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  1. Sega announces Game Gear Micro handheld retro consoles

    'Lets make it incredibly small so we can also sell a magnifier adapter' 'You're promoted!'
    8 points
  2. Sega announces Game Gear Micro handheld retro consoles

    Super cute, but they really have to calm down on the price.
    5 points
  3. Firefox 77 launches bringing Pocket integration to the UK

    Firefox 77 is an absolute trash release, forcing new dumb URL bar on all users without any option to turn it off anymore. And they haven't fixed a damn thing broken about it. Firefox is dead for me now and frankly I don't care if it dies and Mozilla disappears at this point. They've been clueless and arrogant for so long it'll be their own fault for killing Firefox. Not Google or Chrome. It's Mozilla's own doing.
    5 points
  4. Exactly what censorship are you referring to? Is it really censorship is a tweet goes against Twitter's TOS?
    4 points
  5. "The app was not stealing user data or doing anything shady in the background." - Is this direct from Google? Where is the proof of this? The app developer can easily fix itself to be in compliance by doing the following: 1. Rename app to "Identify Chinese Apps" 2. Provide the list of apps It will now be in compliance.
    3 points
  6. Best browser MS has ever had. Only to bad it had to be based on Chrome, but I'm not really holding that against it.
    3 points
  7. I always thought incognito mode means the cookie and history isn't saved in the browser session. Whatever is done server side is still the same as if you were browsing without it.
    3 points
  8. Twitter suspends accounts tweeting #dcblackout to curb misinformation

    Normally I'd agree but there's the first war of the worlds radio broadcast that proves people will believe the dumbest ######. On the other hand if there was no censorship, more of the more outlandish statements would start circulating and people might actually realize twitter is not a reliable source of anything else other than other people's opinions.
    3 points
  9. Motherboard Recommendations

    Hello, On a different site, I have seen many complaints about ASRock's line of AMD motherboards at the value end of the spectrum (e.g., their least expensive models). I have around five Intel-based ASRock systems and have not had any issues with them, but these are mostly motherboards from their server group, and not their consumer division. MSI's AMD-based boards seem to get recommended a lot because some of their models have the ability to update the BIOS (UEFI) firmware without a CPU installed. This is important, because some AMD-based motherboards didn't work with some AMD CPUs without first upgrading their BIOS. This forced AMD to introduce a "processor loan program" so that people could get their motherboard updated to work with the CPU they bought. ASUS' AMD-based boards seem to have a good reputation, but I am unsure if they have the same BIOS update feature as MSI's. They also tend to be a little more expensive. I do not have any AMD-based systems myself right now, but am currently using an ASUS workstation motherboard in my primary desktop. The one before that had an ASRock motherboard. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    2 points
  10. The news side of things is developed in-house. The current iteration was a complete re-write from the ground up launched in 2010 and we've made iterative improvements on it since then. I believe Invision do have their own CMS system that can be installed alongside the forum software, but we wanted something that fit our needs exactly, so designed and built it in house.
    2 points
  11. Video issue

    yes, I found out it is stylus about an 1 hr ago. thx
    2 points
  12. Except they specifically remove any feature that required Google services? Google sticks a lot of extra stuff on their browser, it's kind of crazy all the things MS listed they took out when they started using chromium. I'm sure all the other browser makers like vivaldi do the same.
    2 points
  13. 2 points
  14. Video issue

    It could be one of those extensions. Disable them all and see if the issue happens. It the video plays okay, re enable the extensions one by one to narrow down which one is causing the issue. The video is hosted on YouTube, are you ablr to access that okay?
    2 points
  15. Somehow the most annoying thing in this article, despite always knowing it would be the case, is that updates will continue to come through the browser's self-updating feature. Seriously what's the point of the Microsoft Store again? Will WinGet be able to install and update this?
    2 points
  16. I agree but Microsoft are adding their own features and it seems to be a bit snappier than Chrome TBH. Just a bit snappier? IMO, it totally blows Chrome away!
    2 points
  17. Sega announces Game Gear Micro handheld retro consoles

    so marketing can push the sale of a magnifying lens like the first time
    2 points
  18. Ultimately, very true. However, there are levels and thresholds of companies trying to do right by users and companies fighting for the right to screw them over. This reminds me of when someone says that all the politicians are crooks. Sure, but some are serial killers, and some have a speeding ticket - two entirely different thresholds. (Using hyperbole for analogy.)
    2 points
  19. Twitter suspends accounts tweeting #dcblackout to curb misinformation

