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aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•HP CEO says they brick printers that use third-party ink because of 'hackers'.English20·1 year agoIs that all it does? Is HP so backwards that they introduce a whole new attack surface just to store a date stamp?
…Actually don’t answer that.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It | Leaked records reveal what appears to be the first known instance of a police department attempting to use faci...English3·1 year agoThere’s no way this would have been admissable as evidence on its own.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Screens keep getting faster. Can you even tell? | CES saw the launch of several 360Hz and even 480Hz OLED monitors. Are manufacturers stuck in a questionable spec war, or are we one day going to wo...English34·1 year agoOn one hand, 360hz seems imperceptibly faster than 240hz for human eyes.
On the other hand, if you get enough frames in, you don’t have to worry about simulating motion blur.
They’ve been separate desktop environments from the start. From top to bottom they share nearly nothing. The compositors, window managers, toolkits and shells are all different.
They also are ideologically opposed. If they merged, which direction would they go? The more feature-rich KDE? Or the more streamlined Gnome? Such a merger would lead to infighting and stagnation.
This is before even talking about the actual code underlying both environments.
I think it’s better for everyone if they stay as two separate projects.
Cisco might have something to say about that name.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Head of Britain’s police chiefs says force ‘institutionally racist’English18·2 years ago“The way our policies, procedures [and] training have been designed and implemented for many years have not had the voices of black people involved in the design, the implementation, of those practices. And as a consequence of that, we get disproportionate outcomes in places where there shouldn’t be disproportionate outcomes.
I was curious about specific examples of institutional racism so I started scouring the main report: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5802/cmselect/cmhaff/139/13911.htm
I didn’t dig very deep yet, but so far I found that the forces had been trying to train away individual unconscious biases in response to the Macpherson report, and watered down the process in favor of other priorities. (See paragraphs 505 and 506).
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Judge finds ‘reasonable evidence’ Tesla knew self-driving tech was defectiveEnglish3·2 years agoAre there at least two front facing cameras for depth perception?
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•Linux vs Windows tested in 10 games - Linux 17% faster on AverageEnglish2·2 years agoMy guess is that some genres are going to be more problematic due to more extensive use of anti cheat. What are some of the games you’re having trouble with?
This kills the universe.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•What game has a great story and is worth the time investment?English1·2 years agoWell… if you want most of the main story but without the gameplay, someone had made a movie out of the cutscenes awhile back.
I ended up quitting on the final boss. Partly because I was gut punched by an unexpected plot point just prior. But also because it was the third big fight since the last save point and I got lost on the mechanics. I caught the ending through the movie I found.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•What game has a great story and is worth the time investment?English1·2 years agoAlso, the other good Ion Storm game, Anachronox.
I haven’t played it in 20 years and still remember some great moments.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•Supermarket AI meal planner app suggests recipe that would create chlorine gasEnglish16·2 years agoI get the reasoning for excluding wine and beer, but flour?
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•What is your gaming "comfort food" and why?English2·2 years agoIdle games or incremental games are my go-to for casual play. At the moment I’m playing through NGU Idle mainly because It’s a super slow burn but unlocks lots of goofy features over time. I’ve been progressing for a couple years now.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Russian fighter jet damages US Reaper drone with flare over Syria: OfficialsEnglish8·2 years agoWell… at least no one was hurt.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•Does anyone actually like the default GNOME workflow?English1·2 years agoIf I remember correctly, there’s already a system tray icon that lets you adjust volume on your current devices. The extension adds the ability to switch devices from that drop down instead of drilling into the settings app.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Linux@lemmy.ml•Does anyone actually like the default GNOME workflow?English4·2 years agoI feel like vanilla GNOME is intentionally a barbones common workflow, and that extensions are how you customize to fit your needs.
For example, I often switch between desktop speakers and headphones (where the dongle is always connected), and sometimes other audio devices. I installed the sound input/output chooser so I don’t have to go into Settings every time I need to switch inputs. It saves me multiple clicks. But I get that not everyone needs immediate access to change audio devices, so why clutter the UI?
I’ve used both vanilla GNOME and the post-Unity Ubuntu spin on it. In either case I’ve grown accustomed to the Activities screen, quickly accessing it pressing the Super key, and using it to switch windows and manage full screen apps on different monitors.
aaaantoine@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•How reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history: Did it, though?English8·2 years agoI see no reason why they couldn’t. There’s even built-in support for bots in the user settings, at least in Lemmy.
Like on Reddit, it will take some moderation to keep the more malicious bots under control in the Fediverse.
How did it take them 80 years to find a bomb in a back yard? Is it a large yard? Was the bomb buried?