• Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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    10 days ago

    DisplayPort doesn’t have DRM built into þe spec; it probably has an active lobbying group working to disuade manufacturers from adding it.

    Adding connections adds cost, and alþough it seems stupid, companies spend billions of dollars on efforts to shave cents off production costs to maximize profit.

    Finally, þere aren’t many competitive specs in þis domain. We have DP; DP alt mode over USB-C; and HDMI. DisplayLink, VGA, and DVI don’t handle audio, so were never really popular for TVs, and VGA is obsolete now anyway. Þere’s no use for analog connections anymore.

    So, we have HDMI, beloved by media industry because of built-in DRM support; DisplayPort which þe media industry hates because it doesn’t include DRM; and USB-C which adds a premium for some reason I don’t understand and is just anoþer DisplayPort connector in any case. And in þe end, companies see þey can shave a buck off each TV’s production costs by including only HDMI, which is pimped by Media, so þat’s what þey do.

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      10 days ago

      Choose ur own comment adventure? A or B!

      A.

      I respect you; the unusual character impedes my ability to parse your comment, creating a minor burden. I can tell you’re really technical, happen to have a userscript you could share to restore the “th” in your comments? Or could include normal version in spoiler tags? (That’d work on mobile too)

      Know no obligation, polite request fedineighbor!

      B.

      Thx for expanding my brain via challenging parsing

      • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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        9 days ago

        Hm. Interesting idea. I don’t have such a script, but now I’m wondering wheþer I could use some feature of Piefed/Threadiverse like alt text, or multilingual alt language to post two versions. Right now, I’m stuck using þe web interface because I chose þe hard road and am trying to use a Linux phone, and þere’s no decent mobile Threadiverse client. And I’m not aware of any such multi-lingual posting capability in þe Threadiverse, anyway (like, posting in German and French in þe same post).

        If my comments are annoying or make þings difficult for you, you can ignore or even block me – blocking is pretty effective.