It’s just good in those moments where things have fucked up for some reason and you can either quickly stop at the side and easily deal with it on the head unit or if there’s no traffic around you can slow down and touch the buttons you need to bit by bit while keeping an eye on the road. Or, even better, if you have a co-driver they can sort it for you on a screen that both you and them are able to deal with.
MrScottyTay
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Built in gps is a bit shit now and my current car actually doesn’t have one unless i buy an overpriced encrypted sd card with the map data that if i want to update the maps for, have to buy again.
Phones and their map apps allow me to have up to date mapping that also show where there’s roadworks and closures so i can be rerouted elsewhere which is a godsend when you’re in a town or city you’re not familiar with.
Edit: built in now may not be shitter than it was but it is shitter than the new alternatives via android auto (i also don’t use Google maps by the way)
It became so convenient and essential for me like 8 years ago. When I leave the house I only need my tiny phone and my house key (and sometimes my car key) and that’s it. That’s nice. I don’t want to have to carry more on top of what I already do.
I’m 31 and would need those things. Makes driving a car how I want much easier. No awkward looking mounts anywhere. Plus I use a super tiny android phone at the moment so instead of looking at a postage stamp for a map I get to look at the big head unit.
Wouldn’t it be pronounced like fury not furry?
You can’t choose a specific playlist or album over Bluetooth via the head unit is what they were saying. And with the maps some people don’t like to have the voice on and prefer to actually be able to glance at a map when needed, on the head unit.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Technology@lemmy.world•Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'". Android users are screwed - Louis RossmannEnglish3·3 days agoFairphone is too big, i don’t want a phablet in my pocket
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Technology@lemmy.world•Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next yearEnglish3·7 days agoGoogle pay being shut down is news to me. I still pay contactless with Google pay and also for paying on websites…
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Technology@lemmy.world•Our Channel Could Be Deleted - Gamers NexusEnglish7·9 days agoIsn’t this a bit disingenuous to why they originally started to change the algorithm though?
People figured it out and started abusing it by spinning up proxy websites that would just link to the sites they wanted higher up in the rankings. You could argue Google only became an advertising company so that they could regulate that whilst also taking a slice.
I’m not arguing that they’ve since lost their way though.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Linux@lemmy.ml•Bazzite has gained nearly 10k users in 3 months while other Fedora Atomic distros remain fairly stagnantEnglish3·12 days ago20XX onwards in desktop version is fine. I’ve only heard issues when using gaming mode on the HTPC version, and even then i think it’s just inside the gamescope steam menu it’s shit, in games it’s just fine, no difference.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Games@lemmy.world•Sony is raising all PS5 console prices in the US by $50, starting tomorrowEnglish2·13 days agoIs there a cfw yet or other homebrew? Or we just at the start and they’ve just found the door in so far?
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Programmer Humor@programming.dev•The vibecoders are becoming sentientEnglish71·15 days agoI don’t think it saves time. You spend more time trying to explain why it’s wrong and how the llm should take the next approach, at which point it actually would’ve been faster to read documentation and do it yourself. At least then you’ll understand what the code is even further.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you comsume any tobacco products (e.g. "smoking") or alcoholic beverages? Why or why not?English1·16 days agoAre you not traditionally medicated for them or is it that you find weed works better instead of or as well as?
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you comsume any tobacco products (e.g. "smoking") or alcoholic beverages? Why or why not?English1·16 days agoOn the point of why you take weed. Have you been checked out for adhd?
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Do you comsume any tobacco products (e.g. "smoking") or alcoholic beverages? Why or why not?English21·16 days agoSmoking has always been gross to me. It stinks from a mile away and the breath of smokers is horrendous. Doubly so for weed. I also think vaping sucks. Most vapers just seen to not care about anyone in their surroundings. If there’s a vaper near me at a concert I find it hard to breathe at times, on top of not being able to see through their Thomas the tank engine sized puff of smoke.
I don’t mind drinking but I’ve never been a crazy drinker as I’ve not needed it to join in on the fun. I’ve not drank for the entirety of this year but that’s due to my adhd meds and I’ve not felt the need to actively not take them just so i can drink one night.
I’m a millennial.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto memes@lemmy.world•I guess theme hospital isn't so niche, but it probably among my age groupEnglish2·16 days agoPs version has no music though sadly
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Programming@programming.dev•What Should I Use Instead of Github? - Codeberg Gitlab and BitBucketEnglish1·16 days agoI said I can’t selfhost yet and the reason for having my repo on somewhere other than one of my devices is so that they can all access it and so it’s essentially backed up away from my potential file handling mistakes.
Thanks for the source but recommendation though, I’ll look into it.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksto Technology@lemmy.world•This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it againEnglish27·16 days agoBecause he asks the ai what’s best but the chatbot always treats it as a loaded question and it wants to be seen as helpful so it finds a way to agree yes-man style.
Touch screen cast would be awesome too. I’d love for there to either be that or an open android auto/car play standard. The former would probably be easier and I imagine some aftermarket head units have that functionality already.
I’ve actually wanted to DIY a head unit at some point and getting a good satnav experience on it would be key to it being a daily DRIVER.