Comment Great idea (Score 1) 33
Pan-and-scan like it's 1985
Comment Thank you! (Score 1) 96
Thank you for posting this. I was using Consolas and didn't pay it much mind, other than bumping the font size from 10 to 12 the other day out of necessity.
I tried the IntelOne Mono font and must say works great! Definitely does what they set out to do, and I have no problem with the curly brackets -- they sure are curly, which is, I guess, the point.
Bringing the font size down again proved no problem. Nice one! And, I for one am glad it works on my AMD CPU.
The World's Relentless Demand for Chips Turns Deadly in Malaysia (bloomberg.com) 30
Before this year, no one worried too much about the global supply chain, beyond specialists in the field. The role of developing nations like Malaysia or the Philippines warranted little attention. From a report: But the coronavirus outbreak has been a wake-up call for chief executives, prime ministers and consumers around the world, as shortages disrupted production of everything from iPhones and F-150 pickups to Nike sneakers. The tragedy in Muar shows the little-understood human cost of keeping supply chains running in a pandemic. While politicians in Washington and Paris urge suppliers to step up production of semiconductors and government officials in countries like Malaysia give special exemptions to powerful corporations, employees like Hani put their lives at risk.
The duty of the government is to look after the workers' interest more than the country's or the companies' interest," said Zaid Ibrahim, a former law minister in Malaysia. "Of the three -- the government, companies and workers -- the most vulnerable are the workers. I wish we could have avoided these tragedies." Malaysia is a case study in the conflict between people and profit. The government spent decades attracting foreign investment and diversifying its economy beyond rubber and tin. The country now accounts for 13% of the world's chip testing and packaging, a key step in producing the semiconductors that go into automobiles, smartphones and other devices. Some 575,000 people were employed in the electrical and electronics industry in 2020, working with global chipmakers such as STMicro, Infineon Technologies AG, Intel Corp. and Renesas Electronics.
The duty of the government is to look after the workers' interest more than the country's or the companies' interest," said Zaid Ibrahim, a former law minister in Malaysia. "Of the three -- the government, companies and workers -- the most vulnerable are the workers. I wish we could have avoided these tragedies." Malaysia is a case study in the conflict between people and profit. The government spent decades attracting foreign investment and diversifying its economy beyond rubber and tin. The country now accounts for 13% of the world's chip testing and packaging, a key step in producing the semiconductors that go into automobiles, smartphones and other devices. Some 575,000 people were employed in the electrical and electronics industry in 2020, working with global chipmakers such as STMicro, Infineon Technologies AG, Intel Corp. and Renesas Electronics.
Comment No windows updates? (Score 3, Funny) 226
Sounds good to me!
Comment Direct connect charging? Scalextric, anyone? :) (Score 1) 150
I'm sure there won't be any problems at all with scaling that technology right up.
Comment This is no longer a problem in Asia (Score 1) 287
I am disappointed to hear this is still a problem in the US, but in less affluent countries, where nobody bought ink cartridges because they simply didn't have the money to spend, everyone who frequently prints (including smaller offices) had aftermarket ink tanks fitted, or bought printers pre-fitted with aftermarket ink tanks.
Some companies actually embraced it and started selling printers with ink tanks! Look up the Epson L1455. It has large ink tanks -- about 100ml for CMY and easily 250ml for black! I've had mine for two years. I print a lot including photos and drawings and it has been excellent! It prints and scans A3.
Before that, I had an Epson L210 that I donated to a school when I replaced it with the L1455 because I needed A3 printing. It was excellent as well.
Alas, these printers are not sold in the US, and they won't be -- until the companies are forced to, either by market forces or legislation.. Companies will do anything the law allows to maximize revenue. This applies to "right to repair" as well.
Comment Re:It's NOT remastered. (Score 1) 70
If your ears aren't telling you (ignorance is bliss!) then you can use an oscilloscope. The waveform isn't supposed to be lopped off at the top and bottom, it's supposed to have peaks and valleys. Google "loudness war" for more information -- it's unfortunately been going on since the 1990s. The cleanest, most dynamic popular music CD releases were made 1985-1992. That's a very, very long time ago at this point.
Comment It's NOT remastered. (Score 1) 70
I just tried four random songs claiming to be Ultra HD, including Lady Gaga who is specifically mentioned. It's overcompressed (dynamic compression) loudness war squarewave garbage just like the original releases. There is nothing remastered about this. Do not waste your time.
I wasn't expecting greatness but I was hoping maybe it would be what it says on the tin.. alas not.
Submission + - GE fridges won't unless your filter "authenticates" via DRM (boingboing.net) 1
JustAnotherOldGuy writes: Count GE in on the "screw your customers" bandwagon. Twitter user Shane Morris tweeted, "My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, which means the generic water filter I ordered for $19 doesn't work. My fridge will literally not dispense ice, or water. I have to pay General Electric $55 for a water filter from them." Fortunately, there appears to be a way to hack them to work: How to Hack RWPFE Water Filters for Your GE Fridge. Hacks aside, count me out from ever buying another GE product if it includes anti-customer 'features' like these.
Comment This is kinda disturbing (Score 1) 94
Anyone else thinks this is reminiscent of STVOY: Equinox?
Comment Unused slot pairs? Obvious solution -- overbook! (Score 4, Insightful) 117
Time for Heathrow to overbook the slot pairs then, just in case some airlines don't really use them. Airlines ought to appreciate the treatment, considering how familiar they are with the process!
Comment Re:can it do this? (Score 1) 44
Most important of all, can it do this ?
https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3F...
Comment Visual Studio 6.0 (Score 1) 635
..because it works. There are pitfalls but I know where they are. Unlike every newer version I've ever tried, it gets out of the way and lets me work.
Comment Menu scrolling broken (Score 2) 2219
Biggest problem with the new layout: Menu scrolling broken. The menu stays there consuming real estate as you scroll down every page.
We all know where the "Home" key is on the keyboard and can easily get back to the menu should we need it. Having it always present on the screen is not worth the real estate it consumes. If you make it scroll with the rest of the page (as anything on the page should) then I could probably get used to the new layout.
The right column on the main page is rather too big, but it does go away automatically if you make the window smaller (nice!) so not a big issue. I might have moved the threshold up so that it goes away sooner. At the smallest window width, literally only *half* of the window width is actually used for content, the rest is borders and the right column. That's not enough -- we're here for the content. A smaller right column size for borderline cases would be nice.
I'm Leif and I design (among other things) user interfaces for a living.
Comment They're awesome but not because of the touchscreen (Score 1) 359
I love my convertible tablet laptop, not because of the touchscreen but because of the single screen hinge. The screen swivels around, allowing you to tuck away the keyboard *behind* the laptop, so that you can use an external, proper keyboard (Unicomp EnduraPro for example) while keeping the screen at the correct distance. I wouldn't get things done on the road if it wasn't for this.
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