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The web is becoming an annoying garbagefest
+primortal and 3 others reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
What boggles my mind are the sites that STILL think people want auto play videos. Do they really think people say "WOW, an video that started playing all by itself as I was trying to read the article on the page, it really helped me get engaged in the article." for me personally, it makes me want to never return to their site!4 points -
Xiaomi launches the Mi 11 flagship in China with a Snapdragon 888 chipset
ad47uk and 2 others reacted to spy beef for a topic
"The display on the Mi 11 is also top-notch" It has a top left punch hole, not a top notch.3 points -
Here are the 100 bestselling Steam games of 2020
matthiew and 2 others reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
For VR it was still a lot.3 points -
The web is becoming an annoying garbagefest
xrobwx71 and one other reacted to Steven P. for a topic
If you aren't catfished into clicking on BS headlines that claim something and then end up being nothing more than clickbait with nothing of what is claimed in the headline (like for example "Air date for Strange New Worlds" and then it ends up claiming "sometime in 2021" those sort of articles). I immediately block these sites from Google News, which is mainly where it happens for me. Here are some annoyances in no particular order Random captchas showing up on sites I visit every week (like for example my local supermarket order online) without VPN, why then? North American sites denying entry for visitors from the EU (seriously F*** YOU!) GDPR cookie banner annoyance Yes I do have an extension to bypass GDPR cookie warnings, but while it works in 80% of the time, it creates an additional annoyance on sites it doesn't work on by disabling the page altogether until I disable it manually for that site and reload the page/accept the cookies. Honestly, people couldn't be more annoying if they tried with just these examples.2 points -
Work Monitors for Home Office
Mindovermaster and one other reacted to techbeck for a topic
I have 2 27in samsung curved monitors I use at home. Works great for what I need. Pretty much this. Little different/older model. https://www.cdw.com/product/samsung-cf390-series-c27f390fhn-led-monitor-curved-full-hd-1080p/4190103?pfm=srh2 points -
Work Monitors for Home Office
Mindovermaster and one other reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
I've been staring at my u3011 for years. Typing on it as we speak. it's has a 60hz display.2 points -
UK mobile networks won't re-introduce EU roaming charges
wingliston and one other reacted to Louisifer for a topic
virtual carriers, they own no hardware. they sell you a sim/phone and set their own prices and strike deals with the main networks to use their infrastructure.2 points -
Xiaomi launches the Mi 11 flagship in China with a Snapdragon 888 chipset
300z and one other reacted to zhangm for a topic
"Also, the phone's box comes without a charger, but you can buy a bundle that includes that charger at no additional cost." Yeah, but at least for now you can get it for free. This makes more sense as an environmental effort, you can reduce how much space your box takes if you don't need it, but the charger is free if you do. We still have to see how it works in other countries, though. That seems like an enlightened direction to take: just add an option during checkout that says "I don't need another charger" so people can pick what they want.2 points -
The web is becoming an annoying garbagefest
MS Bob 11 and one other reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Yep, data caps should be illegal.2 points -
The web is becoming an annoying garbagefest
xrobwx71 and one other reacted to Jim K for a topic
Autoplay videos with sound....they can burn in the fiery pits of hell. Nothing infuriates me like having 5/8/77 cranked loud and one of these damn autoplays come up...usually a few decibels above my music. Mostly happens on news sites (CNN, ABC, Fox, etc.) ... like I can't read the damn article I clicked on. It must also have the video segment. /sigh2 points -
Here are the 100 bestselling Steam games of 2020
Wam7 and one other reacted to ThaCrip for a topic
Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020) and Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) are the only games I played in 2020 worth mentioning (and most importantly ill likely be replaying those from time-to-time which is where games are ultimately made or broke as time passes). for the record... I still like Mafia (2002) more than the 2020 update as, like I have said before, Mafia (2002) is my #1 video game experience to date and even to this very day (at least as of my last replay in Aug 2018) it's my #1 video game experience. I have not played DOOM: Eternal (or even the previous game yet etc) but I suspect I might like it as I liked DooM back-in-the-day along with DooM 3 (2004) as come to think of it, DooM 3 was one of the last (and few) times I was WOWed by graphics. but... that was when the alpha demo leaked in I think it was Nov 2002 as by the time the actual game came out in 2004, while it's graphics where still on the high end, it was not as WOW level by that point as other games closed the gap some. p.s. I can't believe GTA5 is still selling THAT much. do people think the general single player story mission on that is that great? ; because I think other games easily top GTA5 (like Mafia series/RDR series) as GTA series characters etc in general are decent, as the games are good enough to finish once, but have no lasting impact on me like the Mafia games etc do as the Mafia series tends to have a much stronger impact on me emotionally which is why I classify Mafia (2002) (on PC) as a masterpiece (a word I rarely use). the 2nd game, which is pretty much my #2 gaming experience to date, did not quite capture the magic of the first one but it was not too far from it.2 points -
Here are the 100 bestselling Steam games of 2020
matthiew and one other reacted to excalpius for a topic
AWESOME to see "Wallpaper Engine" on the Bronze list. It's a $4 utility that plays live desktop wallpapers of every kind and that you can create. The wallpapers are free and there are literally thousands of them. The developer has been making updates almost daily for years now, so this is no fly by night operation.2 points -
Here are the 100 bestselling Steam games of 2020
dead.cell and one other reacted to quikmantx for a topic
Believe it or not, not everyone cares about the Avengers.2 points -
A look back at the best laptops of 2020
uxo22 and one other reacted to Fleet Command for a topic
You forget that Apple laptops are the most expensive and have the worst OS ever, i.e. macOS. A small malady kills the whole OS, there are not many apps for it (compared to Linux and Windows,) and it is only made for the U.S. market with little care for other international users. I mean sure, the laptops themselves are nothing short of dazzling, but that's it.2 points -
Upgraded to 12 Pro Max from 8 Plus
NeoTrunks reacted to MtnDewCodeRedFreak for a topic
... and I LOVE IT!!! 😁 oh and best part? 256 GB storage!1 point -
Google disables astrophotography with ultra-wide lenses on Pixel 5 and 4a 5G
+Dick Montage reacted to sharpdesigner for a topic
So, technically speaking they fixed a bug1 point -
Mouse life and quality poll
MS Bob 11 reacted to Nogib for a topic
Loved my Logitech G733 until it started registering phantom double clicks half the time after about only a year. Saw many reports online of people with the same complaint.1 point -
Mouse life and quality poll
+E.Worm Jimmy reacted to SnoopZ for a topic
Where are the poll options for people that don't have issues with the mouse as i've had my mouse longer than 5 years and it still works perfectly? Logitech Performance MX, no issues apart from the short battery life.1 point -
Mouse life and quality poll
MS Bob 11 reacted to Steven P. for a topic
For me it is the buttons that become unreliable.1 point -
The web is becoming an annoying garbagefest
Steven P. reacted to jnelsoninjax for a topic
Xfinity (Comcast) here has a cap, and they like to pretend that you couldn't possibly go over it, but they are more than happy to charge you when you do (i still haven't figured out what caused us to go over the few times we did) I saw in the news that Xfinity is starting to cap areas that never had caps prior... Just for the $hits and grins, here is my data use:1 point -
UK mobile networks won't re-introduce EU roaming charges
Mr Singh reacted to ad47uk for a topic
Roaming charges was a swizz anyway, just a money making scam since it is the same companies running the networks over there that are running the networks here.1 point -
Xiaomi launches the Mi 11 flagship in China with a Snapdragon 888 chipset
ad47uk reacted to indospot for a topic
"Also, the phone's box comes without a charger, but you can buy a bundle that includes that charger at no additional cost." Yeah, but at least for now you can get it for free. This makes more sense as an environmental effort, you can reduce how much space your box takes if you don't need it, but the charger is free if you do. We still have to see how it works in other countries, though.1 point -
Xiaomi launches the Mi 11 flagship in China with a Snapdragon 888 chipset
