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  1. This simple URL trick can help you block YouTube ads and bypass paywalls

    I thought Neowin didn't discuss bypassing this sort of thing.
    13 points
  2. This sounds like the kind of stuff that kids would tell each other/rumor about at recess lol. I've not given it a try, so I can't really say if it is really true or not, but it at least sounds like that type of thing!
    6 points
  3. Sony reveals the design of the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, and more

    What a wonky design. Looks like a Big Mac mated with a Storm Trooper. At least it’s not a monolith that won’t fit in my entertainment rack like the XB Series X. Sony and MicroSoft if you’re listening; please just give us black boxes which fit in with our AV equipment... thanks.
    5 points
  4. Because people want non-Apple tablets?
    4 points
  5. Linux Mint 20 beta arrives without Chromium browser

    https://www.neowin.net/news/li...snapd-over-stealth-installs yes I've read that article which this one linked to but I still don't fully understand. for the average user being more locked down isn't necessarily a bad thing and for those tech gurus they usually install from source anyway so ... In a recent blog post they said: We also heard your queries on the topic of snapd. This is a topic which is important to us and we already explained our position last year: […] as you install APT updates, Snap becomes a requirement for you to continue to use Chromium and installs itself behind your back. This breaks one of the major worries many people had when Snap was announced and a promise from its developers that it would never replace APT. A self-installing Snap Store which overwrites part of our APT package base is a complete NO NO. It’s something we have to stop and it could mean the end of Chromium updates and access to the snap store in Linux Mint. A year later, in the Ubuntu 20.04 package base, the Chromium package is indeed empty and acting, without your consent, as a backdoor by connecting your computer to the Ubuntu Store. Applications in this store cannot be patched, or pinned. You can’t audit them, hold them, modify them or even point snap to a different store. You’ve as much empowerment with this as if you were using proprietary software, i.e. none. This is in effect similar to a commercial proprietary solution, but with two major differences: It runs as root, and it installs itself without asking you. First, I’m happy to confirm that Linux Mint 20, like previous Mint releases will not ship with any snaps or snapd installed. Second, to address this situation we’ll do exactly what we said we would: In Linux Mint 20, Chromium won’t be an empty package which installs snapd behind your back. It will be an empty package which tells you why it’s empty and tells you where to look to get Chromium yourself. In Linux Mint 20, APT will forbid snapd from getting installed. You’ll still be able to install it yourself and we’ll document this in the release notes, but by default APT won’t allow repository packages from doing this on your behalf. thank you for that more detailed post. That first part about overwriting APT is what I was missing from my understanding. Canonicle is a largely used base in a lot of Linux Distros; they keep making decisions like this of their own accord it feels like. IDK how there's not more backlash against them in the Linux community and why Distros aren't starting to move away from using Ubuntu as their base. Fedora makes a good base as does Arch. There's a reason Manjaro has become my go to Linux Distro for quite a few years now when I need/want Linux. Linux Mint do have the debian edition, i think sooner or later LM will break from Ubuntu and just go the debian route My only problem with debian is they're slower to update packages. But that's not necessarily a bad thing as it allows them to make sure they're stable. It's one of the reasons I prefer Arch because I like to stay more up to date with apps. Actually isn't Ubuntu technically based off of Debian too just with a more bleeding edge package repo? Ubuntu is based on debian testing I think, no reason Mint can't do that too
    3 points
  6. You can avoid the Neowin paywall just by getting a subscription. It's so easy!
    3 points
  7. 3 points
  8. YEUCK! What a horrible looking console. Looks like the Fiat Multipla of consoles. Even if the Xbox is plain and black, at least THAT will blend in with black equipment, and not stand out looking like something white that melted in a house fire! The PS5 looks like a melted X1S! And that controller. No, just no. What is it with ugly Japanese stuff? The modern Civic, the Quashqai, Juke, and their consoles, what next? At least their women are still cute as heaven <3 Playstation Design Fails: PS1: Industrial machine PS2: Industrial heatsink PS3: Casket PS4: Industrial heatsink/2 slabs of wonky liquorice slapped on top of each other PS5: BLEURGH/Melted XB1 S/God knows what!
    3 points
  9. Screw online, I want more single player content!
    3 points
  10. Yuk, looks awful, it is certainly not going to fit in with the living room for people who have their games consol there. I don't know what is wrong with a normal box type thing. Oh well, I expect people will buy it.
    3 points
  11. Sony gives a look at the PlayStation 5 exclusive Horizon Forbidden West