    Because for Twitter, Trump is the goose that lays the golden eggs.
    2 points
  20. You're welcome to your opinion, just not your own facts. Twitter adding a notation about voter fraud and mail-in ballots to Trump's false tweet is not expressing an opinion but simply providing actual context to what Trump was referring to. As for where does Twitter get off doing whatever they want to do with their own platform should be obvious but they also have the law on their side to that backs that up. Section 230 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230 So yes they actually can and do restrict content when it goes against the TOS, again they have the legal right to do so. And no, that's not how communism works. Except they actually violated section 230... Trump gave an opinion on a future event, they "fact checked" his opinion with other opinions... no actual facts! Even Jack has come out and admitted what they did was wrong! Plus there are countless articles, "evidence", that mail-in ballots have been compromised. Even the NAACP has claimed it... and using leftest logic, if you don't believe them then you must be a racist! https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...amid-fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...amid-fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...amid-fraud-claims/2435162/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new...-amid-fraud-claims/2435162/ What specifically did they violate, cause their labeling does no such thing. Here is the 2 tweets that were labeled. https://twitter.com/realDonald...s/1265255845358645254" rel="external nofollow">https://twitter.com/realDonald...s/1265255845358645254" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://twitter.com/realDonald...s/1265255845358645254" rel="external nofollow">https://twitter.com/realDonald...status/1265255845358645254" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://twitter.com/realDonald...s/1265255845358645254" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://twitter.com/realDonald...s/1265255845358645254" rel="external nofollow">https://twitter.com/realDonald...status/1265255845358645254" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://twitter.com/realDonald.../status/1265255845358645254 and here is the page the label takes you to https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384" rel="external nofollow">https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384" rel="external nofollow">https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384" rel="external nofollow">https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384 On Tuesday, President Trump made a series of claims about potential voter fraud after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an effort to expand mail-in voting in California during the COVID-19 pandemic. These claims are unsubstantiated, according to CNN, Washington Post and others. Experts say mail-in ballots are very rarely linked to voter fraud. What Trump tweeted was an unsubstantiated claim, not an opinion. California does not send out millions of ballots to anyone in the state no matter who they are or how they got there as Trump claimed. They are mailed out to registered voters. And who are these so called professionals telling everyone else who to vote for? Trump made a number of claims in his tweets and offers noting to back up said claim. All Twitter did was tweet out what I already provided and linked above. So please show me where twitter violated section 230? Also where did Dorsey say they were wrong? Just yesterday he said they'ed continue to flag incorrect info. https://www.blackenterprise.co" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.blackenterprise.co...-about-elections-globally/" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.blackenterprise.co" rel="external nofollow">https://www.blackenterprise.co" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.blackenterprise.co...n-about-elections-globally/ Lastly don't confuse a local NAACP head with a national view or that what happened there is a national problem in general. If you value the "opinion articles twitter posted, then I'll just leave these two examples to the contrary here then... https://www.nytimes.com/2012/1...ould-impact-elections.html" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nytimes.com/2012/1...impact-elections.html" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nytimes.com/2012/1...impact-elections.html" rel="external nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2012/1...ould-impact-elections.html" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.nytimes.com/2012/1...could-impact-elections.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/h...mail-in-voting-11586557667" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.wsj.com/articles/h...in-voting-11586557667" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.wsj.com/articles/h...in-voting-11586557667" rel="external nofollow">https://www.wsj.com/articles/h...mail-in-voting-11586557667" rel="external nofollow" style="user-select: auto;">https://www.wsj.com/articles/h...