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williamcll

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    williamcll reacted to ThousandBlade in New Californian Law to allow residents to easily scrub all of their online data from in-state data brokers   
    This will do nothing, those data brokers will just go offshore by the time this law goes into effect.
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    williamcll reacted to Motifator in TikTok is in trouble... again? (Updated)   
    Correct, this ban is happening on the grounds of MUH AMERICA.

    Tiktok does not represent any physical threat to me, other than the fact that the content gives me brain damage...

    oh well. 🙂
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    williamcll reacted to Sharkyx1 in Lumafield (who make LTT's CT scanner) post CT scans of the lead in Stanley's Quencher Cup to help understand why it's there   
    Why use leaded solder in this application to begin with?
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    williamcll got a reaction from TempestCatto in Lumafield (who make LTT's CT scanner) post CT scans of the lead in Stanley's Quencher Cup to help understand why it's there   
    No because the cup does not have a "do not use if vaccum seal is broken" sticker and people will get poisoning from having the solder leaking from the broken base.
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    williamcll got a reaction from BrandonTech.05 in TikTok is in trouble... again? (Updated)   
    Perhaps the whole time it's for marketing purpose? It's not like any military would be stupid enough to leak their sensitive data into open internet.
     
    Also, considering this is isn't "ban tiktok" bill but a "ban any website that is from an US enemy" I imagine VK, Yandex and even telegram would be next on the chopping block.
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    williamcll reacted to TetraSky in TikTok is in trouble... again? (Updated)   
    Stopped using it 3 months ago. Replaced it with Reddit... Stopped using Reddit a few days ago.
    The endless scrolling for quick content is everywhere these days and so easy to fall into when bored. Be it youtube shorts, instagram, twitter or some other social media... It's all cancer for your sanity.
     
    That said, related to this topic... It's just the US fear mongering as usual. They are just mad they aren't the ones doing the spying for once.
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    williamcll reacted to ParanoiaLTT in The All China PC   
    When a Chinese company get sanctioned by US, they really did a brilliant job in its industry.
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    williamcll reacted to Forbidden Wafer in CNET blacklisted by Wikipedia   
    Wikipedia should blacklist themselves then...
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    williamcll got a reaction from BiG StroOnZ in NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang: Don't learn computer science. The future is human language (AI code generation)   
    Here's hoping for a grammatically correct code.
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    williamcll reacted to xnamkcor in Only 2 People in the WORLD Have This TV   
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forklift
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    williamcll reacted to BillBill in My New TV Sucks Now...   
    Consumerism  
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    williamcll reacted to FizzyFrys in I’m Keeping the World’s Biggest TV.   
    1 week after the video, TCL announces they're releasing a 115 inch mini LED TV in the USA. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24030069/tcl-is-releasing-a-giant-115-inch-model-of-its-excellent-qm8-mini-led-tv
    RIP linus and the import fees he paid. 
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    williamcll reacted to HenrySalayne in I’m Keeping the World’s Biggest TV.   
    IMHO the conclusion has one flaw:
     

     
    A 115" TV  is not (115"/98") = 17.3% larger than a 98" TV but actually (115"²/98"²) = 37.7% larger. You would call a 110" TV four times as big as a 55" TV, or wouldn't you?
     
    Or as a comparison table:
      TLC 115" Samsung 98" Generic 77" OLED  price $11,000 $8,000 $2,000 area 5651 sq in 4104 sq in 2533 sq in cost/area $1.947/sq in $1.949/sq in $0.789/sq in
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    williamcll reacted to Rellik66 in I’m Keeping the World’s Biggest TV.   
    Uh no?  Thinking the AppleVP will replace sitting with your family and watching a movie is a pretty dumb take. 
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    williamcll reacted to saltycaramel in I’m Keeping the World’s Biggest TV.   
    I love that this video, coming just 3-4 weeks before the actual launch of the Vision Pro, manages to never mention high end 4K-per-eye XR headsets as an alternative to these monster TVs. It’s like this video is a perfect “time capsule” of the world just before the impeding XR headset revolution. 
     