    More likely November 2020.
    3 points
  12. Sony reveals the design of the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, and more

    Where you see hate, I see people offering their opinion. Just like you.
    3 points
  13. Why the hate? I like the way this console looks. Kind of futuristic and stands out. I hope they are using vapor chamber and that it doesn't suffer overheating issues.
    3 points
  14. profession of killing people ??? where ? who ??
    2 points
  15. Adobe launches a free Photoshop Camera app with tons of filters

    Adobe - they can go take a flying leap.
    2 points
  16. Because people want non-Apple tablets? Exactly, I can't stand Apple let alone iOS Currently have the Tab S3, and I'm excited for this one. Finally an iPad pro competitor and it's Samsung no less.
    2 points
  17. Linux Mint 20 beta arrives without Chromium browser

    Because for distros like that upholding their principles matters to the small community they actually do have. Chromium is breaking that trust.
    2 points
  18. Linux Mint 20 beta arrives without Chromium browser

    https://www.neowin.net/news/li...snapd-over-stealth-installs yes I've read that article which this one linked to but I still don't fully understand. for the average user being more locked down isn't necessarily a bad thing and for those tech gurus they usually install from source anyway so ... In a recent blog post they said: We also heard your queries on the topic of snapd. This is a topic which is important to us and we already explained our position last year: […] as you install APT updates, Snap becomes a requirement for you to continue to use Chromium and installs itself behind your back. This breaks one of the major worries many people had when Snap was announced and a promise from its developers that it would never replace APT. A self-installing Snap Store which overwrites part of our APT package base is a complete NO NO. It’s something we have to stop and it could mean the end of Chromium updates and access to the snap store in Linux Mint. A year later, in the Ubuntu 20.04 package base, the Chromium package is indeed empty and acting, without your consent, as a backdoor by connecting your computer to the Ubuntu Store. Applications in this store cannot be patched, or pinned. You can’t audit them, hold them, modify them or even point snap to a different store. You’ve as much empowerment with this as if you were using proprietary software, i.e. none. This is in effect similar to a commercial proprietary solution, but with two major differences: It runs as root, and it installs itself without asking you. First, I’m happy to confirm that Linux Mint 20, like previous Mint releases will not ship with any snaps or snapd installed. Second, to address this situation we’ll do exactly what we said we would: In Linux Mint 20, Chromium won’t be an empty package which installs snapd behind your back. It will be an empty package which tells you why it’s empty and tells you where to look to get Chromium yourself. In Linux Mint 20, APT will forbid snapd from getting installed. You’ll still be able to install it yourself and we’ll document this in the release notes, but by default APT won’t allow repository packages from doing this on your behalf. thank you for that more detailed post. That first part about overwriting APT is what I was missing from my understanding. Canonicle is a largely used base in a lot of Linux Distros; they keep making decisions like this of their own accord it feels like. IDK how there's not more backlash against them in the Linux community and why Distros aren't starting to move away from using Ubuntu as their base. Fedora makes a good base as does Arch. There's a reason Manjaro has become my go to Linux Distro for quite a few years now when I need/want Linux. Linux Mint do have the debian edition, i think sooner or later LM will break from Ubuntu and just go the debian route My only problem with debian is they're slower to update packages. But that's not necessarily a bad thing as it allows them to make sure they're stable. It's one of the reasons I prefer Arch because I like to stay more up to date with apps. Actually isn't Ubuntu technically based off of Debian too just with a more bleeding edge package repo? Ubuntu is based on debian testing I think, no reason Mint can't do that too I thought so. So yeah if I were a distro builder I'd just start skipping the middle man that is Ubuntu and base directly off Debian Testing branch then
    2 points
  19. Linux Mint 20 beta arrives without Chromium browser

