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Showing content with the highest reputation on 28/01/21 in Posts

  1. Discord bans Reddit's WallStreetBets server for hate speech

    You see, only big companies are allowed to steal from others, it is a crime if the roles reverse
    12 points
  2. Discord bans Reddit's WallStreetBets server for hate speech

    Discord ban aside, I don't see how what they're doing can be considered as fraud in the least . All WSB is doing is playing the game like normal. There's nothing illegal for a group of people to all agree to buy a specific stock. The hedge fund and other Wall Street insiders who are crying foul need to grow a pair and deal with it. This is what they've been doing for the longest time. I don't see how it's any different from people at a brokerage calling up their list of clients to get them to buy some hot new stock of the week. Or going on places like Bloomberg or CNBC to talk up their hot new picks hoping those who watch the programs will do the same. The only thing the SEC should say in its report about WSB is that's capitalism of the future.
    10 points
  3. Apple earnings: $111.4B with well over half in iPhone sales

    I have been considering a switch to an iPhone for a little while but every time I see a comment from you it kills the urge.
    7 points
  4. Wall Street is crying because someone is taking their money away and they don't know what to do. Soon enough we will see articles calling hedge funds the victims and Reddit will be labelled as the mob.
    4 points
  5. LOL. That’s not anti-competitive at all. Not that this card was going anywhere.
    4 points
  6. DirectX Redist

    So, apparently Microsoft in their infinite wisdom decided to pull the DirectX redistributables from their site, it's a 404 now. Not only that, more often than not people either downloaded or received bundled with a game a copy of the web installer, which is also now dead. Occasionally needed even with Windows 10, depending on the game. Why did they nuke it? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyways, I have a copy of the last version of the full standalone installer, archived it up and tossed onto Mega if anyone needs it. You can find a few other locations (Guru 3D, etc) if you want to chase it down but note that most downloads are the now dead web installer, will start but error out. https://mega.nz/file/mI0iFApA#8QADsqoaDrqDZa6w_hctzLToQYqn514mbOSXXVk8nMQ
    3 points
  7. Vivaldi introduces two-level tab stacks for easier access

    https://m.imgur.com/v6l2kud?r
    3 points
  8. Windows Terminal Preview 1.6 is out with new settings UI

    i don't understand why they build UI for tablets, who is the target audience for this app? you have to scroll to see more than 3 controls, this is laughable
    3 points
  9. still an half client that miss many more important features
    3 points
  10. Discord bans Reddit's WallStreetBets server for hate speech

    If Elon Musk reckons somethings gone too corporate, that’s a sign...
    3 points
  11. Discord bans Reddit's WallStreetBets server for hate speech

    Agreed, Wall Street/hedge funds are only crying now because somebody is beating them at their own game. But with regards to the Discord ban, I find it highly suspicious given the timing.
    3 points
  12. Discord bans Reddit's WallStreetBets server for hate speech

    Oh, somebody did not like when regular people were taking money from big companies, only those people can steal from others.
    3 points
  13. Apple earnings: $111.4B with well over half in iPhone sales

    I have been considering a switch to an iPhone for a little while but every time I see a comment from you it kills the urge. I resisted Apple for years. There was no way I was going to get an expensive iPod! I tried so many MP3 players, some cheap and some very expensive. Some of them were ok, others were a huge waste of my time and money. One day I relented and I jumped in. It was only a few hours until I realised what I was missing. My new iPod was AMAZING. Soon after I got a Mac Mini and a KVM switch to hook into my existing PC setup. I wasn't expecting to like the Mac but I thought I could sell it when I knew I did not like it. I loved the Mac and sold the PC. Now I only buy the Apple stuff. When I need a new phone I get an iPhone. I have an Apple Watch, Apple TVs, iPads, and Laptops. I don't need to do any more research and look at specs. I don't need to look online for the best price or a discount. I just buy the Apple stuff because it's easy and it all works together really well. I know the Apple stuff is more expensive but that's the price I pay to not need to do research and try other brands, plus I know that Apple will provide really good support if I need it and there is an Apple store just 20 minutes away. Anyway, there are annoying people everywhere you chose to see them, do yourself a favour and get the iPhone. "that's the price I pay to not need to do research and try other brands" Shopping uninformed. How appropriate for the discussion.
    3 points
  14. Ring unveils the Video Doorbell Wired, its smallest doorbell at $59.99

    Gotta love this. On the site it reads: Video Doorbell Wired $59.99 "Take up to 12 months to pay with no interest and no late fees." lol
    3 points
  15. Facebook has apologised for naughty word blocking blunder

    Did you somehow miss the memo on everyone being offended at everything in these times of participation trophies and having to explain throwaway comments you put online ten years ago as a joke? (resulting in things like GDPR and CCNA et al).
    3 points
  16. Windows Terminal Preview 1.6 is out with new settings UI

    This is opensource, bit of a misnomer saying Microsoft is releasing this. Feel free to jump onto github and provide a pr on a better layout for settings. For this community led app it's function first, UI\UX second.
    2 points
  17. 35 years ago today: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

