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dan1101 , 7 months ago to technology in A bride to be discovers a reality bending mistake in Apple's computational photography

However I think most cameras and most people traditionally have wanted the most accurate photos possible. If the camera is outputting fiction that can be a big problem.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to news in The threat of respiratory illnesses is underway, CDC director says, and hospitalizations are on the rise

Is this the darkest timeline? No, we aren’t wearing goatees.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to linux_gaming in Linux Gaming beyond Steam: Building native support for GOG, Epic, and more

But free games. It’s not too bad with Heroic Launcher, can install with that and then add to Steam.

dan1101 , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to news in GM sees $9.3 billion hit from labor deals, outlines $10 billion stock buyback

Sorta, but I think buying the stock is a way to prevent the stock from going down. And they are betting it will go up in the long run and they can resell at a profit.

dan1101 , 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to news in West Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry’s Messes

They 100% will get stuck with the mess. Already are. The mining companies can just reorganize or declare bankruptcy if pressed. I feel like it’s the same thing with the fracking industry, perhaps it can be done safely but who is there every day to ensure it is, and who is left with the polluted groundwater once the company is done pumping the gas?

dan1101 , 7 months ago to technology in Google caught placing big-brand ads on hardcore porn sites, report says

If Google had actual people curate the ads and where those ads were displayed then this shouldn’t happen.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to games in Two games free on Epic Games - Jitsu Squad and Mighty Fight Federation

Steam links:

store.steampowered.com/app/1522080/Jitsu_Squad/

…steampowered.com/…/Mighty_Fight_Federation/

dan1101 , 7 months ago to technology in Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law

Yes, ads on traditional media websites are just cancerous, can’t stand to browse a traditional media site without an ad blocker. It can’t help their reputation to show such crap on their site.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to technology in Microsoft is reportedly auto-installing the HP Smart app on Windows 10 and 11 PCs

That would explain why my Win10 desktop recently had an HP popup. There is a HP printer in the building but I’ve never printed to it from the desktop.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to technology in Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online law

If Google is just publishing headlines and directing traffic to news sites it seems like too much.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to android in Google Maps rolls out new colors on Android, iOS, and web

IMO the new green is harsh and not good.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to memes in Need to update the meme

I hope Putin is in there too.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to technology in Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout

Apparently you can order it but you still have to go to a dealer to settle the deal and pick it up. So, lame.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to news in Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow votes to ban use of Confederate flag

There is also a Glasgow in Virginia, a small town. Probably named that because of Scottish immigrants. And it’s the sort of place early country music would have came from.

dan1101 , 7 months ago to news in Grand Ole Opry in Glasgow votes to ban use of Confederate flag

Appalachia (mountain range down the East coast of USA) is where much country music came from, and in the early days was largely settled by Scots and Irishmen.