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    Kick reacted to ieleja in Can I trust Tp-Link routers ?   
    I think, they are banned in mobile network operators infrastructure building, not consumer markets.
     
    But yes, it not so "conspiracy theory", because "better safe than sorry"...
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    Kick reacted to Winterlight in Can I trust Tp-Link routers ?   
    I think get Tp-Link AXE75 it's 3 band support Wifi 6E and price is really good just 179€ but I'm not sure if can trust this router due they are China company I'm bit suspicious about it. 
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    Kick reacted to Levent in Best Linux Device and Distro?   
    There is no such thing as best distro.
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    Kick reacted to GuiltySpark_ in is youtube advert blocking broken?   
    what?
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    Kick reacted to Shimejii in Hyperloop Bankrupt and Busted.   
    Trains. Just use trains. Whole idea was to prevent High speed rail from getting funding so they had to "Show" something.
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    Kick reacted to Uttamattamakin in Hyperloop Bankrupt and Busted.   
    Summary
    When the hyperloop was unveiled it was tech news.  Hyperloop one has gone bankrupt and fully ceased to operate. Lets talk about it and maybe about how to recognize vaporware in general.   
     
    Quotes
     Hyperloop One Is Shutting Down, Ending a Literal Transportation Pipe Dream  - PC Magazine.  
    The hyperloop is dead for real this time -The Verge
     
    Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit - Bloomberg
     
    Granted this company had some non technical problems that are part of its specific story. Hyperloop One Suffocates in its Vacuum Tubes  -Spiceworks
     
     
    My thoughts
    It should go without saying that the portion of a news post that is someone thoughts is opinion and personal observations.  What to say about a story that took so long to unfold. 
     
    Looking at where Hyperloop was uncontroversially discussed on this forum before, it was tech news when it was unveiled, and in many post since then.  If this is somehow someway not now tech news then how would I know that?   
     
    It was not "obvious" that this would not work.
    Those who know the basic sciences as their profession could see it was never likely to work.
     
    Those who beleived in this should not have known that it would not work.  It was sold by a person who has a lot of money and success beyond just degrees and academic credentials.  Sold by someone who supposedly knows how to get things done and how to do them.   There is a place for that and that is a very valuable thing.  There is also a place for just knowing what works and what does not work and why this works and that does not work.   This way we can make real progress using the wheel (in this case high speed rail) rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. 

    The basic laws that govern nature are unforgiving.  Laws which if something breaks them will not exist.  Laws which if they are tested to the limit will crush that which pushes their boundaries into twisted metal if not into a black hole, censored from the rest of the universe, without a court of appeal.  
     
    If one knew the laws of nature aka physics (high pressure, energy production and delivery into the tube, and thermodynamic issues), matterials, thermodynamics (thermal expansion issue with constructing a big long vacuum or partial vacuum); Then that this would be at least hard if not utterly impossible was easy to see.    It was not "obvious" just as it is not obvious when a computer tech item is vaporware to people who are not into that.   Since it was not obvious no one who is not a specialist in the sciences should feel bad or defensive about having not seen this.  It would've been like knowing a solar eclipse was coming when one was not a keen observer of the sky.  
     
    No one who knows these things is saying it was obvious that Hyperloop would not work.  No one is saying that everyone should've seen that and seen past the money to see the science. 

    It is part of being a fan of technology that a lot of would be cool to have may be impossible.   It may just be something that pushes the boundaries of physics to a degree that is not practical or economical .  It may be like Hyperloop something that works at a small scale but does not scale up.   Hyperloop was basically taking Pneumatic tubes whcih before email and such would be used to send doccuments within large buildings or at the drive up windows at a bank etc. 
     
    It has to be said a lot of people were not very nice to those of us who expressed doubt and pointed out that Hyperloop was very unlikely to work based on our own first hand knowledge of physics, matterials, chemistry, engineering or similar. A lot of us egg heads who do know those things were called all sorts of terrible names for the better part of a decade for not believing against what we know to be true about how nature operates. 
    (With guest appearances by Linus and Luke and Veritasium's Derrick and a cavalcade of stars) 

    Thunderf00t enjoys busting on Elon Musk in a way that is almost indecent and NSFW.  
     
