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  1. Sound's like the lightbulb scam to me, this mining crap needs to die out.
    13 points
  2. It's baffling that western countries, who constantly bang on about the environment, haven't outlawed cryptocurrencies. 1. mining uses wastes a lot of electricity. 2. increases the level of e-waste since hardware becomes obsolete rather quickly, meaning miners constantly ditch their old stuff and buy new. 3. since the demand has increased significantly, manufacturers have been forced to increase their production level basically to max capacity, meaning there will be even more e-waste, and also the increased consumption of natural resources.
    10 points
  3. Didn't Microsoft say it was an accident? Has the issue not been corrected? If it has, then this just seems like an attention-grab. I personally don't like DDG.. Article says it's been resolved, so... guess for now, I won't be updating their software.
    8 points
  4. This is one of the few Microsoft renaming decisions that are welcome! 😊 Reason: there was already a "Windows Virtual Desktop" by the time this Azure service tried to usurp the name. Windows Virtual Desktop is an integral feature of Windows 10. You access it by pressing the Win+Tab key combination. Also, the "Windows" branding has long been an indicator that the product is part of Windows.
    6 points
  5. OK noted this brand to avoid
    5 points
  6. This is such a kneejerk reaction. They kept DuckDuckGo which uses Bing and had the same issue (no results for those queries). It's like they didn't even read about it.
    4 points
  7. I'll just use notepad2 instead. Is there any proof it wasn't an accident? If it's been fixed, why remove a search engine option?
    4 points
  8. I watched the keynote and it is amazing how they can fill more than an hour with minor stuff that other apps just silently introduce in a minor app update. Almost all the features are catching up to other solutions like Teams, Google Photos, Lens, Bing/Google Translate etc
    4 points
  9. Who said that everyone is ok with this? The article even says that these changes are undesirable, and that's being polite.
    4 points
  10. Free speech is granted by the GOVERNMENT, not social media platforms. I am 53, and I learned that a long time ago. I take it you're over 50 and you still don't comprehend what free speech means. Donald Trump can say whatever he likes and he can also get kicked of a social media platform because it is privately owned. Imagine a person going in to a bakery and sneezing and coughing on everything. The store owner would be perfectly in their rights to kick them out and banning the person entering into their property ever again. If the person wants to sneeze and cough on pastry then that person can just start their own bakery. Not a great analogy. Trump was the President of the United States and very nearly came close to winning a second time. Censoring your political opponent is what they do in Russia. If you support that method, then that's your own choice but don't be surprised when other people you do support, start getting 'banned' because someone in power doesn't like what they are saying. Slippery slope. Nearly huh? Great job /s
    4 points
  11. Its amazing that 7 year old iphones get updates and many 1 year old android don't.
    3 points
  12. Well, well, well - the iPhone 6S and original iPhone SE are going to get iOS 15 after all. Nice.
    3 points
  13. 3 points
  14. Notepad++ 8.0

    It might be just me, but it doesn't look that nice
    3 points
  15. They really missed the boat on this, it was needed a year ago. Hopefully they do imessage, it’s sorely needed for a better experience across devices.
    3 points
  16. Apple is bringing FaceTime to Windows 10 and Android users via the web

    Nice! Now do iMessage and I'll be all set.
    3 points
  17. I hope he stays there forever.
    3 points
  18. Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.9.13

