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  1. No, that was just an excuse.
    11 points
  2. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Wow, where to start. Let's ignore the laughably bad false comparisons to forced imprisonment and start with a simple one: No one is trying to stop YOU from getting sick and dying. People have every right to be as ignorant, cowardly, and gullible in order to fall for the fearmongering lies of charlatans and would-be demagogues as they want to be. What you DON'T have the right to do is put OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES at risk through your actions. And THAT'S what the lockdown orders are intended to do. So, no, they aren't unconstitutional, as my right to defend my life, property, and family (sound familiar?) PREDATES the constitution as the castle doctrine and rights of self-preservation are INALIENABLE (recognize this word?). The overwhelming majority of us representing society on the whole are just fine with protecting ALL OF US (including your vulnerable parents and grandparents too!) from selfish, ignorant, gullible, and cowardly ignoramuses for a little while -- which is all this is, just a little while. Nobody has the right to oppress people's normal daily life because of the maybes of a pandemic. Living your life, going out to eat, going to work, getting your hair cut isn't unnecessarily putting others lives at risk. Our country has become inhabited by a little of whiney bitches. Life is inherently dangerous. Get used to it. What are you doing if not whining? Seems hypocritical to me.
    6 points
  3. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    I love that you quote the US Constitution and the very first word of your quote proves you wrong. The various states governers issued the stay at home orders, not congress. The states governers are also the ones that will lift the order. So...
    6 points
  4. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Nobody cancelled Easter. It was never a federal or state holiday and you were free to celebrate it wherever you like that wasn't putting large groups of people at risk.
    6 points
  5. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    No, he's a spoiled brat is what he is. This isn't the first tantrum he's thrown when he doesn't get his way, and it won't be the last.
    6 points
  6. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Wow, where to start. Let's ignore the laughably bad false comparisons to forced imprisonment and start with a simple one: No one is trying to stop YOU from getting sick and dying. People have every right to be as ignorant, cowardly, and gullible in order to fall for the fearmongering lies of charlatans and would-be demagogues as they want to be. What you DON'T have the right to do is put OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES at risk through your actions. And THAT'S what the lockdown orders are intended to do. So, no, they aren't unconstitutional, as my right to defend my life, property, and family (sound familiar?) PREDATES the constitution as the castle doctrine and rights of self-preservation are INALIENABLE (recognize this word?). The overwhelming majority of us representing society on the whole are just fine with protecting ALL OF US (including your vulnerable parents and grandparents too!) from selfish, ignorant, gullible, and cowardly ignoramuses for a little while -- which is all this is, just a little while.
    5 points
  7. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    You seem to be confusing the fact that while all people are equal under the law in this nation and so have equal rights, not all of their opinions have equal merit. It's the truth, facts, and evidence that prove your opinion wrong.
    5 points
  8. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    California is the sewer of the USA so leaving there is a no-brainer. but it's obvious everyone is over-reacting to COVID-19 as it's far less of a threat then the media etc make it out to be (you probably have at least a 98-99%+ chance of living if you get COVID-19 but they act like it's a massive threat to society when it's far from it). but they would rather destroy the economy and millions of lives and the left treats honest people like criminals when they just want to get back to work as you can see with that woman in Texas who owned that haircut place trying to force her to apologize like she's the villain when it's really the judge abusing his power. the left treats criminals better than honest citizens. "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin
    5 points
  9. Which phones have more than 5x again? That'll also receive OS updates for more than a year and keep it from being obsolete? The S20 has only 3x, and there's cropping done all over past 1x... and for their super zoom feature, it uses the 64mp lens and crops it to simulate a 3x and higher zoom. Which are basically what all these phones do without a moving lens.
    4 points
  10. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Btw, since we all know Fox News is just 24/7 ###### because, well, you told us, and that's good enough for me, what is your source of truth these days? CNN? Anthony Faucci? Please..DO TELL! Please refer to my other post where hopefully you will be able to learn something before you make the mistake of posting uninformed nonsense again.
    4 points
