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Cyberpunk

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"High tech, low life."

"The street finds its own uses for things."

We all know the quotes and the books. But cyberpunk is more than a neon-soaked, cybernetic aesthetic, or a gritty dystopian science fiction genre. It is a subculture composed of two fundamental ideas: PUNK, and CYBER.

The PUNK: antiauthoritarian, anticapitalist, radical freedom of expression, rejection of tradition, a DIY ethic.

The CYBER: all that, but high-fuckin'-tech, ya feel? From DIYing body mods to using bleeding edge software to subvert corporate interests. It's punk for the 22nd century.

This is a community dedicated to discussing anything cyberpunk, be it books, movies, or other art that falls into the genre, or real life tech, projects, stories, ideas or anything else that adheres to these ideals. It's a place for 'punks from all over the federated Net to hang out and swap stories and meaningful content (not just pictures of city nightscapes).

Welcome in, choom.

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This is the smartwatch I own. True netrunners know that the tech we wear on (or under) our skin is a prime entry vector for ever hungry megacorps to bleed the pulsing data from our digital veins, so having a wearable I have full control over is of paramount importance. I can flash it with new firmware whenever I want, the multiple open source options available are all an open book to any hacker worth their cyberlinguistic salt, and I can know for a fact that it won't phone home with my location or other data to any corporation behind the scenes. If we are all going to be cyborgs integrating technology onto and eventually into our bodies, better to control that tech ourselves!

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[–] grannyweatherwax@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

I have one. To be honest, it's super expensive to have it shipped to Europe. The step counter and the sensors in general arent that great. Perhaps it will get better with time and development

[–] enbee@dataterm.digital 2 points 1 year ago

are there any sleep tracking apps that work with it?

[–] Maxcoffee@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I noticed they have a phone too, is it any good?

[–] joeyshabadu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not yet. The camera is still not really usable and the battery life is very bad. It's all about Linux optimisation though, so it has huge potential.

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[–] zorrothefox2001@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Alright, I'm almost convinced. I've been wanting one since they dropped.

My Galaxy Active 2 is showing its age and the idea of a smartwatch with the battery life it claims is intriguing. Are those numbers accurate?

[–] joeyshabadu@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I get about 4-5 days with moderate use and a constant BT connection to my phone. There's a few big impacts like the heart rate monitor, so I never use it

[–] bappity@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

had never heard of this watch, the specs look amazing for that price!

[–] envis10n@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Just ordered one!

[–] Aggravationstation 1 points 1 year ago

Great device, I use it every day. Shows my notifications, lets me set timers for cooking and shows me the time (shocking I know)

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