    Thanks, its keep getting updated.
    3 points
  19. https://www.neowin.net/terms/ is not a new page, it's been there a while. There has never, ever been "freedom of speech" here. Yet, you're not decrying the end of freedom online because of the rules here.
    3 points
  20. As I assume Salvador and Mexico share the same issues that a ton of folks send money from the USA back to their country. But I don't understand how Bitcoin is going to solve the problem if he's saying 70% don't have a bank account. It's not the lack of inclusion these 70% aren't opening an account, what it actually means is these 70% use cash-only for their lives. How the hell are they going to go digital? People don't open bank accounts becasue A) they "are scared" of the system [ignorance really] OR B) they don't want to have the IRS equivalente knowing of their money and hence not paying fees nor tax. You won't have any country, even Salvador, that will gladly accept a 'digital coin' without taking a slash from taxes first. The respective congress will add laws to tax cryto. And eventually leading them back to where they are right now.
    3 points
  21. Should Fauci be banned too using the same criteria? You guys don't understand how science works, do you? Scientists aren't God. They don't know everything exactly from the start. It works on trial and error. Further, most of what Dr. Fauci said has actually stayed consistent. I'm not sure why you hate him so much other than being told to do so by a politician. I happen to understand science very well, but I'm sure you know better. I never said I hated Fauci either. He spread as much or more misinformation as you claim Trump did. Some of it was admitted by him to be on purpose too. A lot of what was labeled crazy conspiracy is actually starting to look like there is some truth to it now. Anybody that questions anything is labeled a nut and banned. Wait until it is something that you say that Facebook decides that you shouldn't say! You got a source for, "He spread as much or more misinformation as you claim Trump did." and "Some of it was admitted by him to be on purpose too."?
    3 points
  22. Well the other party did not lead people to storm capital and called election process a hoax cause they loose, nor did they spread misinformation about pandemic (as a leader you can't just downplay life threatening issues for your own gain) ...
    3 points
  23. Notepad++ 8.0

    It might be just me, but it doesn't look that nice It's awful and so are the fluent icons. God yes... that might be the worst "dark" theme I've seen in forever.
    2 points
  24. Notepad++ 8.0

    I didn't like it either. Dark mode doesn't have to be solid black.
    2 points
  25. Notepad++ 8.0

    It might be just me, but it doesn't look that nice It's awful and so are the fluent icons.
    2 points
  26. And now Trump's blog is gone too... after less than a month since launch

    "injected with bleach" you had a good point then pushed a lie: Trump never said to inject anyone with bleach. 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He was asking officials on the White House coronavirus task force whether they could be used in potential cures." Next time you try to make a point... don't talk about how "trump got what he deserved" while pushing a blatant lie that he never said. Then again... when has truth ever mattered to Orange Man Bad crowd? "Trump never said to inject anyone with bleach. Yourself or others." You are 100% correct. But as the President Of America, he did suggest in an official capacity that the use of disinfectants could be an option. He has a responsibility to not talk such utter shite when his followers are such brainless individuals that it can be interpreted so poorly. Trump also had an obligation (as in a REQUIREMENT for his JOB) to read the Daily Briefings, ask questions when he didn't understand them, and not try an pretend he wasn't a complete ignoramus by then pandering the ignorant, gullible, and cowardly mob that still falls for his obvious scams and proven lies. You mean the many "lies" that have continued to be proven true? Like being spied upon by Obama? True. Now more evidence is coming out that COVID originated at the WUHAN laboratory... we can talk about Trumps "lies" and how they continue to be proven true... and then you'll switch to him telling people to drink bleach (a lie from the left - he never said to drink bleach), "both sides" (a lie from the left about his statements) and calling countries "shitholes" (another "statement" with zero evidence). Your hate is based on lies. Your own ignorance and gullibility. Trump is an ignoramus... and Democrats are such complete garbage that the lost to him, watched him successfully run the country and then had to cheat to beat him. Here we are... January, we had a secure border, no violence in the middle east, successful trade deals and a country on track to get back to the red hot economy Trump had... Now we have a continual border crisis, Hamas is escalating violence because Biden is a coward and Democrats NOW want to work on infrastructure and economic policies they said they didn't want under Trump. Good thing Trump got vaccines out so that Democrats can try to take credit for his getting them ready and in mass production around the world. You want ignorant and gullible? you need to check the mirror. I thought the Wuhan Origin theory was just being investigated. Didn't think anything had been proven yet. And I don't think the election was a cheat. They've recounted georgia and arizona like three times. It looks desperate, and sad. Is it right to call someone a coward for NOT being a bully?! I hate politics. It's all just something else to divide us as a people so we can't come together. It's always been this way. It never changes. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Pharisees and sadducees are now just called republican and democrat. Same old show. This is all just a rerun now. The thing is that this isn't just "politics". It's not two people with the same facts honestly debating if we should give more or less money to infrastructure, the poor, businesses, etc. It's an entire mob of ignorant, gullible cowards raised to have no critical thinking skills by religious charlatans now falling for the outright lies of neonazi conspiracy kooks and white supremacist losers. No facts required. The truth simply doesn't matter to them. Trump is a fraud, a charlatan, a malignant narcissist, and a pathological liar who uses these lies to feed fear to people too lazy and too ignorant to seek out the truth. They get locked into one source of information (Fox News, OANN, etc.) that cherry picks utter nonsense and creates a false picture of the world...just for their money, ad revenue, and votes. Trump has ALWAYS been a crook, since he was a young man and learned the company's dirty business from his crooked dad who learned it from his crooked dad. Everyone in the world knew this before he even ran for office again (this time as a Republican, previously as a Democrat). And they still know he's just a con-man and a crook. And as the law catches up with him over the next few years, the suckers will pretend they were never fooled by this charlatan...even though the evidence was overwhelming 30 years ago. So, let the suckers crow and parrot the lies they've fallen for. Soon enough the MAGA hats will be gathering dust in attics or rotting in landfills as slowly but surely they come to realize just how badly they were fooled all along by this stupid, greedy, spoiled, rotten little man. "It's an entire mob of ignorant, gullible cowards raised to have no critical thinking skills by religious charlatans" that statement also applies to the Religion of Woke who calls everything "racism" and "nazis". It applies to those who believe the lies about Trump without proof - from "****hole countries" to "both sides" to... well... people who ignore the many MANY times his "lies" have been proven true (IE: being spied upon and now the origins of COVID). And the biggest problem is the liars and crooks who are worse than him... I don't claim Trump is perfect... just that he's simply better than the likes of Hillary, Biden, Pilosi, etc. Trumps bad? he's still better than the other side. Look at Hillary & Biden as prime examples. At least he didn't have to cheat to win... He tried to cheat, and lost. So I mean, there's that...
    2 points
  27. i die , you die with me bro
    2 points
  28. Here's how you can watch the Apple WWDC 2021 keynote

