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  1. YouTube kicks off PSA campaign series promoting COVID-19 vaccine

    Eh, not necessarily. The vaccination was rushed through and has only been out for a short amount of time. No one can claim with certainty that there's no chance it could cause some kind of delayed health problem. And whose to say the virus won't mutate in a year and render the current vaccine ineffective? "Survival of the fittest" applies to the virus also. Personally I'm taking a "wait and see" approach. I'll probably get the vaccine eventually, but I'm certainly not rushing out to do it. While it is true that there is no way to ever physically test how a vaccine or medication will interact with every single person's biology, preexisting conditions, and other things in their bodies, these vaccines have been pretty exhaustively tested, and are now showing their efficacy without undesirable effects on 99.X% of the population. Literally hundreds of millions of people have been vaccinated without much more than sore arms, fever, headache, and/or tiredness for a couple days at most. Your hesitation with long term effects can just as easily be applied to the virus itself. There is no long term data on what it will do in the human body. Beyond the long-haul symptoms that many people still suffer with after months or even a year in some cases, there is the issue of dormant viruses. The chickenpox virus lays dormant in your system for decades. It comes back 60 years later as shingles. There are other viruses, such as herpes and HIV that also have prolonged periods of dormancy, and never leave the body. For example, HPV results in cervical cancer for women. If you catch COVID-19, you are taking a huge risk that you may have severely debilitating symptoms down the road, we really have no idea what this virus does long term. To me, that is the greater of the two risks.
    4 points
  2. It's sad really. You have influencers, who aren't doctors, undercutting public confidence in the vaccine(s) which is amplified with today's communication environment. It's BS that people haven't received the vaccine yet...the sooner people do the sooner we can get back to "normal." But nope, you have partisan hacks exploiting any uncertainty for their political or personal gain.
    4 points
  3. Error msg

    I would recommend running the following commands from an elevated command prompt (type cmd in the start menu and right click run as admin: Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth sfc /scannow After SFC runs, look in your windows\logs\cbs folder and open cbs.log annd scroll to the bottom and see if it found and repaired any system files.
    3 points
  4. RTX 3080 Ti could be launching sooner than what was previously rumored

    At the rate things are going, even December of next year seems ambitious.
    3 points
  5. Yes if you ever see those fake Ray-Bans adverts try reporting them to Facebook and see how difficult it is. I suspect Facebook doesn't give a s**t unless the big brands threaten them with legal action.
    3 points
  6. They should have mentioned the limited and bad software support and OS updates. Which is always used against Andorid, when comparing iOS and Andorid. But somehow 5 years of updates is OK for Macs, while Windows is updated for almost every computer for decades.
    3 points
  7. Freedom Ken and Karen are going to love the authoritative part of this article title.
    3 points
  8. Eh, not necessarily. The vaccination was rushed through and has only been out for a short amount of time. No one can claim with certainty that there's no chance it could cause some kind of delayed health problem. And whose to say the virus won't mutate in a year and render the current vaccine ineffective? "Survival of the fittest" applies to the virus also. Personally I'm taking a "wait and see" approach. I'll probably get the vaccine eventually, but I'm certainly not rushing out to do it.
    3 points
  9. Amazon introduces new Fire HD 10 with more RAM and a thinner design [Update]

    never mind i read like a dork
    2 points
  10. ASUS ROG Chakram mouse not working

    Yes. Uninstalling both patches did (once again) the trick! I guess I have one of those rare occasions now that even a fix for a fix doesn't work...
    2 points
  11. TSMC and even Intel talked about how this chip shortage is looking like it could go into next year. These lame marketing/paper launches for video cards needs to stop until they have enough supply or they can at least cut the scalpers out. Though as we've seen they don't care if scalpers buy up everything, a sale is a sale to the hardware makers even if the bad press hits them, it doesn't last long and they just keep going with business as usual.
    2 points
  12. Cellphones and viruses

    The Play Store has a history of allowing apps that include malware https://www.neowin.net/news/camscanner-removed-from-the-play-store-due-to-detection-of-malware-is-now-back although they are usually found quickly it is not always the case. This is also the case with browser extensions that can inject javascript or replace ads on a web page with their own which has also slipped through the checks. It mainly applies to smaller lesser known apps, but that can also happen with an app that suddenly takes off and goes viral and the developer decides to monetize through malicious coding (like injecting ads) or perhaps with a crypto miner. What I am saying is that it is always possible, if you are installing lesser known apps, maybe have a look around online about what people are saying about it.
    2 points
  13. Cellphones and viruses

