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  1. cool story bro. Don't forget to take your hydroxychloroquine today.
    8 points
  2. I have no need for a webcam, so I’d consider buying this.
    8 points
  3. Everyone I know uses Windows. Nobody uses Mac, Chrome OS, Linux anymore.
    6 points
  4. The rest of the world is different than your circle of friends. Windows still runs on 88% of computers, in spite of it's being prone to random bugs and breakages after updating. https://www.netmarketshare.com...egments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D
    6 points
  5. Not having a webcam may please some people, certainly if there is no physical way to disable it, like a shutter to cover it.
    6 points
  6. At times when Google made sure they don't make their apps available for windows phones, this shouldn't be made possible by Microsoft. If Google had made available their apps for windows phones, they would have been a great 3rd OS in the market.
    5 points
  7. Yeah man, I totally love it when consumers get screwed by big companies having petty battles.
    5 points
  8. This sounds like a bad idea all around. But you do you, MS.
    4 points
  9. Microsoft acknowledges the Storage Spaces issue, offers a way to avoid it

    You are dignifying them! They had a decent testing team. They fired them.
    4 points
  10. windows: "i got 99 problems, but getting a decent testing team isn't one of my priorities".
    4 points
  11. I think our democracy over here is just too easily manipulated. The core idea is fine, but the extra rules and processes thrown around it by those who it would serve are the problem. May many elections in how many years, on what is meant to be a 4-year cycle - it became a bad joke. When you get more people voting for the person that loses than for the person who won, then there is a problem and that is the problem with the U.K as well with our out of date First past the post system. US has almost 5 times the population as the UK. Electoral College makes sense. If it did not exist, huge cities could dictate how the entire country is run. Why should a bunch of brainwashed students from California that never saw a real cow in their lives have more power than farmers in Texas or Iowa?
    4 points
  12. If :Microsoft even joked about breaking something, Google would run to every news outlet and cry foul, and sadly, most media outlets would side with Google even if Microsoft was in the right.
    4 points
  13. hope Microsoft figures out a way to break it for ChromeOS repeatedly, like Google has done to all of Microsoft's efforts (WP, YouTube, Edge etc)
    4 points
  14. HTC is back with its first 5G phone, the U20

    The HTC One M8 is still getting official Lineage 17.1 (Android 10) builds despite been 6 years old. That really is a testament to how good some of the older HTC phones were for the community to support them for so long. Then theirs the legendary HTC HD 2… It would be nice to see HTC make a return as I really did like HTC devices.
    4 points
  15. Because Chrome OS don't normally crash, have the problems that Windows do and some people just like the way chrome works. Shame it is only for enterprise, saying that if people that uses Chrome wants to use Office or part of it they can do it online. Chrome OS is not for me, too much tied to the cloud, but I can understand why people go for it. ​​​​ True, when the OS can do 1% of things Windows can, there's not much that can crash.
    3 points
  16. This is basically Google saying their G Suite apps can't compete with Office in business. The only place google has some ground is in education, specially when it comes to chromebooks. That could all change if MS could make 10X a success for example.
    3 points
  17. Lenovo ThinkPad P43s review