    lol what, it's not like apple is going to give you 5$ for their profit if you watch this...
    2 points
  29. iQOO launches MediaTek-powered U3x Standard Edition in China

    Why can't these phone makers put the bezel on top so there doesn't have to be a notch or a punch hole? Is it that hard to conceive? Even more so, why do they have to make phones completely bezel-less just so they can uglify them with either a notch or a punch hole.
    2 points
  30. Falcon 9: GPS III SV05

    well it will be when you don't have to build new boosters for every one.
    2 points
  31. SSD makers are cutting down warranties and endurances due to Chia mining

    It's amazing how the original creators of crypto currency designed them to replace the world's fiat currencies, yet all of them are being used as a storage mechanism for that same fiat currency; without this ability, they would be worthless as a means of storing value in and of themselves. People will continue to invent new and different ways of using IT in this way, providing people buy into it. Break the link between fiat and crypto currencies and the madness will stop.
    2 points
  32. I happen to understand science very well I guess everyone is wrong. This guy knows science, very well.
    2 points
  33. bitcoin is fake, buy gold
    2 points
  34. trying to connect dots with something else they have but can't tie it together yet that short timeframe screams they have an IP doing something then looking there and they are trying to piece them together to get a name...
    2 points
  35. Trump to remain banned till at least January 2023, confirms Facebook