  11. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Look at Sweden. No difference. If there had been no draconian lock-downs most people would have herd immunity right now and this fear-mongering campaign would be over right now. This would be "just" another year of flu deaths. You quarantine sick people. You DO NOT quarantine healthy people. One ignorant post after another. It's astonishing, but not surprising, how you don't have ANY of your facts straight. Let's start with Sweden - 2/3 of all of Sweden's Coronavirus deaths have been among their elderly nursing home residents. Their health minister is now so ashamed of how arrogantly and ignorantly they screwed up, he just had to apologize to all of Sweden. And, of course, they are NOW properly locking down their elder care facilities. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ne...rly-deaths-coronavirus.html Next. DOCTOR Fauci is a world-renowned expert in this specific scientific and medical subject matter. You can read his over 50 year long resume here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci This is what happens when an intelligent person puts the effort in to become educated by acquiring knowledge and then gains decades of hands-on experience becoming one of, if not the, foremost expert in his field. Perhaps if you took the time to be properly educated by actual experts who base their conclusions and recommendations on the science as determined by facts and evidence, you'd have some idea of what you are talking about on this topic...and even, dare I say it, many more. PS You don't have the faintest idea what "herd immunity" is actually about and I personally don't remember a constant convoy of morgue trucks hauling flu victims away every holiday season in the USA. I'm pretty sure you don't either.
    4 points
  12. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    The irony. You used that word incorrectly. Anyhow, it's ok if you disagree. The best part is I'm still entitled to my opinion and doesn't make it wrong. Have a great day! Sure didn’t. You just aren’t the effort for me to explain why it was appropriate. By the way, me pointing out irony isn’t me agreeing or disagreeing.
    4 points
  13. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    I wonder how some of these pro open people will feel when a family member gets sick, you can't even visit them in the hospital, dies, and you can't even bury them.
    4 points
  14. God god a Surface go M3 w/ keyboard and warranty is $1100. That's priced around the macbook air...
    3 points
  15. Microsoft was right after all to not include Thunderbolt in Surface devices.
    3 points
  16. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    what a childish reply. i don't see how california, though it is not relevant to me, takes away liberties and freedoms that, say, texas provides. this is not even an argument ... you just prefer one because of its color on the map ... but you are too ashamed and too childish to admit it.
    3 points
  17. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Wow, where to start. Let's ignore the laughably bad false comparisons to forced imprisonment and start with a simple one: No one is trying to stop YOU from getting sick and dying. People have every right to be as ignorant, cowardly, and gullible in order to fall for the fearmongering lies of charlatans and would-be demagogues as they want to be. What you DON'T have the right to do is put OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES at risk through your actions. And THAT'S what the lockdown orders are intended to do. So, no, they aren't unconstitutional, as my right to defend my life, property, and family (sound familiar?) PREDATES the constitution as the castle doctrine and rights of self-preservation are INALIENABLE (recognize this word?). The overwhelming majority of us representing society on the whole are just fine with protecting ALL OF US (including your vulnerable parents and grandparents too!) from selfish, ignorant, gullible, and cowardly ignoramuses for a little while -- which is all this is, just a little while. Nobody has the right to oppress people's normal daily life because of the maybes of a pandemic. Living your life, going out to eat, going to work, getting your hair cut isn't unnecessarily putting others lives at risk. Our country has become inhabited by a little of whiney bitches. Life is inherently dangerous. Get used to it. What are you doing if not whining? Seems hypocritical to me. you're confusing ranting with whining. Different flavor of the same sh*t. 'There is a type of stupidity and privilege that is so distinctly American, encapsulated perfectly by the idea that we are being oppressed and losing some sort of ideological war on freedom if we can’t spend our evenings in a packed TGl Fridays at the height of a lethal viral outbreak'.
    3 points
  18. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Wow, where to start. Let's ignore the laughably bad false comparisons to forced imprisonment and start with a simple one: No one is trying to stop YOU from getting sick and dying. People have every right to be as ignorant, cowardly, and gullible in order to fall for the fearmongering lies of charlatans and would-be demagogues as they want to be. What you DON'T have the right to do is put OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES at risk through your actions. And THAT'S what the lockdown orders are intended to do. So, no, they aren't unconstitutional, as my right to defend my life, property, and family (sound familiar?) PREDATES the constitution as the castle doctrine and rights of self-preservation are INALIENABLE (recognize this word?). The overwhelming majority of us representing society on the whole are just fine with protecting ALL OF US (including your vulnerable parents and grandparents too!) from selfish, ignorant, gullible, and cowardly ignoramuses for a little while -- which is all this is, just a little while. Nobody has the right to oppress people's normal daily life because of the maybes of a pandemic. Living your life, going out to eat, going to work, getting your hair cut isn't unnecessarily putting others lives at risk. Our country has become inhabited by a little of whiney bitches. Life is inherently dangerous. Get used to it. What are you doing if not whining? Seems hypocritical to me. you're confusing ranting with whining. Different flavor of the same sh*t.
    3 points
  19. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    That "sewer" is the 5th largest economy in the world and funds the real sewers called red states.
    3 points
  20. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    The irony.
    3 points
  21. Reintroducing myself after a decade