Blom reacted to Ccl Ncc for a topic
I heard there is no charger in the box! wtf apple !!1 point -
The web is becoming an annoying garbagefest
Jumping Jacinta reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
They likely are using an API that costs them per use, and bots rack up the costs, big time. I had to do it for one of our clients after a bot ate up their API call allotment in a couple days, that were meant for an entire month. Here is my annoyance to add to the list: sites that have more ads than content.1 point -
The web is becoming an annoying garbagefest
hellowalkman reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
You know, some of that clickbait is here....1 point -
Work Monitors for Home Office
Emn1ty reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
The Dell I posted above also allows for PD via USB C as well so it becomes a one cable solution. I think LG might have a similar offering as well, but I think the KVM functionality is unique to Dell. It does have a sleep issue with Macs though, I forgot about that. It will constantly wake up, sleep, wake up, sleep. I just unplug it when not in use.1 point -
Change shortcut icons in the taskbar
kukata reacted to Nick H. for a topic
It doesn't look like there is a way to do it permanently. Someone suggested having a cmd command run the application and then you could customise the icon for the cmd command, but the problem with that is that when you run the command the application opens separately with its default icon.1 point -
Microsoft has a big 2021 planned for Windows and Surface
Ve7878 reacted to n_K for a topic
Yeah let's just take all supported software, dump it all and create a new thing with 0 software for it and require software developers to recode half of their apps from scratch. Sometimes I really wonder if people actually think about the ideas they have because this has hands down got to be one of the dumbest suggestions I've ever seen in regards to windows. If it ain't broke, don't break it. It's not about the all or nothing approaches like you're suggesting (backwards compatibility vs starting from scratch). There needs to be a balance of transparent backwards compatibility (Rosetta) and a CLEAR direction for new software, but the benifits of removing all that backwards compatibility can't be over looked. Less clunky system, faster, more efficient, less issues with upgrades into the future, easier to overhaul UI, etc. We need Windows 10X to do this. Let's look at iOS as a great example: 32-bit OS until, what, iOS 9? Then 64-bit. There was a 32-bit compatability until iOS 11 after which you could no longer run 32-bit applications at all, now you might think "oh well" but no, that's ######. Lots of that software was PAID, and essentially it was all dumped, and you as a user have no recourse to get your money back, and because it's apple there's no way to revert to an older version of iOS an dun software YOU HAVE PAID FOR. Similar thing happened with iOS 13 and the dark mode, it broke so many systems and they needed updates to fix either crashing on startup or all text being unreadable, again, apps that were old didn't get updated. There is no need or want from people in the world to do what you want, just like no-one else outside of neowin in the world wanted the original xbox x DRM system. A normal user doesn't care what underlying legacy systems are, they just care will their software work, business users have a similar mindset but they also want it to be secure plus they're more likely to be using old software. There is no architecture change e.g. from a new ISA, so there is actually 0 want for this system you describe from basically everyone in the world, least not from microsoft who's windows 10 can only be described as blunder after blunder, I don't think they would be in a rush to dump a legacy system that has, what, 30 years of backend regression tests for it to be binned and completely replaced with something that would start with nothing. If you want an incompatible system with a different UI style, go install a linux distro with e17 - that ticks your boxes, no software compatibility, entirely different UI - best of luck!1 point -
Work Monitors for Home Office
Emn1ty reacted to skouloumoundras for a topic
I recently bought the U2520D variant and I couldn't be more happy with it. Combined with the AE515M stereo soundbar it's a dream. 1440p @ 125% gives you approx. 20-25% more space than 1080p (so no need for a 27'' monitor) without being too small or too large and it's definitely worth the extra premium. I always spent more on a monitor and prefer to downgrade on some other component that I can upgrade later, as a monitor usually stays with me a long time and it's essential to my work (engineer, CAD). The USB-C charging comes also very handy, with only one cable between laptop and monitor to transfer image, sound and data (if you use the USB ports on the monitor that is). If you decide to spend the extra cash I believe that you will be satisfied.1 point -
