ThePantser
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- Comment on Get in the pod, inhale the fumes. 13 hours ago:
I drive electric and listen to podcasts. We are not the same.
- Comment on PrintGuard Is a New Open Source 3D Printing Failure Detector That Runs on the Edge 2 days ago:
Article sounds AI written to me.
- Comment on Trump supporters burn Maga hats after he dismisses Epstein files furor as ‘hoax’ 2 days ago:
Well he’s still having rallies so this might hurt his feelings when they are more empty.
- Comment on pocket knife 3 days ago:
Maybe a bag of super glue too and be sure to puncture or slap it before they search you.
- Comment on Louis Vuitton 4 days ago:
Don’t worry I brought the money, it’s in my ass.
- Comment on Force is the last refuge of the incompetent 6 days ago:
This is exactly what my wife is experiencing in her state gov position. It’s a hybrid state/corp department and the CEO says they need to RTO even though he admits they are more productive at home. He literally said it’s because they are still paying for the building and feel it’s being underutilized. They have been remote for 5 years and some of the employees moved across the state and most have said they are quitting.
- Comment on Apple Invents a next-generation AirPods Sensor System that could measure Biosignals and Electrical Activity of a user's Brain 1 week ago:
They are picking all the bad stuff from dystopian fiction and rolling it all at once. It’s like tech bros got the Cliff notes of all the scifi stories and turned to the page that explained what the protagonist was fighting against and said “yes, let’s do all that”.
- Comment on I wonder what the ICE version of the thin blue line flag will be 1 week ago:
That driver is everything bad about the USA all rolled into one. Our would would be 1000x better if they were no longer part of it. Too bad they are the ones who randomly kill people they don’t agree with, so they have a feeling of invincibility and so it’s a recursive loop where they only increase in how much of a piece of shit they are. Fear keeps people in check.
- Comment on Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Elon Musk says 1 week ago:
Grok: “Jew on the bike! Get him for 10 points!”
- Comment on Hard day at the office 1 week ago:
How old is this picture because the unnecessary invention guy built something like this.
- Comment on How big is your media library? 1 week ago:
Emby Server
382 Shows 30130 Episodes
1703 Movies
24740 Music Albums
Most are downloaded with *arr apps and are random quality. I shoot for 1080 for shows and movies but for the really good stuff that I personally like I will get the 4K version.
- Comment on Oatmeal 1 week ago:
Premier Protein Caramel
- Comment on How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking 2 weeks ago:
I selected all and copy/paste before it popped up with the subscribe. It’s not perfect and I didn’t do any editing, but it’s readable.
How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking
We whipped out a USB-C PD analyzer to test how Nintendo walled its garden this time around. by Sean Hollister Jul 2, 2025, 3:47 PM EDT
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If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Nintendo Switch 2 Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Sean Hollister Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.
There’s always a reason why universal USB-C ports don’t “just work” like you’d expect. In the early days, it was incompetence or naiveté. Later, manufacturers often cheaped out. But in the case of Nintendo’s Switch 2, it appears to be intentional.
With the Nintendo Switch 2, it should be easy to plug your new, more expensive console into video glasses or TVs when you’re traveling away from home. USB-C makes it so. But Nintendo has intentionally broken the Switch 2’s compatibility with those devices, using a new encryption scheme and some form of dedicated encryption chip, two accessory manufacturers tell The Verge.
I haven’t yet found proof of that encryption chip myself — but when I analyzed the USB-C PD traffic with a Power-Z tester, I could clearly see the new Nintendo Switch not behaving like a good USB citizen should. A third-party Switch dock, plugged into a USB-C PD tester, about to be plugged into the Switch 2. Please forgive the terrible photo. A third-party Switch dock, plugged into a USB-C PD tester, about to be plugged into the Switch 2. Please forgive the terrible photo. Photo: Sean Hollister / The Verge
If you’ve been wondering why there are basically no portable Switch 2 docks on the market, this is the reason. Even Jsaux, the company that built its reputation by beating the Steam Deck dock to market, tells us it’s paused its plans to build a Switch 2 dock because of Nintendo’s actions. It’s not simply because the Switch 2 now requires more voltage, as was previously reported; it’s that Nintendo has made things even more difficult this generation. How docking works
That “U” in USB isn’t always “universal,” but this is generally true: if you plug any USB-C to HDMI adapter, dock, or hub into a USB-C laptop, tablet or handheld that supports USB-C video output, you can expect to see your screen automatically appear on your TV.
