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  1. Focus solely on diversity hires and inclusivity and that's the future any company will be heading. What? AMD and Nvidia are also very diverse companies to work at and they are doing fine. Intel's problem is not diversity, it is lack of foresight and leadership because the company got complacent in their leadership position and did not take its competition seriously (and they miscalculated their ability in 10 nm fabs). But I guess we should blame people from marginalized communities who are finally being given opportunities for when a company does badly.
    4 points
  2. Vivaldi and Brave web browsers come out against Google's FLoC

    Hopefully, Microsoft, will also disable it.
    3 points
  3. Microsoft unveils Surface Headphones 2+ and more peripherals

    Note to the writer... if you mention a blogpost from MS, please also have the link available too. Just to make ppl not hunt the web for the link
    3 points
  4. Basically an ad
    3 points
  5. "The browser will also be blocking port 554 for HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP servers as it has been used in some attack vectors. It is interesting to note that Chrome previously blocked this port too but unblocked it after backlash from enterprises. However, Google has once again decided to restrict connections via this port as its usage on Chrome's Dev channel is just 0.00003% of all requests." I mean, generally enterprises aren't going to be deploying a dev version of a browser to their systems, so the % seems like a nonsense value. Plus if it's been used in attack vectors, how about fixing the issue rather than imposing silly little rules like this? I remember when firefox blocked port 81, what a crock of ###### that was
    3 points
  6. WinRAR 6.01

    Because 7zip has a user interface that looks like it's from the 90s So does WinRar, but who even opens the actual program and sees the UI anyway? I've never used anything but the shell extensions. Right click a file to extract it or archive it, what else do you need? Anyway I use Winrar because I paid for it like a decade ago so why would I not keep using it; I'm getting my money's worth out of it.
    3 points
  7. WinRAR 6.01

    Because 7zip has a user interface that looks like it's from the 90s
    3 points
  8. Facebook will pin vaccine information to top of News Feed

    I hope there's an option to not show it. I don't need to see information about a vaccine that I am not going to take every time I visit Facebook.
    3 points
  9. Which is good, they milked the cow too long.
    3 points
  10. Terrible episodes of great shows.

    Does the entire last season of Game of Thrones count?
    2 points
  11. Ville de Bitche sees Facebook page restored after blocking

    I can kind of understand how a naive text-matching algorithm can catch the word "Bitche", especially if it isn't configured to do whole-word matching. However, a hoe is a tool used for yard work.
    2 points
  12. Adobe Creative Greed no thanks. I moved on from them to alternatives - Affinity Suite, Inkscape, Paint.net, Krita, Gimp, DaVinci Resolve, QuarkXPress, Corel, Audacity! Anything but Adobe. Only Adobe's Elements bundle (Photoshop and Premiere Elements) is good.
    2 points
  13. there's really little scope of improvement in ANC now, 13-levels and 8 mics would be a gimmic at this point. What's really needed in wireless audio is high-bitrate, multi-channel audio transmission with minimal latency. hundreds of dollars worth of premium wireless systems can;t even come close to a simple wired audio setup, despite the hundreds of proprietary codecs & RF tech.
    2 points
  14. Microsoft's Surface Duo is coming to more European markets

    the SDuo has been a complete flop. MS should really destroy all stocks as this point and stop making further embarrassment of themselves. What they should focus on is home-built ARM chips(everyone and their grannys are coming up with their own ARM chips now), because their dependence on intel & Qualcomm have been quite the disasters in front of Apple. Eventually launch Xbox handheld consoles, Windows Smart TV boxes, bring back the MS band as a smartwatch - all using a common Windows Core & UWP app framework. Then once adoption by users & devs increase, they can get back to the mobile market.
    2 points
  15. Microsoft unveils Surface Headphones 2+ and more peripherals

    That's really disappointing that the modern we can doesn't support hello. For casual home users it would be great, even if it didn't have the security that enterprise needs.
    2 points
  16. Facebook will pin vaccine information to top of News Feed

    As per the CDC, clinical trials average four to six years, so most anyone that has received the vaccine is essentially a test dummy. I don't bash either way. If people are that worried about COVID, get the vaccine... if you're worried about the side effects of the vaccine, don't get it. Those who do and those who don't are "equal" in my eyes, as both groups share the same mindset.
    2 points
  17. Facebook will pin vaccine information to top of News Feed

