Lucky you didn’t buy the 2011 Macbook Pro like me. The GPUs on this model terminally overheated due to a manufacturing fault. Not the premium experience I was expecting!
I bought a Sebo X1.1 vacuum cleaner when i moved into my own place in the late 90s.
I have had all sorts of dyson models and bagless & cordless is very convenient, especially for stairs. But nothing beats the brute force suction of that Sebo. Its still going strong today
You could sidestep the issue by modifying the bios to disable the AMD chip, and only use intel integrated video. That did work to give you a somewhat usable laptop & retrieve your data. When you fork out for an Apple product though that is precisely the kind of thing you want to avoid!
YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?
Everyone’s rushing to implement/improve AI. AI needs a ton of data, Reddit/Twitter are good available sources. Reddit/Twitter would prefer to sell this data as opposed to having it gathered from under them by bots, for free.
I think that’s why Twitter and Reddit are rushing to restrict access (directly or through the API).
Youtube are just aggressively serving you ads, and limiting ways for you to circumvent ads. I think that’s just what they do as they have the market sewn up
From Wikipedia, "A practical effect is a special effect produced physically, without computer-generated imagery or other post-production techniques."...
More and more I go back to the 3ds (well 2ds in my case) for playing the classics. With a grip it is just really comfy and there's a ton of games and rereleases for it.
Only issue I played Samus Returns (brilliant) and noticed if you need to ride the shoulder buttons for any length of time it gets crampy. But that's true of most handhelds.
France passes bill to allow police remotely activate phone camera, microphone, spy on people (gazettengr.com)
What are some of the best purchases of your life?
For me it has to be:...
Why all of a sudden tech companies are not being favorable to their users?
YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?
What's Your Favorite Star Trek Practical Effect Species
From Wikipedia, "A practical effect is a special effect produced physically, without computer-generated imagery or other post-production techniques."...
Favourite game music?
Ok continuing on from my last thread, he's a different question....
Which childhood videogame is your playing tradition?
Every year, I will put christmas music and sit to play Super Mario Bros on the NES at least once, since I grew up with it.
Remove one letter from the title of a video game; what is the plot now?
Final Fantas - people fighting over the last cans of Fanta in the world....