    While misinformation and violence commenting on all fronts should be dealt with, there's a slight difference between a random group of people doing things on Facebook, versus a political leader such as a President. For starters, he shouldn't even be making such comments directly online without it first being "filtered" through his press staff. That's what the communications director and staff members are for, after all. To "clean up" the language. That being said, no amount of language cleaning would've undid some of the grossly misleading and inaccurate statements by the former President. He deserves the 2 year ban, and given how focused he is on reliving the past, I have no doubt he'll continue with similar actions until the ban is supposed to be re-evalated. Likely an indefinite ban in effect. And deservedly so. I support neither Left or Right. I am not an Antifa/BLM fan, nor am I a MAGA fan. I support political leaders who don't incite violence. Period.
    2 points
  36. Should Fauci be banned too using the same criteria? You guys don't understand how science works, do you? Scientists aren't God. They don't know everything exactly from the start. It works on trial and error. Further, most of what Dr. Fauci said has actually stayed consistent. I'm not sure why you hate him so much other than being told to do so by a politician. I happen to understand science very well, but I'm sure you know better. I never said I hated Fauci either. He spread as much or more misinformation as you claim Trump did. Some of it was admitted by him to be on purpose too. A lot of what was labeled crazy conspiracy is actually starting to look like there is some truth to it now. Anybody that questions anything is labeled a nut and banned. Wait until it is something that you say that Facebook decides that you shouldn't say! You got a source for, "He spread as much or more misinformation as you claim Trump did." and "Some of it was admitted by him to be on purpose too."? Quit with the sources.. This is a stupid internet forum. He said initially masks don't need to be worn to stop people from buying them, so health care workers could get N95 masks. WHen asked later about it later he admitted that was the reason. There are also lots of emails coming out now that show homemade masks were worthless and they wanted us to wear them anyway. Don't question any of this or you are denying science though! There was a serious scarcity of mask to he said it so that doctors can wear the mask as they have to deal with patients. Can you link the study that says "homemade masks were worthless" ? emails can be from anyone, i can wright email saying whatever i want. if there is a peer reviewed paper i would like a link... (and yeah peer reviewed paper is usually science which i don't think you would know) I can use common sense Well, there goes your argument. Common sense is nothing more than your own prejudices in action. Science > common sense
    2 points
  37. Should Fauci be banned too using the same criteria? You guys don't understand how science works, do you? Scientists aren't God. They don't know everything exactly from the start. It works on trial and error. Further, most of what Dr. Fauci said has actually stayed consistent. I'm not sure why you hate him so much other than being told to do so by a politician. I happen to understand science very well, but I'm sure you know better. I never said I hated Fauci either. He spread as much or more misinformation as you claim Trump did. Some of it was admitted by him to be on purpose too. A lot of what was labeled crazy conspiracy is actually starting to look like there is some truth to it now. Anybody that questions anything is labeled a nut and banned. Wait until it is something that you say that Facebook decides that you shouldn't say! You got a source for, "He spread as much or more misinformation as you claim Trump did." and "Some of it was admitted by him to be on purpose too."? Quit with the sources.. This is a stupid internet forum. He said initially masks don't need to be worn to stop people from buying them, so health care workers could get N95 masks. WHen asked later about it later he admitted that was the reason. There are also lots of emails coming out now that show homemade masks were worthless and they wanted us to wear them anyway. Don't question any of this or you are denying science though! Source are needed when people like you spread misinformation as fact. You might want to read, https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/n...kers-had-enough/ar-BB15A4kO Also, it was the surgeon general (federal government) that said “Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS! They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!” back on 2/29/20 not Fucci. You were right that he admitted it was so that health workers could get N95 masks but he's not the one that said stop by masks. Explaining why the guidance on masks had evolved, Fauci also argued that health officials in February did not know that cloth coverings could be as effective at inhibiting the virus as medical masks. “We also know that simple cloth coverings that many people have can work as well as a mask in many cases,” he added. “So even though there appears to be some contradiction of ‘You were saying this then, why are you saying this now,’ actually, the circumstances have changed, that’s the reason why. Again, science learns and then make the appropriate changes/recommendations when new information is found.
    2 points
  38. Maybe this is the start of Facebook moderating all of these scams and liars. I mean, they did start with the biggest scammer and liar first.
    2 points
  39. The idiot needs to shut up forever. Nothing he has to say is of any value. He is probably one of the lowest value humans on earth. He is a low-quality person. No one would ever benefit from listening to or reading anything he has to say.
    2 points
  40. I figured we'd not see anything new till the event this month. And with the co_release builds being pretty empty I have to figure just how much they've added/changed internally at this point. It'll be a interesting event for sure, we haven't had a Windows specific event in quite some time. Maybe back in, what? 2017?
    1 point
  41. Apple’s model for FaceTime bit them during the pandemic. This is far too little and waaay too late. Probably the most lacklustre WWDC announcement for iOS to date - but that comes with the territory of a mature OS, I guess.
    1 point
  42. Here's how you can watch the Apple WWDC 2021 keynote