    This presents a larger lesson for all tech.  Remember that many things are tried in the lab and don't work out.  Many things would be great but are vaporware for economic, and political reasons as well. In an age where so many of these things get invested in on Kickstarter by ordinary people who may not know better and just lose their money it is more important than ever to hear out skeptical voices without prejudice.   Hyperloop is just a big spectacular example.
     

    Signs of vaporware, in general, in my opinion:
    Promising a tech product which would push the boundaries of then known physics, chemistry, engineering or matterials.  A product that would make all existing products that accomplish the same or similar task obsolete.    IF something requires that we first obtain unobtanium then apply it in a novel way it is likely vaporware. Example: The United States National Aerospace Plane.  Never heard of it?  There's a reason.  Quantum Computing as anything that would be used on a daily basis  especially considering ... Promising to deliver a product that fits the first criterion in a very short period of time.  Not just promising to obtain the unobtanium but also to apply it, and make it cheap.    Quantum computing may well eventually be crucial but there is a lot of work to do on using it in any practical way.  It's a 10 to 50 year project not a 5-10 year project.  So many Kickstarter projects that promise to deliver in say a year but years and years latter nothing.  If the economics are too good to be true then it is likely to be vaporware.   If it is something seeking investment, if the promise is that it will make you or your company or your state/city/country rich in a short time be very warry.  If it is promising to overnight make obsolete other proven modes of accomplishing a task obsolete be warry.  Anything that involves any sort of infrastructure takes time. NFT's and most if not all cryptocurrencies might fit this bill as well.  If an idea fits the above and is announced by a large company that will be fine if it does not work out, while encouraging others to act based on their promises it might be vaporware.  This comes from the example of Microsoft in the 1990's they would announce products that would just never come out.    The first use of it was supposedly internally at Microsoft in reference to Microsoft's Xenix Operating system.  A really cool Unix variant for X86 PCs.  Immagine if they had stuck to keeping Xenix around for high end business PC's right up until the 386 and 468 era and beyond.  We'd all be running Unix.  They basically abandoned it and we had Dos then NT.   MS and other companies would announce software or frameworks or "form factors" for products that they would then not support really at all.   For example the dual screen / folding screen PC concepts and products.  While cool they are hardly common.  It was part of a strategy named internally at Microsoft as "Embrace Extend and Extinguish".  -- US Department of Justice  It has been reported that Elon Musk’s Hyperloop idea was just a ruse to kill California’s high-speed rail project  --Fresno Bee Editorial Page Please be civil in any discussion of this. 
     
    Sources
     
    Hyperloop One Is Shutting Down, Ending a Literal Transportation Pipe Dream  - PC Magazine. 
    The hyperloop is dead for real this time -The Verge
    Hyperloop One Suffocates in its Vacuum Tubes -Spiceworks
    Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit - Bloomberg
    Elon Musk’s Hyperloop idea was just a ruse to kill California’s high-speed rail project  --Fresno Bee Editorial Page
     
  7. Agree
    Kick reacted to Psittac in 2 channel dash cam   
    Well someone peed in your coffee this morning, I don't remember claiming I wanted compensation for my mods.  In fact I keep everything I take off so I can replace it back to OEM and keep my mods..... weird.... almost like I already knew that.  Just wondering why you went out of your way for a combative/negative comment?
     
    Have any useful information or just padding your comment count?
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    Kick reacted to will0hlep in What are some good SATA expansion cards (not LSI HBAs)?   
    Why is an LSI HBA not an option? They are cheap and plentiful on the used market.

    What is the use case of the machine?
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    Kick reacted to 907rider in F@H and BOINC Badge Request Thread [Last Update: 2024-APR-13]   
    Hello all! Long time folder first time requester of a badge....😅 Tbh I've been folding for ya'll since at least 2015 but I never have gotten around to making this post 🤣 ....I believe I qualify for the Diamond badge? Thank you!

