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  1. What part is a waste of money? If you're making use of a service, it's not a waste of money. A waste of money would be paying for it and not using it.
    7 points
  2. Ignoring the image, which you can’t read without zooming in on a phone, this article fails in the most basic way. It neglects to explain what Quibi is.
    7 points
  3. UK telecom firms warn of blackouts if Huawei banned

    Why is everyone hating on Huawei? They comply with government audits, and they offer to provide source code to all their equipment to allow you to inspect, compile, and load it yourself. They should worry about other companies that aren't under such heavy scrutiny as Huawei, like TikTok, FaceBook and Google.
    6 points
  4. Ninja starts streaming on YouTube after Mixer's closure

    Why is this even a thing?
    6 points
  5. and the remaining 8% are t-mobile subscribers who got it for free lol
    5 points
  6. Well ... can't really hate their decision because of this: "you can either get a refund for your purchase or a free upgrade to the Harmony Elite" Good on Logitech ...
    4 points
  7. Who even watches movies on tiny little phones? I have Netflix installed on mine and I actually haven't watched a single movie on it... If it also allowed watching on computer, I might check it out, but only phones, that's just useless.
    4 points
  8. Ninja starts streaming on YouTube after Mixer's closure

    Why is it interesting to anyones? I can make a stream how to poop (same fancy as ninja)
    4 points
  9. UK telecom firms warn of blackouts if Huawei banned

    Because it is a company "backed" by the government of China, and they are not a regular company managed by corrupts and cretins. They are the cretins that kill people and they are good at it. Also, the spread of Coronavirus is thanks to the government of China. The spread of corona is due to many idiots in many countries across the world, of which the leader of your country is partially responsible for
    3 points
  10. UK telecom firms warn of blackouts if Huawei banned

    If you read the first sentence of the article, you would know that the "blackout" is not related to 5G, but from removing old Huawei infrastructure took quickly.
    3 points
  11. Quibi reportedly lost 92% of early users after free trials expired

    No, they need MORE viewers, not less
    3 points
  12. Quibi reportedly lost 92% of early users after free trials expired

    Don't even know why these guys even started with this stupid idea.
    3 points
  13. Ninja starts streaming on YouTube after Mixer's closure

    Do it.
    3 points
  14. Nothing Disrupts the System Like an Inquisitive Mind

    PSA: It's as dumb as you'd expect it to be.
    3 points
  15. I have nothing against people who write down thier passwords. I actually wish more people did. I'm far less worried about a thief breaking into someone's house and steeling all their passwords than i am about someone either forgetting a password or getting their account logged into because they use the same password everywhere. Whenever I'm helping someone remotely and we (as an example) log into google, I say "type in your email address", and they do. Then I say "type in your password", in which I'm thinking... wait for it... 3 ...2 ..."I never had a password" or "Oh, god I have no idea what my password is". Then they say, "Can I just type in a new password I want to use?" or "Can you change my password for me?". I say "No I cannot hack Google and change your password; we have to do "Forgot my password" and HOPE you have good recovery options" I've attempted on numerous occasions to try to show people something like LastPass, but I almost always INSTANTLY regret it as their eyes just fog over and they are totally lost. Even though it's not hard at all. Plus, all they usually end up doing is just saving the same password for every website in LastPass.
    3 points
  16. Probably a lot to do with Samsung actually starting to provide timely updates to their devices. Now we just need a bit more support than two OS upgrades...
    2 points
  17. It wouldn't have mattered - in fact, Bixby is hated MORE than Alexa. The problem with Alexa is that there are a ton of ways to leverage it that don't require devices at all (Alexa can even replace Cortana on Windows; no - I'm not kidding, so get your jaws off the floor; there's an Alexa plug-in in the Store.) Speaking of Alexa vs. Bixby, Amazon is working on exactly that - a direct replacement for Bixby - requested by Samsung's customer base - mainly for Tizen devices, such as smart TVs.
    2 points
  18. UK telecom firms warn of blackouts if Huawei banned

    We don't need 5G right now. We need cheaper plans, also most phones don't support 5G so I don't get the rush and the word "blackout" for me is fud.
    2 points
  19. Until they come up with their own port with proprietary connectors that are 3x the cost to the consumer.
    2 points
  20. Microsoft announces Together Mode for Teams, putting people in a big virtual room

