Interestingly, this CPU performs noticeably better under Linux than under Windows 11

True, they have some interesting features. But at least if they use Windows ML, these apps can run on any hardware. The only difference is the performance that can be achieved.

They said something in the video you linked that the developers could use a larger model thanks to the performance of the Snapdragon Chip. And with Davinci, they said that the performance with NPU is better than with GPU.

What I’m trying to say is that these things are not a new invention of 2024. NPUs were introduced at least 7 years ago (for ARM CPUs). The Microsoft APIs have been there for three years. The only new thing is the marketing hype around AI.

The hardware industry wants to sell new devices. Most software companies just upload your data to the cloud and to the AI magic there (e.g. ChatGPT, Bing Image creator).

AI Phones or AI laptops are IMO a pure marketing invention.

The linked essay is quite long and (at least for me) hard to read. One of the first links in the article is to this patreon blog post, that summarizes the issue well.

As we first announced last year, Apple is requiring that Patreon use their in-app purchasing system and remove all other billing systems from the Patreon iOS app by November 2024.

This has two major consequences for creators:

1. Apple will be applying their 30% App Store fee to all new memberships purchased in the Patreon iOS app, in addition to anything bought in your Patreon shop.
2. Any creator currently on first-of-the-month or per-creation billing plans will have to switch over to subscription billing to continue earning in the iOS app, because that’s the only billing type Apple’s in-app purchase system supports.

Before we go any further, we want to be crystal clear about one thing: Apple’s fee will not impact your existing members. It will only affect new memberships purchased in the iOS app from November onward.

The metric equivalent to 14 awg is 2.5mm²

I don’t think we have the stats yet, but it most likely will not increase the lifespan of the battery ;)

My guess would be something like 500 cycles, which would roughly translate to 1-2 years, until the battery degrades noticeably.

16 Amps at 20V … what type of cables will they use? USB-C cables won’t allow this much current.

Doesn’t look good from the device compatibility aspect:

Termux also supports Android 12 but running the app on this version of Android would kill phantom processes and crash the app, meaning spawning several processes would randomly close the application unintentionally. if you plan to upgrade your device to Android 12, upgrade at your own risk! Related issue: https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2366

The first three apps are not available anymore. The fourth link leads to an active project (Andronix) and looks interesting, thanks!

Thank you, this looks like an interesting project. But this approach is permanent (flashing new OS) and therefore limited to a few supported devices.

Yes, that works fine if I control the wifi.

How often do you look at the wifi list? It would be more useful if we could lock one SSID to one specific band (2.4/5/6 GHz). This could help for devices that frequently switch between bands

The 100mb/sec are becoming a bottleneck for some use cases, but the capacity is awesome.

It’s lile 5 years and I still have not seen one good use case for blockchain except cryptocurrencies.

Ryzen 2000 and 3000 are still fairly recent and were announced 5-6 years ago.

The app is not Libre, sadly. But it is possible to use a yubikey instead, then you need noting else than a web browser.

Using physical ID is possible, but this would mean that I would need to walk to some office.

Oh, Microsoft Active Directory does this, when you log in via a method that doesn’t allow changing the passwords (e.g. VPN login over RADIUS).

Seems at least plausible, given the whole “gatekeeper” regulations (EU).

I understand that even the concept is scary to some, especially to our friends on the other side of the atlantic.

However, it isn’t really anything else than a 2FA app, similar to most banking apps. When you interact with a government service (like taxes, social security), you have to approve the login on your phone.