as they provide only about a year of support for these. The users also cannot help to complain over the significant bloatware present in such a limited hardware they provide.
Just recently, HMD Global took a step back from this approach and cherished their barebones Series 30 and Series 30+ platforms once again. Their last KaiOS device is the 2780 Flip from November 2022 and was then on followed by a series of Android Go and dumbphones from their C and 1xx series. In a reply to a user inquiry, they reportedly blamed KaiOS as the Google Assistant support for the platform was dropped.
Alcatel and TCL
Alcatel and TCL are also major partners of KaiOS. In fact, TCL Corporation is the largest shareholder of KaiOS Technologies. Both of them are popular for their Go Flip line. Despite the successes of Go Flip 1, 2, 3, and V, they didn’t get to experience the luxury of getting updated to the latest version of the OS, unlike the Go Flip 4. A user reached out to the company, to which they replied that they are still planning to serve these said updates to such devices, although there is still no update to talk of until now.
Unfortunately, similar to HMD Global, they seem to be diverging away from the platform as recent releases from both manufacturers are focused on midrange to high-end Android devices, as well as the Tab series of TCL.
Jio
The Indian telecommunications company, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited is the catalyst of KaiOS’ takeover against Apple in the country, all thanks to their aggressive marketing approach. They offered the competitively priced JioPhone for free to their users who are subscribed to their data plans.
Unluckily, even Jio is also straying away from KaiOS. There have been rumors that the JioPhone and the JioPhone 2 have been discontinued, as they are no longer sold. They last received the version 0258 update back on May 22, 2021, and clearly missed version 3.0 by a long shot.
On June 24, 2021, Reliance Jio announced the JioPhone Next, a budget Android Go smartphone made in collaboration with Google. Recently this year, they partnered with Karbonn to release the Jio Bharat K1 Karbonn and V2 to provide access to UPI payments, Jio ecosystem, and cheaper 4G to the rural areas of India that remain untapped by recent advancements in technology.
What happened?
Fast forward to August 2023, users speculate that the project has already died out due to lack of activity and stagnation since the release of 3.0. Their company's social media platforms are inactive, except for the usual, seemingly AI-generated content every national holiday across countries.
On the other hand, KaiOS Technologies partnered with the cybersecurity firm Trustonic to expand their device affordability efforts in Africa. There have also been infrequent new device releases for the platform, such as the AT&T Cingular Flex in February, Cricket Debut Flex in June, and Logan Technology’s Panita this August.
Truth be told, I find this section rather short and lacking. Unfortunately, I could say the same for the company’s recent efforts. Nonetheless, I hope that things eventually get better.
As users worldwide expected a reliable feature phone platform, all these issues contributed to a downward trend of interest for KaiOS. It seems that they might end up like FirefoxOS, failing to keep up and desolate in the past. Whether they wake up to innovate again, or continue dormant and inevitably die out is up for them to decide.
For now, one thing’s for sure, if they fail to address these issues, they’ll be no better than the obsolete bricks of the bygone era.
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Bonus posting for this holiday weekend, all about the Web outage we just experienced from the Social Gospel Blog with Minister Paul J. Bern: "Six Days Without Internet; What It's Like" https://medium.com/@greatestservant62/bonus-posting-from-the-social-gospel-blog-with-minister-paul-j-bern-a200df14d389
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How To Talk To Your Boss About ChatGPT
#he keeps trying to use it to troubleshoot our site and brought it up for writing documentation#basically instead of trying to google things#and so far it's mostly been unhelpful so ive been kind of hoping he'll just drop it but ill probably have to voice my concerns at some poin#we did steer him away from using ai image generators because the quality just isn't good enough yet#plus there's the copyright argument and we already spend a lot of our time dealing with copyright issues#and there have been a few ai/ml apps that seem useful!#there was a video editing app that helped smooth out the voices if you cut words or sentences#we're a technology department i don't begrudge him wanting to stay on top of new stuff but blind reliance on chatgpt is just a bad idea#j rambles
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New Hampshire your RPS is genuinely bonkers
#YOUR TECHNOLOGICAL DIVISIONS SUCK AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD#WHY IS THERE SO MUCH RELIANCE ON BIOMASS AND BIOMETHANE? FUCK YOU GIVE ME SOLAR#to the government agent reading this
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You could turn Plants into special robots with humane intelligence and it wouldn't change much to the plot.
