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Google: No more custom AI tools for oil and gas firms
MeWhoElse77 and 6 others reacted to BigBoy for a topic
In related news - Google lands a large defense department contract: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/2...-department-of-defense.html But you know - posturing and virtue signaling is important.7 points -
Vivaldi adds Startpage as search option under new agreement
matthiew and 4 others reacted to 1qa2ws for a topic
Reminder that Startpage.com has been compromised. It was bought by System1, an advertising and data harvesting company. Do not use it.5 points -
Microsoft shows off its Edge browser running on Linux
Dutchie64 and 4 others reacted to Mobius Enigma for a topic
They were running Unix and Linux 20 years ago. Gates never had issues with Linux, Microsoft had issues with the restrictions of several open sources licenses that were too restrictive or took ownership of code that was not previously open source, aka GPL. Windows NT shipped with a full POSIX subsystem, Microsoft owned Xenix, and if it a Unix like model had been more advanced, it could have been used instead of creating NT. (Cutler never liked Unix, due to its limitations and simplistic model that was and is a glorified I/O manager, and not so much an OS technology. "Getta Byte, Getta Byte, Getta Byte" was something he said to make fun of Unix, being simplistic and outdated in the early 80s, let alone how outdated it was in 1990 or FFS it still is in 2020.) Microsoft had the SUA for a replacement to the POSIX subsystem, which they bought since they didn't want to spend time creating a Unix subsystem for NT. They did have test Linux builds running in a subsystem as well, but these were just in case Linux ever gained traction. Linux just isn't new for Microsoft, they fully support Linux on Azure and has been providing code to Linux specifically for over 25 years. At one time, Microsoft was one of the largest contributors to the Linux kernel, and this was like 15 years ago. They are still like the #1 or #2 contributor to OSS projects in the history of computing. I'm glad you brought this up, as Gates has always been about 'the best' technology being the most accessible. I could see him even writing Edge chromium code for Linux himself, as he didn't consider programming beneath him, like Jobs or other CEOs in the industry.5 points -
Intel Tiger Lake doubles GPU performance of Ice Lake in leaked benchmark
dontbeevil and 3 others reacted to Brony for a topic
Intel Tigger Lake It was close. Good for Intel but I will wait for a new Ryzen Mobile.4 points -
Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert will be partially open-sourced alongside remaster launch
Nogib and 3 others reacted to ryuh3d for a topic
Huh. So a game that came out in 2008 has a worse UI than one that came out in 2010? Who would have thought?4 points -
The National Advertising Review Board tells AT&T to stop saying 5G Evolution
cork1958 and 3 others reacted to Elliot B. for a topic
That took far too long.4 points -
Apple releases iOS 13.5 with Exposure Notification API
chaos mage and 3 others reacted to RejZoR for a topic
One thing I absolutely love about iPhone is updates. I see news like this, check on my phone for updates and the update is there. Just a wishful thinking on basically any Android. Even when I had Android phone which had live update ready, they were always some regional BS which meant I had to wait days or even weeks in order to get them. So bloody annoying.4 points -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
Barney T. and 3 others reacted to George P for a topic
I haven't watched any of it, but maybe she just didn't like the direction. And while I get the source comic has her as a lesbian, so they're faithful to it, maybe the whole thing was becoming to political?4 points -
iPhone 12 may not come with EarPods in the box
+Dick Montage and 2 others reacted to Vesselin for a topic
It has been suggested that the starting price will be $50 lower than the current iPhone 11 so cheaper phone. Most iPhone users probably have at least 1 pair in a drawer somewhere anyways. First time buyers will likely want AirPods anyways and even if you wanted to get the wired ones, total price is still $20 cheaper than the phone it is replacing3 points -
iPhone 12 may not come with EarPods in the box
PurpleHaze420 and 2 others reacted to wotsit for a topic
More like EarPods should be included with the Pro given the eye watering price.3 points -
iPhone 12 may not come with EarPods in the box
FirstLine and 2 others reacted to spy beef for a topic
Less is more, more expensive phones that is. This is the Apple way.3 points -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