    Hello, The chance of coming across an actual, bona-fide computer virus on Android is vanishingly small, just as it is with Windows. Parasitic computer viruses—that is, actual recursively-self-replicating-programs-whose-children-and-children's-children-are-possibly-evolved-copies, are actually pretty rare these days. On the Windows side of things, just a handful of families are left (Ramnit, Sality, Virut, etc.) and even between all their variations, account for about a single-digit, percentage-wise, of what security companies see on a daily basis. Simply put, the parasitic methods of propagation used by computer viruses are used less and less these days as criminals have found other mechanisms to do what they want. What I suspect you are really asking about is malware (a portmanteau of malicious and software), which encompasses all the various forms of replicating and non-replicating software such as trojan horses, multi-stage downloaders, banking trojans, cryptocurrency miners, ransomware and other things you might not want on your computer (adware, spyware, and so forth). There's quite a bit of that for Windows, and for Android as well. What is a growing problem on Android is what Google calls unwanted software. As the name implies, it is software which does things the user expressly would not want the software to do, if they understood/were aware of what it was doing. This includes all sorts of unauthorized tracking, click-fraud, aggressive advertising and all sort of other privacy-invasive behaviors that 15-20 years ago were common to see in adware and spyware on Windows. These are the kinds of malicious and abusive programs that are cause for concern for most folks. There are also things like banking trojans as well as commercial spyware used by nation-states, but those tend to be a bit rarer due to limiting factors on whom they can affect or the cost of purchasing them. Google's stance on this is fairly clear (see this, this, this, this, this, and this for more information). And Google does make efforts to keep its ecosystem clean (e.g., Google Play Protect), but when you don't control device manufacturers, things like this, this, this, and this can happen, and that's without including scams where the user is tricked into installing a malicious app. But, it's a big ecosystem, and stuff does happen to get through sometimes. So, I suppose the real question here is, "How worried should I be about this?" followed by "What should I do to protect myself?" Well, the answer to the first is that you should be a little concerned—not to panic about it, but just to be aware of the risks, which leads to taking steps to mitigate them. The good news is that there are lots of security programs out there for Android in the Google Play Store, and you can certainly download various ones from reputable developers, and use them to see if they find anything. Most programs are distributed under a freemium business model (or shareware, as it used to be called in the PC world) where you can install it, run it for a few days, weeks or perhaps a month, and then purchase a license, or uninstall it and try another until you find one you like. There are also many independent organizations which test Android security software, such as AV-Comparatives, AV-TEST, MRG-Effitas, and SE Labs, to name a few. They have been testing desktop software software for years, so the names may be somewhat familiar from those activities. While they are no substitute for trying a program yourself and verifying it works well, they can be useful in helping you select which programs to evaluate. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    2 points
  14. Wait. "The organizations also hope that this lawsuit will signal a warning to other counterfeit businesses currently operating on the platform." If they know exactly which accounts sell counterfeit goods why are they not shut down immediately? Facebook must be making too much money from selling the counterfeiters ads, to stop the criminals even when they know what is happening. Wow.
    2 points
  15. Google to give financial support to India amid COVID-19 crisis

    Of the 760 million smartphone users in India, 95% use Google's Android. It's a smart business move.
    2 points
  16. YouTube kicks off PSA campaign series promoting COVID-19 vaccine

    Why? Anyone with any shred of common sense will go get vaccinated. Survival of the fittest.
    2 points
  17. Apple announces $430 billion in U.S. investments

    At least I hey are bringing something back… or do you think that Apple is the only company taking advantage of the system loophole?
    2 points
  18. Apple announces $430 billion in U.S. investments

