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sirtoby reacted to KemoKa in I need a KVM Switch
That's probably your best bet - Tek Syndicate is much better at tackling the more esoteric, enterprise-grade solutions.
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sirtoby got a reaction from KemoKa in I need a KVM Switch
There aren't a lot of people here that are familiar with stuff like that. I've used a few KVMs but only 2 port ones. I would suggest that you ask on a forum that has a few more IT professionals on it like TekSyndikate
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sirtoby got a reaction from Adriel in iPhone 5SE enters mass production
There are people out there who prefer smaller screens. I find anything above 5 inches ridiculous and impractical.
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sirtoby got a reaction from LukeTim in iVerge: "Windows Phone is dead", they couldn't be more wrong.
I never said that nobody heard of Acer
Of course they have, because BLU are one of the seven manufacturers that make Windows Phones. Look at the App selection. It's like shopping in a North Korean Super-Market.
The reason why iOS gets away with small batteries, is because their OS is good at energy management. You can leave an iPhone unplugged overnight and it will will loose 3-5% charge. Do the same with a Android 5 or before (Haven't used one since) device and you're down 20%.
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sirtoby got a reaction from Castdeath97 in iVerge: "Windows Phone is dead", they couldn't be more wrong.
Now you're being silly. Let's look at Windows phone: In Germany, right now you can choose from 30 different WP devices that have been released since the first of January 2015. 21 of those are Lumia devices. The remaining 9 are either made by Acer or companies I've never heard of (Trekstor? Blu? Archos?). No major Phone maker bothered to make a new Windows Phone since 2014. WindowsPhone is as dead as it gets.
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sirtoby got a reaction from Daegun in iPhone 5SE enters mass production
There are people out there who prefer smaller screens. I find anything above 5 inches ridiculous and impractical.
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sirtoby got a reaction from Admiral Naismith in Uber is tracking its drivers to see if they're speeding or braking too hard
This is none of Ubers business. As long as they don't provide the vehicles, they shouldn't have access to that kind of information. If a driver is driving dangerously, then it'll show in his reviews.
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sirtoby got a reaction from EChondo in Uber is tracking its drivers to see if they're speeding or braking too hard
This is none of Ubers business. As long as they don't provide the vehicles, they shouldn't have access to that kind of information. If a driver is driving dangerously, then it'll show in his reviews.
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sirtoby got a reaction from Common_Courtesy in Uber is tracking its drivers to see if they're speeding or braking too hard
This is none of Ubers business. As long as they don't provide the vehicles, they shouldn't have access to that kind of information. If a driver is driving dangerously, then it'll show in his reviews.
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sirtoby reacted to MEC-777 in Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
My point was it's not "just a flat four".
Yeah, can you imagine? The outcry... lol. I'm a huge Porsche fan and love 911's. As long as they keep them rear-engine and with flat engine layouts, I'm cool with what ever it is. Can't deny, it just wouldn't be the same without the flat-six combo though.
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sirtoby reacted to Real_PhillBert in Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We all have that one friend...
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sirtoby got a reaction from Lexias in Uber is tracking its drivers to see if they're speeding or braking too hard
This is none of Ubers business. As long as they don't provide the vehicles, they shouldn't have access to that kind of information. If a driver is driving dangerously, then it'll show in his reviews.
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sirtoby got a reaction from rhyseyness in Uber is tracking its drivers to see if they're speeding or braking too hard
This is none of Ubers business. As long as they don't provide the vehicles, they shouldn't have access to that kind of information. If a driver is driving dangerously, then it'll show in his reviews.
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sirtoby got a reaction from mikeeginger in Uber is tracking its drivers to see if they're speeding or braking too hard
This is none of Ubers business. As long as they don't provide the vehicles, they shouldn't have access to that kind of information. If a driver is driving dangerously, then it'll show in his reviews.
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sirtoby reacted to EcoBoost in Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
http://www.motortrend.com/news/spied-next-gen-porsche-panamera-interior-loses-its-sea-of-buttons/
Why is this making headlines? Yes, we know it looks nice. However, Ford has been using capacitive touch sensors for a while now, and there's a reason they're going back. Physical buttons are still much better for usability.
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sirtoby got a reaction from Castdeath97 in Microsoft's executive Joe Belfiore caught with an Iphone.
