Recent content by DrPlanarian

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    2025 could be the year of cheap OLED TVs — here's why

    Prices for OLED TVs have already dropped precipitously even for the high-end sets like the LG-C4 series. This trend will continue, and perhaps accelerate, for a number of reasons, including: 1. OLED technology will continue to improve with new, cheaper, more readily available raw materials...
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    News No more Galaxy? — Samsung just tipped to rebrand its flagship phones

    A couple of things to point out here. As to Samsung copying Apple, that seems absurd. Samsung phones contain many truly useful features and levels of performance that Apple only comes around to offering two generations later. Another is that, to emulate Hyundai with its Genesis spinoff...
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    News Fitbit.com is shutting down next week — what you need to know

    There is a major drawback to the Google Pixel Watch when compared to Fitbit's men's watch-sized trackers like the Sense and the Versa: battery life. Where the Google Pixel Watch's battery is advertised to last 24 hours (36 hours in battery-saver mode), the Fitbit Sense and Versa are advertised...
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    News CrowdStrike fallout continues as Delta now faces federal investigation

    What did Delta do, eliminate their entire IT staff in some cost-cutting move (sort of like they seemed to do with their in-flight meal service a few weeks ago)? This outage is not that hard or time-consuming to fix. Just boot to safe mode and delete a single file and then reboot as normal. Jeesh!
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    I charged a Kia EV9 for the first time and it was more expensive than filling up my gas-powered car

    There is so much wrong with this story that I hardly know where to begin. First, just like gas stations, EV charging stations charge vastly different prices per KWH of recharging. You might have done better to compare prices from nearby sources. Secondly, you are comparing the cost of...
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    I took over 200 photos with the iPhone 15 Pro vs. Galaxy S24 Plus — here's the winner

    Why is it that smartphone comparisons nowadays are limited to camera performance as the sole aspect being compared?
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    News We just got our strongest hint yet that 'Ted Lasso' could return

    If Hannah Waddingham is back I will watch every episode at least twice.
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    News macOS Sequoia's Layouts just fixed the worst thing about Mac vs Windows

    Apple fixed the worst thing about Macs -- they aren't so severely overpriced anymore?
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    News Netflix’s new thriller is generating loads of controversy — but viewers can’t stop watching

    So prudes, pecksniffs, and the quasi-religious "But what of the CHILDREN" crowd hate it? Then it's a must-watch.
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    News Interest in EV trucks like F150 Lightning is plummeting — here's why

    Your "digging" must have been in the wrong spot. There is a HUGE CO2 advantage with EVs. You "break even" on CO2 with an ICE vehicle in the first couple thousand miles. Furthermore, depending on where you live, EVs only obtain some percentage, and in some cases that percentage is zero, of...
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    News Interest in EV trucks like F150 Lightning is plummeting — here's why

    There is a concerted and VERY widespread and sophisticated PR campaign, probably coordinated by the membership of API and related organizations, to turn the public away from purchasing EVs. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting an article critical of some aspect of EVs, from pointing out...
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    News Netflix confirms its ad-free Basic plan is being ‘retired’ — and subscribers could be forced to choose between ads or another price hike

    Well, Netflix needs to find some way to pay the more than $5 billion -- FIVE B-B-B-BILLION DOLLARS -- it has agreed to pay the WWE for its ridiculous fake sport broadcast rights, I suppose. It's just a darn shame that part of it will be coming out of my pocket.
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    I would cancel Disney Plus this month — here's why

    It seems to me it would be an odd choice to cancel Disney+ at this time given that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny debuts on it today (and Christmas Time is the time for children, programming for whom Disney truly excels).
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    News Disney Plus and Hulu will merge into a single app next month — but there’s a catch

    I wonder what will happen to those of us who currently subscribe both to Disney+ AND Hulu. Will we no longer be billed for Hulu? And did Hulu REALLY cancel "The Great," which was REALLY GREAT????
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    I just canceled my Google Pixel 8 Pro pre-order — here's why

    I totally agree that the little, incremental improvements in smartphone technology from generation to generation, and this includes Pixels, Galaxies, iPhones, whatever, does not justify the cost of annual, or even biannual, upgrades. But there have been some major shifts in recent generations...