Miscellaneous Tech News
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The real reason that Microsoft is already testing a 2020 Windows release? Azure
Internal platforms have gotten out of sync and need to be realigned.
The core parts of Windows—the kernel, file system, networking stack, hypervisor, security subsystem, and so on—underpin a wide range of Windows variants, including Windows 10, Windows Server 2019, HoloLens, Xbox One, and Azure. According to Foley, Microsoft makes two releases of these core parts each year, in June and December. The various Windows variants build on these dual releases.
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@brandon220 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I installed xcp-ng a couple months ago and it was very nice if you overlook the constant notifications to "upgrade to pro" on XO. I have a few KVM hosts set up and running with no issues, but the backup feature in xcp-ng (XO) makes it appealing to me. The guest backup is one of the most important things to have IMO and I wish KVM made it easier.
Constant notifications on the community version or on the appliance? I barely even notice the little red box. I always leave my XO tab open so I never see the initial welcome message.
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Amazon stops selling Dash buttons
Amazon says it has stopped selling its Dash buttons because shoppers are using other methods to buy products.
The plastic Dash buttons were designed to be stuck around the home and pressed to reorder specific products on Amazon. When the buttons were launched in 2015, Amazon had to reassure the BBC's Dave Lee they were not an April Fool's joke. Amazon said product subscriptions and automatic reordering had since grown in popularity making the buttons unnecessary.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Does it fold in half?! If not I'm not interested! Plebeian technology is rigid, my phone MUST FOLD!
I mean when it unfolds theres a huge crease in the middle...
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@LilAng said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Does it fold in half?! If not I'm not interested! Plebeian technology is rigid, my phone MUST FOLD!
I mean when it unfolds theres a huge crease in the middle...
Is there? I've not seen one close enough yet.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Amazon stops selling Dash buttons
Amazon says it has stopped selling its Dash buttons because shoppers are using other methods to buy products.
The plastic Dash buttons were designed to be stuck around the home and pressed to reorder specific products on Amazon. When the buttons were launched in 2015, Amazon had to reassure the BBC's Dave Lee they were not an April Fool's joke. Amazon said product subscriptions and automatic reordering had since grown in popularity making the buttons unnecessary.
It was a bit of a silly idea.
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@LilAng said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Does it fold in half?! If not I'm not interested! Plebeian technology is rigid, my phone MUST FOLD!
I mean when it unfolds theres a huge crease in the middle...
The Foldable Phones are a great idea, I think -- at least once the prices come down. I definitely wouldn't buy one without seeing how bad that crease is in the middle. If it's not going to affect my ability to see content or use the device, then I might could live with it.
I'm holding out to see if Verizon gets the Galaxy Fold. If not, I may grab the Note 9 since it has the same CPU as the Note 10.
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Foldable is interesting. I wonder if I will love it or find it annoying. Would I prefer smaller, thinner, stronger... or the bigger screen option? Don't know.
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Right now, I want my phone smaller, not bigger. Having a fold makes smaller much harder.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Right now, I want my phone smaller, not bigger. Having a fold makes smaller much harder.
For me, I like reading on my Tablet if I'm doing any serious reading. My phone works for that, but feels too small. It would eliminate me carrying a tablet around when I go places, and a 7" tablet is a lot easier to do things like RDP on than a phone.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@LilAng said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Does it fold in half?! If not I'm not interested! Plebeian technology is rigid, my phone MUST FOLD!
I mean when it unfolds theres a huge crease in the middle...
Is there? I've not seen one close enough yet.
they put it in this box thing so no one could touch it, but people went in close enough to take better pics and you could see a crease
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A crease doesn't surprise me, the material needs to go somewhere, and has to have a crease to ensure a uniform bend.
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@LilAng said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@LilAng said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Does it fold in half?! If not I'm not interested! Plebeian technology is rigid, my phone MUST FOLD!
I mean when it unfolds theres a huge crease in the middle...
Is there? I've not seen one close enough yet.
they put it in this box thing so no one could touch it, but people went in close enough to take better pics and you could see a crease
Probably wanted to keep people away to not see how dumb it is.
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@scottalanmiller I have to have my phones large, like 6 inch screens or I just cant see it and it makes my eyes hurt.
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@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller I have to have my phones large, like 6 inch screens or I just cant see it and it makes my eyes hurt.
I have the Galaxy S9 and am tempted to get the newer model because they have the smaller S10E now. I like it to easily fit in my pocket.
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I also don't use a case for that reason.
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@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller I have to have my phones large, like 6 inch screens or I just cant see it and it makes my eyes hurt.
6” screen is a good size. With iPhones, you can change the display zoom view from standard to zoomed and then increase the text size. I get a good balance using those settings.
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@bnrstnr On the appliance for XO.
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@brandon220 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@bnrstnr On the appliance for XO.
So you downloaded their trial appliance rather than building from source or using the installation script you can find on my GH account.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@jmoore said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller I have to have my phones large, like 6 inch screens or I just cant see it and it makes my eyes hurt.
6” screen is a good size. With iPhones, you can change the display zoom view from standard to zoomed and then increase the text size. I get a good balance using those settings.
I really like the SCREEN size of the old iPhone 5s.
If they had that with like no edge around it, it would be great.
