https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y83BS_mK9GE
https://youtu.be/1qWJXflTPZk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D93NC_eg3ws
It's here! The first-ever Shifter Global Bike Culture Index, which compares the culture of cycling in more than 100 cities around the world — and it all came...
My Harman Kardon headphones and my sausage fingers don't go well sometimes - occasionally when switching off the ANC I accidentally put the headphones into pairing mode.
When this happens, a massive popup with a picture of my headphones appears on my phone screen, prompting me to connect via bluetooth, a bit like that iOS one that shows up when you hold your earpod case near the device.
Anyone aware what this popup feature is called? I'd like to ultimately switch it off - don't really like the idea of nearby bluetooth devices opening massive popups on my device, just because they're in pairing mode
I woke up this morning to an awful looking homescreen on my Android - turns out my Niagara Launcher subscription had lapsed!
I went to check the renewal prices, and they were literally 2-3x more expensive than what I was paying recently - not really excited about that.
Since my homescreen already looked like garbage, I decided may as well try Kvaesitso, a FOSS search-based launcher. I tried it in the past, but abandoned it since I would want to set up my homescreen and apply an icon pack to all the apps individually.
After several hours of setup (mainly applying the icon pack 😭), I've been using it throughout the rest of the day and I'm pretty pleased with it, it's a very smooth, polished and well thought out minimal search-focused launcher. Here's what I like and don't like so far:
Like
Meh but not dealbreakers
Highly recommend giving it a try if your Niagara subscription lapses, and open to trying a neat FOSS alternative!
I've noticed quite a lot of new accounts popping up recently, wondering if something new happened over at Orange Alien HQ or maybe is this just normal growth?
https://electrek.co/2023/11/22/tesla-fully-open-source-original-roadster-design-and-engineering-releases-rd-docs/
Tesla has made its original Roadster design and engineering “fully open source” and released R&D documents accessible to everyone. The...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHWTZFRu7zY
Ho ho ho. It’s time once again for the Shifter gift guide. Here are some of the products that I’ve been interested in, or used a lot this year, that may make...
For me personally, trams are right up there. Aside from the main issue of sharing the roads instead of having a dedicated line, they really make it easy to get from one part of a city to another, especially for wheelchair users. They're usually as frequent as buses, but much faster. The stations are much more attractive compared to bus stops (on newer systems), and can really make an area feel much nicer IMO.
For those that have a bike, suburban and inter city rail is a strong second. The speed and ease of last mile mobility is what appeals to me the most. Recently took my bike across the country to my home city and it ended up being much faster than driving (by almost an hour) - the multimodal commute was pretty hefty, but lots of fun nonetheless.
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