Work Monitors for Home Office
skouloumoundras reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Cool opinion bro. Makes you wonder how anyone survives with a non-gaming laptop. Guess what your LG CX recommendation will run at connected to his MBP? 60Hz.1 point -
Here are the five biggest tech disappointments of 2020
MS Bob 11 reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
recaptha doesn't work at all for smart bots.....hundreds of emails via my contact form sent daily Sounds like you have it setup wrong. I know for a fact my company has more contact forms than you do and recaptcha catches the bulk of bots. Some do get through, but not dozens, much less hundreds per day.1 point -
Work Monitors for Home Office
Marujan reacted to +virtorio for a topic
I have an LG Curved Ultrawide (can't remember the size nor model, as I'm not in front of it right now), and it's great for development.1 point -
A look back at the best laptops of 2020
dustojnikhummer reacted to BigDingus for a topic
It's not that easy. The devil is in details. Things like apps that won't print on A5 papers, because they were never designed for it. Poor translations. Apps translated to RTL languages that also write math from right to left! Apps that don't let you use DMY dates in citations because the citation style is, I don't know, Chicago or MLA. Developers who resort to analogies you don't understand. They say, "Who likes his breakfast cold?" and you respond, "Duh! Everyone!" Apple is not an international-minded company. Microsoft is, but have you seen Windows 10? (Sure, it has come a long way... And yet...) Never heard of A5, just use what everyone else uses instead, Half letter. Such an American answer. Sure, just get the whole world excluding North America and parts of Latin America to switch from ISO 216 to ANSI. Simple enough. I should also point out that the Surface is hardly a laptop, if we're talking form factor. Go ahead and pop one of those on your lap and try to use it... let me know how it goes, I'll wait.1 point -
Work Monitors for Home Office
adrynalyne reacted to Nick H. for a topic
Fair enough. I guess it boils down to his budget. If he thinks that something larger than a 24" monitor is overkill though, I'm not sure he'll want to fork out for a 38" display. I stand by my suggestion, I think one 27" monitor would be the way to go. Reasonably priced and you do find yourself using the extra screen space gained over a 24".1 point -
Work Monitors for Home Office
300z reacted to Nick H. for a topic
We had a couple of 38" monitors knocking around the office and they were neat. If someone wanted to give one to me I wouldn't complain. But you could get 2x27" monitors cheaper. And given that Emn1ty already says that he feels one 27" monitor would be wasted on him - it won't, believe me - I think the 27" is the way to go.1 point -
Here are the 100 bestselling Steam games of 2020
mip reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
Believe it or not, not everyone cares about the Avengers. Considering it is one of the biggest movie franchises of all time...1 point -
An RV played a warning message before an explosion in downtown Nashville, police say
mudslag reacted to DocM for a topic
You rang? https://www.wsmv.com/news/fbi-agents-investigating-if-5g-paranoia-was-behind-nashville-bombing/article_952f937e-47f9-11eb-b1c3-bfda1689fb18.html1 point -
A look back at the best laptops of 2020
matthiew reacted to Fleet Command for a topic
You forget a couple things though. At least be a bit original and don't steal my comment's style. I'm sure nonsense like this is welcome in the Apple marketing team. Join them. "Continuity" and "cohesiveness", LOL. Are you advertising a brand of glue? The most typo-riddled piece of propaganda I've ever seen. It's "number of apps", not "amount of apps", it's "above-average" not "above average", and "macOS" not "MacOS"; there must be a comma after "compatibility". And by the way, instead of "average and above-average users", you could write "almost everyone". It'd be a lie, but a grammatically correct one. Look in this very same article for a laptop under one grand. Battery life becomes important only when the device is useful enough to turn it on. Apple laptops are not.1 point -
Here are the 100 bestselling Steam games of 2020
