* Posts by binary

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Microsoft CEO whinges about Google's default search deals

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The pot calls the kettle black?!

Microsoft on its knees. I love it! Life is good!

Microsoft adds features to Windows 11 monthly – managing it is your problem

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Best Windows management: Don't use it!

I practice what I preach: Stopped using Windows long ago. There are much better alternatives.

Microsoft to move some Teams features to more costly 'Premium' edition

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Teams?!

WTF is Microsoft 365? Be nice...

Mozilla drags Microsoft, Google, Apple for obliterating any form of browser choice

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Re: Firefox not ready for heavy work

If you want an unbiased opinion about why Firefox can't perform 'heavy work,' you need to find this out for yourself, if you can't, you can get by with Firefox. My work load may not equal your work load so, if you are happy with Firefox, it's OK, nothing wrong with that.

I tried many Firefox, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi versions to replace Google Chrome but I always came back to Chrome because whoever designed Chrome, did good homework. If you need more proof that Chrome is better, Microsoft 'borrowed it,' too :).

I find it pitiful that the inability of Mozilla to beat Google Chrome resulted in their shameless blaming of everyone else but themselves.

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Firefox sucks! Mozilla blames the successful products but, it still sucks!

It so happens that I just removed the Firefox browser from my computer 10 minutes before reading this article. Firefox, for me, is still buggy and unreliable, not ready for real heavy work. It so happens that Google Chrome doesn't have Firefox's annoying glitches. Shame on Mozilla for blaming the world for their mediocre product.

Meta accused of breaking the law by secretly tracking iPhone users

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No surprise here...

The benefits of Meta/Facebook: If you still use this mediocre platform, can't feel sorry for you.

MX Linux 21.2: Middleweight Debian-based distro is well worth a look

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MX Linux... Worth a Look

MX Linux is worth much more than just a look. I've used this distro for a few years now and found out that it's just as good - if not better and more functional - than Windows 11. After using Redhat, SUSE, Fedora, Manjaro, and the not-so-ready-for-prime-time Linux Mint, I think MX Linux should be the choice for Linux users. Ninety nine Linux distros listed below MX Linux, in my opinion, should be tossed in the garbage, but then, what will the Distrowatch maintainers do? :(

Chips still down for Toyota: Low semiconductor supplies dampen output

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Chip Shortage for Toyota...

Car dealers are trying to maximize profits as a result. Many of these dealers - if you are not careful or if you are desperate to buy a car - will rip you off. In these hard times, if you pay the asking sticker price of the car, you are doing OK.

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/08/30/1119715886/inside-the-rise-of-stealerships-and-the-shady-economics-of-car-buying

General Motors charges mandatory $1,500 fee for three years of optional car features

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Re: Unwanted subscriptions

You can be in America but don't have to buy GM products

Google gets the green light to flood US Gmail inboxes with political spam

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Re: Forward it on the FCC

Excellent idea, however, many of us need the link where the FCC can accept such forwards.

Too little, too late: Intel's legacy is eroding

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Too little, too late: Intel's legacy is eroding

Every good thing has an end.

Intel experiences another kind of meltdown

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Intel experiences another kind of meltdown

Once upon a time, "Intel Inside" meant something to people. Not anymore. My current Ryzen inside is by far better and faster than any current Intel CPU's. Times have changed, time for Intel to adapt...

Tim Hortons offers free coffee and donut to settle data privacy invasion claims

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Tim Horton's (crappy) free coffee...

The worst coffee sold in the US I ever tasted, came from Tim Hortons. We need to send them back to Canada!

Samsung has 24Gbps GDDR6 ready for higher-performance graphics cards

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Samsung rubbish

If my failed Samsung refrigerator and, vertical lines on my 65" Samsung TV, are any indication of Samsung quality, please keep your 24Gbps GDDR6. They probably are as unreliable as the rest of your products. Give them to China

Apple's new MacBook Air: Is the jump to M2 silicon worth another $200?

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Is the jump to M2 silicon worth another $200?

I never liked Apple products so, anything they make is worthless to me.

China rallies support for Kylin Linux in war on Windows

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Re: ChAOSIC thinking?

"At least with Linux you can examine the source code..." Really? I'll bet my left nut that most Linux users are not capable of examining source code.

Remember, every OS, browser, Android, iPhone, are all built with spying on you in mind regardless of where they are made. Though, I would never ever trust a Chinese Linux even if I had the capability to examine its source code.

Brave roasts DuckDuckGo over Bing privacy exception

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Brave CEO Brendan Eich is a hypocrite!

Mr. Eich, jealousy won't get you anywhere!

In my view, your browser, Brave (not!) - which I tried like probably everyone else here - is just as abysmal for a browser as the duck one. I suspect your jealousy because the duck may have more users? This is what it's all about, isn't it?

Thunderbird is coming to Android – in K-9 Mail form

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Why do I need another app to spy on me?

