FireWire400
@FireWire400@lemmy.world
well, how did i get here?
- Comment on Emergency warning text and siren to be sent to every phone in Australia [July 27 at 2pm AEST] 34 minutes ago:
Might not be a problem either since there’s no bush in the Outback (correct me if I’m wrong)
- Comment on Emergency warning text and siren to be sent to every phone in Australia [July 27 at 2pm AEST] 21 hours ago:
Your phone still has to be able to connect to a tower (of any provider), no?
- Comment on Emergency warning text and siren to be sent to every phone in Australia [July 27 at 2pm AEST] 23 hours ago:
It does play a sound at full volume. I was in a waiting room at my GP when they sent the test alerts in 2023 or so, it was quite funny hearing every phone in the room going off one by one.
- Comment on Emergency warning text and siren to be sent to every phone in Australia [July 27 at 2pm AEST] 1 day ago:
Germany has been doing these or a while now, works quite good (the tests at least). It only works when your phone is connected to a cell tower, though, that£s not really a problem over here in Germany but it could be quite a big one in Australia.
I don£t think cell coverage isn’t that good in the Outback, even with Vodaphone doubling their network coverage (har har).
- Comment on DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media 1 day ago:
Many places over here have stopped to carry DVDs and, correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure all the major studios have stopped selling them; my comment is entirely referring to the used market where Blu-Ray can be $3-$4 more expensive but it doesn’t have to be if you look around. I’ve bought many films on BD for $2 or less on eBay.
Plus, I assume the article is largely taking about the western market (most likely the US in particular) where the situation is similar. Blu-Ray players are much more expensive, so the cost of entry is higher. I’ve never heard of them requiring an internet connection to work, though, that’s certainly a point against them. I only ever used the various game consoles with BD drives to watch BD discs and have never encountered such limitation.
- Comment on DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media 1 day ago:
Properly manufactured Audio CDs are actually quite resilient, obviously not so much to scratches but out of all my 100+ CDs (I’d say half of which are older than 25 years) only one has disc rot and that one is a pressing made by PDO who’s known for their bad pressings prone to disc rot.
I don’t really store my CDs in a special way either.
- Comment on DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media 1 day ago:
I wonder why specifically DVDs… It’s not like with audio formats where the experience is almost as or even more important than the quality; Blu-Ray delivers far better quality with the same expeerience.
They£re not even that much more expensive.
- Comment on 'I had to RUN to my Mac mini like I was defusing a bomb': OpenClaw AI chose to 'speedrun' deleting Meta AI safety director's inbox due to a 'rookie error' 2 days ago:
Probably mostly invites to boring meetings that she’s not really a part of
- Comment on 'I had to RUN to my Mac mini like I was defusing a bomb': OpenClaw AI chose to 'speedrun' deleting Meta AI safety director's inbox due to a 'rookie error' 2 days ago:
Jokes on you; she probably still earns more money than most of us…
- Comment on Car Wash Test on 53 leading AI models: "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?" 2 days ago:
Gemini 3 (Fast) got it right for me; it said that unless I wanna carry my car there it’s better to drive, and it suggested that I could use the car to carry cleaning supplies, too.
- Comment on Connected cars can be hacked, research finds 2 days ago:
I mean yeah, thought this was common knowledge by now tbh… I think there was someone remote operatinng a Jeep through its systems a decade ago
- Comment on Trump Tower planned for Surfers Paradise will be Australia’s tallest building and ‘best resort’, local developer claims | Gold Coast 3 days ago:
Why the fuck is this even being considered?
- Comment on Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 1 week ago:
Even that doesn’t bring normal Windows 10 close to the IoT versions from my experience; it debloats it pretty good but not enough.
It’s the best legal option for sure.
- Comment on Firefox is ending support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 1 week ago:
Linux or Windows 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC, if you can’t ditch Windows
- Comment on Australia: Chinese HungryPanda food delivery drivers say police contacted family members back home as part of pressure campaign to stop them protesting 1 week ago:
Why would they discuss stuff like that in a messaging app monitored by the Chinese government?
- Comment on Do migrants feel they belong in Australia? The answer is complicated 1 week ago:
Well, I kinda feel the same about Germany nowadays; it’s always very vocal minorities (nazis and the like) ruining it for everyone else. Only thing is that there are probably more of those those people in any European country than there are in Australia.
- Comment on Canberra bar declared a crime scene as police seize 'clearly satirical' posters under new Commonwealth hate laws 1 week ago:
I kinda wanna go to that bar right now, it seems like a cool place.
Shame it’s in Canberra. - Comment on Man jailed for a year after endorsing neo-Nazi views and making antisemitic speech at Sydney rally on Australia Day 1 week ago:
Being jailed for a year surely will make him change his mind about being a nazi /s
- Comment on Texas becomes leading test ground for small nuclear reactors 1 week ago:
Nice, we’re going backwards…
- Comment on Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing 1 week ago:
I adore the Steam Deck inputs and having that in a standalone controller is just awesome, plus it makes for a great remote control for my pc in desktop mode.
The gyro would be awesome for Wii emulation. Only things I miss from the OG Steam Controller are the two-stage triggers.
- Comment on Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing 1 week ago:
I hope that’s what they’ll to. The controller is all I need right now; if prices weren’t so fucked I’d get a Steam Frame but nah
- Comment on Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead 1 week ago:
That’s the one good side effect of AI
- Comment on With their first female leader gone, can the Liberals shake their 'women problem'? 1 week ago:
Angus beef Taylor hardly looks like an improvement but eh, at least not cheapo Voldemort again
- Comment on Dr. Oz pushes AI avatars as a fix for rural health care. Not so fast, critics say 1 week ago:
Dr. Mehmet Oz
Who?
- Comment on BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair 1 week ago:
I mean, yeah, it does look kinda cool. Not sure why they think all that I do all day is stare at screws but that’s just me.
“Hey mate, got a new car today” “Wow, that’s awesome. How does it drive?” “Dunno, I just bought it to look at the screws. Look, they’re shaped like the BMW logo!”
- Comment on In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud 1 week ago:
I mean yeah, audiophile cables are 100% a rip-off every time. You can spend thousands on a cable without it having any real benefits.
It makes more sense to just buy decent speakers and a decent amp, along with a good audio source (any CD player).
- Comment on Strengthening Windows trust and security through User Transparency and Consent 2 weeks ago:
Transparency and Consent are definitely two words that come to mind when I think about Windows /s
- Comment on HP has laptop subscriptions now 2 weeks ago:
That’s not really true. You can download lightweight models to run with LM Studio just as easily.
- Comment on HP has laptop subscriptions now 2 weeks ago:
$85 a month for a decent laptop? Yeah, nah.
- Comment on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month 2 weeks ago:
Doesn’t really sound like it’s going to affect me but maybe this will make more of my mates join matrix