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- Comment on Is it generally safe to walk through a field of cows? 5 days ago:
In addition to the other comments here: Don’t run near cows. Quite often, they will start running with you, which is very impressive and dangerous at the same time. Cows generally are faster than you for the first few hundred meters at least.
- Comment on Something from the old days 1 week ago:
I guess this is not because of how good the “AI” is, but because it automatically gets note resources than any human player.
- Comment on Why is End of Life of an OS bad for an average user? 3 weeks ago:
It seems like part of your thinking is: Why would a criminal invest effort to attack an average John Doe? The answer is: With a popular (widely used) operating system, the effort goes close to zero. Attacks can be automated, so they will be. Also, even if they are not interested in your data, they will be interested in other benefits they gain from controlling your computer:
- Computing power e.g. for Bitcoin mining
- Your internet connection to attack other computers via yours, taking your computer to hide their identity and location. This is commonly done as DDOS for blackmailing businesses or silencing websites. Or for sending spam or fake reviews.
- Your identity. If they can get your name, they can order stuff on your name, which will get you a bad credit score or even criminal charges (identity theft)
- Access to your local network. Many devices are easier to hack via local network access than from the internet. A criminal who took control of your computer could for example take over your “smart” appliances or WiFi printer.
- Comment on Underrepresentation 3 weeks ago:
I find it weird that some people call LGBTQI+ life a “sin”. On the other hand, some christian denominations accept and have gay priests. The people calling LGBTQI+ life a “sin” seem to me more like extremists in a “christian” trenchcoat.
- Comment on What is the absolute max level of ear protection you can get? 3 weeks ago:
This is partially correct, partially wrong.
As many have commented, flipping a signal by 180° cancels it out. However, this is only true for static noise though. Transient noise cannot be canceled out completely, because you would need to see into the future to know which signals to play to cancel out the noise.
The ANC headphones I own mainly cancel noise through passive shielding of the ears. The “active” noise canceling feature is not contributing a lot.
- Comment on Anon gets unwanted attention 4 weeks ago:
Does she slay vampires? 😉
- Comment on What are these elongated rectangles in the water area? 5 weeks ago:
Maybe the name (arabic: الخضيرة, English Al Khidayrah) helps.
- Comment on Some are though. 5 weeks ago:
As long as it is not Papyrus www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ
- Comment on Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo 5 weeks ago:
That sounds a bit as if you were saying: The plebs shall wait for the joy of the wealthy.
- Comment on Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo 5 weeks ago:
Nope. It’s just an unnecessary label which provides no additional features, i.e. no benefits. You can have Dolby sound without the Dolby label.