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I've been hearing about how Linux is going to replace Windows for at least 2 decades now. I expect it to finally happen some time after we get 'too cheap to met

I've been hearing about how Linux is going to replace Windows for at least 2 decades now. I expect it to finally happen some time after we get 'too cheap to meter' fusion power.

wffurr 11mo ago
SPARC is scheduled to start operations in 2026, with the goal of demonstrating net power in 2027.
- hermitcrab 11mo ago
  I really hope they are successful. But I'm not holding my breath.
  - tim333 11mo ago
    Also even if it works the too cheap to meter thing seems unlikely with fusion. Solar on the other hand is showing signs of that when it's sunny.
    - BLKNSLVR 11mo ago
      Three states in Australia are implementing a requirement that energy companies offer free electricity for the three peak daylight hours of the day (likely 11am to 2pm) as of July next year. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/millions-to-receive-free-electricity-in-2026-thanks-to-australias-solar-boom/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/millions-to-receive-free-e... https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/11/04/electricity-retailers-to-offer-three-hour-window-of-free-power-from-1-july-2026/ https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/11/04/electricity...
cmcaleer 11mo ago
I shitposted about the ‘year of the Linux desktop’ for most of my teenage and adult life only to dual boot Linux for a bit as an experiment a year or two ago and have ~never booted in to Windows for anything other than games with anticheat since. It’s more a case of Windows getting significantly worse and feeling like malware than Linux desktop being THAT much better than the last time I tried it, but between proton and maybe 95%+ of my work being in a browser window or browser window (Electron) these days, I basically never run in to compatibility issues and never have Candy Crush advertised to me.
- hermitcrab 11mo ago
  >It’s more a case of Windows getting significantly worse No disagreeing on that. I hate how intrusive it is. I feel that I am paying for something AND I am still the product.
bryanlarsen 11mo ago
Aside: "too cheap to meter" got killed by inexpensive metering more than anything else. Metering used to be expensive, but computers have made it trivial.
fulafel 11mo ago
"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed"

I've been hearing about how Linux is going to replace Windows for at least 2 decades now. I expect it to finally happen some time after we get 'too cheap to meter' fusion power.

wffurr 11mo ago

SPARC is scheduled to start operations in 2026, with the goal of demonstrating net power in 2027.

hermitcrab 11mo ago
I really hope they are successful. But I'm not holding my breath.
- tim333 11mo ago
  Also even if it works the too cheap to meter thing seems unlikely with fusion. Solar on the other hand is showing signs of that when it's sunny.
  - BLKNSLVR 11mo ago
    Three states in Australia are implementing a requirement that energy companies offer free electricity for the three peak daylight hours of the day (likely 11am to 2pm) as of July next year. https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/millions-to-receive-free-electricity-in-2026-thanks-to-australias-solar-boom/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/millions-to-receive-free-e... https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/11/04/electricity-retailers-to-offer-three-hour-window-of-free-power-from-1-july-2026/ https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2025/11/04/electricity...

cmcaleer 11mo ago

I shitposted about the ‘year of the Linux desktop’ for most of my teenage and adult life only to dual boot Linux for a bit as an experiment a year or two ago and have ~never booted in to Windows for anything other than games with anticheat since. It’s more a case of Windows getting significantly worse and feeling like malware than Linux desktop being THAT much better than the last time I tried it, but between proton and maybe 95%+ of my work being in a browser window or browser window (Electron) these days, I basically never run in to compatibility issues and never have Candy Crush advertised to me.

hermitcrab 11mo ago
>It’s more a case of Windows getting significantly worse No disagreeing on that. I hate how intrusive it is. I feel that I am paying for something AND I am still the product.

bryanlarsen 11mo ago

Aside: "too cheap to meter" got killed by inexpensive metering more than anything else. Metering used to be expensive, but computers have made it trivial.

fulafel 11mo ago

"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed"