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rand49an

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    Comment #33952680

    I'd love to see the same for a CSR4 module, those are very weird.

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    Comment #33892499

    If it's the matt grey that you can get certain Skoda models in, I have to say, I disagree. I think its eye catching and different.

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    Comment #33691315

    I've had a Withings Steel HR (was briefly owned by Nokia) for 5 years and would recommend it to anyone. About £150 new, still achieves a month plus battery and in that time all I'v…

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    Comment #33652157

    It might be worth trying the Insync client instead of the official OneDrive one as I've found that quite slow to sync large libraries. It's far more customisable and runs on Linux …

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    Comment #33328278

    > I would admit that it would take many years to make a dent, but there's no rush to it. Windows seems a sitting duck. Nobody, including Microsoft, seems to care about it. Microsof…

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    Comment #33106666

    But then you have to deal with conflicts in a sensible way that won't lose users files and make it simple enough for people to choose which files to synchronise.

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    Comment #33093610

    > I know people that don't think raising the minimum wage basically just causes inflation. They're just wondering why apartments in undesirable areas became 3x more expensive when …

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    Comment #33032701

    So you'd prefer to see millions in negative equity unable to sell while companies buy up the ones that are repossessed? I think that would actually be worse than the current situat…

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    Comment #32470688

    Because WiFi is only trying to fix one problem: connect your device to a local network. Bluetooth has hundreds of different use-cases.

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    Comment #32438252

    Anything between 5 and 10 degrees average rise will kill all life on earth.

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    Comment #32413254

    Damn what tariff are you on? My gas is currently 7.34p/kWh with Octopus.

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    Comment #32384409

    Sadly closed my Monzo account down recently after applying for a joint account with my partner and being denied with no explanation (both long term users, good credit etc). Apparen…

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    Comment #32274521

    This is almost always down to third party software and people installing tons of junk software that starts with the machine. My laptop that I've used every day for 6 years is still…

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    Comment #32189768

    Google's data is their most important asset, they're not selling it. Instead they sell access to their users eyeballs.

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    Comment #32189726

    Except schools have a responsibility to ensure that they safeguard their students against online abuse which is extremely common between students. Students will routinely bully eac…

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    Comment #32164550

    Just block or forward all traffic destined to Google DNS and it will work itself out nicely.

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    Comment #32149100

    Surely the biggest problem with any social media is the ability to influence it's users and promote or demote certain content more than the data collection in itself. We should pro…

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    Comment #32082390

    Yes, I NextDNS with this option and it works great.

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    Comment #32071725

    Because the manufacturer has already paid to include that hardware into the product.

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    Comment #32070088

    That aside, I would consider that a pretty true statement.

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    Comment #32024566

    Wasn't this a decision made by Lenovo in this case?

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    Comment #31978619

    Doesn't this just come down to better education on personal hygiene? My parents had a talk with me when I was a kid about washing properly and I've never had an issue and I doubt I…

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    Comment #31694670

    It doesn't seem to work in the latest version of Edge either, works for a few minutes and closes.

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    Comment #31654836

    Probably why they are more conscious it's a problem then.

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    Comment #31394839

    Perhaps you don't but these are critical features in many businesses. The company I work for does government contracts where we have 3000 line cost models that are shared by 6+ org…