    Hi Everyone. I'm actually an old member. I joined back at the beginning of 2002. I can't believe it's been eighteen years. I'm sure there are some people here who aren't even that old. I used to visit Neowin all the time back then. It was my go-to website for computer advice/news. Always loved the style of this website. But I haven't been here in a decade. Looks like my last post was 2010. Which is around the around time I built my last PC before quickly trading it to my girlfriend for her Macbook. I've been a mac user ever since, at least at home. I've used Windows for years at work until switching jobs and using a mac at the new one a couple years back. Although to be fair, I was also a mac user for several years back in the 00s at different times. So I'm familiar with both and I'm thinking about building a new Windows 10 PC today. I kinda got the bug again after helping my girlfriend upgrade her PC this past weekend. Not sure if I should get into my PC building ideas and questions here or start another topic elsewhere for that. Let me know. But for now. Hi!
    2 points
  22. Might as well get a XPS 13 or ZenBook 13. Well, those are not tablets The windows tablet experience isnt worth spit. Most of the 'apps' i use wont be on it. Maybe I'll see some of these for resale after a few months but half off about where they should be priced.
    2 points
  23. Really now? Drop an iPhone. Drop an Android. Anyone who doesn't know why I'm pointing this out hasn't been paying attention...
    2 points
  24. Which phones have more than 5x again? That'll also receive OS updates for more than a year and keep it from being obsolete? The S20 has only 3x, and there's cropping done all over past 1x... and for their super zoom feature, it uses the 64mp lens and crops it to simulate a 3x and higher zoom. You mean more than 3x? One example is early 2019's Huawei P30 Pro; 5x optical. Even 2006's Nokia N93 had 3x optical zoom So a 5x 2019 phone. One phone. Any others? You did mention flagships, surely there's more out there. You made it seem like there are tons out there.
    2 points
  25. Which phones have more than 5x again? That'll also receive OS updates for more than a year and keep it from being obsolete? The S20 has only 3x, and there's cropping done all over past 1x... and for their super zoom feature, it uses the 64mp lens and crops it to simulate a 3x and higher zoom. You mean more than 3x? One example is early 2019's Huawei P30 Pro; 5x optical. Even 2006's Nokia N93 had 3x optical zoom
    2 points
  26. Late 2020 and only a 3x optical zoom in a flagship?
    2 points
  27. Lenovo Chromebook Duet unboxing and first impressions