-mail-in-voting-11586557667 Give me a break, there is no way you could be thinking that NO fraud could occur, where in some cases districts are won by thousands or even hundreds of votes! The article I posted had to do with your claim that " Jack has come out and admitted what they did was wrong!", which was not the case. It did not have to do with mail in vote fraud. At no point in my post did I deny that fraud existed. What I said was that Trump made an unsubstantiated claim, which based on Trump's own words, is still true. So it took you two days to come up with a reply that not only doesn't address what you quoted me on but you still have failed to support your own claims that Jack admitted they did wrong and that there was a violation of section 230. You may check this website every day, I however do not... I was reading between the lines on Jack's post, that he is ultimately responsible and the people that censored Trump's quote should not be blamed. They are hiding the tweets made, which is a form of censorship. You stated the claims were unsubstantiated that future elections could have voter fraud, I gave links showing other people agree that future elections can have fraud. How can you fact-check a future possibility? That's my point! A statement can either be an opinion or a fact, if a statement is made about the future, it MUST be an opinion, and hence can not be fact-checked! It'd be as stupid as if Trump tweeted "Tonight I am going to eat hamburgers for dinner and they'll be delicious" TWITTER Fact-Check ref: WaPo-Hamburgers are terrible and can not be referred to as delicious So by "reading between the lines" you filled in your own blanks that fit your narrative, even though Jack's own words and actions are a complete 180 to your thinking. FYI the original two tweets Trump put out were never censored. You might want to read up on what censoring actually means cause with those 2 tweets, neither of them were censored or hided. They are are still up for anyone to read. Here is the actual link to his un-hidden tweets https://twitter.com/realDonald.../status/1265255845358645254 Now that isn't to say another tweet wasn't hidden by twitter. That being the one where Trump called for violence days after his original tweets were marked with additional information. Obviously the tweet hidden went against Twitter's TOS. My question to you, is that given his tweet violated Twitter's TOS on violence, are you ok with them hiding it? If not, please explain why. Here is an image of the tweet https://i.imgur.com/A8yBJji.jpg You also seem to be having some reading comprehension issues as I never claimed future elections could not have fraud. Literally nothing in my post suggested that. I even said "At no point in my post did I deny that fraud existed". That is not the same as saying fraud could not happen. Your "reading between the lines" skills could use some work. What I said was Trump's claims were unsubstantiated, which is still true, what he said in those tweets, which I linked above, do not have substantial evidence to support them. There is no evidence of mass fraud of robbing mail boxes, ballots being forged or illegally printed and signed. Does it happen on a smaller scale, sure, but there has never been a case where mass fraud has happened during a national election for which Trump is referring to. The other false claim Trump made was that millions of ballots were mailed out to anyone living in the state no matter who they are and how they got there. Ballots are mailed out to registered voters. You know, those people who have established residency and who have the legal right to vote. He then went on to claim that "professionals", no clue who that is supposed to be, would be telling others whom to vote for. Again, like so many times before, Trump offers up no supporting evidence to his claims. The opinion in his tweet is that this upcoming election will be rigged. You can argue semantics all you want about his prediction of what in his mind will happen but the fact is, he's making claims that don't support reality. What's odd is that you seem more upset that Twitter posted a label regarding his tweets but don't seem to have a care in the world that the POTUS is lying, on almost a daily basis at that. Seems odd you wouldn't hold the POTUS to the higher standard then some internet platform. As for twitter's "fact check" here is the actual wording and link to it. https://twitter.com/i/events/1265330601034256384 "On Tuesday, President Trump made a series of claims about potential voter fraud after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an effort to expand mail-in voting in California during the COVID-19 pandemic. These claims are unsubstantiated, according to CNN, Washington Post and others. Experts say mail-in ballots are very rarely linked to voter fraud" That's it, that's all it was. That's what you're arguing against, seems very silly to get so worked up over.
    2 points
  21. Google's upcoming 'Sabrina' Android TV dongle leaks

