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- Comment on YouTube considers a daily timer for users looking to cut back on Shorts 1 day ago:
How about fixing the watch history bug so I can swipe left and delete shorts from my history just as I can for normal videos?
(Note to any other person watching YT, curate your watch history! Delete videos you don’t want recommendations from from your watch history, it absolutely works!)
How about removing the Shorts button from the YT app, or at a minimum, disable auto play when I accidentaly tap the button?
- Comment on Do it 1 day ago:
Hell March in my ass?
I mean, should I call in sick tomorrow?
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 6 days ago:
At this point in time, China is just sitting back and laughing as Trump weaken the US.
Remember, don’t correct an enemy as they are making a mistake.
- Comment on he got what he deserved for driving like an idiot 1 week ago:
I really hoped that he had an open sunroof
- Comment on Does not having a (mainstream) social media account make you look suspicious to the authorities? Is it a good idea to have an innocent looking social media account just to look "normal"? 2 weeks ago:
At this point, the feddiverse is growing fast, and demeta/degoogle/dex are not new concepts.
At this point, it isn’t about what service you use, but what you post.
- Comment on Why don’t brands make simpler names? 2 weeks ago:
Dell Ultrasharp 27” 1440p 2024
Using that as a product name will introduce more risk of errors, and for the main consumer, businesses, it makes more sense to use a short product code.
Imagine an IT manager ordering new monitors, they can just call their supplier up and say:
Hey, I need some new monitors, can I order 8 new U2724D monitors and 8 new U2724DE?
Instead of saying
Hey, I need some new monitors, can I order 8 new Dell Ultrasharp 27” 1440p 2024 monitors, and 8 new Dell Ultrasharp 27” 1440p 2024 monitors with the built in dock with networking?
The first one is far easier to parse and make sure you get the stuff you want, the other is far more prone to errors.
This is not even getting into the issues with product databases and inventory management.
- Comment on Why don’t brands make simpler names? 2 weeks ago:
Ok there are often resons for the madness.
Lets look at the naming standard of Dell monitors:
I have a Dell U2724D as my main monitor.
The syntax is [Series][Diagonal Size][Year][Ratio/Resolution][Features]
In my case the code for the Series is “U”
Since about 2010 their standard series has been:
E: Essential - Normally a TN anti glare panel, internal power, simple stand, 3 year warranty.
P: Professional - Normally an IPS anti glare panel, internal power, height/rotate adjustable stand, 3-year warranty.
S: Small Office/Home - Can be IPS, TN or VA panel, usually external power supply, slim stand, 1-year warranty.
U: Ultrasharp - IPS anti glare panel, internal power, height/rotate adjustable base, 3 year warranty.
UP: Ultrasharp with PrimerColor - additional color gamut.
AW: Alienware - High-end gaming
C: Commercial displays - Large format (50"+), for conference rooms and classrooms.
Ok so looking at my monitor, U2724D, we can see that it is from the Ultrasharp series.
The next section is the diagonal size, Dell uses two digits to represent the size, in my case it is 27, so I have a 27" monitor.
Then we come to the year section, this tells us the year the monitor was released, in my case it says 24, so my monitor was released in 2024.
Then we come to the resolution part:
S: standard ratio - 4:3 or 5:4.
no letter: computer widescreen - 16:10
H: HD widescreen - 16:9
W: Ultrawide - 21:9
D: QHD - 1440p
Q: 4K - 2160p
K: 8K - 4320p
In my case, the resolution letter is D, meaning my monitor is a QHD/1440p monitor.
Finally we have come to the Features section:
C: USB-C input - can accept DisplayPort over USB-C.
X: HDMI cable included, instead of standard DsiplayPort cable.
T: Touchscreen
G: nVidia G-sync
F: AMD Freesync
J: Wireless charging stand
Z: Videoconference camera
A: Monitor arm included, no stand
E: Ethernet networking, works like a proper dock.
S: Built in speakers.
My monitor does not have any extra features, but my dad has the U2721DE monitor which has a built in dock and networking.
The reason for the annoying names is to differentiate features, series, year releases and more.
