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  1. Re:I'd think it'd eventually be 100% on Netflix 'Would Lose 57 Percent of Their Subscribers If They Added Commercials' (netimperative.com) · · Score: 2

    I treat Netflix like I treat YouTube; I only use it to watch the actual content, not browse the library.

    Netflix is horrible at presenting their library and the interface is crap.

    I can highly recommend https://www.justwatch.com/ instead.

  2. Re:I'd think it'd eventually be 100% on Netflix 'Would Lose 57 Percent of Their Subscribers If They Added Commercials' (netimperative.com) · · Score: 1

    The same could be said about Cable TV. Cable TV was introduced as a paid service without ads. Look how that turned out.

  3. Can use the TV remote for Kodi through Raspberry Pi, just fyi.

    Most modern media boxes supports CEC, including Raspberry Pi.

  4. Re:Alphabet? Who's that? on 'The Internet Needs More Friction' (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    No, they're not a big company like Google.

    They own Google.

  5. Re:very limited? on There Are Way Too Many Streaming Services · · Score: 1

    Does Prime Video work with Chromecast yet?

  6. Re:A surprisingly high number of good games on You Can Play Over 2,600 Windows Games on Linux Via Steam Play (tomshardware.com) · · Score: 1

    Valve, together with DXVK, have made significant stride the last few months. It's really astonishing.

    In same vein, applications like Lutris and layers like DXVK are really pushing gaming on Linux forward right now.

    It's still Linux, so some tweaks are still required, but it's not nearly as cumbersome as it used to be.

  7. Re:How many versions of the same old stuff? on You Can Play Over 2,600 Windows Games on Linux Via Steam Play (tomshardware.com) · · Score: 1

    GTA V runs on Steam Play Linux, that seems to fit your "hit something, shoot something and jump over something".

    The new Tomb Raider runs well too, is that a recent enough AAA title?

  8. Valve is basically funding DXVK, a low-level Vulcan based translation layer for Direct3D 10/11.

    Their work with Proton (Steam version of Wine) is amazing and they have made amazing progress the last few months. Thousands of games are now available through "Steam Play" via Proton and DXVK.

    Valve isn't making any of those "hentai dating sim visual novels" you speak of.

  9. Re:Firmware updates on iRobot, Google Team Up To Understand Your Smart Home (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh, I didn't know they removed buttons from the 9 series and upwards.

    I'm assuming you can program it through a Wifi end-to-end kind of thing, not requiring a internet connection.

  10. Re:I was considering getting an iRobot product... on iRobot, Google Team Up To Understand Your Smart Home (zdnet.com) · · Score: 1

    I have had iRobot for somewhere around a decade, spanning over 2 vacuum models and a mop cleaner.

    I have never used any "app" or had my devices connected to a network.

    Isn't this a common trend for "smart" home devices? Just don't use the app or connect the device to the internet.

    Even my lawn mower comes with some fancy app that I can control it with, but why would I ever need it? It does its job just fine without ever being connected to anything but its power station.

  11. Re:Lucy is here! on Is the Earth's Mantle Full of Diamonds? (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    So...it was all about LEDs instead of LSD?

  12. Discord has 1-1 calls, but I doubt it's anymore secure than Skype.

  13. The point is not having secure passwords, the point is having different passwords for your services.

    Your password security is only as secure as where you are using them.

    With cloud stored passwords, you can have auto generated arbitrary passwords, each different for each service so in case of a leak, your other services aren't compromised.

    Just make sure the password vault is encrypted client side and it should be reasonable secure for "random online stuff".

    For banking or high secure requirements, then no. Something involving keys would probably be better.

  14. Re:Only one open beta... on Linux Mint 19 'Tara' Released (betanews.com) · · Score: 1

    Isn't this the norm of software? Always wait for .1 release.

    I'm on 18.3 and I see no reason to rush to 19 just yet.

  15. Re:Don't bother with it, no text chat on Fortnite is Generating More Revenue Than Any Other Free Game Ever (recode.net) · · Score: 1

    It's a genre thing, I think. PUBG doesn't have public chat either.

    And you don't get banned for turning off voice, don't know where you get that from.

  16. Re:This is how the Japanese have done gambling on The Rise of the Video-Game Gambler (newyorker.com) · · Score: 1

    If the prizes are worthless, why is the Yakuza paying cash for them?

    What are they using this "worthless" commodity item for?

  17. Your "employer" discontinued Internet Explorer, who cares if it's vulnerable? Don't use a discontinued product if you care about security.

  18. GDPR on Visa Card Payment Systems Go Down Across Europe (bleepingcomputer.com) · · Score: 4, Funny

    VISA probably forgot to respond to an GDPR e-mail and got cut off.

  19. Re:What about consoles? on The World's Top-Selling Video Game Has a Cheating Problem (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    Are they inherently less prone to cheaters?

    Since it's a lot harder to mess with the software, yes they are.

  20. Re:Amazon in control? on Amazon Opens Registration For .BOT Domain Name (amazonregistry.com) · · Score: 1

    It happened when they bought the TLD.

  21. If it's essentially the same, why do you keep buying it?

    Buy it when something requires it or your old one breaks. It's not rocket science.

  22. "but it wasn't such a great experience" on The Mobile Internet Is the Internet (qz.com) · · Score: 1

    It still isn't.

  23. Re:I recommend doing the following in Windows 10 on Microsoft Begins Rolling Out Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (windows.com) · · Score: 1

    Set your Branch to "Business". That defers any feature updates for several months before installing them.

    It was called "Defer Upgrades" before Creators update, which I only got rather recently because of that setting.

  24. Re:Now if they wou;ld just on Netflix Adds 5.3 Million Subs In Q3, Beating Forecasts (variety.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I can really recommend https://www.justwatch.com/

    It got filters for searching in several streaming services.

  25. Re:That is a LOT of cheaters on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Blocks 322,000 Cheaters (pcgamer.com) · · Score: 0

    I don't believe it's actually against the rules,

    It is. https://www.playbattlegrounds....

    #12:

    Do not stream snipe: this is a form of cheating and you will be banned if you do it.

    They added it after several streamers, including C9's Shroud, were complaining and moaning like little babies.

    There is a clip from Shroud's stream where he directly says stream sniping is the same as cheating.

    It's completely insane, no other game bans for stream sniping.