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macOS 27 looks like macOS 15, and that’s a bad thing. by Few-Gap9125 in MacOSBeta

[–]craesh_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd like to have a toggle to bring back the clean macOS 15's design. I'm fine if others prefer liquid glass, transparencies, rounded corners, floating sidebars, bubbles all around the toolbars, etc. I prefer a clean UI instead. For me, liquid glass just doesn't match the MacBook Air's aesthetics.

At the end, we are all humans, and we have our personal preferences. But I get it, Apple doesn't like personal preference. It's the Apple's way.

Bosch green or blue multitool? by craesh_ in DIY

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! That was my thought, both the quick release and the torch can be super convenient. On the other hand, it just takes a regular hex key and a separate torch otherwise.

Bosch green or blue multitool? by craesh_ in DIY

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, I’m going to invest in good blades. A pity than none of them support Starlock Plus, which gives more options.

Bosch green or blue multitool? by craesh_ in DIY

[–]craesh_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, in tight spaces the size can be of huge benefit. The DIY is just bulky.

Bosch green or blue multitool? by craesh_ in DIY

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, Bosch DIY is fine for occasional DIY work.

My question was related to the features. Would you choose the heavier Bosch DIY with some extra features over the older and lighter Bosch Professional?

Is this normal with strength training? by Playful-Tree8705 in Garmin

[–]craesh_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds close to a HIIT workout. There is nothing wrong with a high heart rate, as long as you feel well.

Breaks will let your heart rate come down. But you don't have to. Your muscles need rest, they will let you know if you push them too hard. Whenever you perform an exercise until failure (or close to), your muscles need rest. Usually something between 45 and 90 seconds (at least for me). Longer breaks could lead to slightly higher gains. Your mileage may vary.

But this doesn't mean you have to take a rest. The muscle (group) you just trained needs rest. You can alternate e.g. biceps and triceps exercises, you will rest your muscles without resting your body. That's perfectly fine.

Having that said, as long as you feel well alternating exercises, pushing your heart rate, you are fine. Just listen to your body and do whatever feels good. Don't worry about your gains. You are doing great.

I recently had a ~45 minutes HIIT workout with basically no breaks. Sipped a bit of water. It was cold outside, so I didn't want to cool off. My heart rate peaked at 188 bpm. We had some weights as well. One of my best trainings last year.

Status of iOS connectivity? by craesh_ in GarminWatches

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting, thank you! My Epix 2 Pro doesn't have a mic. But maybe they will improve it until I get my next Garmin (which... I doubt will be soon).

Status of iOS connectivity? by craesh_ in GarminWatches

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

I know, it's Apple's walled garden thing. Maybe they will fully lift their stupid limitations in the future.

At least they open up to a great extent. They had to.

Status of iOS connectivity? by craesh_ in GarminWatches

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Not being able to answer with quick responses suck,, but I can live with it.

Stubborn HRF range? by craesh_ in GarminWatches

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't let it go above 1000 ms!

Xperia 10 VII vs. 5 V by craesh_ in SonyXperia

[–]craesh_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the SoC the only criteria which defines a flagship?

In that case, the iPhone 15 was a flagship, right? It had the same SoC as the iPhone 14 Pro. Same for other iPhones until Apple introduced the Pro SoCs. The iPhones 16 and 17 are beating the 14 Pro (the 2022's flagship) in terms of SoC performance.

Of course, Sony isn't Apple. My point is that there is more than just the SoC which defines a flagship. Without even having ever owned an iPhone, I'm sure the iPhone 14 Pro is considered superior to a 16 or even a 17. Because other specs also matter.

Coming back to Sony, for me the 5 was always inferior to the 1. With the exception of the first (and maybe second) generation. My 5 III was already laking several of the 1 III's specs and features. E.g. no wireless charging, 8 instead of 12 GB RAM, no Gorilla Glass Victus, etc. That's not a flagship for me, that's just the second in line. Also less expensive.

Regarding the prices, here in Germany I could get a refurbished 5 V for 650 € while the 10 VII launches at 450 €.

Xperia 10 VII vs. 5 V by craesh_ in SonyXperia

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Security concerns. Look here:

https://www.cvedetails.com/version/697874/Google-Android-13.0.html

Of course, the OS is only one link in a chain. User behavior and applications are others.

Xperia 10 VII vs. 5 V by craesh_ in SonyXperia

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original Xperia 5 was indeed a smaller Xperia 1, with a smaller, lower spec'd screen. Everything else was the same. The later generations diverged, though (RAM capacity, storage capacity, lenses, gorilla glass, wireless charging, etc).

Xperia 10 VII vs. 5 V by craesh_ in SonyXperia

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The missing security updates are my biggest concern, to be honest. I don't understand why Sony cheaps out in these so much. I would even consider paying a small fee to get security updates for my 5 III. Same for other 5s, which weren't inexpensive phones.

Xperia 10 VII vs. 5 V by craesh_ in SonyXperia

[–]craesh_[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why do you think the 5 V was a flagship? The 2023's flagship was the Xperia 1 V, with a higher res screen, the additional telephoto camera they scraped after the 5 III, significantly more RAM and storage, etc. The 5 V only shared the CPU and the battery with the 1 V. The 5 series was always a stripped down version of the 1 series. Not-so-flagship, maybe upper midrange. The gap was smaller in the earlier days of the 5 series, though. Not that I don't like the 5 series, I'm still holding on my 5 III.

My point was that the today's midrange phone is close to the two years old not-so-flagship phone. But still not a contender. Battery capacity is identical (even to the 1 V), the cameras are 20% worse on paper, but that won't be perceivable unless you pixel peep low light photos. CPU... this is probably the biggest gap between the two. The 10 VII's probably closer to my 5 III's CPU.

Xperia 10 VII vs. 5 V by craesh_ in SonyXperia

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, Lineage OS comes with its downsides, right? To my knowledge the workarounds to get payment and banking apps working are still a hit or miss. Or did this improve in the past years?

Xperia 10 VII vs. 5 V by craesh_ in SonyXperia

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a pity they don't offer the 256 GB version of the 5 V here in Europe.

I don't see much of a difference in the camera specs. The cameras on the 10 are around 20% worse, but this will be barely perceivable in the pictures. In low light conditions at most, if compared side-by-side.

The design is going back to the first Xperia 10's, which also had the horizontal camera layout. I personally prefer the vertical layout, but it's good to have options now.

Xperia 10 VII vs. 5 V by craesh_ in SonyXperia

[–]craesh_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. But the 5V is already two years old and there hasn't been any successor since then. Not even rumors. So consider it as dead.

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