Like Nintendo, they can basically just brick your device

What? No they can’t, stop spreading bullshit. If that was the case it would be much, much harder to install a different OS. I can tell you from experience though that it’s no harder than any other x86 PC.

It’s still marked as experimental, not deprecated, just will likely stay that way. However, it does work with both protocols individually, and the first-use wizard asks you which dedicated firmware you would like to install:

https://support.nabucasa.com/hc/en-us/articles/26124710072861-Enabling-Thread-support

2.4GHz*

Zigby particularly stood out as annoying to me as it includes its own 2.4ghz physical layer stack which uses the same range as WiFI, which is already overcrowded as hell and relies on some CSMA/CA magic to make even the most apartment crowded area of APs function decently.

I mean, there isn’t really any other choices for unlicensed consumer use? 5GHz is dedicated to WiFi. The sub-GHz bands would be great, as there isn’t a need for much bandwidth, but it’s a huge mishmash of frequencies that would require many different SKUs per device:

904k now!

Fluff yeah!!

I have a Pro 2 and my only complaint with it with “SteamOS” (Bazzite) is that the back paddles don’t actually work with Steam Input directly. You can program them with the Ultimate Software, but that means they’re stuck only repeating the input of another button on the controller. So if this update brings full Steam Input support that would be awesome, as it would mean you can set all kinds of other functions to them. Plus not having to use a seperate software, and controller-based profiles, would be awesome.

I think there has always been more than one meaning to it. To me it’s also meant “requires a full reinstall/restore to get working again, either through normal means, or using a special tool/method”. Like, full loss of data but not completely broken.

Anything less than that though, like a system freeze that only requires a hard reset, definitely doesn’t count.

I think you’re seeing the wrong causation when it comes to enshittification. FOSS licenses prevent that sort of thing from happening. Linux is already, by far and away, the most popular server OS so consumers moving to it isn’t going to make it worse.

I dunno, maybe be less of a hipster bestie?

Yes, but most people trade their phones in after two to three years.

But is it better than someone else getting use out of the phone for several more years? Because that’s what I’m suggesting, and it seems you’re arguing against a strawman…

It’s the same as trading in a car versus selling it on the private market. It is ALWAYS a bad deal. It’s also not like if you trade it in that’s more environmentally friendly, because they just recycle it immediately, and most of the carbon emissions come from manufacture. They’re just trying to inflate prices by killing the second-hand market.

If you’re that worried about your data, screen who you’re selling it too. But unless you’re a journalist, politician or very high up in a business, you’re probably fine.

There’s two versions of the Z2E, the one that is labelled “AI” has an NPU. More than any LLM crap, those NPUs can be really good for local ML features that increase accessibility for people. As for how well that’ll be supported on Linux, I’m not sure.

On the point of* your edit, MSFT have said that it’s going to support third-party stores directly in their game interface. I think it’s fairly unlikely that they’re going to break from their already exisiting Xbox controller input scheme. They already have a monopoly there, even third-party devices like the Legion Go use the Xbox layout and input scheme.

I don’t think there’s going to be a bunch of difference with the Z2 over the Z1, and you’ve gotta remember that they’re just 8000/9000 CPUs with Radeon graphics. AMD open sources their drivers too.

This is going to appeal more to regular consumers over enthusiasts.

I’ve been running Bazzite on a Legion Go for ~9 months now and yeah it’s such a great experience. It essentially makes it a Steam Deck! Everything I’ve wanted to play just works.

If it’s 99% isopropyl then it’s probably fine to leave it on now, as it has really low conductivity. The warmth from being on will also help evaporate it faster.

It is when you use a private tracker and disable DHT, Local Peer Discovery and Peer Exchange.

Yeah it’s a little strange. Swift is Apple’s own programming language, and there was an older Jellyfin app on iOS that didn’t use it and so wasn’t fully “native” in a similar way to how most social media apps are just a web browser.

There is a native Apple TV app, I didn’t migrate from plex until there was and I migrated over 18 months ago. It’s called Swiftfin.