    Disturbing and creepy. Please fire Satya and whoever was part of thinking this garbage up.
    2 points
  21. Google will announce more Stadia games and news on July 14

    Stop its already dead.
    2 points
  22. No hardware assisted GPU scheduling support, heh.
    1 point
  23. UK telecom firms warn of blackouts if Huawei banned

    If you read the first sentence of the article, you would know that the "blackout" is not related to 5G, but from removing old Huawei infrastructure took quickly. Try using free public transport wifi on a busy bus or train, and that is what congested 3G and 4G is like.
    1 point
  24. Dell's new XPS Desktop is smaller and more powerful

    FOUND IT! Nevermind. Sorry. https://www.dell.com/en-us/sho...esktop/spd/xps-8940-desktop
    1 point
  25. Quibi reportedly lost 92% of early users after free trials expired

    No, they need MORE viewers, not less I wish Disney would launch a Windows app...for offline viewing (which is the primary reason I use the Netflix app). Quibi never appealed to me (especially for 5-8 bucks) .. looking at their webpage. Barkitecture...really?
    1 point
  26. Hello, If the filtering is not done at the gateway or through DNS servers, bring your own device and use that instead of your father's computer. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    1 point
  27. Google will announce more Stadia games and news on July 14

    It's not dead. I love it. I know some others that love it. The official Stadia forums aren't dead. I can't wait to see what they show off that might be coming!
    1 point
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  29. Twitter is building a subscription platform codenamed Gryphon

    No one cares or wants this seeing I am first to comment.
    1 point
  30. AIMP 4.70 Build 2221

    best player
    1 point
  31. USB is confusing enough (Type A/B/C and versions 1.1/2.0/3.0/3.1g1/3.1g2) and now with thunderbolt i don't know where I am
    1 point
  32. AIMP 4.70 Build 2221

    My favorite player.
    1 point
  33. Sure I remember a story from years back of a used that paid to renew Hotmail.com because Microsoft let it lapse.
    1 point
  34. Google Maps tests showing traffic lights on Android

    Perkins Restaurant may have paid to get promoted on these maps. Another thing that makes one hate google maps. Absolutely agree. Mapping data isn't something I really like being monetised in this way.
    1 point
  35. I think it's for the touchscreen/pen support Yeah, that makes sense. Duh. Thanks!
    1 point
  36. Amazon rolls out Prime Video profiles worldwide [Update]

    Working for me
    1 point
  37. When they go portless, do you expect them to include a wireless charger as well? Yes. lol. Do you get angry when you buy something, but "batteries aren't included". I can see some of the debate with not including a cable, especially if you're a first time apple user, but expecting a wireless changer? Please.
    1 point
  38. Again, just a report by someone who is paid to write such reports. Not from Apple, not from someone who works for Apple. I don't know any more than this person does - so if you genuinely care, then wait until you hear it from Apple.
    1 point
  39. No charger, no thanks. It doesn’t matter if I have a gazillion better chargers in my drawer; it’s my birth right to have a charger included when I buy a new phone.
    1 point
  40. avoid Chinese products, most of them are used for spying or collecting information
    1 point
  41. I was going to write something on a similar tangent. These companies are becoming more irrelevant as content democratizes. Today, you can find legal, high quality, and entertaining content for free on the Internet. There's little to no reason to pay for this service.
    1 point
  42. Their pricing really has nothing to do with them. Price increases all come from the channel providers. The large companies that own multiple channel blocks and hold hostage content to force the hand of TV providers to pay more. This is also why you can't have ala carte TV. The companies won't let them divide up the channels and Congress wouldnt pass anything forcing them to do it. Content companies who focus on traditional TV content will eventually choke themselves out of business.
    1 point
  43. YouTube TV: Welcome back to cable.
    1 point
  44. 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
    1 point
  45. 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.
    1 point
  46. 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? Yes it really does. Why should California have more voting power than Arizona? Why should a Californian's vote matter less than an Arizonan's?
    1 point
  47. 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?
    1 point
  48. 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.
    1 point
  49. Well there's a lot to unpack here...
    1 point