- Comment on Finally, FINALLY! SENPAI NOTICED ME! 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on In Warning Sign for Hollywood, Younger Consumers Are Choosing Creator Content Over Premium TV and Movies 2 weeks ago:
I only really watch one channel about networking/sysadmin: clabretro - youtube.com/@clabretro
Here is a rundown of all my yt subscriptions:
Accursed Farms - Ross Scott’s channel, creator of the Freeman’s Mind series and a leader (?) of the Stop Killing Games movement: youtube.com/@accursed_farms
Alasdair Becket-King - British comedian making funny sketches: youtube.com/@abeckettking
All The Gear - Two former car youtubers, now doing odd challenges, like making a shelter from stuff from poundland, walking across a country in a day, camping on a roundabout and more: youtube.com/@allthe_gear
Anders Enger Jensen - A Norwegian guy making great synth music: youtube.com/@andersengerjensen
Barely Sociable - Well made videos about darker subjects: youtube.com/@barelysociable
Behind The Bastards - Podcast about bad people: youtube.com/@behindthebastards
Bigclivedotcom - A scotsman reviewing cheap Chinese electronics, experimenting with carbonating alcohol and more all in a calm voice: youtube.com/@bigclivedotcom
BobbyBroccoli - A guy making videos about science scandals and controversies: youtube.com/@bobbybroccoli
Brain Blaze - Simon Whistler making videos about fun topics: youtube.com/@brainblaze6526
Brick Experiment Channel - A Finish guy building Lego in silence, he has built several working radio controlled submarines, a working Lego drone and more: youtube.com/@brickexperimentchannel
Bright Sun Films - Documentaries about abandoned places, bankrupt companies snd cancelled projects: youtube.com/@brightsunfilms
- Comment on In Warning Sign for Hollywood, Younger Consumers Are Choosing Creator Content Over Premium TV and Movies 3 weeks ago:
I’d rather spend 30-45 min watching a guy my age working in their homelab with enterprise equipment from the early 2000s than watch most modern movies
- Comment on 3's grip looks the most comfy 3 weeks ago:
Eh, it means that I won’t steal your pen, calm down
- Comment on 3's grip looks the most comfy 3 weeks ago:
Number 6, I like how the ink flows
- Comment on How would you do this Technically? 4 weeks ago:
This can probably only be enforced legally, not technologically…
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- Comment on why is EVERYTHINGGGGG behind a paywall? 5 weeks ago:
I am a hobby photographer, and I am interested in some photo editing software, I heard great things about DoX Photo Lab, and wanted to check it out, I am not opposed to paying for software, if I get a perpetual license for a version, ok, they have that, looks good, so I try and find a trial version, ah, sweet they have that as well!
But I need to register to get access to download it…
Sigh…
Just allow me to get a trial version without registring, then I can decide later if I want it, I have bought several programs this way!
The only thing you will accomplish with forcing a registration on me in this case is a database full of temp emails…
STOP. DOING. THIS.
- Comment on How do you think smartphone manufacturers will comply with EU's replaceable battery regulation? 5 weeks ago:
I need to see the regulations before I make a prediction.
- Comment on Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford was 'fuelled' by Andrew Tate videos before rape and murders, court told 5 weeks ago:
I’d be fine with smaller forums run by nerds on their own servers.
- Comment on Prepare For Discord To Get Way Worse [Kotaku] 5 weeks ago:
What is called a “Discord Server” isn’t a server as we know it, it is more of a hub of services that all runs on Discord’s systems.
- Comment on Why are entertainers paid so much? 5 weeks ago:
- The entertainment industry is not known to it’s job security, the earnings need to cover downtime as well.
- Agents, artists have agents who get them their jobs, from what I understand they are often paid a percentage of the fee that the artist charge, so not all money goes to the artists pocket. The agent also knows the industry and how much an artist is worth to the productions, if a movie has a famous actor, it can be a huge draw and vastly increase earnings, since the actor is a draw, they should be compensated well.
- When an artist gets well known in the industry, they have many more opportunities, so productions need to pay more to get the artist they want, this means booking a schedule way ahead in the future, blocking that time off from other projects.
- It can be VERY physically demanding to change their appearance from role to role, one role might require the actor to play an overweight character and shortly after that production wraps they may need to play a character in near physical prime.
Note that I am not an actor or artist, I am an IT guy who has little inside knowledge, though this should be a reasonable explanation of what is going on
- Comment on What are You Working on Wednesday 5 weeks ago:
General IT guy, currently working on establishing my presence on Pixelfed:
@stoy@metapixl.com
I started a new job last year and it has been intense, I have had little energy to work on my photography hobby, though I have bought a few key components.
Untill I land and start finding more energy on my days off I sm reposting older photos mixed with some new photos
- Comment on Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic 1 month ago:
What, there has been a huge reaction to this!
- Comment on Anyone remember this? 1 month ago:
Apparently yes.
- Comment on wyd in this situation 1 month ago:
Clearly a spam call, ignore
- Comment on I still got it 1 month ago:
rips off mask, exposing horrible insect head
“How did you know?”
- Comment on I still got it 1 month ago:
Then you ask your friend for some sugar in water…
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- Comment on What can I actually do with 64 GB or RAM? 1 month ago:
Excellent!
- Comment on What can I actually do with 64 GB or RAM? 1 month ago:
You can install it in a compatible computer.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Well then he cut down the emissions per seat drastically!
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
It is correct that we only have one life, but so does everyone else including children…
Why is his life so much more important than others?