300z and 2 others reacted to Sulphy for a topic
Agree with alot above, should be focussed on the Supe's doing their thing! Sue, some relationship kinda stuff to fluff the story line, but not constant relationship angst and whining! And also to echo i dont care about their orientation or anything, just give us the show it was supposed to be. If they followed the kind of format, as for example, The Boys... plenty dirty supe's action, and some fluff, thats fine. There is enough rubbish 90% of the show relationship drama shows already.3 points -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
300z and 2 others reacted to spacelordmaster for a topic
That's the problem. They seem to be focusing more on the stupid relationships than on what the show is really about. I understand that they are on a limited budget and maybe these relationship B.S scenes are there to save money on visual effects heavy scenes but they need to tone them down. I don't care to see Supergirl's sister kissing and making out with her girlfriend every 15 mins. Same with Batwoman. I want to see the superhero stuff. If I wanted to see relationships drama for a whole hour, I would go watch The Young and The Restless.3 points -
PayPal adds support for QR code payments in 28 markets
wingliston and 2 others reacted to ad47uk for a topic
Who uses paypal to pay for things in the open? I use paypal, but only to pay for things I got online, I have never used it off-line so to speak.3 points -
Microsoft shows off its Edge browser running on Linux
FirstLine and 2 others reacted to cork1958 for a topic
All I can say is bring it on!! Hope it's as snappy on Linux as it is on Windows.3 points -
Acquired a Gateway P5-133 for some Retro Gaming.
+InsaneNutter and one other reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Yesterday I acquired a Gateway p5 133. Boy does this computer bring back memories. I'm going to use it for some old school dos gaming. The computer came with 16 megs of memory which probably would have been ok, but I wanted to add more. I was worried such an old machine might take a special type of memory that I might not have but nope, I had a box full of it! So I upgraded it to 64 megs. When I went out to my shed, into my tub of REALLY old audio card, I came across an ESS ISA card. Turns out that is one of the best Sound Blaster clone cards. Installed it and it works great. I also have an STB PCI graphics card which I’m not sure if it has any 3d graphics acceleration. I guess I'll find out when I install the drivers. What should be arriving by the end of the week is a Compact Flash to PCI adapter. This will allow me to put in a compact flash card, into the back of the computer. It also allows me to remove it and plug it into a card reader so I can easily transfer files to and from the old computer, because that machine is a pain to take the case off. While I wait for a CF card to IDE and the CF card, I just pull the hard drive out and hook it up to a spare workstation I have setup, then just boot in to a PE environment and transfer some files to the hard drive and connect it back to the gateway. I'm going to be using that for the time being until my compact flash card and reader arrives. I had originally thought about upgrading the CD drive and using CD-RW disks. I did find a brand new sealed RW disk that wasn't even opened but had some issues burning the disk. I have quite the collection of IDE and Sata CD/DVD drives to choose from. Installed some dos games and they run great. Also installed Windows 95 tonight, and that 64 megs of ram really speeds things up. My Ram collection IDE / Sata CD / DVD / Collection Sata Cable Collection IDE Cable collection Power cord collection Floppy Drive Colleciton Video Card collection (At least would I could find laying around) There photos were taking with a cell phone Really old Modems I found in my shed2 points -
Google: No more custom AI tools for oil and gas firms
FirstLine and one other reacted to shockz for a topic
Dumb. Hopefully they contract with another entity, plenty out there. I'm all for cleaner energy, but not at the cost of my wallet significantly. I already have a economical car, forced due to mpg regulations, give us a break at the pumps. Gas is already back to 2.30 by me.2 points -
iPhone 12 may not come with EarPods in the box
+Dick Montage and one other reacted to Nexus1974 for a topic
Personally dont see the big deal, most people will use better headphones anyway and it just generates unnecessary waste if you dont use them.2 points -
iPhone 12 may not come with EarPods in the box
wingliston and one other reacted to wotsit for a topic
For them.2 points -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
