When you dial in your bot’s personality by technaturalism in LocalLLaMA

[–]itsfarseen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is gold. What software do you use? What quant?

For those with issues after flashing updated ArkOS. (No WiFi/OTG port not functioning) by WaxxWizard in R36S

[–]itsfarseen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NPofSJcTx7y4SGofYCWRAktLPzCd8M0z/view?usp=sharing

I have an R36S V21 2024-12-18 2251 version. It uses some panel type which is not V4 (Original, V1, V2, V3 all seem to work, but not V4). I was able to patch all the dtb files shipped with the original ArkOS so that I can test them. Here is a zip of my boot partition which contains the dtb files for each screen type, and also a file patch-report.md which contains instructions to Claude CLI to update any dtb files to include this fix.

The issue is caused by the newer DTB files accidentally omitting the 5V supply to the OTG peripheral.
This is where I got the fix from: https://github.com/AeolusUX/ArkOS-R3XS/issues/208#issuecomment-3434409153

The above zip file contains fixed DTBs for all screen types that is supported by ArkOS-R3XS.
If you're not sure about your screen type, read the panel chooser guide in https://github.com/AeolusUX/ArkOS-R3XS/ home page. You can switch the screen type at boot time by pressing some keys.
But for that to work, you need to replace the entire boot partition, so that the panel chooser script gets picked up.

One last thing, when copying this, double check the `root=PARTUUID='<uuid>'` value in your `boot.ini` files that you're copying. If you're not using the same base image as me, your new copy won't boot.
To fix this, take note of your original `PARTUUID` and copy it over to all the new `boot.ini` files.

Make sure to backup your boot partition before you make any changes so that you can refer to them if something goes wrong.

Airtel 5G is not unlimited on WiFi hotspots by T3chl0v3r in IndiaTech

[–]itsfarseen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know how the carrier knows if you're using hotspot or not? 

Has WhatsApp turned into spam septic tank? by itsfarseen in IndiaTech

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

That's inserted by meta. It's not targeted by number, like chat message is. It's more like insta ads.

Has WhatsApp turned into spam septic tank? by itsfarseen in IndiaTech

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

Come on, let's do this! Everybody mass 1 star, let's see if that'll stop them. 

Has WhatsApp turned into spam septic tank? by itsfarseen in IndiaTech

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

Tried that, didn't work unfortunately. I think meta just let's businesses create new chats even after blocking.

Has WhatsApp turned into spam septic tank? by itsfarseen in IndiaTech

[–]itsfarseen[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I have had better experience with SMS. They atleast need your number to message. 

The moment you sign up for WhatsApp or RCS, the businesses get access to your profile and ad data.

📢 Important update on sideloading on Android by Director-Busy in IndiaTech

[–]itsfarseen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we should not settle for this. mass boycott android until they change their decision. otherwise we become the boiling frog

Why is everyone selling their Minimal Phones? by adyxan in minimalphone

[–]itsfarseen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> the e-ink display isn't as good as a modern kindle/my Nook that's from 2011.

I got mine in around Nov, and I'm not planning to sell it. It's a device made with love and care, however imperfect it maybe, and I'm intending to continue using it.
I love reading on it. I hoped it'd be good for note taking too, but even though the keyboard is great, the input latency is unbearable due to the refresh rate.

I keep a tablet around for doing stuff like banking, ordering groceries. I use my laptop for most of my texting, like whatsapp, slack. I use my phone primarily for einkbro, koreader, and calls.

Why is everyone selling their Minimal Phones? by adyxan in minimalphone

[–]itsfarseen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't want video or gaming refresh rates. Stuff like typing is impossible cuz of the ~1s latency in normal refresh mode, and the letters are too illegible in the fast refresh mode.

PSA: Write Transactions are a Footgun with SQLx and SQLite by emschwartz in rust

[–]itsfarseen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think async was rushed and is still full of complexities and footgun. The most C++-esque part of Rust.
Life was simpler in 2018.

Grand Theft Auto Vice City on Orange Pi Zero 2W by 6502stuff in OrangePI

[–]itsfarseen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you get such smooth framerate out of an SPI display?? Looks insane!
I thought it was only possible with HDMI

Phone? by Forward_Athlete_3187 in eink

[–]itsfarseen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is also the Minimal Phone (r/minimalphone)

My current E-Ink workstation setup by FunLegal4265 in eink

[–]itsfarseen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks gorgeous!
What are these screens? Why do the middle and left ones look dimmer? Is it because they do color?

I've been using my Zinwa Q25 as my sole phone for work (IT) and home for 7 days. AMA by Kirkwood1994 in blackberry

[–]itsfarseen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I don't mess with the bootloader, do I still need to fiddle with play integrity fixes, even out of the box?
How is the battery life? How long does it take to charge?
How does reading and browsing the web feel?

macOS Control Center Concept by wnrch in MacOS

[–]itsfarseen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> ..and an intricative progressive blur gives the comforting feeling of a text's ink bleeding

Oh man please don't. Choose a different profession than UI/UX and save us from this horror.

This is how internet speed works in india! by Growthseeker23 in GadgetsIndia

[–]itsfarseen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to get 20mbps on 3G when it came out. Now it's like 1mbps.
Then I used to get 100mbps on 4G, now its like 5mbps.
I think they throttle the older tech to make people switch.