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Study Boldly Claims 4K And 8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes, But Is It True? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The closest thing to "Smart TVs" in our home are Blu-Ray players, and they've never been network connected.

I like the ViewSonics we have, and we've had a series of NUCs over the years, but lately I'm finding that the N100/N150 fanless PCs like this are perfectly capable of HTPC duty: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWV439YW

Lab-grown leather from a living cow could change the fashion industry in c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sounds good to me.

I'd rather wear Fleather than eat feat.

Study Boldly Claims 4K And 8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes, But Is It True? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yeah... we have a 55" 4K tv, and from across the room you sort of have to squint to tell the difference between 4K and 1080p, up close sure, but I don't watch screens that big from that close.

Lab-grown leather from a living cow could change the fashion industry in c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I like the idea of lab grown leather that's tweaked for desirable properties, thickness, toughness, suppleness...

Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 1 week ago

Instead of calling it chaos, call it losing their jobs - being forced to move hundreds of miles if they want to earn decent money again...

Study Boldly Claims 4K And 8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes, But Is It True? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Can you see the difference without your glasses?

Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The real thing most people are trying to hold onto is stability, because chaos benefits the powerful. AI is just the latest agent of chaos, from their perspectives.

Study Boldly Claims 4K And 8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes, But Is It True? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

640K of RAM is all anybody will ever need.

1920x1080 is plenty, if the screen is under 50" and the viewer is more than 10' away and they have 20/20 vision.

Study Boldly Claims 4K And 8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes, But Is It True? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I used to have 20/10 vision, this 20/20 BS my cataract surgeon says I have now sucks.

Study Boldly Claims 4K And 8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes, But Is It True? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (7 children)

If you're sitting 3' from the screen, sure. Even 8K is better, if your hardware can drive it.

Study Boldly Claims 4K And 8K TVs Aren't Much Better Than HD To Your Eyes, But Is It True? in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 4 points 1 week ago

Depends on your eyes quite a bit, too. If I'm sitting more than 15' back from a 55" screen, 1080p is just fine. Put on my distance glasses and I might be able to tell the difference with 4K.

Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

this issue is impossible to discuss without conflating it with general economics and wealth imbalance

It's not conflating, the two issues are inextricably linked.

General economics and wealth imbalance can be addressed with or without the chaos of AI disrupting the job market. The problem is: chaos acts to drive wealth imbalance faster, so any change like AI in the jobs market is just shaking things up and letting more people fall through the cracks faster.