spacelordmaster and one other reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Genuinely never found SMG attractive. Literally had a row with my GF at the time - she didn't believe me and was all "Stop lying to me, it doesn't matter if you fancy her, just don't lie to me".2 points -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
spacelordmaster and one other reacted to Sulphy for a topic
Geesh dude! Buffy........ that is going back some, and there was only 1 reason young teenage boys watched Buffy2 points -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
Sulphy and one other reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Going back a bit, but season 5 of Buffy. She was basically crying and whining and essentially NOT slaying vampires every episode. It was about her dealing with loss, everyone suddenly making out. Basically, not the show that the premise was built around. Showrunners should take a step back and ask: What is this show called? What is it's core premise? If it's called "People having relationships and sometimes they also fight crime in costumes" then they are doing well.2 points -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
300z and one other reacted to spacelordmaster for a topic
I agree. I have nothing against gay people, but the whole gay relationships B.S needs to stop. Like seriously. It's like half of every episode is Lesbian drama. Same with Supergirl. When Supergirl started in CBS, it was great. Then they moved it to The CW and they began with the Lesbian relationships B.S. These are super hero shows. They need to concentrate on the super hero stuff and drop the stupid relationships drama crap that nobody gives a sh.... about. On top of that, they are supposed to be family shows. What family is going to let their kids watch two women or two men kiss and sleep with each other on TV? Come on. Like you said, they need to start getting dark and dirty and drop the damn gay drama crap. This is not the show for that kind of thing. This past season of Supergirl has been the most boring and senseless of them all. Batwoman ratings aren't exactly great so I was surprised they renewed it for another season.2 points -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
300z and one other reacted to Sulphy for a topic
I could barely make it though the first few episodes..... OTT trying to make sure they cram as much PC & encompassing everything inoffensive as possible. Not going to miss this series one bit if they just bin it already! Could have been better if they just played it dark and dirty!2 points -
Spotify is adding Joe Rogan's podcast as its latest exclusive
lordpake and one other reacted to soulburner for a topic
This is not a good idea. I understand Spotify can guarantee more stable advertisement income, but moving exclusively to a single platform will severely decrease the podcast popularity. Currently, if you want to watch/listen, you fire up youtube on you web browser and you're good to go. Want to send a link to a friend? You do it, they click it, they hear it. With Spotify this will no longer be the case - sure, it will remain free, but you will be required to create an account. Not everyone will want to do this, no matter how quick and painless that process might be. The time of pirating free podcasts from torrents is upon us?2 points -
Microsoft shows off its Edge browser running on Linux
FirstLine and one other reacted to JustGeorge for a topic
OneDrive next please.2 points -
Project Reunion is Microsoft's new plan to unify UWP and Win32
adrynalyne and one other reacted to waysidesc for a topic
I agree, somewhat... Microsoft integration and consolidating the frameworks and UI technologies has been a hot mess trying to adapt to the crazy 90 and 180 degree application layer changes. Note though, you are conflating a few things that are just not related and don't require any work for legacy software support or merging the technologies forward. For example there is no bringing forward DOS/Win16 age anything. Also the 32bit and 64bit frameworks are essentially identical, requiring nothing old being brought forward. Just cause Win32 development sounds like it is 32bit, it isn't. The original design of NT used the Win32 subsystem and framework, which was replaced with a 40bit and 64bit version on the Dec Alpha in the 90s and Windows XP 64bit editions for AMD64 and now dead IA64 platforms. Windows' Win32 has been a fully 64bit framework for nearly 20 years, meaning there is no additional work to deal with 32bit code. See SysWow64 to understand how this works and how 32bit and 64bit co-exist on Windows x64.