    I got the J&J but I'm cautious about it as it kicked my ass for a week and I was one of a few that had the pass out effect right afterwards. Health dept called got all my medical history and sent it in with information but again cautious. I think they rushed this stuff and we are all test dummies. Just because you post things that are against it doesn't make it misinformation and things like this shouldn't be plastered in everyones face no matter how uneducated they may be or how ignorant someone may think others are. Just because you don't wish to take it for whatever reason doesn't make you uneducated or ignorant...that is insulting and someone here said it.
    2 points
  18. Nvidia now a three-chip company as it unveils its first Arm-based CPU

    Focus solely on diversity hires and inclusivity and that's the future any company will be heading. What? AMD and Nvidia are also very diverse companies to work at and they are doing fine. Intel's problem is not diversity, it is lack of foresight and leadership because the company got complacent in their leadership position and did not take its competition seriously (and they miscalculated their ability in 10 nm fabs). But I guess we should blame people from marginalized communities who are finally being given opportunities for when a company does badly. You might have overlooked the word "solely" in boumboqc's message. Ummmm You know that just makes boumboqc's comment more idiotic right?
    2 points
  19. Focus solely on diversity hires and inclusivity and that's the future any company will be heading. What? AMD and Nvidia are also very diverse companies to work at and they are doing fine. Intel's problem is not diversity, it is lack of foresight and leadership because the company got complacent in their leadership position and did not take its competition seriously (and they miscalculated their ability in 10 nm fabs). But I guess we should blame people from marginalized communities who are finally being given opportunities for when a company does badly. You might have overlooked the word "solely" in boumboqc's message. You might have overlooked the lack of evidence. There's no evidence to suggest that Intel focuses "solely" on "diversity hires" and other industry players' hiring practices are too different. It's entirely conjecture based on a political agenda.
    2 points
  20. Facebook will pin vaccine information to top of News Feed

    This is gonna have the backfire effect... you can't keep bombarding people with information. The ones who were gonna take the vaccine would do it without such invasive prompts and the ones who are "suspicious" will grow more suspicious because they will perceive that there's some huge conspiracy to "push" it on people by Big Tech...
    2 points
  21. Who remembers Norton Commander and original Norton Utilities? Those were the days. Peter Norton was a bad ass. Symantec - and anything from last 10 year - stay the hell away!
    1 point
  22. Flight Simulator World Update IV upgrades Western Europe scenery

    You can ! Check https://flightsim.to/file/8970...bus-h135-helicopter-project
    1 point
  23. Flight Simulator World Update IV upgrades Western Europe scenery

    I really hope this game helps with actual pilot training. This is a game nobody else would finance. It won't make that much money, will cost a lot, and is pretty much a showcase of what Azure, Bing Maps, and MS's AI can really do, with some human modeling.
    1 point
  24. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium review: The new best convertible

    try again To be fair, it's Intel and Microsoft that need to try again.
    1 point
  25. Flight Simulator World Update IV upgrades Western Europe scenery

    I hate that I haven't had time to play this much lately. It's wonderful how you can actually get beautiful graphics at 4K with a 2080 if you twiddle knobs long enough to optimize it. Looking forward to acquiring a 3080 someday in 2022, perhaps...
    1 point
  26. Apple is holding its next event next week

    Smells like iOS 14.5 GM coming.
    1 point
  27. Is it safe to use an extension cord with computer products?

    Here's an English description https://www.conrad.com/p/belkin-bsv401vf2m-surge-protection-socket-strip-4x-white-grey-pg-connector-1-pcs-1295908 😛
    1 point
  28. Is it safe to use an extension cord with computer products?

    Yes it is safe, but I would advise that you use a fused extension strip. My two have overvoltage protection https://www.bol.com/nl/p/belkin-stekkerdoos-met-4-uitgangen-2-usb-poorten-2-4a-overspanningsbeveiliging/9200000035799271/?s2a= All my gear simply don't fit into the two available sockets, so I have to use power strips. These days you can even find them with USB ports, like I have.
    1 point
  29. Nintendo introduces new, darker, blue color for the Switch Lite

    So the Lite generally doesn’t sell nearly as well as the regular Switch, but its sales don’t appear to have slown down (in fact sales for both models have been up YOY in places where we have data). With that said Nintendo does swap out systems that focus on colors and designs, they used to do it about once to twice a year with DS and 3DS. My assumption is one of the existing Switch Lite colors will be replaced in favour of this.
    1 point
  30. Adobe announces a bunch of video editing improvements in Premiere

    Have a look at Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve... Most of the stuff you want to do is in the free version. And the Pro version is roughly 250 bucks, and I went from v16 to v17 without any costs. And no monthly/yearly fees either.
    1 point
  31. Adobe announces a bunch of video editing improvements in Premiere

