The Assorted "WTF, 2021?" Thread

[scottagibson]

I was surprised when I learned there were people in Ecuador with first names like Hitler, or Lenin (e.g. our last President, Lenin Moreno). Also Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Roosevelt, Lincoln. Not sure if I’ve met a Churchill, but there has to be one, and I have met several Winstons.

It’s a thing they do, giving kids first names after famous people.

[schurem]

That was beautiful, strangelyuplifting. Thanks for that.

[DoomMunky]

Florida Man rides again!

Florida man claims bags of cocaine, meth found wrapped around penis aren't his

The deputies searched Florence and found bags of methamphetamines and cocaine wrapped around Florence’s penis. Florence was arrested and the report said he “stated the package wrapped around his penis was not his.” WFLA reports that Florence did not say who the drugs found on his…person might belong to.

We worry that Florence’s case might not stand up in court. As they say, possession is nine inches of the law.

[scottagibson]

Do not let these creatures into your house.

Callista Gingrich

…because they will totally eat your brains.

[inactive_user]

Whatever combination of botox and photoshop they’re trying to cover up the pulsating mass of greed and cowardice that is their souls…it ain’t workin’.

[KevinC]

That looks like something out of a David Lynch film.

[Chris_Gwinn]

You know those video games where you do evil things and your character starts looking all weird and pale and gross? How unrealistic, we all thought.

[Thrag]

If a professional photographer took that they are either terrible at their jobs or did that intentionally and are amazing at their job. The lighting. The Dutch angle. I mean come on.

[inactive_user]

Hey now, let’s not sully the good name of the Dutch angle by blaming this atrocity on it even in part.

[schurem]

What’s so Dutch about that angle? Is it covered in mayonnaise? Is it riding a bike? Is it rudely getting to the point?

[Ephraim]

Only in Canada. And the headline undersells the actual event.

Woman, 33, dies after snowmobile collides with moose

[BennyProfane]

Why does one get the feeling alcohol was involved here?

[Ephraim]

I’d say likely in the initial crash. The subsequent moose crash could have happened due to panicked transport of the injured woman leading them to drive more recklessly.

I regret that there is no reporting on the moose’s health status. Though I suspect it’s fine. They’re goddamn huge.

[scottagibson]

Insert obligatory Python reference.

[CraigM]

Car vs moose. The moose may mot win, but the car definitely always loses.

[SlainteMhath]

An accident reconstruction specialist was dispatched to the scene to shed light on the incident.

Good luck to that guy. With respect for the families of those involved, the whole thing sounds like an SCTV skit.

[Perky_Goth]

I’m sure there’s a proper thread for this, but as someone who doesn’t care at all about paying for any of it, it’s just a WTF for me

The Label Says HDMI 2.1 But That Doesn’t Mean You’ll Get It

The problem with the new standard became clear with the release of a Xiaomi monitor which touted itself as HDMI 2.1 compatible. Despite what it says on the box, however, the monitor included absolutely nothing from the new HDMI standard. No higher resolutions or frame rates were available, nor the useful VRR or ALLM features either. Instead, everything the monitor could do basically fell under the HDMI 2.0 standard.

Amazingly, this is the appropriate thing to do according to the HDMI Licensing Authority. In response to queries from TFT Central, the organization indicated that HDMI 2.0 no longer exists and that devices could no longer be certified as such. Instead, HDMI 2.0 functionality is considered a subset of HDMI 2.1, and new devices must be labelled with the HDMI 2.1 moniker. All the new features of HDMI 2.1 are considered “optional,” and it is up to consumers to check with manufacturers and resellers as to the actual specific features included in the device.

[…]

The result? Forum posts full of alphabet soup like “4K+120Hz+10-bit+HDR+RGB+VRR” and “8K+60Hz+10-bit+HDR+4.2.0+VRR” as people desperately try to communicate the precise feature sets available in given hardware. If only there was some overarching standard that unambiguously indicated what a given piece of hardware could actually support!

[Timex]

@Perky_Goth

HDMI Licensing Authority

Whoever is in charge there needs to be fired.

[Qmanol]

They’d just get replaced by someone from the USB-IF and they’d find a way to make things worse.

[Tortilla]

@Timex

Whoever is in charge there needs to be fired.

Why? They are doing their job exactly as intended. HDMI is a specification invented by, and for the purposes of, the manufacturers. All of the funding for the HDMI Licensing Administrator comes from manufacturers.

I think what you meant to say was “Various governmental consumer-protection agencies should intervene to stop this shit” which isn’t a thing that happens in the US. It does happen in Europe though, so hopefully the EU will do something and US consumers will benefit.