    Stadia working on this first would be a big selling point for Google. yeah I don't understand why Google didn't make it a point to have Stadia working on ALL of their own first party services at launch.
    2 points
  22. Phone dialer app

    I just use the default. Why would I switch to some other dialer? Certainly wouldn't be Truecaller as they collect and sell all kinds of data about and your contacts.
    1 point
  23. Images of the new Xbox Store for Windows surface online

    How many redesigns does Microsoft need? I mean...
    1 point
  24. Well let's see: https://play.google.com/store/...pCovid19Cat&hl=en" rel="external nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/...i.StopCovid19Cat&hl=en" rel="external nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/...bi.StopCovid19Cat&hl=en "Installs 500,000+" Can't find a direct link on web apple app store but it shows as 112th most downloaded app in the 'health & fitness' category So yes I do believe their stats are accurate. if did not know better i would this virus larks is a swiz, but i do think that it is an excuse for them to control people Yep.... you don't know better
    1 point
  25. Phone dialer app

    I use the stock Android Dialer.
    1 point
  26. Normally I'd agree but there's the first war of the worlds radio broadcast that proves people will believe the dumbest ######. On the other hand if there was no censorship, more of the more outlandish statements would start circulating and people might actually realize twitter is not a reliable source of anything else other than other people's opinions. Now imagine if after the War of the Worlds broadcast, radio stations banned sci-fi in that format from ever airing again just because some people believed it was true. Note this line from Wikipedia, "Welles later remarked that Hitler cited the effect of the broadcast on the American public as evidence of "the corrupt condition and decadent state of affairs in democracy"." So Hitler was an authoritarian that used the broadcast as evidence why democracy was bad and speech needed to be controlled. Radio stations and twitter are not the same platform type. Hitler was also a head of state, Twitter is a user-based platform, they don't even begin to compare to each other.
    1 point
  27. Two Free Games - What to Choose.

    you can't go wrong with RCT2; haven't installed it in a few years but I used to mess with it all the time and had a bunch of good mods loaded Atari Vault is self explanatory what's on there but can't say I know anything about the other games on the list
    1 point
  28. This will be Star Citizen far before Star Citizen is.
    1 point
  29. Zoom is working on adding stronger encryption for paying customers

    Nothing is free, encryption need extra computing power. I do not understand why a normal user will need encryption. Are you doing anything wrong with it? Piracy is ok but don't overdo. Most of the encryption would be handled by the client. This is from a company that didn't even offer encryption until the bad press. Zoom had a chance to be "the solution", now due to all those security vulnerabilities, they will be known as the "the insecure solution". All those companies that blocked it, yeah, it's still not allowed. Where is the source that say most of the encryption would be handled by the client? EFF has an excellent deep dive into this. https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/...cryption-systems-work" rel="external nofollow">https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/...cryption-systems-work" rel="external nofollow">https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/...cryption-systems-work" rel="external nofollow">https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/...ey-encryption-systems-work" rel="external nofollow">https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/...cryption-systems-work" rel="external nofollow">https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/...cryption-systems-work" rel="external nofollow">https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/...ey-encryption-systems-work" rel="external nofollow">https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/...key-encryption-systems-work I'm asking the ZOOM, bro. LOL what? Every end-to-end encryption is handled as described in that link, including Zoom. That is the definition of end-to-end. *Major Facepalm* EVERY is a bold claim LOL. Where is the mention of Zoom in that article? Can you quote for me? Classic case of not understanding that if A=B and B=C then A=C. Sorry, can't help you with that. We are being trolled. That or he truly doesn’t understand what cost of doing business is and what things you should pass on to the customer and not. I suspect the former. LMAO what cost to pass on to end user? Are you living in a fantasy world? This is crazy that I have to explain everything in this world is just give and take no mater you like it or not. Not everyone is a piracy freak like you LOL. Support e2e encryption = support piracy? Man, can I have whatever you're smoking? I’m all for smoking but not if it kills my IQ to that point. Yea, just admit that you want free from others hard work, it is nothing wrong but please don't cry about it when others demand for their hard work. Man, you are way out there. Yea pretty sure he's trolling by this point, but I worry a lot that many in influential positions carry around the mindset that he does. Oh man I'm in my thirties and there's still so much new nonsense to see. From a comment thread in Neowin: support encryption = pirate. LOL Let's put his own philosophy to play against him, see if it shatters at first touch or holds up. tvcat, where are you from? Are you French? From your hackneyed English I get the sense you are, or were, from China. Do you mind telling us your origin and your current address? If you don't tell us, you're a, I guess, pirate?
    1 point
  30. This was bound to happen and not with just EU countries but a lot around the world. The more Trump tries to use American companies as a political weapon, the more it backfires and others will look for alternatives to those techs and services and the ones paying the price are American corporations because of the arrogance of the US government and what's funny is those American corporations pleaded with the US government to back down on the trade wars but now it's too late, others will shift focus away from the US out of security reason. It's also looking like EU countries are putting more focus on trade with China, they likely see a big opening as the US gets push out, others can fill that void.
    1 point
  31. Oh? My Xbox Game Pass app did come from the website, but uses the Store to get game info and download the games. I haven't heard they're planning to change that at all.
    1 point
  32. French People in your Local Area wants to meet you .
    1 point
  33. Video issue