    https://www.neowin.net/news/li...snapd-over-stealth-installs yes I've read that article which this one linked to but I still don't fully understand. for the average user being more locked down isn't necessarily a bad thing and for those tech gurus they usually install from source anyway so ... In a recent blog post they said: We also heard your queries on the topic of snapd. This is a topic which is important to us and we already explained our position last year: […] as you install APT updates, Snap becomes a requirement for you to continue to use Chromium and installs itself behind your back. This breaks one of the major worries many people had when Snap was announced and a promise from its developers that it would never replace APT. A self-installing Snap Store which overwrites part of our APT package base is a complete NO NO. It’s something we have to stop and it could mean the end of Chromium updates and access to the snap store in Linux Mint. A year later, in the Ubuntu 20.04 package base, the Chromium package is indeed empty and acting, without your consent, as a backdoor by connecting your computer to the Ubuntu Store. Applications in this store cannot be patched, or pinned. You can’t audit them, hold them, modify them or even point snap to a different store. You’ve as much empowerment with this as if you were using proprietary software, i.e. none. This is in effect similar to a commercial proprietary solution, but with two major differences: It runs as root, and it installs itself without asking you. First, I’m happy to confirm that Linux Mint 20, like previous Mint releases will not ship with any snaps or snapd installed. Second, to address this situation we’ll do exactly what we said we would: In Linux Mint 20, Chromium won’t be an empty package which installs snapd behind your back. It will be an empty package which tells you why it’s empty and tells you where to look to get Chromium yourself. In Linux Mint 20, APT will forbid snapd from getting installed. You’ll still be able to install it yourself and we’ll document this in the release notes, but by default APT won’t allow repository packages from doing this on your behalf. thank you for that more detailed post. That first part about overwriting APT is what I was missing from my understanding. Canonicle is a largely used base in a lot of Linux Distros; they keep making decisions like this of their own accord it feels like. IDK how there's not more backlash against them in the Linux community and why Distros aren't starting to move away from using Ubuntu as their base. Fedora makes a good base as does Arch. There's a reason Manjaro has become my go to Linux Distro for quite a few years now when I need/want Linux. Linux Mint do have the debian edition, i think sooner or later LM will break from Ubuntu and just go the debian route My only problem with debian is they're slower to update packages. But that's not necessarily a bad thing as it allows them to make sure they're stable. It's one of the reasons I prefer Arch because I like to stay more up to date with apps. Actually isn't Ubuntu technically based off of Debian too just with a more bleeding edge package repo?
    2 points
  20. Linux Mint 20 beta arrives without Chromium browser

    I'm happy Mint is looking out for their users. I'm happy to be running it.
    2 points
  21. Linux Mint 20 beta arrives without Chromium browser

    https://www.neowin.net/news/li...snapd-over-stealth-installs yes I've read that article which this one linked to but I still don't fully understand. for the average user being more locked down isn't necessarily a bad thing and for those tech gurus they usually install from source anyway so ... In a recent blog post they said: We also heard your queries on the topic of snapd. This is a topic which is important to us and we already explained our position last year: […] as you install APT updates, Snap becomes a requirement for you to continue to use Chromium and installs itself behind your back. This breaks one of the major worries many people had when Snap was announced and a promise from its developers that it would never replace APT. A self-installing Snap Store which overwrites part of our APT package base is a complete NO NO. It’s something we have to stop and it could mean the end of Chromium updates and access to the snap store in Linux Mint. A year later, in the Ubuntu 20.04 package base, the Chromium package is indeed empty and acting, without your consent, as a backdoor by connecting your computer to the Ubuntu Store. Applications in this store cannot be patched, or pinned. You can’t audit them, hold them, modify them or even point snap to a different store. You’ve as much empowerment with this as if you were using proprietary software, i.e. none. This is in effect similar to a commercial proprietary solution, but with two major differences: It runs as root, and it installs itself without asking you. First, I’m happy to confirm that Linux Mint 20, like previous Mint releases will not ship with any snaps or snapd installed. Second, to address this situation we’ll do exactly what we said we would: In Linux Mint 20, Chromium won’t be an empty package which installs snapd behind your back. It will be an empty package which tells you why it’s empty and tells you where to look to get Chromium yourself. In Linux Mint 20, APT will forbid snapd from getting installed. You’ll still be able to install it yourself and we’ll document this in the release notes, but by default APT won’t allow repository packages from doing this on your behalf. thank you for that more detailed post. That first part about overwriting APT is what I was missing from my understanding. Canonicle is a largely used base in a lot of Linux Distros; they keep making decisions like this of their own accord it feels like. IDK how there's not more backlash against them in the Linux community and why Distros aren't starting to move away from using Ubuntu as their base. Fedora makes a good base as does Arch. There's a reason Manjaro has become my go to Linux Distro for quite a few years now when I need/want Linux. Linux Mint do have the debian edition, i think sooner or later LM will break from Ubuntu and just go the debian route
    2 points
  22. Linux Mint 20 beta arrives without Chromium browser