(On AMD/Intel this is additionally transparent with binary transparency to the OS, due to how AMD64 works. Even on ARM, 32bit x86 binaries run in a similar manner, but through the translation layer.) There is no need to kill Win32, Windows doesn't carry the weight with it that a similar technology does on other OSes. Win32 can live on forever and still work, even if its subsystem is fully separated. However, even now portions of DirectX and UWP still run inside the Win32 subsystem. Hopefully this will change, but even then, Win32 just becomes a secondary Subsystem, and like the Linux subsystem can just run if needed, without adding any work or resource consumption when it is not actively being used. In summary... WinUI is the latest in a series of messes at Microsoft, and I agree with that sentiment completely; however, the legacy transition of the existing frameworks won't be the issue if they ever can settle on a true path forward - maybe this is it, even though it has changed a couple times since November 2019. I know diddly squat about all these sorts of things but had, naively, always assumed Win32 meant 32-bit. Thanks for an educational post. Although I won’t lie. Most of it went over my head. You should take everything that Mobius Enigma writes about Microsoft with at least a grain of salt.2 points -
Microsoft Lists is a new Microsoft 365 app to compete with Trello
jmmusick and one other reacted to DramaInc for a topic
I don't see how these competes with Trello. Look's like its just lists.2 points -
Microsoft announces Edge is rolling out in the next few weeks, and a bunch of new features
farmeunit and one other reacted to BoondockSaint for a topic
Yeah there's nothing I want less than seeing Pinterest recommendations. That site is a massive garbage dump polluting search results.2 points -
Twitter begins testing the ability to restrict replies to tweets
psmoked reacted to SeriouslyMaD for a topic
By "Redhat" I assume you mean American? Of course you do, you're not one. Now you can have the same conversation about why it's RAYCISS and Xenophoic not tear America apart with socialism... It's a vacuum within a vacuum. Genius! At least now they won't be able reply to the solutions, measures and progress America makes without their sickness infecting the discussions. I welcome viewpoints on the other side, it's just they don't know how to have a conversation without saying juvenile things like "Magaderps" - Those people are a lost cause that no one will notice when they're gone.1 point -
Google: No more custom AI tools for oil and gas firms
devHead reacted to Steven P. for a topic
What happens to the cost when you factor in less pollution? It's the same with cycling infrastructure, at face value it has a cost but how much is this cost reduced by when you factor in that cycling creates people less dependent on the health care system. Well if you read the article, it's there in black and white "driving a Tesla Model 3 in Germany is responsible for 156 to 181 grams of CO2 per kilometer. That is more than a diesel-powered Mercedes C220d which produces just 141 grams per kilometer." That is more pollution, and what do you think will happen once the whole world is relying (even more) on lithium https://www.wired.co.uk/articl...tteries-environment-impact. Plus road tax was introduced to help pay for road repairs through vehicles use on them, and now battery powered vehicles are generally much heavier than their fossil fuel counterparts, so we should also factor in a higher frequency of repairs and the environmental impact that brings with it.1 point -
Spotify is adding Joe Rogan's podcast as its latest exclusive
+Dick Montage reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
And... why exactly?1 point -
Twitter begins testing the ability to restrict replies to tweets
wingliston reacted to Ryster for a topic
Sorry, but just no. This is the stupidest thing ever. You're using a social network, the whole point is that what you post is shown, you know, socially. There are plenty of other ways to post your content if all you want to do is make an announcement, or just chat with one or more individuals. At the end of the day though, it's up to the tweeter. I for one though will be taking a dim view of anybody continuing to use social media who chooses to remove the social aspect of their posts and uses it solely to grandstand.1 point -
iPhone 12 may not come with EarPods in the box
Geezy reacted to derekaw for a topic
There are/will be millions of first time iPhone buyers. Don't know how many already have Bluetooth headsets because 3.5mm or USB-C won't work. They aren't even shipping the adapter anymore. I wonder if the proportions of new owners vs upgrades, or people who would rather skip the basic pair in the box, is making Apple consider that they don't need to include a pair. I expect Apple knows what's going on and will make the decision based on good solid data.1 point -
Acquired a Gateway P5-133 for some Retro Gaming.