    Hello, At the end of last year, I received a ThinkPad P43s from Lenovo for review purposes. After six months of use, now would be a good time to share my impressions and opinions of it. You can view the companion picture album for this review of the ThinkPad P43s at https://imgur.com/a/6eK0Xrd/. The model I received, 20RH-0010US, had the following specs as shipped from the factory: CPU: Intel Core i7-8665U (4C / 8T, 1.9 / 4.8GHz, 8MB) GPU: NVIDIA Quadro P520 2GB GDDR5 RAM: 16GB DDR4-2400 (soldered) + 1 empty SO-DIMM slot SSD: 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe with Opal2 support LCD: 14" FHD (1920×1080) Low Power IPS 400nits Anti-glare, 72% Gamut WLAN: Intel 9560 802.11ac, 2×2, Bluetooth 5.0 Webcam: 720p + IR with ThinkShutter Other: Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Pro (x64) Dimensions: 13×8.9×0.7 inches, 3.24 lbs (330×226×18 mm, 1.47 kg) This is a model from Lenovo's ThinkPad P-series which consists mostly of 15" and 17" desktop replacement workstation laptops. The P43s represents a 14" slim model, for when users still need workstation features, but in a much slimmer, more portable form-factor. Packaging The ThinkPad P43s arrived in a sturdy brown corrugated cardboard box. Inside, the laptop is packed in an anti-static bag sealed with anti-tamper stickers and held in place by green plastic packing inserts and closed cell foam. While this may not feel like a "premium" experience for such a premium device, it is important to remember that ThinkPads are enterprise systems, and typically go to an organization's IT department for provisioning with line-of-business software, management and security features, and so forth. So, fancy packaging is going to be of less importance to the corporation who has ordered several dozens or hundreds of laptops at once: What is important is that the shipping cartons protect the laptops while in transit, and that they are made from materials that can be easily disposed of through recycling. Inside, the laptop is secured in an anti-static bag with an anti-tamper sticker on it. Lenovo gets an A+ for solid shipping materials. Design Once opened, we see the iconic black ThinkPad wedge shape, with its distinct blend of chamfered, beveled, and rounded edges. And, of course, the red TrackPoint pointing stick. While people seem to either love or hate the ThinkPad design with little compromise, there is no denying that ThinkPads have a distinctive look. The ThinkPad P43s is no different in this regard. Details Removing the laptop from its protective bag, we can see, from left to right, the following ports: smart card reader (not installed in this model) USB 3.1 gen 1 Type A port fan exhaust grill full-sized gigabit Ethernet jack Kensington lock slot The inclusion of a full-sized Ethernet jack is welcome. As laptops get slimmer and slimmer, many reply on using a separate dongle or USB port for wired connectivity. On the opposite side of the unit, we see, from left-to-right, the following ports: Thunderbolt 3 port dock port (contains a USB Type-C port) USB 3.1 gen 1 Type A port HDMI port audio jack Micro SDXC Card reader I am a bit disappointed that a Micro SDXC Card reader was provided, as opposed to an SDXC Card. The latter is still commonly used for a variety of applications, including photography, and can read Micro SDXC Cards using adapters, which are widely-available and inexpensive. I order to use SDXC Cards, a separate USB adapter or dock must be purchased. Once opened up, the P43s' six-row island-style keyboard is visible. The TrackPoint pointing device is nestled between the G, B and H keys, and there is are three buttons for use with it below the space bar. A fingerprint reader is located to the right of them. Performance of the keyboard is superb, and the TrackPoint works as well as any I have used before. The unit came equipped with a TrackPad below the keyboard, but I did not use it. Inside The rear cover of the ThinkPad P43s is secured by screws and plastic tabs, but is easily enough removed with the proper tools, gaining access to the system board. Once inside, we can see the 49Wh battery taking up most of the space beneath the wrist rest. In the center of the system board is a single DDR-4 SO-DIMM memory slot beneath a Mylar sheet. To the left is an M.2 2280 SSD for storage, and above that, a M.2 2230 slot for a WWAN card. I installed 32GB DDR4-2666 SO-DIMM into the memory to bring the memory up to 48GB, and replaced the 512GB Western Digital SN730 NVMe SSD with a 2TB Western Digital Black NVMe SSD. The P43s uses a low-profile M.2 slot for its SSD, which (currently) limits it to 2TB SSDs (the WWAN slot does not accept SSDs). If you need more storage space, check out the 15" or 17" models from the ThinkPad P-series. Use I normally use a laptop when traveling, commuting to and from work, etc., which gives me a chance to put them through their paces. This year has been… different in that regard, as I mostly worked from home. This made it a little more difficult to judge, but with the ThinkPad P43s I was able to perform the following tasks without issue: run Microsoft Office 2019 and perform typical business tasks attend lots and lots of virtual meetings online run VMware Workstation with 4-5 virtual machines running Windows, with quite acceptable performance run some internal LOB applications developed by my employer without issue (these tend to be single-threaded, but often more bound by disk I/O than anything else) What is interesting about some of the virtual meetings I attended is that I had to run them on battery power and using a cellular hot spot, as my normal home office was unplugged due to lightning storms overhead. Battery life was fantastic, being at 85% after hour-long meetings, and the webcam was adequate as well. I did, however, use a headset to block out external noise. One thing I did not test, though, were any games. That is more the realm of gaming laptops than slim workstations, so I did not bother trying to install any actual games on the unit. The screen looked fine in terms of color and angles. I did not notice any issues with flickering or eyestrain, even after several hours of use. I also used the P43s with a ThinkPad Thunderbolt 3 Dock Gen 2 (type 40AN), Dell P2416D 24" WQHD LED LCD Display, MK Night Typist Warm White LED Mechanical Keyboard, Kensington M01306 Expert Mouse USB Trackball and Logitech G432 headset, all of which performed without issue. Conclusions and Final Thoughts The ThinkPad P43s excels when you need a laptop with workstation-like performance, but in a very portable package. It is more than adequate for productivity and "road warrior" (highly-mobile workforce) needs, and moves into workstation territory with its nVidia GPU and capacity for RAM. Its slim design comes with what may be a trade-off in storage for some, being limited to 2TB and not having an SDXC card reader built in. That aside, there's little reason not to recommend the ThinkPad P43s. If you are looking for a highly-mobile workstation, this one would be hard to beat. Disclaimer: I received this review unit from Lenovo. All opinions expressed are 100% my own and independent of Lenovo. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    3 points
  18. Why don't just install Windows after all?
    3 points
  19. "Starting with 20H2, they'll be the same as they're codename, so 20H2 won't be renamed to version 2009 or anything like that." If only someone had thought of that before they released version 2004...
    3 points
  20. Zoom will offer end-to-end encryption to all users

