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    visitor2015 got a reaction from sub68 in We Downgraded all our PCs to Prove You Don’t Need a New One   
    Then you never have seen a current gen. Dell keyboard.
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    visitor2015 reacted to FlyingPotato_is_taken in We Downgraded all our PCs to Prove You Don’t Need a New One   
    True. 
    They have ditched the TrackPoint so have I ditched my interest in Latitudes as a daily driver.
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from Tideroo in We Downgraded all our PCs to Prove You Don’t Need a New One   
    The reason those old OptiPlex machines with Kaby Lake and below generation processors now flood the used market is, that large companies or government institutions are switching to Windows 11. Those old machines are not suitable for that OS anymore, because Microsoft does not support those old CPUs or lack of TPM2.0.
    Also those old machines will not get any modern BIOS or driver updates anymore. From a security point of view this might be a problem and unneccesary liability when those vunerable machines are still in operation. If the warranty contract or lease has expired any repair for those machines might be either expensive and/or taking too long.
    One big advantage of those prebuilt machines is - as Linus mentioned - one saves a lot of time and effort when deploying those machines to a large number of users.  With just dozens of employees in house and hand made computers might work, but if you have hundreds or thousands of employees one might lift some weight off the IT department.
    With warranty and service options available from those companies like Dell, HP, Lenovo etc. you just call them when a problem with the hardware arises and they will fix the issue for you within that maintenance or warranty period.
    Those Micro models in a 1L form factor are also nice devices for the average office person that just does some light office, mail and browsing tasks. They don't consume a lot of electical power and don't waste valuable space on the desk.
    Those old shown devices also make up for nice Linux machines.
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    visitor2015 reacted to YellowJersey in Could This Be My New Laptop? - ThinkPad X390 Review   
    *someone criticises the trackpoint*

    Me:

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    visitor2015 got a reaction from panzersharkcat in Could This Be My New Laptop? - ThinkPad X390 Review   
    I am seriously emotinally aroused after that ciricisim about the TrackPoint. I never thoght that one enineering guy like Alex would complain about the presence of that device. I seriously hate trackpads and I'm glad that I coudl turn the trackpad off in the BIOS of my W520. The TrackPoint is the surperiour input device for moving a mouse cursor around.
    Every business notebook should have that. I remember the Twitter thread some weeks ago about the trackpoint. It seems the nobody of LLT staff read the replies.
    FYI my profile picture is set purposeley as it is. Praise the trackpoint!
    On other topics I agree. 1366x768 pixels and TN panel screens should be forbidden in 2019 and even FHD is too less height these days. I wish the 16:10 aspect ratio would make a combeack on mobile. I seriously miss the 120px more height on WUXGA vs FHD and could use 2560x1600 instead of 2560x1440. 4K with 4096x2560 would be my dream.
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from Swalkyn in Who thinks Linux is better??   
    My Reasons:
    Full source code available and changable to indivitual needs (Depends on actual license term). Many choices for distributions. Can work well with older hardware where new Windows versions don't work anymore. Central package management using standard repositories. One central instance keeps all parts of system and user software up to date. Powerful shell that fully allows complete system control using standard POSIX and GNUTools. Most servers on the internet run some sort of Linux. System stability. Can run for years without interruption. Ksplice can also patch kernels at runtime, so no system reboot is required. Fully customizable. Available for many hardware platforms and processor architectures. Many Windows/Mac programs are also available for Linux. No need to relearn anything in that case.
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from tryton-vanmeer in Who thinks Linux is better??   
    My Reasons:
    Full source code available and changable to indivitual needs (Depends on actual license term). Many choices for distributions. Can work well with older hardware where new Windows versions don't work anymore. Central package management using standard repositories. One central instance keeps all parts of system and user software up to date. Powerful shell that fully allows complete system control using standard POSIX and GNUTools. Most servers on the internet run some sort of Linux. System stability. Can run for years without interruption. Ksplice can also patch kernels at runtime, so no system reboot is required. Fully customizable. Available for many hardware platforms and processor architectures. Many Windows/Mac programs are also available for Linux. No need to relearn anything in that case.
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    visitor2015 reacted to Red :) in Could This Be My New Laptop? - ThinkPad X390 Review   
    @AlexTheGreatish: *proceeds to criticize the trackpoint*
    Almost everyone else:
    Y O U   D A R E   O P P O S E   M E   M O R T A L 
  10. Agree
    visitor2015 reacted to aisle9 in Could This Be My New Laptop? - ThinkPad X390 Review   
    THE TRACKPOINT IS A SAINT.
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    visitor2015 reacted to kelvinhall05 in Could This Be My New Laptop? - ThinkPad X390 Review   
    I was excited when I saw the title, and I do agree with some points, but how the hell do you hit the trackpoint when typing? I've tried multiple Thinkpads and even an external Thinkpad keyboard with a trackpoint and I've never, EVER hit the trackpoint when typing.
     
