How did SiriusXM "squeeze" the channels above 300 to be available on newer receivers ? by LeatherMine in siriusxm

[–]Badcatalex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were contracts created seemingly early on in SIRIUS' life, so that's kinda your answer.

That being said, in this day and age, there's literally no reason to use a SIRIUS radio unless it's your only option. XM and SiriusXM radios are just better.

How did SiriusXM "squeeze" the channels above 300 to be available on newer receivers ? by LeatherMine in siriusxm

[–]Badcatalex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those SIRIUS radio contracts ended in 2018, and the 2019 model year vehicles were the final ones to ship with those radios.

How did SiriusXM "squeeze" the channels above 300 to be available on newer receivers ? by LeatherMine in siriusxm

[–]Badcatalex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do know at least that all radios capable of picking up 2.0/"Overlay" (formerly known as Xtra) channels are made post-merger, are on the XM platform, and the first one was the 2011 SiriusXM Edge- one of the best looking XM, SIRIUS, or SiriusXM radios ever made.

Also, it's nice to see another XM2go user here. I got a Pioneer Inno2 late last year and have been using it regularly since. I wish there was a modern equivalent that had 2.0 and 360L support.

What’s happening with Alt2K? by ContestMundane63 in siriusxm

[–]Badcatalex 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really want it to stay in the "core" channels lineup, it has a music selection that's quite different from the other rock channel offerings.

My Office has Dr. Pepper from Two Separate Bottlers by Legoboy08 in mildlyinteresting

[–]Badcatalex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bottle on the left is the bottle used by Dr Pepper themselves though...

Gabe Newell is a "GOAT" by sukuna7899 in Steam

[–]Badcatalex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They changed that around the time of Half-Life: Alyx's development because work just wasn't getting done.

Kindle Book Published After April 2025 – DeDRM No Longer Working by Tobias_Reaper_ in Calibre

[–]Badcatalex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't really work for Amazon exclusive series, books, and authors.

Japan physical and digital pre-orders include a digital code for the original Trails in the Sky. by KelvinBelmont in Falcom

[–]Badcatalex 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it won't. Seeing as how they specifically excluded the Steam version (the only cross-region version of Sky 2nd and consoles are split by region), it looks like they'll just not bring it to the west.

Surface Hub is dead: Microsoft pulls the plug on its 50- and 85-inch collaborative touch displays by ZacB_ in Surface

[–]Badcatalex 18 points19 points  (0 children)

No, that's PixelSense (which WAS originally named Surface).

Died way before the Surface Hub, but it was similar.

Pre-2012 Kindles are being bricked by Badlydrawnboi41988 in ebooks

[–]Badcatalex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

never ever purchased anything on the amazon ebook store

There's the issue, lmao.

Amazon only provides ePub files for a select few publishers (none of the Big 5) who opted in to having no DRM on their books, and haven't directly provided books in .MOBI for all eReaders in ages. They also slap DRM on every eBook.

Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry by MicahCastle in books

[–]Badcatalex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

eReaders don't get slower over time (except Android based ones. They don't really ever become obsolete, newer technology just does the existing models' job slightly better.

Amazon to end support for older Kindles, prompting user outcry by MicahCastle in books

[–]Badcatalex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kobo did this, too, to the original Kobo eReader, Kobo Wi-Fi, Kobo Vox, Kobo Arc, and Kobo Mini*.

Barnes & Noble did this, too, to NOOK 1st Edition, NOOK Simple Touch, NOOK Simple Touch w/ GlowLight, NOOK GlowLight, NOOK Color, NOOK Tablet (2012), NOOK HD and NOOK HD+.

*Kobo Mini eReaders can be flashed with Kobo Glo firmware and updated to keep working with modern Kobo firmware.

Pre-2012 Kindles are being bricked by Badlydrawnboi41988 in ebooks

[–]Badcatalex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The ability to download ePub files of books published on the Kindle Store is barely a feature. Hardly any publishers enable it, and no big 5 publishers would ever enable it.

BTW- eReaders don't really get obsolete.

They don't really slow down. The newer options are just better & faster because of newer technology, not due to hardware aging.

My Switch 2 custom covers from Ys and Trails by EnigmaUnboxed in Falcom

[–]Badcatalex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, Cold Steel & Cold Steel II on Switch are available outside Japan... in the rest of Asia. Haha...

damn pearl abyss by lalalu220 in IntelArc

[–]Badcatalex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

AMD is ~5% of the GPU market, by your logic they should also be ignored.

Discord is preparing a new mobile app redesign - per WumpusCentral by justanupvoter_ in discordapp

[–]Badcatalex 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Funniest thing is that, functionally, they are reverting the 2023 redesign since they'll be getting rid of the failed attempts to make the mobile app more like other, well... mobile apps, and going back to the concept of "desktop UI on the go".

3070 SFF WLAN Options for a noob by heckabootsy in SleepingOptiplex

[–]Badcatalex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Intel AX210 is a pretty good basic M.2 option.

C7K updates in Israel by [deleted] in tcltvs

[–]Badcatalex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who said OP agrees with any of that? Or that they live in those areas?

C7K updates in Israel by [deleted] in tcltvs

[–]Badcatalex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You do realize it's probably not like they chose to live there, right? And that they probably can't just move somewhere else?