    Third grade as well. Didn't watch it live...I remember an overhead announcement about it at school, while on recess, but I'm fuzzy after that. Watched the news when I got home and President Reagan's address. I became fascinated with the accident (and the space program)... glued to nightly news w/ Tom Brokaw while mom hoarded newspapers and magazines for me to read.
    2 points
  18. at least devs get properly paid
    2 points
  19. IDC: Smartphone shipments grew in Q4, but Huawei saw a steep decline

    The first sentence... "The International Data Corporation (IDC) has released a new quarterly report shining light on the state of the worldwide smartphone market..." That is not clear? To be fair to MS Bob here, I did add the "worldwide" part after reading their comment, which I should have mentioned in my reply.
    2 points
  20. Need to sort a more seamless desktop and tablet solution.
    2 points
  21. iOS App Tracking Transparency will roll out in the spring

    "it will hurt part of its business as well as publishers' ability to grow through targeted advertising" Good. "will hurt small businesses the most" Nope.
    2 points
  22. LOL I was just thinking the same thing. The one super Microsoft fan who bought this must be very excited. knowing MS though, this device will probably get more updates/support than most flagship androids, even google's own child, ever will. Oh yes, just like how Windows 10 Mobile got random updates at the end of its life. An engineer who probably woke up in the middle of the night remembering there's a Windows Phone still out there somewhere and proceeded to release a build. Guess its still called 2 years of support if you release a patch on day 1 and the next on day 730.
    2 points
  23. "Hate speech". What a nebulous term; the word Discord literally means "disagreement between people." Irony.
    2 points
  24. Apple earnings: $111.4B with well over half in iPhone sales

    "This quarter for Apple wouldn’t have been possible without the tireless slave laborers that build our products for cheap yet we can charge a premium," said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. "We’re gratified by the tax and labor loopholes we can exploit and the fact our customers don't research how and why we got to where we are." Fixed.
    2 points
  25. Apple earnings: $111.4B with well over half in iPhone sales

    I have been considering a switch to an iPhone for a little while but every time I see a comment from you it kills the urge. I resisted Apple for years. There was no way I was going to get an expensive iPod! I tried so many MP3 players, some cheap and some very expensive. Some of them were ok, others were a huge waste of my time and money. One day I relented and I jumped in. It was only a few hours until I realised what I was missing. My new iPod was AMAZING. Soon after I got a Mac Mini and a KVM switch to hook into my existing PC setup. I wasn't expecting to like the Mac but I thought I could sell it when I knew I did not like it. I loved the Mac and sold the PC. Now I only buy the Apple stuff. When I need a new phone I get an iPhone. I have an Apple Watch, Apple TVs, iPads, and Laptops. I don't need to do any more research and look at specs. I don't need to look online for the best price or a discount. I just buy the Apple stuff because it's easy and it all works together really well. I know the Apple stuff is more expensive but that's the price I pay to not need to do research and try other brands, plus I know that Apple will provide really good support if I need it and there is an Apple store just 20 minutes away. Anyway, there are annoying people everywhere you chose to see them, do yourself a favour and get the iPhone. And then the other guy who makes me not want to buy anything Apple shows up. LOL
    2 points
  26. Apple earnings: $111.4B with well over half in iPhone sales

    I have been considering a switch to an iPhone for a little while but every time I see a comment from you it kills the urge. Anyway, there are annoying people everywhere you chose to see them, *cough* yep
    2 points
  27. Apple earnings: $111.4B with well over half in iPhone sales

    No. The issue is that Wall Street controlled Apple has used this approach for years now and they continually spin the "increasing popularity" of products that are actually seeing sales declines year to year. And suckers keep falling for it. So, all I am doing is making sure people have the COMPLETE picture regarding Apple's decreasing sales, yet increasing profits through increasing prices. For example, Tim's quote above "We’re gratified by the enthusiastic customer response..." is not born out in the evidence, is it? Sales decline, yet steady user base. Maybe people are holding on to their phones longer, and gasp, purchase apple services and subscriptions? You don't need to buy a new phone every 1, even 2 years... These things have 4, 6gb of ram now and the most advanced mobile proc out there. People are still rocking their 6s' still too. More smoke from the "savvy professional".
    2 points
  28. Intel's discrete desktop GPU is not compatible with AMD and older Intel PCs

    It's more like just not competitive....
    2 points
  29. I could see their first product being called "something". That way they could say they made something out of nothing.
    2 points
  30. Windows Terminal Preview 1.6 is out with new settings UI

    This is opensource, bit of a misnomer saying Microsoft is releasing this. Feel free to jump onto github and provide a pr on a better layout for settings. For this community led app it's function first, UI\UX second. yes, i'll do the work for free for a multi billion dollar company So you are all talk. Got it. ==> Boohoo, MS doesn't do things I like. Let me cry in my beer instead of contributing and providing an improvement I would like to see.
    1 point
  31. Ubuntu 21.04 will use Wayland display server by default

