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[–] v81@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Here I am on my phone. I do not desire this format. And nothing you have posted suggests that anyone wants this format.

All it shows is device, not preference.

Anytime something is recorded wide screen my wish is that it remains in that format, regardless of platform I am on.

If I'm on my phone it takes less than half a second to rotate my screen and view as intended, on my desktop I can't do that.

Also in this case quite a bit of the original was lost, seeing the YouTube version is much better.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Have had this issue myself asking with other DD card related issues.

I can't understand why the pi foundation persist with using SD as the only physically practical storage option.

They're looking post the point of needing a way to snap on reliable EMMC storage, as a default, in a way that doesn't leave a cable or something permanently plugged into a USB port.

Sure, USB is a fine option, but I hate that it's only an option and not a designed default.

Most of us only need 8GB or so for the OS, 8GB or good quality durable EMMC should hardly cost anything.

Other tiny computers and even economy notebooks and Chromebooks already use this.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I'd disagree with this.

VPS is opposed to a dedicated server, and actually is a kind of shared hosting because as a VPS user you a allocated a 'share' of resources on a machine where others also have a 'share' of resources.

Shared housing more typically refers to simpler web hosting where multiple users have their website servers from shared hardware.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The person that made the claim never responded. I don't know what you're talking about.

However I did respond, when I could.

So point stands, an accusation was made without evidence, and that accusation is still there, and now mine and one other post responds to that accusation... that again is without evidence.

My issues is, when I made that last post, why was I asked for a source, but no one asked the person making the claim against DDG for a source?

If the people asking me for a source had also asked the original claimant for a source I'd have no issue.

The practice of asking the counter claimant for a source and not the claimant is rife, unfair, unreasonable and needs to be called out.

If seems far too common to accept a say so when an accusation is made online.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Asking for a source isn't unreasonable in a more important setting.

It's more an issue that no one asks for source for the original accusation.

It's the kind of action that lets baseless and faulty accusations get more traction than the truth.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can buy one with the money saved by pirating

[–] v81@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Is it fair that I have to post a source when someone criticizing doesn't?

I'm just a passing stranger that just happens to have good knowledge about a significant misunderstanding that happened a year ago.

I don't walk around with 'sources' to all of the knowledge I've ever gained hanging out of my back pocket.

This is why "source?" posts are stupid and unreasonable, double so when in response to something where a source was never provided.

Now.. that all said, I do have a moment now that I didn't have previously to provide additional information.

This article... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31490515 ...Is a starting point, and more info can be found with your own search.

The basic gist was that it was claims DDG pass user data that could identify a user to Microsoft from searches, however this was never the case.

I have to allegiance with DDG.. they do an ok job. But I do indeed think it unfair they get continuously accused of wrongdoing, even still to this day as evidenced here.

This is just another case of bad, negative or incorrect information getting more publicity than the facts.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Absolutely.

As convenient as Amazon is for example, how is it fair that one guy profits off the labour of tens of thousands.

Just one example of how the internet has made some things worse, not better.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You suck in 1998?

The power that major tech companies weild combined with the addiction the vast majority of the population have to their products is telling me otherwise.

If anything things have gotten worse. Used to have 6 different supermarket bands in my town, but despite population booming we're now stuck with a duopoly that has 6 shops between them (Coles / Woolworths) and 1 minor left over (Aldi).

That's what I'm seeing as a 40+ Aussie that's lived in the same town all that time.

[–] v81@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (12 children)

Nothing. Just a misunderstanding that blew up.

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