I use an Android and perfectly happy with Gmail, which works well and seamlessly with my Android, and iPhone before that. Why is Thunderbird necessary/needed? More clutter? Just like the browsers for Android, they all suck so why do need so many of them? They won't all fit where the sun don't shine.

Google calculates Pi to 100 trillion digits

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Google calculates Pi to 100 trillion digits

Whoopty-do. So what? Where are the benefits other than a mention in the Reg?

I love the Linux desktop, but that doesn't mean I don't see its problems all too well

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Too Many Linux Distros Lessens Its Value!

"We have many excellent Linux desktop distros, which means none of them can gain enough market share to make any real dent in the overall market."

Exactly! The reason no one picks up coconuts in the streets of Miami is because there are tons of them laying in the streets, which diminishes their value so no one cares.

After using Redhat, SUSE, Manjaro, and Mint, I found that Mx Linux does everything better for me than the rest, so I am done with pointless installations of distros.

Distrowatch can, and should bring up Linux' value by ignoring the wannabees past the top three distros posted on its site.

Makers of ad blockers and browser privacy extensions fear the end is near

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Re: Does anyone need more justification

If you think Firefox is the Virgin Mary of browsers, you are extremely naive :(

All browsers slurp data, that's the reason their maker create them. If you fear your data being shared by others, stay off the Internet.

Sick of Windows but can't afford a Mac? Consult our cynic's guide to desktop Linux

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MxLinux...?

This distro is really, really good. Worth mentioning?

How Intel can use its Granulate acquisition to maintain cloud footprint

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If Intel can...easily demonstrate how its silicon differentiates from competitors

Sorry, Intel, not to me. Used a few generations of Xeons in the past but since I switched to AMD Ryzen, I stopped looking back.

FTC says Frontier lied about its internet speeds amid $8.5m settlement

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Re: Another fraud...

Good point.

AT&T ripped me off the same way. I was paying for 20 Mbs and was getting only 3 Mbs. It's sad that these below-par companies got away with such scam for so long.

Microsoft backtracks on lack of easy Windows browser choice

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There are *many* other, and better OS options

With all the free, and better OS options available today, I no longer have to use Windows to do my work so I no longer have to waste energy complaining every time Microsoft regurgitates.

Distributor dumps Kaspersky to show solidarity with Ukraine

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Re: For what it’s worth

Good for you. Besides, I don't trust the Russians.

Since the Russian people seem to tolerate Vladimir Putin, I believe that anything made in Russia should be avoided and dumped. Our liquor stores dumped all Russian Vodkas.

Russian IT pros flee Putin, says tech lobby group

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Fleeing Putin

Who will fight suka (bitch in Russian) Putin if everyone is leaving?

File Explorer fiasco: Window to Microsoft's mixed-up motivations

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Re: Irritation and security flaws are an intentional feature

No need to put up with irritation, security flaws, or pay fees to use software. There are fantastic alternatives to Adobe, and now Windows 11. That is, if you live in the free world and not Russia :(

Microsoft freshens up its in-house container Linux, CBL-Mariner

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Microsoft freshens up...Linux, CBL-Mariner

This is good news for Windows users who are insecure ditching Windows. As for me, not so much.

Microsoft slides ads into Windows Insiders' File Explorer

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"...abuse Microsoft users are willing to take.

Better them than me...

FYI: If the latest Windows 11 really wants to use Edge, it will use Edge no matter what

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Re: Great plan

I, too, use Linux over Windows. "Linux," as we know it, means three things if I remember correctly: deb, rpm, and Arch packages and - they are not compatible with each other.

If I was a developer, I wouldn't waste precious time developing for all three packages. As I finally found a Linux distro that I feel comfortable to work with, essential programs lacking support because the package I need is not available - because I am using the 'wrong' Linux distro.

To solve this annoying problem, Linux developers should pick and work on the best of the three existing Linux distributions otherwise, methinks that Linux will never grow to be anything worthwhile other that a meaningless number on Distrowatch.

Facebook fined £50m in UK for 'conscious' refusal to report info and 'deliberate failure to comply' during Giphy acquisition probe

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Facebook reeks despite the name change

In the U.S., it's a common practice of failed companies to change their name in times of failure and hope that business will keep running as usual. The problems with this, though, as I see it, if they decided to call "sh*t" a "rose," the "rose" will still smell like "sh*t," so why bother?

How about Bacefook? Zucfook? Zucwhimp? Zucwuss?

Whatever it ends up being, it will always smell like a rose.

Want to check out Windows 11 but don't want to buy a new PC? Here's how to bypass the hardware requirements

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Who needs Windows when Linux can do more?

Tried to bypass the hardware requirements per this article on my laptop with an i7 processor but it's impossible. On a second thought, I realize that I'd be better off using Linux on my laptop.