    https://www.neowin.net/news/li...snapd-over-stealth-installs yes I've read that article which this one linked to but I still don't fully understand. for the average user being more locked down isn't necessarily a bad thing and for those tech gurus they usually install from source anyway so ... In a recent blog post they said: We also heard your queries on the topic of snapd. This is a topic which is important to us and we already explained our position last year: […] as you install APT updates, Snap becomes a requirement for you to continue to use Chromium and installs itself behind your back. This breaks one of the major worries many people had when Snap was announced and a promise from its developers that it would never replace APT. A self-installing Snap Store which overwrites part of our APT package base is a complete NO NO. It’s something we have to stop and it could mean the end of Chromium updates and access to the snap store in Linux Mint. A year later, in the Ubuntu 20.04 package base, the Chromium package is indeed empty and acting, without your consent, as a backdoor by connecting your computer to the Ubuntu Store. Applications in this store cannot be patched, or pinned. You can’t audit them, hold them, modify them or even point snap to a different store. You’ve as much empowerment with this as if you were using proprietary software, i.e. none. This is in effect similar to a commercial proprietary solution, but with two major differences: It runs as root, and it installs itself without asking you. First, I’m happy to confirm that Linux Mint 20, like previous Mint releases will not ship with any snaps or snapd installed. Second, to address this situation we’ll do exactly what we said we would: In Linux Mint 20, Chromium won’t be an empty package which installs snapd behind your back. It will be an empty package which tells you why it’s empty and tells you where to look to get Chromium yourself. In Linux Mint 20, APT will forbid snapd from getting installed. You’ll still be able to install it yourself and we’ll document this in the release notes, but by default APT won’t allow repository packages from doing this on your behalf.
    2 points
  23. You can avoid the Neowin paywall just by getting a subscription. It's so easy! Neowin to political. Used to pay when the site was more tech focused.
    2 points
  24. Only if it is about Neowin. Since it is YouTube, free game.
    2 points
  25. Milk it baby!!!!! Milk it till it is drier than Atacama Desert.
    2 points
  26. Grand Theft Auto V is coming to Xbox Series X and PS5 with exclusive content

    5 years is now a decade?
    2 points
  27. Hey, maybe they can take advantage of their "super SSD" tech so loading times are improved. Seriously, even as a PC player, the load times for GTAV are utter trash.
    2 points
  28. First thing I thought of was an old wireless router from the early 2000s and reading around it seems I'm not the only one. I don't care for the design, looks cheap and tacky and nothing like a game console.
    2 points
  29. I was just gonna say I love posts like these. I love discovering new software, and I feel like the whole software news section just sits gathering dust because it's largely off the front page. Just a thought though, thanks for posting!
    2 points
  30. Sony reveals the design of the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, and more

    wifi router
    2 points
  31. I would be to embarrassed to have this in my home...
    2 points
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  33. the playstation file binder and the Xbox waste bin
    2 points
  34. Microsoft won't sell facial recognition technology to police

    Yes, Don't. They are already militarized to the point of a Gestapo,
    2 points
  35. Mozilla starts charging for Firefox Private Network browser extension

    Your linked article doesn't mention the CEO's salary. It mentions the chairperson Mitchell Baker, who is the highest-paid person and gets $1m per annum. And it mentions Tim Cook, who receives $102m per annum! Aside from that, there is a minimum salary law. And nobody is going to cut the salary of a CEO just because you enjoy being a freeloader.
    2 points
  36. HBO is killing off its HBO Go and HBO Now brands

    The HBO Max app replaced the HBO Now app on my Apple TV devices when it first launched, not sure why they feel the need to announce it now, weeks later.
    1 point
  37. HBO is killing off its HBO Go and HBO Now brands

    and in 6 months re-brand as HBO Extreme then re-brand as HBO WTF... then rebrand as HBO Whats Our Name again?
    1 point
  38. HBO is killing off its HBO Go and HBO Now brands