    This is now worn thin. First they said they were encrypted. Then it was proven they were not. Then they said they would add encryption. But they didn't. Then they bought a company that does encryption to bulk up their efforts. Then they say they will do E2EE for paying customers. Then they bow down to Chinese censorship. Now E2EE is free for all?! Totally untrustworthy and rash sense of business. No thanks.
    2 points
  21. I'm not gonna all hurdurpadurp about how automatic updates are an attack on my right to choose so I'm switching to a Mac because I don't understand irony, but I will say... why to the newest version and not, say, the next sequential version still supported? 1903 is losing support just one month after 1809 does, so maybe that's not a great example for it, but under normal circumstances just updating to the "next" release should be good enough. 1809 users would have been pushed to 1903, then 1909, and so on. The user experience is still basically the same: two updates a year, but only to releases that have been in the field long enough for people to have much less skepticism about stability. Even the second-newest release sounds like less of an invitation to controversy (and would reduce the update frequency to once a year). Which would be... tada, 1909. All signs point to that version, so why not just go with that?
    2 points
  22. I think our democracy over here is just too easily manipulated. The core idea is fine, but the extra rules and processes thrown around it by those who it would serve are the problem. May many elections in how many years, on what is meant to be a 4-year cycle - it became a bad joke. When you get more people voting for the person that loses than for the person who won, then there is a problem and that is the problem with the U.K as well with our out of date First past the post system. US has almost 5 times the population as the UK. Electoral College makes sense. If it did not exist, huge cities could dictate how the entire country is run. Why should a bunch of brainwashed students from California that never saw a real cow in their lives have more power than farmers in Texas or Iowa? I feel the use of such stereotypes undermines any real argument. Does it really? Alright, second take. Why should California have more voting power than Arizona? Because there are more people in California, And that is the point... States with more people should not have more power over smaller states. That is what the US is built around. Of course that wouldn't work in European countries, but it doesn't have to. Imagine if countries with more people had more votes in the European Parliament... Some people here in the U.K wants a Proportional representation system, so we all get a say, not sure if that would work in the States, the problem is you have a two party system. We had a referendum a few years back to drop the First past the post system, but people voted to keep it, I think because the system, the government put to replace it was no better. The U.S system is a bit strange to be honest and after thi9nking it over i agree with you.
    2 points
  23. You should pay more attention to it. Your apathy helped get the human skid mark that is Trump elected. That's what happens when you don't pay attention. Later this year Americans will get to decide if these past four years are what America stands for. Anything less than a complete rout of Trump and his enablers will show the world that America chooses a dictator and his crime family over Democracy and freedom. Well, good thing he will win this year. Because who else is there? Sleepy Joe? Commie Sanders? You can have a guy that does not care what others think about him, you can have a guy who has no idea what is going on or you can have a guy who wants to make full socialism and communism work (spoiler, it can not work) Oh wow, parroting Trump's pathetic name calling? I now understand where you come from and don't see much point in acknowledging you further.
    2 points
  24. Here's what's fixed, improved, and still broken in Windows 10 build 20150

