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  1. How can I know if my brand new cell phone was actually pre-owned?

    This is NOT g7 play. It is revvl. It is a similar but NOT the same phone. I would return immediately since you were misled.
    4 points
  2. Who cares what Twatter does. They host child porn but remove anyone conservative. Pathetic garbage.
    4 points
  3. Facebook saw a drop in hate speech prevalence during Q4 2020

    If they can identify this stuff in order to measure it and report on it, then why can't they just block it?
    4 points
  4. Steam's Lunar New Year Sale opens its doors touting scores of discounts

    Because Steam is a global platform?
    4 points
  5. Interview Question opinion wanted

    Just my personal opinion and probably isn't applicable to all industries, but it usually isn't a good idea to show desperation to a potential employer. It leaves the door open to them lowballing you on a job offer, knowing that you really want the role. If they want to offer you a job, you'll obviously find out, sending emails isn't going to change anything
    3 points
  6. How can I know if my brand new cell phone was actually pre-owned?

    https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9357&idPhone2=8809#usa,*,* Hard to tell if it's a first gen Revvl, but I would assume so. If it is, you've been sold a sub-par product.
    3 points
  7. YouTuber shows off what could be the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

    Remember when every single *tech reviewer* denounced Lumia 920 because it was so heavy like trunk compared to iPhone 5 And remember when every single *tech reviewer* denounced Lumia 1020 for *Oreo* Camera Bump that was *unacceptable* The dual standard and lack of integrity
    3 points
  8. Fire TV Stick 4K with three months of Prime is 50% off today at Amazon UK

    Most of these Chinese devices are cheap for a reason. They run a old, generic version of Android, not Android TV. In addition they fail SafteyNet and don't support for DRM for playing HD Netflix / other streaming services, even if you side load them. Your paying for the DRM, Google Certification or features like Dolby Atmos Audio with the more expensive ones. Granted some do have custom rom support which can make them useful in certain situations, devices with an Amlogic S905W chipset can be flashed with a custom rom + Magisk so they pass SafteyNet. These are popular in the Pokemon Go maps community as they can be purchased for £15-20, run the game and can be connected to a central server allowing them to produce live maps of a local area for the game. If you want something cheap to use a browser / office apps on i'd argue something like a Raspberry Pi is a far better investment.
    3 points
  9. Facebook saw a drop in hate speech prevalence during Q4 2020

    Translated - they saw a drop in what they constitute to be hate speech, not necessarily actual hate speech. I'm not a political person and nor am I "left or right" wing. I see benefits from the ideas on both sides of the spectrum. However the online social media companies seem to have a very narrow view of what they believe is and is not hate speech, particularly dependent on the political views of those who run the platforms. It frustrates me that one view is stifled over another as this is what makes people become more extreme and frustrated, leading to worse problems later on when those people end up going underground and less monitoring able to be done on them by the authorities if needed.
    3 points
  10. My have times changed... a brand new Halo game having a simultaneous XBOX and PC release. I never would have guess that 5 years ago. Awesome.
    2 points
  11. Interview Question opinion wanted

    No
    2 points
  12. Shooters generally don't have these kinds of features since they are trying to make action sequences, not sandboxes. It's an interesting path to take for Halo.
    2 points
  13. Facebook saw a drop in hate speech prevalence during Q4 2020