    I like how people point fingers at Apple when they are just playing by the system. If yall want to be salty, someone gotta change the system. Otherwise, they are just playing by the rules. I call that smart
    2 points
  19. How? Unless you listen to the same album over and over or older albums, the average 'new' CD is around a tenner. 1 CD = £10 All the "CD's" you could ever want (Spotify): £11 a month Depends on the music you listen to, I do not listen to much modern music, most of it is complete rubbish, older CDs are normally sold in collections and are cheap, no 1 in the Uk at the moment is someone called Lil Nas X,, i heard it and to be honest, it is flipping awful. See this is where you are also showing your age. There is TONS of modern music that kicks ass but without a music service you will never know about it because your only exposure to modern music is the radio which I agree, plays rubbish. At least you are in the UK where BBC Radio 6 has some good radio shows that span a wide variety of genres that never approach top 40's trash. Amazon Music is the worst for discovery. Spotify is much better for finding new music.
    2 points
  20. I can't tell you the number of NEW artists I've discovered while streaming. Better than listening to commercial FM radio, which seems to only play "top 10" over and over again. With the like button, after a while, it starts adding "similar" artists, which has increased my play list big time. And I go all the way back to 8 track tape days!
    2 points
  21. Why? Also, there are no problems. The 'plunge' is a dip, that you buy. And it's normal, not the first time. Lastly, every market "crashed" after this, not just crypto. Funny how whenever it dips people spell 'doom'. Due to nonsense sell of so much mining, hardware and electricity. Government should be just banning all crypto which allows mining. One: that's just pure nonsense Two: It's impossible to ban computers used for mining given the obvious and add the fact that crypto itself can't be banned or directly regulated. That's the entire point of it being decentralized. Just like government can say that you gotta report to IRS to cyrpto exchanges, they can also order them to be shut down or can ban exchange of the crypto which renders the entire nonsense of crypto useless if that's what they want. If you think crypto is completely outside of government control and can't be stopped if they wanted to, than you are dreaming. I think you are the one who is dreaming. You sound like a boomer who doesn't understand how basic cryptography works, let alone how crypto currency works. How's that? i wasn't referring to you. I was referring to the whole "the government can ban crypto" etc. sure they can try to forbid US companies to accept it as a form of payment (although I am not sure that would even stand in a court), but I think we are way past the point they could do that and not face strong opposition.
    2 points
  22. Thank you for this comment. There is a concerted effort from World media to malign Mr. Modi. They are drawing comparisons with Trump. However that is further from truth. They selectively hide (or falsely report) facts. For example, a leaked document by an auditor mentions how central govt had sanctioned funds to start various oxygen generation plants back in Dec 2020, but only fractional were operational after 4 months due to lethargy of respective state govts. Like Greta Thunberg toolkit exposé, a new toolkit is at work here where several Twitter accounts (bots or real) are tweeting in sync, false and unverifiable news causing trending of fake news. But Twitter being highly leftist organisation, it is to be seen who wins. ^^ Oh my god, seems the Modi-bots are on Neowin too 😂😂😂.
    2 points
  23. Apple's rumored M2 processor reportedly hits mass production

    I've liked Apple products. We have iPhones, older iMac and couple of 16" 2019 MBP's and a hackintosh. But I have to say I think I'm not going to buy any more of their computers. First they changed to Intel then dropped x86 and now this. There's again going to be a lot of older games/software that aren't ever updated to ARM when they drop Intel support.
    1 point
  24. Apple's rumored M2 processor reportedly hits mass production

    5 nanometer plus, 5 nanometer refined++ , 5 nanometer EVO M4 ++. Smells like intel 10nm when there is no competition around. There's a big difference between 10nm and 5nm... you're getting pretty close to how viable any process smaller than 5nm can be with current tech.. sure 3nm we can definitely reach... 2nm though, there's some serious barriers that are still being worked on. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see anything with it until 2024, 2025. 5nm will be where I see most chips shaking out the next few years...
    1 point
  25. People always talk about Android and the fragmentation. Yet, the fragmentation of iOS and the Appstore is worse. Using an old iPad and trying to find working apps is a nightmare.
    1 point
  26. Apple's rumored M2 processor reportedly hits mass production

    Well, the overwhelming majority of people who have no interest in MacOS will continue to carry on either way.
    1 point
  27. You must hate all customers ?
    1 point
  28. The Official Random Video Thread