Trigun kinda is westworld if it was Biopunk and in space.
#dunkar rant#They're man made#They're more powerful than their creators#They were meant to serve humans#They're a technological wonder which humanity relies on a lot#They're different and a reflexion of their creators#They're abused and used frivolously til there's a break#It's the same#Well not westworld specifically because this universe lack the reliance of humans on bots#But you get me
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How to check your Jio number using 5 different methods
How to check your Jio number : Sometimes you get a brand new Jio number to call or use. However, remembering Jio number may be difficult in the initial days and it will take you some time to remember it completely. However, during this interval, one might be wondering how they can remember the newly purchased Jio numbers. Also, is there any option to check Jio number using some code or other…
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First Chinese Flying Drone Taxis From EHang Already Available on Taobao - Technology Org
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First Chinese Flying Drone Taxis From EHang Already Available on Taobao - Technology Org
According to Reuters, Chinese drone manufacturer EHang Holdings has starter the sale of its EH216-S model flying taxi on Taobao, priced at 2.39 million yuan ($332,060).
EH216-S during a test flight. Image credit: EHang
The company received safety approval certification from China’s aviation authority in October last year. This development then marked a significant milestone in its journey towards commercial deployment.
EHang Holdings, headquartered in Guangzhou, previously obtained “type certificate” from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its 216-S model.
The EH216-S is equipped with 16 rotors and has the capacity to accommodate two passengers, boasting speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour and a maximum range of 30 kilometers.
Why flying taxis are based on drone tech?
Flying taxis are indeed based on drone technology.
Firstly, they utilize vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities, enabling them to operate in urban areas without the need for traditional runways.
Additionally, flying taxis often incorporate electric propulsion systems, offering reduced noise levels, lower emissions, and increased efficiency compared to conventional engines.
Also, drone technology integrates advanced autonomous flight control systems, including GPS navigation and obstacle avoidance sensors, allowing flying taxis to operate autonomously or semi-autonomously. This enhances safety and reduces the reliance on human piloting skills.
Furthermore, drones are typically compact and lightweight, making them well-suited for navigating tight spaces and congested airspace in urban environments.
The scalability and cost-effectiveness of drone technology also make it an attractive choice for flying taxis. It allows for the development of taxis in various sizes and configurations to accommodate different passenger capacities and mission requirements.
The use of drone technology lowers operating costs compared to traditional aircraft, which makes flying taxis a more economically viable transportation solution.
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Reliance Industries: Pioneering Innovation, Driving Growth, Shaping the Future
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) stands as a beacon of industrial might and innovation, not just within the confines of India but on the global stage. Founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in the 1960s, it has metamorphosed from a modest textile manufacturer into a behemoth straddling various sectors, including petrochemicals, refining, oil and gas exploration, retail, telecommunications, and digital…
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#voice#I hate our reliance on technology now#and in this moment on how dateing has gone from meeting someone and getting to know and friendship bonds has been turned into#oh this app thinks you’re most compatible with this persons based on a specific set of multiple choice questions#like what happened to going out to the bar and having a random hook up and then maybe falling in love#or going to a mutual friends house party and meeting someone who asks you out for coffee the next day??#what happened to this is my friend and they’re great here’s my mother great friend now keese#everyone now is all instant gratification#either I want you to be fully committed here and now instantly forever#or#so are we gonna fuck or not????#like#I feel so old but#where’s the romance?? where’s the love?? where’s the courting the yearning
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RIL के साथ #WaltDisney के मर्जर का हुआ ऐलान,नीता अंबानी के हाथ में होगी कमान
NitaAmbani #JioCinema #Hotstarb #Disney #Entertainment #Viacom18 #Reliance #RIL#MukeshAmbani
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this is going to sound like the most boomer take ever but I genuinely think increasing reliance on technology for entertainment in youth is draining creativity. it's that instant gratification which allows you to shut your brain off for a while. these kids aren't having to resort to their own creativity when bored. there's always a solution to "bored" now. BRING BACK PLAYING WOLVES UNTIL BEDTIME
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Google Maps Mishap: Travelers Led Astray into Mojave Desert
Google issues apology after directing travelers to the Mojave Desert instead of their intended route. This latest news highlights the risks of relying solely on technology for navigation.
#Google Maps mishap#travelers stranded in Mojave Desert#reliance on technology for navigation#headline horizon#news#latest news
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