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  1. You know a company is too powerful when they're able to convince a government to change its laws. It should be the citizens of the country who decide what the laws of that country are, not some company based in a foreign country.
    4 points
  2. 3 points
  3. In my opinion, it's not a ThinkPad if it isn't black.
    3 points
  4. RIP internal storage space.
    3 points
  5. NASA unveils Perseverance landing footage and Mars audio

    In case you're serious, it's hydrazine. The flames are pretty much invisible: https://www.iridium.com/blog/2017/06/20/hydrazine-toxic-for-humans-but-satellites-love-it/
    3 points
  6. nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Actually, I don't like either side. It's like choosing between eating a box of nails or drinking a cup of hot glue.
    3 points
  7. NASA unveils Perseverance landing footage and Mars audio

    You have to be trolling. You just have to. I asked because I didn't know. I don't do science or Hollywood CGI. I was genuinely curious. Clearly.
    2 points
  8. NASA successfully lands Perseverance rover on Mars

    you were wrong. Mars is grey, not red. This. The atmosphere is red, but the planet is actually grey like the moon. The moon doesn't have an atmosphere though which is why it looks exactly as we see it from a telescope. Earth was the same way until color was introduced in 1954. Not quite. It's the oxidized rusty surface that casts a red tint on the atmosphere. The material under the surface is grey since it hasn't been oxidized, but it's indeed the surface that causes the red color. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/p...mosphere%20to%20look%20red." rel="external nofollow">https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/p...mosphere%20to%20look%20red. Maybe the jokes were too subtle Haha, damn that one woosh'd way over my head. Sorry guys.
    2 points
  9. Until a few years ago, the BBC was one of the most neutral and unbiased news sources (though not perfect), but recently the new head of the trust-funded network has veered right. You can see it in its overly favorable coverage of rightwing morons Johnson and Trump, etc. While not as bad as Fox News or other Murdoch owned rightwing propaganda outlets, the BBC is no longer a good neutral source of information in the modern world. So you can't be considered unbiased if you don't think Trump is a moron? That sounds like a very biased opinion to me. Trump is quantifiably and without a doubt a racist, misogynist, textbook malignant narcissist, pathological liar, and infamous charlatan. While, for accuracy's sake, the term "moron" should be in quotes, as his former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Trump a "######ing moron", Trump paid people to take tests for him or had his father buy his school admittance throughout his school years, so calling Trump an ignorant, poorly educated, spoiled little ignoramus would be the more accurate description. That is an opinion of yours not of everyone no matter what you say. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but that is all it is. The vast majority of racists support trump don't you agree?
    2 points
  10. Microsoft, Intel, BBC and others form coalition to combat misinformation

    Until a few years ago, the BBC was one of the most neutral and unbiased news sources (though not perfect), but recently the new head of the trust-funded network has veered right. You can see it in its overly favorable coverage of rightwing morons Johnson and Trump, etc. While not as bad as Fox News or other Murdoch owned rightwing propaganda outlets, the BBC is no longer a good neutral source of information in the modern world. So you can't be considered unbiased if you don't think Trump is a moron? That sounds like a very biased opinion to me. Trump is quantifiably and without a doubt a racist, misogynist, textbook malignant narcissist, pathological liar, and infamous charlatan. While, for accuracy's sake, the term "moron" should be in quotes, as his former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Trump a "######ing moron", Trump paid people to take tests for him or had his father buy his school admittance throughout his school years, so calling Trump an ignorant, poorly educated, spoiled little ignoramus would be the more accurate description.
    2 points
  11. NASA unveils Perseverance landing footage and Mars audio

    Wow, that's some amazing footage. Impressive how well the landing went and that they were able to capture it all on video. Let's find some signs of life!
    2 points
  12. apple used to false advertise/claim that they couldn't get viruses and that mindset has stuck with people ever sense
    2 points
  13. Corporate media is full of fake news to push an agenda. They're only trustworthy if you believe that US might is right.
    2 points
  14. So, they're gonna shutdown themselves?
    2 points
  15. Who has the highest Chess.com rating?