    Considering we have only had two Win10X builds I think that project is pretty much dead
    2 points
  25. I think our democracy over here is just too easily manipulated. The core idea is fine, but the extra rules and processes thrown around it by those who it would serve are the problem. May many elections in how many years, on what is meant to be a 4-year cycle - it became a bad joke. When you get more people voting for the person that loses than for the person who won, then there is a problem and that is the problem with the U.K as well with our out of date First past the post system. US has almost 5 times the population as the UK. Electoral College makes sense. If it did not exist, huge cities could dictate how the entire country is run. Why should a bunch of brainwashed students from California that never saw a real cow in their lives have more power than farmers in Texas or Iowa? I feel the use of such stereotypes undermines any real argument. Does it really? Alright, second take. Why should California have more voting power than Arizona? It's no use arguing with these people, because they tend to be in areas that would profit by removing the electoral college. They don't care how it would affect the rest of the country. These people: Please define. Sure. "These people" = people who want to abolish the electoral college. I thought that was pretty obvious from the context. And you feel that I want to abolish the Electoral College? The arguments you're making/questions you're asking sure insinuate it, but on re-reading I realize that I was conflating your posts with OP's posts. Apologies if I'm incorrect. I think any institution, practice, process or workflow should always be fluid enough to accommodate modern needs, rather than being solely based around historical needs. I can see pros and cons for the Electoral College. Well, I think this is the best way we can go around ending this discussion.
    2 points
  26. Microsoft will resume optional Windows 10 cumulative updates next month

    Hey MS, how about you nail down the quality and stability of forced Windows updates before concerning yourself with optional updates. Learn to crawl before you can walk Panos.
    2 points
  27. Here's what's fixed, improved, and still broken in Windows 10 build 20150

    Lol, you need to get out more Alan. Not sure what point you were attempting to make with that given W10 is now running more than a billion devices.
    2 points
  28. You do know that there are also people who make the exact opposite argument? That he is in bed with conservative thinkers and makes more revenue from them than he does from Dems? Zuckerberg? With conservatives? Where did you get that? Well documented that he has been meeting with them. He himself leans left, but he knows the value (financially and influentially) of having them on his platform. This is NOT new information: https://www.politico.com/news/...ves-private-meetings-046663 https://gizmodo.com/zuckerberg...ht-wingers-to-um-1839044158 https://slate.com/technology/2...facebook-conservatives.html https://www.theguardian.com/co...-meeting-with-trump-dont-be And that it wrong? Or it makes him right-leaning... What? Because unlike Twitter, Facebook applies their rules mostly equally... Things that I never said, for 10
    2 points
  29. Bury your head in the sand then? That's absolutely your call. Hope "politics" never impacts you!
    2 points
  30. I think our democracy over here is just too easily manipulated. The core idea is fine, but the extra rules and processes thrown around it by those who it would serve are the problem. May many elections in how many years, on what is meant to be a 4-year cycle - it became a bad joke. When you get more people voting for the person that loses than for the person who won, then there is a problem and that is the problem with the U.K as well with our out of date First past the post system. US has almost 5 times the population as the UK. Electoral College makes sense. If it did not exist, huge cities could dictate how the entire country is run. Why should a bunch of brainwashed students from California that never saw a real cow in their lives have more power than farmers in Texas or Iowa? I feel the use of such stereotypes undermines any real argument. Does it really? Alright, second take. Why should California have more voting power than Arizona? Because there are more people in California,
    2 points
  31. You do know that there are also people who make the exact opposite argument? That he is in bed with conservative thinkers and makes more revenue from them than he does from Dems?
    2 points
  32. Let me fix that headline for you: "Zuckerberg hopes to spur four million new Democrat voters to register for the upcoming elections" You're welcome.
    2 points
  33. Don't forget the pre-game ouija board session either
    2 points
  34. The omission of webcam on Mi NoteBook in the new world order is baffling

    A good option to consider in that case.
    2 points
  35. Do ChromeBooks have the necessary RAM and virtualization extensions in their CPUs?
    2 points
  36. Black screen on restart

    yeah usually that's the display driver not playing nice causing explorer to crash or something. once it rolls back I'd check for any driver updates before you attempt to update again.
    1 point
  37. You should pay more attention to it. Your apathy helped get the human skid mark that is Trump elected. That's what happens when you don't pay attention. Later this year Americans will get to decide if these past four years are what America stands for. Anything less than a complete rout of Trump and his enablers will show the world that America chooses a dictator and his crime family over Democracy and freedom. Well, good thing he will win this year. Because who else is there? Sleepy Joe? Commie Sanders? You can have a guy that does not care what others think about him, you can have a guy who has no idea what is going on or you can have a guy who wants to make full socialism and communism work (spoiler, it can not work) Oh wow, parroting Trump's pathetic name calling? I now understand where you come from and don't see much point in acknowledging you further. welcome to the fold.
    1 point
  38. Microsoft acknowledges the Storage Spaces issue, offers a way to avoid it

