Comment on: Microsoft Said to Discuss Discord Bid for Over $10 Billion - Bloomberg
Captive user base and existing data, I'd imagine. Basically people like me who used Discord gave it it's valuation. I disgust me.
4 23 Mar 2021 11:25 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Happy birthday, Python, you're 30 years old this week: Easy to learn, and the right tool at the right time • The Register 📦
1 0 comments 25 Feb 2021 12:41 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Comment on: Fuck you.
To tinker it's 100% worth your money. I have an Raspberry Pi the PinePhone has a built in screen and LTE so it can be super portable or you can hook up a USB-C dock and use like a desktop computer. Very cool.
10 24 Feb 2021 18:53 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Fuck you.
I love PinePhone but it isn't even a usable replacement yet :(
11 24 Feb 2021 18:01 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
VideoLAN is 20 years old! 📦
37 3 comments 03 Feb 2021 11:57 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Comment on: Brave Passes 25 Million Monthly Active Users
The same as literally any other piece of compiled software.
2 03 Feb 2021 00:55 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Adobe Flash is finally gone: The end arrives as Adobe starts blocking Flash content 📦
8 1 comment 12 Jan 2021 16:08 u/lordnazgul (self.technology) in g/technology
Comment on: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology
An Apple car, every douchebag's wet dream
4 22 Dec 2020 01:36 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Microsoft reportedly developing its own ARM-based processors for Surface PCs
Same here. The only mac I've ever owned is a 2012 mini I bought as a build system for iOS off if eBay for $200. I hate Apple and their philosophy and their ecosystem control, yet I find myself wishing I had an M1 mac to play with. I think optimised ARM chips on platforms is going to revolutionize the portable pc market and maybe even shake up the desktop as well--so long as it doesn't fracture it with implementation specifics that differ from vendor to vendor significantly
1 20 Dec 2020 15:48 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
The web is 30 years old today 📦
3 1 comment 20 Dec 2020 15:43 u/lordnazgul (self.technology) in g/technology
Windows 10 ARM runs faster on M1 Macs than on a Surface Pro X 📦
16 4 comments 02 Dec 2020 13:12 u/lordnazgul (self.technology) in g/technology
The 2020 Mac Mini Unleashed: Putting Apple Silicon M1 To The Test 📦
5 0 comments 18 Nov 2020 00:44 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Comment on: Alternative social network CloutHub says it has been deplatformed by IBM
Well considering that IBM worked with and facilitated the actual Nazi Party in Germany, this is amusing.
20 13 Nov 2020 12:45 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Japanese game dev Capcom hit by cyberattack, business impacted 📦
1 0 comments 04 Nov 2020 21:30 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Comment on: INTEL Graphics Driver 27.20.100.8853
Sorry if I came across as an asshole. It's mostly because I'm an asshole. I shouldn't post at 2AM :)
1 23 Oct 2020 14:50 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: INTEL Graphics Driver 27.20.100.8853
Or don't because is you're running Intel graphics you ain't doing shit anyway. And never download device drivers from a third party site.
3 23 Oct 2020 07:05 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Why does HTML think “chucknorris” is a color? - Stack Overflow
Wow TIL
6 21 Oct 2020 12:20 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Blender now part of Khronos Group 📦
7 2 comments 21 Oct 2020 11:52 u/lordnazgul (self.technology) in g/technology
Comment on: DOJ Moves To Break Up Google; ‘Most Important Antitrust Case In A Generation’ | The Daily Wire
If anyone needs trust busting it's Amazon. They're the ones putting the entirety of main streets across the country out of business. The only company that has had the ability to even try to keep up is Walmart. And that's just in the retail space. Amazons services drive most of (or a massive chunk at least) the server infrastructure. They continue to acquire competition and even companies to put Amazon into new lines of business. Sure Facebook and Google are bad but I don't think either have a more negative impact on economic diversity as Amazon.
5 20 Oct 2020 19:22 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Transparent TV
I just can't help but love Linus. I could give 2 shits about that TV but he's like a kid in a candy store and clearly loves what he does and that's endearing af
4 19 Oct 2020 13:12 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: XFX China allegedly sells 'almost all' available Radeon RX stock to mining farms
I got my XFX 4GB RX 580 off of ebay from a mining farm for $119 When these things retire from farming they're very cheap and still in great working condition, you just might have to reflash the VBIOS
1 16 Oct 2020 15:04 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, Ryzen 9 5900X, Ryzen 7 5800X Desktop CPUs Listed on Amazon For Pre-Order
I'm not thrilled about the price increase. Hopefully the non-X variants are closer to their counterparts from last gen. I've always been an AMD fan, and not because they were the underdog but because the $/performance at the price points they were positioned. I'm being unreasonable I know and AMD deserves the premium, I just hope they don't stray too far from what made me a fan in the first place.
2 16 Oct 2020 14:57 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: A growing group of journalists has cut back on Twitter, or abandoned it entirely
This entire article is just every victim class whining that people are mean to them on Twitter.
1 12 Oct 2020 02:27 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
DDR5 is Coming: First 64GB DDR5-4800 Modules from SK Hynix 📦
4 3 comments 06 Oct 2020 14:39 u/lordnazgul (self.technology) in g/technology
Comment on: How will Businesses Revolutionize Communication with Website Chat Apps in 2021?
