Loading my own profile in both apps and on lemm.ee has been painfully slow since the 0.19 update, is anyone having a similar issue?

Individuals involved in developing new Apple Watch models told Gurman that the existing band system takes up a large amount of space that could be better utilized for bigger batteries or other internal components. As such, Apple is apparently considering a magnetic band attachment system, but it is currently unclear if this specific method will be present on the ‌‌Apple Watch X‌ or if the company will choose something else‌.

Quoting their discord:

**V0.9353 12/19/2023 **

Summary: 6 new weapons, big graphics pass and a ton of map updates.

Weapons: Bulkhead (Shield)

311-Stag (shotgun revolver)

LRL-Foss Beam (Beam laser)

Intimidator (Minigun)

GAUS-90 (DMR)

Quartz (Heavy Missile)

Mechs: We reworked aiming system from the ground up Aiming should be a lot more responsive and accurate Removed most of the delays while maintaining a sense of weight Way better scoped mode which allows for better fine aiming Vaulting system All mechs now vault over obstacles under specific conditions Heavy mech received a speed increase, retuning More minor tuning and tweaks to movement and more.

Graphics: We’ve done our biggest graphics pass up to date Weather effects per map Implemented post processing, tonemapping, bloom Graphics options menu FPS counter

Maps: All maps received improvements, improved lighting, fog, atmosphere and more

Updated: -Bulletheim -Tevaluka -Solis Fae Added: -Helios -Tor Arena -CrashSite -Badlands Removed Pastel Freighter (Temporarily) Added all game modes for most maps

Misc: Added Liv support for better gameplay capture and recordings Performance improvements Bullet whizzing improvements Cockpit shaking should work properly now (firing, getting hit etc) New spawn and respawn screens, now indicating team Animation tweaks and improvements Various bug fixes, quality of life improvements

The company announced on Monday that it is beginning to switch its user accounts to ActivityPub, which means that everyone curating stuff on Flipboard is now doing so in a way that apps like Mastodon can see and interact with.

Spectral Games will release a VR version of the PC game Medieval Dynasty New Settlement for Meta Quest 2, Quest 3 and Quest Pro in spring 2024. The VR version will include a new story and map. You will be able to build, cook, hunt, and farm in a medieval landscape. According to the developers, there will be two modes: a story mode, which will introduce all the game mechanics in a narrative form, and a sandbox mode, in which all the features will be available to you right from the start.

With the year coming to a close, I’m wondering what other people enjoyed the most. Feel free to give a top 3, top 10, or whatever makes sense to you :)

Might be a small change, but it’s my favorite iOS 17.2 feature. I use the playback control frequently and this saves me one tap every time.

ByteDance's main hardware focus now is the development of a high-end Apple Vision Pro competitor incorporating "cutting-edge technologies", a project which Osawa reports is codenamed Swan. This Swan project is "still largely experimental and conceptual" though, Osawa writes, and there's no clear timeline for it to become an actual product.