cmnybo

@cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is this Samsung USB c adapter fake?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s definitely cheaply built. There is no RFI filtering and they used a resistor as a fuse. At least it appears to have a decent amount of separation between the high and low voltage sides though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An ad giant wants to control your next TV’s OS⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uses for a SBC (When You Already Have an x86 Mini-PC?)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Single board computers have GPIO and interfaces like SPI and I2C. They also tend to have lower power consumption and can run from 5 volts. If you want to interface with low level hardware or run from batteries, the SBC will usually be the better choice.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Any tips for setting up a Mac? A 15+ years Linux user needs help⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The other option is to use hardware from any other company.

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

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

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Big, beige ’80s PC case started out as a joke, but it’s becoming real in Japan⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  SSDs are not suitable for long term storage. Modern consumer grade SSDs are only rated for 1 year of data retention without power. Only SLC flash is suitable for long term storage, but those are very expensive and low capacity.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨LG’s first 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is $1,000⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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 ⁨‘Do not pet’: Why are robot dogs patrolling Mar-A-Lago?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Considering that there was an assassination attempt there not that long ago, it’s not surprising they increased security.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Best HDD/SSD for local media hosting⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I would get a recertified enterprise drive from Server Part Deals. Drives in the 12-18TB range currently have the best price per TB. Be sure to get a SATA drive if it’s going in a desktop.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If they really cared about carbon emissions, they would shut down all of their AI crap.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Terrified friends burn to death trapped in Tesla as doors won't open after crash⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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 ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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 ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨Fired Employee Allegedly Hacked Disney World's Menu System to Alter Peanut Allergy Information⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why you disable their account before telling them they’re fired.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Store (and access) old emails⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In Thunderbird you can move the emails to a local folder and they will be fully downloaded.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit is profitable for the first time ever, with nearly 100 million daily users⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s pretty generous to assume 10% of their users are human.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google plans AI browser assistant "Jarvis" to automate web tasks.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I sure could use an AI that detects and blocks things like AI generated articles and sponsored search results as long as it’s open source and runs locally.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What OS/ OSs for a core2 quad?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  With 8GB, you could run any DE without worrying about RAM usage. 2GB DDR2 DIMMs are dirt cheap on ebay, so I would recommend maxing it out while RAM is still readily available. That CPU will still run most modern software at a reasonable speed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Feds Say You Don’t Have a Right to Check Out Retro Video Games Like Library Books⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  People will just continue pirating those games then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Cable companies ask 5th Circuit to block FTC’s click-to-cancel rule | Cable companies worry rule will make it hard to talk customers out of canceling⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If they make it that hard to cancel, they should make it that hard to subscribe.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Intelsat's Boeing-made satellite breaks up in space, disrupting communication services⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨Lexar doubles up the NM790 series SSDs max capacity to 8TB — new drives spotted at retail for approx $1,000⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a QLC drive, so you get slow write speeds and poor write endurance. They should be avoided for as long as TLC drives are available.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t just give location access to any app that requests it, especially background location access.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Denuvo respond to their rep for tanking games - "I'm a gamer myself, and therefore I know what I'm talking about"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t care what he says, I will never buy a game with Denuvo.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨San Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It would have been replaced a long time ago if that was the case.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨San Francisco to pay $212 million to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  5.25" floppies were obsolete for years before they even installed the system in 1998. They could have been using compact flash cards by then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shipments of OLED monitors are soaring, up 181% this year⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They shouldn’t be locked at all. If the phone is included with the contract, it probably requires you to pay it off if you cancel early anyways.