    finally a nice looking Chrome OS tablet. might actually pick this up at some point. Might grab this once all this COVID stuff starts to blow over as it would make a good tablet for my D&D stuff once my group starts getting together again edit: only downside I see is no expandable storage with microSD which is a shame.
    2 points
  28. Landline issue

    Sounds like there is an issue with the other person's phone. VoIP? I mean...if it is only that one person that is having an issue calling you...
    2 points
  29. not at all. that issue was patched in 2019; Microsoft could easily include that Kernel patch. Besides, as I stated in that thread. If a hacker gets physical access to your machine and wants the data off it they'll find a way regardless. There's no such thing as true security if physical access is gained ...
    2 points
  30. Landline issue

    If you call your landline from your cell phone, do you hear the voicemail message?
    2 points
  31. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    he's also right. and setting up shop in California to begin with was his biggest mistake.
    2 points
  32. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    I love displays of Darwin. stay in your basement and survive. let others go to work and survive too They're not going to survive. I hope you've never called yourself "pro-life". COVID-19 is serious, specifically to those with pre-existing conditions or the elderly, but it is not certain death. Trying to insinuate that is blatantly incorrect. Secondly, what happens when unemployment skyrockets to 20%? How do people feed their families then? How do you take care of your medical necessities without insurance that your previous employer provided? At some point, this becomes a balancing act. Many businesses are still open while practicing safer methods, such as enforced distancing, masks, gloves, face guards, curb side pick ups, etc. We can acknowledge there will be risk of businesses opening up, but we can still take measures to reduce how many people are infected. I would rather take this route at this point, than people continue to lose their jobs.
    2 points
  33. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    At the rate things are going nobody is gonna buy an electric car or petrol car. Unless the car is named Hand Sanitizer and Disinfectant Wipes.
    2 points
  34. The irony. You used that word incorrectly. Anyhow, it's ok if you disagree. The best part is I'm still entitled to my opinion and doesn't make it wrong. Have a great day! The fact that you are “entitled” to your ###### opinion doesn’t mean it’s not wrong. Also California is literally the center of innovation, most tech companies are born or reside there for a reason. Elon can take his cars and COVID to Florida.
    2 points
  35. The irony. You used that word incorrectly. Anyhow, it's ok if you disagree. The best part is I'm still entitled to my opinion and doesn't make it wrong. Have a great day! This article may be of use to you: https://www.goodtherapy.org/bl...hpedia/delusion-of-grandeur
    2 points
  36. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Actually, I think I'll trust the opinions of the smart, educated, and empathetic people based on the truth, facts, and evidence as evaluated by medical professionals, scientists, and actual experts, thanks. Problem is nobody is getting real numbers since hospitals are incentivised to say everything is covid related. The fact that these numbers aren't right serves only to increase unrest, and the fact that the numbers are bad is clearly the current administration's fault. Deaths seem to be targeted to people with prior health issues so it makes sense to quarantine those people off instead. Testing isn't at the level it needs to be and officials are saying it's not even possible to reach those levels. Quarantine was the smart play at first. Now that it is widespread it's not going to work so infecting everyone and building up herd immunity is the smart play now.
    2 points
  37. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Go Elon! The left wing liberal cesspool of California doesn't deserve you and the innovation you've Brought the world. They're not even America anymore. Haven't been for over a decade. Texas, Florida, Nevada all offer vastly more room to be an American, to innovate and retain your liberties & freedoms. Let the ignorant destroy themselves in their socialist cesspool. None of the speak English anymore anyway.
    2 points
  38. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    I love displays of Darwin. stay in your basement and survive. let others go to work and survive too
    2 points
  39. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Of course...it's the media...why didn't we think of that before. How can they posibly be wrong something that is world wide.. Beside, your math is way wrong. Based on the people infected and death rate in the US, it's a 6%. That is of course when they die. There is also a percentage that are infected and are in critical treatment. 1 out of 20 dead is a very high ratio. In Mexico we're about 10% death rate.
    2 points
  40. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    Actually, I think I'll trust the opinions of the smart, educated, and empathetic people based on the truth, facts, and evidence as evaluated by medical professionals, scientists, and actual experts, thanks.
    2 points
  41. You don't recommend cars, TVs, any iphone or android phones, security cameras, etc, etc .. all because they can't be covered? There are countless numbers of devices out there without a cover on the camera. I'd love to see the convolutions you and others who believe in the way you do to justify that this is somehow OK in this isolated scenario where it's not OK in others. Whether you agree with the philosophy or not, a shutter is a very old way to prevent viewing. This doesn't mean it can't be hacked, but damn, I bet you don't exactly blacken out your windows on your home either. The level of paranoia here can get a little obscene. And no, you can't say that you trust Apple or Google where you don't trust Microsoft. No matter which vendor you pick, they all can potentially be hacked, but then what? Nowadays I have "easier spying" with handheld gopro cameras in small remote drones that all they need is line of sight to you.
    2 points
  42. Neowin Members' Digital Gallery

    Missed the supermoon because it was cloudy, but here was from the night before when it was 96% full Date Taken: 2020-04-06 21:37:50 Camera Make: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS Rebel T6i Lens: TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028 Focal Length: 400 mm Mode: Manual Aperture: f/8.0 Exposure Time: 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO: 200
    2 points
  43. Neowin Members' Digital Gallery