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    Kick reacted to oisiaa in Just fired up my 7950x3d / 4090 for F@H   
    I've been folding on/off for 20 years. I have 16,863,934 points as of now....I just fired up my new 7950x3d / RTX 4090 computer and it's saying I might get 26,000,000 points in just 24 hours. 
     
    My mind is blown....more points in 1 day than I've earned in 20 years????
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    Kick reacted to Baha in Folding Month VI List Of The Fallen   
    My Samsung 870 EVO 2TB that I’ve been using as a boot drive for the past couple of years. Literally died during the opening hours of the event and resulted in 0 points for day one — May 24 2021 - November 1 2023.

    It didn’t even have a heavy number of writes on it, below a dozen TBW, I’m not a heavy write user. After looking into it, it turns out the units produced in March 2021 were a known faulty batch. I submitted a warranty claim yesterday, and Samsung will be replacing it with free shipping both ways.
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    Kick reacted to 05032-Mendicant-Bias in I think humanity should have a Blockchain version of YouTube   
    You just reinvented Torrent, and made it slower, and strapped an exploitative reward scheme to it.

    Which, to be fair, is all blockchain can ever hope to do.
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    Kick reacted to Arika in I think humanity should have a Blockchain version of YouTube   
    Gross.
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    Kick reacted to thach958 in I think humanity should have a Blockchain version of YouTube   
    -Are you so fed up with google's youtube?, let me explain
    -I will temporarily call YouTube's Blockchain version "Ourtube"
    -Every uploader or viewer will have a token key, like bitcoin
    -Each video uploaded on the "Ourtube" network will be fragmented, each fragment will be stored on any Blockchain.
    -Each person contributes one or several old PCs, installs an additional hard drive, upgrades the internet network speed package, installs that "OurtubeOS" blockchain, anyone who watches videos on that computer will earn advertising dollars.
    -As for the risk of uploading content, there is a rating system that is synchronized with all blockchains, the list of good or bad, the owner of the video, the blockchain containing the video is like a yellow page book, data is end-to-end encrypted just like bitcoin
    -And it's blockchain, no one can find out your IP address to sue you for uploading copyrighted content, NO ONE can control this blockchain, including the author who created it, just like bitcoin.
    -The worst case when you can't access this network because of DNS blocking, can't see the web, people can make the app to circumvent the law.
    -thanks for reading
     
    update 1: To ensure that "underground forces" do not have a chance to sabotage "Ourtube", I recommend that blockchains be equipped with AI accelerators, the purpose of which is to quickly check whether the uploaded video is trash, causing full capacity status of the entire “Ourtube” network
    update 2: I want to limit the bitrate of every video around to 10 mbps, with unlimited compatibility of AV1 video codec formats
    update 3: Do you remember Kim Dotcom?, the boss of Mega, the blockchain system will be like a yellow page book, and the fragmented video on each blockchain will be encrypted to ensure everything is the same as Kim Dotcom's Mega, in short, to ensuring everyone who participates in Ourtube is safe from the law
    update 4: I'm wondering whether to choose Bitcoin or ETH to use it as a tool to share advertising money, when a viewer sees one or more ads in a video, all blockchains containing that video and uploader will receive money from the advertiser, 50% for uploader, 50% for many nodes
    Update 5: To avoid the risk of video loss when some nodes of the blockchain lose connection for any reason, I recommend that the network should be able to duplicate and fragment the video to more nodes, similarly  like RAID technology
    Update 6: To make sure no one wants to use ad blocker (because it's too annoying), I only want the ad to exist as a banner, with controlled frequency of appearance, maximum 10 seconds if the banner is inserted into a video frame,  If anyone uses ad blocker, the blockchain system will automatically block video streaming to any device that uses ad blocker.
     
     
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    Kick reacted to TylerD321 in Does HP abuse the customer?   
    Laptop repairs are expensive, and TVs are cheap. The cost of the screen is more expensive than I would expect, but I think that is a bit due to your physical location.
     
