e-books in the 1990s - Sony's Data Discman
6 0 comments 10 Aug 2021 14:04 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: Rumour: Low end GPU market will disappear and this guy has a good theory as to why it may happen.
You can always buy second hand. That way your money doesn't go to NVIDIA.
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06 Aug 2021 21:33
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Google Claims To Create Time Crystal Inside Quantum Computer
7 1 comment 06 Aug 2021 21:30 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: Zoom to pay $85M for lying about encryption and sending data to Facebook and Google | Ars Technica
I heard Robert Barnes say something interesting about this today. I believe it was something like, if what they did would have resulted in 5 years in prison if it was done by a person, then charge them 5% of their assets.
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03 Aug 2021 03:01
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Comment on: Firefox lost 50M users since 2019
On Android you can install NoScript and uBlock which are more important, the ability to hide and block hover windows trumps anything Brave can do.
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31 Jul 2021 18:30
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Comment on: Firefox lost 50M users since 2019
You can use Tampermonkey and sideload extensions in Firefox too.
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31 Jul 2021 18:28
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Comment on: Firefox lost 50M users since 2019
People have this knee jerk reaction that Brave is better, despite Firefox being more customizable and controllable (especially on mobile version). They really think they are teaching Mozilla a lesson by not using their free browser lol, even if it's technically superior and they are shooting themselves in the foot, they don't give a fuck as long as they get to feel like they pwned the libs
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31 Jul 2021 18:27
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Comment on: Firefox lost 50M users since 2019
Yeah I tried Brave and Firefox is still the better browser.
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31 Jul 2021 18:15
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Comment on: Please Bring Back Our Downvotes: Society Desperately Needs It
Give Zuck the ultimate downvote by downvoting his whole platform and get off Facebook.
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28 Jul 2021 22:05
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DIGITAL COMPUTER TECHNIQUES & PRINCIPLES 1962 U.S. NAVY FILM UNIVAC IBM ELECTRODATA 90714
1 0 comments 25 Jul 2021 03:44 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: The University of California (UC), Davis scientists are inventing a prototype for an ‘anti-solar panels’ that would work opposite to a classic solar panel.
No you've got it all wrong. Solar panels are Anti-LEDs.
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22 Jul 2021 16:01
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Comment on: If a website tries to be stubborn and disables the right click menu, you can get around that in Firefox by doing Shift + Right Click to open the context menu. You can also download videos this way by Shift- RC on the video
BTW when you shift right click look for the option that says Save Video As
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22 Jul 2021 02:10
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If a website tries to be stubborn and disables the right click menu, you can get around that in Firefox by doing Shift + Right Click to open the context menu. You can also download videos this way by Shift- RC on the video
14 2 comments 22 Jul 2021 02:09 u/NWOBHM (self.technology) in g/technologyComment on: Netflix bleeds subscribers in US and Canada, with no sign of recovery | Ars Technica
Can't you just DVR that shit and skip the ads? Not sure what those things can do now, it's not a problem as I never see ads anyway between ad blockers and pirating.
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21 Jul 2021 19:59
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Comment on: Discord acquires AI censorship company
They don't really seem to share the values of the people that come to Ruqqus.
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14 Jul 2021 20:44
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Comment on: Windows 11 Home requires Microsoft account and net connection to use.
Yes, I have blocked auto updates. I installed a Pi Hole and blocked all of Microsoft's domains that are used for sending the updates, so the automatic updating program can't connect to them.
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27 Jun 2021 00:37
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Comment on: Peloton remotely bricks treadmills for those not paying $39.99 per month
Why the hell do you need. Your treadmill to be connected to the internet anyway?
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24 Jun 2021 16:44
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Comment on: Apple’s Tim Cook: Sideloading is “not in the best interests of the user”
Apple products are for sheep who don't mind being told what to do as long as they look and feel trendy.
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19 Jun 2021 20:31
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Perhaps the weakest link in the US electrical system
17 1 comment 30 May 2021 19:15 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyFacebook, Instagram will now let you hide ‘like’ counts – The North State Journal.
10 3 comments 26 May 2021 16:40 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technology21 HORRIFIC Tech Fails they want you to forget.
