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Same here. I eventually upgraded to a Linux distro and couldn't be happier. What finally did it for me was when I did an "ls" in a terminal after an upgrade, a

by pkulak 6y ago

Same here. I eventually upgraded to a Linux distro and couldn't be happier. What finally did it for me was when I did an "ls" in a terminal after an upgrade, accidentally hit the wrong button when the OS asked for permission, and locked my terminal out of file system access. Mac OS is no longer any good for professional use, outside of media creation.

azinman2 6y ago
You can easily change the permissions in settings. This is a security feature.
rch 6y ago
What's the best ~15" Linux laptop to ask for as a new hire these days?
- gen3 6y ago
  I haven't had an issue with Dell laptops.
  - ska 6y ago
    Over many years, models, and indirectly hundreds of laptops (buying for teams, not myself) I'm pretty confident that Dells have a higher failure rate than many alternatives, but if you buy the higher tier support they are also more responsive than most. NB if you fall back on out of warranty and/or lower tier from them, support is not good.
- paulsmal 6y ago
  Dell XPS 15, Thinkpads
  - Lio 6y ago
    XPS13 is very good for Linux but I don’t think I’d recommend an XPS15. Dell don’t sell them with Linux themselves. You’d be better looking at the Precision line if you want a 15” Dell with Linux.
- rashkov 6y ago
  Really enjoying my Thinkpad x390, which is 13", but I'd easily go for a 15" version of this machine. I had a 2016 Dell Xps 15" and both me and my coworker with the same machine had terrible issues with the keyboard randomly writing letters twice in a row. Also the on-board nvidia graphics card, while nice, was also a big power hog and that system had bad battery life until I turned it off. After a couple of years, the battery puffed up and started pushing up on the trackpad until it was unusable. Really soured me on Dell's build quality, and I can't recommend them at all, even though I admire their support for linux drivers.
- fsflover 6y ago
  https://puri.sm/products/ https://puri.sm/products/
  - rch 6y ago
    I think one of those or system76 will be my next personal laptop, but I hadn't seen any around the office yet (back when that was a possibility).
patrec 6y ago
> Mac OS is no longer any good for professional use, outside of media creation. I agree, and I bet they will kick themselves for it in ~5 years time.
- greggman3 6y ago
  What makes it good at media creation? AFAICT almost all the major creation apps are cross platform. Further, there are entire media creation industries that are majority non-mac. CGI movie effects (Industrial Light & Magic, Sony Pictures, ...), CGI animation (Pixar, Dreamworks, Disney), Game Dev, VR, etc...
  - pfranz 6y ago
    > What makes it good at media creation? Technically, probably nothing unless you're tied to something like Final Cut. I like little things like obj (geometry), abc (geometry), and exr (image/textures) files can be previewed in Finder/Quickview out of the box. Quicktime is way better than what Windows offers by default (I miss Quicktime 7)--I'm not sure Windows can open Apple ProRes movies (a fairly common working format) without additional software. ILM, Sony, Pixar, DreamWorks, and Disney aren't great examples since they all use Linux. For the few artists that need it, they have a second Windows or Mac box just for Photoshop. Because of their size they use Linux and a lot of in-house proprietary tools. There's like 10-30 companies in the world that work like this so it's not a great comparison for someone doing motion graphics bumpers for the web or making TV commercials--I would not recommend Linux for them.
greedo 6y ago
Any "professional" who can't spend two minutes googling how to reset this doesn't deserve the title.
- shangxiao 6y ago
  "Professional use" just means to use in your profession, not that they are claiming to be an IT expert.
  - zepto 6y ago
    In this case, it means they are typing Unix commands into a shell. That suggests that their profession involves IT.
- pkulak 6y ago
  I'd argue that fighting your tools is the _least_ acceptable in a professional setting.
  - nuker 6y ago
    Some people complain that microwaves kill cats instead of drying them, YMMV.

by pkulak 6y ago

azinman2 6y ago

You can easily change the permissions in settings. This is a security feature.

rch 6y ago

What's the best ~15" Linux laptop to ask for as a new hire these days?

gen3 6y ago
I haven't had an issue with Dell laptops.
- ska 6y ago
  Over many years, models, and indirectly hundreds of laptops (buying for teams, not myself) I'm pretty confident that Dells have a higher failure rate than many alternatives, but if you buy the higher tier support they are also more responsive than most. NB if you fall back on out of warranty and/or lower tier from them, support is not good.
paulsmal 6y ago
Dell XPS 15, Thinkpads
- Lio 6y ago
  XPS13 is very good for Linux but I don’t think I’d recommend an XPS15. Dell don’t sell them with Linux themselves. You’d be better looking at the Precision line if you want a 15” Dell with Linux.
rashkov 6y ago
Really enjoying my Thinkpad x390, which is 13", but I'd easily go for a 15" version of this machine. I had a 2016 Dell Xps 15" and both me and my coworker with the same machine had terrible issues with the keyboard randomly writing letters twice in a row. Also the on-board nvidia graphics card, while nice, was also a big power hog and that system had bad battery life until I turned it off. After a couple of years, the battery puffed up and started pushing up on the trackpad until it was unusable. Really soured me on Dell's build quality, and I can't recommend them at all, even though I admire their support for linux drivers.
fsflover 6y ago
https://puri.sm/products/ https://puri.sm/products/
- rch 6y ago
  I think one of those or system76 will be my next personal laptop, but I hadn't seen any around the office yet (back when that was a possibility).

patrec 6y ago

> Mac OS is no longer any good for professional use, outside of media creation. I agree, and I bet they will kick themselves for it in ~5 years time.

greggman3 6y ago
What makes it good at media creation? AFAICT almost all the major creation apps are cross platform. Further, there are entire media creation industries that are majority non-mac. CGI movie effects (Industrial Light & Magic, Sony Pictures, ...), CGI animation (Pixar, Dreamworks, Disney), Game Dev, VR, etc...
- pfranz 6y ago
  > What makes it good at media creation? Technically, probably nothing unless you're tied to something like Final Cut. I like little things like obj (geometry), abc (geometry), and exr (image/textures) files can be previewed in Finder/Quickview out of the box. Quicktime is way better than what Windows offers by default (I miss Quicktime 7)--I'm not sure Windows can open Apple ProRes movies (a fairly common working format) without additional software. ILM, Sony, Pixar, DreamWorks, and Disney aren't great examples since they all use Linux. For the few artists that need it, they have a second Windows or Mac box just for Photoshop. Because of their size they use Linux and a lot of in-house proprietary tools. There's like 10-30 companies in the world that work like this so it's not a great comparison for someone doing motion graphics bumpers for the web or making TV commercials--I would not recommend Linux for them.

greedo 6y ago

Any "professional" who can't spend two minutes googling how to reset this doesn't deserve the title.

shangxiao 6y ago
"Professional use" just means to use in your profession, not that they are claiming to be an IT expert.
- zepto 6y ago
  In this case, it means they are typing Unix commands into a shell. That suggests that their profession involves IT.
pkulak 6y ago
I'd argue that fighting your tools is the _least_ acceptable in a professional setting.
- nuker 6y ago
  Some people complain that microwaves kill cats instead of drying them, YMMV.