    After looking at ebay I am guessing they are trying to replace your entire screen assembly, not just the screen and the prices aren't that far off from ebay as far as I can tell without an exact model.
     
    HP OMEN 16-k0023dx 16.1" Complete WQHD LCD Display Screen Assembly GRADE A | eBay
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    Kick reacted to JoostinOnline in GN's Goals, Scope, Approach, & Reporting Stances & Policies (NEW video)   
    As a regular viewer of GN, and arguably even a fan (although I try to avoid any type of loyalty as much as possible), it's important to note that the GN fanbase isn't really "wholesome" either. I know that's not what you said, but I felt it was important point to make. I've seen some incredibly sexist and racist comments in the videos. Sadly that's just a massive problem with the tech space anywhere you go, but it's also everyone's responsibility to stand up to.
     
    Again, I know you didn't say that the GN fanbase was universally good, but it's important to remember that toxicity exists everywhere in the tech space.
  17. Funny
    Kick reacted to dogwitch in GN's Goals, Scope, Approach, & Reporting Stances & Policies (NEW video)   
    word of warning. if you talk about this video on hardware sub reddit. they will ban you for mention it.
     
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    Kick reacted to turb01 in Is it just me or does every LTT video include sexual innuendos?   
    I can't be the only one seeing it.
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    Kick reacted to venomtail in Bunch of random charges from Floatplane   
    Just under $3000 a year channel subscription. What a deal!
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    Kick reacted to xybre in LTT's Youtube channel died when it turned into clickbait junk!   
    It's really telling that most of the biggest defenders of LTT I've seen in this and other threads readily admit that LTT's accuracy is low and real world usefulness is limited. The only real argument I've seen is that it's okay because it's entertaining and disbelief at how anyone could expect otherwise.
     
    Reminds me a bit of how when Vitamin Water was sued for misleading advertising and their lawyers argued that no reasonable person would think that Vitamin Water was healthy.
     
    I hope that the people at LMG take such a defense as an indictment rather than a compliment.
     
    (to address the actual topic, clickbait titles are annoying, and I have unsubbed from channels that do it egregiously, and I do wish more of them would explain what the video is actually about at least in the description, but LTT usually does so it isn't such a deal breaker for me, I understand that other people may feel differently)
  21. Informative
    Kick reacted to Krar_Project-X in LTT's Youtube channel died when it turned into clickbait junk!   
    I literally just made a account to say this I fully understand and know how annoying it is BUT THERE IS ALREADY A SOLUTION
    https://dearrow.ajay.app/
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    Kick reacted to DVDfever in LTT's Youtube channel died when it turned into clickbait junk!   
    I subscribed a while back, but then the titles turned into clickbait junk, not even mentioning the name of the product that they're allegedly reviewing, and becoming the equivalent of an internet post that states: "You won't believe what they said next!"
     
    And a bit later, I noticed they actively addressed this, and actually included it again. But then a few months later... it was back to the old ways. They think they're too big to fail, and so they're back to crappy titles like "Why is EVERYONE buying this Mic??"
     
    Which mic? Put it in the title. Don't just have a beard grinning at me.
     
    Every company falls at some point, and the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Even before recent events which I won't mention here, I've far more enjoyed reviews and coverage from the likes of Gamers Nexus. They actually treat their viewers like adults.
     
     
  23. Agree
    Kick reacted to Neroon in How are you all choosing to show LTT support?   
    I'm not. It's unhealthy to want to support a massive money making company. If they have something to offer you like, consume it. If not, then don't. 
  24. Agree
    Kick reacted to Blue4130 in WAN show where Linus admitted use of psychoactive medication   
    To what end? How is this any of your business?
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    Kick reacted to Levent in Is it just me that hates modern computers?   
    1) there are cases that arent that heavy and dont have glasses.
    2) 100% disagree there. If you think cable management is just bunching cables together and zip tying them, I would also hate working on that computer.
    3) Again, optional feature.
    4) optional.
    5) And they are to significantly more efficient.
     
    TLDR: Just you.
     
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