    You have a valid point but websites/platforms leaning more towards one side over the other is nothing new on the internet. It's actually the norm, this is only becoming a "issue" now because of the latest high profile bans FB/Twitter etc have done. But take any site, on any topic that draws a fanbase of any kind, and that's what you get. Neowin for example has more people who look positively and favor MS over the competition. A few clicks and you'll find a site that favors Apple more than anyone, a few more clicks and you'll find a site that favors Linux above all else. And that's just tech, but pick any broad reaching topic/interest out there from tech to sports to politics to w/e, the same applies. While the right is crying that they're getting unfairly banned on these platforms compared to the left, I think if we actually sat down and looked at the raw numbers the split, as far as right vs left, goes, is probably pretty close. The thing is when a left leaning crazy liberal gets banned, it doesn't make the news. When a high profiled crazy right wing nut gets banned it makes waves. At the end of the day though that's one person from both sides, though the impact overall is less. What should happen, and I think this would put the whole thing to rest, is if they tweaked Section 230 censorship part to something more specific. As it stands it's just a blanket ability to ban/moderate users content in good faith. It doesn't state any specifics, so any site can have it's own unique criteria. Maybe we should clearly define hate speech? Would that make it better? I'm not 100% sure at this point.
    2 points
  14. Unless it's for a limited (very short) time (which probably will be). Over this kind of exclusivities, i would choose piracy! That would be my answer to abolish these tactics.
    2 points
  15. Why? Because you don't like a product no one is asking you to buy? Don't be pathetic... I guess he likes the product, I agree that MS marketing team should be much better
    2 points
  16. People working at the Microsoft marketing department should be in Siberia, chopping rocks.
    2 points
  17. Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.9.9

    What's ridiculous about the name? Is it not a media player? Does it not resemble the classic media player from older Windows versions? Is it not suitable to watch movies at home?
    2 points
  18. How about showing a map and now plying at the same time?
    1 point
  19. Interview Question opinion wanted

    i wouldnt send another email.
    1 point
  20. How can I know if my brand new cell phone was actually pre-owned?

    yeah everything about that phone seems fishy. It may even be a counterfeit. take it back for sure.
    1 point
  21. How can I know if my brand new cell phone was actually pre-owned?

    Who knows if it’s even that since it has a Motorola logo on it too.
    1 point
  22. Twitter is making it easier to identify personal accounts of heads of state

    🤦‍♂️
    1 point
  23. Side Note: The 4K devices are faster. Even though they are listed as having the same RAM, Storage, and Processor, something isn't the same. (On my todo list to pop a few of them open and see what is up.) There is also a performance bump between generations, so you have an older Gen 1/2 device, these would be worth the change just for the speed alone, even if you only use them in 1080p mode.
    1 point
  24. Halo Infinite will feature dynamic vehicle damage that affects handling

    Shooters generally don't have these kinds of features since they are trying to make action sequences, not sandboxes. It's an interesting path to take for Halo. Agree. Halo always did step outside the classic FPS model with vehicles and other interactions when it was less common in fast action games, let alone FPS focused games of the time.
    1 point
  25. Metro by T-Mobile is selling the Motorola One 5G Ace for $20

    I have to agree, and it is odd. In the 'droid' era, Motorola had a strong start, even if there were some quality issues with screens on the first and second generation. Google's meddling also didn't help. Motorola also made some of the best bluetooth headsets for a long time - they still do if you can find them. LG is odd, cause they make really good technology when pushed, and oddly, providing other OEMs better screens than they used in their own brands. The Lumia 950 and XL had the top screens of 2015, while LG's own model didn't get close to matching them until somewhere around 2018. Makes no sense. I cycle through a lot of devices and crap, trying to find anything that I can 'stand'. I keep going back to Samsung for features. However, what is surprising is some of the generic-ish brands are good enough, it isn't like any device is going to fix the problems with Android, even though Samsung and a couple of other brand at least try.
    1 point
  26. How can I know if my brand new cell phone was actually pre-owned?

    The Revvl isn't even a Motorola product. It was made by TCL for T-Mobile.
    1 point
  27. Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 9310 gets a $360 price cut on Amazon

    Go to hell Dell.
    1 point
  28. O2 hit with £10.5 million fine for overcharging customers

    Carrier? Overcharging? Nooo, that is not possible.
    1 point
  29. Samsung is bringing Quick Share and two more apps to Windows 10

    That would be great!
    1 point
  30. Welcome to the GTA2 era...
    1 point
  31. Kingdom Hearts games head to PC as Epic Games Store exclusives