    And yet Linus makes the perfect case for the 100-feet Vision Pro cinema mode display compared to this unwieldy monstrosity (that also happens to draw orders of magnitude more power compared to VR headsets), both from the consumer standpoint (“good luck taking it down to get support for a dead pixel”) and the manufacturing standpoint. 
     
    Cost-wise, this TV costs like 3 Vision Pros or like 5-6 of the eventual Vision “Air” headsets. Could equip a whole family with headsets. Said headsets also come with an integrated computer and can display 3D movies. 
     
    ps: one funny tidbit, the Vision Pro too can simulate the light from the virtual screen casting light on your room and furniture 
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    williamcll reacted to OhYou_ in White House urges developers to avoid C and C++, use 'memory-safe' programming languages   
    heh thats gonna get replaced with low standard LLMs
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    williamcll reacted to FlyingPotato_is_taken in Mozilla laying off ~60, adding AI to Firefox.   
    @williamcll Darkreader can fix this.
    Sadly dark reader doesn't change reader mode. 
     
    I have been a long time Opera mobile user due to them offering pure black dark mode and reader mode. Recently they removed the reader mode in an update and I left for Firefox.
     
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    williamcll got a reaction from Taf the Ghost in Mozilla laying off ~60, adding AI to Firefox.   
    If we can't even get OLED black theme on this very forum how could you possibly convince Mozilla to have OLED black as a default option?
    In fact, Windows actually used to have full black themes back then but chose to disable it.
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    williamcll reacted to RejZoR in Funimation users will not be able to keep purchased media after Crunchyroll merger   
    When will people learn that digital goods are worthless? It's why I heavily endorse GOG, because they give you option to either use their GOG Galaxy client to manage games, but they also allow you to download offline installer that you can keep forever. And because all their games come without any DRM garbage, you can be assured they will work even when GOG is maybe gone in the future. It also ensures less compatibility issues in the future. I have had original games like Red Alert 2 and Tiberian Sun and they stopped working when I transitioned from Windows 98 to Windows XP because DRM drivers just didn't work in Windows XP. FOR ORIGINAL GENUINE GAME! I had to use NO-CD cracks to play game that I bought. That's where I started to heavily despise DRM and the way honest buyers get treated.
     
    While Steam doesn't offer same level of comfort and insurance with zero DRM and offline installers, I have trust in Valve and Gaben to do the right thing when time might come and since they are still a private company with excellent standing, I'm not expecting Crunchyrolls scenario any time if ever. So, I'm kinda okay with it.
     
    For music, I only use services that let me download MP3/FLAC and for movies, I frankly don't use any. Tried Netflix, HBO, SkyShowTime, Disney+ and they were all rubbish. Dumb regional restrictions, arbitrary streaming quality restrictions (Netflix's 720p bullshit in Firefox even with top plans), terrible PC apps, refusal to work on Linux despite DRM component use (SkyShowTime), I just gave up. Haven't watched any of the services for years at this point. In fact I don't even watch movies anymore as there is rarely anything good anyway. Whole industry is just so horribly anti consumer and absolutely terrible value.
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    williamcll reacted to Lunar River in Funimation users will not be able to keep purchased media after Crunchyroll merger   
    it's times like this that i have exactly zero qualms about piracy.
     
    x as a service will always be shit for the consumer.
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    williamcll got a reaction from Dabombinable in Rabbit R1, can it replace the use of smart phone apps in the future?   
    Essentially a phone with just the smart assistant and nothing else. Great for the elderly but useless for everyone else.
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    williamcll got a reaction from Beskamir in Rabbit R1, can it replace the use of smart phone apps in the future?   
    Essentially a phone with just the smart assistant and nothing else. Great for the elderly but useless for everyone else.
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    williamcll got a reaction from da na in Rabbit R1, can it replace the use of smart phone apps in the future?   
    Essentially a phone with just the smart assistant and nothing else. Great for the elderly but useless for everyone else.
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