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  29. Yep, that's the case with all the Mac's I have acquired. I tried using one of the Mac's that I used that Hack to install catalina on. Went to the App store thinking because I already had it, it might let me redownload it. But it bombed out with some error. It could be, because the installation was a hack job. I realized if you had access to a mac which already had the installer, it's possible to copy the folder from the app directory usb flash drive and then put it on the older system to create the usb flash drive. Which is why i'm now creating a collection of those installers. But god damnit apple, it shouldn't have be this complicated! I also know you can do an internet install by holding down some keys on bootup, but I think it only gives you the factory version of the OS. When I tried it on my 2011 iMac, I think it downloaded Lion.
    1 point
  30. glad it's pretty easy to install newer versions of macOS on older models. there's a hacker dev that hosts a script that unlocks the ISO for older models. the only downside that they haven't solved yet is for models that have dedicated AMD graphics they lose hardware acceleration unless you do an extra step to switch to just the internal graphics. I haven't updated to Big Sur yet but I have a early 2011 MBP at home running High Sierra. It's not my main machine but I do mess with it from time to time and it runs just fine on newer versions. edit: the script covers for downloading the installer too; it uses a direct URL from Apple's server to download the installer then patches it. Then it's up to you to put on CD/USB as desired.
    1 point
  31. One of the best copy/paste software patch notes I've seen in awhile.
    1 point
  32. YouTube kicks off PSA campaign series promoting COVID-19 vaccine

    Moderna.
    1 point
  33. Microsoft pokes fun at the MacBook Air in its new Surface Laptop 4 ad

    2007 White Macbook can run Windows 10 (if you give it an SSD of course) and still be sort of usable. Meanwhile 2012 MacBook Pro can't run Big Sur (as an owner of a hackintoshed X230 I'm angery)
    1 point
  34. Mortal Kombat 2021

    MKs lore was developed over 11 main games and a bunch of spinoffs. The original movie back in the 90s was pretty much a copy and paste of the first games story. There's no way one movie can fit all the lore in, let alone cover the large roster the game series has. Anyways, I honestly expect a sequel, this didn't have some huge Marvel or DC type budget to begin with. The studio set it's goals accordingly and I think they'll reach them. If not some huge theater level blockbuster, as far as WB goes, they can keep pumping them mostly as HBO Max focused releases much like what Netflix does with it's original movies to a good bit of success.
    1 point
  35. Eh. As if there would be many enough for people to buy.
    1 point
  36. Google to give financial support to India amid COVID-19 crisis

    Good move by Google.
    1 point
  37. What was the last movie you watched? (2021 edition)

    I saw that movie, Good Movie, Based on a True Story about Cuban Missile Crisis. Benedict Cumberbatch portrayed the Greville Wynne quite well. The last movie I saw was with Anthony Hopkins "The Virtuoso" (I give it an 8/10) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4136456/
    1 point
  38. Cellphones and viruses

    You have little to worry about if you do it right. Like what Hoochie said.
    1 point
  39. It's sad really. You have influencers, who aren't doctors, undercutting public confidence in the vaccine(s) which is amplified with today's communication environment. It's BS that people haven't received the vaccine yet...the sooner people do the sooner we can get back to "normal." But nope, you have partisan hacks exploiting any uncertainty for their political or personal gain. Getting my 2nd Zombie shot wednesday. Probably doesn't help I nick-name it the Zombie shot. But hey i'm getting it
    1 point
  40. YouTube kicks off PSA campaign series promoting COVID-19 vaccine

    LOL, I thought "The down votes are going to be strong with this video" *Clicks the link* Yep.
    1 point
  41. YouTube kicks off PSA campaign series promoting COVID-19 vaccine

    Yes, this is a good thing. Credit where credit is due. Well done Google.
    1 point
  42. What was the last movie you watched? (2021 edition)

    Watched MORTAL KOOOOOMBATTTTT and Nobody. If you have the choice between the two, watch Nobody... great movie! MORTAL KOOOOOMBATTTTT - 2 out of 5 - Started off good, the just fell of a cliff. Almost as if the first 10 mins had a different director. Nobody - 4 out of 5 - I watched it with a smile on my face almost the entire time.
    1 point
  43. What was the last movie you watched? (2021 edition)

