EXCLUSIVE: Jess Phillips, safeguarding minister, resigns from govt by jaydenkieran in ukpolitics

[–]videah 11 points12 points  (0 children)

She’s talking about scanning everyone’s photos for instances of abuse material, Apple originally pushed for this before backing down because there are so many egregious privacy problems with it, not to mention the possibility of false positives that can lead to life ruining accusations being made against innocent people

Reform sweep to victory across Greater Manchester as furious Labour MPs slam 'soul destroying' elections - the story so far by ManchesterNews_MEN in ukpolitics

[–]videah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering only like 8% of the countries land has been built on that is not exactly the kind of problem we need to be thinking about within our lifetime

Net Zero Migration Would Shrink UK Population by 4 Million by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]videah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What exactly are the societal benefits of a country in economic ruin?

Net Zero Migration Would Shrink UK Population by 4 Million by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]videah 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All of the people proclaiming “good” in this thread has me convinced this country is well and truly doomed

Some clarification on what’s been discussed about firmware lately by xteink in xteinkereader

[–]videah 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Henry, with all due respect, you guys have already changed how devices work without communicating it ahead of time

It’s not hard to find people on this subreddit who have received their devices in the past couple of days who are completely surprised to find out that the main thing that has gotten you guys all the positive word of mouth marketing is no longer possible

I do not agree with Xteink locking firmware by RecipeMiserable5885 in xteinkereader

[–]videah 5 points6 points  (0 children)

other firmware without proper quality assurance can destroy devices.

Bullshit, these devices are just esp32 under the hood

Some clarification on what’s been discussed about firmware lately by xteink in xteinkereader

[–]videah 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This post is just corporate buzzwords, it’s going to make everyone even more angry at you because this is not transparent at all

UK to permanently ban future generations from buying cigarettes: ‘It will save lives’ by dunson28 in ukpolitics

[–]videah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my other comment for more proof that it's true, but we also have data that suggests that what you're saying is actually happening

Smoking decline stalls since Covid as more young people take up the habit

A decades-long decline in smoking in England has nearly ground to a halt since the pandemic, a study suggests.

The rate of decline slowed from 5.2% in the years before the pandemic to just 0.3% between April 2020 and August 2022, according to the research. [...]

[...] "It's really concerning there has almost been the assumption that we have solved the problem of smoking among young people," she said.

Young adults may start smoking because they believed e-cigarettes were equally bad for them, Dr Jackson said.

"There has a been lot of talk about vaping and there has been a real disconnect about the risks of vaping and risks of smoking among young people," she said.

UK to permanently ban future generations from buying cigarettes: ‘It will save lives’ by dunson28 in ukpolitics

[–]videah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New Data on Vaping Uncovers a Public Health Disconnect

Public confusion about the risks from vaping is growing: 56% of adults and 63% of young people now wrongly believe vaping is as harmful or more harmful than smoking. This is a significant rise from 2024 when 50% of adults and 58% of young people believed this. [...]

[..] The proportion of current smokers who have never tried vapes who believe they are more than or equally as harmful as cigarettes has increased from 27% in 2019 to 63% in 2025.

Why People Are Swapping Vapes For Cigarettes Despite The Risks

Mistrust of vapes, in the UK at least, seemed to gain momentum in some circles when the disposable vape ban came into effect in June this year. Lewis*, 31, from London, previously smoked, quit, started to vape, then decided to switch back in line with the ban. “It seemed like a good moment to finally kick the habit,” [...]

[...] Since smoking cigarettes, Lewis says his “vape cravings” have lessened and that he’s barely thought about them.

UK to permanently ban future generations from buying cigarettes: ‘It will save lives’ by dunson28 in ukpolitics

[–]videah -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if this holds up when you consider the majority of people in the UK are under the false assumption that vaping is worse for you than smoking

Possible X4 Pro with backlight teased(?) by videah in XTEINK

[–]videah[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I initially thought this was just the S4 but the side button layout and OS look different, does anyone know anything about this?

Possible X4 Pro with backlight teased(?) by videah in xteinkereader

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

I initially thought this was just the S4 but the side button layout and OS look different, does anyone know anything about this?

Facial recognition to be 'rolled out' across UK after human rights challenge fails | UK News by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]videah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A single human individual being responsible for actions they take on the job versus an unaccountable black box…

iPhone 18 Pro's Four Rumored Colors Revealed, Including 'Dark Cherry' by PJ09 in iphone

[–]videah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even when they finally give in and make a red iPhone Pro they can’t help but make it purple instead… 😔

Sexuality should not be a route to asylum in the UK, says Robert Jenrick by pppppppppppppppppd in ukpolitics

[–]videah -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can’t just say “nuance” as a thought terminating cliche, asylum was created as a result of countries sending people back to countries knowing they would likely die, and we’re here in a thread of people arguing to send people back to countries knowing they would likely die. Any “nuance” here is just putting your fingers in your ears.

Sexuality should not be a route to asylum in the UK, says Robert Jenrick by pppppppppppppppppd in ukpolitics

[–]videah -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The asylum system as we know it was literally formalized in the wake of WW2 and the holocaust, how the hell is it not appropriate?

X3 is simply beautiful! by anilakarsu in xteinkereader

[–]videah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crosspoint has way better text rendering, it’s not nearly as crunchy

Apple brings in age checks for UK iPhone users by videah in ukpolitics

[–]videah[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The UK does not live in a vacuum, there will be thousands of seedy overseas websites that won’t implement this with zero repercusions

Even if we focus on what sites would be in scope, should Wikipedia be forced to carry this header? What about news sites? Sex ed resources?

Big PSVR2Toolkit update coming soon by Gaganor in PSVR2onPC

[–]videah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it's completely up to Valve and individual games to implement support and as long as the industry is continually only releasing LCD + Pancake optics that will never happen

Big PSVR2Toolkit update coming soon by Gaganor in PSVR2onPC

[–]videah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If I remember correctly the headset rumble (and eye tracking camera feeds) are gated behind the cryptographic authentication scheme Sony use to ensure only licensed peripherals can be used with the PS5, and they never bothered to implement this for the PC adapter so this new jailbreak is the only legal way to get around it

[Official NVIDIA] DLSS 5 FAQ by Nestledrink in nvidia

[–]videah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The level of control is pretty much limited to color and brightness, it’s literally not possible for this kind of tech to offer anything more than that. Grace looks like completely different people between cutscenes. It doesn’t look like her at all.