The magic is normally possible because of a simple, standardized set of instructions that any manufacturer can follow to make their docking station or hub “talk” to the computer. Subscribe to The Verge to continue reading. More in this stream See all We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2? Sean HollisterJul 3 12 Can you spot an authentication chip in the Nintendo Switch 2’s dock? Sean HollisterJul 2 9 Obsbot will update its Tiny and Meet webcams for Nintendo Switch 2. Sean HollisterJul 2 More in Report We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2? We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2? Sean HollisterJul 3 12 Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneously Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneously Emma RothJul 3 20 Can the music industry make AI the next Napster? Can the music industry make AI the next Napster? Elizabeth LopattoJul 1 15 ‘We are the media now’ ‘We are the media now’ Mack DeGeurinJun 29 101 Reddit turns 20, and it’s going big on AI Reddit turns 20, and it’s going big on AI Jay PetersJun 28 24 The Nintendo Switch 2 webcam compatibility mystery is solved and updates are on the way The Nintendo Switch 2 webcam compatibility mystery is solved and updates are on the way Sean HollisterJun 26 14 Top Stories An hour ago The American system of democracy has crashed Two hours ago This is not a tattoo robot 2:37 AM EDT The Loop Micro is my new favorite bicycle phone mount Jul 3 Deerhoof did not want its music ‘funding AI battle tech’ — so it ditched Spotify Jul 3 Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneously Jul 3 A guide to the best sci-fi streaming this summer
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- Comment on Can someone please tell me what the hell this is? 2 weeks ago:
DIWhy
- Comment on Trump Team Has Full Meltdown Over CNN Story on ICE-Tracking App 2 weeks ago:
There is side loading, they can just release it on GitHub.
- Comment on The Illuminator Advert - Game Boy Accessory 2 weeks ago:
Kid needs a seatbelt, such a wild time the 80s-90s were.
- Comment on You were my only light 2 weeks ago:
I would have gone with a LED version of the candle from beauty and beast.
- Comment on Never easier to kidnap people in the USA 3 weeks ago:
Or Canadian.
- Comment on All of us watching the Little Mermaid as a kid 3 weeks ago:
At least she could have called it a mini Trident 🔱, you know that thing that’s a major plot point.
- Comment on Mexican lawmakers vote to ban dolphin shows 3 weeks ago:
With that image… Is, uh these like a donkey show?
- Comment on YOU scare THEM 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on The problem with adding forgery prevention features to paper money is that people could just forge the old version of the bill. 3 weeks ago:
The older the bill the more scrutiny it will receive so unless it’s perfect someone will figure it out.
- Comment on Lamplighter 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on Tesla Robotaxi Freaks Out and Drives into Oncoming Traffic on First Day 3 weeks ago:
Important feedback for the passenger to ensure the car is actually following the rules. I would freak out at a corner if I couldn’t tell the car was signaling.
- Comment on I want these walls back 3 weeks ago:
Those are my basement windows. Previous owners fucked me over if I want to let some air in my basement though.
- Comment on Tesla Robotaxi Freaks Out and Drives into Oncoming Traffic on First Day 3 weeks ago:
Sounds like a normal cab driver where I’m from. Need to turn off cabbie mode and turn on Sunday grandma mode.
- Comment on Shhhhh 3 weeks ago:
I can turn mine off on my Toshiba
- Comment on Trump announces US bomb drops in Iranian nuclear sites 4 weeks ago:
Fuck that guy, here we go he said Obama would do it and now he did it
- Comment on Melon-chicken-Aspic 4 weeks ago:
Pig Anus
- Comment on Protection 4 weeks ago:
They need more “I” in their IT, plastic protectors exist.