I tried to edit my post below and deleted it. We use rocket.chat for all of our needs because you can self-host and has a Ubuntu Server out of the box configuration with virtually no setup. What is this for and why is it better than a dedicated, discord-like self hosted app
2 30 Sep 2020 14:27 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: AMD Rembrandt Ryzen APUs To Feature Enhanced Zen 3 CPU & RDNA 2 GPU Cores on 6nm Process Node
As someone who's been an AMD fan starting with the K6 and even through all the dark times shortly after, it's really exciting to see my team winning. I'm not anti-Intel, nor do I think AMD is somehow more worthy. I just appreciate their cost/performance ratio which even in the shit days was unmatched. Go team red!
2 23 Sep 2020 13:06 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade - BBC News
You know, I was prepared to type out a bunch of reasons why I don't think Nintendo would enter the smartphone market, but honestly, I don't think anyone knows the direction this company will go from one day to the next. We'll see. I just wish there were more options in the handheld console market than just the Switch now -- but I think smartphone "gaming" and streaming services like Xcloud will probably dominate that arena.
3 17 Sep 2020 22:10 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Nintendo 3DS discontinued after almost a decade - BBC News 📦
8 4 comments 17 Sep 2020 17:35 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Microsoft submits Linux kernel patches for a 'complete virtualization stack' with Linux and Hyper-V • The Register 📦
6 0 comments 16 Sep 2020 12:57 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Comment on: Apple’s Reckoning Has Come.
BEARDED LINUS HAS INFINITW POWER! LONG LIVE BEARDED LINUS!
4 16 Sep 2020 11:55 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Hackers Connected to China Have Compromised U.S. Government Systems, CISA says - Nextgov
`Using publicly disclosed code and vulnerabilities, attackers appear to be winning a crucial race against defenders.` your tax dollars at work ladies and gentlemen
2 16 Sep 2020 00:45 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Save Arm 📦
3 2 comments 14 Sep 2020 20:40 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Comment on: It’s Official- NVIDIA Acquires Arm For $40B To Create What Could Be A Computing Juggernaut
Here's to hoping RISC-V is able to compete in that market-space in the next decade.
1 14 Sep 2020 14:41 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Microsoft rejected, Oracle wins bid for TikTok's US operations 📦
8 4 comments 14 Sep 2020 07:20 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Comment on: It’s Official- NVIDIA Acquires Arm For $40B To Create What Could Be A Computing Juggernaut
NVIDIA is no Intel. NVIDIA has been petal to the metal for over a decade. Unless there's some kind of miracle, I strongly doubt AMD will be competitive in the AI GPU market. And I say this as an admitted AMD fanboy.
3 14 Sep 2020 03:09 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: It’s Official- NVIDIA Acquires Arm For $40B To Create What Could Be A Computing Juggernaut
NVIDIA is extremely unfriendly to open-source software. This isn't good for the future of open-source AI, and it concerns me about the future of licensing for projects like Raspberry Pi. I just hope NVIDIA is after royalty-free use of ARM hardware and not consuming it.
11 14 Sep 2020 00:39 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Windows 10 Control Panel gets another nail in its coffin
I told my friend the exact same thing. Someone else can make a control panel. And, of course, you can always Run `appwiz.cpl`. I doubt it will go away even after the control panel does for enterprise compatibility. Also, Is touch still a thing people want? I thought that retarded trend was over unless you were an artist or something, which can't be a huge userbase.
1 12 Sep 2020 20:26 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Windows 10 Control Panel gets another nail in its coffin
Even Apple has done a much better job streamlining the user experience on desktop. Microsoft mobile devices have all failed except the tiny surface marketshare yet they're still pushing this retarded interface.
2 12 Sep 2020 16:13 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Windows 10 Control Panel gets another nail in its coffin
Agreed. I run MX Linux on everything I own but my home and office workstations are Windows because our primary business application is Windows-only (and doesn't work properly in WINE) They do the same things on Windows Pro on a domain. You have some control, but they've locked alot of the ability to disable cloud features for all but enterprise versions, but there are still workarounds. The whole thing is a goddamned mess.
4 12 Sep 2020 13:55 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Windows 10 Control Panel gets another nail in its coffin
Nah the settings app is awful. It requires more clicks to get where you're going (in most cases) and for things like network hardware properties it literally directs you right back to the Control Panel lol.
4 12 Sep 2020 13:18 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Comment on: Windows 10 Control Panel gets another nail in its coffin
There is some precedent... like when Microsoft removed MSPaint in favor of 3D Paint or whatever the fuck noone wanted, so they walked it back.
7 12 Sep 2020 04:27 u/lordnazgul in g/technology
Windows 10 Control Panel gets another nail in its coffin 📦
33 23 comments 12 Sep 2020 04:08 u/lordnazgul (..) in g/technology
Comment on: Google may pull Twitter alternative 'fediverse' Android apps for allegedly enabling hate speech (updated) | Engadget
This is what happens when you trust such a large portion of your information with such a small amount of massive corporations. It's time for the US Govt to flex it's antitrust muscle on the mobile app ecosystem.
8 31 Aug 2020 08:52 u/lordnazgul in g/technology