2 0 comments 25 May 2021 22:36 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyMicrosoft Announces Upcoming Demise of Internet Explorer
12 4 comments 22 May 2021 19:54 u/NWOBHM (self.technology) in g/technologyHow It's Actually Made - Alkaline Batteries
10 2 comments 17 May 2021 02:16 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyRetroTech: Hewlett Packard HP-01 1977's Smartest Watch - YouTube
1 0 comments 15 May 2021 03:23 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyA smart phone from 1984 - The STC Executel - YouTube
10 2 comments 13 May 2021 15:24 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: This Motorcycle Airbag Vest Will Stop Working If You Miss a Payment
As soon as someone dies with a deactivated one (especially if their payments were on time) some unlucky motorcyclist's family is going to be the new owners of a company.
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07 May 2021 03:03
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A very strange thing happened on the internet the day President Joe Biden was sworn in. A shadowy company residing at a shared workspace above a Florida bank announced to the world’s computer networks that it was now managing a colossal, previously idle chunk of the internet owned by the U.S. Department of Defense
60 7 comments 30 Apr 2021 00:34 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: Facebook Is Failing Miserably at Stopping COVID Conspiracy Theories
This is the kind of crap you get when you have bots automatically posting garbage from Reddit
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20 Apr 2021 19:27
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Comment on: Why use old computers and operating systems?
I think it's just due to inertia and lack of funding.
At my work the primary system we use is a terminal program that dates back to the 80s. Some of the record keeping software Windows 3.0 based.
They are just too cheap and stubborn to replace it. It's for the same reason they wouldn't replace the nasty carpet and equipment in the office that dated back to the early 90s. In that case the building owner was going to pay but they didnt want us to have work downtime required to have all the stuff replace.
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25 Mar 2021 15:01
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Old-fashioned rice cookers are extremely clever
10 2 comments 16 Mar 2021 17:22 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: Why is copying and pasting on cell phones still such a shit show?
It does not neccesarily help with that part. But it would help with the nonresponsive (or slow to respond) screen and speed up the process generally.
Perhaps to solve the other issue, the phone could automatically zoom in to an area so you can have a bigger cursor that is easier to control.
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09 Mar 2021 04:31
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Why is copying and pasting on cell phones still such a shit show?
5 3 comments 09 Mar 2021 03:40 u/NWOBHM (self.technology) in g/technologyComment on: A question for the guild about smartphones
Look into degoogling phones. You can install custom roms like LineageOS. You need to make sure your phone model is support. Ironically, I've heard that the Google Pixel3 is one of the easiest phones to do this with
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08 Mar 2021 17:55
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Drones With ‘Most Advanced AI Ever’ Coming Soon To Your Local Police Department
6 0 comments 05 Mar 2021 00:42 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: 'Deep Nostalgia' Brings People in Old Photos Back to Life
Very interesting. I wonder if they have done tests on pictures of living people and compared it to their actual facial movement to see how realistic it is.
I wonder if it takes into account things like laugh lines, etc to judge the most likely facial movements thr person might make.
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03 Mar 2021 04:49
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Comment on: The Royal Navy’s Robotic Sub Will Be Test in Depth Of Ocean
Where else would you test a submarine? Space? The desert perhaps?
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02 Mar 2021 17:13
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10 Breakthrough Technologies 2021 | MIT Technology Review
3 2 comments 27 Feb 2021 20:22 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyReport: Google Attempts to Quell Internal Revolt by AI Researchers
6 0 comments 26 Feb 2021 07:32 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: Reddit removed privacy OptOut settings "to reduce confusion"
The users were clearly confused, because they actually believed they had privacy rights on reddit. This should clear up that confusion.
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25 Feb 2021 18:38
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Comment on: Fuck you.
Yep this is a US model that can't be unlocked.
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25 Feb 2021 14:49
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Comment on: 17-year-old Firefox feature request fulfilled 21 days ago
Someone send this shit to Adobe. I'm just amazed that an image from a 17 year old screenshot still displays on the same hosted website.
And...
Really Peter? What now bitch? Got something to say now?!
