Underphil

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   by Underphil 5y ago

   Interesting that you said client instead of patient. Is that just a thing that differs between countries?
2. 242.▲
   by Underphil 5y ago

   Like so many people, I love the hardware but hate the software. Hoping that once Linux is solid on there, I'll be able to get one.
3. 243.▲
   by Underphil 5y ago

   I don't think you realise that many of these companies have large and experienced security engineers and experts who develop these things.
4. 244.▲
   by Underphil 5y ago

   That's honestly why I do them. To make the sound that 10 year old me actually heard when listening.
5. 245.▲
   by Underphil 5y ago

   Hehe. It's because I'm incapable of finishing a project in any reasonable timeframe. There might have been six months between takes for all I know.
6. 246.▲
   by Underphil 5y ago

   I also did one a while back if anyone is interested. https://youtu.be/s_XYWwCu8vM
7. 247.▲
   by Underphil 5y ago

   Which in many cases is morally questionable or downright illegal.
8. 248.▲
   by Underphil 5y ago

   Unrelated, but nothing reminds me I'm getting old more than an entire sentence of words I don't understand.
9. 249.▲
   by Underphil 5y ago

   It's the old classic of 'invented' vs 'popularised' at play. Both equally important I think.
10. 250.▲
    by Underphil 5y ago

    I often think about this. We do clearly waste CPU cycles by the boatload these days, but what would the carbon footprint be like if we were still using these machines now? How does the power consumption compare? How would it compare if we
11. 251.▲
    by Underphil 5y ago

    I know, right? How did he fit Electron into 1Mbyte of RAM?
12. 252.▲
    by Underphil 5y ago

    I can tell you it's lies in my area on AT&T. Extremely anecdotal though of course.
13. 253.▲
    by Underphil 5y ago

    Yeah, it wasn't a dig. Just highlighting how these companies have you over a barrel.
14. 254.▲
    by Underphil 5y ago

    That's certainly noble, but it doesn't send the message that you're unhappy with DRM. You're ultimately engaging in piracy and at the same time not voting with your wallet. I don't see any alternative, but just wa
15. 255.▲
    by Underphil 5y ago

    Enigma has been my ringtone for the best part of 15 years now so I already know :)
16. 256.▲
    by Underphil 5y ago

    I've had great results with their WINE/Proton layer.
17. 257.▲
    by Underphil 5y ago

    He was referring to the server side, not the client side.
18. 258.▲
    by Underphil 6y ago

    Came here to say this. There's been adware in the official download for what feels like 7-10 years now.