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  1. Re:Swiss here... on Why the Swiss Still Love Cash (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    I typically carry cash for small purchases - why mess with anything else to buy your lunch? Cash is simpler.

    I guess you've never used paypass/paywave here in aus. Its one wave of the card and done. Not very secure obviously but its restricted to $100.

  2. Streaming is not the product on DVD and Blu-Ray Sales Nearly Halved Over Five Years, MPAA Report Says (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    Bad news bears for us that still want a digital product, but not in streaming form.

    >bad for network infrastructure(creating a peak hour)
    >bad for picking winners and losers(subscription models reward all)
    >bad for quality(reducing bitrate reduces bandwidth costs)
    >bad for accessibility(they locked 4k behind certain intel cpus and windows 10 edge browser)
    >bad for portability(no internet, you're fucked)
    >bad for editing and making the dankest memes(no file)

    All I want is a steam like platform on which they offer full seasons or the movie in AV1 wrapped in mkv for a set price and a similar review system(to stop them fucking with the bitrate).

    Is that so much to ask for?

  3. Re: see what happens when you don't have a union? on Alibaba Founder Defends Overtime Work Culture As 'Huge Blessing' (reuters.com) · · Score: 1

    They are communist in name only, unless you want to use your argument for declaring north korea as a democracy.

  4. All of Disney+'s content will be available to download for offline viewing and will be available in 4K.

    Err what? Can I just sub for a month, download everything they have and unsub? What container and codec is the download in?

  5. Games on Why Aren't People Abandoning Windows For Linux? (slashgear.com) · · Score: 1

    I want to play video games and they develop for windows first and linux as an afterthought. Proton is nice but its not native support nice.

  6. Re:Eating healthy and exercise are TOO HARD on The World's Leading Cause of Death? A Bad Diet (nbc12.com) · · Score: 1

    addictive

    Its not addictive.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/p...

  7. Re:Better list? on The World's Leading Cause of Death? A Bad Diet (nbc12.com) · · Score: 1

    Every one of your points pales in comparison to the last, over consumption of kcal. Being overweight or obese is reversing the life expectancy in the US severely.

  8. It should be on What's The Correct Way to Pronounce 'GIF'? (thenewstack.io) · · Score: 1

    dead or pronounced 'webm'. Actual .gif images died a while ago anyway yet the morons still eat up 'gfycat' or imgurs .gifv switcher. This is leading to a regression since people still type in 'how to make gif' and google tells them exactly how to make that shitty image format with zero p-frames.

  9. Then you have to use a controller to play video games. I'd rather cut off my hands, it would probably be easier to control the camera that way

  10. So selective breeding is not 'genetically modifying' an organism? What is it doing then?

  11. Re:Who wants to ride self-driving cars? on Tesla Shifts the Goalposts For 'Full Self-Driving' Technology (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The difference being that humans seem to ignore patches on their behavior.

  12. I don't own any consoles on The Washington Post Decries 'Toxicity' in Videogames (siliconvalley.com) · · Score: 0

    But can you not 'block' people or something on them? Has the US gone all in with freeze peach into 'captive of hearing' territory?

  13. They don't want a reason to stop on Boeing's Autonomous Fighter Jet Could Arrive Next Year (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    They want money. And they only get it if people buy their shit, which they won't do if they don't need a replacement. Of course they want war to continue forever! Its good for the bottom line.

  14. Why not just release specs for exactly how the xbox works and let the community release a near 1:1 emulator?

  15. Re:So anybody can now sabotage any video? on YouTube Videos Could Get Demonetized If They Have 'Inappropriate Comments' · · Score: 1

    You're greatly overestimating modern 4chans ability to organize raiding or even post anymore. The majority of users have left because they browse on mobile phones and were only going to toss a throwaway comment which is of less effort than solving the catchpha.

    They can't create OC and have generally ruined any kind of discussion or proper debate. Their screens are so tiny they see even a single paragraph and instantly tl;dr. Their input methods are horrible so they don't want to compose anything of length. And they're not going anywhere because they're dumb enough to not use adblock and click on ads.

    4chan was never good but its also never been this bad.

  16. Does 'soft core' acts actually pose any serious mental damage to the children? Are these acts volitional?

  17. Re:Why fight them? on Why Some US Cities are Fighting 'Dollar Stores' (eastbaytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    No, its not. They have protein, fats and lots of essential minerals. The soda has kcal. The lack of fiber is the only cause for concern. If you point to people consuming the food in excess, thats not the retailers problem, its personal responsibility with your own TDEE.

  18. Re:Why fight them? on Why Some US Cities are Fighting 'Dollar Stores' (eastbaytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    Fast food lacks a bit of fiber. Its not unhealthy. Even suppose it was; people drink a lot of alcohol and smoke. Both are known to be incredibly unhealthy, even in small amounts. So nobody gives a fuck about their health.

  19. Just don't end up cooped up with someone who thinks it hilarious to share the endings of novels!

    The detriment of spoilers is vastly overrated. In reality they have an opposite effect of enhancing the experience.

  20. Re:This movie is underwhelming on James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel Released After Sixteen Years (rottentomatoes.com) · · Score: 1

    Your comment has made me ditch the film and just decide to read the manga in jap. I fucking hate all ages bullshit, its gotta be coming from marketing dept. suits that want to 'target a wider audience' at the expense of the story.

  21. Re:2018 was a sad year for all 4k lovers on Samsung To Stop Making 4K Blu-Ray Players, Report Says (cnet.com) · · Score: 1

    and surprisingly many were filmed on grainy 35mm analog film, which is nowhere near actual 4k quality.

    The most common resolving power of 35mm scanners is 3543 x 2350, not much less than 3840 x 2160. I don't know where you get the 'nowhere near 4k' from.

  22. Re:generation mismatch on Samsung To Stop Making 4K Blu-Ray Players, Report Says (cnet.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    New generation doesn't care - the hit play in the browser.

    Which is really sad. Streaming should never have become the product over a single download. They have created network peak hours and incentivized crushing the bitrate and therefore quality to save on bandwidth costs.

  23. Self reported data on Eating Processed Foods Tied To Shorter Life, Study Suggests (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Self reported data on food consumption is incredibly flimsy. So you're going to get flimsy results. You can't ethically lock people up and force them to eat only this type of food to get solid data. And they need a better term than 'processed' foods; washing is a process.

  24. Still kinda sad to see twitter stock recovery. It needs to die, it will never be a source of constructive thought just a tiny window for the unwashed masses to throw low effort insults at each other.

    The worst part is people thinking its required to uphold freedom of speech and be unbiased.

  25. Re:Sex Robots on The Robot Revolution Will Be Worse For Men · · Score: 1

    But I must say, if those men just want a "straight 10" who cooks, cleans and fucks on demand and by the sounds of it, nothing else, it's no wonder they're still single. It's not a lack of game that makes them single.

    'How dare a man have some kind of standard, he should love me for the big beautiful princess that I am.' lol