Paianni

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by Paianni 14d ago
TBH, I'm happy because there's an old account I'm unable to access (email address was closed, recovery didn't work) that still has content I would prefer not to be public anymore. The sooner it can vanish the better.
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by Paianni 1mo ago
Another way of saying that the people pushing AI have no discipline.
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by Paianni 2mo ago
This is why the companies should be aiming for a soft landing to this fad (if they know that they can't make the ROI that makes the industry worthwhile).
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by Paianni 3mo ago
GNOME prioritises Linux now but it shipped with Solaris from 2003 onwards and Sun contributed accessibility features around that time.
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by Paianni 4mo ago
There was an OOXML compatibility layer for Office 2000, though the latest version of that only runs on Win XP and later, but I suspect LibreOffice would be more compatible with OOXML made with current versions of Office.
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by Paianni 4mo ago
TBF, iPod design was very neat and the nano's were very thin for the time.
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by Paianni 6mo ago
Mozilla is controlled opposition (largely funded by Google) and the browser can't really compete on security and performance.
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by Paianni 7mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon#Reaction_to_Pok%C...
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by Paianni 7mo ago
The governments, yes, but not the general population necessarily. And the governments can't survive without oil revenue and/or external support, so they'll be losing in the long run.
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by Paianni 7mo ago
Nah, if anything the Islamist groups are biding their time, waiting for the internationally-supported governments to lose the will to carry on before striking.
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by Paianni 7mo ago
I was thinking, in a world without DRAM, cobalt-infused magnetic tape (like that used for VHS and ferricobalt cassettes) or metal particle tape, digital sound recording would still be possible using 1960s black-and-white VTRs that took ferr
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by Paianni 7mo ago
I suspect the end of Dennard Scaling scuppered this sort of utopia.
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by Paianni 8mo ago
They have been underfunded for a decade now, with some unfortunate consequences - the web browser is based on Gecko 91.
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by Paianni 8mo ago
They wanted a console they could write a full-3D Sonic game for, the Saturn couldn't quite do such a game justice.
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by Paianni 8mo ago
Their hardware business was doomed by 1998, FF7 and Gran Turismo had given PlayStation momentum that neither Sega or Nintendo could hope to match, but Sega was in a particularly tough spot because of years of misguided decisions. They could
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by Paianni 8mo ago
The S4 Mini ended up being a legendary long-termer as its drivers were built for the 3.10 kernel, which was still being patched by Red Hat two years ago.
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by Paianni 8mo ago
It's happened at least three times: Win8.1 x64 required double-width compare and exchange instruction support, so people who bought Win8 for a CPU or motherboard that didn't support it had to downgrade to the 32-bit version or los
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by Paianni 8mo ago
There's always Windows Server...
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by Paianni 8mo ago
What's available depends on the form factor, but there are some manufacturers that offer some choice in the 2700k 90+cri space nowadays.
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by Paianni 8mo ago
The current HMD 105 4G/110 4G is ok and supports LTE bands common in North America.
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by Paianni 9mo ago
Windows would be 'taught' as a byproduct of another activity involving Windows software, usually starting with Office/365.
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by Paianni 9mo ago
KDE lost some corporate support when SUSE changed their default to GNOME in about 2005(?). I think it sees some use in the automotive world but aside from that it's all volunteer work.
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by Paianni 9mo ago
If you liked that you would have loved the N9 (same body but with Linux-based OS).
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by Paianni 9mo ago
Modern engines are generally more reliable, yes. And galvanised steel and aluminium has helped chassis' and bodies last longer too. I think the 'sweet spot' has passed for most car categories though, the last being city cars
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by Paianni 10mo ago
I know that the specification changed multiple times prior to launch (mostly screen related I think).
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by Paianni 10mo ago
afaik the tablet was in development hell for much of 2015, by the time it was ready it was no longer profitable and Jolla couldn't afford to buy more than about 600 units without going bust.
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by Paianni 10mo ago
I hope they've learned their lesson after the tablet fiasco.
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by Paianni 10mo ago
or 'interactive' or 'cloud' (early 2010s).
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by Paianni 11mo ago
The work done in the 80s and 90s was for very different hardware than now, when accelerated graphics wasn't the norm. MS made that mandatory with Aero and then Windows 8 a long time ago, Apple's been at it for even longer. Wayland
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by Paianni 11mo ago
The Asus PA27JCV is rather less than $2k...

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