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by bproven 7y ago
Not quite that old, but early to mid-50s - Pretty sure GenX is 1965 - 1980. I'm on the tail end of that and yeah no pensions... Baby boomers got all the good stuff :)
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by bproven 7y ago
Living for today and profit today is a common human trait. We (unfortunately) think in human lifespan as a "long time" and many don't care what happens to future generations after they are gone :(
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by bproven 7y ago
Most of the time I agree that EVs looks stupid (and Honda designs of last 10+ years are not great), BUT to me this loks really cool.
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by bproven 7y ago
I agree - small satellite offices instead of huge massive HQs and have employees work remote most of the time with option to hit a local office
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by bproven 7y ago
Yep - same here. :( It changes it, but reports error...
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by bproven 7y ago
I run Fedora 29 on TP Carbon X1 6th gen. Perfect - no issues for me. Carbon touchpad is one of the bext non-Mac ones I have tried. is it perfectly up to par with Mac...no, but I havent found any that were. Can I get my TP keyboard and Mac
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by bproven 7y ago
Sounds simliar to the Thinkpad keys/keyboards - the best in the industry IMO. Mac trackpad + Thinkpad keyboard = perfect laptop :)
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by bproven 7y ago
Also Fort Collins CO - they recently (last year?) passed city approval to roll out municipal broadband. it is actively laying fiber now and expected to be live by start of 2020 or earlier. Gigabit speeds. It would be great if Boulder wer
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by bproven 8y ago
Could be. But IME that may have been true in the past, but I dont see that in Fedora 29 with TLP and powertop enabled on my Carbon X1. I get equiv batt run times.
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by bproven 8y ago
I haven't had any problems with my X1. But maybe i got lucky and won the "lottery". A great machine IME Other options might be T480/T490 series - for "close" to X1 thinness the T490s (T480s) are an option. I
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by bproven 8y ago
I dont know about Ubuntu, but on my Fedora 29 install most of these are not an issue: >ugly fonts I dont have a problem with ugly fonts. Default fonts in Gnome F29 are nice. I use it for dev/devops work, not graphic design so my s
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by bproven 8y ago
Thinkpad Carbon X1 6th gen or (7th?) - this is the mac replacement (great hardware) that runs Linux perfectly.
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by bproven 8y ago
TP Carbon X1 has the best non-Mac trackpad I have used. But honestly I don't think any trackpad is as good as the mac. It is however better than most PC trackpads
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by bproven 8y ago
This is not my experience with a TP Carbon X1 6th gen + Fedora 29. I have no issues... You really have to choose your hardware wisely. I have found the Thinkpads the best with Dell XPS series following.
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by bproven 8y ago
I think the best bet is the Thinkpad Carbon X1. I run Fedora 29 on it and it is flawless on all functionality. You have the user desktop difference (e.g. gnome vs osx) to get used to and the obvious os x only apps that may be superior, bu
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by bproven 8y ago
Thinkpads are great (T series) - Especially like the carbon X1s as they work great with Linux. It has been my primary driver for a while now with zero issues.
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by bproven 8y ago
On Win 10, install WSL and use the ssh client there. If I have to use a win box as a workstation I never use Putty if I have that option.
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by bproven 8y ago
The keyboard is one of the best things about Thinkpads :) My dream is Thinkpad keyboard + macbook trackpad... I can dream...
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by bproven 8y ago
IMO the best (or one of the best) for Linux : Thinkpad Carbon X1 6th gen (or 7th now?) I only wish it was sold without Windows so I can save $30-40 on the win license. Other than that, freaking perfect laptop that rivals a macbook (I will a
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by bproven 8y ago
Interesting - I use Fedora 29 and the defaul fedora repo version of FF with no issues on my end. I know that doesnt help, but it sounds like something specific to your setup (which I know still isn/t much solace :( )
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by bproven 8y ago
I really have no problem with FF on Linux - I switched from Chrome right around the release of the quantum version of FF. everything is fast and works fine unless 1. It is a Google service that only runs on Chrome 2. MS service that only
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by bproven 8y ago
Yep - I agree with the increased dense housing is needed (although I would also argue that with this construction infrastructure / public transit comes for the ride or it is a failure too), but it seems that one of the stop gaps is to
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by bproven 8y ago
Don't feel bad - I am in this situation as well. I believe your assessment is true in regards to the stereotype / first impression we make to hiring managers etc. If I could go back in time I would have the done the bay area thin
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by bproven 8y ago
if remote work catches on and is popular this would be great - unfortunately we are seeing all the opportunity and jobs concentrate in the most expensive places in the US right now.
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by bproven 8y ago
"It’s where everyone wants something from you, and you never know when someone will betray you because they want something from someone else more." This is the part I really hated about SV and the bay area.
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by bproven 8y ago
These sound like good additions to me as well. Thanks for sharing Would be even more interesting to get a list of companies that avoid these (the good companies? :) )
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by bproven 8y ago
same in death race 2000! :)
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by bproven 8y ago
Better yet - campaign finance reform: https://www.amazon.com/Republic-Lost-Version-Lawrence-Lessig... I think there are good people that want to serve, but they have to play the money game to survive (costs millions/b
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by bproven 8y ago
This part is critical: 1) Sit down with your folks and talk trough their daily usage of their computer (Please be not so arrogant to think you already know it all) As technologists this all comes easy to us and it is easy to forget what eve
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by bproven 8y ago
It is a complete lifestyle change (nutrition and exercise)...plain and simple. Any other approach sets you up for failure (I need to lose x pounds for new years, I need to lose this for an event, etc). It is also very much discipline (not

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