cmnybo
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- Comment on UK Lawmakers Propose Mandatory On-Device Surveillance and VPN Age Verification 6 days ago:
I have a feeling that custom ROMs will get a lot more popular if those idiots manage to pass this.
- Comment on Return of 4GB RAM in smartphones by 2026 amidst DRAM crisis, microSD slots make a comeback 1 week ago:
That’s ridiculous, Android has become such a bloated mess that it will run like crap on 4GB of RAM. Even the sub $250 phones had 6-8 GB earlier this year. I miss the early versions that only used a couple hundred MB at idle.
I’m glad they are bringing SD card slots back. I wish more phones would have headphone jacks and FM tuners though.
- Comment on When a video codec wins an Emmy | The Mozilla Blog 2 weeks ago:
No, but I don’t want to wait a day or more for a movie to encode either.
- Comment on When a video codec wins an Emmy | The Mozilla Blog 2 weeks ago:
Hopefully they will fix the encode speed with AV2. You need a super computer to encode AV1 in a reasonable amount of time. H.265 is significantly faster for a similar quality.
- Comment on The tech world is sleeping on the most exciting Bluetooth feature in years 2 weeks ago:
TLDR: The ability to receive audio broadcasts without having to pair.
- Comment on Amazon’s dynamic pricing is causing chaos for school budgets 2 weeks ago:
Wow, that’s a bigger ripoff than Grainger. At least they give discounts for business accounts that spend a lot.
- Comment on Russia bans Roblox over child safety fears 2 weeks ago:
Good, it should be banned or restricted to 18+ everywhere until they start moderating appropriately. It’s absolutely not suitable for children.
- Comment on Unofficial IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators 2 weeks ago:
It would be nice to have a dedicated block of IPv6 addresses for ham radio, but why a /16? That’s 4 billion /48 networks.
- Comment on [Research] At least 80 million inconsistent facts on Wikipedia – can AI help find them? 3 weeks ago:
No, but it can make things a lot worse.
- Comment on New tech pulls lithium from dead batteries cheaper than you can buy it 3 weeks ago:
They would have to be 21700 cells to hold 4.3AH. 18650 cells top out around 3.6AH. While it is possible to make higher capacity cells, there are some major downsides with doing so.
- Comment on You have one week to opt out or become fodder for LinkedIn AI training 1 month ago:
There’s no guarantee that deleting your account actually deletes your data. They will probably keep it and use it to train their AI.
- Comment on Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 1 month ago:
Even if the smart fridge doesn’t become enshittified, the smart features will likely become obsolete long before the fridge its self is worn out. Just try using a phone or tablet that’s 10-15 years old. It probably won’t be able to open an https website, let alone install new apps.
- Comment on Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 1 month ago:
Get a magnetic case for a tablet and stick it to the fridge. If it starts showing ads, you can take it off, put it through the wood chipper and the fridge will still work fine.
- Comment on Amazon unveils prototype AI smart glasses for its delivery drivers 1 month ago:
I wonder if this will help the delivery drivers find my house? They seem to deliver my packages to my neighbors house more often than mine, despite it being 600 feet away and me reporting it every time. They will probably just ignore it like they do their GPS.
- Comment on The Internet's Biggest Annoyance:Why Cookie Laws Should Target Browsers, Not Websites 1 month ago:
Or just install Consent-O-Matic. By default, it’s set to automatically reject all cookies.
- Comment on DirecTV screensavers will show AI-generated ads with your face in 2026 2 months ago:
It will probably just push more people to piracy. The streaming companies have been doing a good job of that lately.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 2 months ago:
There are lots of standards for charging over USB such as PD. Many of those standards have multiple versions since newer devices keep needing more power. That’s to be expected of an interface that’s been around for almost 30 years. If every device came with a 240W USB PD charger, the price would increase by over USD $100, not to mention the only model I’ve seen is the size of a brick.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 2 months ago:
Non standard cables and chargers either wouldn’t connect, wouldn’t charge, or would burn something up if you used the wrong one.
- Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way 2 months ago:
Most already have.
- Comment on Smart in-asphalt fabric provides live reports from within roads 2 months ago:
It sounds like it’s just natural fiber fabric with some wire woven into it. All the electronics are in a box beside the road.
- Comment on Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech 2 months ago:
That requires a mouse with an 8kHz polling rate. With a 1kHz polling rate, this trick will be limited to sounds under 500Hz.
- Comment on Disney+, Hulu Are Hiking Prices Again Next Month 2 months ago:
Just remember, a seedbox or VPN is a lot cheaper than a single streaming subscription.
- Comment on California could mandate tobacco-style health labels on social media 3 months ago:
There’s a huge difference between e-mail and a site that is specifically designed to keep people addicted.
The warning won’t do anything though. I would be surprised if it takes more than a day before ublock origin has a filter to hide it.
- Comment on Roku wants you to see a lot more AI-generated ads 3 months ago:
I will never buy any of their devices. I prefer to self host my own ad free streaming using open source software.
- Comment on Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing 3 months ago:
Higher resolutions and sample rates only matter when the recordings are going to be edited.
- Comment on E-Paper Display Reaches the Realm of LCD Screens 3 months ago:
It’s certainly not the first e-paper display that’s fast enough for computer use. Dasung has had 60Hz greyscale and 30Hz color monitors available for a while now.
- Comment on Microsoft Word will save your files to the cloud by default 3 months ago:
That would be one of the top three reasons for doing it.
- Comment on Internet standards body proposes new header field disclosing AI — will make it easier for machines to determine if AI was used on a site 3 months ago:
It would have to become law in every country in order to work.
- Comment on The Size of Adobe Reader Installers Through The Years 3 months ago:
It’s been ages since I’ve used Adobe Reader. I typically use Okular or Xreader. They are both tiny compared to Adobe’s bloatware.
- Comment on High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups 4 months ago:
WinRAR still exists? I think it’s been a couple decades since I last used it.