    Hyped! More exciting than Google IO because you know users actually get those features within a few months.
    1 point
  43. How on earth became 2-3 days of battery life 'stellar'? Has anything that runs longer than a Apple watch became the 'impressive thing'? And for this money? Nope, sorry.
    1 point
  44. Why’s that? Because it serves no purpose.
    1 point
  45. There are several new upscaling technologies appearing in the last year or so that are significantly better than a very old technology like Checkerboard. The only place I have seen any 'sane' company/person champion Checkerboard in the last decade is Sony, and they knew they were selling a pig in a poke. IDK this looks like bilinear upscaling with a sharpen filter, looks much worse. Vaseline slopped over then + sharpen.
    1 point
  46. Checkerboard rendering looks better.
    1 point
  47. Trump to remain banned till at least January 2023, confirms Facebook

    Should Fauci be banned too using the same criteria? You guys don't understand how science works, do you? Scientists aren't God. They don't know everything exactly from the start. It works on trial and error. Further, most of what Dr. Fauci said has actually stayed consistent. I'm not sure why you hate him so much other than being told to do so by a politician. I happen to understand science very well, but I'm sure you know better. I never said I hated Fauci either. He spread as much or more misinformation as you claim Trump did. Some of it was admitted by him to be on purpose too. A lot of what was labeled crazy conspiracy is actually starting to look like there is some truth to it now. Anybody that questions anything is labeled a nut and banned. Wait until it is something that you say that Facebook decides that you shouldn't say! You got a source for, "He spread as much or more misinformation as you claim Trump did." and "Some of it was admitted by him to be on purpose too."? Quit with the sources.. This is a stupid internet forum. He said initially masks don't need to be worn to stop people from buying them, so health care workers could get N95 masks. WHen asked later about it later he admitted that was the reason. There are also lots of emails coming out now that show homemade masks were worthless and they wanted us to wear them anyway. Don't question any of this or you are denying science though! There was a serious scarcity of mask to he said it so that doctors can wear the mask as they have to deal with patients. Can you link the study that says "homemade masks were worthless" ? emails can be from anyone, i can wright email saying whatever i want. if there is a peer reviewed paper i would like a link... (and yeah peer reviewed paper is usually science which i don't think you would know) I can use common sense and tell you homemade mask do little to nothing except prevent a big wad of snot from flying from someone's mouth. Misinformation is the label given depending on the person or the subject and whether a news outlet or platform agrees or fits the narrative they are pushing. I have been given lots of misinformation over the years (an ice age is coming, we will run out of oil in 20 years, acid rain will kill everything, Ozone hole will burn us up, etc). Your common sense isn't common and makes no sense. The masks are PROVEN to help at this point.
    1 point
  48. Uhm, no, no way I'd let my web traffic be sent to Google for anything, much less to "check if they are safe". Just another way for them to get their hooks into your data stream. Hard pass.
    1 point
  49. And now Trump's blog is gone too... after less than a month since launch

    "injected with bleach" you had a good point then pushed a lie: Trump never said to inject anyone with bleach. Yourself or others. https://www.politifact.com/art...p-said-about-disinfectant-/ "The briefing transcript shows that Trump did not say people should inject themselves with bleach or alcohol to treat the coronavirus. He was asking officials on the White House coronavirus task force whether they could be used in potential cures." Next time you try to make a point... don't talk about how "trump got what he deserved" while pushing a blatant lie that he never said. Then again... when has truth ever mattered to Orange Man Bad crowd? "Trump never said to inject anyone with bleach. Yourself or others." You are 100% correct. But as the President Of America, he did suggest in an official capacity that the use of disinfectants could be an option. He has a responsibility to not talk such utter shite when his followers are such brainless individuals that it can be interpreted so poorly.
    1 point
  50. How to disable Microsoft Edge's annoying Bing recommendation alerts

    Microsoft, your browser is great. Now stop with this crap!
    1 point