    Finally they set Xorg to die. (or just, not be the norm) They were supposed to do this earlier, but there was little or no support for it..
    1 point
  32. I would rather go back to pirating games, than give Tim Sweeny one cent of my money. What an insufferable douchebag.
    1 point
  33. Does that put an extra load then on the CPU to process the mouse information taking it away from doing other things thus reducing possible FPS in the game? Just curious
    1 point
  34. I see the anti-competitive business practices are really working out for them.
    1 point
  35. From being unethical douches with these exclusives forcing their spyware
    1 point
  36. Optimise your Facebook and Google accounts for Data Privacy Day

    Data Privacy Day? It sounds like a good day to close one's Facebook account.
    1 point
  37. South Park parodied this in 2014 with Go Fund Yourself. I hate people.
    1 point
  38. I'm not keen on a monthly subscription to use a video doorbell so instead managed to get the Hikvision DS-KB6003 + ringer and hook it up to my NAS for constant 24/7 recording as well as motion detection recording on the local SD card. Apart from it randomly rebooting itself a couple of times a week, it does the job.
    1 point
  39. iOS App Tracking Transparency will roll out in the spring

    Even though Apple requires the app still provide full functionality, I'm sure Facebook will try to pull a "we're removing the Facebook app from the app store because our app can't function, blah blah blah" move to strong arm them. Should be fun to watch.
    1 point
  40. PotPlayer 210201 [Update]

    > try MPC-BE
    1 point
  41. Facebook has apologised for naughty word blocking blunder

    However the article doesn't mention that she dropped the c-word like Butcher in THE BOYS in the product description.
    1 point
  42. Apple earnings: $111.4B with well over half in iPhone sales

    No. The issue is that Wall Street controlled Apple has used this approach for years now and they continually spin the "increasing popularity" of products that are actually seeing sales declines year to year. And suckers keep falling for it. So, all I am doing is making sure people have the COMPLETE picture regarding Apple's decreasing sales, yet increasing profits through increasing prices. For example, Tim's quote above "We’re gratified by the enthusiastic customer response..." is not born out in the evidence, is it?
    1 point
  43. Apple earnings: $111.4B with well over half in iPhone sales

    Sales of smartphones outside of China have mostly down for everyone for years. It's not really a secret. You make it sound like it's bad to increase revenue per a customer. LOL Sorry, I don't think removing the charger is making that much of a difference in profits.
    1 point
  44. Don't often say this because I'm typically an optimist when it comes to tech, but I can't help but feel this is just... DOA.
    1 point
  45. Halo: MCC Season 5 of content lands with new Halo 3 and Reach unlocks

    Msft store is bad. Always gives installation errors and basically every update is a complete redownload... Why can no one implement downloads like steam
    1 point
  46. Ahhh, I’m so ambivalent about this! On the one hand, Holocaust denial is a diabolical thing, as is any form of anti-semitism. Facebook seems to have found a good balance here between providing proper information while not blocking other sources outright. On the other hand, I am increasingly concerned about moves made by private companies to determine what information is made available. The Holocaust should not be a particularly controversial topic but others are less clear cut. I hope we are not in a slow crawl to a place where Facebook, Google and others decide what is “true” and censors all other opinions. That is not what is happening here but we must be cautious not to sleepwalk into that situation in future. Again, I appreciate that this is not what is happening in this particular case, but blocking information outright, even false information, can lead to enclaves of people who never hear opposing points of view - putting them in an echo chamber of their own opinion - and that can be dangerous. I would like to see Big Tech, schools and government work together to provide everybody, particularly children, with the skills and tools needed to assess the validity of information for themselves. In the modern age of social media and highly politicised digital media, being able to separate fact from opinion and spotting bias is going to become ever more important. Over time, I believe this will be a much more effective tool against extremism than censorship while also maintaining the concept of free speech which many modern societies are founded upon.
    1 point
  47. Microsoft doubles down on Win32

    if only devs/companies where not so lazy, they scream and cry that they wanted to reuse they're ancient code and not learn new things... meanwhile for ios and android they were totally fine to rewrite the whole app from scratch in a totally new language (swift and kotlin), and for swift they were totally fine with all breaking changes at every new version lol, iOS and Android didn't reboot their platform 4 times in less than 5 years. Not to mention the actual ROI on iOS and Android to do so was worth it. "ancient code".. yeah. okay. haha.
    1 point
  48. Microsoft doubles down on Win32

    Yeah, it sure does seem like a failure both for microsoft and for users. Frigging developers ruin everything. I'm a dev, and for my personal projects I stopped investing my time in money in it due to the MS not being able to pick a direction, constant back tracking, and limited revenue streams. Between constant reboots, limited hardware support, and toxic fanbase putting devs down (ironic), it just wasn't worth it anymore. The market was saturated by the time MS took a win32 replacement seriously. It wasn't the devs. It was MS' complete mismanagement of a "post-PC era", as some like to refer it to.
    1 point
  49. The Official Random Video Thread

    I like Death Metal.
    1 point
  50. This looks very interesting; thanks for sharing.
    1 point