    My rapid rating on Chess.com is now 910! Does anyone else play?
    1 point
  16. In the US replacing a part designed to be replaced no longer voids the warranty. If this is what MS is claiming, they're trying to scare people. https://www.vice.com/en/articl...emoved-stickers-are-illegal
    1 point
  17. Any light source coming from the camera itself is always a major distraction and it's difficult to look straight into the camera if the piercing bright light is pointed at your eyes. The light source should always be something else.
    1 point
  18. Just a reminder that Dirt 5 is releasing on Game Pass this month! I'm not big fan of the Dirt games but I do enjoy racing games so I'm looking forward to giving this a shot.
    1 point
  19. We are turning our society into a dystopia. However, politics are idiots. Society is just a bit far until a holding of companies will decide that they don't need politics anymore and they will take the power. It is not about left or wing but a change of paradigm.
    1 point
  20. Unless you play as a Malkavian, so it is not a just game but a weird experience.
    1 point
  21. So, fb will selectively show the news according to their deal arrangements, not by content.
    1 point
  22. Pixel 5a leaked images look a lot like the Pixel 4a 5G

    Smartphone leaks are pretty boring now. I'm much more interested in leaks for new SoCs than individual devices.
    1 point
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  24. It's just a game, no big loss.
    1 point
  25. Damn, guess i'm going to get spammed with news again. Sigh.
    1 point
  26. Shareholders? The purpose here is to increase viewership. Not everything done is to benefit the consumer. It costs customers bandwidth, it costs netflix bandwidth, if a customer doesn't see these at all, they're still going to be paying for netflix, it's not like it's some magical retention system that and they can't see recommended shows that should they be thinking of cancelling it they might view and like and continue paying for...
    1 point
  27. SpaceX StarLink satellite internet [UPDATES]

    Woof I think I would jump on that 300Mb service. Still fairly happy with my current service but who would argue with a 3x increase at the same price?
    1 point
  28. Any information that stands in stark contrast to the narrative created by the US led, neoliberal corporate hegemony. Remember when NYTimes says a nation is gassing its own people or throwing babies out of incubators, that's not fake news. That's real because the imperialist forces of the capitalist world say so. No I don't recall that in the NY Times. Show me a story from the NYT saying that? Careful with that one, he's worships Xi Jinping the way Trump supporters worship Trump.
    1 point
  29. NASA successfully lands Perseverance rover on Mars

    you were wrong. Mars is grey, not red. This. The atmosphere is red, but the planet is actually grey like the moon. The moon doesn't have an atmosphere though which is why it looks exactly as we see it from a telescope. Earth was the same way until color was introduced in 1954. Not quite. It's the oxidized rusty surface that casts a red tint on the atmosphere. The material under the surface is grey since it hasn't been oxidized, but it's indeed the surface that causes the red color. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/p...mosphere%20to%20look%20red. Maybe the jokes were too subtle
    1 point
  30. Any information that stands in stark contrast to the narrative created by the US led, neoliberal corporate hegemony. Remember when NYTimes says a nation is gassing its own people or throwing babies out of incubators, that's not fake news. That's real because the imperialist forces of the capitalist world say so. No I don't recall that in the NY Times. Show me a story from the NYT saying that?
    1 point
  31. probably most of the stuff on FB which is actually fake news. I'd love to see FB shutdown, but not gonna get my wish. . Shutting down FB isn't the solution. You do realize FB doesn't post any information, it's the users. If we go by the standard that FB is guilty, then might as well block all emails from @gmail @hotmail, or any hosting site for that matter. Today's it's FB, yesterday it was chain emails, it was ICQ, etc
    1 point
  32. Because of the crap Apple themselves used to shovel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiWTcVHdSFo
    1 point
  33. Samsung now promises four years of security updates for Galaxy devices

    Samsung is aiming on mainstream - I got Sony because I like my microSD and headphone jack. But when Bluetooth will improve (and Sony Bluetooth already has more quality codex then Samsung) and I can have great quality - I will likely consider Samsung again. Nokia - liked the idea - but not the phones. Not recommended.
    1 point
  34. Spotify announces lossless HiFi tier, expands to 80 new markets

