Google's "Now playing" feature constantly listens to what's going on in the background to show you what songs are playing. They claim this is done with a local database of song "fingerprints". The feature does not show the microphone indicator because: "...Now Playing is protected by Android's Private Compute Core..."

I'm not saying that other, non-google, app do this to my knowledge; but the fact that this is a thing is honestly a bit scary.

Edit: screenshot of the "Now Playing" feature

game developers and publishers are hesitant to enable Linux compatibility,

And I am hesitant to spend money on their games.

Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, Linus Torvolds?

So what you're saying is when dog content out numbers cat content, its time to look for the next new platform?

hard drives and SSDs don't count as physical

When was the last time you walked into any store and bought a feature length film or tv show on hard drive or SSD?

Even on a streaming service, the files are stored physically somewhere.

What is your plan when the licence agreement for your favorite series expires on your chosen streaming service and no other streaming service picks up the show?

All media is still, technically, physical media

No one is arguing this. You're making the strawman arguement. The not-so-subtle undertone of the article is clear.

Quoting the article:

The planned job cuts come amid a decline in demand for traditional storage formats such as Blu-ray discs, with streaming services now the norm.

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The electronics and entertainment conglomerate will also gradually cease production of optical disc storage media products, including Blu-ray discs, according to the sources.

You will not be allowed to legally own tv shows or films and you should learn to like it. As I can tell from many of the other comments here, not many of us are fans of that idea.

When I first met my wife, she was rocking a Samsung Galaxy S5. It was water resistant and had a removable battery.

Also, devices that are sealed units and claim to be "waterproof" but do not cover water damage under warranty should not be considered waterproof.

That's a typo, it should read: "No. More plastic!"

Yes, they are a company. Yes, they need to make money. That's what companies need to do. Especially if the rumors that they are looking to do an IPO are true.

Thay doesn't mean they need to be shitty about it. That's why I'm here making this comment, not making a comment on Reddit.

Does it upset me that Reddit is being so shitty (and has been so shitty in the past)? Yes. But I can't control that. I can only control my reaction. So now I'm here trying to make the best of it.

So many tech answers on reddit. Hopefully the community here will bloom soon enough

Its the "Leopards eating people's faces party"; not the " Leopards eating my face party". GOSH!

PS - is that a community here yet?

We need a reminder bot to remind me of this in a years time. I'm guessing you're right.

If you believe the service area maps provided by most US ISPs, not that many.

I was hoping the /s would be implied

Mostly for amazon return labels. I bought a used brother laser printer with an extra cartigdge for like $50, at the time it was a cost I could justify.

I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to speed around the city keeping its speed over 50 and if it's speed dropped, it would explode. I think it was called "the bus that couldn't slow down"

Well, thank you for that. That's a great weight off me mind. Now, if you wouldn't mind telling me who the fuck you are, apart from someone who feeds people to pigs of course?

Wasn't Yelp the one that was calling up businesses offering to remove bad reviews for the right price?

Sounds like slavery with extra steps.

I guess it's not his day for the brain cell...