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by blihp 8y ago
You missed the key part of that sentence: '... for competitors' I was only speaking to the 'why spin their own distro?' question and pointing out that differentiation of System76 hardware (which is standard and also ava
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by blihp 8y ago
Just curious: when spending that amount of money is it specific materials/features you're looking for that the lower end bikes don't have or the reputation (quality/durability/other) that makes it worthwhile to you?
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by blihp 8y ago
I suspect it's because in the end all they're really selling is a barely differentiated commodity. Sure, they might spec one bluetooth chipset vs another etc with their contract manufacturer to get the needed driver support. B
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by blihp 8y ago
Sure, it helps to be tech savvy when installing any operating system. I'm not sure that I'd agree that most of us enjoy troubleshooting, it just goes with the territory... always has even on Windows and Mac. The tech savvy a
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by blihp 8y ago
There was also a functional reason to eliminate the eject button: a somewhat common problem 'back in the day' was that users would remove/eject floppy discs before they were done being written to. This could cause corruption
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by blihp 8y ago
I think you've nailed it. Unfortunately, I think those Microsoft employees are going to see a different reaction from their management.
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by blihp 8y ago
That's a more direct way of making my point ;-) I don't recall seeing that Pitman post before... good stuff. Interesting to see that Wolfram always had his <cough> confidence.
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by blihp 8y ago
Thanks for posting this and it is quite informative re: BOM pricing. I suspect that Librem is having to do quite a bit more work on the software side than the Fairphone as their development costs appear pretty minuscule. Even so, based on
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by blihp 8y ago
You mean like Macsyma, now Maxima, where he probably got some early ideas from?
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by blihp 8y ago
And that's exactly why they aren't taking votes on features. Your e-ink display would be a deal killer for people who consider video crucial. If you polled 1000 people for their ideal phone, you'd probably end up with 800 d
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by blihp 8y ago
The BOM isn't likely the driving factor in the price, but rather the small number (relatively speaking) of units they'll sell. They have to amortize the cost of all the design and engineering over however many units they end up s
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by blihp 8y ago
Android doesn't request the permission, the app does (via the app manifest) While that is the stated reason, that really isn't a legitimate reason for a remote control app to require location as it might not even work in all ne
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by blihp 8y ago
Two problems with this assumption per the article: 1) the app previously worked fine without the location information 2) the app no longer works at all without location information. The only legitimate use case for location I can think of w
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by blihp 8y ago
Via the microcontroller embedded with the wifi adapter in the cable. It can effectively operate as a separate computer which uses the host PC parasitically for power and I/O.
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by blihp 8y ago
I don't doubt that there are numerous problems these days with the Mac/OS X and Apple overall.[1] My only point was that the group Apple is focused on today are general-purpose consumer users, not the traditional verticals (cre
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by blihp 8y ago
Consumers. (i.e. casual computer users who aren't terribly demanding in any particular dimension) Unfortunately they've been flocking in for the 'just works' Apple reputation as it is being un-earned by Apple. But for
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by blihp 8y ago
As long as it's run within its thermal limits (i.e. not being severely overclocked and has adequate cooling/ventilation) 3 years or even 5 years isn't an unrealistic lifespan. The analysis makes this, and a lot of other, imp
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by blihp 8y ago
It's not outrage, it's spin. He represents one of the two parties that was prepared to engage in a deal that ordinary people get very angry about. (i.e. massive corporate tax breaks) So if the media plays along with the spin, he
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by blihp 8y ago
I'm sure it's small, but at least a few of us are here. Also worth noting is that (most) Raspberry Pi (an ARM SBC) users are indirectly Debian users too. (and I'm a Pi user as well)
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by blihp 8y ago
Regulated sectors are indicators of markets that aren't competitive since regulation tends to come in after it's well past obvious that markets have failed. When Amazon gets to their end game (which they seem to be pretty close t
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by blihp 8y ago
As others have mentioned, the burn of the solid propellant used can't be controlled. However, you could look at things like gyros, thrust vectoring or servo controlled fins to give you more a more controlled ascent. That wouldn'
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by blihp 8y ago
This assumes competitive markets which allow them to do anything about it. For example (in the U.S. at least), when your local cable company raises prices for Internet services that effectively signals to the local telco that they can too.
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by blihp 8y ago
Interesting. Not sure if it's a gag or for some sort of handwriting/stroke analysis. Or it could be a variation on the M&M contract clause ( https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/brown-out/ ) to try to v
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by blihp 8y ago
I've only seen it work when there's a combination of competence and ownership. i.e. someone from above can't just say 'this is yours, figure it out', the other party has to be able to do it and accept the ownership
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by blihp 8y ago
One key difference is that American-style is much more adversarial (each side trying to screw the other) where the German unions appear[1] to be more of a partnership than we managed to pull off. [1] I say appear because I've only been
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by blihp 8y ago
Your gut is giving you good feedback.
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by blihp 8y ago
Of course you're right that each generation of musicians is influenced by the previous generation(s)... back to Beethoven and Mozart and beyond. But there does seem to be very real cliff from an audience interest standpoint.
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by blihp 8y ago
At least two factors come to mind: 1) It was the first time younger people were able to create music for younger people without the filter of older people (management) deciding what got released/heard who's focus was much more to
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by blihp 8y ago
I'm suggesting a business person conduct themselves like a business person. While I understand that they might have been enthusiastic and inexperienced, there is a reason things like contracts and due diligence exist in the world. Bu
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by blihp 8y ago
No, I was not accepting an argument that came across as 'our account was terminated and we have the RIGHT to be reinstated because this new account has done nothing wrong' In many other types of businesses it is rather common to

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