    Amazon Music HD seems to still be the cost-effective choice if you have an Amazon Prime account.
    1 point
  35. Are you familiar with the concept of diminishing returns? Apple could provide 10 years of updates but that would not be a factor in me switching. I have personally never keep a phone over three years which is the same for most people. Do you keep your phones for five years? Saying that... I am not against OEMs providing updates longer. a lot of people would keep phones for over 3 years if they received updates. An usual need for OS updates is so apps like banking/finance apps & corporate apps(Exchange, Authenticators, etc.) are supported, device is corporate policy compliant. a 5 year old, decently specced, phone would still be capable hardware to run basic apps. a short support period is basically planned obsolescence.
    1 point
  36. Samsung now promises four years of security updates for Galaxy devices

    Are you familiar with the concept of diminishing returns? Apple could provide 10 years of updates but that would not be a factor in me switching. I have personally never keep a phone over three years which is the same for most people. Do you keep your phones for five years? Saying that... I am not against OEMs providing updates longer.
    1 point
  37. Apple starts taking countermeasures against new macOS malware strain

    You thought wrong...
    1 point
  38. Slippery slope when you start controlling/regulating free exchanges of information...
    1 point
  39. Anyone know what their definition of "Fake News" is?
    1 point
  40. Something needs to be done and sitting by doing nothing but complaining isn't a solution.
    1 point
  41. I thought Macs can’t get viruses?
    1 point
  42. 1 point
  43. People are probably plugging it in wrong.
    1 point
  44. 30,000 Macs are at threat from mysterious malware

    but but mac has no viruses
    1 point
  45. Seems to be related to PCIe 4.0.
    1 point
  46. 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
  47. Favorite Windows OS version

    I think for an all-time favourite version of Windows its hard to choose between XP and 7, I feel both we’re significant releases for their time and I’ve nostalgic memories of them both, such as downloading a beta of Windows XP over a period of 5 days on dialup internet… only to find it didn’t work on my PC of the time haha. Windows 7 – I think this is where Windows peaked, it felt like this was where everything came together for Windows. 64bit hardware support was great, Windows worked on low end hardware of the time, such as Netbooks. The UI was nice, consistent for the most part and pretty polished. Windows XP – This is an earlier point in time I think was another major milestone for Windows. From a consumer version point of view this was where Windows finally became stable, fast user switching was great a great feature when you had 4 people all sharing the same PC. The theming / desktop customisation community was great back then, in general a more polished version of Windows 2000. Windows 10 - I use it every day, however am impartial about, it fixed a lot of what Microsoft messed up with Windows 8 / 8.1 and in general I don’t mind using it (having done so since July 2015) however it doesn’t really jump out at me as something that was great like Windows 7 and XP did back in the day. Settings are a total mess in Windows 10, its still easier to access to classic control panel to configure various things, the modem “settings” app feels like hard work to actually change a simple setting a lot of the time, maybe I’m just stuck in my ways though? I do like that Windows 10 finally does scale well on 4K+screens and has lots of little improvements like not requiring admin rights to install a font. The Microsoft Store and most modern apps (or whatever we’re calling them these days) are not great in my opinion though, most apps like the Calculator for example feel like i'm using something designed for a tablet with a mouse and keyboard. Although credit where credit is due the one app I have always found useful is the Xbox app.
    1 point
  48. Favorite Windows OS version

    If I'm feeling nostalgic, Win XP by a long shot. But nowadays, 10 is easily the best
    1 point
  49. Favorite Windows OS version

    Windows XP... because it was such a major break from the past; the first version of Windows targeted at home users that was based on the NT kernel, it had a whole community of people building themes for it, good hardware and driver support, stable, support for CD burning baked in, ClearType support for LCDs, that Bliss wallpaper. An iconic release. XP/Whistler was my reason for regularly visiting (and much later signing up for) Neowin as they had all the best info on it along with Paul Thurrott.
    1 point