HatchetHaro

1. Resolution - having a big screen at the same resolution doesn’t really mean much, and you usually don’t really go higher than 4K for computer monitors. Yes, there are 8K TVs, but good luck being able to afford one.

2. Performance - if you want to go big, you’re probably thinking of TV screens, and TVs generally just aren’t built for colour accuracy, low latency, or high refresh rates.

3. Cost - bigger computer monitors are pricier. Besides, if you are upgrading your monitor anyways, well, your old one can just become your secondary display; it’s free screen estate.

4. Ergonomics - it takes less effort to look from side to side than it is to look up and down. With multiple smaller screens, you can arrange them all to face you cockpit-style; with a giant screen, the edges will look distorted unless you buy a curved display.

5. Software - most OSs can snap windows to the four quadrants of each display; anything smaller or more unique, and you will have to manually resize each window.

6. Practicality - if you’re working, gaming, or watching a movie, you want to dedicate an entire screen to your task at hand. Having multiple monitors lets you do that while still being able to check other things on the side. For example, when I stream games, I can play while having my OBS and Twitch stats on the side; when I do any design work, I can pull up references on my secondary display. The black bars are a non-issue.

i already have tinnitus; i literally can’t sleep without some noise to block it out.

twitter’s recommendation algorithm keeps serving me absolute bangers and i actually kinda like it :/

the post title makes it sound like china is making that demand, which doesn’t make sense.

anyway, it’s article 19 that’s calling on xitter to end the shadow ban.

we all know american car-centric infrastructure is fuckin evil.

look, you probably know this already, but cars are still the only practical option for most americans; they don’t really have a choice. suburbia is subsidized, and so it simply makes financial sense to live in the suburbs, especially if they can’t afford to live closer to where they work and shop.

it’s great that you care about transportation infrastructure. engage in discussions to inform, of course, but do recognize that it’s policy, not people, at fault.

ok boomer

that went well for concorde, didn’t it?

honestly who cares? charge it overnight once per week and you’re fine.

focus on the actual problems, like the horrific ergonomics, planned obsolescence, or apple’s war on right to repair.

US’s PSR system is a fuckin joke

i’m on boost. i’ve tried quite a few options, but even with the ads, boost just feels like home.

to be clear, i’ve been out to the rest of my family for a long time, and i am very open about my sexuality (even irl, which takes at least some balls because i’m not in a very lgbt-friendly region). the reason i am not out to my father is that he has always been a traditional “man of the house” person, and i am not driving a wedge in our relationship by letting him know that his ideal bloodline ends with me.

if you don’t understand the cultural contexts in which i reside, do not assume my intentions or degrade my decisions.

okay, i’m gay, but this is still relevant.

my dad (who i haven’t come out to yet) thinks colourful underwear is gay, and those are his remarks to seeing that i’ve packed both red and blue undies while we were on vacation last year.

like bro they’re just colours.

just use your phone. you’re taking pictures and video for the memories, not for flawless record-keeping or streaming on live tv or post-game analysis.

Gun control in the US.

Gun control would normally work in any other country, but guns are so ingrained in American culture and history that it is infeasible to simply just implement gun control and expect everything to work.

Couple that gun culture with a whole lot of systemic issues (capitalism, remnants of racist laws, wealth inequality, healthcare, police brutality, education system, firearms safety) and you get the gun violence rampant across the US.

Gun control won’t work on its own. If you want to get rid of guns, you gotta fix everything at the same time, which won’t happen because half the country would vote against progress and their own interests in the name of “owning the libs”.

i love lizardmen. mainly because i am a scalie.

you keep saying “vote” as if it means the same thing in a ranked-choice voting system and a first-past-the-post voting system.

newsflash: you’re not making the difference you claim you’re making. if anything, you’re making it worse. congratulations! good job! you did it! you get a good star!

The Bell Riots.

it could also be regional differences, since your checks are localized to your area, and OP’s his area. lots of software updates have incremental regional rollouts so i’m making a guess that that’s what’s happening, based on responses to this post.

don’t automatically assume someone is “farming for points” when they post about something that doesn’t immediately apply to you. it may apply to you in the future.

i think that’s the point

i’ve seen a lot of .uk sites around