cmnybo

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Probably E-LORAN. It’s ground based and transmits significantly more power than GPS. That makes it harder to jam, especially over a wide area.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  You can still get dot matrix printers with cheap, 3rd party ribbons.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The hard part is figuring out all of the tricks that were used to squeeze out every last bit of performance from ancient hardware and deciphering over half a century of updates.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Modern Discord hacked into Windows 95 and 98, slimmed down version keeps core functionality intact⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Connecting such an old OS to the internet is a terrible idea.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google To Test Using AI To Generate Background Images For Your Shopping Ads.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder how long it will take for it to generate a background image containing another companies products or something offensive?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GM banned from selling your driving data for five years⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  All car manufacturers should be banned from selling your data forever. They shouldn’t even be allowed to collect it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asus GPU power connector delivers 1,000W for cableless builds — GC-HPWR has a retractable design⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This will only be useful if every motherboard manufacturer supports it, which I doubt they will. The PCIe connector really should have been updated to provide sufficient power to GPUs several versions ago.

  Running this much power through the motherboard will certainly increase the cost though. It will need additional layers in the PCB to carry an additional 80+ amps.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Japanese company makes $16 USB-C cable that rotates 360 degrees⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s only USB 2.0 though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HDMI 2.2 will be announced next month — and it may require a new cable⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never seen a TV with DP, which is probably why they still include one HDMI on GPUs. You can get large computer monitors and projectors though. I don’t think I would ever want to buy another TV with all of the smart crap they put in them now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HDMI 2.2 will be announced next month — and it may require a new cable⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  GPUs are mostly all DisplayPort now. It’s rare to see more than one HDMI port on any recent ones. It’s also unusual to see a monitor that doesn’t support DP, especially if it supports high refresh rates.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YouTube “Enhances” Comment Section With AI-Generated Nonsense⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The ass-bots are bad enough. Nobody wants any more bots in the comments.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era — limited units remain while inventory lasts⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They are going to make it so the only way to “own” media is to pirate it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world, sources say⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope lots of anchors and fishing nets find their cable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Do they not put barricades in the road when it’s closed in India?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ISPs say their “excellent customer service” is why users don’t switch providers⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If there was more than one hard wired provider in any given area, a lot more users would probably switch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wish they would pay for it themselves. Microsoft is getting a $1.6 billion federal loan to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1, which was shut down because it was not profitable. They will probably find out that a half century old power plant is too expensive to run and shut it back down within a few years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An ad giant wants to control your next TV’s OS⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I will never connect my TV to the internet. I will not buy one that requires an internet connection either.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Opera labels every other browser 'f***ing boring' in an inexplicably sweary promo reel. Oh, and updates its gamer-focused Opera GX browser a little too⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think I will stick with a browser that’s not filled with CCP spyware.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨DOJ to ask judge to force Google to sell off Chrome⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just hope they are forced to sell to a company that has zero connections to Google.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG’s first 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is $1,000⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder how many people can even tell the difference between 144Hz and 480Hz apart from the extra heat and screaming GPU fans.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Terrified friends burn to death trapped in Tesla as doors won't open after crash⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Any car without manual door locks and handles is a death trap. They should be required by law.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lack Of Interest In The PS5 Pro Is Forcing Scalpers To Sell Them For A Loss⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t get why anyone would want a console when you can play games on a PC with mods and much better graphics. If I can’t mod a game, I will lose interest in it pretty quickly. The last console I bought was a PS3 and I really only got it to watch blurays on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FFmpeg devs boast of up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten AVX-512 assembly code⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m surprised Intel would remove a feature that AMD provides in their desktop CPUs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proton is the latest entrant in the quirky “VPN for your TV” market⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s too much trouble to try and work around the VPN blocking that most streaming services do. It’s so much easier to just torrent whatever you want to watch.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Intelsat's Boeing-made satellite breaks up in space, disrupting communication services⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It most likely collided with some space debris. A piece of debris that is too small to track is still enough to smash a satellite apart.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shipments of OLED monitors are soaring, up 181% this year⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just wish they would start making them with a sub pixel layout that works with sub pixel antialiasing. Text looks awful without it unless the monitor has a really high DPI.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FCC Republican opposes regulation of data caps with analogy to coffee refills⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course politicians don’t know anything about tech.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam now explicitly states you're not buying the game, just a license⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Luckily you don’t need to use their launcher. Just download and run the installer for the game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hacker shows how a cigarette lighter can grant you root access⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you have physical access, then you have total access.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Streaming industry has unprecedented “surveillance,” “manipulation” capabilities⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I have never connected my TV to the internet and I never will. I have a huge media collection that I can watch on the mini PC connected to my TV. Most of the shows on the streaming services are not even worth watching. They seem to have gone for quantity over quality.