matthiew reacted to Usama Jawad96 for a topic
The games within each category aren't listed according to ranking, which is why I haven't numbered them. They are both Bronze, Valve hasn't disclosed which sold better.1 point -
Microsoft has a big 2021 planned for Windows and Surface
matthiew reacted to shockz for a topic
Aero was probably the most consistent UI Microsoft has ever had. Followed by XP and then 95 (first release, not that nonsense active desktop variant). The only inconsistent stuff left by XP and maybe 7 were legacy icons that most users didn’t even notice, use. It wasn’t until Windows 8 where Microsoft lost their minds with UI, and since then it’s only ever gotten worse. I have zero hopes MS will course correct and continue to evolve and “complete” their UI, since where they make will based on those terrible Windows 8/10 design ideologies.1 point -
Here are the 100 bestselling Steam games of 2020
Wam7 reacted to jnelsoninjax for a topic
Out of the whole list, I have only played a few of them: Doom Eternal - Hands down one of the best games of the year for me. RDR2 - A very well done game Cyberpunk 2077 - On the PC it plays pretty good, minor graphical bugs, but overall a good game The Witcher 3 - Could spend along time with this game! No Mans Sky - I don't really know what to think about it, I own it, have played a fair bit, but I really don't see what the hype was all about. Dying Light - Can not wait for the sequel, this game is a truly fun game that I again could spend a long time playing. Far Cry 5 - Interesting storyline, good graphics, and decent gameplay does have replayability. Remnant: From the Ashes - This game to me is very interesting and confusing, I have not gotten very far in it, but it is a decent game to me1 point -
Microsoft has a big 2021 planned for Windows and Surface
samw61 reacted to TsarNikky for a topic
(1) A UI refresh is most definitely needed. Make the default UI more desktop/laptop oriented. Have an optional smartphone oriented UI available; instead of it being the current default. Windows-7 has a nice clean look that needs to return. (2) Get the "control" or "customizing" functions back into one central location; instead of being splattered all over the place. The WIndows-7 Control Panel was an excellent solution...why was it abandoned? Remember, if one can't find a function or feature, it does not exist--contrary to all the hype to the contrary. (3) Focus on stability and reliability, instead of tacking on new features. Its probably too late to return to modular programming, so now any failure in an obscure feature/function causes the entire OS to fail.1 point -
SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates
bguy_1986 reacted to DocM for a topic
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Microsoft has a big 2021 planned for Windows and Surface
matthiew reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
People don’t want 10X as much as they want a consistent and pleasant UI. Something we haven’t seen in Windows since 7.1 point -
PC Build Guide: Ultra-budget PC for around $375
Suurin_ reacted to Mobius Enigma for a topic
Or just buy the OEM level license, that is a lot cheaper. Shoving someone to Linux that aren't experience enough to design a PC build would be disastrous for them on their ow. n1 point -
Microsoft has a big 2021 planned for Windows and Surface
Lil Alien reacted to techfreak for a topic
I’ll believe the UI refresh when I see it. Like before, this will be lipstick on a pig. The top-level UI elements will be updated, but once we’ll start digging in the UI the Windows 95 and Vista bits will still be there.1 point -
Microsoft has a big 2021 planned for Windows and Surface
dontbeevil reacted to AltecXP for a topic
I'm just waiting on a Pro with AMD chips, or a Pro X with a chip that's at least comparable to the M1 in performance/battery. I'd also love an OLED screen, but not much hopes on that one.1 point -
Here are the five biggest tech disappointments of 2020
Marujan reacted to AmazingRando for a topic
7) The way Western Digital listed their storage method incorrectly, confusingly. At least I think that happened this year. This year feels like 1 giant day.1 point -
Google Project Zero discloses high severity elevation of privilege flaw in Windows
spy beef reacted to devHead for a topic
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Holy Old Thread Bump Batman!
Jumping Jacinta reacted to cork1958 for a topic
At least you called it what most of it is, garbage. I could see saving old topics if it was something that had to do with a computer issue or something similar and was marked as solved. Then it might help some one else out in the future.1 point