    Adobe? No thanks. https://i.imgur.com/xFU3TmQ.png
    1 point
  32. Acronyms....

    undertake - Utilizing Neowin Trends, Eric realized alternate knowledge existed.
    1 point
  33. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium review: The new best convertible

    try again
    1 point
  34. Remember when the source code to norton got leaked on the internet? Probably best to ignore anything they say
    1 point
  35. Two Monitors with 1 Laptop

    Or press Win + P to choose the display settings.
    1 point
  36. Two Monitors with 1 Laptop

    So its a 4:3 sized monitor not 16:9 - ie its square not rectangle? Going to have a hard time showing a 16:9 movie on a 4:3 monitor full screen.. Without some serious cropping So yeah you will have black bars on top and bottom. You run into this problem Not much you can do about.. You are either going to really crop up the movie, or your going to see black bars if the movie is not the same ratio as your screen.
    1 point
  37. WinRAR 6.01

    I think WinRAR might have slightly more features besides the compression itself. It is an unusually feature rich archiver. I think the 7-zip File Manager also leaves a lot to be desired and sometimes I still run across "Not Implemented" errors when working with archives. 90% of the time I just use the Explorer context menu, but there are times I need to do more and then it's a bit sad experience. 7-Zip has excellent compression ratio though and hits a good middle ground between speed and performance, great price, and I personally prefer it in daily usage over WinRAR but I can understand if some prefer WinRAR. Speaking only compression ratio, while 7-Zip might be slightly better there, I think the difference is too small to be a deciding factor alone.
    1 point
  38. WinRAR 6.01

    7-Zip is a free and open-source, why would you bother with anything else?
    1 point
  39. Microsoft confirms Nuance acquisition for nearly $20 billion

    The price is for patents and technology. people keep saying this but where was it mentioned by Microsoft that its buying for patents? how many patents does Nuance have and how much is it valued at? The list of companies Nuance has acquired over the decades is long. They must have a massive patent portfolio, but their medical customer base is probably a larger motivation.
    1 point
  40. Nvidia now a three-chip company as it unveils its first Arm-based CPU

    Which is good, they milked the cow too long. Not this cow. My nipples got sore and I jumped ship to AMD. AMD is far gentler. TMI 😳 Are you sure? I can expand on it.
    1 point
  41. Microsoft plans to add chat bubbles support to Teams

    What's old is new again! Well, except resource requirements. Ain't nothing sub-atomic about an Electron app.
    1 point
  42. Facebook will pin vaccine information to top of News Feed

    I am pro-vaccine insofar as I have had it and believe that people pretty much should. But this... it's getting a bit much...
    1 point
  43. Focus solely on diversity hires and inclusivity and that's the future any company will be heading. I guess Brian Krzanich was a diversity hire for the CEO position. No data to back up this hate post as usual. reported.
    1 point
  44. Microsoft confirms Nuance acquisition for nearly $20 billion

    The price is for patents and technology. Asset stripping, big companies do that a lot.
    1 point
  45. Microsoft confirms Nuance acquisition for nearly $20 billion

    The price is for patents and technology.
    1 point
  46. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium review: The new best convertible

    Your evaluation of the M1 and its performance are not simply not accurate, even if the M1 was available for PCs, or that MacOS could run a lot of the software a device like this can. If you are anyone else is going to go Mac, do it, but if you base it on the M1 performance, Apple conned you. Make sure you do some homework on your needs and how the M1 performs in non-test software or non-major software suites. Some of this functionality is on purpose accelerated on the M1 in silicon, and does very little for any other software.
    1 point
  47. Ventoy 1.0.40

    The main benefit of this over many others is easy-of-use. it should boot fine on regular BIOS or UEFI modes and, while not compatible with all ISO's, it's got plenty it works with. I used to use YUMI but switched to this because it's just easier to use and straight to the point.
    1 point
  48. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium review: The new best convertible

    Well... I am not quiting on Windows so I could not care less about M1 improvements unless it can run Win10
    1 point
  49. Apple releases seventh iOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, and tvOS 14.5 betas

    I dig it. That's the main reason I use Waze (I'm not a habitual speeder, but sometimes out on these country roads you end up going a lot faster than you think). Would rather just use Apple Maps if it can compete well enough.
    1 point
  50. Acronyms....

    Even Less Educated People Have Always Noticed Trump's Spraytan
    1 point