     
    If you don't like the trackpoint and don't care about durability or upgradability, don't get a Thinkpad.
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    visitor2015 reacted to Faisal A in 10 Ways Mac OS is just BETTER   
    @ImAlsoRan Tech support is fantastic. Is that sarcasm ? 
    This is just one case : 
     
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from Uttamattamakin in The World’s Most Powerful Cyclotron   
    Fermilab has many similarites for superconducting linear acceleration technology to FLASH at DESY or XFEL.
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from Coool in The World’s Most Powerful Cyclotron   
    Hi, this was an impressing video about that facility.
    If you ever will be in Europe soon, don't miss out on DESY/XFEL in Hamburg, Germany. See https://www.desy.de or https://www.xfel.eu and get in touch with our PR department. I think they might be interested to show you around. Don't miss out on visiing the actual accelerators itself like XFEL, FLASH, PETRA, HERA and more. I love to see other research institutes seen through different eyes. DM me for details.
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from AlexTheGreatish in The World’s Most Powerful Cyclotron   
    Hi, this was an impressing video about that facility.
    If you ever will be in Europe soon, don't miss out on DESY/XFEL in Hamburg, Germany. See https://www.desy.de or https://www.xfel.eu and get in touch with our PR department. I think they might be interested to show you around. Don't miss out on visiing the actual accelerators itself like XFEL, FLASH, PETRA, HERA and more. I love to see other research institutes seen through different eyes. DM me for details.
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    visitor2015 reacted to FoxFire in Gaming on Linux - With WENDELL from Level1Techs!   
    Honestly, I need more of this, linux is grossly overlooked. Thanks for the vid! Please do more of this!!! Loved the vid
  17. Funny
    visitor2015 got a reaction from Canada EH in Apple REFUSED to Fix our iMac Pro   
    FYI, the refusal of repair is also summarized in the German tech magazine Heise-Online.
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    visitor2015 reacted to Tankers in 2017 Thinkpad vs.1997 Thinkpad – 25 Anniversary Edition Review   
    As of me the "AE" is just garbage. I had my hands on it, the keyboard is the same lame one from x230 era, the same with touchpad. At max it have 1080p screen with like ~2379€ price ? No thanks. The only way it connects to old ones is by colorfull logo and that's all of connections, it's still garbage T470. Louis Rossmann did a good video on it 
     
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    visitor2015 reacted to rip in The Galaxy S8’s Ugly Sister – But I’m into her…   
    that's not how clickbait works
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    visitor2015 reacted to zigzig731 in Highest Airflow PC EVER - SUCCESS!   
    https://9gag.com/gag/aL8r1wx?ref=w.upvotenoti 
     
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from Treiskaideka in We Designed the ULTIMATE Gaming TV   
    I agree to many things Linus requested in the video.But:
    VESA: I don't know what TVs you are used to, but the TVs I use do have VESA mounts.
    BT-Remote: As already mentioned, Bluetooth may use more battery power as a simple dumb IR-remote.
    Why so many coaxial Inputs and no SCART connector?
    How do you receive the TV Signal? One may also need one RF connector for DVB-S2,T2,C each.
    Also nice to have: real power switch for 0W power compsumtion. Even modern standby PSU use several dozens of Milliwatt.
    But most importantly: Disable overscan on all inputs. Why the hell is this even still a thing in the digital era? Nothing is more stupid than connecting a TV to a computer, setting correct resolution but still having a terrible picture, because the dumb TV scales the picture by few percent cropping the picture.
    Maybe one could also wish Thunderbolt as universal AIO interface for connecting AV-receivers.
     
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    visitor2015 reacted to Mooshi in Intel 7700K - Complacent CPU or Ryzen Killer?   
    Honestly, it's not the mediocre performance increase that leaves the bad taste in my mouth, it's the scumbag deal between Microsoft, Intel and Netflix for 4k streaming that's disgusting.
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from L.L. in LG 38UC99 UltraWide Review   
    I have the setup as displayed below. Adjusted to same baseline at the bottom. The top right corner of that setup is good for IRC client placement. This setup has its odds as the Bios often that display as primary which it could detect first at one of the DP ports. If switched on in wrong sequence the Linux (dual boot system) console is also rotated on the U2415 if used without X-server. Anotherwise the more vertical displays are perfect for whole page document editing, magazine reading or long web pages.

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    visitor2015 got a reaction from Glenwing in 21:9 2160p?   
    Thanks Glenwing for the link. I've also found that only display some months ago. But this display from Canon costs a fortune compared to other 16:9 "4k" displays. Eizo also has monitors with that resolution, but only as grayscale version for medical purposes (like viewing x-ray photos, MRI results or whatever).
    Seriously, why does anyone sacirifce vertical pixels when using a 16:9 display over an 16:10?
    Examples: 1366x768 vs. 1280x800 | 1600x900 vs. 1680x1050 | 1920x1080 vs. 1920x1200 | 2560x1440 vs. 2560x1600 | 3840x2160 vs. 4096x2560 etc.
    Is it just me that feels ripped off vertical pixel space? This is more important than ever when using Windows and Microsoft Office (that with ribbons) in it's default settings.
    The only reason for 21:9 is that it feels like two displays next to each other without annoying bezels in the middle. But 16:9 should not exist at all.
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    visitor2015 got a reaction from Trav_X in 21:9 2160p?   
    Thanks Glenwing for the link. I've also found that only display some months ago. But this display from Canon costs a fortune compared to other 16:9 "4k" displays. Eizo also has monitors with that resolution, but only as grayscale version for medical purposes (like viewing x-ray photos, MRI results or whatever).
    Seriously, why does anyone sacirifce vertical pixels when using a 16:9 display over an 16:10?
    Examples: 1366x768 vs. 1280x800 | 1600x900 vs. 1680x1050 | 1920x1080 vs. 1920x1200 | 2560x1440 vs. 2560x1600 | 3840x2160 vs. 4096x2560 etc.
    Is it just me that feels ripped off vertical pixel space? This is more important than ever when using Windows and Microsoft Office (that with ribbons) in it's default settings.
    The only reason for 21:9 is that it feels like two displays next to each other without annoying bezels in the middle. But 16:9 should not exist at all.
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