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Google Chrome getting one-tap notification unsubscribe, starting on Pixel
  • That’s not a Firefox exclusive feature, Chromium browsers have also had this for years.

    The people this new option benefits most aren’t the type to go into settings to look for the option you’re talking about.

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    Google Chrome getting one-tap notification unsubscribe, starting on Pixel
  • Old people and the less tech literate, and it really does ruin their devices.

    So many folks’ impulse is to press the bold option on a prompt without reading what they’re agreeing to.

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    The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
  • There will certainly be areas where the trail disappears, but tracking isn’t necessarily about locating every individual footfall.

    With an understanding of movement and behavior, one can make inferences about where the animal went to find and follow the next sign.

    Even moving over rock or packed soil, sign is left. You may not be able to perceive it yourself, but to someone who spends hours a day reading and studying the ground over the span of years, those subtle differences are perceptible.

    An animal will eventually reach a place to stop and rest, but with repeated interruption that rest won’t count for much.

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    What is something you would like to see in a game?
    1. Character creation

    2. A hairstyle option that is actually a toupee. If your character is hit / impacted / falls / etc, the toupee can sometimes fall off l. The character suffers a debuff until they pick it back up or buy a new one. It is not apparent during character creation that what the player is selecting is a toupee, and the mechanic is not explained in any way.

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    I'm the developer of WalkScape, the RuneScape inspired fitness MMORPG where you progress by walking IRL. We're now accepting more people to the Closed Beta!
  • Just got admitted to the closed beta a few weeks back and have been absolutely loving it :]

    This is everything I want from a gamified step counter with none of the things I don’t want!

    Looking forward to push notifications to help me remember to queue up the next activity when the last one is complete

    Thank you so much for making this!

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    Victoria (2015) - a film recorded in a single take. Highly recommended.
  • While the two are alone inside, Sonne notices a piano, tinkles a bit on it and then dares Victoria to also play something

    Victoria pissfingers

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    Sony's PC obsession continues with in-depth DualSense Edge customisation on your PC
  • The last two generations of Playstation and Xbox controllers have all used the same Alps joystick modules.

    Elite Series 2 is the only exception I know of, I haven’t taken apart the Dualsense Edge so that one could be different too.

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    6800XT connected to PSU via single cable
  • The concern is that really running too much current / many amps through too thin of a cable risks melting the cable, which can in turn cause a short and fry things.

    For a cable meeting the minimum specification, for one 8-Pin PCI connector it would be rated to handle about 12A / 150W. L

    Your card can draw up to 300W. If your second PCI power connector is a “pigtail” off of the first, then the first run of cable is taking about 25A at full load.

    If the cables are thick and overbuilt, that’s bot really an issue. If the cables are thinner and have a lower current rating, they could melt.

    Best practice is to split the connections across the power supply’s available ports.

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    How good is the Steam Deck really? (Not a gamer)
  • I have a gaming PC with an R7 5800X and an RTX 3080 hooked up to a 38” Ultrawide monitor

    Since I got my Steam Deck, the PC setup mostly collects dust. Being able to lay on the couch and play games while watching TV shows with my SO became a lot more appealing than going into another room to sit upright at a desk. Games in bed while watching Saturday morning cartoons? Yes please!

    As far as games are concerned, the majority of things run at acceptable framerates. For the exceptions, you can always stream from a PC over the network and the battery life is incredible when you play that way. This also applies to games with restrictive anti-cheat.

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    Me but ublock origin
  • I’m pretty sure those ads also have to meet certain criteria though.

    Using ABP, I’ve never had a popup ad, full page ad, auto-playing video, or other intrusive form of advertisement. The “acceptable ads” have been quiet and out of the way in what would otherwise be empty space.

    With the understanding that some websites and content creators are entirely reliant on ad revenue, I prefer to have those filtered down to those that don’t provide a burdensome experience.

    I will say that having a new tab open with a solicitation for a donation / “premium” every single update (so almost daily) is irritating and they better knock that shit off if they don’t want to alienate users.

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    Upgrading an office PC for gaming
  • Well, for starters, if you build it you can have whatever aesthetic you want. In the process, you’ll learn how all the pieces fit together and will be in a better position to perform your own repairs. You also get warranty terms of 3 or more years on the individual parts.

    With an OEM Prebuilt, you’re usually limited to a one year warranty (in the US). Not all “office desktops” consist entirely of proprietary parts. Lenovo and Dell publish their service manuals, so you should be able to see if a system you are considering uses a standard ATX Power Supply (for example). Depending on your performance target, some RTX3050 cards will run entirely off of the 75W provided through the PCI slot. They’ll also have “office PCs” with graphics cards in them, meaning they’re technically fit for playing games even though they’re bot marketed as such. Ultimately, “Gamer” aesthetic is really just part of “Gamer” marketing.

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    Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11
  • It is, Secure boot and the TPM must both be enabled.

    If you check Msinfo32 / “System Information” with admin rights, there is a “device encryption” listing that maybhave additional information.

    There are rare instances where a device won’t support automatic encryption due to “Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected” which requires a registry tweak to work around

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    Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11
  • It backs up to the Microsoft Account

    Still, some people create an @outlook.com email, set up no recovery options, forget the password, and find themselves locked out.

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    Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11
  • […] device encryption will be enabled by default when you first sign in or set up a device with a Microsoft account or work / school account.

    For devices with a TPM, this has literally been the case since Windows 10 1803 back in 2018.

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