    Plays just fine
    1 point
  34. Sega announces Game Gear Micro handheld retro consoles

    Good price.
    1 point
  35. Russia has already seriously cut Soyuz production. They're ramping up to qualifying their new Orel (Eagle) spacecraft and Irtysh (formerly Soyuz-5) booster for a 2022-2023 test. Orel is quite Dragon-like.
    1 point
  36. Facebook makes it easier to manage and delete old posts

    Bulk removal has been available for a long time here: https://facebook.com/help/delete_account
    1 point
  37. Google's upcoming 'Sabrina' Android TV dongle leaks

    If this does CEC, you won't need many (or any) others if you don't have other input devices.
    1 point
  38. Google's upcoming 'Sabrina' Android TV dongle leaks

    Stadia working on this first would be a big selling point for Google.
    1 point
  39. Google's upcoming 'Sabrina' Android TV dongle leaks

    maybe Android TV will actually have Stadia support by the time this releases then ....
    1 point
  40. SpaceX Crew Dragon DM-2: US returns to crewed launches (mission)

    Russian cosmonauts boarded the DM-1 Crew Dragon after it arrived, and likely they'll check out DM-2. No biggie as they'll be riding US Commercial Crew vehicles as part of a seat-trading agreement. So will commercial astronauts, in the short term to ISS proper but also to the AXIOM Space commercial module which will be attached to ISS. Later it'll detach to grow into a commercial space station. NASA is big on commercial space stations for after ISS is decommissioned https://www.axiomspace.com/
    1 point
  41. Years ago when Obama got elected I remember them saying something about they can't interfere with what a sitting president says and it has to be archived by the national archives or something too can't remember what exactly that was how long ago now... but it is true everything a president says publicly becomes national record and archived
    1 point
  42. Facebook makes it easier to manage and delete old posts

    Just give us dark mode PLEEEZ!!
    1 point
  43. Sony delays its PlayStation 5 event, no new date in sight

    F'ing AMERICA, there's a whole world out there, positive potentially exciting news is what "the rest of the world" (at least those who might get a little glimmer of joy from learning about new exciting tech) might enjoy in these bleak times. 'Murica is a victim onto itself, why do the rest of us now just have to have more bleak news. I recognize the tragedy of a human life being taken unjustly, however why double down on making the world soulless. I had something to look forward to this week, as a tech and gaming enthusiast this would have been a positive uplift - no more, thanks 'Murica
    1 point
  44. Sony delays its PlayStation 5 event, no new date in sight

    Meh, Political statement.
    1 point
  45. TBF a lot of the open source community just replaces profit with reputation. It's "free and open", but attribution is everything. It's only ironic that something "inspired by" an open source project is expected to make attributions while the KDE community still insists after decades that its UI isn't just an on-going echo of Windows.
    1 point
  46. kinda cared a year or so ago, might pick it up when it's eventually @ 75%+ discount in a sale.
    1 point
  47. They've applied these tags to plenty of other tweets, just not the presidents. When outright false information is being disseminated to users on their platform, they are entirely responsible for moderating its content. It's about damn time they finally applied the same moderation to his tweets as well, he's continually been a one off with their policies, hope they continue to tag things easily verified as false. And Communism? lol. No. Twitter is a private service, the government isn't censoring anyone whatsoever in your nutty scenario, how would that be communism? The irony in your statement is that Trump/government wanting to shutdown social media because he doesn't like their opinion and thinks it's misleading, that may be.
    1 point
  48. Totally disgusting. Local reports are this was another patient, not all nursing home patients being elderly - which IMO is an issue in iitsrlf. The tweetstorm about the video caught the attention of Detroit cops and the perp was arrested. Dr. Gau needs to pull his head out. Turning legit outrage by POTUS (who wouldn't be?!?), who was in Michigan when the story broke, into an opportunity for a political attack is shameful. TDS at it's absolute worst 😠
    1 point
  49. YouTube expands fact-checking feature to the U.S.

    Citations are biased! I only believe arguments without supporting material!
    1 point
  50. The Agenda behind the government shutdown

    And so it did. How does it feel to be proven wrong, again?
    1 point