Astra.Xtreme reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
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iPhone 12 may not come with EarPods in the box
wotsit reacted to Tuskd for a topic
There are/will be millions of first time iPhone buyers. Don't know how many already have Bluetooth headsets because 3.5mm or USB-C won't work. They aren't even shipping the adapter anymore.1 point -
Limited edition The Last of Us Part II themed PS4 Pro bundle announced
+E.Worm Jimmy reacted to Elliot B. for a topic
I keep hearing this complaint. Yet I never ever was bothered by the PS4 pro noise. Either you are more sensitive or you are playing it with volume way down. Either way, a headset might help This is not meant as offensive or a joke, btw. Just genuinely surprised why people complain about something that seems a non issue to me and anyone I know The PS4 is louder than the PS4 Pro.1 point -
iPhone 12 may not come with EarPods in the box
derekaw reacted to Geezy for a topic
I haven't gotten earbuds with the last two phones I bought (which do have 3.5mm jacks) I never used the Apple ones (except when the classic iPods were around), they're junk. Besides, everyone must have a few pairs unopened in a drawer by now.1 point -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
spacelordmaster reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Interesting, you could be right.1 point -
Ruby Rose Quits Batwoman on The CW.
Sulphy reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Interesting point that IF they feel that they are being edgy and challenging the norm by having a lesbian superhero (and I will suggest here that there was an element of that because it drives media attention - Ruby Rose was once considered an "edgy" person by some) then how can you play both sides of the coin? You can't break norms while ensuring you offend nobody. You end up with santisied crap.1 point -
Spotify is adding Joe Rogan's podcast as its latest exclusive
Tuskd reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
I really hope this will be only for the Podcast version, not the video, aka YT version. This sounds like it's just the podcast, video is a different deal. Look at the last paragraph of the article. "Video will also be available on Spotify as in-app podcasts". Video isn't part of this deal it sounds like, no way Joe is going to give up his huge YT video follower base. Spotify is going to get just the audio podcast all to itself, that's not a problem and I think the deal is good for Joe, I'm sure he ran the numbers. Joe clearly says here it will become exclusive to Spotify, including the video version, by the end of the year: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYSqQLFP_l/ - the comment also says "We will still have clips up on YouTube but full versions of the show will only be on Spotify after the end of the year." Wait Spotify has video? Whut?1 point -
Spotify is adding Joe Rogan's podcast as its latest exclusive
lordpake reacted to cycomiko for a topic
Even though I am a Spotify premium subscriber, I am not about to abandon my dedicated podcast app for Spotify just to listen to an exclusive podcast. I’ll just stop listening to that podcast. Good for Joe Rogan, bad for podcasts.1 point -
Microsoft Teams adds support for 3x3 grid and raise hand feature in the latest update
dontbeevil reacted to Circaflex for a topic
If you create a meeting and guest users join trough the link, you can set up the lobby/waiting room for them Interesting, I will have to test that.1 point -
Microsoft delivers updates to Visual Studio 2019, plus a new preview
mip reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
package managers need update all the time too * shrugs * Not with composer or maven or gradle or nuget. or pìp or rubygems. Some of them work for years without any update. This crap is practically exclusive of the baboons of Microsoft. Also, I don't remember the same problem with MacOS or with Yum. Dude, gradle updates CONSTANTLY. Might want to re-evaluate your list because I’m sure little effort is required to pick it apart even further.1 point -
Project Reunion is Microsoft's new plan to unify UWP and Win32
JesConradsen reacted to Mobius Enigma for a topic