I don't understand what all the drama is about. The "Chefs" who are selling "great" "knifes" on TV surely aren't using that garbage at home. Just because you sell something doesn't mean that it is the best thing in the world or that you have to use it. I own a Windows Phone for one purpose: As a travel phone. It's got dual sim and offline navigation and it's doing a good job at both of those things. That's basically its only upsides. If your job is to lead a company, then you don't want to be stuck with a crap phone that hasn't got any apps
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sirtoby reacted to ShadowCaptain in I wrote a thing about Netflix
True
But honestly, I am soon going to be cancelling my extra tv subscription, cancelling netflix and cancelling Spotify
That will save me £40 + £10, + £7 = £57, for that money I can just buy the music, movies and tv shows I want to watch and I will have them to keep forever
(I already buy 3-4 movies a month already anyway)
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sirtoby got a reaction from ShadowCaptain in I wrote a thing about Netflix
Of course, thanks for pointing that out. I worded that completely wrong. What I meant was that no matter what, you're still doing something illegal, even though one option is morally right. Netflix does give you an easy opportunity do avoid the whole illegal thing in the first place
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sirtoby reacted to ShadowCaptain in I wrote a thing about Netflix
Of course it is, since you are still paying the creator for their show, you would probably much better off iwth this defence in course
"I bough all my TV shows and Movies on disk, I just converted them so I could watch them on my tablet"
instead of "I did not pay for anything and downloaded it all for free because I am a pirate"
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sirtoby got a reaction from r1Ns3 in I wrote a thing about Netflix
It's finally happened: Netflix has given in to the pressure from the movie industry and is blocking VPN users who are trying to access its service. I'm one of those who are affected. I used to watch Netflix's UK and US catalogue as the German one wasn't great at all. Now I'm standing here and asking myself, how I can continue to watch those TV shows. Netflix's move has left me with two options: The legal way and the illegal way. The legal way is inconvinient and expensive. It is stores like iTunes where you pay at least 20€ per season and then get a file that has been crippled with DRM in a way that I can't even watch it on Linux. I've done this once for Top Gear. I'd do it again for TG, but only because I utterly love the show.
This leaves me with the illegal way.
Remeber when Gabe Newell said that piracy was a distribution problem? Yeah, he was right. I used to obtain music and games from questionable sources (hopefully worded that CoC conform enough ) then iTunes made its music basically DRM free and Steam became popular so I bought my music and games because it was more convenient. I understand that content costs money, and I want to pay for it.
The BBC is another bad example for that. I watch a lot of stuff on the iPlayer (BBC's vod platform), and I want to pay money for it, but I can't. There is literally no way for me as a non British citizen to do that. BBC, you make great content, let me pay for it!
It could be so easy for the content industry. It just needs to be more convenient than piracy, which isn't hard whatsoever. Downloading multiple archives, entering Captchas, dealing with viruses; All of those are things that I didn't have to deal with when watching Netflix or iPlayer.
We're held back by the current distribution model. Why shouldn't a new episode be available on cable and streaming at the same time?
I guess the biggest obstacle are the traditional cable companies. On the one hand, they're responsible for a lot of the shows we all love, but these companies are slowly going down if they don't adapt. The problem is that until one of the giants is legitmately struggeling, we will be stuck with the traditional distribution model. Fortunately there's hope when it comes to new shows thanks to streaming companies who are now producing their own content which has a distribution model that is appropriate to the age of streaming.
TL;DR Netflix bans VPN users, piracy is now the most convenient method to watch US TV shows again.
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sirtoby got a reaction from You_are_a_cunt in I wrote a thing about Netflix
It's finally happened: Netflix has given in to the pressure from the movie industry and is blocking VPN users who are trying to access its service. I'm one of those who are affected. I used to watch Netflix's UK and US catalogue as the German one wasn't great at all. Now I'm standing here and asking myself, how I can continue to watch those TV shows. Netflix's move has left me with two options: The legal way and the illegal way. The legal way is inconvinient and expensive. It is stores like iTunes where you pay at least 20€ per season and then get a file that has been crippled with DRM in a way that I can't even watch it on Linux. I've done this once for Top Gear. I'd do it again for TG, but only because I utterly love the show.
This leaves me with the illegal way.
Remeber when Gabe Newell said that piracy was a distribution problem? Yeah, he was right. I used to obtain music and games from questionable sources (hopefully worded that CoC conform enough ) then iTunes made its music basically DRM free and Steam became popular so I bought my music and games because it was more convenient. I understand that content costs money, and I want to pay for it.
The BBC is another bad example for that. I watch a lot of stuff on the iPlayer (BBC's vod platform), and I want to pay money for it, but I can't. There is literally no way for me as a non British citizen to do that. BBC, you make great content, let me pay for it!
It could be so easy for the content industry. It just needs to be more convenient than piracy, which isn't hard whatsoever. Downloading multiple archives, entering Captchas, dealing with viruses; All of those are things that I didn't have to deal with when watching Netflix or iPlayer.
We're held back by the current distribution model. Why shouldn't a new episode be available on cable and streaming at the same time?
I guess the biggest obstacle are the traditional cable companies. On the one hand, they're responsible for a lot of the shows we all love, but these companies are slowly going down if they don't adapt. The problem is that until one of the giants is legitmately struggeling, we will be stuck with the traditional distribution model. Fortunately there's hope when it comes to new shows thanks to streaming companies who are now producing their own content which has a distribution model that is appropriate to the age of streaming.
TL;DR Netflix bans VPN users, piracy is now the most convenient method to watch US TV shows again.
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sirtoby got a reaction from r1Ns3 in Injecting .APK files to iPhone
There was iAndroid, but that hasn't been updated since 2011 and was more of a proof of concept.
The first answer here answers your question very well.
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