    The parent company is so greedy they still have three streaming service! They just want to milk the general public.
    1 point
  39. A 4GB file limit is a file system limitation or an API limitation, not a memory limitation. Video recordings are steamed to storage so don’t have a memory limitation. (Otherwise you couldn’t even get close to 4GB as active RAM would run out)
    1 point
  40. Well, if you are sending a missile to take out (insert name), the more accurate you are, the less damage to nearby buildings/people. I'm just waiting for the day that a missile knocks on your door, uses AI to see if that is the intended target, then goes BOOM! LOL. So, rather than a missile, it's Arnold Schwarzenegger showing up at the door as the Terminator?
    1 point
  41. Linux Mint 20 beta arrives without Chromium browser

    https://www.neowin.net/news/li...snapd-over-stealth-installs yes I've read that article which this one linked to but I still don't fully understand. for the average user being more locked down isn't necessarily a bad thing and for those tech gurus they usually install from source anyway so ... In a recent blog post they said: We also heard your queries on the topic of snapd. This is a topic which is important to us and we already explained our position last year: […] as you install APT updates, Snap becomes a requirement for you to continue to use Chromium and installs itself behind your back. This breaks one of the major worries many people had when Snap was announced and a promise from its developers that it would never replace APT. A self-installing Snap Store which overwrites part of our APT package base is a complete NO NO. It’s something we have to stop and it could mean the end of Chromium updates and access to the snap store in Linux Mint. A year later, in the Ubuntu 20.04 package base, the Chromium package is indeed empty and acting, without your consent, as a backdoor by connecting your computer to the Ubuntu Store. Applications in this store cannot be patched, or pinned. You can’t audit them, hold them, modify them or even point snap to a different store. You’ve as much empowerment with this as if you were using proprietary software, i.e. none. This is in effect similar to a commercial proprietary solution, but with two major differences: It runs as root, and it installs itself without asking you. First, I’m happy to confirm that Linux Mint 20, like previous Mint releases will not ship with any snaps or snapd installed. Second, to address this situation we’ll do exactly what we said we would: In Linux Mint 20, Chromium won’t be an empty package which installs snapd behind your back. It will be an empty package which tells you why it’s empty and tells you where to look to get Chromium yourself. In Linux Mint 20, APT will forbid snapd from getting installed. You’ll still be able to install it yourself and we’ll document this in the release notes, but by default APT won’t allow repository packages from doing this on your behalf. thank you for that more detailed post. That first part about overwriting APT is what I was missing from my understanding. Canonicle is a largely used base in a lot of Linux Distros; they keep making decisions like this of their own accord it feels like. IDK how there's not more backlash against them in the Linux community and why Distros aren't starting to move away from using Ubuntu as their base. Fedora makes a good base as does Arch. There's a reason Manjaro has become my go to Linux Distro for quite a few years now when I need/want Linux.
    1 point
  42. Adobe launches a free Photoshop Camera app with tons of filters

    My OnePlus 5T is not officially supported, however it seems to work fine by sideloading the APK from APK Mirror: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/...hotoshop-camera-1-0-release (APK Mirror is safe for anyone who's wondering, they check the APK signatures to ensure they are signed by the actual devs, not someone pretending to be them. Read more in their FAQ)
    1 point
  43. Project CARS 3 is in the works from what I can gather....
    1 point
  44. Microsoft won't sell facial recognition technology to police

    WTF is a slowflake? Snowflake A term for someone that thinks they are unique and special, but really are not. It gained popularity after the movie "Fight Club" from the quote “You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else." (was curious)
    1 point
  45. Microsoft won't sell facial recognition technology to police

    it should be free for police, protect me from bad guys. i know bad guys always seating in MCDonalds
    1 point
  46. Sony reveals the design of the PS5, PS5 Digital Edition, and more

    Looks like some ugly Alienware design.
    1 point
  47. Polarizing design, but makes its presence known in the living room. That's for sure.
    1 point
  48. Show us your PC Setup - Bonus points for RGB

    Update
    1 point
  49. Files UWP is a new modern file explorer app for Windows 10

    Tabbed folder explorer, this is what Microsoft should have done first. Ease of use. Now please add a Total Commander view to it aswell. T
    1 point
  50. How to mirror the screen of your Android to a PC

    I'll stick to AirDroid.
    1 point