    Finally got a chance to use a tripod for shooting the moon instead of freehanding it. Date Taken: 2020-03-31 21:53:30 Camera Make: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS Rebel T6i Lens: TAMRON 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD B028 Focal Length: 400 mm Mode: Manual Aperture: f/6.3 Exposure Time: 0.002 sec (1/640) ISO: 400
    2 points
  44. Neowin Members' Digital Gallery

    Went out and did some astro last night Camera Make: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS Rebel T6i Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50 mm Mode: Manual Aperture: f/1.8 Exposure Time: 5.6 ISO: 6400 Camera Make: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS Rebel T6i Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50 mm Mode: Manual Aperture: f/1.8 Exposure Time: 8.6 ISO: 6400 Camera Make: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS Rebel T6i Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50 mm Mode: Manual Aperture: f/1.8 Exposure Time: 5.5 ISO: 6400 Camera Make: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS Rebel T6i Lens: EF50mm f/1.8 II Focal Length: 50 mm Mode: Manual Aperture: f/1.8 Exposure Time: 8.7 ISO: 6400 Camera Make: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS Rebel T6i Lens: Bower Ultra Wide-Angle 8mm f/3.5 Focal Length: 8mm Mode: Manual Aperture: f/3.5 Exposure Time: 41 ISO: 6400 Camera Make: Canon Camera Model: Canon EOS Rebel T6i Lens: Bower Ultra Wide-Angle 8mm f/3.5 Focal Length: 8mm Mode: Manual Aperture: f/3.5 Exposure Time: 41 ISO: 6400
    2 points
  45. Neowin Members' Digital Gallery

    Look who setup shop overnight outside my house.
    2 points
  46. Again, no they weren’t. As the report notes, it’s up to the UEFI implementation to enable the DMA features. Since Microsoft is the owner of the Surface firmware, the only thing preventing the Surface from adopting these protections is Microsoft.
    1 point
  47. I love the classic Iphone 5 design. It looks amazing. Fck Andriod garbage phones. Long live the iPhone SE 1rst gen
    1 point
  48. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    You also need to keep in mind that these numbers are like this during lock down, think what would happen if there is no lock down.. Also your math is off Look at Sweden. No difference. If there had been no draconian lock-downs most people would have herd immunity right now and this fear-mongering campaign would be over right now. This would be "just" another year of flu deaths. You quarantine sick people. You DO NOT quarantine healthy people.
    1 point
  49. Elon Musk threatens to pull Tesla factory out of California

    I love displays of Darwin. stay in your basement and survive. let others go to work and survive too They're not going to survive. I hope you've never called yourself "pro-life". COVID-19 is serious, specifically to those with pre-existing conditions or the elderly, but it is not certain death. Trying to insinuate that is blatantly incorrect. Secondly, what happens when unemployment skyrockets to 20%? How do people feed their families then? How do you take care of your medical necessities without insurance that your previous employer provided? At some point, this becomes a balancing act. Many businesses are still open while practicing safer methods, such as enforced distancing, masks, gloves, face guards, curb side pick ups, etc. We can acknowledge there will be risk of businesses opening up, but we can still take measures to reduce how many people are infected. I would rather take this route at this point, than people continue to lose their jobs. The balancing point comes after 14 days of declines with 30 million tests being done a day.
    1 point
  50. Microsoft will likely be able to learn from Apple's ARM MacBook

    Apple makes good ARM chips; however, the performance advantage they demonstrate is nearly always in comparison to Snapdragon equivalent devices running Android. Android is a pig, and this makes Apple's software and hardware look good. In comparison, Windows on similar Snapdragon class processors outperform Apple's ARM processors. Take the last devices of Windows Phone, the Lumia 950XL, an 810 Snapdragon. With Android the 810 ranged anywhere from 50% to 75% the performance of the same year Apple ARM SoCs. The WM10 device was 1.5 to 2x faster than their Android counterparts, and bested not only the iPhone that year, but even beat the faster iPad version of the Apple SoC in multi-core/thread performance. I say this not to knock down Apple, but to slightly temper expectations.
    1 point