    Robbing them by charging the same as other platforms like Nintendo or Sony? Also, are they really gonna take those profits back to the employees that worked on the game? If so great, but something tells me that's not what's gonna happen at all. Let's be realistic here at least... Just a quick reminder that Gabe Newell is a literal, actual $10-billionaire, and he made almost all of that money from taking a personal cut of every Steam purchase. Valve is a private company -- for the most part, that 30% cut doesn't go anywhere other than his personal fortune. How much money does one man need? Why even -slightly- stick up for his capability to make even more money off of the rest of us?
    1 point
  32. Facebook saw a drop in hate speech prevalence during Q4 2020

    Anything they consider hate speech is simply banned & removed so of course it's gone down.
    1 point
  33. Facebook saw a drop in hate speech prevalence during Q4 2020

    Genuinely curious, though... you say "what they constitute hate speech, not necessarily actual hate speech". Have you got specific examples of speech you would define not as hate speech, but Facebook would?
    1 point
  34. Facebook saw a drop in hate speech prevalence during Q4 2020

    If either "side" can't converse without resorting to racist, sexist and religious abuse, then I wouldn't want them on my platform either.
    1 point
  35. Steam's Lunar New Year Sale opens its doors touting scores of discounts

    SSSSSSSSSSSSteam!
    1 point
  36. Kingdom Hearts games head to PC as Epic Games Store exclusives

    Robbing them by charging the same as other platforms like Nintendo or Sony? Also, are they really gonna take those profits back to the employees that worked on the game? If so great, but something tells me that's not what's gonna happen at all. Let's be realistic here at least... yes. they have no exclusive hardware so they can f off "exclusive hardware" lol, maybe the Switch at best, but they're all PCs under the hood at this point otherwise. Either way, the employees aren't magically making more money from this. I'd love to be wrong though!
    1 point
  37. Kingdom Hearts games head to PC as Epic Games Store exclusives

    Robbing them by charging the same as other platforms like Nintendo or Sony? Also, are they really gonna take those profits back to the employees that worked on the game? If so great, but something tells me that's not what's gonna happen at all. Let's be realistic here at least...
    1 point
  38. Kingdom Hearts games head to PC as Epic Games Store exclusives

    I think I'll just play these via game pass on my XSX later on.
    1 point
  39. Apple's AirPods Pro are $69 off on Amazon

    which is still too much for any in-ear wireless earphones!
    1 point
  40. Apple's AirPods Pro are $69 off on Amazon

    69, nice 😏
    1 point
  41. Sure, DOA like the first Surface.
    1 point
  42. Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.9.9

    What's your favorite media player on Windows? previously Potplayer but now I'm using Windows Movies & TV Windows Movies & TV is terrible with files that contain multiple audio streams and subs. Often it doesn't even see subs in the file. I gave up quickly on that one.
    1 point
  43. Microsoft reportedly tried to buy Pinterest

    Thats seems to be a strange business practice if true. If you need companies to use Azure, give them deep discounts, not buy them up. You want access to all the user data that comes with it, they can use Azure but you don't have access to it. Buying social media companies gives you all that data to. And also all the content on it, like it says in the article, using the pictures in office for example. My point was that MS would get the benefits but can still be hands off like with Github and LinkedIn.
    1 point
  44. No, I think that could be the point. They want to keep him gone, and also keep Biden out of discussions to avoid hurting his image.
    1 point
  45. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2021.001.20135

    I use Sumatra for reader purposes, but still use Acrobat for adding comments to PDFs. For whatever reason, Sumatra handles comments really poorly. Love how fast and simple it is though.
    1 point
  46. Microsoft reportedly tried to buy Pinterest

    Genuinely didn’t know people actually used Pinterest. Every interaction I’ve had with it hasn’t been great
    1 point
  47. Facebook will soon show less political content on your News Feed

    You must be from the US, SeriouslyMad. Only Americans have no clue what communism is. Given American youth advocating for communism, I'd agree with you.
    1 point
  48. Facebook will soon show less political content on your News Feed

    You must be from the US, SeriouslyMad. Only Americans have no clue what communism is.
    1 point
  49. I’m saddened that everything one side doesn’t want discussed is often labeled and dismissed as “political”. Vaccines? Political Geology? Political The scientific method? Political
    1 point
  50. the ministry of truth will use it well!
    1 point