    "Microsoft acknowledges the Storage Spaces issue, offers a way to avoid it" How about not downgrading to this 2004 bugfest in the first place. That should help avoid it.
    1 point
  39. You should pay more attention to it. Your apathy helped get the human skid mark that is Trump elected. That's what happens when you don't pay attention. Later this year Americans will get to decide if these past four years are what America stands for. Anything less than a complete rout of Trump and his enablers will show the world that America chooses a dictator and his crime family over Democracy and freedom.
    1 point
  40. Because Chrome OS don't normally crash, have the problems that Windows do and some people just like the way chrome works. Shame it is only for enterprise, saying that if people that uses Chrome wants to use Office or part of it they can do it online. Chrome OS is not for me, too much tied to the cloud, but I can understand why people go for it. ​​​​ True, when the OS can do 1% of things Windows can, there's not much that can crash. "when the OS can do 1% of things Windows can, there's not much that can crash.".... until it starts emulating/virtualizing windows apps, which will make it more unstable than running app natively
    1 point
  41. Unfortunately, for some reason, it is racist to require an ID to vote in the US... a system that works anywhere else. In my country I can only vote in the district where I live. If I want to vote somewhere else, I need to tell that to the government. I also need to provide my ID, they cross that I was there so nobody can go there and impersonate me. Seeing as you say "for some reason"; do you actually care to understand the argument as to why the use of ID to vote within the US is seen as problematic? Do you care to understand why systems that work in other countries with different social issues don't always apply to every country? Actually yes. I understand it, but I don't get it. Every time I see the argument "Oh, but blacks don't have IDs, poor people don't have ID's" etc etc... Sounds like an insult "Heh, those blacks are too stupid to get an ID". Not sure how broken the US is, but in this country you get a state issued ID at age 15 and you are legally required to carry it with you at all times. Sometimes other methods are enough, like a drivers license, but wait, to apply for a drivers license you also need an ID... The US is VERY broken. The ability to get a valid form of ID is not equally extended across the board - not in practice. I personally am on-side for giving everyone an ID at birth, or whevere. But there are groups (mostly Republican voters) who are against such notions because "We gots our rights!"
    1 point
  42. Unfortunately, for some reason, it is racist to require an ID to vote in the US... a system that works anywhere else. In my country I can only vote in the district where I live. If I want to vote somewhere else, I need to tell that to the government. I also need to provide my ID, they cross that I was there so nobody can go there and impersonate me. Seeing as you say "for some reason"; do you actually care to understand the argument as to why the use of ID to vote within the US is seen as problematic? Do you care to understand why systems that work in other countries with different social issues don't always apply to every country? If you can make an argument that doesn't boil down to "it would lose Democrat votes", I'm all ears. But every argument I've heard has that at its core.
    1 point
  43. I don't really need it, I use my phone+stand for this so I can do other stuff on my laptop at the same time anyway. The phone also has a better camera+mic setup than laptops tend to.
    1 point
  44. Microsoft releases the first Windows 10 20H2 build, includes new Edge

    Because most normal humans on Earth are not in a constant state of blinding rage-hate toward Microsoft and the products that it makes available to the public. That's why. Frankly, the new Edge is a great browser. I'm sure most of this stuff you don't even bother trying because you're so full of angst and derision. If you hate it so much, find another OS and stop ranting about every single thing they do that you can't stand. You will be shocked how many people do hate Microsoft or at least windows. The new Edge is a browser, I am still trying to see what is so great about it that will get most people to change from what they are using? I mean your normal person in the street who just want to browse the net and not bother about all the integration, and stuff that Ms have added? I have tried it, granted it was a while ago, it was ok, but I see no reason to change from what I am using. As I have said before, if the software I use was available on Linux, I would be gone like a shot. Because you refuse to listen and you refuse to understand. The whole point of Edgium is that you have Chrome preinstalled, therefore there is no reason to bother with downloading Chrome.
    1 point
  45. T-Mobile lays off hundreds of Sprint employees

    Wtf... Bad t-mobile. Bad.. You just wanted sprint for the body and nothing else......
    1 point
  46. Only Microsoft would make a software numbering system so out of whack that when they change it to something sane, they mention it in a press release.
    1 point
  47. 1 point
  48. Seems like a bunch of Chromebooks have Core i5/i7 processors and 8/16 GB RAM https://www.bestbuy.com/site/a...010.c?id=pcmcat244900050010 80% of the 50 listings are Intel Celerons with less than 4 GB of RAM and less than 128 GB of eMMC storage.
    1 point
  49. Seems like a bunch of Chromebooks have Core i5/i7 processors and 8/16 GB RAM
    1 point
  50. Got to love CDP Red, they keep making the right noise and being very consumer friendly.
    1 point