I agree, somewhat... Microsoft integration and consolidating the frameworks and UI technologies has been a hot mess trying to adapt to the crazy 90 and 180 degree application layer changes. Note though, you are conflating a few things that are just not related and don't require any work for legacy software support or merging the technologies forward. For example there is no bringing forward DOS/Win16 age anything. Also the 32bit and 64bit frameworks are essentially identical, requiring nothing old being brought forward. Just cause Win32 development sounds like it is 32bit, it isn't. The original design of NT used the Win32 subsystem and framework, which was replaced with a 40bit and 64bit version on the Dec Alpha in the 90s and Windows XP 64bit editions for AMD64 and now dead IA64 platforms. Windows' Win32 has been a fully 64bit framework for nearly 20 years, meaning there is no additional work to deal with 32bit code. See SysWow64 to understand how this works and how 32bit and 64bit co-exist on Windows x64.(On AMD/Intel this is additionally transparent with binary transparency to the OS, due to how AMD64 works. Even on ARM, 32bit x86 binaries run in a similar manner, but through the translation layer.) There is no need to kill Win32, Windows doesn't carry the weight with it that a similar technology does on other OSes. Win32 can live on forever and still work, even if its subsystem is fully separated. However, even now portions of DirectX and UWP still run inside the Win32 subsystem. Hopefully this will change, but even then, Win32 just becomes a secondary Subsystem, and like the Linux subsystem can just run if needed, without adding any work or resource consumption when it is not actively being used. In summary... WinUI is the latest in a series of messes at Microsoft, and I agree with that sentiment completely; however, the legacy transition of the existing frameworks won't be the issue if they ever can settle on a true path forward - maybe this is it, even though it has changed a couple times since November 2019.1 point -
TSMC stops taking orders from Huawei following US ban
The_killer reacted to Tuskd for a topic
" should be punished in global scale and be held accountable for all the lies, stealing and cheating they do" The US has been doing it & getting away with it for decades. It's hilarious how Americans are up in arms about China's behaviour when they've built their economy on corruption, greed & lies. Please cite your sources. Banana Republics? Middle East? Five Eyes Initiative? Proxy wars? "You listen to us or we will sanction you" diplomacy? Let's not act as if the US won its place in the world on just hard work and good relations.1 point -
TSMC stops taking orders from Huawei following US ban
The_killer reacted to Steve121178 for a topic
" should be punished in global scale and be held accountable for all the lies, stealing and cheating they do" The US has been doing it & getting away with it for decades. It's hilarious how Americans are up in arms about China's behaviour when they've built their economy on corruption, greed & lies.1 point -
China asks the United States to stop suppression of firms
seta-san reacted to PGHammer for a topic
seta-san - I applied that to *all* governments in an RWI thread - not just the United States. My reasoning is similar, if not identical to yours - strategic resources should never - as in ever - be outsourced if at all possible - not even to an *ally* - alliances change. (Does it apply if the ally in question is the United States? Yes - I won't let the US as an ally off the hook; the allliances of the United States are subject to change.) The fact that I'm an American saying that gets me MANY strange looks.1 point -
Been encountering a "flickering" problem for some time now & I don't know exactly what it is.
goretsky reacted to Steven P. for a topic
I have the same exact problem with my setup, it's a Nvidia 2070 RTX Super with a CRG90 (ultrawide) FreeSync screen. If I enable G-SYNC I have to ensure that it is set to full screen mode, because Windowed mode causes flickering on my screen. Without knowing your actual hardware setup, I can only tell you what fixed my flickering issues. You might also need to look into supported refresh modes for your monitor, setting it lower or higher may eliminate the flickering too. And my last suggestion is to look how you are powering the screen, is it on a powerstrip? Maybe ensure that the screen is in the first socket (nearest the power cable from the strip to the wall) if you have it in a strip, because other powered devices may be affecting the screen too.1 point -
Justice League (2017) / Snyder Cut (2021)
+E.Worm Jimmy reacted to DConnell for a topic
But what do all of you think about Man of Steel?1 point