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Google Pay is officially dead in the US. Just got the email. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 161 points 5 months ago (20 children)

So use google wallet..

Instead of rebranding / upgrading one product, Google continues to make new products and have awkward migrations between them.

Manifest V2 phase-out begins in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Or just use a chromium fork that allows ad block plugins...

Manifest V2 phase-out begins in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (6 children)

There wasn't any h265 support until recent nightlies for windows.. so there is that issue. Which is important for watching movies ore even some NVR / Security cameras these days for anything 4K or higher.

Manifest V2 phase-out begins in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

True.. but you can install content blocker plugins on iOS now from the app store and as far as mobile goes Android offer an alternative.

Manifest V2 phase-out begins in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

There’s a lot more vendor lock in than there has been in the past. I don’t see there being a major change without legislation

LOL no.. ActiveX on IE was the ultimate lock in, and that is gone now.. Also we have A LOT of chromium based clones that don't have these restrictions.. It will still be a popularity contest.

Firefox however is limited by its in ability / unwillingness to license or implement some DRM features / Codecs which kind of sucks.

Manifest V2 phase-out begins in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Internet is dominated by Netscape, then crushed by MS giving its browser away.. Firefox steps in for a while and is great but starts to suck / get slow, google steps in people start to shift to google, everyone is on google... Wonder who steps in next.

Databases and their real world use examples in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

ELI5 due to my smooth brain with these concepts

Database is a broad term, nearly any computer system that stores structured data like lists of names or transactions has a database of some kind. Dedicated database platforms like MySQL just make it more efficient / faster / easier to query and store data.

Study finds a quarter of all webpages from 2013 to 2023 no longer exist in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I would be MORE surprised if they where still there.

Teslas can still be stolen with a cheap radio hack despite new keyless tech in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I was recently looking at new vehicles nearly all have push button starts.

After 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostat in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago

As per the Ecobee notice this only impacts the two original models and they still function as regular thermostats still, they are just not providing any of the smart / cloud features anymore.

Newer units support local homekit control, which can also be paired with open systems like Home Assistant for full local control for automation.

More Canadians dive into streaming, pushing traditional TV aside in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Haven’t had cable for like 20 years now. Shop around, don’t pay for things you don’t use.