Facebook far too consumed by greed to make itself less harmful to society, whistleblower tells Congress

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Re: "Facebook’s algorithms [..] put immense profit before safety and society"

Why is it a surprise suddenly that Facebook prioritizes profits over safety and well beings of its users? Wasn't this a known fact to all of us since its inception? For me it was. The sad and bleak future of all those who use Facebook to 'socialize,' will keep Facebook operating as if 'whistlers' are just attention seekers.

Microsoft's Edge browser for Linux hits the Beta Channel ... if you're into that kind of thing

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MS Edge for Linux? Why?!

I refuse to use MS Edge in Windows 10 so what is the purpose using it with Linux? Chrome and Firefox do everything I need. Why Edge?

LibreOffice 7.1 beta boasts impressive range of features let down by a lack of polish and poor mobile efforts

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LibreOffice and other word processors

Google Docs is the best, and only word processor I use. Never liked LibreOffice

Windows to become emulation layer atop Linux kernel, predicts Eric Raymond

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Re: Edge using chromium

I drink Coke, never Pepsi because Pepsi is an imitation who wants to be as big as Coke. I use Chrome and not Edge because, Edge is an imitation who wants to be as big as Chrome. The whole Windows should be rewritten using the more efficient Linux then, I'll consider it.

No more installing Microsoft's Chromium-centered Edge by hand: Windows 10 will do it for you automatically

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Windows 10 Will Do It For You... not necessarily

If you don't want the new Edge automatically installed, you need to download a file from Microsoft (it has a .cmd extension) and run it as administrator:

EdgeChromium_Blocker.cmd [<machine name optional>] [/B] [/U] [/H]

/B= block distribution

/U = unblock distribution

/H= Displays the following summary help:

This tool can be used to remotely block or unblock the delivery of

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) through Automatic Updates.

DirectX comes to Linux (via WSL2): Microsoft unveils tricks needed to flash a GPU at a penguin

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No, no... I don't want to run Linux apps on Windows, I want to run Windows apps on Linux.

What do you call megabucks Microsoft? No really, it's not a joke. El Reg needs you

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Re: I'll give it a go...

I use Linux so why should I give a sh*t?

'Literally a paperweight': Bose users fume at firmware update that 'doesn't fix issues'

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Re: There’s a reason people say

It makes sense to me what BOSE stands for. I owned a BOSE speaker set in the past and was very disappointed with the sound output. Please note that BOSE never reveals the output frequency of their speakers. I can't understand why the REG calls BOSE products "Lexus." I am assuming it refers to the 2002 Lexus SC 430 which is rated 3rd worst car ever made:

https://www.thestreet.com/story/12927306/1/the-10-worst-cars-of-all-time.html

It's Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Tech industry speaks its brains on Brexit-monger's victory

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YES, he IS that stupid!

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Re: Disaster

Shall we ask Trump? Surely he knows...

Enjoying that 25Mbps internet speed, America? Oh, it's just 6Mbps? And you're unhappy? Can't imagine why

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AT&T throttles data, beware!

We had AT&T for a little over a year. We paid for 25 MB/s until, they got caught several times providing only 3 MB/s. Not to mention their service is very unreliable due to data throttling. The best way to put it, we found their service inadequate.

One man went to mow a meadow, hoping Trump would spot giant grass snake under flightpath

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Please, keep Trump

My dear fellow Brits.

Thanks for entertaining the grafters.Can you please, please, keep them over there permanently? Thanks a bunch!

The Year Of Linux On The Desktop – at last! Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 brings the Linux kernel into Windows

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Microsoft has things backwards!

Instead of running Linux in Windows, Microsoft would be much better off if it dumped Windows completely - because Windows will never be better than Linux - and develop its own version of Linux. Only then, I'll give Microsoft a try. Windows 10 right now, is a complete drag.

Mark Zuckerberg did everything in his power to avoid Facebook becoming the next MySpace – but forgot one crucial detail…

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Re: "No one likes an asshole"

Correction: when considering those who voted for Trump, they like an asshole and, all those who still congregate on Facebook also like Zuckerberg/Sandberg assholes considering all the negative publications involving Facebook.

Facebook's CEO on his latest almighty Zuck-up: OK, we did try to smear critics, but I was too out-of-the-loop to know

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Facebook is bad for your health!

The easiest way to eliminate Facebook, is the way we did Usenet: disjoin. Difficult to do if you are a tobacco-chewer.

Western Digital: And when I pull the covers off, behold as NAND becomes virtual DRAM

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Is two really three?

"Western Digital is consolidating its brand names into two classes: consumer, and enterprise and commercial."

Now I am really confused...?

Windows 10 1809: Now arriving on a desktop near you (if you want it)

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Windows arriving on a desktop near you...

After all these years, watching the paint dry on the wall while waiting for the Windows update slugs to finish their slow chore, I still wonder what "improvements" is Microsoft talking about?