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beerbaron23
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Comment #19710493
That is dependent on your IRC client not on IRC itself, just use a more robust client. I use Textual and it provides embedded previews of pictures and video directly in the chat wi…
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Comment #17932377
If you are going amplified computer speakers (or any speakers for that matter) make sure you buy a set that enables you to hear all the sounds in your music. You can even indulge, …
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Comment #17932061
I'm wondering this very same thing, now that Reddit has been flooded with Teens, Meme's, Dueches, Knobs and Troglodytes... I am seeking a Reddit alternative that features semi inte…
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Comment #17931238
That creating your own redundant Linux distro based on an existing one for bragging rights is not the only option!
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Comment #17931208
I vote Portland, Boston or Swastica, Ontario
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Comment #17931201
This plan worked for this dude, worth a shot :P https://np.reddit.com/r/casualiama/comments/2lbqym/traveled_...
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Comment #17924009
DSLR Photography? Sure it does, CaptureOne is superior in most regards, especially in the commercial landscape. Although on the Linux side Darktable just isn't there yet
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Comment #17043030
> Lower tier isp’s usually pay the big guys for peering. In most all cases they don't peer with the "big guys" they simply refuse. What they do is peer up with the local public pee…
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Comment #17042736
Your ISP will physically link up to peering exchanges in the closest major city. There are public exchanges and private exchanges, for instance my ISP is Electronic Box and they ar…
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Comment #15941121
Waaaay too much false information (or lack of) by the author and respondents here.If people would read before installing things they would be aware of this. It is right out in the …
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Comment #15700824
There certainly is hardware acceleration in Firefox on Linux, more then likely it has been disabaled because of your configueration/set-up/drivers. To turn it on go into your "abou…
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Comment #15685721
I'm guessing people still running XP are running Firefox or Chrome anyways, I'm not sure if IE8 can even render most pages on the internet. That would be like trying to surf the ne…
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Comment #15666861
Agreed with everything said here, I think the worst thing above all is that most call centers are outsourced and get paid by the amount of inbound calls taken per hour and hold tim…
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Comment #15666623
Very much so, in all the call centers I've worked in there was no "complaints department" we are just told to listen to the customer, relate with their concerns and tell them it wi…
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Comment #15666428
What is happening is that they are telling you to restart it and to call back later because that's there main goal, to get you off the phone asap in any way possible. Most of the t…
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Comment #15666330
having worked for many large companies in call centers I'll tell you why this happens, In the call center, when you call in, our number one goal is to get you off the phone ASAP. E…
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Comment #14746213
During login try picking X.org instead of Wayland, you probably have something that doesn't play nice with Wayland yet.
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Comment #14746167
In my many adventures testing out all the Plasma based distro's, OpenSUSE was the most stable and polished version of Plasma available right now.
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Comment #14744072
Defiantly not totally true, I have multiple accounts on the mac store and I've never once been asked for a credit card, I download free apps via the store at will. If that bothers …
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Comment #14743996
I will say it's mostly due to the amount of effort creating power-saving features in OSX that are not present in other OS's. It's quite interesting all the little things they do to…
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Comment #14439141
Errrr Android ART is a VM and no you can't write games in C/C++ on Android. While technically it can be done it's pretty much impossible to get it off the ground and running becaus…
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Comment #14427818
Same engine but it is tweaked heavily to run lighter and they have a nice power saving mode as well. Watch out for Opera's add block, it works through a proxy to compress data, thu…
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Comment #14427790
If saving battery life is your goal then run Safari, nothing can touch it. Although Opera does now have a mobile energy saving mode you should check out.
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Comment #14427778
But they are tracking and spying on their users and using strong arming tactics to keep the "Chrome" branding. Firefox has been faster and uses less resources for a good while now …
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Comment #14373220
Yeah, some users created a channel on Soulseek and it's now the biggest channel on it.