    Let me guess: A Japanese 1990s video game called Mortaru Kombatu?
    1 point
  44. It is not Fascism because current government was democratically elected with thumping majority by common public in just 2019. It’s fascism the moment you cannot vote. Look at China where Xi has made himself the ruler indefinitely and citizens have no say in electing their own government. Next time take your fashionable words like “fascism” “racism” elsewhere. It’s better you don’t comment on this topic unless you can give a single credible source where government acted racist towards anyone. I see what it looks like when they say someone is andhbakhat (blind devotees) . Well history shows most of the fascist governments are democratically picked by the andhbhakats so i hope we are no seeing history repeating.
    1 point
  45. Thank you for this comment. There is a concerted effort from World media to malign Mr. Modi. They are drawing comparisons with Trump. However that is further from truth. They selectively hide (or falsely report) facts. For example, a leaked document by an auditor mentions how central govt had sanctioned funds to start various oxygen generation plants back in Dec 2020, but only fractional were operational after 4 months due to lethargy of respective state govts. Like Greta Thunberg toolkit exposé, a new toolkit is at work here where several Twitter accounts (bots or real) are tweeting in sync, false and unverifiable news causing trending of fake news. But Twitter being highly leftist organisation, it is to be seen who wins. ^^ Oh my god, seems the Modi-bots are on Neowin too 😂😂😂. Ironically, I am on neowin since 2002 😈
    1 point
  46. The current Indian central government is extremely fascist - they've been actively jailing protestors, journalists, students, etc. on false charges of sedition(very outdated laws inherited from the British rule, but governments refuse to remove it because it grants them such powers), buying off news channels, promoting an online army that cyberbullies opposition voices and echoes pro-government propaganda. They've been forcing laws most undemocratically - no press conference, suppressing the opposition voices, violently attacking protestors, silencing social media voices, promoting oppression of minorities(Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, and even lower Caste(caste system- another problem of the country) Hindus). From what is to be seen, the central government has handled the situation extremely irresponsibly - they've collected billions of dollars of donations from the people to combat CoVID, but there's no account of what happened to the money; they've been holding political rallies for state elections despite a pandemic crisis, which is usually followed by a high spike in cases in those states; despite getting a year to prepare and many early warnings from protestors, the government has not improved healthcare facilities and actively prevented states from doing it independently; despite no evidence, the government's party members have been misinforming people of covid; additionally, despite all this funding, they're refusing to freely vaccinate their citizens(most of the country were earning Twitter has been since the past taking both sides from time to time, sometimes complying with the govt despite it being wrong, and sometimes with the citizens. The government has an army, IT-Cell, of hundreds of thousands of party workers, who spam social media with Party approved messages, and gang up to cyberbully any social media voices opposing the government - big celebrities to young students. Twitter has been a big platform, and a major one for free speech - the government realizes this, and hence wants to stop it. And if you think this is worse, and why would a political party artificially try to create a crisis in a democratic country during a pandemic - the answer is votes: https://twitter.com/BJP4Bengal/status/1385503786605563912; "As soon as BJP government comes to power in West Bengal, COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost to everyone." - they're essentially saying we'll only give you free vaccines if you vote for us but screw you if you vote for someone else;(despite being in power at the center, they're trying to make people pay $10-$30 for vaccines)
    1 point
  47. I really dislike this sort of comment. If there was an issue in the article, just report it. No need to start accusing people of “political motivation” (which is usually just code for “they said something that disagrees with my politics”). That’s why there is so much antagonism in the world. try the nice way first
    1 point
  48. Biden capital gains tax plans hit cryptocurrency prices hard

    No, if you ever sold your dogecoin for a gain of 1 million, your marginal tax rate would be 39.6%. High rates typically only apply to short term investments (<1 year) and it's highly unlikely for a small investment to lead to a million dollar profit in that time frame. Still, assuming a short term gain of 1 million with the absolute worst scenario for you as a taxpayer, you would owe about $347k, which is only $13k more than you owe under the current rate. In most realistic scenarios, you'd pay a lot lower. Even if Biden somehow increased the maximum rate on long term gains to 39.6%, you'd owe around 280k at most. And it doesn't go to him. Save your selective outrage.
    1 point
  49. Biden capital gains tax plans hit cryptocurrency prices hard

    Why? Also, there are no problems. The 'plunge' is a dip, that you buy. And it's normal, not the first time. Lastly, every market "crashed" after this, not just crypto. Funny how whenever it dips people spell 'doom'.
    1 point
  50. Honestly, even when they did, it was kinda whack. Friend of mine sent his off to Samsung for what should've been a $150 return on it... Think they ended up giving him $50 for it because they claimed the screen had a pink line going down the center of it, which it didn't when he had it. ...which you'd think would be their fault, but I guess they're under the guise that because my friend used it, it's his fault somehow. Completely bogus. Haha the pink line thing was their fault I think it affected the Galaxy S7 series of phones and they had to honor a lot of returns and repairs. But yeah trade-ins to phone manufacturers or cell providers where you have to send off and hope for the best are dodgy. I much rather rely on 2nd hand trade in like rebuy (who have a reputation to uphold and worry about) or on local type eBay and then come pick it up, see it working kind of deal, cash in hand.
    1 point