What are some (realistic) things you wanted to get for a while, just for fun?
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    If you work hard, I’ll bet you could have the Pyra in Two Months™️

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  • OOO
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Zalgo being all informative lately.

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  • Nap time
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Superb, even in slumber.

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  • If you could have one small thing as a superpower. What would it be and why?
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Take a mental note that I could review later without worry of forgetting it, for times when jotting something down normally isn’t practical such as while driving.

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  • https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/36344d10-c9c5-4e67-9d1f-a98d7c5c861b.jpeg

    It should be noted that the new app install feature seems to only work for the official firmware for now.

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    https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/9e57e8cb-fe37-4852-9966-93b98c881a45.jpeg

    For those not in the know, DrUm78 is the creator of the best firmware available for the FunKey S and Q36 Mini, and has been hard at work on a version for the RG Nano that works with the unit’s unique USB C headphone feature. This beta release brings the firmware up to par with his latest version for other systems, with only one known bug remaining. Download link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tDBBpScsff1wBmzMCVJWyRMIjK0mOrB9

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    How do you choose an instance and does that have a significant effect on your Lemmy experience?
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    I joined lemmy.one because it presents itself as friendly to beginners/Reddit refugees. On the plus side, it’s worked very consistently and fast. They’re also federated with pretty much everything, so there’s plenty of content to choose from and narrow by subscribing and blocking.

    On the minus side, you can’t create communities there and the only communities that exist are chat, meta, and some security and privacy focused communities. So you’ll have to get most of your content from across the ‘verce. (Which it part of the part of the point Lemmy anyway.) Also, as a beginner-friendly instance, there’s some tutorial-ish stickied messages depending on how I set my view settings.

    The only significant disadvantage is if I ever want to create my own community, I need another account elsewhere. Otherwise, I’m pretty happy with my choice.

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  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Qapla'!

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  • I told an AI to make spock as a rapper
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    There was an attempt at the Vulcan salute.

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  • I wish people would write some descriptions for their communities
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    You might be able to make a [Meta] post in said community and ask for the sidebar to be expanded. Who knows, maybe it’ll work.

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  • I was just thinking about creating a community for the Flipper, until I found this place. Out of curiosity, what (if any) is this community’s stance on discussion of alternative firmwares? I ask this because channels linked to the official Flipper Zero team are known to discourage talking about any CFW at all, and some communities dedicated to a particular firmware are quite defensive when it comes to saying bad things about them, or recommending alternatives. My ideal Flipper community would allow free discussion of the various firmwares out there, but would not tolerate flaming/hate towards firmware developers.

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    Assuming this is the case, what instances would you recommend? My home instance doesn’t allow community creation and I don’t necessarily want to pile everything on lemmy.world. Decentralization and all that.

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    Do you use the swipe to type feature on your phone?
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Sometimes, but mostly I use tap to type. Usually swipe is accurate, but I don’t always want the risk that it’ll get something wrong and it’ll take longer to fix it than if I’d just typed it straight away.

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  • [Meta] Say wha?
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Right on. I’m not even a T-Mobile customer anymore (I had the so-called “Walmart Plan” back in the day) but I sorted by new and saw some posts from this community float by.

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  • What is your first memory?
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Either going to take a nap in daycare, or being told to wait until the digital clock said something (around a minute or two) and being capable of understanding that I’d get what I wanted at that time.

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  • Emulation on iOS
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    I used to keep an ear open for any apps with hidden emulators to sneak through the App Store, but it seems like that hasn’t happened in a long time and the ones that exist all seem to be incompatible with newer phones. (Plus, you need to jump through hoops these days to carry over delisted apps to a new phone.)

    I also use Provenance sideloaded. Seems like one of the best options for supporting multiple systems and being easy to use/stable. I used to use Delta, but I felt that new systems were being added too slowly.

    https://afterplay.io/ Seems like a decent option as it’s a web app, so it requires neither sideloading nor jailbreaking. But you need to get premium in order to access some systems.

    I have iDOS 2 from the App Store on my phone. (It might be available still in some regions, or you can sideload it.) While I never had any DOS experience from back in the day, it’s nice to have a random collection of DOS games available everywhere I go. Launchbox made an easy-to use launcher for DOS, so I can use simulated mouse controls to launch games without having to switch to the keyboard. If you want to torture yourself, you could theoretically emulate retro games using emulators written for DOS in this way.

    Not technically emulation, but there’s a copy of Mario 64 rebuilt as an iOS app floating around somewhere. I prefer the controls and screen to Mario 64 on Provenance.

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  • Lemmy just had its first major hack. What happens next:
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Many thanks NoTime and jonah!

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  • What are your favorite hobbies or time killers?
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Well, you mentioned Zelda so gaming’s accounted for. I also do some writing. I started out doing it in my head/fanfiction-y and eventually published a couple chapters with more to follow eventually. After simmering things around enough, I got some stories that are good/unique enough to begin writing novels about so I also work on those in my spare time. (Plus a few stories that’d work better in webcomic or GB Studio video game format, but I haven’t started practical work on either yet.)

    Aside from that, I dabble in Linux/computers and such.

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  • Share Your Favorite Linux Distros and Why You Love Them
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    • Android-free Linux distribution specializing in supporting older smartphones.

    • Up-to-date software based on Alpine Linux and focused on privacy and security.

    • Highly portable construction centered around a single software base regardless of what device it’s running on.

    • Goal of keeping a given device running and updated until it physically falls apart.
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  • Share Your Favorite Linux Distros and Why You Love Them
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    • Rolling release that is remarkably stable. • Supports a wide variety of architectures. • XBPS package manage • Lightweight, systemd free.

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  • Share Your Favorite Linux Distros and Why You Love Them
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    • Supports a wide variety of hardware, including ARM devices such as the Pinebook Pro.

    • Up-to-date rolling release.

    • Multiple DE’s available with customized, clean interfaces.

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  • What is the difference between a regular app and a web app? Does iOS have WebApps or is just an Android thing?
  • Cralex Cralex 1y ago 100%

    Adding onto limecool’s response, both iOS and Android are able to use them. I’m using wefwef right now on my iPhone. It looks like any other app on my phone and acts a lot like it, too. (As a former Apollo user, I can only commend the wefwef team for a truly spectacular replication of Apollo’s sleek user interface. The similarities are truly striking.)

    So they’re kind of like a glorified web bookmarks, but they have some capability for managing their own storage (note when you’re prompted to “update” wefwef) rather than being simple links. As an iPhone user, another notable difference comes when you’re getting a new phone. These days, all your apps redownload whenever you restore from a backup, which of course takes time. But your webapps? They’re ready to go right away.

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  • Hey there. This app has really blossomed in a short time, and made my experience with Lemmy fantastic. I can’t seem to view my own profile, though, and I’m not sure if it’s because of which instance I use (old Lemmy version, maybe?) or if I just need to wait for a new app version. I’m on lemmy.one

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