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g232089··on AMD Counter-Strikes itself, pulls driver after anti-lag feature causes CS2 bans
I remember back in the day ATI Tray Tools also injected itself into processes and caused bans. I don't know what's with AMD and their complete incompetence in matters of software.
g232089··on Screenshots from Windows 95
>Calendar: "This GUI doesn't have this feature" -- yes it does. Double click the clock.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20050621-04/?p=35...

g232089··on No Fakes Act wants to protect actors and singers from unauthorized AI replicas
They will enforce it the way copyright is already enforced. If you use a fake face in your film no platform will be able to host it.
g232089··on Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"
You can use https://archive.ph to archive webpages instantly and (seemingly) forever.

Btw, I've been aching for a browser extension that saves a copy of every web site I visit so I can reach for the archived copy in my history window. Does anything like that exist?

g232089··on Microsoft SEC 8-K: IRS is seeking an additional tax payment of $29B
Of course they will make their customers pay for it. That's how companies work: the customers pay for the expenses of the company.
g232089··on US sues eBay for allowing sale of emissions defeat devices
Literally. I'm sure the purpose of all these regulations (including the EU banning petrol cars) is that in a few decades poor people won't allowed to drive their own cars.
g232089··on Do you make over 20k a month?
It's European time currently. So, crabs time.
g232089··on Netflix crushed the Latin American password black market
It's people reselling their accounts, there's no "selflessness" involved the way you see it.
g232089··on Why is Debian the way it is?
Your comment makes it sound like volunteers have a great degree of freedom and that's not the case because, obviously, in these organisations you will be shown the door if you don't do what others tell you to do.
g232089··on Pixel 7 WiFi does not work in certain countries
You should see the Microsoft forums then.

User: Hey guys I get error 2389042 when using Windows Update.

Pradeep Chadurniyaad: I'm here to help you sir. Have you tried to format Windows?

g232089··on Productivity has grown faster in Western Europe than in America
>In October the finance ministry, in its annual report on the issue, estimated that in 2018 immigrants from non-Western countries and their descendants drained from public finances a net 31bn kroner ($4.9bn), some 1.4% of GDP. Immigrants from Western countries, by contrast, contributed a net 7bn kroner (see chart).

https://archive.ph/TSsQa#selection-1021.77-1025.92

So yes, it has downsides... The downside of not working at all. (In this comment, I am separating Western and non-Western immigrants, since you mentioned xenophobes)

g232089··on Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
That the Nobel Peace Prize is not a serious award should have been evident when Obama won it.
g232089··on Chinese Netizen Fined over 1M Yuan for Using VPN
One of the most important interests if not the primary interest of a democratically-chosen government is to remain in power as well.

We should be an absolute beacon of morality and principles with a stellar track record to criticise (or even, instill change through violence in) in other countries. That is not the case yet, so let's work on that.

g232089··on Windows Copilot's is showing third-party Ads to Windows users
This wasn't invented by the internet either. Free newspapers or TV are examples of services funded by advertisements.
g232089··on YouTube's crackdown on ad blockers intensifies
The use of the word "allowlisted" makes me want to block ads harder.
g232089··on Windows Copilot's is showing third-party Ads to Windows users
Of course it has ads. Running an AI in the cloud costs money.
g232089··on Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates
Sure, that's the iPhone 12, and it costs $ 99 to replace the battery.
g232089··on Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates
According to https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-replacement battery replacement for the iPhone 6s which came out 7 years ago is $ 69.
g232089··on Show HN: Classic Video Poker
It's nice but the CRT filter in a big monitor burns my retinas. CRTs didn't look like that unless you got too close to the screen. I guess I'm supposed to move away from the screen but then I can't reach the mouse, :)
g232089··on Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
You must return the old iphone when you upgrade, and I am sure it does not end in the dustbin :)
g232089··on Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially obsolete
How do they do that?
g232089··on Is 1.1.1.1 resolver having issues?
I thought it was my connection. Yes, I have had issues this morning.
g232089··on What Ghosting Says About Society (and Why It Hurts So Much)
Tinder already has some suggested replies but I don't know if they use AI.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Tinder/comments/x8ow1s/these_tinder...

g232089··on Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4-only apps on Linux
It's an RFC6052 address.
g232089··on HMD Global Starts Manufacturing in Europe with the ‘Made in Hungary’ Nokia XR21
What didn't you like about it?