Comment Re:Is it really a backup? (Score 1) 50
I downloaded the Netflix app from the Microsoft Store.
Why? I'm pretty sure the Netflix "app" is really just a UI-less Edge session that goes to the Netflix website.
I downloaded the Netflix app from the Microsoft Store.
Why? I'm pretty sure the Netflix "app" is really just a UI-less Edge session that goes to the Netflix website.
Came here to say this as well.
Not that I'm going to buy one, but to be fair...
While I agree that $1800 is an eye-watering high amount to spend on a phone, and that it'd be nice if they were more-affordable so that more people could have them, it's worth taking a historical look here. Consider the first FLIP phone, the original Motorola StarTAC which came out in 1996 for $1000. $1000 in 1996 dollars, adjusted for inflation, is equal to $1816 today. Over time that StarTAC came down in price to the point where even poor me had one and they became extremely common and popular in and of themselves, let alone all the other brands and models of flip phones that came out later for even less money.
I would've preferred to keep the 1TB "data cap" (it wasn't really a "data cap" and I wasn't hitting it anyway) to what has now happened to my and many others' account where we've seen a performance hit of 3/4th. I used to regularly get close to 200 Mbit/s download. Now I'm luck to get to 50. 30-50 is now the norm.
Especially considering they recently raised the cost of what we pay. Pay more, get 75% less. Such a deal.
I cancelled my Apple TV "subscription" (free trial) the same way as my HBO Max and others: I used a one-off alternate credit card number from my CC company. Then when I wanted the subscription to end, I simply deactivated that CC#.
Problem solved.
I keep checking KDE but there's just something... off... about KDE to my eyes. Something a bit too garish. A bit too inconsistent... a lot of work to make each component some slick 1990s-style shiny gradient without effort for an overall polish and consistency. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's been there for more years than I can remember.
XFCE user here. I use to be a Gnome fan.
I say probably, because I can't actually review the article, because once again, Slashdot editors have linked to a fucking paywall article
I don't know why you think you need to use Windows for a low-friction Arduino development environment. I've been using Linux to dev on Arduino for years and it "just works".
The spirit of Arduino is low-cost hacking... which aligns perfectly with Linux and would explain why there's plenty of effort made to ensure the experience is smooth.
And you'd avoid all those issues with Windows you're complaining about.
You know... I have absolutely zero sympathy for all those people (including the disturbingly large number posting in these comments) whining about their expensive devices, or their embedded systems, and so on. No matter what year these were purchased, there were no shortage of smart IT professionals at the time warning about the dangers of opting for equipment/systems that were locked-into this proprietary commodity browser from a single company. This means each company that bought this shit either:
A) Didn't consult with a quality IT professional before purchase
B) Chose a low-end IT "professional" based upon cost and not based on skill/experience
or C) Ignored the warnings from a/their IT consultant
Whether they did A, B or C, that mistake is on them and them alone. They should've known and prioritized better, but they did not.
Smart IT professionals/consultants bring long-term foresight to the table and see shit like this coming a mile away. If a company ignores them and can only think 6-12 months into the future, that's their own damn fault. Hopefully you've learned your lesson... now suck up the costs and don't be a stingy dumb-ass next time around.
There's a reason we advise spending more now so that you don't spend even more later. Doing it right the first time around saves you money in the long-run, even if you're limited fiscal-year thinking can't wrap your brain around that.
I'd love to, but Samsung started locking all the bootloaders. I got around it with my S7 by buying the Canadian version off eBay since that one still had an unlocked bootloader and would work fine with AT&T. But my S10e is my first Android phone (all of which were Samsung) that I haven't rooted and installed a clean, custom ROM on.
I'm not even sure there are any custom ROMs that'd work on an S10e, judging from my last peek at XDA.
Too late, I already ditched them due to their obscene pricing (which jumped +50% a few years back). They've ignored please for years for a cheaper tier without all the BS that puts them more in-line with their competition.
Switched to Bitwarden and haven't looked back. Actually found many ways I like how Bitwarden works better.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people who are sufficiently techno-savvy to know better, who will denounce Microsoft and Windows and use Linux out of principle will then hypocritically turn a blind-eye to Google and use Chrome or Chromium. Basically giving Google a carte blanche to get away with all the shit that Microsoft was roasted over the coals for not too many years ago.
Either they're too young to remember, have short memories, or aren't as smart as I'd make them out to be.
Look: a browser-engine monoculture is dangerous to the overall internet and web experience. Full stop. As long as Firefox is serviceable, I use it on every platform on that basis alone. Period.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/...
Meanwhile:
https://www.washingtonpost.com...
https://www.inquirer.com/busin...
"This is the closest thing to a classic Unix setup."
Linux behaves considerably different than actual unix, and carries no unix DNA. What would be an actual example you're talking about would be FreeBSD, which not only derives from actual Unix, but doesn't even install a GUI.
Agreed. Part of me died when I read they were getting out of the optical disc player business.
I loved my Oppo DVD player to death... the HD upscaling was second to none. I held off buying a BD player until I knew what Oppo was going to do (which took them a long while). I was part of the early-access testing group for their first BD player (the BDP-83) and had one of the first 50 released to the public, before general availability. Loved it to death and still do... it works great. Once I had the BD player I listed my Oppo DVD player on eBay and it went for more than I had originally paid for it.
Even though they made better and later model BD players, it says something when the model I have still goes for hundreds of dollars on eBay, 14 years after it was released.
Work without a vision is slavery, Vision without work is a pipe dream, But vision with work is the hope of the world.
