atomicbocks
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- Comment on Who did this 😂😂😂 29 minutes ago:
I still remember using Windows machine for the first time after only having a Commodore 64 and Nintendos. I specifically remember thinking it was dumb because it didn’t have a cartridge slot.
- Comment on Who did this 😂😂😂 32 minutes ago:
Any Windows machine that does not support ACPI or has it disabled. IIRC Windows has required ACPI since Vista.
- Comment on Front Brake Lights Could Drastically Diminish Road Accident Rates 1 hour ago:
- Comment on Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse 5 days ago:
Python is interpreted where Java is compiled. They aren’t going to be able to be used in the same cases all the time.
- Comment on Every toddler becomes a hackerman when they find a tablet 2 weeks ago:
No, I don’t think not being able to make change or not stopping touching a screen no matter how many times you are told that it isn’t a touch screen is cultural momentum. I genuinely think that we the older generations have failed Gen Z at a common sense and problem solving level and I very much hope that we don’t keep failing Gen Alpha. I was in school still when no child left behind went into effect and the difference was stark. It was said then that it was designed to create a generation of Republican voters and based on the most recent election it looks like it might have worked.
- Comment on Every toddler becomes a hackerman when they find a tablet 2 weeks ago:
Working at a university I have seen some astounding shit; people just barely 10 years younger than me who can’t read analog clocks or make change let alone use a mouse or move a file to a flash drive.
- Comment on Insight: Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters 3 weeks ago:
I have seen people downvoted to oblivion for bringing up things like this in threads about Chinese EVs.
- Comment on Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected 3 weeks ago:
You are clearly only reading the parts you want to read. Have fun.
- Comment on Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected 3 weeks ago:
I posted it because you claimed non of that happened before 2020.
- Comment on Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected 3 weeks ago:
Breakthroughs are more or less of a myth. Everything is iterative.
- Comment on Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected 3 weeks ago:
You seem to misunderstand the ire;
AI in its current state has existed for over a decade. Watson used ML algorithms to beat Jeopardy by answering natural language questions in 2011. But techbros have gotten ahold of it and decided that copyright rules don’t apply to them and now the cat is out of the bag?!? From the outside it looks like bootlicking for the same bullshit that told us we would be using blockchain to process mortgages in 10 years… 10 years ago. AI isn’t just here to stay it’s been here for 70 years.
- Comment on Prices are out of control 4 weeks ago:
Technically most coke is “sugar free” in the strictest sense of table sugar versus corn syrup.
- Comment on Mouse pointers with drop shadows have their visual click zones and actual ones misaligned. 4 weeks ago:
If I understand correctly then you are assuming that the mouse cursor is hovering and not just thick.
- Comment on Court ruling bars Apple from charging 27% commission on purchases outside the App Store 4 weeks ago:
The only reason these things haven’t happened is that Microsoft was banned from doing them back in the 90s. They absolutely wanted to require a Microsoft Account (then called a Passport) in Windows XP. The ban was in place until just after Windows 7 came out.
Blame the government for doing nothing to protect consumers since 1999.
- Comment on Data hoarding is more important than ever 5 weeks ago:
Lots of people hoard data. The problem is keeping it in a working state. Think about how many people have old towers or laptops in their garage or basement never to look at those downloads or vacation photos again.
- Comment on Need a tiebreaker 1 month ago:
Seems like they need to make a wastebasket that fits the paper sacks?
- Comment on Infinite Monkey Theorem 1 month ago:
What if you could math the monkeys?
- Comment on Hrr hrr 1 month ago:
It also required expensive ROM chips and cartridge assembly and came in a full color box with a full color manual.
Digital games don’t come with anything and don’t cost anything to ship.
Not to mention that salaries have absolutely not kept up with inflation so it’s not like that money is going to the developers.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed 2 months ago:
I would have bet real money if you had asked me yesterday that it would have been limited to 1080p to reduce cost. I am very curious to know more about how it actually performs in each setting, how much of it is upscaling, etc. I imagine that most 4k games won’t have much in the way of better graphics than the Switch 1, the higher memory bandwidth could help with higher res textures though.
- Comment on Reddit’s 50% Plunge Fails to Entice Dip Buyers as Growth Slows. 2 months ago:
There is also a PWA version for those looking to try it out, and I believe it’s on F-Droid as well.
- Comment on Microsoft's many Outlooks are confusing users and employees 2 months ago:
Ahem… it’s Edge Webview 2. Which I promise is in no way exactly the same as Electron…
- Comment on Apple ordered by EU regulators to open up to rivals. 2 months ago:
I didn’t say that. What I said was if you change “monopoly” for “anticompetitive practices” my question still stands. “How is it different from how Nintendo acts with the Switch?” Keeping in mind that I had already conceded that better smartwatch access made sense.
- Comment on Apple ordered by EU regulators to open up to rivals. 2 months ago:
While I appreciate semantic clarity as much as anybody else I’m not sure it changes my question in this case.
- Comment on Apple ordered by EU regulators to open up to rivals. 2 months ago:
I rarely find myself defending giant corporations but after having looked at the list it seems I am going to have to.
Some of the things do make sense, like allowing other smartwatches the same notification access as Apple Watches. But others like the audio switching seem to lack a fundamental understanding of how that even works.
I keep trying to figure out though what exactly Apple has a monopoly in… they don’t have the largest segment of any market they are in so it makes it seem like the EU is complaining that they have a monopoly on iPhones… which… yes… but that is like saying Nintendo has a monopoly on the Switch.
- Comment on The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied. 2 months ago:
I would argue it is closer to 60 years.
- Comment on Even as a collector, I've never laid my hands on one of these. 2 months ago:
One of my favorite fun facts about video game consoles is that both the PlayStation and CD-i exist largely due to Nintendo being an ass to Sony and Phillips while looking for a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES to compete with the Sega CD. After getting the run around, both companies basically said ‘fine fuck it we are making our own consoles with blackjack and hookers…’
- Comment on Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals 2 months ago:
Did they ever make the excess ink parts user replaceable?
That they weren’t in some models kept me from getting one when I was in the market a few years ago.
- Comment on Why can't we go back to small phones? 2 months ago:
I don’t understand why so many people here keep saying that it’s too hard to make a small phone when all these companies literally make watches with 5G connections…
- Comment on The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office 2 months ago:
Spending profits on stock buybacks and bonuses is literally the opposite of wanting to grow.
- Comment on The surveillance tech waiting for workers as they return to the office 3 months ago:
No they do not. They need to break even only. Profit is the result of charging customers too much, paying employees too little, or enshitification.