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25 Feb 2021 04:24
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Comment on: Fuck you.
They have stolen my dreams and my childhood.
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25 Feb 2021 04:15
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Comment on: Fuck you.
No, it's a Samsung Galaxy 8 with Verizon. I can't find a custom ROM for this particular phone.
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24 Feb 2021 19:49
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Comment on: Fuck you.
Which one would you pick if you had to try to use it daily?
I'm looking at them online but it says they are out of stock on all of them.
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24 Feb 2021 19:39
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Comment on: Fuck you.
There isn't a ROM for my phone/carrier.
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24 Feb 2021 18:23
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Comment on: Fuck you.
I paid 800 bucks for this phone. I own it and it should be up to me if I want to update it at all. And they only let you delay the update so long.
Updates are as likely to break things as they are to fix them. And they never explain what they are doing when they update, other than vague explanations. I should know what they are doing to my property and be the one to decide if I want it done.
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24 Feb 2021 17:54
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Comment on: Fuck you.
My general attitude regarding these things is if it isn't broke, don't fix it. Unless they are adding actual new features I'm usually not interested.
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24 Feb 2021 17:51
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Comment on: Fuck you.
I haven't found one that works with this phone/carrier unfortunately.
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24 Feb 2021 17:49
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Comment on: Fuck you.
Close. S8. I use these things until they fall apart. I want my $800 worth.
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24 Feb 2021 17:48
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Comment on: NVCleanstall lets you customize the NVIDIA GeForce Driver package by removing components that you don't need (or want). This not only keeps things tidy, but also lowers disk usage and memory footprint. Unlike the NVIDIA custom installation, you can unselect packages like "Stereo 3D Glasses", "USB-C", Notebook Optimizations or Telemetry from the NVIDIA drivers.
I'm not sure. I didn't get that warning. I just know that it pretty much eliminated the constant telemetry NVIDIA was sending.
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21 Feb 2021 19:43
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NVCleanstall lets you customize the NVIDIA GeForce Driver package by removing components that you don't need (or want). This not only keeps things tidy, but also lowers disk usage and memory footprint. Unlike the NVIDIA custom installation, you can unselect packages like "Stereo 3D Glasses", "USB-C", Notebook Optimizations or Telemetry from the NVIDIA drivers.
8 2 comments 20 Feb 2021 21:22 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: Taking a Stand in the War on General-Purpose Computing
I like that guys blog
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18 Feb 2021 14:54
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Comment on: Parler.com returns online
I wonder if anyone will still care.
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15 Feb 2021 16:34
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Presidential Cybersecurity and Pelotons - Schneier on Security
2 0 comments 14 Feb 2021 07:46 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyIndia’s space agency to build homegrown alternative to Google Maps, after country introduces ‘own’ Twitter & WhatsApp — RT World News
3 0 comments 13 Feb 2021 21:54 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyWhat I Learned about the Internet by Creating My Own Website
1 0 comments 13 Feb 2021 03:28 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyThe Great Firewall of...America? WTZ! - YouTube
12 0 comments 11 Feb 2021 17:28 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: Disable AMP in Firefox and Chrome with the Redirect AMP to HTML extension - gHacks Tech News
Decentraleyes is an extension available on Firefox mobile that should take care of it
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11 Feb 2021 15:00
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Disable AMP in Firefox and Chrome with the Redirect AMP to HTML extension - gHacks Tech News
10 2 comments 10 Feb 2021 23:57 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyState Police Using Encryption Apps to Avoid FOIA?
16 4 comments 03 Feb 2021 20:33 u/NWOBHM (..) in g/technologyComment on: Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived
Sheeiit
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11 Jan 2021 16:08
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Comment on: VOAT IS DEAD - Reddit Clone FAILED
When Voat sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing racists. They’re bringing trolls. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
But I speak to admins and they tell us what we’re getting. And it only makes common sense. It only makes common sense. They’re sending us not the right people.
It’s coming from more than Voat. It’s coming from all over the internet, and it’s coming probably— probably— from Reddit. But we don’t know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don’t know what’s happening. And it’s got to stop and it’s got to stop fast.
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31 Dec 2020 04:01
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